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Dept of the Environment Transport and the Regions

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what his estimate is of the proportion of roadworks carried out by (a) utilities, (b) local authorities and (c) the Highways Agency.

Asked by

Nick Gibb (Conservative)

Answering body

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

8 May 2001

Reference

368 c35W; 160389

House

House of Commons

Dept of the Environment Transport and the Regions

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, for what reason (a) local authorities and (b) the Highways Agency are exempt from section 74 of the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991.

Asked by

Nick Gibb (Conservative)

Answering body

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

8 May 2001

Reference

368 c34-5W; 160390

House

House of Commons

Dept of the Environment Transport and the Regions

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what his assessment is of the impact on prices paid by consumers for utility services arising from the lane rental provisions of the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991.

Asked by

Nick Gibb (Conservative)

Answering body

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

8 May 2001

Reference

368 c35W; 160391

House

House of Commons

Private Security Industry Bill (HL) 2000/01

Private Security Industry Bill (HL). Committee stage fifth sitting (afternoon). Clauses 8 and 9 agreed to.

Type

Debates on bills; Public Bill Committee proceedings

Notes

Received 30.04.01

Date

26 April 2001

Reference

SCB

House

House of Commons

Dept for International Development

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, What support her Department offers to ensure public water supply and electricity supply to communities in poorer countries; and if she will make a statement. - Inc figures.

Asked by

Bill O'Brien (Labour)

Answering body

Department for International Development

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

25 April 2001

Reference

367 c297W; 157649

House

House of Commons

Dept of Trade and Industry

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what regulations on interruptions to domestic electricity supplies will apply from April 2002; and what compensation will be available to residents whose supply is significantly interrupted after that date. - Inc figures.

Asked by

Steve Webb (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of Trade and Industry

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

10 April 2001

Reference

157583; 366 c516W

House

House of Commons

Social Security Fraud Bill (HL) 2000/01

Social Security Fraud Bill (HL). Committee stage second sitting. Clauses 2 to 4 agreed to.

Type

Debates on bills; Public Bill Committee proceedings

Notes

Received 06.04.01

Date

5 April 2001

Reference

SCA

House

House of Commons

Street Works Bill (Vote)

Member

Julia Drown (Labour)

Type

Ten minute rule bills

Date

4 April 2001

Reference

Bill 82 2000/01

House

House of Commons

1R:Street Works Bill 2000/01

Street works. Ten minute rule motion for leave to introduce a Bill. Agreed to on question. Presentation and first reading (Bill 82 2000/01). To be read a second time 27 April

Lead member

Julia Drown

Type

Debates on bills

Date

4 April 2001

Reference

366 c336-7

House

House of Commons

Dept of Trade and Industry

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will estimate the average change in prices for (a) gas and (b) electricity to the average consumer in Shrewsbury and Atcham since May 1997; and if he will make a statement. - Includes figures.

Asked by

Paul Marsden (Labour)

Answering body

Department of Trade and Industry

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

28 March 2001

For answer on

3 April 2001

Answered on

3 April 2001

Mr. Paul Marsden: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will estimate the average change in prices for (a) gas and (b) electricity to the average consumer in Shrewsbury and Atcham since May 1997; and if he will make a statement. [156501] Mr. Hain: Average annual domestic bills{1} for customers paying by quarterly credit for (a) gas and (b) electricity in cash terms in the West Midlands region{2} for 1997 and 2000 are as follows: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1997 2000{ 3} Difference{ 4} Gas{5} £329 £297 -10 Electricity{6} £283 £245 -13 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} Averages are weighted by customer numbers and based on all companies operating in the region. {2} Figures are those for the Midlands Electricity distribution area and the West Midlands Transco distribution zone. {3} Provisional. {4} Per cent. change. {5} Annual consumption level of 18,000kWh has been assumed. {6} An annual consumption level of 3,300kWh has been assumed. Customers with electric central heating are likely to consume considerably more electricity Average bills on a regional basis have been published annually since 1999 in the Department's annual "Digest of UK Energy Statistics" and in the "Energy Report".

Date

3 April 2001

Reference

156501; 366 c108W

House

House of Commons

Whitty, Lord

When they will activate the powers under Section 74 of the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 to allow highway authorities to charge utilities whose works overrun. [HL 1589]. - Includes fact that issuing today two related publications, Best Practice in Street Works and Highways Works and, Code of...

Asked by

Lord Tomlinson (Labour)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

2 April 2001

Reference

HL 1589; 624 c74WA

House

House of Lords

Dept of the Environment Transport and the Regions

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, when he will activate powers under section 74 of the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 to allow highway authorities to charge utilities whose works overrun. - Inc refs to "Best Practice in Street Works and...

Asked by

Jim Fitzpatrick (Labour)

Answering body

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

2 April 2001

Reference

156855; 366 c19W

House

House of Commons

Street Works (Charges for Unreasonably Prolonged Occupation of the Highway) (England) Regulations 2001

Draft SI on street works (charges for unreasonably prolonged occupation of the highway) (England). Lords debate on motion to approve. Agreed to on question.

Lead member

Baroness Farrington of Ribbleton

Answering member

Baroness Hanham

Department

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

Type

Debates on delegated legislation

Date

30 March 2001

Reference

624 c543-8

House

House of Lords

Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, if he will request the suspension of non-essential maintenance work by utility companies which involves work on farm land during the outbreak of foot and mouth disease; and if he will make a statement.

Asked by

Lembit Opik (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

30 March 2001

Reference

154789; 365 c807W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Trade and Industry

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what progress the Steering Group on Electricity Security and Stability Issues has made in following up the recommendations made by the consultants Merz and McLeelan in the White Paper, Conclusions of the Review of Energy Sources for Power Generation and...

Asked by

Howard Stoate (Labour)

Answering body

Department of Trade and Industry

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

28 March 2001

For answer on

29 March 2001

Answered on

29 March 2001

Dr. Stoate: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what progress the steering group on electricity security and stability issues has made in following up the recommendations made by the consultants Merz and McLellan in the White Paper "Conclusions of the Review of Energy Sources for Power Generation" and the Government response to the fourth and fifth reports of the Trade and Industry Committee, Cm 4071. [156550] Mr. Hain: The steering group, chaired by my Department, published its final report today. The conclusions take into account the responses to a consultation paper issued by the group in April 2000, which set out their initial conclusions. The group concluded that the further work recommended by Merz and McLellan or raised in the responses to the consultation exercise has been undertaken or is in hand. In the responses to the consultation document, there was general agreement with the steering group's recommendation that following the introduction of New Electricity Trading Arrangements (NETA), the Regulator--the Office of Gas and Electricity Markets (Ofgem)--should keep under review system security to ensure that the electricity and gas systems remain robust, that roles and operational responsibilities are clearly identified, and that adequate emergency procedures are in place. Further work will therefore be taken forward by Ofgem in consultation with interested parties. The group's report also addresses the detailed points raised during the consultation exercise. Copies of the report are being circulated, in the first instance, to all those who responded to the consultation document. I am placing copies in the Libraries of the House. The document, and the earlier consultation paper, are available on the DTI website at http://www.dti.gov.uk/ energy/ and on request from Natalia Davie, NEP, DTI, 1 Victoria Street, London SW1H 0ET (Phone: 0207 215 6488).

Date

29 March 2001

Reference

156550; 365 c717-8W

House

House of Commons

Fossil Fuel Levy (Amendment) Regulations 2001

SI 2001/1200 (Negative instrument). Coming into force 27 March 2001

Department

Department of Trade and Industry

Type

Statutory instruments

Date

27 March 2001

Reference

SI 2001/1200

House

House of Commons; House of Lords

Dept of Trade and Industry

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what plans he has to publish the standard licence conditions for gas and electricity licences.

Asked by

Karen Buck (Labour)

Answering body

Department of Trade and Industry

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

26 March 2001

Reference

365 c433W;365 c435W; 155950

House

House of Commons

Dept of Trade and Industry

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will make a statement on the price paid for electricity and gas (a) by very large consumers in the United Kingdom steel industry and (b) by their competitors in Europe. - Inc tables, figures and ref to "Energy...

Asked by

Denis MacShane (Labour)

Answering body

Department of Trade and Industry

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

14 March 2001

For answer on

21 March 2001

Answered on

21 March 2001

Mr. MacShane: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will make a statement on the price paid for electricity and gas (a) by very large consumers in the United Kingdom steel industry and (b) by their competitors in Europe. [154276] Mr. Hain: Figures are not separately available for energy prices to the iron and steel industry. In general, industrial consumers in the UK paid lower prices in real terms for electricity in 2000 than in any year since 1970. Average prices paid by industrial consumers for electricity in the UK in 1999 were seventh lowest of the 12 EU member states for which data are available. We recognise that some large industrial consumers may be paying more for electricity than their EU counterparts. In general, industrial consumers in the UK paid higher prices in real terms for gas in 2000 than in 1999, however they remain lower than in any year prior to 1996. Average prices paid by industrial consumers for gas in the UK in 1999 were the lowest of the eight EU member states for which data are available. The latest information available suggests that large industrial consumers are continuing to pay less for gas than their EU counterparts, despite the recent increases in prices. The Department conducts a quarterly survey of 1,200 manufacturing companies in Great Britain, the results of which are published in "Energy Trends". Data collected by this survey for Quarter 3 2000 indicate that extra large industrial users of electricity, i.e. those consuming more than 150 GWh per annum, pay 2.54 p/kWh and that large industrial users of gas, i.e. those consuming more than 8.8 GWh per annum, pay 0.529 p/kWh. Data from Eurostat, the Statistical Office of the European Commission, for electricity and gas prices to different sizes of consumer are published twice a year in their "Statistics in Focus" publication. The latest available information for the largest consumers from this source are presented below: Natural gas prices for industry, pence per kwh _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 January 2000 1 July 2000 Size I4-2 (116.3 GWh Size I5 (1163 GWh p.a.) Size I4-2 (116.3 GWh Size I5 (1163 GWh p.a.) p.a.) p.a.) Belgium--National 0.66 n/a 0.84 n/a Denmark--National n/a n/a n/a n/a Germany--Dusseldorf 0.94 0.77 1.19 0.85 Spain--Madrid 0.84 0.84 1.02 1.02 France--Paris 0.83 n/a 0.97 n/a Ireland--Dublin n/a n/a n/a n/a Italy--Milan 0.84 n/a 1.05 n/a Luxembourg--City 1.08 n/a 1.34 n/a Netherlands--Rotterdam 0.82 0.65 n/a n/a Austria--Vienna n/a n/a n/a n/a Finland--National 0.86 0.72 0.96 0.75 Sweden--National n/a n/a n/a n/a UK--National 0.65 0.52 0.71 0.52 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Notes: 1. Prices include all taxes unless refunded. Prices converted using monthly average exchange rates. 2. n/a indicates that data are not available, usually because of confidentiality issues. Source: Derived from Eurostat Statistics in Focus Electricity prices for industry, pence per kWh _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 January 2000 1 July 2000 Size Ih (50 GWh p.a., Size Ii (70 GWh p.a., Size Ih (50 GWh p.a., Size Ii (70 GWh p.a., 10MW, 5,000 hrs) 10MW, 7,000 hrs) 10MW, 5,000 hrs) 10MW, 7,000 hrs) Belgium--National 3.01 2.58 3.17 2.72 Denmark--National n/a n/a n/a n/a Germany--Dusseldorf 2.86 2.59 3.87 3.44 Spain--Madrid 3.50 3.23 3.50 3.23 France--Paris 2.80 2.52 n/a n/a Ireland--Dublin 3.31 3.01 3.31 3.04 Italy--National 4.07 3.66 4.54 4.13 Luxembourg-Grand Duchy 2.71 2.38 2.72 2.40 Netherlands--Rotterdam n/a n/a n/a n/a Austria--Vienna n/a n/a n/a n/a Finland--National 1.92 1.85 1.93 1.85 Sweden--National 1.79 1.67 1.91 1.78 UK--National 3.17 3.11 3.32 3.09 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Notes: 1. Prices include all taxes unless refunded. Prices converted using monthly average exchange rates. 2. n/a indicates that data are not available, usually because of confidentiality issues. Source: Derived from Eurostat Statistics in Focus Data from a private consultant, "Energy Advice", indicate the latest prices for these sizes of consumer are as follows: Gas prices for industry, pence per kWh _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 January 2000 1 July 2000 1 February 2001 Size D (106 GWh Size F (1164 GWh Size D (106 GWh Size F (1164 GWh Size D (106 GWh Size F (1164 GWh p.a.) p.a.) p.a.) p.a.) p.a.) p.a.) Belgium 0.76 0.69 0.96 0.89 1.21 1.13 Germany 0.99 0.72 1.30 1.01 1.62 1.18 France 0.85 0.80 1.00 0.95 1.25 1.20 Italy 0.94 0.84 1.17 1.02 1.39 1.19 Netherlands 0.83 0.69 1.00 0.86 1.25 1.12 UK 0.56 0.51 0.57 0.51 0.77 0.73 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Notes: 1. Prices include non-refundable taxes. 2. UK prices are estimated averages of all suppliers. New contract prices in mid February are estimated as 1.01-1.06 pence per kWh for large consumers on firm supply terms and 0.92-1.01 pence per kWh for interruptible supplies. Source: Energy Advice Electricity prices for industry, pence per kWh _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 January 2000 1 July 2000 1 February 2001 Size Ciii (52.5 Size Civ (70 GWh Size Ciii (52.5 Size Civ (70 GWh Size Ciii (52.5 Size Civ (70 GWh GWh p.a., 10MW, p.a., 10MW, GWh p.a., 10MW, p.a., 10MW, GWh p.a., 10MW, p.a., 10MW, 5,250 hrs) 7,000 hrs) 5,250 hrs) 7,000 hrs) 5,250 hrs) 7,000 hrs) Belgium 3.14 2.72 3.24 2.83 3.27 2.87 Germany 3.20 2.79 3.13 2.52 3.31 2.68 rance 3.00 2.70 2.82 2.55 2.84 2.56 Italy 3.85 3.43 4.63 4.50 4.83 4.72 Netherlands 3.26 2.96 3.35 3.15 2.81 2.77 UK 3.52 3.41 3.08 2.97 3.08 2.97 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Note: Prices include non-refundable taxes. Source: Energy Advice Electricity prices for industry, pence per kWh _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Size Eiv. 80MW Special Contracts/ "As Found", 1 February 2001 Minimum Maximum Belgium 2.40 2.62 Germany 2.10 2.52 France 2.03 2.21 Italy 3.97 4.10 Netherlands 2.25 2.45 UK 2.35 2.87 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Note: Prices include non-refundable taxes. Source: Energy Advice

Date

21 March 2001

Reference

154276; 365 c225-8W;365 c225-7W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Trade and Industry

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what were the average annual domestic bills for (a) electricity and (b) gas in the UK for the year 2000 broken down by (i) direct debit, (ii) standard quarterly credit and (iii) pre-payment meter payment methods. - Includes table and...

Asked by

Hilary Benn (Labour)

Answering body

Department of Trade and Industry

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

14 March 2001

For answer on

20 March 2001

Answered on

20 March 2001

Mr. Hilary Benn: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what were the average annual domestic bills for (a) electricity and (b) gas in the UK for the year 2000 broken down by (i) direct debit, (ii) standard quarterly credit and (iii) pre-payment meter payment methods. [154506] Mr. Hain: Average annual domestic bills{1} for (a) electricity and (b) gas in cash terms for the year 2000 are as follows: {1} Averages are weighted by customer numbers and based on all supply companies. £ _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Payment method Electricity{ 1} Gas{ 2} Quarterly Credit 256 295 Direct Debit 244 265 Prepayment meter 274 311 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} An annual consumption level of 3,300 kWh has been assumed. Customers with electric central heating are likely to consume considerably more electricity. {2} An annual consumption level of 18,000 kWh has been assumed. Annual figures for previous years are published in the Department's annual "Digest of UK Energy Statistics" and in the "Energy Report".

Date

20 March 2001

Reference

154506; 365 c178-9W

House

House of Commons

Climate Change Levy (Use as Fuel) Regulations 2001;Climate Change Levy (Combined Heat and Power Stations) Prescribed Conditions and Efficiency Percentages Regulations 2001;Climate Change Agreements (Energy Intensive Installations) Regulations 2001;Climate Change Levy (Electricity and Gas) Regulations 2001;Climate Change Levy (Solid Fuel) Regulations 2001

Draft SIs on climate change levy (use as fuel) (SI 2001/1138), climate change levy (combined heat and power stations) prescribed conditions and efficiency percentages, climate change agreements (energy-intensive installations) climate change levy (electricity and gas) (SI 2001/1136) and climate change levy (solid fuel). Considered by Standing Committee. Agreed to on...

Lead member

Stephen Timms

Department

Treasury

Type

Debates on delegated legislation; Delegated Legislation Committee proceedings

Date

15 March 2001

Reference

4th SC on DL

House

House of Commons

Librarians' tools

Type

House

Session

Year

Department

Member

Primary member

Answering member

Legislative stage

Legislation

Subject

Publisher