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I entirely disagree with the hon. Lady's analysis of what was proposed in the consultation paper. Apart from anything else, she completely ignores the possibility of improvement in the energy efficiency of homes. Ensuring energy efficiency is one thing that we are keen to do.
I simply remind Labour Members that the Leader of the Opposition introduced a scheme at a cost of £7.9 billion. That went directly to consumers, and there was no way whatever of controlling those costs. He so doubted the dynamism of the private sector that he predicted no commercial take-up of solar power in the first three years of the scheme, even while solar costs were tumbling, and he ignored the best practice of the German FITs scheme and failed to include a system of automatic degression. All this Government are doing is clearing up the mess that Labour left behind.
I entirely disagree with the hon. Lady's analysis of what was proposed in the consultation paper. Apart from anything else, she completely ignores the possibility of improvement in the energy efficiency of homes. Ensuring energy efficiency is one thing that we are keen to do.
I simply remind Labour Members that the Leader of the Opposition introduced a scheme at a cost of £7.9 billion. That went directly to consumers, and there was no way whatever of controlling those costs. He so doubted the dynamism of the private sector that he predicted no commercial take-up of solar power in the first three years of the scheme, even while solar costs were tumbling, and he ignored the best practice of the German FITs scheme and failed to include a system of automatic degression. All this Government are doing is clearing up the mess that Labour left behind.
Answered by
Chris Huhne
(Liberal Democrat)
Asked by
Fiona O'Donnell
(Labour)
Answering body
Department of Energy and Climate Change
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Oral answers to questions
It is becoming uncomfortable watching the Secretary of State trying to defend the indefensible. On 31 October, the Minister of State, the hon. Member for Bexhill and Battle (Gregory Barker), told the House that the Government wanted to spread solar power as widely as possible. If that is true, why do the Government's plans exclude almost nine out of 10 households and anyone living in social housing from having solar power?
Subjects
Renewable energy; Solar power; Feed-in tariffs
Date
26 January 2012
Reference
539 c392
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
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House of Commons
Marine energy parks are an important part of developing a tremendously good natural resource for us in this country. We may not have quite as much sunshine as in southern Spain or Arizona, but we have an awful lot of wind, an awful lot of waves and an awful lot of tidal resource. Within the ministerial team, my hon. Friend the Minister of State has been leading the charge on marine energy parks precisely to make sure that we do not let those enormous opportunities slip through our fingers.
Marine energy parks are an important part of developing a tremendously good natural resource for us in this country. We may not have quite as much sunshine as in southern Spain or Arizona, but we have an awful lot of wind, an awful lot of waves and an awful lot of tidal resource. Within the ministerial team, my hon. Friend the Minister of State has been leading the charge on marine energy parks precisely to make sure that we do not let those enormous opportunities slip through our fingers.
Answered by
Chris Huhne
(Liberal Democrat)
Asked by
Oliver Colvile
(Conservative)
Answering body
Department of Energy and Climate Change
Type
Oral answers to questions
May I thank the Minister of State, my hon. Friend the Member for Bexhill and Battle (Gregory Barker) for going to Bristol recently to launch the marine energy strategy? How does my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State perceive it working in delivering fewer CO2 emissions and helping with the energy strategy?
Subjects
Carbon emissions
Date
26 January 2012
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539 c402
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House of Commons chamber
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House of Commons
The absolute key to what is happening with solar panels is the collapse in the cost. The idea that something might not be attractive commercially today does not mean that it will not be so in pretty short order. What has been happening over the past 18 months is an enormous increase in the production capacity of China. Essentially, what has happened is that the Henry Ford of solar panels—who happens to be Chinese these days—has introduced the Model T, and we are getting an enormous reduction in costs as a result of economies of scale.
The absolute key to what is happening with solar panels is the collapse in the cost. The idea that something might not be attractive commercially today does not mean that it will not be so in pretty short order. What has been happening over the past 18 months is an enormous increase in the production capacity of China. Essentially, what has happened is that the Henry Ford of solar panels—who happens to be Chinese these days—has introduced the Model T, and we are getting an enormous reduction in costs as a result of economies of scale.
Answered by
Chris Huhne
(Liberal Democrat)
Asked by
Robert Halfon
(Conservative)
Answering body
Department of Energy and Climate Change
Type
Oral answers to questions
The Minister may be aware that there are hundreds of Harlow residents in social housing who were promised solar power panels, but the new rate is too low for the scheme to be viable. Will my right hon. Friend tell the House whether he would consider a more generous community rate for the feed-in tariff, even if it was for only a few months?
Subjects
Renewable energy; Solar power; Feed-in tariffs
Date
26 January 2012
Reference
539 c393
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
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House of Commons
I can certainly point to one conclusion of the research that I think is absolutely crucial: measurements of current carbon dioxide levels show that they have increased by nearly 40% since pre-industrial times, and carbon isotope information shows that this has largely been caused by the burning of fossil fuels. Drilling down into ice cores is a fascinating way of finding out what was happening in prehistory, and it thoroughly underlines the importance in the science of our addressing those issues. One thing that as politicians we cannot do is negotiate with scientific conclusions as robustly supported as these.
I can certainly point to one conclusion of the research that I think is absolutely crucial: measurements of current carbon dioxide levels show that they have increased by nearly 40% since pre-industrial times, and carbon isotope information shows that this has largely been caused by the burning of fossil fuels. Drilling down into ice cores is a fascinating way of finding out what was happening in prehistory, and it thoroughly underlines the importance in the science of our addressing those issues. One thing that as politicians we cannot do is negotiate with scientific conclusions as robustly supported as these.
Answered by
Chris Huhne
(Liberal Democrat)
Asked by
Lord Brennan of Canton
(Labour)
Answering body
Department of Energy and Climate Change
Type
Oral answers to questions
Does the Secretary of State have three points he would like to share with us on the main conclusions of the research?
Subjects
Carbon emissions
Date
26 January 2012
Reference
539 c402-3
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House of Commons chamber
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House of Commons
The hon. Gentleman has clearly been hibernating over the past few months if he believes that we are not helping poor families. First, the warm home discount scheme, which is a statutory scheme for reducing costs, will disburse two thirds more money than was disbursed under the voluntary scheme operated by the Labour Government. Secondly, the affordable warmth obligation in the energy company obligation subsidy will take over from Warm Front. Thirdly, we have asked Professor John Hills to conduct a thorough review of fuel poverty, which will lead to some interesting and important recommendations.
The hon. Gentleman has clearly been hibernating over the past few months if he believes that we are not helping poor families. First, the warm home discount scheme, which is a statutory scheme for reducing costs, will disburse two thirds more money than was disbursed under the voluntary scheme operated by the Labour Government. Secondly, the affordable warmth obligation in the energy company obligation subsidy will take over from Warm Front. Thirdly, we have asked Professor John Hills to conduct a thorough review of fuel poverty, which will lead to some interesting and important recommendations.
Answered by
Chris Huhne
(Liberal Democrat)
Asked by
Lord Watts
(Labour)
Answering body
Department of Energy and Climate Change
Type
Oral answers to questions
Is the Secretary of State proud of the fact that this is the first Government since 1970 who have not had a programme to help poor families with their fuel costs? Is it not the case now that many poor families will get less help, and that there is virtually no targeting of those resources that are available to the poorest families?
Subjects
Conservation; Energy
Date
26 January 2012
Reference
539 c399
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
I pay tribute to my hon. Friend, who has also raised this issue in correspondence. He is a doughty champion for the interests of those of his constituents who want to go ahead with micro-hydro and other schemes. I can reassure him that the Government will not let problems with the solar feed-in tariff get in the way. We want micro-hydro and other schemes to take off and will introduce proposals as soon as possible. I hope to be able to do so in February.
I pay tribute to my hon. Friend, who has also raised this issue in correspondence. He is a doughty champion for the interests of those of his constituents who want to go ahead with micro-hydro and other schemes. I can reassure him that the Government will not let problems with the solar feed-in tariff get in the way. We want micro-hydro and other schemes to take off and will introduce proposals as soon as possible. I hope to be able to do so in February.
Answered by
Chris Huhne
(Liberal Democrat)
Asked by
Alan Reid
(Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Department of Energy and Climate Change
Type
Oral answers to questions
One unfortunate knock-on effect of the solar dispute is a delay in the review of FITs for small-scale hydro. Many planned schemes on Argyll and Bute cannot go ahead until that uncertainty is resolved, which is causing severe problems for businesses and community groups. Will my right hon. Friend please do all he can to end that uncertainty as soon as possible so that those vital small-scale hydro schemes can go ahead?
Subjects
Renewable energy; Solar power; Feed-in tariffs
Date
26 January 2012
Reference
539 c392-3
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
What is absolutely crucial for the sector is that there should be a sustainable pathway for growth in the future. What the right hon. Lady has completely failed to address is the fact that if we continued to over-subsidise at the previous rate, we would have fewer than half the installations that we can afford to subsidise today with the new rate. It was not an accident that the British Photovoltaic Association intervened on our side in the courts, precisely as a result of that calculation.
What is absolutely crucial for the sector is that there should be a sustainable pathway for growth in the future. What the right hon. Lady has completely failed to address is the fact that if we continued to over-subsidise at the previous rate, we would have fewer than half the installations that we can afford to subsidise today with the new rate. It was not an accident that the British Photovoltaic Association intervened on our side in the courts, precisely as a result of that calculation.
Answered by
Chris Huhne
(Liberal Democrat)
Asked by
Caroline Flint
(Labour)
Answering body
Department of Energy and Climate Change
Type
Oral answers to questions
When the cuts to solar were announced, the Minister of State, the hon. Member for Bexhill and Battle (Gregory Barker) claimed that they would create jobs. Paragraph 73 of the impact assessment, signed off by the Minister on 2 November 2011, says that"““there could be around 1,000 to 10,000 gross additional jobs in this sector in the three years to 2014/15””."
Can the Secretary of State confirm today that those 1,000 to 10,000 jobs are not additional jobs, but the total number that the industry will support, which, for a sector that currently employs nearly 30,000 people, means tens of thousands of job losses?
Subjects
Renewable energy; Solar power; Feed-in tariffs
Date
26 January 2012
Reference
539 c393
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
It is important that the hon. Gentleman compares like with like. He should remember that what is available under the ECO subsidy helps holistically to improve the energy efficiency of the whole home and is not like the Warm Front, which was largely a boiler replacement scheme. That proposal is out for consultation and we are listening to responses.
It is important that the hon. Gentleman compares like with like. He should remember that what is available under the ECO subsidy helps holistically to improve the energy efficiency of the whole home and is not like the Warm Front, which was largely a boiler replacement scheme. That proposal is out for consultation and we are listening to responses.
Answered by
Chris Huhne
(Liberal Democrat)
Asked by
Lord Whitehead
(Labour)
Answering body
Department of Energy and Climate Change
Type
Oral answers to questions
Does the Secretary of State accept that the ECO's affordable warmth element, which comes to £325 million, is substantially less than the Warm Front commitment of £370 million and the CERT commitment of £600 million? Does he accept that that is a substantial reduction in affordable warmth for those on lower incomes? Even now, will he review the split in costs in relation to affordable warmth and those who can pay, or look for other methods of dealing with the issue?
Subjects
Conservation; Energy
Date
26 January 2012
Reference
539 c399-400
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
I think the hon. Lady misunderstands a couple of issues. First, the green deal is a very different scheme precisely because it is designed to support a complete retrofit. We are talking not just about cavity wall insulation or loft insulation but about many other measures as well. The second point is that she is quoting the first impact assessment. It has always been the case that the take-up of the green deal will depend on the triggers and incentives that have been introduced for take-up, which have increased substantially since the figures she quoted.
I think the hon. Lady misunderstands a couple of issues. First, the green deal is a very different scheme precisely because it is designed to support a complete retrofit. We are talking not just about cavity wall insulation or loft insulation but about many other measures as well. The second point is that she is quoting the first impact assessment. It has always been the case that the take-up of the green deal will depend on the triggers and incentives that have been introduced for take-up, which have increased substantially since the figures she quoted.
Answered by
Chris Huhne
(Liberal Democrat)
Asked by
Baroness Berger
(Labour)
Answering body
Department of Energy and Climate Change
Type
Oral answers to questions
I understand that the Government have not yet even designed the training programme for many of the people who will have to deliver the green deal. Ministers have been claiming for months that the green deal will mean the creation of thousands of jobs, but the Department's figures show that the number of energy efficiency installations will plummet in the first year of the scheme, with cavity wall insulations set to fall by 67% and loft insulations by a staggering 90%. That will cripple the sector and, according to Europe Economics, could lead to the loss of 3,000 jobs. Will the Secretary of State protect those jobs by adopting Labour's proposals to include hard-to-treat cavity walls and lofts in the ECO?
Subjects
Conservation; Energy
Date
26 January 2012
Reference
539 c400
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
My hon. Friend is absolutely right that such skills will be essential for the green deal—indeed, for the whole low-carbon economy. That is precisely why we have been working closely with the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, which takes the lead on skills. We have a national skills academy for environmental technologies, which is developing standards, delivering training and upskilling tradesmen and technicians. We also have funding for the renewables training network that is run by Renewable UK, and a talent bank for the gas, power, waste management and water industries, which is led by the Energy and Utility Skills sector skills council.
My hon. Friend is absolutely right that such skills will be essential for the green deal—indeed, for the whole low-carbon economy. That is precisely why we have been working closely with the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, which takes the lead on skills. We have a national skills academy for environmental technologies, which is developing standards, delivering training and upskilling tradesmen and technicians. We also have funding for the renewables training network that is run by Renewable UK, and a talent bank for the gas, power, waste management and water industries, which is led by the Energy and Utility Skills sector skills council.
Answered by
Chris Huhne
(Liberal Democrat)
Asked by
Stephen Mosley
(Conservative)
Answering body
Department of Energy and Climate Change
Type
Oral answers to questions
The green deal skills alliance has highlighted the importance of having the right skilled professionals in place to deliver the green deal to households. How will my right hon. Friend ensure that we have the right number of skilled energy efficiency assessors, installers and training providers to make sure that when the green deal comes in this year we can deliver it?
Subjects
Conservation; Energy
Date
26 January 2012
Reference
539 c400
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
Since my Department's last Question Time, I have attended the UN climate change conference, where the UK delegation as a whole played a key role in securing the Durban platform, a road map to a global legal agreement. DECC has published the carbon plan, which sets out how we will meet our first four carbon budgets; we have consulted on incentives for solar energy as part of our review of the feed-in tariff scheme; and our clean energy plans took an important step forward with the opening of the UK's first carbon capture and storage plant in November last year.
Since my Department's last Question Time, I have attended the UN climate change conference, where the UK delegation as a whole played a key role in securing the Durban platform, a road map to a global legal agreement. DECC has published the carbon plan, which sets out how we will meet our first four carbon budgets; we have consulted on incentives for solar energy as part of our review of the feed-in tariff scheme; and our clean energy plans took an important step forward with the opening of the UK's first carbon capture and storage plant in November last year.
Answered by
Chris Huhne
(Liberal Democrat)
Asked by
Bill Esterson
(Labour)
Answering body
Department of Energy and Climate Change
Type
Oral answers to questions
If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
Date
26 January 2012
Reference
539 c406
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
As I have made clear in the House before, I wish we had been able under the law to provide separate support to the community schemes that have come forward, but we were not able to do that under the legislation passed by the previous Government. We will consult on that. I merely point out, as I did to the hon. Member for Harlow (Robert Halfon), that the continued fall in the cost of solar panels will make more and more schemes viable.
As I have made clear in the House before, I wish we had been able under the law to provide separate support to the community schemes that have come forward, but we were not able to do that under the legislation passed by the previous Government. We will consult on that. I merely point out, as I did to the hon. Member for Harlow (Robert Halfon), that the continued fall in the cost of solar panels will make more and more schemes viable.
Answered by
Chris Huhne
(Liberal Democrat)
Asked by
Kate Green
(Labour)
Answering body
Department of Energy and Climate Change
Type
Oral answers to questions
The St John's Sunshine project in Old Trafford in my constituency planned to use feed-in tariffs to fund big society community projects, but Gavin Wood told me yesterday that those involved now feel that proceeding with the project would be a gamble. What assurances can the Government offer that Ministers will make good on their promises to community projects and offer them the certainty they urgently need?
Subjects
Renewable energy; Solar power; Feed-in tariffs
Date
26 January 2012
Reference
539 c407
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
I will happily come back to my hon. Friend on wind turbines, but just because someone falls off a ladder does not mean that the House jumps to abolish ladders. In a similar sense, the operation of wind turbines, particularly those that are onshore, which are most economic, provides an increasingly important contribution to our energy needs, which is home-grown and not likely to be buffeted by events in the middle east.
I will happily come back to my hon. Friend on wind turbines, but just because someone falls off a ladder does not mean that the House jumps to abolish ladders. In a similar sense, the operation of wind turbines, particularly those that are onshore, which are most economic, provides an increasingly important contribution to our energy needs, which is home-grown and not likely to be buffeted by events in the middle east.
Answered by
Chris Huhne
(Liberal Democrat)
Asked by
Philip Davies
(Conservative)
Answering body
Department of Energy and Climate Change
Type
Oral answers to questions
Further to the question from my hon. Friend the Member for Rugby (Mark Pawsey), what estimate has the Secretary of State made of the number of wind turbines that
stopped working at some point during the year, and how many of those stopped working due to too little wind and how many of them stopped working because of too much wind?
Subjects
Wind power
Date
26 January 2012
Reference
539 c408-9
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
My hon. Friend is right to highlight the importance of skills to the nuclear industry's revival, especially as so many who work in that industry are nearing retirement. That is why the Minister of State responsible for energy, my hon. Friend the Member for Wealden (Charles Hendry), has been working so hard with the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills to make sure, through the nuclear skills academy and other measures, that the skills are there so that we can deliver on time—and we will.
My hon. Friend is right to highlight the importance of skills to the nuclear industry's revival, especially as so many who work in that industry are nearing retirement. That is why the Minister of State responsible for energy, my hon. Friend the Member for Wealden (Charles Hendry), has been working so hard with the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills to make sure, through the nuclear skills academy and other measures, that the skills are there so that we can deliver on time—and we will.
Answered by
Chris Huhne
(Liberal Democrat)
Asked by
Priti Patel
(Conservative)
Answering body
Department of Energy and Climate Change
Type
Oral answers to questions
No new nuclear power stations have been built in this country for more than 20 years. How confident is the Secretary of State that Britain will possess all the relevant skills and supply chains necessary to create a thriving nuclear industry in this country?
Subjects
Nuclear power
Date
26 January 2012
Reference
539 c406-7
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
The matter of oil exploration around the Falkland Islands is a lead responsibility of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. Exploration is under way. Some of the initial exploration undertaken in territorial waters was disappointing, but that may change in future.
The matter of oil exploration around the Falkland Islands is a lead responsibility of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. Exploration is under way. Some of the initial exploration undertaken in territorial waters was disappointing, but that may change in future.
Answered by
Chris Huhne
(Liberal Democrat)
Asked by
Andrew Rosindell
(Conservative)
Answering body
Department of Energy and Climate Change
Type
Oral answers to questions
Has the Minister made an assessment of the energy sources that may or may not be available in some of the British overseas territories, particularly the Falkland Islands?
Subjects
British overseas territories; Oil
Date
26 January 2012
Reference
539 c408
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
I have already referred to the substantial costs and the fact that the industry would face a substantial reduction in the number of potential installations were we to accept those costs. I merely point out as well that going forwards we have attempted to provide that certainty, precisely because we laid the order, making sure that the new rate will be available from the beginning of March.
I have already referred to the substantial costs and the fact that the industry would face a substantial reduction in the number of potential installations were we to accept those costs. I merely point out as well that going forwards we have attempted to provide that certainty, precisely because we laid the order, making sure that the new rate will be available from the beginning of March.
Answered by
Chris Huhne
(Liberal Democrat)
Asked by
Chi Onwurah
(Labour)
Answering body
Department of Energy and Climate Change
Type
Oral answers to questions
Four thousand five hundred employees of Carillion, headquartered in my constituency, went into Christmas on notice of redundancy due to the arbitrary and clearly illegal changes to the solar feed-in tariffs. We all agree that tariffs need to be reviewed, but will the Minister not help to end the terrible uncertainty in which Carillion employees are living by accepting the High Court decision and taking the time to review the policy properly?
Subjects
Renewable energy; Solar power; Feed-in tariffs
Date
26 January 2012
Reference
539 c408
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
We disagree, respectfully, with the Court of Appeal's judgment, and that is precisely why we intend to go to the Supreme Court. Clearly, given that we disagree, the issue of liability at this stage does not arise.
We disagree, respectfully, with the Court of Appeal's judgment, and that is precisely why we intend to go to the Supreme Court. Clearly, given that we disagree, the issue of liability at this stage does not arise.
Answered by
Chris Huhne
(Liberal Democrat)
Asked by
Ian Lucas
(Labour)
Answering body
Department of Energy and Climate Change
Type
Oral answers to questions
What assessment has the Secretary of State made of the Government's liability for their unlawful actions in bringing in the feed-in tariff consultation?
Subjects
British overseas territories; Oil
Date
26 January 2012
Reference
539 c410
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
Ice core measurements by the British Antarctic Survey reveal that over the last 800,000 years, global carbon dioxide levels varied between 180 and 300 parts per million. Those peer-reviewed results provide crucial data on past natural levels for climate science research. Observations show that global atmospheric carbon dioxide levels are currently increasing at about two parts per million per year, and are now at 391 parts per million, as a result of emissions from industrial and other human sources.
Ice core measurements by the British Antarctic Survey reveal that over the last 800,000 years, global carbon dioxide levels varied between 180 and 300 parts per million. Those peer-reviewed results provide crucial data on past natural levels for climate science research. Observations show that global atmospheric carbon dioxide levels are currently increasing at about two parts per million per year, and are now at 391 parts per million, as a result of emissions from industrial and other human sources.
Answered by
Chris Huhne
(Liberal Democrat)
Asked by
Oliver Colvile
(Conservative)
Answering body
Department of Energy and Climate Change
Type
Oral answers to questions
What assessment he has made of British Antarctic Survey research on the effects of historic industrialisation on global carbon dioxide levels.
Subjects
Carbon emissions
Date
26 January 2012
Reference
539 c402
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
We have made assessments of the impacts of short-term disruptions to shipping through the strait for both oil and gas. There is no reason to believe that such closure would create a physical shortage of oil or gas in the UK. Price impacts would depend on the exact nature of the disruption. The UK has access to a wide variety of oil and gas sources and routes, including production from the UK continental shelf, imports from Norway, storage, and oil and liquefied natural gas from global markets.
We have made assessments of the impacts of short-term disruptions to shipping through the strait for both oil and gas. There is no reason to believe that such closure would create a physical shortage of oil or gas in the UK. Price impacts would depend on the exact nature of the disruption. The UK has access to a wide variety of oil and gas sources and routes, including production from the UK continental shelf, imports from Norway, storage, and oil and liquefied natural gas from global markets.
Answered by
Chris Huhne
(Liberal Democrat)
Asked by
Christopher Pincher
(Conservative)
Answering body
Department of Energy and Climate Change
Type
Oral answers to questions
What assessment he has made of the potential effects on UK oil and gas supplies of any disruption of shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.
Subjects
Oil; Natural gas; Iran; Middle East
Date
26 January 2012
Reference
539 c396-7
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
Ministers and officials meet regularly with a range of stakeholders from the solar photovoltaic industry. Details of meetings between Department of Energy and Climate Change Ministers and external organisations are published quarterly on the DECC website. The recent consultation on feed-in tariffs for solar PV closed on 23 December 2011. More than 2,300 responses were received and are being analysed prior to the publication of a full Government response to the consultation in the coming weeks.
Ministers and officials meet regularly with a range of stakeholders from the solar photovoltaic industry. Details of meetings between Department of Energy and Climate Change Ministers and external organisations are published quarterly on the DECC website. The recent consultation on feed-in tariffs for solar PV closed on 23 December 2011. More than 2,300 responses were received and are being analysed prior to the publication of a full Government response to the consultation in the coming weeks.
Answered by
Chris Huhne
(Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Department of Energy and Climate Change
Type
Oral answers to questions
Subjects
Renewable energy; Solar power; Feed-in tariffs
Date
26 January 2012
Reference
539 c391
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons