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Written Question
Housing: Insulation
Thursday 9th February 2023

Asked by: Graham Stringer (Labour - Blackley and Broughton)

Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate the Government has made of the workforce that will be required each year on average to retrofit insulation to UK housing stock by 2050 as required in the Government's Net Zero commitment.

Answered by Graham Stuart - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

Analysis carried out by the Construction Industry Training Board in 2021 estimated that the pathway to decarbonising buildings by 2050 would require around 12,000 workers a year to be trained in retrofit skills over the following four years, rising to 30,000 a year in the subsequent five years.


Written Question
Electricity Generation
Thursday 9th February 2023

Asked by: Graham Stringer (Labour - Blackley and Broughton)

Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the Gibson and Aris report entitled The Future of GB Electricity Supply: Security, Cost and Emissions, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of that report.

Answered by Graham Stuart - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

The Government has launched the Review of Electricity Market Arrangements (REMA), which aims to create the market arrangements to deliver the investment needed to decarbonise and find the most cost-effective route to a net zero power sector by 2035. It also aims to ensure electricity supplies as variable renewables make up a larger proportion of the generation mix.

The recent consultation closed on the 10th October. The Government is currently analysing responses and aims to publish a response before Spring. This will be followed by a process of developing, refining, and narrowing down options for reform with industry.


Written Question
Carbon Emissions: Engineering
Thursday 9th February 2023

Asked by: Graham Stringer (Labour - Blackley and Broughton)

Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate the Government has made of the number of qualified electrical engineers required to deliver Net Zero by 2050.

Answered by Graham Stuart - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

The electricity network will be a key enabler of a secure, resilient, net zero energy system. The Electricity Networks Strategic Framework published in August 2022 suggests onshore network investment to meet net zero could support 50,000-130,000 FTE jobs across the country by 2050. This mostly covers jobs in network reinforcement projects which includes electrical engineers.

The Government’s Green Jobs Delivery Group is a key component in responding to the skills challenge and transition to deliver a green industrial revolution. Having met three times already, the group is the central forum for continued action on green jobs and skills.


Written Question
Moderna: Contracts
Monday 31st October 2022

Asked by: Graham Stringer (Labour - Blackley and Broughton)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment she has made of the potential effect of developing a UK vaccine research and manufacturing centre with Moderna on preparedness for future pandemics.

Answered by Neil O'Brien

In June 2022, the Government agreed heads of terms with Moderna to create a strategic partnership over the next decade. A full contract is being negotiated with Moderna, subject to approval of a full business case.


Written Question
Moderna: Contracts
Monday 31st October 2022

Asked by: Graham Stringer (Labour - Blackley and Broughton)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress her Department has made on agreeing a contract with Moderna to develop a centre for vaccine research and manufacture in the UK.

Answered by Neil O'Brien

In June 2022, the Government agreed heads of terms with Moderna to create a strategic partnership over the next decade. A full contract is being negotiated with Moderna, subject to approval of a full business case.


Written Question
High Speed 2 Line: Greater Manchester
Tuesday 28th June 2022

Asked by: Graham Stringer (Labour - Blackley and Broughton)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to place in the Library the study commissioned by HS2 on a like-for-like comparison on the surface station and the underground station for HS2 at Manchester Piccadilly.

Answered by Andrew Stephenson - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

The Manchester Piccadilly High Speed Station – Design of an Alternative Underground Station was placed in the Libraries of both Houses on 27 June. The report is also publicly available on the HS2 Ltd website.


Written Question
Electricity: Storage
Wednesday 2nd June 2021

Asked by: Graham Stringer (Labour - Blackley and Broughton)

Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate his Department has made of the seasonal electricity storage capacity that will be required to deliver the net zero target.

Answered by Anne-Marie Trevelyan - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

Longer duration storage, including seasonal electricity storage, can help manage variation in generation and demand over long periods of time by storing excess generation until times when generation sources are less available or demand is greater. Analysis[1] suggests that longer-duration storage could reduce system costs by replacing gas-fired generation and reducing the requirement for other low-carbon generation.

The analysis demonstrates that there are a number of scenarios for generation and storage that could deliver net zero. The electricity market should determine the best solutions for very low emissions and reliable supply of electricity, at a low cost to consumers.

[1] Modelling 2050: electricity system analysis, https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/modelling-2050-electricity-system-analysis


Written Question
Electricity: Storage
Thursday 27th May 2021

Asked by: Graham Stringer (Labour - Blackley and Broughton)

Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate his Department has made of the capital cost of seasonal electricity storage capacity.

Answered by Anne-Marie Trevelyan - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

There are a range of technologies that could provide longer duration storage, including seasonal electricity storage. BEIS has published technical data and cost projections for electricity storage technologies that could be commercially deployed in the future, available here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/storage-cost-and-technical-assumptions-for-electricity-storage-technologies. This report shows that the capital costs of the different technologies vary widely.


Written Question
Crime: Victim Support Schemes
Monday 8th February 2021

Asked by: Graham Stringer (Labour - Blackley and Broughton)

Question to the Home Office:

How many meetings she has had with the Mayor of Greater Manchester since the recent publication of Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services' report, An inspection of the service provided to victims of crime by Greater Manchester Police.

Answered by Priti Patel

It is the Mayor’s responsibility to ensure Greater Manchester Police act immediately and effectively to provide victims of crime, especially the vulnerable, with the high-quality service they deserve.

The Policing Minister met the Deputy Mayor and acting Chief Constable on 15 December to discuss the appalling findings and the force’s improvement plan. We are closely monitoring progress ahead of the Inspectorate’s reinspection.


Written Question
Contracts: Payments
Tuesday 19th January 2021

Asked by: Graham Stringer (Labour - Blackley and Broughton)

Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether top-up payments to be made to third parties are permissible, under the Contracts for Difference regime.

Answered by Anne-Marie Trevelyan - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

The Low Carbon Contracts Company (LCCC) pays electricity generators that have signed a Contract for Difference (CfD) a flat, indexed, rate for the electricity that they produce over a 15-year period. The amount paid is the difference between the ‘strike price’ (a price for electricity, typically determined during a competitive auction process) and the ‘reference price’ (a measure of the average market price for electricity in the GB electricity market).

The CfD standard terms and conditions set out that payments to the generator will be made to the UK based account that the generator notifies the CfD Counterparty they want the payment to be made to.