Asked by: Barry Sheerman (Labour (Co-op) - Huddersfield)
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of developing carbon capture storage facilities in the North Sea.
Answered by Graham Stuart
The UK has one of the largest offshore carbon dioxide storage potential of any country in the world. It is estimated that the UK Continental Shelf could safely store 78 billion tonnes of CO₂[1], the equivalent of 200 years of the UK’s annual CO₂ emissions.
Unlocking this potential through the development of carbon dioxide transport and storage networks could generate strategic national assets. This market, according to government commissioned analysis, could be worth up to £54 billion by 2050[2].
[1]http://www.eti.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/D16-10113ETIS-WP6-Report-Publishable-Summary.pdf
[2]Energy Innovation Needs Assessment: Carbon capture, utilisation, and storage. (October 2019). Commissioned by the Department for Business, Energy & Industry Strategy and lead by Vivid Economics. Report available here: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/845655/energy-innovation-needs-assessment-ccus.pdf
Asked by: Barry Sheerman (Labour (Co-op) - Huddersfield)
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what progress the Government has made on its plans for four industrial carbon capture and storage clusters by 2035.
Answered by Graham Stuart
The Government is committed to establishing Carbon Capture Usage and Storage (CCUS) in four industrial clusters by 2030.
In November 2021, Hynet and the East Coast Cluster were announced as Track 1 CCUS clusters. In August 2022, Government took a significant step forward in the Cluster Sequencing process by announcing a shortlist of 20 projects.
The Government is developing and refining the Track-2 process and is developing business models designed to address the commercial barriers that have previously had an impact on the development of CCUS in the UK.
Asked by: Barry Sheerman (Labour (Co-op) - Huddersfield)
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the potential merits for the UK of an international centralised reporting framework and quality control standards for carbon capture and storage statistics; and what assessment he has made of the potential merits of the UK managing and maintaining that system.
Answered by Graham Stuart
The UK Government does not own an international reporting system for Carbon Capture Usage and Storage (CCUS) and has not conducted an assessment to evaluate such a system.
The Government is an active participant in the development of ISO Standards for Carbon dioxide capture, transportation, and geological storage through the BSI (British Standards Institution) committee on carbon capture, transport and storage. This alliance allows the UK to influence, and have direct input into, the development of international Carbon Capture and transportation standards.
The Government also works through forums, such as the Clean Energy Ministerial to help the UK develop its CCUS industry.
Asked by: Barry Sheerman (Labour (Co-op) - Huddersfield)
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he has had discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the potential merits of ensuring that people who use medical equipment in the home continue to receive support with the cost of energy bills after April 2023.
Answered by Graham Stuart
The Government has announced unprecedented support within its Growth Plan to protect households and businesses from high energy prices. The Energy Price Guarantee and the Energy Bill Relief Scheme are supporting millions of households and businesses with rising energy costs, and they will continue to do so from now until April next year.
The Government will continue to monitor the prices of energy and will consider further intervention to protect UK households from extraordinary prices.
Asked by: Barry Sheerman (Labour (Co-op) - Huddersfield)
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will have discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on ensuring that disabled people with higher than average energy needs are supported with energy bills beyond the end of the Energy Bills Relief Scheme in March 2023.
Answered by Graham Stuart
The Government has announced unprecedented support within its Growth Plan to protect households and businesses from high energy prices. The Energy Price Guarantee and the Energy Bill Relief Scheme are supporting millions of households and businesses with rising energy costs, and they will continue to do so from now until April next year.
The Government will continue to monitor the prices of energy and will consider further intervention to protect UK households from extraordinary prices.
Asked by: Barry Sheerman (Labour (Co-op) - Huddersfield)
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of offering specific financial support to people who use medical equipment including dialysis machines, ventilators and feeding pumps in the home.
Answered by Graham Stuart
The Government has announced unprecedented support within its Growth Plan to protect households and businesses from high energy prices. The Energy Price Guarantee and the Energy Bill Relief Scheme are supporting millions of households and businesses with rising energy costs, and they will continue to do so from now until April next year.
The Government will continue to monitor the prices of energy and will consider further intervention to protect UK households from extraordinary prices.
Asked by: Barry Sheerman (Labour (Co-op) - Huddersfield)
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what further steps he will take in addition to the Energy Price Guarantee to limit the impact of rising energy prices on people who use essential medical equipment including dialysis machines, ventilators and feeding pumps in the home.
Answered by Graham Stuart
The Government has announced unprecedented support within its Growth Plan to protect households and businesses from high energy prices. The Energy Price Guarantee and the Energy Bill Relief Scheme are supporting millions of households and businesses with rising energy costs, and they will continue to do so from now until April next year.
The Government will continue to monitor the prices of energy and will consider further intervention to protect UK households from extraordinary prices.
Asked by: Barry Sheerman (Labour (Co-op) - Huddersfield)
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the Energy Price Guarantee in instances where households have higher than average consumption of energy due to running essential medical equipment such as ventilators, feeding pumps and dialysis machines.
Answered by Graham Stuart
The Government has announced unprecedented support within its Growth Plan to protect households and businesses from high energy prices. The Energy Price Guarantee and the Energy Bill Relief Scheme are supporting millions of households and businesses with rising energy costs, and they will continue to do so from now until April next year.
The Government will continue to monitor the prices of energy and will consider further intervention to protect UK households from extraordinary prices.
Asked by: Barry Sheerman (Labour (Co-op) - Huddersfield)
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of offering disabled people additional non-means-tested support with their energy bills.
Answered by Graham Stuart
The Government has announced unprecedented support within its Growth Plan to protect households and businesses from high energy prices. The Energy Price Guarantee and the Energy Bill Relief Scheme are supporting millions of households and businesses with rising energy costs, and they will continue to do so from now until April next year.
The Government will continue to monitor the prices of energy and will consider further intervention to protect UK households from extraordinary prices.