Thursday 10 May 2012
Members present:
Sir Robert Smith, in the Chair
Dan Byles Christopher Pincher Barry Gardiner Dr Alan Whitehead
Resolved, That, at this day’s sitting, Sir Robert Smith take the Chair of the Committee.—(Barry Gardiner)
1. The future of marine renewables
The Committee considered this matter.
Draft Special Report (The future of marine renewables), proposed by the Chair, brought up, read the first and second time, and agreed to. The Government’s response to the Eleventh Report from the Committee of Session 2010-12 was appended to the Report.
Resolved, That the Report, be the First Special Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chair make the Report to the House
2. Department of Energy and Climate Change Estimate, 2012-2013.
The Committee considered this matter.
Ordered, That the Department of Energy and Climate Change Estimate for 2012-13 be reported to the House for publication on the internet.
3. Press Notices
The Committee considered this matter.
4. The implications of potential Scottish independence for energy and climate change.
The Committee considered this matter.
5. The road to UNFCCC COP 18 and beyond
Dr. Katherine Watts, International Climate Change Policy Adviser, WWF-UK; Jazmin Burgess, International Policy and Research Officer, UNICEF, and Mohamed Adow, Senior Adviser, Global Advocacy and Alliances, Christian Aid gave oral evidence.
Tim Fox, Head of Energy and Environment, Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE), and Gareth Stace, Head of Climate & Environment Policy, EEF, The Manufacturers’ Organisation, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 15 May at 10.00am Tuesday 15 May 2012
Members present:
Mr Tim Yeo, in the Chair
Barry Gardiner Sir Robert Smith Ian Lavery Laura Sandys Dr Phillip Lee Dr Alan Whitehead Albert Owen
1. Final Session Attendance
Ordered, That the final attendance figures for formal Committee meetings during Session 2010-12 be reported to the House for publication on the internet.
2. The road to UNFCCC COP 18 and beyond
Ordered, That the following evidence be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
Professor Sir David King
Dr Robert Faulkner
Professor Jouni Paavola
3. Department of Energy and Climate Change Estimate, 2012-2013.
The Committee considered this matter.
4. Future Programme
The Committee considered this matter.
5. Low carbon growth links with China
6. The Committee considered this matter.
7. UK Energy Supply: Security or Independence?
Ordered, That correspondence from the Department of Energy and Climate Change be reported to the House for publication on the internet.
8. Building new nuclear: the challenges ahead
Ordered, That the correspondence and written evidence from EDF be reported to the House for publication on the internet.
Sir Robert Smith drew attention to his entry in the register of Members’ Financial Interests, including as a shareholder of Shell (see appendix).
Volker Beckers, Group Chief Executive Officer, RWE npower; Dr Tony Cocker, Chief Executive, E.ON UK; Charles Hendry MP, Minister of State, Department of Energy and Climate Change, and Hergen Haye, Head of new Nuclear and Strategy, Office for Nuclear Development, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Thursday 17 May at 9.00am
Thursday 17 May 2012
Members present:
Mr Tim Yeo, in the Chair
Dan Byles John Robertson Barry Gardiner Sir Robert Smith Ian Lavery Dr Alan Whitehead Dr Phillip Lee
1. The road to UNFCCC COP 18 and beyond
Professor Sir David King, Director of the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, former UK Government Chief Scientific Adviser and Head of the Government Office of Science, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till this day at 11.30am
Thursday 17 May 2012
Members present:
Mr Tim Yeo, in the Chair
Ian Lavery John Robertson Dr Phillip Lee Sir Robert Smith Christopher Pincher Dr Alan Whitehead
1. Future Programme
The Committee discussed this matter.
2. Visit to Crans Montana Forum
Resolved, That Barry Gardiner shall take the place of the Chair on the visit to the Crans Montana Forum in Azerbaijan, travelling in a representative capacity.
3. CRC energy efficiency scheme.
Trewin Restorick, CEO, Global Action Plan; Bex McIntosh, Client Associate, Global Action Plan; James Murray, BusinessGreen; Rhian Kelly, Director, Business Environment, CBI, and Dr Andy Johnston, LGIU/Local Energy gave oral evidence.
Paul Wilson, DECC; Niall MacKenzie, DECC; Neil Emmott, Environment Agency, and Tony Grayling, Environment Agency, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 22 May 2012 at 10.00am Tuesday 22 May 2012
MORNING
Members present:
Mr Tim Yeo, in the Chair
Dan Byles John Robertson Ian Lavery Sir Robert Smith Albert Owen Dr Alan Whitehead Christopher Pincher
1. Pre-legislative scrutiny of the Draft Energy Bill
The Committee considered this matter.
2. CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme
Ordered, That subject to the discretion of the Chair, a letter to the Department of Energy and Climate Change relating to the CRC Efficiency Scheme be reported to the House for publication on the internet before the next meeting.
3. Building new nuclear: the challenges ahead.
Ordered, That a letter to Charles Hendry MP be reported to the House for publication on the internet.
4. Consumer Engagement
The Committee considered this matter.
5. Fuel Poverty
The Committee considered this matter.
6. Future Programme
The Committee considered this matter.
7. The road to UNFCCC COP 18 and beyond
Professor Michael Jacobs, Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment, LSE; Dr. Robert Falkner, Senior Lecturer in International Relations, Grantham Institute, LSE and Prof. Jouni Paavola, Deputy Director—Centre for Climate Change Economics and Policy, Co-Director Sustainability Research Institute (School of Earth and Environment), University of Leeds, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till this day at 3pm
Tuesday 22 May 2012
AFTERNOON
Members present:
Mr Tim Yeo, in the Chair
Ian Lavery Sir Robert Smith Albert Owen Laura Sandys John Robertson Dr Alan Whitehead
1. Informal briefing on the Draft Energy Bill
The Committee heard an informal briefing on the draft Energy Bill by DECC officials.
2. Pre-legislative scrutiny of the Draft Energy Bill
Ordered, That subject to the discretion of the Chair, a letter to the Department of Energy and Climate Change be reported to the House on the internet before the next meeting.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 12 June at 9.30
Tuesday 12 June 2012
Members present:
Mr Tim Yeo, in the Chair
Dan Byles John Robertson Ian Lavery Laura Sandys Dr Philip Lee Sir Robert Smith Albert Owen Dr Alan Whitehead Christopher Pincher
1. Appointment of Specialist Advisers
Resolved, That Professor Derek Bunn and Dr Robert Gross be appointed as Specialist Advisers (see Appendix for declarations of interest).
2. Economics of Wind Power
The Committee considered this matter.
3. Public Accounts Committee evidence on energy policy
The Committee considered this matter.
4. EU Emissions Trading System
Ordered, That the letter from the Secretary of State of Energy and Climate Change, Ed Davey, to the Chair be reported to the House for publication on the internet. 5. The road to UnFCCC COP 18 and beyond
Ordered, That the written evidence from Oxfam be reported to the House for publication on the internet.
6. Attendance Statistics
The Committee considered this matter.
7. Pre-legislative scrutiny of the Draft Energy Bill
Ordered, That the following written evidence be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
RES Alex Henney Consumer Focus Office for Nuclear Regulation EEF E3G Stag Energy RSPB Global Warming Policy Foundation RenewableUK Statoil Friends of the Earth CCSA Chris March Andrew ZP Smith SSE Element Power National Grid Greenpeace EDF Energy Association for the Conservation of Energy Climate Change Capital Co-operatives UK 2Co Energy Which? Aquamarine Power Nuclear Industry Association E.ON Confederation of UK Coal Producers Dr Barrie Murray Drax Ecolateral Ltd. IPPR Energy UK Scottish Renewables West Somerset Council, Sedgemoor District Council and Somerset County Council Green Alliance ABB Statkraft Banks Group Air Products Centrica CHPA Calor Gas Ltd Tom Greatrex MP RWE npower Sarah Conlon WWF-UK DONG Energy Ofgem Electricity Storage Network National Energy Action Engineering the Future David Toke InterGen UK Renewable Energy Association Seajacks Andrew H Mackay Greater London Authority Energy Technologies Institute
Sara Vaughan, Director of Strategy & Regulation, E.ON UK; Keith Anderson, Chief Corporate Officer of Scottish Power, and Ian Marchant, Chief Executive , SSE gave oral evidence.
Vincent de Rivaz, Chief Executive Officer, EDF Energy; John McElroy, Director of Policy and Public Affairs, RWEnpower, and Sarwjit Sambhi, Managing Director Power Generation, Centrica, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 19 June at 10.00am
Tuesday 19 June 2012
MORNING
Members present:
Mr Tim Yeo, in the Chair
Dan Byles Laura Sandys Dr Phillip Lee Sir Robert Smith Albert Owen Dr Alan Whitehead
1. Pre-legislative scrutiny of the Draft Energy Bill
The Committee considered this matter. Ordered, That the following evidence be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
Energy Action Scotland CBI European Climate Foundation Nuclear Free Local Authorities Steering Committee Low Carbon Finance Group Good Energy Catherine Mitchell and Bridget Woodman
Sir Robert Smith declared interests the oil and gas industry, in Shell Trading and Transport, as detailed in the Members’ Register of Interests (see Appendix). Tim Yeo declared interests in companies involved in renewable energy and a non-pecuniary interest as the President of the Renewable Energy Association, as detailed in the Members’ Register of Interests (see Appendix).
Dr David Kennedy, Chief Executive, Committee on Climate Change, Professor Catherine Mitchell, Professor of Energy Policy, University of Exeter, David Newbery, Emeritus Professor of Economics, University of Cambridge, and Simon Skillings, Senior Associate, E3G gave oral evidence.
Ian Temperton, Head of Advisory, Climate Change Capital, Nick Gardiner, Senior Director, Energy and Infrastructure, BNP Paribas, Low Carbon Finance Group, Shaun Kingsbury, Partner, Hudson Clean Energy Partners, Low Carbon Finance Group, Gaynor Hartnell, Chief Executive, Renewable Energy Association, and Gordon Edge, Director of Policy, RenewableUK, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till this day at 4 pm
Tuesday 19 June 2012
AFTERNOON
Members present:
Mr Tim Yeo, in the Chair
Dan Byles Laura Sandys Dr Phillip Lee Sir Robert Smith Albert Owen Dr Alan Whitehead
1. Pre-legislative scrutiny of the Draft Energy Bill
Ordered, That the following correspondence be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
HM Treasury Department of Energy and Climate
Sir Robert Smith declared interests the oil and gas industry, in particular in Shell, as listed in the Members’ Register of Interests (see Appendix).
Asif Rehmanwala, Generation and Trading Director, Ecotricity; Ed Gill, Head of External Affairs, Good Energy; Andy Taylor, Energy Markets Group Director, InterGen; Steve Riley, CEO and Vice President, UK-Europe, International Power Plc; Gordon MacDougall, Chief Operating Officer, RES UK & Ireland Ltd, and Jonathan Smith, Head of Pricing and Risk Management, First Utility gave oral evidence.
Rhian Kelly, Director of Business Environment, CBI; Richard Hall, Head of Energy Regulation, Consumer Focus; Paul Steedman, Senior Campaigner, Friends of the Earth; Dustin Benton, Senior Policy Adviser, Green Alliance, and Nick Molho, Head of Energy Policy, Climate Change Team, WWF UK, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Thursday 21 June at 10.00am
Tuesday 21 June 2012
Members present:
Mr Tim Yeo, in the Chair
Dan Byles Laura Sandys Dr Phillip Lee Sir Robert Smith
1. Future Programme
The Committee considered this matter.
2. Reporting Evidence to the House
Ordered, That evidence from and to DECC on its financial estimates be reported to the House for publication on the internet.
3. The former UK Special Representative for Climate Change, Foreign and Commonwealth Office
John Ashton CBE, the former UK Special Representative for Climate Change, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 26 June at 10 am
Tuesday 26 June 2012
MORNING
Members present:
Mr Tim Yeo, in the Chair
Barry Gardiner John Robertson Ian Lavery Sir Robert Smith Dr Phillip Lee Dr Alan Whitehead Albert Owen
1. Fuel Poverty Sir Robert Smith declared an interest as a landlord in Aberdeenshire (see Appendix).
The Committee considered this matter.
2. Paperless Working
Resolved, That the Committee participate in the paperless working pilot.
3. Pre-legislative scrutiny of the Draft Energy Bill
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to the Draft Energy Bill be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
Ian Marchant, Chief Executive of SSE Energy and Climate Change Committee to HM Treasury Secretary of State Edward Davey, DECC Balfour Beatty Pls Nuclear Industry Safety Director’s Forum REG Windpower Ltd
Nick Winser, Executive Director, UK, and Mark Ripley, Project Director, Electricity Market Reform, National Grid, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till this day at 2.00pm
Tuesday 26 June 2012
AFTERNOON
Mr Tim Yeo, in the Chair
Barry Gardiner John Robertson Dr Phillip Lee Sir Robert Smith Albert Owen Dr Alan Whitehead
1. Pre-legislative scrutiny of the Draft Energy Bill
Sir Robert Smith declared an interest as shareholder in Shell, as shown in the Members’ Register of Interests (see Appendix).
Rt Hon Edward Davey MP, Secretary of State; Charles Hendry MP, Minister of State; Jonathan Brearley, Director, Energy Markets and Infrastructure, Simon Virley, Director General, Energy Markets and Infrastructure, and Kathryn Wood, Bill Team Manager, Department of Energy and Climate Change, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 27 June at 10 am Wednesday 27 June 2012
Mr Tim Yeo, in the Chair
Dan Byles John Robertson Dr Phillip Lee Laura Sandys Albert Owen Sir Robert Smith Dr Alan Whitehead
1. Pre-legislative scrutiny of the Draft Energy Bill
The Committee considered this matter.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 3 July at 10 am
Tuesday 3 July 2012
Mr Tim Yeo, in the Chair
Dan Byles Mr Christopher Pincher Barry Gardiner John Robertson Ian Lavery Sir Robert Smith
1. The Economics of Wind Power
The Committee Considered this matter.
Ordered, That the following written evidence be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
DECC
Maureen Beaumont
D E Simmons CEng; MIMechE; CMIOSH; RMaPS
Galloway Landscape And Renewable Energy (GLARE)
Dr. Ian Woollen
Energy Technologies Institute (ETI)
Viscount Monckton of Brenchley
ABB
Roland Heap
David Campbell
The Renewable Energy Foundation
Brian Skittrall Sir Donald Miller
Hengistbury Residents' Association (HENRA)
Environmentalists for Nuclear Energy - UK
REG Windpower Ltd
Adrian J Snook
Montgomeryshire Local Council Forum; Welshpool Town Council
Ian W Murdoch
Mrs Brenda Herrick
Mr N W Woolmington
Professor Jack W Ponton FREng
Mrs Anne Rogers
Global Warming Policy Foundation (GWPF)
Derek Partington
Derek Partington
Professor Michael Jefferson
Robert Beith CEng FIMechE, FIMarE, FEI and Michael Knowles CEng MIMechE
Barry Smith FCCA
The Wildlife Trusts (TWT)
Wyck Gerson Lohman
Brett Kibble
W P Rees BSc. CEng MIET
Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM)
Councillor Ann Cowan
Ian M Thompson
E.ON UK plc
Brian D Crosby
Peter Ashcroft
Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE)
Scottish Renewables
Greenpeace UK; World Wildlife Fund; Friends of the Earth Greenpeace UK; World Wildlife Fund; Friends of the Earth
Wales and Borders Alliance
National Opposition to Windfarms
David Milborrow
SSE
Dr Howard Ferguson
Grantham Research Institute
George F Wood
Greenersky. Co.uk and Sustainable Sitlington
No NOW group
Roger Helmer
Montgomeryshire Against Pylons
Element Power
Element Power
Jeremy Elgin
Brian Catt
National Grid
Centre for Energy Policy and Technology, Imperial College (ICEPT)
Abundance Generation
W R B Bowie
Kes Heffer
Alex Henney
Mary Armstrong
Rainbow Trails
GE Energy
Falck Renewables Wind Ltd
CATS - Communities Against Turbines Scotland
Renewable UK
EDF
Prof. P Bullough The Crown Estate
RWE
Theodor Oostindie
Carbon Trust & Partnership Renewables
Judith Stretton
AAWT
Mark Blackwell
RES
Banks Group
Energy UK
Ecotricity
Tata Steel
John Muir Trust
The Royal Academy of Engineering and Engineering the Future
Mainstream Renewable Power
Bruce McIntosh
Vestas Wind Systems
Richard Moore
2. Future Programme
The Committee considered this matter.
3. Pre-legislative scrutiny of the Draft Energy Bill
Ordered, That letters from and to Her Majesty’s Treasury dated 29 June 2012 be reported to the House for publication on the internet.
4. The future of marine renewables
Ordered, That Dr Alan Whitehead have leave to attend an Energy Ireland event at Titanic Belfast in a representative capacity.
5. Shale Gas
Ordered, That Dan Byles represent the Committee at a conference on Shale Gas on 26th and 27th September in a representative capacity.
6. The road to UNFCCC COP 18 and beyond.
Gregory Barker MP, Minister of State; Pete Betts, Director, International Climate Change, and David Capper, Head, International Climate Policy Team, Department of Energy and Climate Change gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 10 July at 10 am
Tuesday 10 July 2012
Members present:
Mr Tim Yeo, in the Chair
Dan Byles Laura Sandys Barry Gardiner Sir Robert Smith Ian Lavery Dr Alan Whitehead Albert Owen
1. Future Programme
Resolved, That the Committee conduct a pre-appointment hearing for the new Chair of the Committee on Climate Change.
2. Draft Energy Bill
Ordered, That the following written evidence be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
Department for Energy and Climate Change EDF
3. DECC Main estimate for 2012-13
The Committee considered this matter.
Ordered, That the written evidence relating to the Department of Energy and Climate Change Main Estimate 2012– 13 be reported to the House for publication on the internet.
Resolved, That the Committee hold one-off evidence sessions with DECC and Ofgem on their annual report and accounts.
4. Interests
The Committee considered this matter.
5. Oral evidence: The economics of wind power.
The Chair declared a non pecuniary interest as President of the Renewable Energy Association and interests in renewable energy companies involved in developing biofuels, as listed in his entry in the Register of interests (see Appendix).
David Kennedy, Chief Executive, Committee on Climate Change; Professor Sam Fankhauser, Grantham Institute; Dr Robert Gross, Centre for Energy Policy and Technology, Imperial College, and Professor Gordon Hughes, Global Warming Policy Foundation gave oral evidence.
Robert Robinson, Secretary, Montgomeryshire Local Council Forum, Jeremy Elgin, and Adrian Snook gave oral evidence.
William Heller, Board Member and Chair of the Economics and Markets Strategy Group, Renewable UK, (and Director, Falck Renewables, Manager of Wind and Solar Sectors); David Handley, Chief Economist, RES, and Sarah Merrick, Government Relations Manager, Vestas Northern Europe gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 17 July at 10.00 a.m.
Tuesday 17 July 2012 Members present:
Mr Tim Yeo, in the Chair
Dan Byles Mr Christopher Pincher Barry Gardiner John Robertson Ian Lavery Laura Sandys Dr Phillip Lee Sir Robert Smith Albert Owen Dr Alan Whitehead
1. Draft Energy Bill.
Sir Robert Smith declared the following interest: Shareholding in Rio Tinto; mineral extraction and Shell Transport and Trading; oil-integrated (see Appendix).
The Chair declared the following interest: Director of ITI Energy Limited; suppliers of gasification equipment; Director AFC Energy; company developing alkaline fuel cell technology; Director Eco City Vehicles plc; and Chairman of TMO Renewables Limited. Shareholdings in AFC Energy (share option) and Eco City Vehicles plc (see Appendix).
The Chair also declared a non-pecuniary interest as the President of the Renewable Energy Association (see Appendix).
Draft Report (Draft Energy Bill), proposed by the Chair, brought up, read.
The draft Report was agreed to: the formal minutes relating to the consideration of the Report are published in the First Report of the Committee, HC 275-I.
2. The road to UNFCCC CoP 18 and beyond.
Draft Report (The road to UNFCCC CoP 18 and beyond), proposed by the Chair, brought up, read.
The draft Report was agreed to: the formal minutes relating to the consideration of the Report are published in the Second Report of the Committee, HC 88.
3. Low carbon growth links with China. Draft Report (Low carbon growth links with China), proposed by the Chair, brought up, read.
The draft Report was agreed to: the formal minutes relating to the consideration of the Report are published in the Third Report of the Committee, HC 529.
4. Government Response to the Committee’s Report on Consumption based Emissions Reporting.
Draft Special Report (Consumption Based Emissions Reporting: Government Response to the Committee’s Twelfth Report of Session 2010–12), proposed by the Chair, brought up, read the first and second time, and agreed to.
The Government’s Response to the Twelfth Report from the Committee in Session 2010–12 was appended to the Report.
Resolved, That the Report be the Second Special Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chair make the report to the House.
5. Future Programme.
The Committee considered this matter.
6. Economics of Wind Power.
Ordered, That the following written evidence be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
Grantham Institute Renewable Energy.
7. Oral evidence: DECC: Departmental Priorities
The Rt Hon Edward Davey MP, Secretary of State, Moira Wallace, Permanent Secretary, Phil Wynn Owen, Director General, International Climate Change and Energy Efficiency, Simon Virley, Director General, Energy Markets and Infrastructure gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 4 September at 10.00 a.m.
Tuesday 4 September 2012 MORNING Members present: Mr Tim Yeo, in the Chair
Dan Byles Mr Christopher Pincher Barry Gardiner John Robertson Ian Lavery Laura Sandys Dr Phillip Lee Sir Robert Smith Albert Owen Dr Alan Whitehead
1. Future Programme
The Committee considered this matter.
2. Building new nuclear: the challenges ahead
The Committee considered this matter.
Resolved, That the Committee would visit Hinkley Point C and would meet EDF and local stakeholders.
Ordered, That the following written evidence be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
Department of Energy and Climate Change EDF Energy Nuclear Issues University of Greenwich Energy & Infrastructure Project Finance James Lawton Donald Miller Institution of Mechanical Engineers Office for Nuclear Regulation Derek Lacey, Office for Nuclear Regulation Peter Mellor Nuclear Industry Association Civil Engineering Contractors Association Cardiff University The Institute of Physics World Wildlife Fund Scotland New Nuclear Local Government Association Greenpeace Sedgemoor District Council Bob Brown, Corporate Director, Sedgemoor District Council Institution of Civil Engineers Weinberg Foundation The Royal Academy of Engineers GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy CITB Construction Skills NuGeneration Horizon Nuclear Power Environment Agency Supporters of Nuclear Energy SSE
3. Correspondence and additional evidence
Ordered, That the written evidence relating to the Renewable Heat Incentive and Feed-in-Tariff review submitted by Greg Barker MP, DECC, be reported to the House for publication on the internet.
Ordered, That the written evidence relating to the impact of potential Scottish Independence on Energy and Climate Change submitted by Fergus Ewing MSP, Minister for Energy, Enterprise and Tourism, The Scottish Government, be reported to the House for publication on the internet.
Ordered, That the written evidence relating to DECC’s departmental priorities submitted by the Department for Energy and Climate Change be reported to the House for publication on the internet.
Economics of Wind Power
Ordered, That the following written evidence be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
Professor Gordon Hughes
Consumer Engagement with Energy Markets
Ordered, That the following written evidence be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
E.ON UK SSE Good Energy SmartReach British Gas SSE Make It Cheaper John Oddi, Crystal Windows Parliamentary Outreach.
4. Oral evidence on Consumer Engagement with Energy Markets
Sir Robert Smith declared the following interest: hospitality received from BP as declared in the Register of Members’ Interests (see Appendix).
Phil Bentley, Managing Director, British Gas; Guy Esnouf, Head, Corporate and Internal Communications, E.ON UK; Stephen Fitzpatrick, Managing Director, Ovo Energy, and Alistair Phillips-Davies, Generation and Supply Director, SSE gave oral evidence.
Neil Clitheroe, Chief Executive for Energy Retail and Generation, Scottish Power; Ed Gill, Head of External Affairs, Good Energy; Martin Lawrence, Managing Director for Energy Sourcing and Customer Supply, EDF Energy, and David Mannering, Director of Economic Regulation, RWE npower gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 4 September at 3.00 p.m.
Tuesday 4 September 2012 AFTERNOON Members present:
Mr Tim Yeo, in the Chair
Dan Byles John Robertson Barry Gardiner Laura Sandys Dr Phillip Lee Sir Robert Smith Albert Owen Dr Alan Whitehead Mr Christopher Pincher
1. Pre-appointment hearing for the Government’s preferred candidate for the position of Chair of the Committee on Climate Change
2. Oral evidence
Mr Tim Yeo declared interests, as listed in the Register of Members’ Interests, in renewable energy companies (Director of ITI Energy Limited; suppliers of gasification equipment; Director AFC Energy; company developing alkaline fuel cell technology; Director Eco City Vehicles plc; and Chairman of TMO Renewables Limited. Shareholdings in AFC Energy (share option) and Eco City Vehicles plc.) (see Appendix).
Barry Gardiner declared a non-pecuniary interest, as listed in the Register of Members’ Interests, as a Vice- President of Globe International (see Appendix).
Sir Robert Smith declared interests, as listed in the Register of Members’ Interests, in the oil and gas industry, in particular a shareholding in Shell (see Appendix).
Rt Hon John Gummer, Lord Deben PC gave oral evidence.
3. Chair’s draft Report: Pre-appointment hearing with the Government’s preferred candidate for Chair of the Committee on Climate Change.
Draft Report (Pre-appointment hearing with the Government’s preferred candidate for Chair of the Committee on Climate Change) proposed by the Chair, brought up and read.
The draft Report was agreed to: the formal minutes relating to the consideration of the Report are published in the Fourth Report of the Committee, HC 555.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 11 September at 10.00 a.m.
Tuesday 11 September 2012 Members present: Sir Robert Smith, in the Chair
Dan Byles Christopher Pincher Dr Phillip Lee Dr Alan Whitehead Albert Owen Ian Lavery
Resolved, That, at this day’s sitting, Sir Robert Smith take the Chair of the Committee.—(Dan Byles.)
1. Pre-appointment hearing for the Government’s preferred candidate for the position of Chair of the Committee on Climate Change
The Committee considered this matter.
2. Correspondence and additional evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Consumer Engagement be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
Consumer Focus Committee Survey Results
3. Building new nuclear: the challenges ahead
Sir Robert Smith declared an interest in the oil and gas industry through a shareholding in Shell (see Appendix).
Alyn Jones, Lead Officer, New Nuclear Local Authorities Group (NNLAG); Bob Brown, Corporate Director, Corporate Services, Sedgemoor District Council; and Nick Pidgeon, Professor of Environmental Psychology, Cardiff University;
John Earp, Fellow, Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE); Alasdair Reisner, Director of External Affairs, Civil Engineering Contractors Association; Dr Tim Fox, Head of Energy and Environment, Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE); and Steve Geary, Skills Strategy Director, CITB Construction Skills gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 18 September at 10.00 a.m.
Tuesday 18 September 2012 Members present: Mr Tim Yeo, in the Chair
Dan Byles Christopher Pincher Sir Robert Smith Dr Alan Whitehead John Robertson Ian Lavery
1. Sitting Hours
Resolved, That the Committee would move its regular meeting time to 9.00am effective from 23 October.
2. Paperless Working
The Committee considered this matter.
3. Pre-appointment hearing
The Committee considered this matter.
4. Future programme
The Committee considered this matter.
5. Climate Parliament
Resolved, That the Chair represent the Committee at the Climate Parliament in Sri Lanka in November 2013.
Resolved, That the Committee bid for funding for the Chair to travel to the Climate Parliament in November.
6. Doha UN Framework Convention on Climate Change CoP18, 26 November – 7 December
Resolved, That the Committee bid for funding for John Robertson to attend the Convention in a representative capacity.
7. Consumer Engagement with Energy Markets
Sir Robert Smith declared interests as listed in the Register of members’ interests, in particular in the oil and gas industry through Shell. Mr Tim Yeo drew attention to his interests as declared in the Register of Members’ interests (see Appendix).
Richard Lloyd, Which?, Audrey Gallacher, Consumer Focus, and Ann Robinson, uSwitch gave oral evidence.
Christian Hunt, Carbon Brief, John Swinney, Carillion, and Faye Scott, Green Alliance, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 16 October at 9.30 a.m.
Tuesday 16 October 2012 Members present:
Mr Tim Yeo, in the Chair
Dan Byles Sir Robert Smith Dr Alan Whitehead
1. Paperless working: presentation by Parliamentary ICT and Q & A
The Committee considered this matter.
2. Resignation of Laura Sandys
The Committee considered this matter.
3. Government Response to the Committee’s Report: The Road to UNFCCC CoP 18 and beyond
Ordered, That the Report be the Third Special Report of the Committee to the House.
Resolved, That the Chair make the Report to the House.
4. Future programme
Resolved, That the Committee would hold one off sessions on the Annual Energy Statement and Energy Bill, and would inquire into the UNFCC CoP 18.
Resolved, That the Committee inquire into Energy Prices, Profits and Poverty; and A Severn Barrage?
Resolved, That the Committee inquire into the Green Deal/ECO; Smart Meter roll-out and Low-carbon innovation.
Ordered, That a Sub-Committee be appointed to consider local energy and That Dr Alan Whitehead be Chair of the Sub-Committee.
5. Consumer Engagement
The Committee considered this matter.
6. Reporting evidence to the House
Ordered, That the following evidence relating to Consumer engagement be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
British Gas Supplementary First Utility Ecotricity Alquist consultants
Ordered, That the following evidence relating to Building New Nuclear: the challenges ahead be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
Sedgemoor Council
Ordered, That the following evidence relating to Economics of Wind Power be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
Imperial College London Renewable Energy Foundation
Ordered, That the following evidence relating to Fuel Poverty be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
Greg Barker, Minister of State
Ordered, That the following evidence relating to The Impact of Shale Gas on Energy Markets be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
DECC European Gas and LNG, Société Générale Labour International Energy and Utilities Alliance WWF UK Institute of Directors Oil and Gas UK Civil Engineering Contractors Association UK Onshore Operators Group INEOS Chemicals Grangemouth Ltd INEOS Olefins and Polymers UK Policy Exchange British Cermaic Confederation CNG Services Ltd Chemical Industries Association Cuadrilla Resources Ltd No Hot Air British Geological Survey EDF Energy (Rev) Energy Networks Association Scotia Gas Networks Friends of the Earth Energy Intensive users Group Shell International Ltd UK Energy Research Centre GrowHow UK Limited National Grid GreyStar The Geological Society SSE
7. Aviation and Shipping Emissions
Resolved, That the Committee report correspondence between the Chair and HM Treasury to the House for publication on the internet.
David Kennedy, Chief Executive, Committee on Climate Change; Andrew Herdman, Board Member, Air Transport Action Group and Director general of the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines; Dr Andy Jefferson, Programme Director, Sustainable Aviation; David Balston, UK Chamber of Shipping; Dr Keith Allott, Head of Climate Change, WWF-UK; Greg Barker MP, Minister of State, Department of Energy and Climate Change, and officials; Rupert Furness, Deputy Director and Head of Environment Strategy and Emma Campbell, Deputy Director, Environment and International Transport Economics, Department for Transport, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 23 October at 9.00 a.m.
Tuesday 23 October 2012
Members present:
Sir Robert Smith, in the Chair
Dan Byles Dr Phillip Lee Barry Gardiner Albert Owen Ian Lavery Christopher Pincher
Resolved, That, at this day’s sitting, Sir Robert Smith take the Chair of the Committee (Barry Gardiner).
1. Future Programme
The Committee considered this matter.
2. Energy Bill timescale
The Committee considered this matter.
3. Building New Nuclear: the challenges ahead
Sir Robert Smith drew attention to his entry in the Members’ Register of Interest, in particular a shareholding in Shell (see Appendix). Vincent de Rivaz and Humphrey Cadoux-Hudson, EDF, Rupert Steele OBE, Iberdrola, and Chris Anastasi, GDF SUEZ; Sir Bernard Ingham and Sir William McAlpine, Supporters of Nuclear Energy; Richard George, Greenpeace, and Nick Butler (personal capacity), gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 30 October at 9.15am
Tuesday 30 October 2012
Members present:
Mr Tim Yeo, in the Chair
Barry Gardiner John Robertson Albert Owen Sir Robert Smith Christopher Pincher Dr Alan Whitehead
1. Future Programme
The Committee considered this matter.
Resolved, That the Committee invite representatives of the investment community immediately beforehand.
2. A Severn Barrage?
The Committee considered this matter.
3. Aviation and shipping follow up
The Committee considered this matter.
Resolved, That the Committee write to DECC, DfT and HMT to state the Committee’s view that IA&S should be included in carbon budgets.
Ordered, That subject to the discretion of the Chair, letters to DECC, DfT and HMT be reported to the House for publication on the internet before the next meeting.
4. Reporting evidence to the house
Ordered, That the following evidence relating to Building New Nuclear: the challenges ahead be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
David Thorpe
Nick Butler
Ordered, That the following evidence relating to Aviation and Shipping Emissions be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
Committee on Climate Change
Ordered, That the following evidence relating to The Impact of Shale Gas on Energy Markets be reported to the House for publication on the internet: INEOS
Ordered, That the following evidence relating to The Economics of Wind Power be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
Gordon Hughes, Global Warming Policy Foundation
5. European Committee considering a Commission Communication on nuclear safety (Doc 14400/12)
Resolved, That Dr Alan Whitehead would be nominated to serve on the Committee.
6. Energy Prices, Profits and Poverty
The Committee considered this matter.
7. Consumer engagement with energy markets
Sir Robert Smith declared his interests in the oil and gas industry, in particular in Shell (see Appendix).
Sarah Harrison, Senior Partner for Sustainable Development, and Andrew Wright, Senior Partner for Markets, Ofgem, gave oral evidence.
Rt Hon Gregory Barker MP, Minister of State, and Rachel Crisp, Head of System Balancing and Retail Markets, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 6 November at 11.30am
Tuesday 6 November 2012
Members present:
Mr Tim Yeo, in the Chair
Dan Byles Christopher Pincher Barry Gardiner John Robertson Ian Lavery Sir Robert Smith Dr Phillip Lee Dr Alan Whitehead Mr Peter Lilley Albert Owen
1. Building new nuclear: the challenges ahead
Sir Robert Smith drew attention to his interests as declared in the Members’ Register, in particular a shareholding in Shell (see Appendix).
The Chair drew attention to his interests as detailed in the Members’ Register(see Appendix)..
Ed Mitchell, Director of Environment and Business, Environment Agency, Dr Andy Hall and John Jenkins, Office for Nuclear Regulation, and Bruce McKirdy, Managing Director, RWMD ,Nuclear Decommissioning Agency; John Hayes, Minister of State, Hergen Haye, Head of Nuclear New Build, Emily Bourne, Head of EMR Programme team, DECC, gave oral evidence.
2. Future Programme
The Committee considered this matter. 3. Reporting evidence to the house
Ordered, That the following evidence relating to Inclusion of aviation and shipping emissions in carbon budgets be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
Letters to DECC, DfT and HMT
Ordered, That the following evidence relating to Building New Nuclear: the challenges ahead be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
Mr Gwyn Evans
Mr Brian Catt
Ordered, That the following evidence relating to Impact of Shale Gas on Energy Markets be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
INEOS Olefins and Polymers
[Adjourned till Tuesday 13 November at 3.00pm
Tuesday 13 November 2012
Members present:
Mr Tim Yeo, in the Chair
Dan Byles John Robertson Barry Gardiner Sir Robert Smith Mr Peter Lilley Dr Alan Whitehead
1. Future Programme
The Committee considered this matter.
2. Impact of Shale Gas on Energy Markets
The Committee considered this matter.
3. Low carbon growth links with China
Draft Report (Low carbon growth links with China) proposed by the Chair, brought up, read the first and second time, and agreed to. The Government’s response to the Third Report from the Committee of Session 2012-13.
Resolved, That the Report be the Fourth Special Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chair make the Report to the House.
4. Consumer Engagement with the Energy Market
The Committee considered this matter.
5. Declaration of interest
Mr Peter Lilley declared his interests, in accordance with the Resolution of the House of 13 July 1992 (see Appendix).
6. Investment in energy infrastructure and the Energy Bill Sir Robert Smith drew attention to his interests as detailed in the Members’ Register. The Chair drew attention to his interests as listed in the Register (see Appendix).
Peter Atherton (personal capacity), Nick Gardiner and Ian Simm (Low Carbon Finance Group), Ian Temperton (Climate Change Capital), gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 20 November at 5.00pm
Tuesday 20 November 2012
Members present:
Mr Tim Yeo, in the Chair
Dan Byles Albert Owen Barry Gardiner Christopher Pincher Ian Lavery John Robertson Dr Phillip Lee Sir Robert Smith Mr Peter Lilley Dr Alan Whitehead
1. Future Programme
The Committee considered this matter.
Resolved, That the Committee hold a one-off evidence session in 2013 on bioenergy.
2. Correspondence from the Chair of the Committee on Climate Change
Resolved, That the Committee report correspondence from Lord Deben, to the House for publication on the internet.
3. Building new nuclear: the challenges ahead
Ordered, That the following evidence be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
Greenpeace
3. Shale Gas
The Committee considered this matter.
4. Energy Bill
The Committee considered this matter
Sir Robert Smith declared his interests as shown in the Members’ Register, in particular a shareholding in Shell. Mr Tim Yeo and Mr Peter Lilley drew attention to their interests as detailed in the Members’ Register of Interests (see Appendix).
Rt Hon Edward Davey MP, Secretary of State, DECC, Simon Virley, Director General, Energy Markets and Infrastructure, DECC, Jonathan Brearley, Director of Energy Strategy and Futures, DECC, Phil Wynn Owen, Interim Permanent Secretary, DECC, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 27 November at 9.15am Tuesday 27 November 2012
Members present:
Mr Tim Yeo, in the Chair
Ian Lavery Christopher Pincher Mr Peter Lilley Sir Robert Smith Albert Owen Dr Alan Whitehead
1. Future Programme
The Committee considered this matter.
2. A Severn Barrage?
The Committee considered this matter.
3. The Impact of Shale Gas on Energy Markets
The Committee considered this matter.
Ordered, That the following evidence be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
UK Energy Research Centre
Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research, University of Manchester
Saltford Environment Group.
4. Committee use of social media
The Committee considered this matter.
5. The Impact of Shale Gas on Energy Markets
Nigel Smith, Seismic/Basin Analyst, British Geological Survey, and name to be confirmed, The Geological Society; Professor Mike Bradshaw, Professor of Human Geography, UK Energy Research Centre, Simon Moore, Research Fellow, Environment and Energy Unit, Policy Exchange, Dr Thierry Bros, Senior Analyst, European Gas and LNG, Société Générale, and Paul Stevens, Senior Fellow, Chatham House, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 4 December at 3.45pm
Tuesday 4 December 2012
Members present:
Mr Tim Yeo, in the Chair
Dan Byles Albert Owen Dr Phillip Lee Sir Robert Smith Mr Peter Lilley Dr Alan Whitehead Christopher Pincher
1. Future Programme
The Committee considered this matter.
2. A Severn Barrage?
Ordered, That the following evidence be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
Richard Phillips
Stroud Green Party
Brian Webber
Derek G Birkett
Rail Freight Group
Parsons Brinckerhoff
Freight on Rail
Archie D. Speirs
VerdErg Renewable Energy Ltd
British Marine Aggregate Producers Association
The TaxPayers’ Alliance
Unite
Gloucestershire County Council
North Somerset Flood Risk Action Group
Kingston Seymour Parish Council
Andrew Short
Gloucestershire NFU Severn Estuary Stakeholders
Vale of Glamorgan Council
HR Wallingford
Tata Steel
Prys Davies, Welsh Government
WWF
Friends of the Earth
Severn Voice Severn Estuary Flood Risk Management Strategy Task Group
Rose Hewett PRH Clifford
National Farmers’ Union
Mary Page
Paul Crossley
The Wildlife Trusts
University of Bath
CH2M HILL
Natural England
Evans Engineering & Power Company Ltd
Evans Engineering & Power Company Ltd
RWE Npower Renewables Ltd
The Crown Estate
Associated British Ports
Countryside Council for Wales
Devon and Severn Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority
South West TUC
Country Land and Business Association
Country Land and Business Association
Black and Veatch Ltd
Regen SW and South West Marine Energy Park
Regen SW and SW Marine Energy Park Supplementary
Gloucester Harbour Trustees
Engineering the Future Alliance
Engineering the Future Alliance Supplementary
Owain Jones
Canal and River Trust
Energy Technologies Institute
Dawn Primarolo
Salmon and Trout Association Wales Green Party
3. Investment in Energy and the Energy Bill
Sir Robert Smith declared an interest as detailed in the Members’ Register, in particular a shareholding in Shell. The Chair also drew attention to his entry in the Members’ Register (see Appendix).
Mr John Hayes MP, Minister of State, Jonathan Brearley, Director of Energy Strategy and Futures, Patrick Erwin, Head, EMI Strategy and Programme Office, and Hannah Brown, Head of Renewables Industry and Investment, Department of Energy and Climate Change, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 11 December at 9.15am
Tuesday 11 December 2012
Members present:
Mr Tim Yeo, in the Chair
Dan Byles Albert Owen Ian Lavery Christopher Pincher Dr Phillip Lee John Robertson Mr Mr Peter Lilley Sir Robert Smith Dr Alan Whitehead
1. Future Programme
The Committee considered this matter.
2. Building new nuclear: the challenges ahead
The Committee considered this matter.
3. A Severn Barrage?
Ordered, That the following written evidence be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
Department of Energy and Climate Change
Jonathan White
Don Metcalfe
Avonmouth Community Centre Association
Severn Rivers Trust
Richard Brunning
Environment Agency
Natural Environment Research Council
Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust The Bristol Port Company
The Bristol Port Company Supplementary
Simon Bird – Bristol Port Company
Bristol Port Company Supplementary
Severn Tidal Power Group
RSPB
Mark Barry
Renewable Energy Association, Ocean Energy Group
Natasha Barker Bradshaw and Graham Daborn
SAWTAG
North Somerset Council
Hafren Power
4. The Impact of Shale Gas on Energy Markets
Sir Robert Smith drew attention to his interest as declared in the Members’ Register, in particular a shareholding in Shell. Tim Yeo declared his interests as detailed in the Register (see Appendix)
Francis Egan, Chief Executive Officer, Cuadrilla Resources Ltd, Corin Taylor, Senior Economic Advisor, Institute of Directors, Graham Tiley, General Manager (Ukraine), Shell International Ltd, gave oral evidence.
Professor Kevin Anderson, Deputy Director, UK Tyndall Centre, University of Manchester, Jenny Banks, Energy and Climate Change Policy Officer, WWF UK, Tony Bosworth, Climate and Energy Campaigner, Friends of the Earth, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 18 December at 2.45pm
Tuesday 18 December 2012
Members present:
Mr Tim Yeo, in the Chair
Dan Byles Albert Owen Barry Gardiner Christopher Pincher Ian Lavery John Robertson Mr Peter Lilley Sir Robert Smith Dr Alan Whitehead
1. Future Programme
The Committee considered this matter. 2. Consumer Engagement with Energy Markets
Draft Report (Consumer Engagement with Energy Markets) proposed by the Chair, brought up and read.
The draft Report was agreed to: the formal minutes relating to the consideration of the Report are published in the Fifth Report of Session 2012-13, HC 554-I.
3. Energy Prices, Profits and Poverty
The Committee considered this matter
4. Smart meter roll-out
The Committee considered this matter.
5. A Severn Barrage?
The Committee considered this matter.
Ordered, That the following evidence be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
Angling Trust
Sedgemoor District Council
Robbee Smole
Wales TUC
BC & WELEP
WUF & RWPT
EDF Energy
National Trust
E.ON
6. Shale Gas
Ordered, That the following supplementary evidence be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
Geological Society
British Geological Survey
7. Travel in a representative capacity
Ordered, That Dan Byles have leave to visit Abu Dhabi in January 2013 to attend the World Future Energy Summit in a representative capacity, and that the Chair seek the approval of the Chair of the Liaison Committee for expenditure in connection with the visit.1
8. Attendance
1 Visit to Abu Dhabi in January 2013 did not go ahead. The Committee considered this matter.
9. The outcomes of UNFCCC CoP 18
Rt Hon Edward Davey MP, Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change (DECC);Rt Hon Gregory Barker MP, Minister of State, DECC; Ben Lyons, Head of International Climate Change, DECC; Pete Betts, Director, International Climate Change, DECC, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Thursday 10 January at 9.15am
Thursday 10 January 2013
Members present:
Mr Tim Yeo, in the Chair
Dan Byles Christopher Pincher Barry Gardiner John Robertson Ian Lavery Sir Robert Smith Dr Phillip Lee Dr Alan Whitehead Albert Owen
1. Future Programme.
Resolved, That the Committee hold an inquiry into the UK refining industry after Easter.
Resolved, That the Committee hold a one-off session on the gas strategy on 13 February.
2. The Green Deal: watching brief
The Committee considered this matter.
3. Reporting evidence to the House
Ordered, That the following evidence relating to A Severn Barrage? be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
Bristol Port Company
Ordered, That the following evidence relating to Building New Nuclear: the challenges ahead be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
Hitachi
Ordered, That the following evidence relating to The Economics of Wind Power be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
Roger Phillips
4. A Severn Barrage?
Albert Owen declared his interest as Member of the APPG on the Severn Barrage. Mr Tim Yeo drew attention to his entry in the Members’ Register (see Appendix). Rt Hon Peter Hain MP; Martin Mansfield, General Secretary, Wales TUC, Andy Richards, Wales Secretary, Unite the Union and President, Wales TUC, gave oral evidence.
Kate Jennings, Head of Site Conservation Policy, RSPB, Martin Salter, National Campaigns Coordinator, The Angling Trust, Dr Simon Pryor, Director of Natural Environment, The National Trust, Martin Spray, Chief Executive, The Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust, gave oral evidence.
Simon Bird, Chief Executive, Bristol Port Company, Matthew Kennerley, ABP Port Director South Wales, Associated British Ports, Professor Tim Broyd, FREng, Engineering the Future alliance, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 16 January at 2.45pm
Wednesday 16 January 2013
Members present:
Mr Tim Yeo, in the Chair
Dan Byles Albert Owen Barry Gardiner Christopher Pincher Ian Lavery Sir Robert Smith Dr Phillip Lee Dr Alan Whitehead Mr Peter Lilley
1. Future Programme
The Committee considered this matter.
2. The Green Deal: watching brief
The Committee considered this matter.
Ordered, That the following evidence be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
John Oddi
Green Heat Ltd
Association for the Conservation of Energy
Knauf Insulation
Affinity Sutton
Glass and Glazing Federation
National Housing Federation
Sheffield LATAG
Hampshire Country Council
UK Green Building Council Gentoo Green
DECC
powerPerfector
Which?
Residential Landlords Association
EDF Energy
All-Party Parliamentary Group for the Roofing Industry
SSE
RWE npower
British Gas
Electrical Contractors’ Association and the National Inspection Council for Electrical Installation Contracting
Consumer Focus
Mineral Wool Insulation Manufacturer’s Association
National Landlords Association
National Energy Action
3. Pre-appointment hearing for the Chair of the Committee of Climate Change
The Committee considered this matter.
4. Reporting evidence to the House
Ordered, That the following evidence relating to The Impact of Shale Gas on Energy Markets be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
Environment Agency
Exxon Mobil
Ordered, That the following evidence relating to A Severn Barrage? be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
British Association for Shooting and Conservation
7. The Impact of Shale Gas on Energy Markets
Tim Yeo and Sir Robert Smith drew attention to their entries in the Register of Interests, particularly in respect of the renewable and oil and gas industries respectively (see Appendix). Paul Spence, Director of Strategy and Corporate Affairs, EDF Energy, Tom Crotty, Chief Executive Officer, INEOS Olefins & Polymers Europe, Peter Parsons, Forecasting Manager, National Grid, Martin Pibworth, Deputy Managing Director for Energy Portfolio Management, SSE, gave oral evidence.
John Hayes MP, Minister of State, Department of Energy and Climate Change, Simon Toole, Director of Oil & Gas Licensing, Exploration and Development, DECC, Chris Barton, Head of International Energy Security, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 23 January at 9.45am
Wednesday 23 January 2013
Members present:
Mr Tim Yeo, in the Chair
Barry Gardiner John Robertson Dr Phillip Lee Sir Robert Smith Mr Peter Lilley Dr Alan Whitehead
1. Future Programme
The Committee considered this matter.
2. Building new nuclear: the challenges ahead – Heads of Report
The Committee considered this matter.
3. Reporting evidence to the House
Ordered, That the following evidence relating to A Severn Barrage? be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
Severn Lake Co.
Ordered, That the following evidence relating to The Green Deal: watching brief be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
Energy UK
ScottishPower
Insulation Industry Forum
Ordered, That the following evidence relating to Building New Nuclear: the challenges ahead be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
SONE
Resolved, That the Committee would report letters sent to DECC and Lord Deben to the House for publication on the internet.
4. Smart meter roll out
The Committee considered this matter. 5. DECC Annual Report and Accounts
Sir Robert Smith drew attention to his entry in the Members’ Register of Interest, in particular a shareholding in Shell. Mr Tim Yeo drew attention to his entry in the Members’ Register (see Appendix).
Rt Hon Edward Davey MP, Secretary of State, Department of Energy and Climate Change, Phil Wynn Owen, Interim Permanent Secretary, Vanessa Nicholls, Temporary Chief Operating Officer, Simon Virley, Director General, Energy Markets and Infrastructure, DECC, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 30 January at 9.00am
Wednesday 30 January 2013
Members present:
Mr Tim Yeo, in the Chair
Barry Gardiner Christopher Pincher Ian Lavery John Robertson Mr Peter Lilley Sir Robert Smith Albert Owen Dr Alan Whitehead
1. Future Programme
The Committee considered this matter.
Resolved, That the Committee hold a one-off session on the Renewable Heat Incentive on 26 March.
2. Pre-appointment hearing for the Chair of the Committee on Climate Change
The Committee considered this matter.
3. Reporting evidence to the House
Ordered, That the Committee report correspondence from Lord Deben relating to the pre-appointment hearing for the Chair of the Committee on Climate Change to the House for publication on the internet.
Ordered, That the following evidence relating to A Severn Barrage? be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
Tim Boyd, Engineering the Future
Bristol Port Company
Tidal Lagoons Swansea Bay
Brian Catt
Peter Hain MP
Coalition of NGOs Marine Conservation Society
4. A Severn Barrage?
Mr Tim Yeo drew attention to his entry in the Register of Members’ Interests. Sir Robert Smith declared an interest in the oil and gas industry through a shareholding in Shell (see Appendix). Albert Owen declared the following interest: membership of the APPG on the Severn Barrage.
Gregory Shenkman, Chairman, Hafren Power Ltd, Anthony Pryor CBE, Chief Executive, Hafren Power Ltd, Ian Gardner, Director, UKMEA Board, Arup, Professor Roger A. Falconer, Expert Panel, Hafren Power and CH2M HILL-Halcrow Professor of Water Management, Cardiff University, Andre Karihaloo, Head of Operations, Hafren Power Ltd, gave oral evidence.
Andrew Shirley, Chief Surveyor, The Country Land and Business Association (CLA), Johnny Gowdy, Programme Director, Regen SW, Rupert Armstrong Evans, Proprietor, Evans Engineering and Power Company Ltd, Vincent de Laleu, Offshore & Marine Engineering, EDF Energy, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 6 February at 8.45am
Wednesday 6 February 2013
Members present:
Mr Tim Yeo, in the Chair
Barry Gardiner John Robertson Ian Lavery Sir Robert Smith Mr Peter Lilley
1. Future programme
The Committee considered this matter.
2. Gas Generation Strategy
The Committee considered this matter.
3. The Impact of Shale Gas on Energy Markets
The Committee considered this matter.
4. The Road to UNFCCC COP 18 and Beyond
Ordered, That correspondence relating to The Road to UNFCCC COP 18 and Beyond be reported to the House for publication on the internet.
5. Oral evidence in public
Sir Robert Smith declared the following pecuniary and non-pecuniary interests: a shareholding in Shell Transport and Trading; ownership of rented property, and as President of Energy Action Scotland (see Appendix). Peter Smith, External Affairs Manager, National Energy Action; Alexandra Willey, Special Projects Manager, Affinity Sutton; Simon Gordon, Private Rented Sector Consultant, Residential Landlords Association; John Sinfield, Managing Director, Knauf Insulation, representing the Insulation Industry Forum, gave oral evidence.
Rt Hon Gregory Barker MP, Minister of State, Department of Energy and Climate Change, and Officials gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 13 February at 9.15 am
Wednesday 13 February 2013
Members present:
Sir Robert Smith, in the Chair
Barry Gardiner Mr Peter Lilley Ian Lavery Albert Owen Dr Phillip Lee John Robertson
Resolved, That, at this day’s sitting, Sir Robert Smith take the Chair of the Committee.—(Barry Gardiner)
1. Future programme
The Committee considered this matter.
2. Gas Generation Strategy
Sir Robert Smith declared the following interest: shareholding in Shell Transport and Trading. Mr Peter Lilley declared the following interest: Ferro Alloys Corporation Limited and Tethys Petroleum Limited (see Appendix).
Barry Gardiner declared the following interest: Chairman of Globe International (see Appendix).
David Kennedy, Chief Executive, Climate Change Committee; Professor Samuel Fankhauser, Co-Director, Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment, LSE; Simon Skillings, Senior Associate, E3G, and Rachel Cary, Senior Policy Adviser, Green Alliance, gave oral evidence.
Keith MacLean, Policy and Research Director, SSE; Steve Hargreaves, Corporate Strategy Director, EDF Energy; Mark Somerset, European General Manager and Vice President, InterGen, and David Cox, Managing Director, The Gas Forum, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Thursday 26 February at 9.15 am
Wednesday 26 February 2013
Members present:
Sir Robert Smith, in the Chair Dan Byles Albert Owen Barry Gardiner Christopher Pincher Mr Peter Lilley Sir Robert Smith
Resolved, That, at this day’s sitting, Sir Robert Smith take the Chair of the Committee.—(Barry Gardiner)
1. Future programme
The Committee considered this matter.
2. Building new nuclear: the challenges ahead
Draft Report (Building new nuclear: the challenges ahead) proposed by the Chair, brought up and read.
The draft Report was agreed to: the formal minutes relating to the consideration of the Report are published in the Sixth Report of Session 2012-13, HC 117.
3. Smart meter roll-out
Ordered, That the following written evidence be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
John Cowburn Alex Henney National Grid Metering Paul Lewis Allison Rice Olle Johansson Dr Robert Zac Cox Elizabeth Evans Ingrid Dickenson RWE npower Christina Steils and Giles Keyte World Foundation for Natural Science A S Fitzgerald Richard Phillips John Cox Julia Taylor E.ON Sarah Wright The Healthy House Ltd Telefonica Glynis Evans Ashleigh Marsh Karl Cox Jessica Sapphire Yvonne Tinckler Marion Welton Ann Wade Dr Andrew Tresidder Carol Bloxsome Mrs Thompson Powerwatch Mrs Nash Gail Holmewood Anne Gill Charles Simpson Stop Smart Meters (UK) Stop Smart Meters (UK) Charles Walker Mast Sanity ElectroSensitivity UK Margaret White Charlotte Bradstock All-Party Parliamentary Carbon Monoxide Group Dr Andrew Goldsworthy Don Skelton Abigail Hirschmann Caroline Davies BioSustainable Design Keith Dixon Rose Hunt Itron Marion Eaton Barbara Norden Jody Law Susan Ledger Velma Lyrae Lloyd Burrell Eleanor Chandler Paula Robinson Mrs M Brown SSITA and CAVI Society Helen Lovell MCS-Aware Mary Hood Ofgem Ofgem The Institution of Engineering and Technology Krystyna Brown Peter Kalinowski Anthony Morris Jeff Jeffries Robert Pursall First Utility John Muir SSE Susan Nicholls John Weigel Monika Curry Alliance for Natural Health International Stephen Kane ElectraLink Ltd Louise Larchbourne Judith Ware Therese Howell Alix Longman M Beresford David Scranage Anna Peckham Amanda Blay Orsis (UK) Ltd Hans Kristiansen, Orsis (UK) Ltd Katie Saunders Caroline Spear Jackie Leach FoodsMatter Lynn Alford-Burow Mark Watson Gurmit Singh and Iris Pauwels Sophie Austen DECC Baroness Verma, DECC Baroness Verma, DECC Damian May Helen Malik EDF Energy EDF Energy Energy UK Leigh William Gregson SmartReach BEAMA Claire Smith British Gas Catarina Geoghan ScottishPower Consumer Focus Consumer Futures (formerly Consumer Focus) Rachel Acworth Federation of Small Businesses Policy Exchange Ann Gore The Health Protection Agency Energy Services and Technology Association Energy Services and Technology Association Energy Services and Technology Association Ann Hardwick CO-Gas Safety CoGDEM Martin Conroy Stop Smart Meters! Siemens plc Gwyn Carwardine
4. Energy prices, profits and poverty
Ordered, That the transcript of the “Parliament Talks” Outreach event in Glasgow be reported to the House for publication on the internet.
5. Ofgem Annual Report and Accounts
Sir Robert Smith the following interest: shareholding in Shell Transport and Trading. Mr Tim Yeo decalared the following interest: energy-related companies (see Appendix).
Alistair Buchanan CBE, Chief Executive, and Andrew Wright, Senior Partner Markets, Ofgem, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Thursday 28 February at 9.15am
Thursday 28 February 2013
Members present:
Mr Tim Yeo, in the Chair
Barry Gardiner Dr Phillip Lee Ian Lavery John Robertson
1. Energy prices, profits and poverty
The Committee considered this matter.
Ordered, That the following written evidence be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
Ray Cope
Barry Rosindale
Chris March
National Pensioners Convention
IPPR
Citizens Advice
All-Party Parliamentary Carbon Monoxide Group
Energy Action Scotland
SSE
RWE npower
Age UK
Which?
E.ON
Hastoe Housing Association
Martin Allan
Cornwall Energy
National Energy Action
National Energy Action
Mr D Shah
Ovo Energy
Local Government Association
Local Government Association
Carillion
Brian Mongey
Renewable Energy Association
Caroline Flint MP
Consumer Focus
Department of Energy and Climate Change
British Gas
EDF Energy
UK Government’s Fuel Poverty Advisory Group
ScottishPower
Ofgem
Barnardo’s
3. Pre-appointment hearing: Chair of the Committee on Climate Change
Ordered, That correspondence from DECC relating to the pre-appointment hearing be reported to the House for publication on the internet.
4. A Severn barrage?
Ordered, That the following written evidence be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
Evans Engineering
Bristol Port Company
Supervawt Ltd
CLA
Regen SW
Mr Tim Yeo declared the following interest: Director and shareholder of Eurotunnel (see Appendix).
Ed Mitchell, Director of Environment and Business, Environment Agency; Dr Richard Cresswell MBE, Director South West, Environment Agency and Mike Evans, Strategic Environmental Planning Manager, Environmental Agency gave oral evidence.
Mr Alan Seatter, Deputy Director-General, DG Environment, European Commission, gave oral evidence.
Rt Hon Gregory Barker MP, Minister of State, DECC; Trevor Raggatt, Head of Small Scale and Emerging Renewables, DECC, and Barbara Garnier Schofield, Head of Marine Energy and Tidal Range, DECC, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 5 March at 2.45pm
Tuesday 5 March 2013
Members present:
Mr Tim Yeo, in the Chair
Ian Lavery Sir Robert Smith Mr Peter Lilley Dr Alan Whitehead Christopher Pincher
1. Consumer Engagement with Energy Markets
Draft Special Report (Consumer Engagement with Energy Markets: Government Response to the Committee’s Fifth Report of Session 2012-13), proposed by the Chair, brought up, read the first and second time, and agreed to.
The Government and Ofgem’s response to the Fifth Report from the Committee of Session 2012-13 was appended to the Report.
Resolved, That the Report, be the Fifth Special Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chair make the Report to the House.
2. Pre-appointment hearing for the Chair of the Committee on Climate Change
The Committee considered this matter
3. Green Deal: watching brief
The Committee agreed to report the following evidence to the House for publication on the internet relating to the Green Deal: watching brief inquiry:
Dr Andrew Tresidder
Carol Bloxsome
Mrs Thompson
Powerwatch
DECC
Dr Nick Eyre, Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford, and Dr David Kennedy, Chief Executive, Committee on Climate Change, gave oral evidence.
Eric Salomon, Energy Field Services Director, EDF Energy; Simon Stacey, Managing Director of Energy Services, RWE npower, and Neil Clitheroe, CEO, ScottishPower Retail & Generation, Scottish Power, gave oral evidence.
Peter Broad, Policy Manager, Consumer Focus, and Simon Osborn, Principal Policy Adviser, Which?, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 12 March at 9.15am
Tuesday 12 March 2013
Members present:
Mr Tim Yeo, in the Chair
Barry Gardiner Christopher Pincher Ian Lavery John Robertson Mr Peter Lilley Sir Robert Smith Albert Owen Dr Alan Whitehead
1. Future programme
The Committee considered this matter.
2. Renewable Heat Incentive
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to the Renewable Heat Incentive be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
Charles Hobson
Vick Moller, Cilgwyn Community Group
Robert Kyriakides, Genersys Plc
Kensa Engineering
Heating and Hotwater Industry Council
Wolseley UK
Renewable Energy Systems
National Housing Federation
Micropower Council
E.ON
CPL Industries
Consumer Focus
John Pennell
Carillion
B&ES
ICAX Ltd
BEAMA
BSW Timber
Solar Trade Association
Combined Heat and Power Association
Renewable Energy Association
GSHPA
Mitsubishi Electric
Heat Pump Association
Group of Heat Pump developers
Group of Domestic Biomass developers
NFU
British Gas
EDF Energy
Rockwool Ltd
Plumbing Trade Supplies
3. Pre-appointment hearing for the Chair of the Committee on Climate Change
The Committee considered this matter.
4. Consumer Engagement with Energy Markets
The Committee considered this matter.
5. Gas Generation Strategy
Ordered, That the following written evidence be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
Institute of Engineering and Technology
ESB International
Charlotte Morton, ADBA
6. Energy prices, profits and poverty
Ordered, That Dr Anthony White and Marc Ozawa be appointed Specialist Advisers to assist the Committee in matters related to the Energy prices, profits and poverty inquiry. (For details of declarations of interests, see Appendix.)
Ron Campbell, Chief Policy Analyst, National Energy Action; Mervyn Kohler, Special Adviser, Age UK, and Derek Lickorish MBE, Fuel Poverty Advisory Group, gave oral evidence.
Richard Lloyd, Executive Director, Which?; Audrey Gallacher, Director of Energy, Consumer Focus, and Anne Pardoe, Energy Policy and Liaison Officer, Citizen’s Advice, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 26 March at 10.30am
Tuesday 26 March 2013
Members present:
Sir Robert Smith, in the Chair
Dan Byles Christopher Pincher Barry Gardiner John Robertson Mr Peter Lilley Dr Alan Whitehead Albert Owen
Resolved, That, at this day’s sitting, Sir Robert Smith take the Chair of the Committee.—(John Robertson)
1. Renewable Heat Incentive
Dave Sowden, Chief Executive, The Micropower Council; Simon Lomax, Managing Director, Kensa Engineering, and Tim Minett, Managing Director, CPL Industries, gave oral evidence.
Pippa Read, Policy Leader, Sustainable Developments, National Housing Federation, gave oral evidence.
Jeremy Hawksley, Director General, OFTEC; Barry Gregory, Chairman, OFTEC and Martyn Bridges, Vice Chairman, OFTEC, gave oral evidence.
Mr Tim Yeo resumed the chair.
2. The impact of shale gas on energy markets.
The Committee considered this matter.
3. A Severn barrage?
The Committee considered this matter.
4. Bioenergy
Resolved, That the Committee hold a one-off session on bioenergy.
5. Sub-Committee on local energy
The Committee considered this matter.
6. Pre-appointment hearing for the Chair of the Committee on Climate Change.
The Committee considered this matter.
7. Pre-appointment hearing for the Chair of Ofgem.
Resolved, That the Committee conduct a pre-appointment hearing for the new Chair of Ofgem.
8. Attendance statistics
The Committee considered this matter.
9. Energy prices, profits and poverty
The Committee considered this matter.
10. Future programme
The Committee considered this matter.
11. Gas Generation Strategy
Ordered, That the following evidence be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
Green Alliance
[Adjourned till Tuesday 16 April at 9.00am
Tuesday 16 April 2013
Members present:
Mr Tim Yeo, in the Chair
Dan Byles Christopher Pincher Barry Gardiner John Robertson Ian Lavery Sir Robert Smith Dr Phillip Lee Dr Alan Whitehead Mr Peter Lilley
1. Future programme
The Committee considered this matter.
Resolved, That the Committee inquire into: Carbon Capture and Storage; Heat, and the scientific and policy implications arising from the IPCC 5th Assessment Report. Resolved, That the Committee hold one-off sessions on the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority and UNFCCC Conference of the Parties (CoP) 19.
2. UK Refining
The Committee considered this matter.
3. Smart Meter Roll-out
The Committee considered this matter.
4. A Severn barrage?
The Committee considered this matter.
5. Energy prices, profits and poverty
Alistair Phillips-Davies, Deputy Chief Executive, SSE; Jim Poole, Director of B2C, EDF Energy; Tony Cocker, CEO, E.ON, and Juliet Davenport, CEO & Founder, Good Energy, gave oral evidence.
Paul Massara, CEO, RWEnpower; Ian Peters, Managing Director, Energy, British Gas, Neil Clitheroe, CEO Retail and Generation, ScottishPower, and Stephen Fitzpatrick, Managing Director, Ovo Energy, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 22 April at 4.30pm
Monday 22 April 2013
Members present:
Mr Tim Yeo, in the Chair
Barry Gardiner John Robertson Ian Lavery Sir Robert Smith Dr Phillip Lee Dr Alan Whitehead
1. A Severn barrage?
Resolved, That the Committee take evidence in private.
Andre Karihaloo, Head of Operations, Hafren Power; Gregory Shenkman, Chairman, Hafren Power, and Anthony Pryor CBE, Chief Executive, Hafren Power, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 23 April at 9.00am
Tuesday 23 April 2013
MORNING
Members present:
Mr Tim Yeo, in the Chair
Dan Byles Albert Owen Barry Gardiner Sir Robert Smith Ian Lavery Dr Alan Whitehead
1. Future programme
The Committee considered this matter.
2. Green Deal: watching brief
The Committee considered this matter.
3. Smart meter roll-out
Dr John Swanson, Biological Effects Policy Advisory Group; Dr Jill Meara, Public Health England, and Dr Liz Evans and Mike Mitcham, Stop Smart Meters (UK), gave oral evidence.
Audrey Gallacher, Consumer Focus and Allen Creedy, Federation of Small Businesses, gave oral evidence.
Tony Taylor, ESTA; Sean Weir, SmartReach, and Hans Kristiansen, Orsis (UK) Ltd, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till this day at 1.30pm
Tuesday 23 April 2013
AFTERNOON
Members present:
Mr Tim Yeo, in the Chair
Dan Byles Christopher Pincher Ian Lavery Sir Robert Smith Dr Phillip Lee Dr Alan Whitehead Mr Peter Lilley
1. Impact of shale gas on energy markets
Draft Report (Impact of shale gas on energy markets) proposed by the Chair, brought up and read.
The draft Report was agreed to: the formal minutes relating to the consideration of the Report are published in the Seventh Report of Session 2012-13, HC 785.
[Adjourned till Thursday 9 May at 9am
DECLARATIONS OF MEMBERS’ INTERESTS
13 July 2010: declaration of Members’ interests
Dan Byles declared the following interests:
Directorships Athena Communications & Consulting Ltd (not traded since before December 2009)
Sponsorships Name of donor: Mr Charles H Vero Amount of donation: £4,000 Name of donor: Stalbury Trustees – 31 Hill Street, London, W1J 5LS Amount of donation: £3,000
Land and property Own half of one bedroom flat in which my grandparents reside in Bexhill on Sea, East Sussex
Shareholdings Athena Communications & Consulting Ltd(100% of shares in this company)
Employment of family members Jan Meek (Mother) – Interim Office Manager on 3 month fixed term contract
Dr Phillip Lee declared the following interests:
Remunerated employment, office, profession, etc
GP Work: List of Freelance Employment May 2010 19th May-Medical Solutions Ltd., Wokingham, Berkshire Telephone Doctor Triage 3.5-4hrs
24th May - Holyport Surgery, Holyport, Berkshire GP Surgery 3.5 hrs
28th May - The Cedars Surgery, Maidenhead, Berkshire GP Surgery 3.5 hrs
4. Sponsorships Name of donor: John Nike OBE Amount of donation: £5,000
Albert Owen declared no interests.
Christopher Pincher declared the following interests:
Sponsorship
Name of donor: Geoffrey Mansfield Amount of donation: £4,000
Name of donor: Reginald Gordon Goodwin Amount of donation: £2,549
Name of donor: JCB Research Ltd – Lakeside Works, Denstone Road, Rocester, Staffordshire, ST14 5JP Amount of donation: £5,000
John Robertson declared the following interests:
Sponsorship
Name of donor: Prospect Amount of donation: £7,000 (February 2010)
Name of donor: Prospect Amount of donation: £5,000 (13 April 2010)
Name of donor: Musician’s Union Amount of donation: £1,000 (6 April 2010)
Name of donor: Unison (Scotland) Amount of donation: £300 (17 April 2010)
The salary of a research assistant for one day a week to work with the All-Party Parliamentary Groups on Nigeria and Angola is paid by Chatham House.
Overseas visits
Name of donor: Nominet Address of donor: Minerva House, Edmund Halley Road, Oxford Science Park, Oxford OX4 4DQ. Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): flights, accommodation, ground travel and incidental expenses to the value of £1,190. Destination of visit: Washington, DC, USA. Date of visit: 24-27 January 2010. Purpose of visit: to attend the Congressional Internet Caucus State of the Net conference as a representative of, the All-Party Communications Group, as well as a number of relevant meetings with US officials. (Registered 5 March 2010)
Employment of family members
Laura Robertson (Daughter) – Assistant Secretary (Office Junior)
Miscellaneous and unremunerated interests:
Chair All-Party Group on Nuclear Energy
Laura Sandys declared the following interests:
Directorships
China Dialogue, NGO based in London and China.
Sponsorships
Name of donor: Ian Thomas Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £3,500. This donation was made to the constituency association, which will report it to the Electoral Commission. Donor status: individual (Registered 7 June 2010)
Name of donor: Sunley Farms Ltd Address of donor: Godmersham Park. Canterbury CT4 7DT.
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,750. This donation was made to the constituency association, which will report it to the Electoral Commission. Donor status: company (Registered 7 June 2010)
Name of donor: Michael Faber Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £1,750. This donation was made to the constituency association, which will report it to the Electoral Commission. Donor status: individual (Registered 7 June 2010)
Name of donor: United and Cecil Club Address of donor: 36 Station Road, Uxbridge, UB8 3AD. Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £4,000. No individual donations of more than £1,500. This donation was made to the constituency association. which will report it to the Electoral Commission. Donor status: Conservative fundraising club (Registered 7 June 20 I0)
Name of donor: David Hunter Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,800. This donation was made to the constituency association, which will report it to the Electoral Commission. Donor status: individual (Registered 7 June 2010)
Miscellaneous and unremunerated interests:
Trustee of the Russia Foundation
Sir Robert Smith declared the following interests:
Overseas visits
Name of donor: Total E&P UK Address of donor: 33 Cavendish Square, London WIG OPW Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): £1,077 Destination of visit: Lacq, southwest France Date of visit: 16-17 July 2009 Purpose of visit: to visit Total's Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) demonstration plant in Lacq as a member of the British Offshore Oil and Gas Industry All Party Parliamentary Group.
Land and Property
Farm and cottages in Aberdeenshire, from which rental income is received.
Shareholdings
Glaxosmithkline; pharmaceuticals (9 b) Legal and General; life assurance (9 b)
Rio Tinto; mineral extraction (9 b) Shell Transport and Trading; oil-integrated (9 b)
Miscellaneous and unremunerated interests: Honorary Vice-President Energy Action Scotland Vice-Chair All –Party Group on the British Oil and Gas Industry
Dr Alan Whitehead declared the following interests:
Sponsorship
Name of donor: Unite Amount of donation: £2,500
Land and Property
Flat inhabited by Father in Devon.
Miscellaneous and unremunerated interests: Chair Parliamentary Renewable and Sustainable Energy Group (PRASEG)
Mr Tim Yeo declared the following interests:
Directorships
Name and address of company: Groupe Eurotunnel SA (non-executive) (of which Eurotunnel plc is a wholly owned subsidiary); company managing the Channel Tunnel. Address: Cheriton Parc, Cheriton High Street, Folkestone, Kent, CT19 4QS. Nature of business: Company manages the Channel Tunnel and operates freight trains in Britain and France.
My duties as a non-executive director include attendance at meetings of the Board and of the Environment and Safety Committee and advising senior management on a range of issues.
Name and address of company: Eco City Vehicles plc, Hemming House, Hemming Street, London E1 5BL Nature of business: Distributes and services London taxis The nature of the work: Duties include chairing board meetings and keeping in touch with senior management.
Name and address of company: AFC Energy plc, Unit 71.4, Dunsfold Park, Stovolds Hill, Cranleigh, Surrey GU6 8TB Nature of business: Developers of alkaline fuel cell technology The nature of the work: Undertake duties as Chair, run board meetings and keep in touch with senior management.
Remunerated employment, office, profession, etc
Name and address: Regenesis Ltd, Coptoak House, 216 Blackbury Lane, Limply, Stoke, Bath, BA2 7FE Nature of the business: The company develops, manufacturers and markets advanced technologies for the restoration and remediation of natural resources.
Occasional articles for Country Life magazine.
Member of Advisory Board of Oxinia (August 2008-September 2009); a group of recruitment consultants and head-hunters.
Overseas visits
Name of donor: Forum Invest, a Romanian company which organises international conferences. Address of donor: 18 Mircea Eliade Blvd, 4th floor, Bucharest 012015, Romania Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): £1500 Destination of visit: Monte Carlo Date of visit: 3-6 July 2009 Purpose of visit: to discuss climate change and the environment (Registered 6 July 2009)
Name of donor : National Institute of Technology Address of donor: Kurukshetra - 136119, Haryana, India Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): estimated value £1500 Destination of visit: Taj Chandigarh, Chandigarh, India Date of visit: 19-21 March 2009 Purpose of visit: to speak at the EnviroEnergy Conference 2009 (international conference on energy and environment) (Registered 17 September 2009)
Name of donor: Forum Invest, a Romanian company which organises international conferences. Address of donor : 18 Mirtea Eliade Blvd, 4th floor, Bucharest 012015, Romania Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): £1200 Destination of visit: Bucharest Date of visit: 2 - 6 October 2009 Purpose of visit: to discuss Romania' s attitude to climate change and related environmental Issues (Registered 20 October 2009)
Shareholdings
Anacol Holdings Ltd.; a family investment company (9 a)
Name of company: Eco City Vehicles plc (9 b) Nature of company’s business: Distributes and services London taxis
Name of company: AFC Energy (share option) (9 b) Nature of company’s business: Develops alkaline fuel cell technology
Name of company: Groupe Eurotunnel SA (9 b) Nature of the company’s business: operates the Channel Tunnel and freight trains in Britain and France.
9 November 2010: declaration of Members’ interests
Barry Gardiner declared the following interests:
Directorships
Reynolds Partners Ltd, Grand Buildings 1-3 The Strand, London WC2N 5HE; investment bank. (£15,001–£20,000)
Received three payments totalling £2,500 between 23 March and 28 May 2010 for directors’ meetings and advice. Hours 15. Registered 23 June 2010)
Overseas visits
Name of donor: GLOBE International Address of donor: 11 Dartmouth Street, Westminster, London SW1H 9BN. Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): £7,315.51 Destination of visit: Tokyo, Japan and Seoul, South Korea. Date of visit: 20-25 February 2010 Purpose of visit: meetings with the members of Diet and House of Councillors in Tokyo and members of the National Assembly in Seoul. (Registered 16 March 2010)
Name of donor: GLOBE International Address of donor: 11 Dartmouth Street, Westminster, London SW1H 9BN. Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): £722.10 Destination of visit: Copenhagen, Denmark. Date of visit: 14-17 December 2009 Purpose of visit: to attend the G20 climate talks as a representative of GLOBE. (Registered 7 April 2010)
Name of donor: GLOBE International Address of donor: 11 Dartmouth Street, Westminster, London SW1H 9BN. Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): £307 Destination of visit: Brussels, Belgium. Date of visit: 23 March 2010 Purpose of visit: meeting with new EU Climate Action Commissioner, Connie Hedegaard. (Registered 7 April 2010)
Visits to China and Japan with GLOBE International in addition to overseas visits already registered
Shareholdings (b) Reynolds Partners Ltd.
Ian Lavery declared the following interests:
Membership of the GMB and the National Union of Mineworkers
13 November 2012: Members’ declarations of interest
Mr Peter Lilley declared the following interests:
1. Remunerated directorships IDOX plc (formerly i-documentsystems group plc) (non-executive); information advisory services, document management software and systems. Address: Chancery Exchange, 10 Furnival St, London EC4A 1AB: 25 August 2011 monthly payment of £2,083. Hours: 8 hrs (Registered 22 December 2011) 25 September 2011 monthly payment of £2,083. Hours: 8 hrs (Registered 22 December 2011) 25 October 2011 monthly payment of £2,083. Hours: 8 hrs (Registered 22 December 2011) 25 November 2011 monthly payment of £2,083. Hours: 8 hrs (Registered 22 December 2011) 24 December 2011 monthly payment of £2,083. Hours: 8 hrs (Registered 22 December 2011) 25 January 2012, monthly payment of £2,083. Hours: 8 hrs (Registered 28 August 2012) 25 February 2012, monthly payment of £2,083. Hours: 8 hrs (Registered 28 August 2012)
25 March 2012, monthly payment of £2,083. Hours: 8 hrs (Registered 28 August 2012) 25 April 2012, monthly payment of £2,083. Hours: 8 hrs (Registered 28 August 2012) 25 May 2012, monthly payment of £2,083. Hours: 8 hrs (Registered 28 August 2012) 25 June 2012, monthly payment of £2,083. Hours: 8 hrs (Registered 28 August 2012) 25 July 2012, monthly payment of £2,083. Hours: 8 hrs (Registered 28 August 2012) 25 August 2012, monthly payment of £2,083. Hours: 8 hrs (Registered 28 August 2012) 25 September 2012, monthly payment of £2,083. Hours: 8 hrs (Registered 9 October 2012) 25 October 2012, monthly payment of £2,083. Hours: 8 hrs (Registered 30 October 2012)
Tethys Petroleum Limited (non-executive). Address: University House, 11-13 Grosvenor Place, London, SW1W 0EX. Gas and oil exploration and producing company.
1 October 2011, quarterly payment of £11,750 for attending meetings and advising on business developments. Hours: 30 hrs. (Registered 22 December 2011) 1 January 2012, quarterly payment of £11,750 for attending meetings and advising on business developments. Hours: 30 hrs. (Registered 28 August 2012 1 April 2012, quarterly payment of £11,750 for attending meetings and advising on business developments. Hours: 30 hrs. (Registered 28 August 2012) 1 July 2012, quarterly payment of £11,750 for attending meetings and advising on business developments. Hours: 30 hrs. (Registered 28 August 2012) 1 October 2012, quarterly payment of £11,750 for attending meetings and advising on business developments. Hours: 30 hrs. (Registered 30 October 2012)
2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc Ferro Alloys Corporation Limited, provision of advice on the management and flotation of a power generating subsidiary. Address: Suite 401, Plot 5, Jasola, New Delhi, 110025, India. (Registered 21 July 2011) 21 December 2011, two quarterly payments totalling £15,234. Hours: 100 hrs. (Registered 22 December 2011) 21 June 2012, two quarterly payments totalling £22,462. Hours: 120 hrs. (Registered 28 August 2012)
9. Shareholdings (b) Tethys Petroleum (share options)
11. Miscellaneous British Co-Chairman of the Uzbek British Trade and Industry Council (UBTIC) from 17 July 2012. (Registered 11 October 2012
12 June 2012: declaration of Specialist Advisers’ interests
Dr Rob Gross: Nil.
Derek Bunn: Nil.
12 March 2013: declaration of Specialist Advisers’ interests
Dr Anthony White:
Non-Executive director of: the Crown Estate, Green Energy Options, Thermoplane Limited and The Green Deal Financing Company. Member of the Nuclear Liabilities Financial Assurance Board and of the following Advisory Boards: CPE (Climate Change Capital’s private equity fund for clean technologies); Tamar (an
anaerobic digester development company), and Sussex University’s Energy Group. Shareholder & Director of BW Energy Limited, an energy & financial strategy consultancy. Clients have included, Centrica, International Power, ENI, Drax Power Limited.
Marc Ozawa: Nil.