Energy and Climate Change Committee: Formal Minutes 2015-16 1

Formal Minutes of the Energy and Climate Change Committee, Session 2015-16

Wednesday 15 July 2015 Members present: Angus Brendan MacNeil, in the Chair1 Rt Hon Alistair Dr Poulter Carmichael Antoinette Sandbach Glyn Davies Julian Sturdy James Heappey Dr Alan Whitehead Melanie Onn Matthew Pennycook

1. Declarations of interests Members declared their interests, in accordance with the resolution of the House of 13 July 1992. (For details of declarations of interests, see Appendix.) 2. Committee working methods The Committee considered this matter. Ordered, That the public be admitted during the examination of witnesses unless the Committee orders otherwise. Resolved, That the witnesses who submit written evidence to the Committee are authorised to publish it on their own account in accordance with Standing Order No. 135, subject always to the discretion of the Chair or where the Committee orders otherwise. Resolved, That the Committee shall not consider individual cases. 3. European scrutiny Resolved, That Dr Alan Whitehead be appointed Reporter on the EU. Resolved, That the Committee visit Brussels in winter 2015-16, for an update on European scrutiny issues and meetings with representatives of EU institutions, and that the Chair seek the approval of the Liaison Committee for expenditure in connection with the visit. 4. Financial scrutiny The Committee considered this matter. Ordered, That the following Main Estimates memoranda be reported to the House for publication on the internet:

1 Angus Brendan MacNeil was elected as the Chair of the Committee on 17 June 2015, in accordance with Standing Order No. 122B (see House of Commons Votes and Proceedings, 18 June 2015) 2 Energy and Climate Change Committee: Formal Minutes 2015-16

Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) Main Estimates 2015-16 Ofgem Main Estimates 2015-16 5. Future Programme The Committee considered this matter. Resolved, That the Committee inquire into ECC priorities for holding Government to account. Resolved, That the Committee take oral evidence from the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change on DECC priorities 2015. Resolved, That the Committee take oral evidence from the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change on DECC Annual Report and Accounts 2014-15. Resolved, That the Committee take oral evidence from the CEO of Ofgem on Ofgem Annual Report and Accounts 2014-15. Resolved, That the Committee take oral evidence from the Committee on Climate Change on its 2015 Progress Report to Parliament. Resolved, That the Committee take oral evidence from the Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) on Responsibilities of the OGA. [Adjourned till Tuesday 21 July at 10.45am APPENDIX TO WEDNESDAY 15 JULY 2015: DECLARATIONS OF MEMBERS’ INTERESTS

Angus Brendan MacNeil, Rt Hon Alistair Carmichael, Glyn Davies, James Heappey, Melanie Onn, Matthew Pennycook, Dr Poulter, Antoinette Sandbach, Julian Sturdy, and Dr Alan Whitehead declared the following interests:

ANGUS BRENDAN MACNEIL Employment and earnings Tenant crofter on the Island of Barra.

Land and property: (i) value over £100,000 (ii) rental income of over £10,000 a year Joint ownership of house in Fort William; (i) and (until May 2015) (ii) (Updated 23 June 2015) Flat in Glasgow: (i) and (ii) Flat in London: (i) and (ii)

Family members employed and paid from parliamentary expenses I employ my wife, Jane MacNeil, as Parliamentary Assistant and Caseworker.

RT HON ALISTAIR CARMICHAEL

Nil

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Employment and earnings Payments from ComRes for opinion surveys. Address: Four Millbank, London SW1P 3JA Payment of £75 for October 2014 Parliamentary Panel Survey. Hours: 30 mins. Payment donated directly to charity. (Registered 14 January 2015) Payment of £75 for November 2014 Parliamentary Panel Survey. Hours: 45 mins. (Registered 24 February 2015) Payment of £75 for February-March 2015 Parliamentary Panel Survey. Hours: approx. 45 mins. (Registered 26 March 2015) Payment of £75 for April 2014 Parliamentary Panel Survey. Hours: 45 mins. (Registered 28 May 2015) Payment of £75 for May-June 2014 Parliamentary Panel Survey. Hours: 45 mins. (Registered 28 May 2015) Payment of £75 for July 2014 Parliamentary Panel Survey. Hours: 45 mins. (Registered 28 May 2015)

Ipsos MORI, 79-81 Borough Road, London SE1 1FY £200 for survey. Hours: 45 mins. Fee donated directly to a national community initiative. (Registered 17 October 2014) £200 for MPs Winter 2014 Survey. Hours 45 mins. (Registered 14 January 2015) £80 received from Rand Europe, Westbrook Centre, Milton Road, Cambridge CB4 1YG, for participation in a research survey. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 12 February 2015)

Land and property: (i) value over £100,000 (ii) rental income of over £10,000 a year Two-bedroom flat at Century Wharf, Cardiff Bay. (Updated 20 April 2012): (i) and (ii) Farmland, house and buildings near Llanerfyl, Montgomeryshire (Updated 6 November 2012): (i) and (ii) House, land and buildings near Berriew, Montgomeryshire: (i) and (ii) (Registered 06 November 2012) Farmhouse, bungalow and farm buildings near Castle Caereinion, Montgomeryshire. (Updated 6 November 2012): (i) and (ii)

Miscellaneous Self-employed farmer.

Family members employed and remunerated from parliamentary expenses I employ my spouse, Bobbie Davies, as Senior Secretary.

JAMES HEAPPEY

Donations and other support (including loans) Name of donor: Cayzer Trust Address of donor: 30 Buckingham Gate, London SW1E 6NN Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,500 Date received: 5 December 2014 Date accepted: 5 December 2014 Donor status: company, registration 4987694 (Registered 04 June 2015) 4 Energy and Climate Change Committee: Formal Minutes 2015-16

Name of donor: Cayzer Trust Address of donor: 30 Buckingham Gate, London SW1E 6NN Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,500 Date received: 31 July 2014 Date accepted: 31 July 2014 Donor status: company, registration 4987694 (Registered 04 June 2015)

Name of donor: United and Cecil Club Address of donor: 18 Thorney Lane North, Iver, Bucks SL0 9JY Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,000 Date received: 10 April 2015 Date accepted: 10 April 2015 Donor status: unincorporated association (Registered 04 June 2015) Name of donor: United and Cecil Club Address of donor: 18 Thorney Lane North, Iver, Bucks SL0 9JY Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,500 Date received: 10 July 2014 Date accepted: 10 July 2014 Donor status: unincorporated association (Registered 04 June 2015)

Name of donor: Fundraise for the Future Address of donor: Melbourne House, 36 Chamberlain Street. Wells, BA5 2PJ Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £12,000 Date received: 23 April 2015 Date accepted: 23 April 2015 Donor status: unincorporated association (Registered 04 June 2015)

Name of donor: Fundraise for the Future Address of donor: Melbourne House, 36 Chamberlain Street. Wells, BA5 2PJ Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £16,685 Date received: 17 October 2014 Date accepted: 17 October 2014 Donor status: unincorporated association (Registered 04 June 2015)

Name of donor: Henry W Davis Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £3,000 Date received: 17 November 2014 Date accepted: 17 November 2014 Donor status: individual (Registered 04 June 2015)

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Name of donor: The No Balls Ball Address of donor: Grove House, Semley, Shaftesbury, Dorset, SP7 9AP Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £32,516 Date received: 26 June 2014 Date accepted: 3 July 2014 Donor status: unincorporated association (Registered 04 June 2015)

Name of donor: JCB Research Ltd Address of donor: Lakeside Works, Rochester, Staffordshire, ST14 5JP Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £10,000 Date received: 2 July 2014 Date accepted: 3 July 2014 Donor status: company, registration 682651 (Registered 04 June 2015)

Name of donor: JCB Research Ltd Address of donor: Lakeside Works, Rochester, Staffordshire, ST14 5JP Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000 Date received: 12 November 2014 Date accepted: 12 November 2014 Donor status: company, registration 682651 (Registered 04 June 2015)

Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources Name of donor: Cayzer Trust Address of donor: 30 Buckingham Gate, London SW1E 6NN Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Membership of the Sloane Club, Chelsea, London, from 23 June 2014 to 30 June 2015; value £1,790 Date of receipt of donation: 23 June 2014 Date of acceptance of donation: 23 June 2014 Donor status: company, registration 4987694 (Registered 04 June 2015)

Land and property: (i) value over £100,000 (ii) rental income of over £10,000 a year One house in Kingston-Upon-Thames: (i) and (ii). (Registered 04 June 2015)

MELANIE ONN

Employment and earnings 15 May 2015, received gross pay of £788.58, plus reimbursement of tax and NI, from Unison, 130 Euston Road, London NW1 2AY. This was for my work as regional organiser before I was elected. (Registered 05 June 2015)

Donations and other support (including loans) Name of donor: Unison, Yorkshire and Humberside Regional Centre Address of donor: Commerce House, Wade Lane, Leeds LS2 8NJ Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: printing, value £939 6 Energy and Climate Change Committee: Formal Minutes 2015-16

Donor status: trade union (Registered 05 June 2015)

Name of donor: Unison, Yorkshire and Humberside Regional Centre Address of donor: Commerce House, Wade Lane, Leeds LS2 8NJ Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £1,000 Donor status: trade union (Registered 05 June 2015)

Name of donor: Unison, Yorkshire and Humberside Regional Centre Address of donor: Commerce House, Wade Lane, Leeds LS2 8NJ Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £3,500 Donor status: trade union (Registered 05 June 2015)

Name of donor: Unison, Yorkshire and Humberside Regional Centre Address of donor: Commerce House, Wade Lane, Leeds LS2 8NJ Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: printing, value £1,654 Donor status: trade union (Registered 05 June 2015)

Name of donor: Unison, Yorkshire and Humberside Regional Centre Address of donor: Commerce House, Wade Lane, Leeds LS2 8NJ Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: printing, value £657 Donor status: trade union (Registered 05 June 2015)

Name of donor: Unison, Yorkshire and Humberside Regional Centre Address of donor: Commerce House, Wade Lane, Leeds LS2 8NJ Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: direct mailing, value £806 Donor status: trade union (Registered 05 June 2015)

Name of donor: Unison, Yorkshire and Humberside Regional Centre Address of donor: Commerce House, Wade Lane, Leeds LS2 8NJ Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: direct mailing, value £2,118 Donor status: trade union (Registered 05 June 2015)

Name of donor: GMB Midlands and East Coast Address of donor: 542 Woodborough Road, Nottingham NG3 5FJ Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: direct mailing, value £4,164 Donor status: trade union (Registered 05 June 2015)

Name of donor: Lord Matthew Oakeshott Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £10,000 Date of receipt: 15 December 2014 Energy and Climate Change Committee: Formal Minutes 2015-16 7

Date of acceptance: 15 December 2014 Donor status: individual (Registered 05 June 2015)

Family members employed and paid from parliamentary expenses I employ my mother, Jacqueline Jagger, as a casual caseworker. (Registered 05 June 2015)

MATTHEW PENNYCOOK

Donations and other support (including loans) Name of donor: Martin Taylor Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £3,000 Donor status: individual (Registered 21 May 2015)

Name of donor: Martin Taylor Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,800 for the year from 7 April 2014 to 5 May 2015, in monthly payments of £200 Donor status: individual (Registered 26 May 2015)

DR POULTER

Donations and other support (including loans) Name of donor: Roger Skinner Ltd Address of donor: The Mill, Stradbroke, Eye IP21 5HL Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £12,500 Date of receipt: 6 October 2014 Date of acceptance: 3 November 2014 Donor status: company, registration 01272854 (Registered 25 November 2014)

Miscellaneous Practising NHS hospital doctor currently with an honorary contract and accepting no financial remuneration. (Registered 04 June 2015)

Family members employed and paid from parliamentary expenses I employ my mother, Carol Poulter, as Office Manager.

ANTOINETTE SANDBACH

Employment and earnings 29 May 2015, payment of £1,078.21 as an Assembly Member (resigned 8 May 2015), the National Assembly for Wales, Cardiff Bay, Cardiff CF99 1NA. Hours: no hours since the election. (Registered 04 June 2015)

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Land and property: (i) value over £100,000 (ii) rental income of over £10,000 a year Agricultural land, houses and forestry in Conwy, managed by Hafodunos Farms Ltd (see category 7 below): (i) and (ii) (Registered 04 June 2015) House in London: (i) and until July 2015 (ii) (Registered 04 June 2015)

Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital Hafodunos Farms Ltd; agriculture forestry property management. (Registered 04 June 2015) Hatsch Trading; investment. (Registered 04 June 2015)

Other shareholdings, valued at more than £70,000 9 Bedford Row Holdings; shares in property, chambers building. (Registered 04 June 2015)

Antoinette Sandbach also declared that she will soon receive payments from the Renewable Heat Incentive.

JULIAN STURDY

Employment and earnings I am a partner in G E Sturdy and Son; a farming partnership. Address: Westgate Farm, North Deighton, Wetherby, LS22 4EN. I provide administrative support for the partnership, as well as doing some buying and selling at certain times. This amounts to no more than 4 hours a week: May 2014, I received £500. (Registered 17 July 2014) June 2014, I received £500. (Registered 17 July 2014) July 2014, I received £500. (Registered 02 September 2014) August 2014, I received £500. (Registered 02 September 2014) October 2014, I received £500. (Registered 08 January 2015) November 2014, I received £500. (Registered 08 January 2015) December 2014, I received £500. (Registered 08 January 2015) January 2015, I received £500. (Registered 24 February 2015) February 2015, I received £500. (Registered 24 February 2015) March 2015, I received £500. (Registered 25 March 2015) April, I received £500. (Registered 04 June 2015) May, I received £500. (Registered 04 June 2015)

Donations and other support (including loans) Name of donor: Patrick M Shepherd Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,500 Donor status: individual (Registered 04 June 2015)

Name of donor: Tim Williams Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000 Donor status: individual (Registered 04 June 2015) Energy and Climate Change Committee: Formal Minutes 2015-16 9

Family members employed and paid from parliamentary expenses I employ my wife, Victoria Sturdy, as part time Secretary. (Registered 04 June 2015)

DR ALAN WHITEHEAD Donations and other support (including loans) Name of donor: Heather Corless Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £4,000 Donor status: individual (Registered 28 May 2015)

Name of donor: UNISON Address of donor: 130 Euston Road, London NW1 2AY Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £21,025 to joint Southampton constituency party to support three parliamentary candidates. It is not currently possible to calculate my individual share. Donor status: trade union (Registered 28 May 2015)

Land and property: (i) value over £100,000 (ii) rental income of over £10,000 a year Holiday cottage in Devon: (i) (Registered 07 November 2012)

Tuesday 21 July 2015 Members present: Angus Brendan MacNeil, in the Chair Rt Hon Alistair Antoinette Sandbach Carmichael Julian Sturdy Glyn Davies Dr Alan Whitehead Melanie Onn Matthew Pennycook

1. Future programme The Committee considered this matter. 2. Linking emissions trading systems Draft Special Report (Linking emissions trading systems: Government Response to the Committee’s Fifth Report of Session 2014-15), proposed by the Chair, brought up, read the first and second time, and agreed to. The Government’s response to the Fifth Report from the Committee of Session 2014-15 in the last Parliament was appended to the Report. Resolved, That the Report be the First Special Report of the Committee to the House. 10 Energy and Climate Change Committee: Formal Minutes 2015-16

Ordered, That the Chair make the Report to the House. 3. Energy and climate change priorities under the Luxembourg presidency of the Council of Ministers The Committee considered this matter. 4. DECC priorities 2015 Rt Hon Amber Rudd MP, Secretary of State, and Stephen Lovegrove, Permanent Secretary, DECC, gave oral evidence. [Adjourned till Tuesday 8 September at 9.00am

Tuesday 8 September 2015 Members present: Angus Brendan MacNeil, in the Chair Glyn Davies Dr Poulter James Heappey Antoinette Sandbach Ian Lavery Julian Sturdy Melanie Onn Dr Alan Whitehead Matthew Pennycook

1. Declaration of interests Ian Lavery declared his interests, in accordance with the resolution of the House of 13 July 1992. (For details of the declaration of interests, see Appendix.) 2. Future programme The Committee considered this matter. Ordered, That the Chair write to the Secretary of State regarding DECC summer announcements on renewable energy subsidies and the Green Deal. Resolved, That the Committee take oral evidence from a DECC Minister of State on DECC summer announcements. 3. ECC priorities for holding Government to account The Committee considered this matter. Resolved, That the Committee visit National Grid, Wokingham, in connection with its inquiry into ECC priorities for holding Government to account, as part of its away day to consider working practices and priorities, and that the Chair seek the approval of the Liaison Committee for expenditure in connection with the visit. Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to ECC priorities for holding Government to account be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Energy and Climate Change Committee: Formal Minutes 2015-16 11

ECP0002 UK Sustainable Investment and Finance Association ECP0004 Low Carbon Gas Ltd ECP0005 Moshe Kinn ECP0006 Stag Energy Development Co. Ltd ECP0008 BEAMA Ltd ECP0010 Timmins CCS Ltd ECP0011 Mr David Bowen ECP0012 Mr John Freake ECP0013 UK Petroleum Industry Association ECP0014 Mr John Gay ECP0015 Professor Michael Kelly ECP0016 Centre for Sustainable Energy ECP0017 VPI Immingham ECP0018 Mark Group ECP0019 SmartestEnergy Ltd ECP0020 Friends of the Earth ECP0021 Farm Power Hydro ECP0022 Mr Patrick Boyle ECP0023 Baxi ECP0024 NIBE Energy Systems Ltd ECP0025 Yorkshire Hydropower Ltd ECP0027 Centre on Innovation and Energy Demand ECP0028 Sustainable Energy Association ECP0031 CIWEM ECP0032 Energy Technologies Institute ECP0033 Professor Roger Kemp ECP0034 Civil Engineering Contractors Association ECP0035 Christian Aid ECP0036 UNISON ECP0037 Ombudsman Services ECP0038 Good Energy ECP0039 New Nuclear Watch Europe ECP0041 University Of Birmingham ECP0042 The Private Housing Officers' Group ECP0043 Barn Energy Ltd ECP0044 Mr John D Anderson ECP0045 UK Overseas Territories Conservation Forum ECP0046 Institution of Mechanical Engineers ECP0048 Green Highland Renewables Ltd ECP0049 Green Alliance ECP0050 Kepler Energy Ltd ECP0051 EEF, The Manufacturers' Organisation ECP0052 London Borough of Islington ECP0053 Hampshire County Council ECP0054 Calor Gas ECP0055 Eddie Thornton ECP0056 John Muir Trust ECP0058 Mr David Waller ECP0059 Local Government Association ECP0060 Professor Mary Foster ECP0061 Green Future NI Ltd ECP0062 EUA 12 Energy and Climate Change Committee: Formal Minutes 2015-16

ECP0063 Schneider Electric UK Ltd ECP0064 Smart Energy GB ECP0065 Woodland Trust ECP0066 Association for the Conservation of Energy ECP0067 United Kingdom Without Incineration Network ECP0069 Mitsubishi Electric UK ECP0070 InterGen ECP0072 Association of Directors of Environment, Economy, Planning and Transport ECP0073 Dr Rebecca Martin ECP0074 Mr. David Cragg-James ECP0076 Mr Jeremy Scarr ECP0077 Dr Tim Thornton ECP0078 No Fibs ECP0079 Building Energy Consultancy ECP0080 London Councils ECP0081 Seajacks UK Ltd ECP0082 Energy Intensive Users Group ECP0083 Mr Neil Bye ECP0084 Canterbury Club ECP0085 John Hobson ECP0086 Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association (ADBA) ECP0087 RWE ECP0088 Mrs Annette Hudspeth ECP0089 Citizens Advice ECP0090 Edward Wakefield ECP0091 Institution of Technology and Engineering ECP0092 Ms Pat Beaton BA ECP0093 Mr Richard Phillips ECP0094 Mr Simon Wilkinson ECP0095 Residential Landlords Association Ltd ECP0096 British Gas ECP0097 Helen Cuppleditch ECP0099 ShareAction ECP0100 UK Energy Research Centre ECP0102 Aberdeen and Grampian Chamber of Commerce ECP0104 UK Power Reserve Limited ECP0105 Professor Susan Bright ECP0106 Alderney Renewable Energy ECP0107 Elmhurst Energy Systems Ltd ECP0108 Oil Firing Technical Association ECP0109 Bristol Port Company ECP0110 Royal Institute for International Affairs, Chatham House ECP0111 Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers ECP0112 Mr Giles Gooding ECP0113 IGEM ECP0114 Centrica plc ECP0115 Environmental Services Association ECP0116 Barn Energy, Yorkshire Hydropower, Northern Hydropower ECP0117 Aldersgate Group ECP0118 Unicef UK ECP0119 Ms Susan Hedley Energy and Climate Change Committee: Formal Minutes 2015-16 13

ECP0120 Alice Kavounas ECP0121 Mrs Alison Shutt ECP0122 Mrs Helen Hart ECP0123 Mr and Mrs Robert and Rosalind Field ECP0124 Mrs Rosemary Chubb ECP0125 Sharron Harris ECP0126 Frack Free South Yorkshire ECP0127 Clean Air in London ECP0128 GASCON ECP0129 Frack Free Ryedale ECP0130 Mr Charles Metcalfe ECP0132 Mr Charles Montlake ECP0134 Clientearth ECP0135 Kirton in Lindsey Frack Free ECP0136 Professor Jon Gibbins ECP0137 Mr Riccardo Shirres ECP0138 Greenpeace UK ECP0139 Policy Exchange ECP0140 Green Energy (UK) plc ECP0141 Institution of Civil Engineers ECP0142 Nuclear Industry Association ECP0143 RenewableUK ECP0144 British Glass ECP0145 Which? ECP0146 British Ceramic Confederation ECP0147 Biofuelwatch ECP0148 AECB ECP0149 Carbon Capture and Storage Association ECP0150 Mineral Products Association ECP0151 Miss Suzanne Green ECP0153 Dr John Broderick ECP0154 Mrs Clare Degenhardt ECP0155 Renewable Energy Systems Ltd ECP0156 University of Sheffield ECP0157 NFU Scotland ECP0158 Royal Society for the Protection of Birds ECP0159 Dr David Lowry ECP0160 Carbon Action Network ECP0161 Energy UK ECP0162 SSE ECP0163 IChemE Energy Centre ECP0164 Mr Tim Hanford ECP0165 National Nuclear Laboratory ECP0166 Ge Hitachi Nuclear Energy ECP0167 Miss Sandy Rutherford ECP0168 Mr Christopher Broome ECP0169 Chemical Industries Association ECP0170 Geological Society ECP0172 Lancaster Environment Centre ECP0173 Tata Steel UK ECP0174 Institute and Faculty of Actuaries ECP0175 Electricity Storage Network 14 Energy and Climate Change Committee: Formal Minutes 2015-16

ECP0176 Sustainability First ECP0177 Stop Hinkley ECP0178 Shell International Ltd ECP0179 Oil and Gas UK ECP0180 Ceres Power ECP0181 Oxfam ECP0182 Tempus Energy Supply ECP0183 WWF-UK ECP0184 EDF Energy ECP0185 Brian Catt ECP0186 East Kent Against Fracking (EKAF) ECP0187 National Grid ECP0188 Association for Decentralised Energy ECP0189 Camborne Capital Energy Storage ECP0190 Bellenden, on Behalf of IREGG ECP0191 Dong Energy UK ECP0192 Ruby Paul ECP0193 E.ON ECP0194 Drax Group plc ECP0195 National Physical Laboratory Centre for Carbon Measurement ECP0196 University of Exeter Energy Policy Group ECP0198 OVO Energy ECP0199 Octopus Investments ECP0200 Dearman ECP0201 Citizens Advice ECP0202 Grantham Institute—Climate Change and the Environment ECP0203 Dr Christian Unger ECP0204 Swanbarton Limited ECP0205 UK Green Building Council ECP0206 Dr Olaf Schroth ECP0207 BuroHappold Engineering ECP0208 Susan Gough ECP0209 Usable Buildings Trust ECP0210 End Fuel Poverty Coalition ECP0211 National Housing Federation ECP0212 Viessmann Ltd ECP0213 Ms Monica Gripaios ECP0214 Keep East Lancashire Frack Free ECP0215 Transition Town Brixton ECP0216 Mr Steve White ECP0217 Carbon Tracker Initiative ECP0218 UK Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Association ECP0219 CBI ECP0220 E3G ECP0221 Endurance Wind Power ECP0222 Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment at the London School of Economics ECP0223 ResPublica ECP0224 Mr Keith Dennison ECP0226 EnerNOC ECP0230 BGL Group ECP0231 Policy Studies Institute Energy and Climate Change Committee: Formal Minutes 2015-16 15

ECP0232 Gregory Hewitt ECP0233 Professor Ian Miles ECP0234 Mrs Joanne Bartlett ECP0235 Keep Kirdford and Wisborough Green ECP0236 Dilys Cluer ECP0237 Dr Adrian Friday ECP0238 Energy Saving Trust ECP0239 Ms Gabrielle Naptali ECP0240 Ms Gabrielle Naptali ECP0241 Mr Brian Appleby ECP0242 Frackfree Lincs ECP0244 Love Ryedale ECP0245 Nur Energie ECP0246 Oikos ECP0247 ABB ECP0248 Frack Free North Yorkshire ECP0249 Cornwall Energy ECP0250 Tees Valley Unlimited ECP0251 SGN ECP0252 GK Strategy ECP0253 Energy Networks Association ECP0254 Low Carbon ECP0255 Royal Geographical Society, IBG ECP0256 Royal Academy Of Engineering ECP0257 Vattenfall ECP0258 Westmill Solar Co-Operative Ltd ECP0259 EWT ECP0261 Confederation of UK Coal Producers ECP0262 NGO Nuclear Forum ECP0263 National Energy Action ECP0264 ScottishPower ECP0265 Environmental Industries Commission ECP0266 Core Cities Low Carbon Portfolio Group

4. DECC priorities 2015 Ordered, That the correspondence from the Secretary of State dated 10 August, regarding her oral evidence on 21 July, be reported to the House for publication on the internet. [Adjourned till Tuesday 15 September at 9.00am APPENDIX TO TUESDAY 8 SEPTEMBER 2015: DECLARATION OF MEMBERS’ INTERESTS

Ian Lavery declared the following interests: Donations and other support (including loans) Name of donor: RMT Address of donor: 39 Chalton Street, London NW1 1JD Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £4,000, received and accepted on 12 March 2015 Donor status: trade union (Registered 05 June 2015)

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Name of donor: Fire Brigades Union Address of donor: Bradley House, 68 Coombe Road, Kingston upon Thames KT2 7AE Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,000 received and accepted on 5 April 2015 Donor status: trade union (Registered 05 June 2015)

Visits outside the UK Name of donor: Farm Labor Organising Committee, AFL-CIO Address of donor: 4354 US Hwy. 117 Alt. S, Dudley, North Carolina, USA Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): £2,339.91 Destination of visit: Durham, North Carolina, USA Date of visit: 25-30 July 2014 Purpose of visit: to meet with tobacco workers and American trade union officials to discuss issues of mutual interest with regards to UK based companies supply chains. (Registered 08 September 2014)

Family members employed and paid from parliamentary expenses I employ my wife, Hilary Lavery, as Senior Secretary.

Tuesday 15 September 2015 Members present: Angus Brendan MacNeil, in the Chair Glyn Davies Matthew Pennycook James Heappey Antoinette Sandbach Ian Lavery Julian Sturdy Melanie Onn Dr Alan Whitehead

1. Future Programme The Committee considered this matter. Resolved, That the Committee inquire into Home energy efficiency and demand reduction. Resolved, That the Committee inquire into Investor confidence in the UK energy sector. Resolved, That the Committee inquire into Low carbon network infrastructure. Resolved, That the Committee take oral evidence from National Grid on Security of supply. Resolved, That the Committee take oral evidence from the Secretary of State on Outcomes of Paris COP21. 2. Investor confidence in the UK energy sector Ordered, That the exchange of correspondence between the Chair and the Secretary of State dated 8 and 10 September, regarding DECC summer announcements on renewable Energy and Climate Change Committee: Formal Minutes 2015-16 17 energy subsidies and the Green Deal, be reported to the House for publication on the internet. 3. DECC priorities for United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris (COP 21) Ordered, That the correspondence from the Secretary of State dated 3 September, regarding priorities for the Paris negotiations, be reported to the House for publication on the internet. 4. European scrutiny The Committee considered this matter. Ordered, That the Chair write to the European Commission, in response to its consultation on a new Energy Market Design, highlighting some of the Committee’s previous work on electricity market reform. 5. e-Petition The Committee considered the following e-petition:  Scrap fracking UK wide and invest in green energy 6. Committee on Climate Change: 2015 Progress Report to Parliament Lord Deben, Chairman, and Matthew Bell, Chief Executive, Committee on Climate Change, gave oral evidence. [Adjourned till Tuesday 13 October at 9.15 am

Tuesday 13 October 2015 Members present: Angus Brendan MacNeil, in the Chair Rt Hon Alistair Matthew Pennycook Carmichael Dr Poulter Glyn Davies Antoinette Sandbach James Heappey

1. Future programme The Committee considered this matter. 2. ECC priorities for holding Government to account The Committee considered this matter. [Adjourned till Tuesday 20 October at 11.00am

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Members present: Angus Brendan MacNeil, in the Chair Rt Hon Alastair Dr Poulter Carmichael Antoinette Sandbach Glyn Davies Julian Sturdy James Heappey Matthew Pennycook

1. Future programme The Committee considered this matter. 2. Home energy efficiency and demand reduction The Committee considered this matter. Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Home energy efficiency and demand reduction be reported to the House for publication on the internet: HEE0001 Mr Stephen Browning HEE0003 Mr James Sambrook HEE0004 Hampshire County Council HEE0005 Orchard Partners London Ltd HEE0006 Certinergy UK Ltd HEE0008 Mr Daniel Gravell HEE0009 AECB HEE0010 NAPIT HEE0011 Energy Technologies Institute HEE0012 Centre on Innovation and Energy Demand, SPRU, University of Sussex HEE0014 Calor Gas Ltd HEE0015 Sustainable Energy Association HEE0016 Oftec HEE0017 SSE HEE0018 Behaviour Change HEE0019 Age UK HEE0020 University College London HEE0021 Ms Catrin Maby HEE0022 Providence Policy HEE0023 Dr Edward Andrew Wyatt HEE0024 Dr George Chryssochoidis HEE0025 Residential Landlords Association HEE0026 Insulated Render and Cladding Association HEE0027 Which? HEE0028 Energy and Utilities Alliance HEE0029 Zero Carbon Hub HEE0031 NEA HEE0032 National Housing Federation HEE0033 Ricardo Energy and Environment HEE0034 Green Alliance HEE0035 CBI HEE0036 Ofgem Energy and Climate Change Committee: Formal Minutes 2015-16 19

HEE0037 Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research HEE0038 Mineral Products Association HEE0039 British Board of Agrement HEE0040 Gemsery Limited HEE0041 British Gas HEE0042 Association for the Conservation of Energy HEE0043 Miss Heather Lammas HEE0044 Local Government Association HEE0045 Community Energy Plus HEE0046 Glazing Supply Chain Group HEE0048 Rockwool UK HEE0049 BEAMA HEE0050 UK Energy Research Centre HEE0051 CLA HEE0052 CIBSE HEE0053 Glass and Glazing Federation HEE0054 NIBE HEE0055 Mineral Wool Insulation Manufacturers Association HEE0056 Community-Based Initiatives for Energy Saving RCUK Research Project HEE0058 Institute of Historic Building Conservation HEE0059 Renewable Energy Association HEE0060 Mr Michael King HEE0061 Sustainable Traditional Buildings Alliance HEE0062 Resourcematics Ltd HEE0063 RWE Npower HEE0064 Future Climate HEE0065 National Federation of Roofing Contractors HEE0066 Viessmann HEE0068 Mears HEE0069 EDF Energy HEE0070 Spark Energy HEE0072 Procure Plus HEE0073 Wates Living Space HEE0074 Energy UK HEE0075 National Energy Foundation HEE0076 Saint-Gobain HEE0077 Affinity Sutton HEE0078 E.On HEE0080 Citizens Advice HEE0081 Friends of the Earth HEE0082 Builders’ Merchants Federation HEE0083 Centre for Sustainable Energy HEE0085 Energy Saving Trust HEE0086 Energy Action Scotland HEE0087 UK Green Building Council HEE0091 Scottishpower HEE0093 Green Deal Finance Company HEE0094 Passivsystems Limited HEE0095 Knauf Insulation HEE0096 Energy Research Accelerator HEE0097 John Preston HEE0098 Unison 20 Energy and Climate Change Committee: Formal Minutes 2015-16

HEE0099 Durham Energy Institute HEE0100 Modern Masonry Alliance HEE0102 Durham Energy Institute HEE0103 Institution of Technology and Engineering HEE0105 Department of Energy and Climate Change

3. Green Investment Bank Ordered, That the correspondence from the Secretary of State dated 14 October, regarding the privatisation of the Green Investment Bank, be reported to the House for publication on the internet. 4. Investor confidence in the UK energy sector The Committee considered this matter. Andrea Leadsom MP, Minister of State, Dr Stephanie Hurst, Head of Markets and Infrastructure Strategy and Programme Market, Ben Golding, Head of Strategy and Finance Team, Home Energy, and Gareth Redmond, Head of Renewables Programme Team, DECC, gave oral evidence. [Adjourned till Tuesday 27 October at 9.15am Tuesday 27 October 2015 Members present: Angus Brendan MacNeil, in the Chair Rushanara Ali Matthew Pennycook Glyn Davies Dr Poulter James Heappey Antoinette Sandbach

1. Declaration of interests Rushanara Ali declared her interests, in accordance with the resolution of the House of 13 July 1992. (For details of the declaration of interests, see Appendix.) 2. Future programme The Committee considered this matter. 3. Home energy efficiency and demand reduction Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Home energy efficiency and demand reduction be reported to the House for publication on the internet: HEE0106 WWF 4. ECC priorities for holding Government to account Ordered, That the correspondence from Angela Varley dated 11 August, regarding Committee priorities, be reported to the House for publication on the internet. 5. Ofgem Annual Report and Accounts 2014-15 Dermot Nolan, Chief Executive, Ofgem, gave oral evidence. Energy and Climate Change Committee: Formal Minutes 2015-16 21

[Adjourned till Tuesday 3 November at 8.45am APPENDIX TO TUESDAY 27 OCTOBER 2015: DECLARATION OF MEMBERS’ INTERESTS

Rushanara Ali declared the following interests:

Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation Name of donor: Tower Hamlets Labour Party Address of donor: 349 Cambridge Heath Road, Bethnal Green, London E2 9RA Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: donations raised at or received as a result of a fundraising event on 28 January 2015, total £10,034.86 (which includes no individual registrable donations) Donor status: unincorporated association (Registered 06 June 2015)

Any other support Name of donor: Mr Peter Hearn Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £20,000 to support my campaign for the deputy leadership of the Labour Party. £7,946.00 was returned to Peter Hearn on 13 July 2015 due to my withdrawal from the Deputy Leadership race. Date received: 26 June 2015 Date accepted: 26 June 2015 Donor status: individual (Registered 16 July 2015)

Visits outside the UK Name of donor: Franco-British Colloque Address of donor: 86 East Lane, West Horsley, Leatherhead, Surrey KT24 6LQ Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): food, accommodation and transport; total £785.65 Destination of visit: Paris Date of visit: 15-17 January 2015 Purpose of visit: to attend the Franco-British Colloque’s 2015 Conference. (Registered 04 February 2015)

Land and property: (i) value over £100,000 (ii) rental income of over £10,000 a year Two residential properties in London: (i) and (ii) (Registered 16 September 2014)

Additional interests Advisory Board Member, Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit Board Member, Westminster Foundation for Democracy Chair, Trustee Board, and Co-Founder, UpRising

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Angus Brendan MacNeil, in the Chair Rushanara Ali Matthew Pennycook Tom Blenkinsop Dr Poulter Rt Hon Alistair Antoinette Sandbach Carmichael Julian Sturdy Glyn Davies James Heappey

1. Declaration of interests Tom Blenkinsop declared his interests, in accordance with the resolution of the House of 13 July 1992. (For details of the declaration of interests, see Appendix.) 2. Future programme The Committee considered this matter. 3. European Scrutiny Resolved, That Tom Blenkinsop and Dr Poulter be appointed Reporters on the EU. 4. Home energy efficiency and demand reduction

Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Home energy efficiency and demand reduction be reported to the House for publication on the internet:

HEE0107 Cavity Insulation Guarantee Agency Peter Broad, Policy Manager, Citizens Advice, Grant Bourhill, Director, Smart Systems and Heat, Energy Technologies Institute, Philip Sellwood, CEO, Energy Saving Trust, and Peter Smith, Head of Policy, National Energy Action, gave oral evidence. 5. Responsibilities of the Oil and Gas Authority Sir Patrick Brown, Chair, and Dr Andy Samuel, Chief Executive, Oil and Gas Authority, gave oral evidence. [Adjourned till Tuesday 10 November at 10.15am APPENDIX TO TUESDAY 3 NOVEMBER 2015: DECLARATION OF MEMBERS’ INTERESTS

Tom Blenkinsop declared the following interests:

Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation Name of donor: Community Union Address of donor: 465c Caledonian Road, Holloway, London N7 9GX Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,000 Donor status: trade union (Registered 13 February 2015)

Name of donor: Fire Brigades Union Address of donor: Bradley House, 68 Coombe Road, Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey, Energy and Climate Change Committee: Formal Minutes 2015-16 23

KT2 7AE Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,000 Donor status: trade union (Registered 19 May 2015)

Name of donor: Communication Workers Union Address of donor: York and District Amal Branch, 6 Concept Court, Kettlestring Lane, Clifton Moor, York, YO30 4XF Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,500 Donor status: trade union (Registered 19 May 2015)

Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources Name of donor: Community - The Union for Life Address of donor: 465c Caledonian Road, London N7 9GX Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: travel, 2 night's accommodation and meals while attending Community Annual Conference in Glasgow, from 29 June - 1 July 2015; total value £439.20 Date received: 29 June- 1 July 2015 Date accepted: 29 June 2015 Donor status: trade union (Registered 20 July 2015)

Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital My wife and I jointly have shares in Balmoral Terrace (Saltburn by the Sea) Management Company Limited, which manages and maintains the building in which I lived. I was also an unremunerated director of the company; until December 2014 (Updated 13 February 2015). (Registered 03 September 2012)

Family members engaged in lobbying the public sector on behalf of a third party or client My brother, Joseph Blenkinsop is employed by Bell Pottinger as an Account Manager. (Registered 19 May 2015)

Tuesday 10 November 2015 Members present: Angus Brendan MacNeil, in the Chair Rushanara Ali Dr Poulter Tom Blenkinsop Antoinette Sandbach Glyn Davies Julian Sturdy James Heappey

1. Future programme The Committee considered this matter. 2. Investor confidence in the UK energy sector The Committee considered this matter. 24 Energy and Climate Change Committee: Formal Minutes 2015-16

Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Investor confidence in the UK energy sector be reported to the House for publication on the internet: ICE0001 Renewable NI ICE0002 RM Energy Ltd ICE0003 Storelectric Ltd ICE0004 Mr Colin Megson ICE0005 Carlton Power Limited ICE0006 Velocita Energy Developments Ltd ICE0007 Endurance Wind Power ICE0008 Green Highland Renewables Ltd ICE0009 British Hydropower Association ICE0010 TGE Group ICE0011 Mr Edward Billington ICE0012 Glennmont Partners ICE0013 SSE ICE0015 Dr Emma Dawnay ICE0016 Sustainability First ICE0017 Carter Jonas ICE0018 Electricity Storage Network ICE0020 VPI Immingham ICE0021 Green Alliance ICE0022 North East Chamber Of Commerce ICE0024 US Industrial Pellet Association ICE0026 2020 Renewables Limited ICE0027 Wind Power Scotland ICE0028 UKSIF ICE0029 Orbis ICE0030 Alan Neale ICE0031 Energy Technologies Institute ICE0032 Association of British Insurers ICE0033 Old Mutual Global Investors ICE0034 EDF Energy ICE0035 Dong Energy UK ICE0036 E.On ICE0037 Hallidays Hydropower Ltd ICE0038 Confederation of UK Coal Producers (Coalpro) ICE0039 Association for The Conservation Of Energy ICE0040 Smartestenergy Limited ICE0041 Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change ICE0042 Energy and Utilities Alliance ICE0043 Lark Energy Commercial ICE0044 Green Switch Solutions ICE0045 Nuclear Industry Association ICE0047 ABB ICE0048 Solar Trade Association ICE0049 Geological Society ICE0050 Scottish Renewables ICE0051 Schroder Investment Management ICE0052 Sustainable Energy Association ICE0053 Northern Powergrid ICE0054 Church Commissioners for England Energy and Climate Change Committee: Formal Minutes 2015-16 25

ICE0055 Carbon Capture And Storage Association ICE0056 UK Power Reserve ICE0058 Drax Group Plc ICE0059 Centrica Plc ICE0060 Durham Energy Institute, Durham University ICE0062 RES ICE0063 Low Carbon Ltd ICE0064 Enviva ICE0066 Renewable Energy Association ICE0067 RWE ICE0068 Aldersgate Group ICE0069 Statkraft UK Ltd ICE0070 Lightsource Renewable Energy ICE0071 Statkraft UK Ltd ICE0072 Tempus Energy Supply ICE0073 UK Energy Research Centre ICE0074 Friends of the Earth: England, Wales and Northern Ireland ICE0075 Wind Prospect Group Limited ICE0076 Siemens Plc ICE0079 Southeast Power Engineering ICE0080 Barn Energy Limited ICE0081 Oil and Gas UK ICE0083 Octopus Investments ICE0085 Spark Energy ICE0086 Energy UK ICE0087 Alderney Renewable Energy ICE0088 Department Of Energy and Climate Change ICE0089 IREGG ICE0090 Nextenergy Capital ICE0091 Scottishpower ICE0092 WWF-UK ICE0093 Electrical Contractors' Association (ECA) ICE0094 Vattenfall UK ICE0095 Renewableuk ICE0096 Rathbone Greenbank Investments

3. Home energy efficiency and demand reduction The Committee considered this matter. 4. DECC Annual Report and Accounts 2014-15 Rt Hon Amber Rudd MP, Secretary of State, Stephen Lovegrove, Permanent Secretary, and Angie Ridgwell, Director General, Financial and Corporate Services, DECC, gave oral evidence. [Adjourned till Tuesday 17 November at 9.15am

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Resolved, That at this day’s sitting, Dr Poulter take the Chair of the Committee.— (Rushanara Ali.) Members present: Dr Poulter, in the Chair Rushanara Ali James Heappey Glyn Davies Dr Poulter

Resolved, That in the absence of the Chair (Dr Poulter) later at this day’s sitting, Glyn Davies take the Chair of the Committee.—(Rushanara Ali.) 1. Future programme The Committee considered this matter. 2. Low carbon network infrastructure Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Low carbon network infrastructure be reported to the House for publication on the internet: LCN0001 Mr Dominic McCann LCN0002 Rail Freight Group LCN0003 TGE Group LCN0005 UK and Ireland Nuclear Free Local Authorities LCN0006 Mr John Phillips LCN0007 Confederation of UK Coal Producers (Coalpro) LCN0008 Haven Power Limited LCN0009 RSPB LCN0010 Institution of Civil Engineers LCN0012 Ecuity LLP LCN0013 Citizens Advice LCN0014 Electricity Storage Network LCN0015 British Gas LCN0016 UK Energy Research Centre LCN0017 RWE LCN0018 Energy Networks Association LCN0019 AES UK and Ireland LCN0020 Wales and West Utilities Ltd LCN0021 Durham Energy Institute, Durham University LCN0022 ETI LCN0024 Association for the Conservation of Energy LCN0025 LDA Design LCN0026 Prospect (Union for Professionals) LCN0027 EDF Energy LCN0029 IET LCN0031 SP Energy Networks LCN0032 Smarter Grid Solutions LCN0033 REA LCN0034 Newcastle University LCN0035 Scottish Renewables Energy and Climate Change Committee: Formal Minutes 2015-16 27

LCN0036 E.On LCN0037 Northern Powergrid LCN0038 Carbon Capture and Storage Association LCN0039 Sussex Energy Group LCN0040 Mr Brian Gerrard LCN0041 Department of Energy and Climate Change LCN0043 Ofgem LCN0044 Balfour Beatty LCN0045 Mr Hugh Small LCN0046 Association For Decentralised Energy LCN0047 National Grid LCN0049 UK Power Networks LCN0050 Siemens Energy Management

3. Investor confidence in the UK energy sector The Committee considered this matter. Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Investor confidence in the UK energy sector be reported to the House for publication on the internet: ICE0097 Investment Association ICE0098 Environment Agency Pension Fund ICE0099 Comhairle Nan Eilean Siar ICE0100 Institution of Engineering and Technology ICE0101 Greenpower (International) Ltd ICE0102 ENGIE Energy UK-Turkey ICE0103 Greenpower Developments Ltd

4. Ofgem Annual Report and Accounts 2014-15 Ordered, That the correspondence from the Chief Executive of Ofgem dated 6 November, regarding his oral evidence on 27 October, be reported to the House for publication on the internet. 5. Home energy efficiency and demand reduction Richard Twinn, Policy Advisor, UK Green Building Council, Steve Cole, Policy Leader, National Housing Federation, Councillor Peter Fleming, Leader of Sevenoaks District Council and Member of the Local Government Association Environment, Economy, Housing and Transport Board, Joanne Wade, Director, Association for the Conservation of Energy, and David Princep, Environmental Health Consultant, Residential Landlords Association, gave oral evidence. In the absence of the Chair, Glyn Davies was called to the Chair. Lawrence Slade, CEO, Energy UK, Stephen Huller, Head of Commercial, Certinergy, Holly Jago, Corporate Affairs Manager, Calor Gas, and Isaac Occhipinti, Head of External Affairs, Energy and Utilities Alliance, gave oral evidence. [Adjourned till Tuesday 24 November at 9.15am

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Tuesday 17 November—Wednesday 18 November The Chair, Rushanara Ali, James Heappey, Matthew Pennycook, Dr Poulter, Antoinette Sandbach, and Julian Sturdy visited National Grid, Wokingham, in connection with the Committee’s inquiry into ECC priorities for holding Government to account, as part of the Committee’s away day to consider working practices and priorities, in accordance with the Committee’s decision of 8 September.

Tuesday 24 November 2015 Members present: Angus Brendan MacNeil, in the Chair Rushanara Ali Dr Poulter Tom Blenkinsop Antoinette Sandbach Glyn Davies Julian Sturdy James Heappey

1. Future programme The Committee considered this matter. 2. Low carbon network infrastructure Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Low carbon network infrastructure be reported to the House for publication on the internet: LCN0051 Mr Michael Fell LCN0052 Drax Group Plc LCN0053 Kiwi Power LCN0055 RenewableUK LCN0056 Tempus Energy Supply LCN0057 SGN

3. Investor confidence in the UK energy sector The Committee considered this matter. Ordered, That Andrew Buglass and Kirsty Hamilton be appointed Specialist Advisers to assist the Committee in matters relating to Investor confidence in the UK energy sector. (For details of declarations of interests, see Appendix.) 4. Home energy efficiency and demand reduction Ordered, That the following written evidence and correspondence relating to Home energy efficiency and demand reduction be reported to the House for publication on the internet: HEE0110 Green Deal Finance Company Correspondence from the Association for the Conservation of Energy dated 16 November Energy and Climate Change Committee: Formal Minutes 2015-16 29

Mark Bayley, Chief Executive, Green Deal Finance Company, gave oral evidence. 5. Security of supply Cordi O'Hara, Director, UK System Operator, Duncan Burt, Head of Operate the System, and Ro Quinn, Head of Energy Strategy and Policy, National Grid, gave oral evidence. [Adjourned till Tuesday 1 December at 9.15am APPENDIX TO TUESDAY 24 NOVEMBER 2015: DECLARATIONS OF SPECIALIST ADVISERS’ INTERESTS Andrew Buglass and Kirsty Hamilton declared the following interests: ANDREW BUGLASS External roles: Advisory Board Member, Energy and Utility Forum Advisory Group Member, Wave Energy Scotland Committee Member, Scottish Government Saltire Prize Co-Chair, Low Carbon Finance Group

Non-Executive Directorships: Lark Energy Limited Enbridge UK Holdings Ltd and Enbridge Rampion UK Ltd

Consultancy & relevant shareholding: Director and majority shareholder of Buglass Energy Advisory Limited, a consultancy which provides commercial and strategic consulting services to a variety of energy sector clients KIRSTY HAMILTON External roles: Member of Steering Committee, REN 21

Consultancy A short contract for a financial firm investing in renewable energy—this was on policy conditions relevant to commercial rooftop solar. Low Carbon Finance Group: I was funded by a group of financiers to lead their policy engagement during the EMR process. There was therefore a strong policy focus (although it was provision of evidence rather than position-taking and lobbying). I retain this network of financiers under my Chatham House affiliation (Associate Fellow). Recently, I have updated a ‘State of Finance Q1’ document based on an Autumn Survey of financiers—this contains policy observations raised by financiers during the survey.

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Glyn Davies Antoinette Sandbach James Heappey Julian Sturdy

1. Future programme The Committee considered this matter. Resolved, That the Committee inquire into Setting the fifth carbon budget. 2. Low carbon network infrastructure The Committee considered this matter. Resolved, That the Committee visit Denmark in February 2016 in connection with its inquiry into Low carbon network infrastructure, and that the Chair seek the approval of the Liaison Committee for expenditure in connection with the visit. 3. Home energy efficiency and demand reduction The Committee considered this matter. 4. ECC priorities for holding Government to account The Committee considered this matter. Ordered, That the Chair write to the Secretary of State for Transport regarding progress towards decarbonisation of transport. 5. Commission Work Programme 2016 Ordered, That the Chair write to the Chair of the European Scrutiny Committee regarding the European Commission Work Programme 2016. 6. Investor confidence in the UK energy sector The Committee considered this matter. Ordered, That the correspondence from the Minister of State dated 23 November, regarding her oral evidence on 20 October, be reported to the House for publication on the internet. Alan White, Carlton Power, Andrew Koss, Drax Group, Paul Spence, EDF Energy, and Danielle Lane, DONG Energy UK, gave oral evidence. [Adjourned till Tuesday 8 December at 9.45am

Tuesday 8 December 2015 Members present: Angus Brendan MacNeil, in the Chair Rushanara Ali Dr Poulter Rt Hon Alistair Antoinette Sandbach Carmichael Energy and Climate Change Committee: Formal Minutes 2015-16 31

1. Future programme The Committee considered this matter. Resolved, That the Committee inquire into Future of Carbon Capture and Storage in the UK. 2. Low carbon network infrastructure Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Low carbon network infrastructure be reported to the House for publication on the internet: LCN0059 Renewable Energy Systems Limited 3. DECC Annual Report and Accounts 2014–15 Ordered, That the correspondence from the Secretary of State dated 27 November, regarding her oral evidence on 10 November, be reported to the House for publication on the internet. 4. Responsibilities of the Oil and Gas Authority Ordered, That the correspondence from Andy Samuel dated 25 November, regarding his oral evidence on 3 November, be reported to the House for publication on the internet. 5. Home energy efficiency and demand reduction Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Home energy efficiency and demand reduction be reported to the House for publication on the internet: HEE0111 CO-Gas Safety Dr Nick Eyre, Director, UK Energy Research Centre, Dr Jan Rosenow, Senior Fellow, Centre on Innovation and Energy Demand, University of Sussex, Simon Roberts, Chief Executive, Centre for Sustainable Energy, and Dave Snowden, Chief Executive, Sustainable Energy Association, gave oral evidence. [Adjourned till Tuesday 15 December at 9.00am

Tuesday 15 December 2015 Members present: Angus Brendan MacNeil, in the Chair Rushanara Ali Matthew Pennycook Rt Hon Alistair Antoinette Sandbach Carmichael Julian Sturdy Glyn Davies James Heappey

1. Future programme 32 Energy and Climate Change Committee: Formal Minutes 2015-16

The Committee considered this matter. 2. Future of Carbon Capture and Storage in the UK The Committee considered this matter. Ordered, That the Chair write to the Secretary of State regarding the cancellation of the Government’s CCS competition. 3. Home energy efficiency and demand reduction Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Home energy efficiency and demand reduction be reported to the House for publication on the internet: HEE0112 Public Health England 4. ECC priorities for holding Government to account Draft Report (Our priorities for Parliament 2015–20), 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 First Report of Session 2015-16, HC 368. 5. Security of supply Ordered, That the exchange of correspondence between the Chair and the Chief Executive of Ofgem dated 24 November and 4 December, regarding potential market manipulation, be reported to the House for publication on the internet. 6. Investor confidence in the UK energy sector Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Investor confidence in the UK energy sector be reported to the House for publication on the internet: ICE0105 Silva Renewable Energy Limited Paul Barwell, CEO, Solar Trade Association, Nick Boyle, CEO, Lightsource Renewable Energy, and Abid Kazim, UK Managing Director, NextEnergy Capital, gave oral evidence. 7. Low carbon network infrastructure Scott Mathieson, Director, Network Planning and Regulation, Scottish Power Energy Networks, and Chris Morrison, Head of Energy Construction Services, Centrica Distributed Energy and Power, gave oral evidence. [Adjourned till Wednesday 16 December at 9.50am

Wednesday 16 December 2015 Members present: Angus Brendan MacNeil, in the Chair Rushanara Ali Matthew Pennycook Rt Hon Alistair Antoinette Sandbach Energy and Climate Change Committee: Formal Minutes 2015-16 33

Carmichael Julian Sturdy Glyn Davies James Heappey

1. Outcomes of Paris COP21

Rt Hon Amber Rudd MP, Secretary of State, Pete Betts, Director, International Climate Change, and Ben Lyon, Head of International Negotiations, DECC, gave oral evidence. Ordered, That the Chair write to the Secretary of State regarding solar PV in the UK. [Adjourned till Tuesday 12 January 2016 at 9.15am

Tuesday 12 January 2016 Members present: Angus Brendan MacNeil, in the Chair Tom Blenkinsop Dr Poulter Glyn Davies Antoinette Sandbach James Heappey Julian Sturdy Matthew Pennycook

1. Future programme The Committee considered this matter. 2. Future of CCS in the UK The Committee considered this matter. Ordered, That the correspondence from the Secretary of State dated 6 February 2016, regarding the cancellation of the Government’s CCS competition, be reported to the House for publication on the internet. 3. Investor confidence in the UK energy sector Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Investor confidence in the UK energy sector be reported to the House for publication on the internet: ICE0106 Nextenergy Capital ICE0107 Solar Trade Association

4. Home energy efficiency and demand reduction Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Home energy efficiency and demand reduction be reported to the House for publication on the internet: HEE0113 National Energy Action HEE0114 Sustainable Energy Association

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Ordered, That the exchange of correspondence between the Chair and the Director, UK System Operator, National Grid regarding costs of the NISM on 4 November 2016 be reported to the House for publication on the internet. 6. Decarbonisation of transport Ordered, That the exchange of correspondence between the Chair and the Secretary of State for Transport dated 8 and 15 December 2015, regarding the decarbonisation of transport, be reported to the House for publication on the internet. 7. Low carbon network infrastructure Dr Jill Cainey, Director, Electricity Storage Network, Dr Philipp Grunewald, Research Fellow, Environmental Change Institute, Oxford University, on behalf of the Institute of Civil Engineers, Dr Gordon Edge, Director, Policy—Economics and Regulation, RenewableUK, Stephen Goldspink, Director, Strategy and Business Development, Siemens Energy Management, and Sara Bell, Chief Executive, Tempus Energy, gave oral evidence. [Adjourned till Tuesday 19 January at 9.45am

Tuesday 12 January—Wednesday 13 January The Chair, Rushanara Ali, Tom Blenkinsop, Rt Hon Alistair Carmichael, Glyn Davies, James Heappey, Matthew Pennycook, Dr Poulter, Mr Jamie Reed, Antoinette Sandbach and Julian Sturdy visited Brussels in connection with the Committee’s work on European Scrutiny, in accordance with the Committee’s decision of 15 July 2015.

Tuesday 19 January 2016 Members present: Angus Brendan MacNeil, in the Chair Rushanara Ali Matthew Pennycook Glyn Davies Dr Poulter James Heappey Antoinette Sandbach

1. Future programme The Committee considered this matter. Resolved, That the Committee inquire into Pre-legislative scrutiny of the Government’s draft legislation on energy. 2. Future of Carbon Capture and Storage in the UK Ordered, That the following correspondence relating to Future of Carbon Capture and Storage in the UK be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Energy Technologies Institute, undated Shell, dated 15 January 2016

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3. Investor confidence in the UK energy sector Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Investor confidence in the UK energy sector be reported to the House for publication on the internet: ICE0108 EDF Energy 4. Outcomes of Paris COP21 Ordered, That a letter from the Secretary of State dated 15 January 2016, regarding Outcomes of Paris COP21, be reported to the House for publication on the internet. Ordered, That the Chair write to the Secretary of State regarding the Inter-Ministerial group on clean growth. 5. Northern Ireland Renewables Industry Group Ordered, That the Chair have leave to visit Belfast in January to deliver the keynote address at the annual conference of the Northern Ireland Renewables Industry Group in a representative capacity. 6. Home energy efficiency and demand reduction Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, and Ben Golding, Head of Strategy and Finance Team, Home Energy, Department of Energy and Climate Change, gave oral evidence. [Adjourned till Wednesday 20 January at 9.25am

Wednesday 20 January 2016 Members present: Angus Brendan MacNeil, in the Chair Tom Blenkinsop Matthew Pennycook Rt Hon Alistair Carmichael Jamie Reed Glyn Davies Antoinette Sandbach James Heappey Julian Sturdy

1. Declaration of interests Jamie Reed declared his interests, in accordance with the resolution of the House of 13 July 1992. (For details of the declaration of interests, see Appendix.) 2. Future of CCS in the UK Richard Simon-Lewis, Financing Director, Capture Power, Professor Jon Gibbins, Director, UK CCS Research Centre, Luke Warren, Chief Executive, CCS Association, Chris Littlecott, Programme Leader, Fossil Fuel Transitions and CCS Technology, E3G, and Neil Kenley, Director, Business Investment, Tees Valley Unlimited, gave oral evidence. [Adjourned till Tuesday 26 January at 9.15am 36 Energy and Climate Change Committee: Formal Minutes 2015-16

APPENDIX TO WEDNESDAY 20 JANUARY 2016: DECLARATION OF MEMBERS’ INTERESTS

Jamie Reed declared the following interests: Employment and earnings 1 August 2015, received £200 from Ipsos MORI, 3 Thomas More Square, London E1W 1YW, for completing a survey. Hours: 1hr. (Registered 30 October 2015)

Visits outside the UK Name of donor: All-Party Parliamentary China Group (with sponsorship from John Swire & Sons, HSBC, City of London, Cambridge Assessment, and Arup) Address of donor: House of Commons, London SW1A 0AA Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): flights £1,872.02, accommodation £404.78, domestic transport £179.13, food and drink £205.06, meeting and hospitality expenses (inc. interpretation, venue hire), £322.27, other (inc. transaction and cash withdrawal fees) £15.39; total £2,998.65 Destination of visit: China (Beijing, Shenyang and Dalian) Date of visit: 19-25 September 2015 Purpose of visit: to maintain and strengthen relations between the UK Parliament and the National People’s Congress of China; to learn about and support British businesses operating in China; and to deepen the knowledge and understanding of parliamentarians of China. (Registered 05 October 2015)

Name of donor: International Diabetes Foundation (IDF) Address of donor: 166 Chaussée de la Hulpe, B-1170 Brussels, Belgium Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): flights and accommodation; £1,540.85 Destination of visit: Vancouver, Canada Date of visit: 27 November - 1 December 2015 Purpose of visit: to attend the IDF Parliamentarians for Diabetes Global Network Parliamentary Diabetes Champions Forum. (Registered 08 January 2016)

Tuesday 26 January 2016 Members present: Angus Brendan MacNeil, in the Chair Rushanara Ali Antoinette Sandbach Glyn Davies Julian Sturdy James Heappey

1. Future programme The Committee considered this matter. 2. Pre-legislative scrutiny of the Government’s draft legislation on energy Energy and Climate Change Committee: Formal Minutes 2015-16 37

Ordered, That a letter from the Secretary of State dated 21 January 2016, regarding pre- legislative scrutiny of the Government’s draft legislation on energy, be reported to the House for publication on the internet. 3. Future of Carbon Capture and Storage in the UK The Committee considered this matter. Ordered, That the correspondence from Stag Energy regarding the future of CCS in the UK be reported to the House for publication on the internet. 4. Investor confidence in the UK energy sector The Committee considered this matter. 5. Home energy efficiency and demand reduction The Committee considered this matter. Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Home energy efficiency and demand reduction be reported to the House for publication on the internet: HEE0115 British Gas 6. Low carbon network infrastructure Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Low carbon network infrastructure be reported to the House for publication on the internet: LCN0060 Electricity Storage Network Dr Tim Rotheray, Director, Association for Decentralised Energy, Dr David Clarke, CEO, Energy Technologies Institute, and Chris Clarke, Director, Asset Management and Health, Safety and Environment, Wales and West Utilities, gave oral evidence. [Adjourned till Tuesday 2 February at 9.00am

Wednesday 27 January 2016 The Chair visited Belfast to attend the annual conference of the Northern Ireland Renewables Industry Group in a representative capacity, in accordance with the Committee’s decision of 19 January.

Tuesday 2 February 2016 Resolved, That in the absence of the Chair at this day’s sitting, Glyn Davies take the Chair of the Committee.—(Antoinette Sandbach.) Members present: Glyn Davies, in the Chair Rushanara Ali Antoinette Sandbach 38 Energy and Climate Change Committee: Formal Minutes 2015-16

Tom Blenkinsop Julian Sturdy

1. Future programme The Committee considered this matter. 2. Future of Carbon Capture and Storage in the UK The Committee considered this matter. Ordered, That the following correspondence relating to Future of Carbon Capture and Storage in the UK be reported to the House for publication on the internet: 20 January Professor John Gibbons 22 January Capture Power 22 January Shell January (undated) Scottish Carbon Capture and Storage

Draft Report (Future of Carbon Capture and Storage in the UK), 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 Second Report of Session 2015-16, HC 692. 3. Home energy efficiency and demand reduction Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Home energy efficiency and demand reduction be reported to the House for publication on the internet: HEE0116 BEAMA 4. Inter-Ministerial group on clean growth Ordered, That an exchange of correspondence between the Chair and the Secretary of State dated 21 and 28 January, regarding the Inter-Ministerial group on clean growth, be reported to the House for publication on the internet. 5. Inter-parliamentary conference on energy The Committee considered this matter. 6. Low carbon network infrastructure Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Low carbon network infrastructure be reported to the House for publication on the internet: LCN0061 UK Hydrogen Fuel Cell Association Simon Moore, Policy Manager, Strategic Infrastructure, Citizens Advice, Phil Jones, CEO, Nothern Powergrid, and Professor Keith Bell, Director, UK Energy Research Centre, gave oral evidence. 7. Investor confidence in the UK energy sector The Committee considered this matter. Energy and Climate Change Committee: Formal Minutes 2015-16 39

Matthew Knight, Director of Energy Strategy, Siemens, Niall Stuart, Chief Executive, Scottish Renewables, and Andrew Lee, Managing Director and CEO, Velocita Energy Developments Ltd, gave oral evidence. [Adjourned till Tuesday 9 February at 9.15am

Tuesday 9 February 2016 Members present: Angus Brendan MacNeil, in the Chair Glyn Davies Dr Poulter James Heappey Antoinette Sandbach Matthew Pennycook

1. Future programme The Committee considered this matter. 2. Setting the fifth carbon budget The Committee considered this matter. Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Setting the fifth carbon budget be reported to the House for publication on the internet: FCB0001 Mr David Bowen FCB0002 Storelectric Ltd FCB0003 Marks and Spencer FCB0006 Mr Alex Henney FCB0008 Wolseley UK FCB0009 Energy Technologies Institute FCB0010 Grantham Institute, Imperial College London FCB0011 Scottish Carbon Capture and Storage FCB0012 Energy UK FCB0013 Aviation Environment Federation FCB0014 CPL Industries FCB0015 Drax Group FCB0016 Fleming Policy Centre FCB0017 Goodwin PLC FCB0018 Vattenfall FCB0019 Centre for Industrial Energy, Materials and Products FCB0020 DECC FCB0021 NIBE Energy Systems UK FCB0022 RWE FCB0023 Energy Saving Trust FCB0024 Energy Networks Association FCB0025 Friends of the Earth FCB0026 RenewableUK 40 Energy and Climate Change Committee: Formal Minutes 2015-16

FCB0028 Good Energy FCB0029 Scottish Renewables FCB0030 EDF Energy FCB0031 Oil and Gas UK FCB0033 SGN FCB0034 RES ltd FCB0035 EEF, the Manufacturers' Organisation FCB0036 Statkraft UK Ltd. FCB0037 Renewable Energy Association FCB0038 Tees Valley Unlimited FCB0039 Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment at the London School of Economics FCB0040 Aldersgate Group FCB0041 Greenpeace UK FCB0042 UK CCS Research Centre FCB0043 Mineral Products Association FCB0044 Future Climate FCB0045 Sandbag Climate Campaign FCB0046 RSPB FCB0047 WWF-UK

3. Future of Carbon Capture and Storage in the UK Ordered, That the following correspondence relating to Future of Carbon Capture and Storage in the UK be reported to the House for publication on the internet: February (undated) Low Carbon Gas Ltd February (undated) Mark Kelman

4. Home energy efficiency and demand reduction Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Home energy efficiency and demand reduction be reported to the House for publication on the internet: HEE0117 E.ON UK plc 5. Netherlands EU Presidency—Council priorities for energy and climate change The Committee considered this matter. 6. Overcharging by energy companies Ordered, That an exchange of correspondence between the Chair and the Chief Executive of Ofgem dated 5 January and 1 February, regarding overcharging by energy companies, be reported to the House for publication on the internet. 7. Investor confidence in the UK energy sector Carol Gould, Head of Power and Renewables, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi, Alejandro Ciruelos, Project and Acquisition Finance—Energy, Santander, Peter Dickson, Glennmont Partners, and Chris Hullatt, Chief Financial Officer and Co-founder, Octopus Investments, gave oral evidence. Energy and Climate Change Committee: Formal Minutes 2015-16 41

Lilia Stoyanova, Director at the Townsend Group (responsible for EA Pension Fund management), Morgan Angus, Principal at the Townsend Group (responsible for EA Pension Fund management), and Donald MacDonald, Chairman, Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change, gave oral evidence. [Adjourned till Tuesday 23 February at 9.30am

Tuesday 23 February 2016 Members present: Angus Brendan MacNeil, in the Chair Rushanara Ali James Heappey Tom Blenkinsop Matthew Pennycook Rt Hon Alistair Carmichael Dr Poulter Glyn Davies Antoinette Sandbach

1. Future programme The Committee considered this matter. 2. Investor confidence in the UK energy sector The Committee considered this matter. Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Investor confidence in the UK energy sector be reported to the House for publication on the internet: ICE0109 British Hydropower Association

Draft Report (Investor confidence in the UK energy sector), 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 Third Report of Session 2015-16, HC 542. 3. Pre-legislative scrutiny of the Government’s draft legislation on energy The Committee considered this matter. Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Pre-legislative scrutiny of the Government’s draft legislation on energy be reported to the House for publication on the internet: DEB0001 Haven Power DEB0002 Scottish Government DEB0003 Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) DEB0004 Ombudsman Services: Energy Ombudsman DEB0005 ELEXON Ltd DEB0006 National Grid DEB0007 Energy Networks Association DEB0008 Association for the Conservation of Energy 42 Energy and Climate Change Committee: Formal Minutes 2015-16

DEB0009 Department of Energy and Climate Change DEB0010 EDF Energy DEB0011 ScottishPower DEB0012 Renewable Energy Association DEB0013 First Utility Limited DEB0014 Energy UK DEB0015 Scottish Renewables DEB0016 RWE npower DEB0017 SP Energy Networks DEB0018 Utilita Energy Ltd DEB0019 Tempus Energy Supply Ltd DEB0020 Ofgem DEB0021 E.ON UK DEB0022 Renewable Energy Systems Ltd (RES) DEB0024 SSE DEB0025 Transmission Investment LLP DEB0026 British Gas

4. Setting the fifth carbon budget Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Setting the fifth carbon budget be reported to the House for publication on the internet: FCB0048 Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research FCB0049 ClientEarth

5. Home energy efficiency and demand reduction Ordered, That the correspondence from the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change dated 5 February, regarding his oral evidence on 19 January, be reported to the House for publication on the internet. 6. DECC Supplementary Estimate 2015–16 The Committee considered this matter. Ordered, That the DECC Supplementary Estimate 2015–16: Select Committee Memorandum be reported to the House for publication on the internet. Ordered, That the Chair write to the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change regarding the Supplementary Estimate. 7. Review of the Levy Control Framework Ordered, That an exchange of correspondence between the Chair and the Comptroller and Auditor General of the NAO dated 28 January and 15 February, regarding a review of the Levy Control Framework, be reported to the House for publication on the internet.

Wednesday 24 February—Thursday 25 February The Chair, Rushanara Ali, Tom Blenkinsop, James Heappey, Dr Poulter, Mr Jamie Reed and Antoinette Sandbach visited Copenhagen in connection with the Committee’s work Energy and Climate Change Committee: Formal Minutes 2015-16 43 on Low carbon network infrastructure, in accordance with the Committee’s decision of 1 December 2015.

Tuesday 1 March 2016 Members present: Angus Brendan MacNeil, in the Chair Rushanara Ali Matthew Pennycook Tom Blenkinsop Antoinette Sandbach Glyn Davies Julian Sturdy James Heappey

1. Future programme The Committee considered this matter. 2. Setting the fifth carbon budget The Committee considered this matter. Professor John Barrett, Chair in Energy and Climate Policy, Centre for Industrial Energy, Material and Products, Richard Leese, Director, Energy and Climate Change, Mineral Products Association, Philip Sellwood, CEO, Energy Saving Trust, Dr Nina Skorupska, CEO, Renewable Energy Association, and Lawrence Slade, CEO, Energy UK, gave oral evidence. [Adjourned till Tuesday 8 March at 9.30am

Tuesday 8 March 2016 Members present: Angus Brendan MacNeil, in the Chair Glyn Davies Dr Poulter James Heappey Antoinette Sandbach Matthew Pennycook Julian Sturdy

1. Future programme The Committee considered this matter. Resolved, That the Committee inquire into 2020 renewable heat and transport targets. Resolved, That the Committee inquire into Energy revolution. Resolved, That the Committee take oral evidence on UK new nuclear: status update. 2. Home energy efficiency and demand reduction 44 Energy and Climate Change Committee: Formal Minutes 2015-16

Draft Report (Home energy efficiency and demand reduction), 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 Session 2015-16, HC 552. 3. Pre-legislative scrutiny of the Government’s draft legislation on energy The Committee considered this matter. [Adjourned till Wednesday 9 March at 1.55pm

Wednesday 9 March 2016 Members present: Angus Brendan MacNeil, in the Chair Rushanara Ali Dr Poulter Glyn Davies Mr Jamie Reed James Heappey Antoinette Sandbach Matthew Pennycook

1. Pre-legislative scrutiny of the Government’s draft legislation on energy William Buller, Managing Director, Utilita, Paul Delamare, Head of Customer Policy and Regulation, EDF Energy, Chris Harris, Director of Regulation, RWE, and Sophie Yule, General Counsel, Tempus Energy, gave oral evidence. Chris Bennett, Project Director, Integrated Transmission Planning and Regulation, National Grid, Tony Glover, Director of Policy, Energy Networks Association, Frank Mitchell, CEO, Scottish Power Energy Networks, and Chris Veal, Managing Partner, Transmission Investment, gave oral evidence. [Adjourned till Wednesday 16 March at 9.15am

Wednesday 16 March 2016 Members present: Angus Brendan MacNeil, in the Chair Rushanara Ali James Heappey Glyn Davies Antoinette Sandbach

1. Future programme The Committee considered this matter. 2. Setting the fifth carbon budget Energy and Climate Change Committee: Formal Minutes 2015-16 45

Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Setting the fifth carbon budget be reported to the House for publication on the internet: FCB0050 Professor David Campbell Dr David Clarke, Chief Executive, Energy Technologies Institute, and Dr John McElroy, Director, Policy and Public Affairs, RWE, gave oral evidence. Rt Hon Lord Deben, Chairman, and Matthew Bell, Chief Executive, Committee on Climate Change, gave oral evidence. [Adjourned till Tuesday 22 March at 9.15am

Tuesday 22 March 2016 Members present: Angus Brendan MacNeil, in the Chair Rushanara Ali James Heappey Tom Blenkinsop Antoinette Sandbach Rt Hon Alistair Carmichael Julian Sturdy Glyn Davies

1. Future programme The Committee considered this matter. 2. Future of Carbon Capture and Storage in the UK Ordered, That the correspondence from the Minister of State for Energy and Climate Change dated 17 March, regarding Carbon Capture and Storage, be reported to the House for publication on the internet. 3. DECC Supplementary Estimate 2015–16 Ordered, That the exchange of correspondence between the Chair and the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change dated 26 February and 14 March, regarding the DECC Supplementary Estimate 2015–16, be reported to the House for publication on the internet. 4. Pre-legislative scrutiny of the Government’s draft legislation on energy The Committee considered this matter. Maxine Frerk, Acting Senior Partner, Networks, Rob Salter-Church, Partner, Consumers and Competition, and Steve Beel, Partner, Competitive Networks, Ofgem, gave oral evidence. Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, John Fiennes, Director, Energy Strategy, Networks and Markets, and Daron Walker, Senior Responsible Officer, Smart Meters Programme, DECC, gave oral evidence. 5. Setting the fifth carbon budget 46 Energy and Climate Change Committee: Formal Minutes 2015-16

The Committee considered this matter. Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, and Jerome Glass, Deputy Director, Strategy, DECC, gave oral evidence. [Adjourned till Wednesday 23 March at 9.15am

Wednesday 23 March 2016 Members present: Angus Brendan MacNeil, in the Chair Tom Blenkinsop James Heappey Rt Hon Alistair Carmichael Matthew Pennycook Glyn Davies Mr Jamie Reed

1. UK new nuclear: status update The Committee considered this matter. Ordered, That the correspondence from CFE-CGC dated 20 January and 22 March, regarding Hinkley Point C, be reported to the House for publication on the internet. Peter Atherton, Managing Director and Head of European Utility Sector Research, Jeffries, Dr Douglas Parr, Chief Scientist and Policy Director, Greenpeace UK, and Dr Simon Taylor, Judge Business School, Cambridge University, gave oral evidence. Vincent de Rivaz, Chief Executive and Humphrey Cadoux-Hudson, Managing Director, Nuclear New Build, EDF Energy, Zhu Minhong, General Manager, International Nuclear Business Development Department and General Director, UK Nuclear Projects, CGN, Alan Raymant, COO, Horizon Nuclear Power, and Tom Samson, CEO, NuGeneration, gave oral evidence. Ordered, That the Chair write to the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change regarding UK new nuclear: status update. [Adjourned till Tuesday 12 April at 9.15am

Tuesday 12 April 2016 Members present: Angus Brendan MacNeil, in the Chair Rushanara Ali Matthew Pennycook Tom Blenkinsop Antoinette Sandbach Glyn Davies Julian Sturdy James Heappey

1. Future programme The Committee considered this matter. Energy and Climate Change Committee: Formal Minutes 2015-16 47

2. Energy revolution The Committee considered this matter. Resolved, That the Committee visit the USA in summer 2016 in connection with its inquiry into Energy revolution, and that the Chair seek the approval of the Liaison Committee for expenditure in connection with the visit. 3. Pre-legislative scrutiny of the Government’s draft legislation on energy Ordered, That the correspondence from the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change dated 31 March, regarding his oral evidence on 22 March, be reported to the House for publication on the internet. 4. Setting the fifth carbon budget Ordered, That the exchange of correspondence between the Chair and the Chairman of the Committee on Climate Change dated 17 and 24 March, regarding shipping and aviation emissions, be reported to the House for publication on the internet. 5. Energy policy impacts on energy intensive industries The Committee considered this matter. Ordered, That the Chair write to the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change to request information on energy policy impacts on energy intensive industries. 6. Low carbon network infrastructure Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Low carbon network infrastructure be reported to the House for publication on the internet: LCN0063 GE and Element Power Tony Glover, Director, Policy and Regulation, Energy Networks Association, Charlotte Ramsay, Head of Strategy, Markets and Regulation, European Business Development, and Phil Sheppard, Director, SO Operations, National Grid, gave oral evidence. Andy Burgess, Associate Partner, Energy Systems, and Maxine Frerk, Acting Senior Partner, Networks, Ofgem, gave oral evidence. [Adjourned till Tuesday 19 April at 10.00am

Tuesday 19 April 2016 Members present: Angus Brendan MacNeil, in the Chair Rt Hon Alistair Carmichael Matthew Pennycook Glyn Davies Antoinette Sandbach

1. Future programme The Committee considered this matter. 48 Energy and Climate Change Committee: Formal Minutes 2015-16

Resolved, That the Committee take oral evidence on Maximising economic recovery of oil and gas. 2. UK new nuclear: status update Ordered, That the correspondence from the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate change dated 12 April, regarding UK new nuclear: status update, be reported to the House for publication on the internet. 3. National Infrastructure Commission The Committee considered this matter. 4. Setting the fifth carbon budget Ordered, That the correspondence from the Solar Trade Association dated 5 April, regarding the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State’s oral evidence on 22 March, be reported to the House for publication on the internet. Draft Report (Setting the fifth carbon budget), 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 2015-16, HC 659. [Adjourned till Tuesday 26 April at 9.30am

Tuesday 26 April 2016 Members present: Angus Brendan MacNeil, in the Chair Rushanara Ali Matthew Pennycook Glyn Davies Dr Poulter James Heappey Antoinette Sandbach

1. Future programme The Committee considered this matter. 2. Pre-legislative scrutiny of the Government’s draft legislation on energy Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to pre-legislative scrutiny of the Government’s draft legislation on energy be reported to the House for publication on the internet: DEB0027 National Grid Draft Report (Pre-legislative scrutiny of the Government’s draft legislation on energy), 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 2015-16, HC 776. 3. 2020 renewable heat and transport targets Energy and Climate Change Committee: Formal Minutes 2015-16 49

The Committee considered this matter. Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to 2020 renewable heat and transport targets be reported to the House for publication on the internet: HAT0001 Mr Stephen Browning HAT0003 Hydrogen Hub Initiative HAT0004 Population Matters HAT0005 AECB HAT0007 Dunelm Energy HAT0009 National Farmers Union HAT0010 FTA HAT0011 Good Energy HAT0013 Wood Panel Industries Federation HAT0014 NIBE Energy Systems UK HAT0015 UK District Energy Association HAT0016 Calor Gas Ltd HAT0017 ROCKWOOL Ltd HAT0018 Wolseley UK HAT0019 Valero Energy Ltd HAT0020 SSE HAT0021 United Kingdom Onshore Oil and Gas HAT0022 UK Petroleum Industry Association HAT0023 Institution of Civil Engineers HAT0024 Gasrec Limited HAT0025 Vivergo Fuels Ltd HAT0026 Dr Grant Wilson HAT0027 University of Exeter Energy Policy Group HAT0028 British Gas HAT0029 Scottish Renewables HAT0030 UK Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Association HAT0031 Wales & West Utilities HAT0032 Oil Firing Technical Association (OFTEC) HAT0033 Billington Bioenergy Ltd HAT0034 CPL Industries HAT0036 Ensus UK Limited HAT0037 BOC HAT0038 EUA HAT0039 NGV Network HAT0040 Citizens' Climate Lobby UK HAT0041 UK Energy Research Centre HAT0042 The Carbon Capture and Storage Association HAT0043 British Sugar plc HAT0044 The Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association (ADBA) HAT0045 The Sustainable Energy Association HAT0046 Energy UK HAT0047 Ecotricity HAT0048 2050 Climate Group HAT0049 Mineral Products Association HAT0050 The Institution of Gas Engineers and Managers 50 Energy and Climate Change Committee: Formal Minutes 2015-16

HAT0051 Heatrae Sadia HAT0052 ePURE HAT0053 Renewable Energy Association (REA) HAT0054 Energy Saving Trust HAT0055 Viessmann HAT0056 AvantiGas HAT0057 Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership HAT0058 Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) HAT0059 Citizens Advice HAT0060 Solar Trade Association HAT0061 Progressive Energy HAT0062 The Association for Decentralised Energy HAT0063 Department for Energy and Climate Change HAT0064 Energy Networks Association HAT0065 SGN HAT0066 Greenpeace UK HAT0067 Energy Research Accelerator HAT0068 E.ON UK plc

4. UK new nuclear: status update The Committee considered this matter. Resolved, That the Committee take further oral evidence on UK new nuclear: status update. 5. DECC Main Estimate 2016–17 The Committee considered this matter. Ordered, That the DECC Main Estimate 2016–17 Select Committee Memorandum be reported to the House for publication on the internet. 6. Energy policy impacts on energy intensive industries The Committee considered this matter. Ordered, That the exchange of correspondence between the Chair and the Secretary of State dated 14 and 22 April, regarding energy policy impacts on energy intensive industries, be reported to the House for publication on the internet. 7. European scrutiny The Committee considered this matter. 8. Low carbon network infrastructure Ordered, That the correspondence from Tim Rotheray et al regarding embedded benefits be reported to the House for publication on the internet. Andrea Leadsom, Minister of State, and John Fiennes, Director, Energy Strategy, Networks and Markets, DECC, gave oral evidence. [Adjourned till Wednesday 4 May at 9.30am Energy and Climate Change Committee: Formal Minutes 2015-16 51

Wednesday 4 May 2016 Members present: Angus Brendan MacNeil, in the Chair Rushanara Ali Matthew Pennycook Rt Hon Alistair Carmichael Antoinette Sandbach Glyn Davies Julian Sturdy James Heappey

1. Future programme The Committee considered this matter. Resolved, That the Committee take oral evidence on EU referendum: energy and climate change implications. 2. Future of Carbon Capture and Storage in the UK Ordered, That the Chair write to the Secretary of State regarding the Government’s response to the Committee’s Second Report of Session 2015–16. 3. Low carbon network infrastructure The Committee considered this matter. 4. 2020 renewable heat and transport targets The Committee considered this matter. [Adjourned till Wednesday 11 May at 9.15am

Wednesday 11 May 2016 Members present: Angus Brendan MacNeil, in the Chair Rt Hon Alistair Carmichael Antoinette Sandbach Glyn Davies Julian Sturdy James Heappey

1. Future programme The Committee considered this matter. 2. Energy revolution The Committee considered this matter. Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Energy revolution be reported to the House for publication on the internet: 52 Energy and Climate Change Committee: Formal Minutes 2015-16

REV0002 PCAH REV0004 Vincenzo Messina REV0006 Mr Brian Woodgate REV0008 Mr Chris White REV0009 InstaGroup Limited REV0011 Mr Richard Moore REV0012 Professor Seamus Garvey REV0013 Den Tread REV0015 Steven Hall REV0018 Mr Rex Mottershead REV0019 Modern Device REV0020 Retired Teacher Dennis Lynn REV0021 Tony Hughes REV0022 Dr Brian Ahern REV0023 Bill Jenkins REV0024 Ph.D. Fred Zoepfl REV0025 Dr Robert Luk REV0026 Mr Stephen Heale REV0027 Mr Gordon Docherty REV0028 David Pearson REV0029 Mr Greg Beckett-Leonard REV0031 David Bowen REV0032 Ayrenergy Ltd REV0034 Landmark Associates Ltd REV0035 Dunelm Energy REV0036 Mr Dominic McCann REV0037 Homeglow Products REV0038 Mr Paul Dodgshun REV0040 Mr Terry Putson REV0041 North Carolina State University REV0042 Miss Jenny Carson REV0043 Electricity Storage Network REV0044 Energy Managers Association REV0045 AECB REV0046 Unipart Rail REV0047 Western Power Distribution REV0048 Dearman REV0049 Demand Logic REV0051 Institute for Sustainability, Newcastle University REV0052 Enertechnos Limited REV0053 Innovate UK REV0054 OXIS Energy Ltd REV0055 Control Network Solutions REV0056 Stag Energy Development Co Ltd REV0057 Hyperdrive Innovation REV0058 Atkins REV0059 UK Energy Storage Hub Oxford REV0060 Osamu Ide REV0061 Electron Energy Research Ltd REV0062 Algometrics Limited REV0063 Citizens Advice REV0064 Carlos Beltran Energy and Climate Change Committee: Formal Minutes 2015-16 53

REV0065 Centre for Nuclear Engineering, Imperial College REV0066 Cambridge Carbon Capture Ltd REV0067 Swanbarton Limited REV0068 Mr Simon Hunt REV0069 Smart Generation Limited REV0071 ITM Power REV0072 Kepler Energy REV0073 GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy REV0074 UK Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Association REV0075 Solarmass Ltd REV0076 Nissan REV0077 Heating and Hotwater Industry Council REV0078 Scottish Renewables REV0079 Tokamak Energy Ltd REV0080 Dr Craig Richmond REV0081 Origen Power Ltd REV0082 REA REV0083 Intel Corporation (UK) Ltd REV0084 Smart Energy GB REV0085 United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority REV0086 Energy Unlocked REV0087 EnerNOC REV0088 EUA REV0089 Energy Policy Group, University of Exeter REV0090 Calor Gas Ltd REV0091 Association for Project Management (APM) REV0092 Lee Slater REV0093 Good Energy Ltd REV0094 Mr Adrian Williams REV0095 Siemens plc REV0096 Institution of Mechanical Engineers REV0097 Electrical Contractors' Association (ECA) REV0098 E3G REV0099 Institute of Directors REV0100 Tempus Energy Technology REV0101 Dr Dan Saker REV0102 Oxford University REV0103 Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association (ADBA) REV0104 Renewable Energy Systems Ltd REV0105 Northern Powergrid REV0106 Doosan Babcock REV0107 Orchard Partners London Ltd REV0108 SSE REV0109 KiWi Power REV0110 Mr Stephen Browning REV0112 National Nuclear Laboratory REV0113 UK Power Networks REV0114 HRS Energy REV0115 A.R.DAY REV0116 ScottishPower REV0117 E.ON UK PLC REV0118 National Grid 54 Energy and Climate Change Committee: Formal Minutes 2015-16

REV0119 Heriot-Watt University REV0120 Nuclear Industry Association (NIA) REV0121 Institute of Physics REV0122 Act on Climate Ltd

3. 2020 renewable heat and transport targets The Committee considered this matter. Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to 2020 renewable heat and transport targets be reported to the House for publication on the internet: HAT0069 Scottish Carbon Capture and Storage HAT0070 E3G

4. Supplier sales practices The Committee considered this matter. Ordered, That the Chair write to the largest energy suppliers, regarding sales practices and training provision. 5. Maximising economic recovery of oil and gas

Deirdre Michie, CEO, Oil and Gas UK, Jake Malloy, Regional Organiser, Offshore Energy Branch, RMT Union, Nunzia Florio, Communications Director, UK Petroleum Industry Association, and Tommy Campbell, Regional Organiser, Unite the Union, gave oral evidence.

Sir Patrick Brown, Chair, and Dr Andy Samuel, Chief Executive, Oil and Gas Authority, gave oral evidence.

[Adjourned till Tuesday 24 May at 9.15am