Formal Minutes of the Energy and 2010–12

Tuesday 13 July 2010

Members present:

Mr Tim Yeo, in the Chair1

Dan Byles Christopher Pincher Gemma Doyle Laura Sandys Tom Greatrex Sir Robert Smith Dr Philip Lee John Robertson Albert Owen Dr Alan Whitehead

1. Declaration of Interests

Members declared their interests in accordance with the resolution of the House of 13 July 1992 (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 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 approves the use of electronic equipment by Members during public and private meetings, provided that they are used in accordance with the rules and customs of the House.

3. Future programme

The Committee considered this matter.

[Adjourned till Tuesday 20 July at 9.00 a.m.

1 Mr Tim Yeo was elected as the Chair of the Committee on 9 June 2010, in accordance with Standing Order No. 122B (see House of Commons Votes and Proceedings, 10 June 2010).

Tuesday 20 July 2010

Members present:

Mr Tim Yeo, in the Chair

Dan Byles Christopher Pincher Gemma Doyle Laura Sandys Tom Greatrex Sir Robert Smith Dr Philip Lee John Robertson Albert Owen Dr Alan Whitehead

1. Future programme

The Committee considered this matter.

Resolved, That the Committee inquire into UK Deepwater Drilling — Implications of the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill.

Resolved, That the Committee inquire into Emissions Performance Standards.

Resolved, That the Committee take oral evidence from the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change on the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Cancun.

Resolved, That the Committee undertake a visit to Brussels on 16 November.

2. Petitions

The Committee considered the petition to the House from residents of Creswell and the surrounding areas in Staffordshire regarding the Blythe Park gas-fired proposal. The Committee also considered observations from the Secretary of State presented on 14 June 2010.

The Committee considered the petition to the House from Robert A Robinson regarding Communities in Mid (Welshpool, Newtown, Guilsfield and Montgomery) and the effect of the transportation of materials for the building of wind farms in Mid Wales.

3. The electricity generating landscape in Great Britain

The Committee considered this matter.

Ordered, That written evidence relating to the electricity generating landscape in Great Britain submitted by the National Audit Office be reported to the House for publication on the internet.

4. The proposals for draft national policy statements on energy

The Committee considered this matter.

Ordered, That written evidence relating to the proposals for the draft national policy statements on energy submitted by the Partnership be reported to the House for publication on the internet.

[Adjourned till Tuesday 7 September at 10.00 a.m.

Tuesday 7 September 2010 Members present:

Mr Tim Yeo, in the Chair

Dan Byles Christopher Pincher Gemma Doyle Laura Sandys Tom Greatrex Sir Robert Smith Dr Philip Lee Dr Alan Whitehead Albert Owen

1. Future programme

The Committee considered this matter.

Resolved, That the Committee take oral evidence on the potential effect on energy use of extending British Summer Time.

Resolved, That the Committee take oral evidence from Ofgem.

Resolved, That the Committee request written evidence from the Department of Energy and Climate Change on radio spectrum for smart grid and smart meter communications.

2. United Nations Climate Change Conference in Cancun (COP 16)

Resolved, That the Chair have leave to attend the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Cancun (COP 16) in a representative capacity and that the Chair seek approval of the Liaison Committee for expenditure in connection with the visit.

3. Low carbon technologies in a green economy

Draft Special Report (Low carbon technologies in a green economy: Government Response to the Committee’s Fourth Report of Session 2009–10), proposed by the Chair, brought up, read the first and second time, and agreed to.

The Government’s Response to the Fourth Report from the Committee in Session 2009–10 was appended to the Report.

Resolved, That the Report be the First Special Report of the Committee to the House.

Ordered, That the Chair make the report to the House.

4. Petitions

The Committee considered a petition to the House from concerned energy users in the Highlands and Islands regarding energy costs.

The Committee considered a petition to the House from Robert Robinson regarding wind farm development.

5. UK Deepwater Drilling — Implications of the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill

The Committee considered this matter.

Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to UK Deepwater Drilling — Implications of the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill be reported to the House for publication on the internet:

Transocean Oil and Gas UK Oil Spill Prevention, Response and Advisory Group (OSPRAG) Sir Robert Smith declared the following interests: Shareholder Shell Transport and Trading; vice-chair of the all- party group on the offshore oil and gas industry (see Appendix).

Paul King, Managing Director Division, Transocean, Malcolm Webb, Chief Executive, Oil and Gas UK, and Mark McAllister, Chair, Oil Spill Prevention Response and Advisory Group (OSPRAG), gave oral evidence.

[Adjourned till Wednesday 15 September at 9.30 a.m.

Wednesday 15 September 2010

MORNING SITTING

Members present:

Mr Tim Yeo, in the Chair

Dan Byles Christopher Pincher Gemma Doyle Laura Sandys Tom Greatrex Sir Robert Smith Dr Philip Lee Dr Alan Whitehead Albert Owen

1. Future programme

The Committee considered this matter.

2. UK Deepwater Drilling – Implications of the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill

The Committee considered this matter.

Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to UK Deepwater Drilling — Implications of the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill be reported to the House for publication on the internet:

BP plc Institution of Mechanical Engineering Joint Nature Conservation Committee Total E&P UK Limited Research Councils UK KIMO UK Chevron North Sea Limited Dr Jonathan Wills The British Rig Owners’ Association ClientEarth Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) DECC – NAO information Annex A DECC – Diagram Annex B DECC – Annex B Key DECC map DECC Background note

2. The work of the Department of Energy and Climate Change

The Committee considered this matter.

Rt Hon Chris Huhne MP, Secretary of State, Moira Wallace, Permanent Secretary, Phil Wynn Owen, Director General, National Climate Change and Consumer Support, and Jonathan Brearley, Director, Energy Markets and Infrastructure, Department of Energy and Climate Change, gave oral evidence.

[Adjourned till this day at 3.00 p.m.

Wednesday 15 September 2010

AFTERNOON SITTING

Members present:

Mr Tim Yeo, in the Chair

Dan Byles Christopher Pincher Gemma Doyle Laura Sandys Tom Greatrex Sir Robert Smith Dr Philip Lee Dr Alan Whitehead Albert Owen

1. UK Deepwater Drilling – Implications of the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill

The Committee considered this matter.

Sir Robert Smith declared the following pecuniary and non-pecuniary interests: Shareholder Shell Transport and Trading; vice-chair of the all-party group on the offshore oil and gas industry (see Appendix).

Gemma Doyle declared the following non-pecuniary interest: a family member was employed by BP (see Appendix).

Dr Tony Hayward, Group Chief Executive, BP plc, Bernard Looney, Managing Director, BP North Sea, Mark Bly, Group Head of Safety and Operations, BP Plc, gave oral evidence.

[Adjourned till Tuesday 12 October at 10.00 a.m.

Tuesday 12 October 2010

Members present:

Mr Tim Yeo, in the Chair

Dr Phillip Lee Sir Robert Smith John Robertson

1. Future programme

The Committee considered this matter.

Resolved, That the Committee take oral evidence from the Minister of State, Department Energy and Climate Change on the revised draft National Policy Statements on Energy.

2. UK Deepwater Drilling — Implications of the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill

Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to UK Deepwater Drilling – Implications of the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill be reported to the House for publication on the internet:

Chamber of Shipping Platform Greenpeace

3. Emissions Performance Standards

Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Emissions Performance Standards be reported to the House for publication on the internet:

Department of Energy and Climate Change Professor Richard Macrory UK plc E3G Confederation of UK Coal Producers Committee on Climate Change Institution of Mechanical Engineers National Grid Professor Jon Gibbins and Hannah Chalmers Scottish and Southern Energy Wood Panel Industries Federation Prospect UKCCSC and UKERC RWE Carbon Capture & Storage Association Eurelectric Statoil UK EDF Energy E.ON UK EEF Ofgem Drax Power Ltd WWF UK & Greenpeace UK Shell ScottishPower Sussex Energy Group Confederation of British Industry Dr Rachel Western International Power plc Client Earth Association of Electricity Producers GE Energy Combined Heat and Power Association Green Alliance

The Chair declared the following interest: Chair of AFC Energy Plc (see Appendix).

Sir Robert Smith declared the following interest: Shareholder Shell Transport and Trading (see Appendix).

Lord Turner of Ecchinswell, Chair, and Dr David Kennedy, Chief Executive, Committee on Climate Change, and Professor Jon Gibbins, Edinburgh University, gave oral evidence.

Nick Molho, Head of Energy Policy, WWF, Simon Skillings, Senior Associate, E3G, and Chris Littlecott, Senior Policy Advisor, Green Alliance, gave oral evidence.

[Adjourned till Tuesday 19 October at 10.00 a.m.

Tuesday 19 October 2010

Members present:

Mr Tim Yeo, in the Chair

Dan Byles John Robertson Tom Greatrex Laura Sandys Dr Phillip Lee Sir Robert Smith Albert Owen Dr Alan Whitehead Christopher Pincher

1. Future programme

The Committee considered this matter.

Resolved, That the Committee take oral evidence from Moira Wallace, Permanent Secretary, Department of Energy and Climate Change, on the Comprehensive Spending Review.

2. Fuel Poverty

Draft Special Report (Fuel Poverty: Government Response to the Committee’s Fifth Report of Session 2009-10), 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 2009–10 was appended to the Report.

Resolved, That the Report be the Second Special Report of the Committee to the House.

Ordered, That the Chair make the Report to the House.

3. UK Deepwater Drilling — Implications of the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill

Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to UK Deepwater Drilling — Implications of the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill be reported to the House for publication on the internet:

Marine Conservation Society National Audit Office DONG Energy

4. Emissions Performance Standards

The Committee considered this matter.

Sir Robert Smith declared the following interest: Shareholder Shell Transport and Trading (see Appendix).

Matthew Farrow, Head of Energy, Transport and Planning, CBI; Dr Jeff Chapman, Chief Executive, The Carbon Capture and Storage Association; and Dr John McElroy, Chairman, Environment Committee, Association of Electricity Producers, gave oral evidence.

Charles Hendry MP, Minister of State, and Jonathan Brearley, Director, Energy Strategy and Futures, Department of Energy and Climate Change, gave oral evidence.

[Adjourned till Tuesday 26 October at 10.00 a.m.

Tuesday 26 October 2010

Members present:

Mr Tim Yeo, in the Chair

Dan Byles Christopher Pincher Gemma Doyle Laura Sandys Dr Phillip Lee Sir Robert Smith Albert Owen Dr Alan Whitehead

1. Future programme

The Committee considered this matter.

2. Emissions Performance Standards

The Committee considered this matter.

3. The effect on energy usage of extending British Summer Time

Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to the effect on energy usage of extending British Summer Time be reported to the House for publication on the internet:

Department of Energy and Climate Change, Department for Transport, and Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (Joint submission) Dr Mayer Hillman National Grid Lighter Later Dr Michael Morrison

4. UK Deepwater Drilling – Implications of the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill

The Committee considered this matter.

Sir Robert Smith declared the following pecuniary and non-pecuniary interests: Shareholder Shell Transport and Trading; vice-chair of the all-party group on the offshore oil and gas industry (see Appendix).

Mr Steve Walker, Head of Offshore Division, Health and Safety Executive, Mr Philip Naylor, Director of Maritime Services, UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency, Dr Jonathan Wills, Councillor on Shetland Islands, and Ms Susie Wilks, Client Earth, gave oral evidence.

Mr Brent Cheshire, Managing Director, Dong Exploration and Production UK Ltd, Mr Richard Cohagan, Managing Director, Chevron UK Ltd, and Mr Roland Festor, Managing Director, Total E&P UK Ltd, gave oral evidence.

[Adjourned till Thursday 28 October at 10.00 a.m.

Thursday 28 October 2010

Members present:

Mr Tim Yeo, in the Chair

Dan Byles Christopher Pincher Albert Owen Laura Sandys John Robertson Sir Robert Smith

The effect on energy usage of extending British Summer Time

The Committee considered this matter.

Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to the effect on energy usage of extending British Summer Time be reported to the House for publication on the internet:

Harry Hayfield Saga

Dr Elizabeth Garnsey, University of Cambridge, Dr Simon Hill, University of Cambridge, and Alan Smart, Energy Operations Manager, National Grid, gave oral evidence.

[Adjourned till Tuesday 2 November at 10.00 a.m.

Tuesday 2 November 2010

Members present:

Mr Tim Yeo, in the Chair

Dan Byles Laura Sandys Dr Phillip Lee Sir Robert Smith Christopher Pincher Dr Alan Whitehead John Robertson

1. Future programme

The Committee considered this matter.

3. UK Deepwater Drilling – Implications of the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill

The Committee considered this matter.

Sir Robert Smith declared the following pecuniary and non-pecuniary interests: Shareholder Shell Transport and Trading; vice-chair of the all-party group on the offshore oil and gas industry (see Appendix).

Charles Hendry MP, Minister of State, Simon Toole, Oil and Gas Director, and Jim Campbell, Energy Development Director, Department of Energy and Climate Change, and Hugh Shaw, Secretary of State’s Representative for Maritime Salvage, Department of Energy and Climate Change and Department for Transport, gave oral evidence.

[Adjourned till Tuesday 9 November at 10.00 a.m.

Tuesday 9 November 2010

Members present:

Dan Byles Christopher Pincher Barry Gardiner Laura Sandys Ian Lavery Sir Robert Smith Dr Phillip Lee Dr Alan Whitehead Albert Owen

In the temporary absence of the Chair, Sir Robert Smith was called to the Chair for the meeting.

1. Declaration of interests

Barry Gardiner declared his interests, in accordance with the Resolution of the House of 13 July 1992, as follows:

Directorships Reynolds Partners Ltd, Grand Buildings 1-3 The Strand, London WC2N 5HE; investment bank. (£15,001–£20,000) Received three payments totalling £2,500 between 23 March and 28 May 2010 for directors’ meetings and advice. Hours 15. Registered 23 June 2010)

Overseas visits Name of donor: GLOBE International Address of donor: 11 Dartmouth Street, Westminster, London SW1H 9BN. Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): £7,315.51 Destination of visit: Tokyo, Japan and Seoul, South Korea. Date of visit: 20-25 February 2010 Purpose of visit: meetings with the members of Diet and House of Councillors in Tokyo and members of the National Assembly in Seoul. (Registered 16 March 2010)

Name of donor: GLOBE International Address of donor: 11 Dartmouth Street, Westminster, London SW1H 9BN. Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): £722.10 Destination of visit: Copenhagen, Denmark. Date of visit: 14-17 December 2009 Purpose of visit: to attend the G20 climate talks as a representative of GLOBE. (Registered 7 April 2010)

Name of donor: GLOBE International Address of donor: 11 Dartmouth Street, Westminster, London SW1H 9BN. Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): £307 Destination of visit: Brussels, Belgium. Date of visit: 23 March 2010 Purpose of visit: meeting with new EU Climate Action Commissioner, Connie Hedegaard. (Registered 7 April 2010)

Visits to China and Japan with GLOBE International in addition to overseas visits already registered

Shareholdings (b) Reynolds Partners Ltd.

Ian Lavery declared his interests, in accordance with the Resolution of the House of 13 July 1992, as follows:

Membership of the GMB and the National Union of Mineworkers.

2. Future programme

The Committee considered this matter.

[Adjourned till Tuesday 23 November at 10.00 a.m.

Monday 15 November — Tuesday 16 November

The Chair, Dan Byles, Barry Gardiner, Albert Owen and Sir Robert Smith visited Brussels, in accordance with the Committee’s decision of 20 July

Tuesday 23 November 2010

Members present:

Mr Tim Yeo, in the Chair

Barry Gardiner Laura Sandys Ian Lavery Sir Robert Smith Dr Phillip Lee Dr Alan Whitehead Christopher Pincher

1. Future programme

The Committee considered this matter.

Resolved, That the Chair have leave to attend GLOBE Mexico City Legislators Forum, in addition to the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Cancun, in a representative capacity, and that the Chair seek the approval of the Liaison Committee for expenditure in connection with the visit.

Resolved, That the Committee visit the National Grid Control Centre in Wokingham.

Resolved, That the Committee inquire into Electricity Market Reform.

Resolved, That the Committee inquire into Shale Gas.

Resolved, That the Committee visit Washington and Pennsylvania in connection with its inquiry into Shale Gas, and that the Chair seek the approval of the Liaison Committee for expenditure in connection with the visit.

Resolved, That the Committee take oral evidence from the Scientific Adviser at the Department of Energy and Climate Change

2. The future of Britain’s electricity networks

Draft Special Report (The future of Britain’s electricity networks: Government Response to the Committee’s Second Report of Session 2009-10), proposed by the Chair, brought up, read the first and second time, and agreed to.

The Government’s Response to the Second Report from the Committee of Session 2009–10 was appended to the Report.

Resolved, That the Report be the Third Special Report of the Committee to the House.

Ordered, That the Chair make the Report to the House.

3. Emissions Performance Standards

The Committee considered this matter.

4. Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology Board

The Committee considered this matter.

Resolved, That in future the Committee should nominate one of its Members to sit on the Board of the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology.

[Adjourned till Wednesday 24 November at 3.00 p.m.

Wednesday 24 November 2010

Members present:

Mr Tim Yeo, in the Chair

Dan Byles Christopher Pincher Barry Gardiner John Robertson Ian Lavery Laura Sandys Dr Phillip Lee Sir Robert Smith Albert Owen

1. Future programme

The Committee considered this matter.

2. Emissions Performance Standards

Draft Report (Emissions Performance Standards) 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 the Committee, HC 523.

3. Comprehensive Spending Review

The Committee considered this matter.

Sir Robert Smith declared the following interest: Shareholder Shell Transport and Trading (see Appendix).

Moira Wallace, Permanent Secretary, Phil Wynn Owen, Director General for National Climate Change and Consumer Support, Simon Virley, Director General for Energy Markets and Infrastructure, and Edmund Hosker, Director General for Corporate and Professional Services, Department of Energy and Climate Change, gave oral evidence.

[Adjourned till 30 November at 4.00 p.m. Tuesday 30 November 2010

Members present:

Mr Tim Yeo, in the Chair

Dan Byles John Robertson Barry Gardiner Laura Sandys Albert Owen Sir Robert Smith Christopher Pincher Dr Alan Whitehead

1. Future programme

The Committee considered this matter.

Resolved, That the Committee visit the GE Smart Grid Demonstration Centre in Bracknell.

2. DECC Winter Supplementary Estimate 2010–11

Ordered, That the written evidence relating to the DECC Winter Supplementary Estimate 2010–11 be reported to the House for publication on the internet.

3. Revised draft National Policy Statements on Energy

The Committee considered this matter.

Resolved, That the Committee hold an additional oral evidence session in relation to the Revised National Policy Statements on Energy inquiry.

Resolved, That the Chair write to the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change to request that the Government waive the requirement under S.O. No. 152H (5) that the Committee report 39 days before the expiry of the relevant period on its scrutiny of the revised draft National Policy Statements on Energy.

Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to the Revised draft National Policy Statements on Energy be reported to the House for publication on the internet:

Department of Energy and Climate Change RSPB Campaign to Protect Rural England Friends of the Earth Stop Hinkley

The Chair declared the following interest: Chair of AFC Energy Plc(see Appendix).

Sir Robert Smith declared the following interest: Shareholder Shell Transport and Trading (see Appendix).

John Robertson declared the following interest: Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Nuclear Energy (see Appendix).

Charles Hendry MP, Minister of State, Hergen Haye, Head of Nuclear New Build, and Anne Stuart, Head of Planning Reform, Department of Energy and Climate Change, gave oral evidence.

[Adjourned till Tuesday 7 December at 10.00 a.m. Tuesday 7 December 2010

Members present:

Dan Byles Christopher Pincher Ian Lavery Albert Owen Dr Phillip Lee Dr Alan Whitehead

In the temporary absence of the Chair, Dr Alan Whitehead was called to the Chair for the meeting.

1. Visit to Wokingham and Bracknell

The Committee considered this matter.

2. Revised National Policy Statements on Energy

The Committee considered this matter.

3. UK Deepwater Drilling

The Committee considered this matter.

Resolved, That the Committee seek further written evidence from Transocean and the Health and Safety Executive.

4. The “Big Six” Energy Companies

Phil Bentley, Managing Director of British Gas, Centrica, Paul Spence, Director of Strategy and Regulation, EDF Energy, Paul Golby, Chief Executive Officer, E.ON UK, Guy Johnson, Director of Regulation and Public Affairs, RWE npower, and Alistair Philips-Davies, Director, Scottish and Southern Energy, gave oral evidence.

[Adjourned till Tuesday 14 December at 10.00 a.m.

Friday 3 December — Wednesday 8 December

The Chair visited Mexico City to attend the GLOBE City Legislators Forum, and Cancun to attend the United Nations Climate Change Conference, in a representative capacity in accordance with the Committee’s decisions of 7 September and 23 November.

Tuesday 14 December 2010

Members present:

Mr Tim Yeo, in the Chair

Dan Byles John Robertson Barry Gardiner Laura Sandys Ian Lavery Sir Robert Smith Dr Phillip Lee Dr Alan Whitehead Christopher Pincher

1. Future programme

The Committee considered this matter.

Resolved, That the Committee visit Poulton-le-Fylde and Preston in connection with its inquiry into Shale Gas.

2. The “Big Six” Energy Companies

Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to the Big Six Energy Companies be reported to the House for publication on the internet:

Centrica EDF Energy Scottish and Southern Energy

3. UK Deepwater Drilling — Implications of the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill

Sir Robert Smith declared the following interests: Shareholder Shell Transport and Trading; vice-chair of the all- party group on the offshore oil and gas industry; and attendance at the First International Offshore Oil and Gas Conference: The Future of Offshore Exploration and Development after Macondo in New Orleans 8-9th December. Travel accommodation and hospitality were provided by the organisers the Institute for Energy Law of the Centre for American and International Law, Plano, Texas (see Appendix).

The Committee considered this matter.

Draft Report (UK Deepwater Drilling — Implications of the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill) 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 the Committee, HC 450.

4. Energy Bill [Lords]

The Committee considered this matter.

5. Revised draft National Policy Statements on Energy

Laura Sandys declared a non-pecuniary interest as patron of CPRE Kent (see Appendix).

Barry Gardiner declared a non-pecuniary interest as a member of RSPB (see Appendix). Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to the revised draft National Policy Statements on Energy be reported to the House for publication on the internet:

Renewable UK

Simon Marsh, Head of Planning and Regional Policy, and Dr Ivan Scrase, Senior Climate Change () Policy Officer, RSPB, Dustin Benton, Senior Policy Officer, Campaign to Protect Rural England, and Simon Bullock, Senior Economy Campaigner, Friends of the Earth, gave oral evidence.

Keith Parker, Chief Executive, Nuclear Industry Association, Matt Thomson, Head of Policy & Practice, Royal Town Planning Institute, Jane Smith, Planning Adviser, UK Business Council for Sustainable Energy, Peter Atherton, Investment Advisor, Citibank, and Malcolm Chilton, Managing Director, Covanta Energy Limited, Renewable Energy Association, gave oral evidence.

[Adjourned till Wednesday 15 December at 3.00 p.m.

Wednesday 15 December 2010

Members present:

Mr Tim Yeo, in the Chair

Barry Gardiner John Robertson Ian Lavery Laura Sandys Dr Phillip Lee Sir Robert Smith Albert Owen Dr Alan Whitehead Christopher Pincher

1. UK Deepwater Drilling — Implications of the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill

The Committee considered this matter.

2. UN Climate Change Conference, Cancun

The Committee considered this matter.

The Chair declared the following interest: Chair of AFC Energy Plc (see Appendix).

Rt Hon Chris Huhne MP, Secretary of State, Greg Barker MP, Minister of State, Pete Betts, Director, International Climate Change , and Harriet Thompson, Deputy Director, International Climate Change, Department of Energy and Climate Change, gave oral evidence.

[Adjourned till Wednesday 12 January 2011 at 3.00 p.m.

Wednesday 12 January 2011

Members present:

Mr Tim Yeo, in the Chair

Dan Byles Christopher Pincher Barry Gardiner John Robertson Ian Lavery Laura Sandys Dr Phillip Lee Sir Robert Smith Albert Owen Dr Alan Whitehead

1. Electricity Market Reform

The Committee considered this matter.

Ordered, The Professor David Newbery be appointed Specialist Adviser to assist the Committee in its inquiry into Electricity Market Reform.

Professor Newbery declared the following interests:

Research Director of the Electricity Policy Research Group (EPRG), University of Cambridge. EPRG is supported by industrial, Governmental and regulatory stakeholders through its Energy Policy Forum, to whom it makes periodic presentations and holds discussions at their companies and also at dinners it hosts in Cambridge. Its relationship with stakeholders is clearly based on offering independent and impartial advice and it respects the confidentiality of all concerned. Stakeholders include Alstom, Centrica, BP, National Grid, EdF, GdF Suez, E.On, BG Group, Statoil and Fortum, as well as Ofgem, DECC, and the ACCC.

Adviser to Ofgem on TransmiT by writing an independent academic think piece setting out high-level principles for transmission pricing. A member of Ofgem’s Low Carbon Network Fund, although this only meets periodically and will not be allocating funds during the period of the Committee’s inquiry. Adviser to DECC and the Committee on Climate Change on electricity market reform.

Non-executive Director and Vice Chairman of CEPA, a consulting company that has worked for Ofgem and other regulators, and energy companies, not involved at present in any cases involving the UK energy market.

Ordered, The Dr Robert Gross be appointed Specialist Adviser to assist the Committee in its inquiry into Electricity Market Reform.

Dr Robert Gross declared no interests.

2. Revised draft National Policy Statements on Energy

The Committee considered this matter.

3. DECC Winter Supplementary Estimate 2010–11 and revised Departmental ambit

The Committee considered this matter.

Resolved, That the Committee write to the Department of Energy and Climate Change to request further information on the subject of the Department’s Winter Supplementary Estimate 2010–11.

[Adjourned till Tuesday 18 January at 9.30 a.m.

Tuesday 18 January 2011

Members present:

Mr Tim Yeo, in the Chair

Dan Byles Laura Sandys Barry Gardiner Sir Robert Smith Albert Owen Dr Alan Whitehead Christopher Pincher

1. Revised draft National Policy Statements on Energy

Draft Report (The revised draft National Policy Statements 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 Third Report of the Committee, HC 648.

2. Department of Energy and Climate Change Main Estimate and revised Departmental ambit

The Committee considered this matter.

Resolved, That the Committee write to the Department of Energy and Climate Change to request further information on the subject of the proposed changes to the format of the Department’s Main Estimate.

3. Future programme

The Committee considered this matter.

4. Electricity Market Reform

The Committee considered this matter.

Alistair Buchanan CBE, Chief Executive, and Andrew Wright, Senior Partner (Markets), Ofgem, gave oral evidence.

[Adjourned till Tuesday 25 January at 10.00 a.m.

Tuesday 25 January 2011

Members present:

Mr Tim Yeo, in the Chair

Dan Byles John Robertson Barry Gardiner Laura Sandys Albert Owen Sir Robert Smith

1. Visit to Wokingham and Bracknell

The Committee considered this matter.

2. Shale Gas

The Committee considered this matter.

Resolved, That the Committee visit Dallas rather than Pennsylvania in connection with its inquiry into Shale Gas, and that the Chair seek the approval of the Liaison Committee for expenditure in connection with the said visit.

Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Shale Gas be reported to the House for publication on the internet:

DECC World Coal Association British Geological survey The Old Rectory Department of Earth Science & Engineering National Grid IGas Energy Cuadrilla Resouces Holdings Ltd Campaign to Protect Rural England Scottish & Southern Energy Scotia Gas Networks for Climate Change Ofgem Shell International Ltd The Geological Society Prof Stevens - Chatham House CNG Services Ltd The Co-operative Group Dr Philip Mitchell No Hot Air Friends of the Earth

3. Electricity Market Reform The Committee considered this matter.

Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Electricity Market Reform be reported to the House for publication on the internet:

Dr Barrie Murray Swanbarton Ecolateral Ltd Carbon Capture and Storage Association Combined Heat and Power Association Westinghouse Nuclear Industry Association Statoil ASA RWE Npower E.ON UK Renewable Energy Association ESB International Drax Power Limited E3G International Power plc Association of Electricity Producers Welsh Power DONG Energy Power (UK) Ltd WWF Ofgem National Grid Scottish Renewables EDF Energy Greenpeace UK InterGen (UK) Ltd Renewable Energy Systems Limited ScottishPower Low Carbon Group Ltd Alstom Friends of the EarthEMR 33 GE Energy Centrica The IET SSE E3G

The Chair declared the following interest: Chair of AFC Energy Plc (see Appendix).

Sir Robert Smith declared the following interest: Shareholder Shell Transport and Trading (see Appendix).

Professor Dieter Helm CBE, University of Oxford, gave oral evidence.

Simon Skillings, Senior Associate, E3G, Tim Tutton, Independent Adviser, Rachel Cary, Senior Policy Adviser, Green Alliance, Simon Less, Research Director (Environment & Energy), Policy Exchange, gave oral evidence.

[Adjourned till Wednesday 2 February at 9.30 a.m.

Wednesday 2 February 2011

Members present:

Mr Tim Yeo, in the Chair

Dan Byles Christopher Pincher Barry Gardiner Sir Robert Smith Ian Lavery Dr Alan Whitehead Dr Phillip Lee

1. Future programme

The Committee considered this matter.

2. Ofgem

Ordered, That the written evidence relating to the performance of Ofgem submitted by the National Audit Office be reported to the House for publication on the internet.

3. Shale Gas

The Committee considered this matter.

Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Shale Gas be reported to the House for publication on the internet:

WWF UK

4. Correspondence with the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change

The Committee considered this matter.

Resolved, That the Committee write to the Department of Energy and Climate Change with regard to its proposal to delay its post-legislative scrutiny Memorandum on the until Spring 2015.

5. Electricity Market Reform

The Committee considered this matter.

Ordered, That the following written evidence related to Electricity Market Reform be reported to the House for publication on the internet:

The Grantham Research Institute at the London School of Economics RSPB

Sir Robert Smith declared the following interest: Shareholder Shell Transport and Trading (see Appendix).

Juliet Davenport, CEO, Good Energy, Darren Braham, Chief Financial Officer, first:utility, Dorothy Thompson, CEO, Drax Power, Dr Steve Riley, Executive Director, Europe, International Power, and Dr Gordon Edge, Director of Policy, RenewableUK, gave oral evidence.

Sarwjit Sambhi, Managing Director of Power Generation, Centrica Energy, John McElroy, Head of Policy & Public Affairs, RWE Npower, Sara Vaughan, Director of Regulation and Energy Policy, E.ON, Ian Marchant, CEO, Scottish and Southern Energy, John Campbell, Director of Energy Wholesale Business, ScottishPower, Vincent de Rivaz, CEO, EDF, and Paul Spence, Director of Strategy and Regulation, EDF, gave oral evidence [Adjourned till Tuesday 8 February at 10.00 a.m.

Tuesday 8 February 2011

Members present:

Mr Tim Yeo, in the Chair

Barry Gardiner Laura Sandys Albert Owen Dr Alan Whitehead

1. Future Programme

The Committee considered this matter.

Resolved, That the Committee inquire into UK Energy Supply: Security or Independence?

Resolved, That the Committee inquire into a European Supergrid.

2. Shale Gas

The Committee considered this matter.

3. Petition

The Committee considered a petition to the House from Savile Burdett, of Axminster, concerning Feed-in tariffs for photo voltaic generated energy in homes.

4. Electricity Market Reform

The Committee considered this matter.

The Chair declared the following interest: Chair of AFC Energy Plc (see Appendix).

Chris Hunt, Riverstone, Peter Atherton, Head of European Utility Sector Research, Citigroup Global Markets, Shai Weiss, Partner, Virgin Green Money, Shaun Mays, Climate Change Capital, gave oral evidence.

Harry Huyton, RSPB, Doug Parr, Greenpeace, Nick Molho, WWF, Alan Simpson, Consultant to Friends of the Earth, gave oral evidence.

[Adjourned till Wednesday 9 February at 9.30 a.m.

Wednesday 9 February 2011

Members present:

Mr Tim Yeo, in the Chair Dan Byles Christopher Pincher Albert Owen Dr Alan Whitehead Dr Phillip Lee

Shale Gas

The Committee considered this matter.

Nigel Smith, Geologist, British Geological Survey, and Professor Richard Selley, Geologist, Imperial College London, gave oral evidence.

Jenny Banks, Energy and Climate Change Policy Officer, WWF, Professor Kevin Anderson, Tyndall Centre, University of Manchester, gave oral evidence.

[Adjourned till Tuesday 15 February at 10.00 a.m.

Tuesday 15 February 2011

Members present:

Mr Tim Yeo, in the Chair

Ian Lavery Laura Sandys Albert Owen Dr Alan Whitehead

1. Emissions Performance Standards

Draft Special Report (Emissions Performance Standards: Government Response to the Committee’s First Report of Session 2010-11), proposed by the Chair, brought up, read the first and second time and agreed to.

The Government’s Response to the First Report from the Committee was appended to the Report.

Resolved, That the Report be the Fourth Special Report of the Committee to the House.

Ordered, That the Chair make the Report to the House.

2. DECC Spring Supplementary Estimate 2010–11

The Committee considered this matter.

Ordered, That the written evidence relating to the DECC Spring Supplementary Estimate 2010–11 be reported to the House for publication on the internet.

3. Electricity Market Reform

The Committee considered this matter.

Ordered, That the following written evidence related to Electricity Market Reform be reported to the House for publication on the internet:

Professor Michael Grubb

Joan MacNaughton, Senior Vice President, Power and Environmental Policies, Alstom Power, Christina Grumstrup Sorensen, Senior Vice President of Renewables, Dong Energy, Robert Cross, Head of Government and Regulatory Affairs, , Statoil, and Adrian Haworth, Director of Market Development, Europe, GE Energy, gave oral evidence.

Mark Ripley, Regulatory Frameworks Manager, National Grid, Tony Glover, Head of Press and Public Affairs, Energy Networks Association, and Jeff Chapman, Chief Executive, Carbon Capture and Storage Association, gave oral evidence.

[Adjourned till Tuesday 1 March at 10.00 a.m.

Tuesday 1 March 2011

Members present:

Mr Tim Yeo, in the Chair

Ian Lavery Christopher Pincher Albert Owen Dr Alan Whitehead

1. Petition

The Committee considered a petition to the House from supporters of Penrith Action for Community Transition (PACT) in Penrith, Cumbria concerning the issuing of plastic carrier bags.

2. DECC Spring Supplementary Estimate 2010–11

The Committee considered this matter.

Resolved, That the Committee write to the Department of Energy and Climate Change to request further information on the subject of the Department’s Spring Supplementary Estimate 2010–11.

3. Electricity Market Reform

The Committee considered this matter.

Ordered, That the following written evidence related to Electricity Market Reform be reported to the House for publication on the internet:

Department of Energy and Climate Change

4. Future Programme

The Committee considered this matter.

5. Shale Gas

The Committee considered this matter.

Mark Miller, CEO, and Dennis Carlton, Executive Director, Cuadrilla Resources, and Andrew Austin, CEO, IGas Energy, gave oral evidence.

Nick Grealy, Publisher, No Hot Air, and Jonathan Craig, Fellow, Geological Society, gave oral evidence.

[Adjourned till Tuesday 15 March at 10.00 a.m.

Sunday 6 March — Thursday 11 March

The Chair, Dr Phillip Lee, Albert Owen and Dr Alan Whitehead visited Dallas and Washington in accordance with the Committee’s decisions of 23 November 2010 and 25 January 2011.

Tuesday 15 March 2011 MORNING SITTING

Members present:

Mr Tim Yeo, in the Chair

Dr Phillip Lee Sir Robert Smith Albert Owen John Robertson Christopher Pincher Dr Alan Whitehead

1. UK Deepwater Drilling – Implications of the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill

Draft Special Report (UK Deepwater Drilling — Implications of the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill: Government response to the Committee’s Second Report of Session 2010-11), proposed by the Chair, brought up, read the first and second time, and agreed to.

The Government’s response to the Second Report from the Committee, a response from Oil and Gas UK and from the Falkland Islands Government, were appended to the Report.

Resolved, That the Report be the Fifth Special Report of the Committee to the House.

Ordered, That the Chair make the Report to the House.

Ordered, That embargoed copies of the Special Report be made available, in accordance with the provisions of Standing Order No. 134.

2. Electricity Market Reform

The Committee considered this matter.

Ordered, That the following written evidence related to Electricity Market Reform be reported to the House for publication on the internet:

Department of Energy and Climate Change Low Carbon Group Alex Heeney Mainstream Renewable Power

Sir Robert Smith declared the following interests: Shareholder Shell Transport and Trading and Vice-Chair of Energy Action Scotland (see Appendix).

Lord Turner of Ecchinswell, Chair, Dr David Kennedy, Chief Executive, Committee on Climate Change, and Duncan Sinclair, Director, Redpoint Energy, gave oral evidence.

Rhian Kelly, Director for Business Environment, CBI, and Audrey Gallagher, Head of Energy, Richard Hall, Principal Policy Advocate, Consumer Focus, gave oral evidence.

[Adjourned till this day at 2.15 p.m.

Tuesday 15 March 2011

AFTERNOON SITTING Members present:

Mr Tim Yeo, in the Chair

Barry Gardiner John Robertson Ian Lavery Laura Sandys Dr Phillip Lee Sir Robert Smith Albert Owen Dr Alan Whitehead

Electricity Market Reform

The Committee considered this matter.

Sir Robert Smith declared the following interests: Shareholder Shell Transport and Trading and Vice-Chair of Energy Action Scotland (see Appendix).

John Robertson declared the following interest: Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Nuclear Energy (see Appendix).

Rt Hon Chris Huhne MP, Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, Charles Hendry MP, Minister of State, Simon Virley, Director General Energy Markets and Infrastructure, Department of Energy and Climate Change, and Mike Williams, Director Business and Indirect Tax, HM Treasury, gave oral evidence.

[Adjourned till Tuesday 22 March at 10.00 a.m.

Tuesday 22 March 2011

Members present:

Barry Gardiner Laura Sandys Ian Lavery Sir Robert Smith Dr Phillip Lee Dr Alan Whitehead Christopher Pincher

In the temporary absence of the Chair, Dr Alan Whitehead was called to the Chair for the meeting.

1. Energy Bill [Lords]

The Committee considered this matter.

2. Shale Gas

The Committee considered this matter.

Ordered, That the following written evidence related to Shale Gas be reported to the House for publication on the internet:

Environment Agency

3. Electricity Market Reform

The Committee considered this matter.

Sir Robert Smith declared the following interest: Shareholder Shell Transport and Trading (see Appendix).

[Adjourned till Tuesday 29 March at 10.00 a.m.

Tuesday 29 March 2011

Members present:

Mr Tim Yeo, in the Chair

Ian Lavery Sir Robert Smith Albert Owen Dr Alan Whitehead Laura Sandys

1. Inter-Parliamentary debate on climate change

The Committee considered this matter.

Resolved, That Barry Gardiner have leave to attend the Inter-Parliamentary Committee meeting on climate change at the European Parliament in Brussels in a representative capacity and that the Chair seek approval of the Liaison Committee for expenditure in connection with the visit.

2. Forward programme

The Committee considered this matter.

Resolved, That the Committee take oral evidence on the implications for the and gas industry of the Budget 2011.

Resolved, that the Committee take oral evidence from Dr Weightman after the publication of his interim report on the implications of events at Japanese nuclear reactors on existing and new plants in the UK.

Resolved, That the Committee take oral evidence from the big six energy companies and Ofgem on the Ofgem Retail Market Review

2. Shale Gas

The Committee considered this matter.

Tony Grayling, Head of Climate Change and Sustainable Development, and Tony Marsland, Head of Groundwater, Environment Agency, gave oral evidence.

[Adjourned till Tuesday 5 April at 9.00 a.m.

Tuesday 5 April 2011

Members present:

Mr Tim Yeo, in the Chair

Dan Byles Christopher Pincher Dr Phillip Lee Sir Robert Smith Albert Owen Dr Alan Whitehead

1. Shale Gas

The Committee considered this matter.

Ordered, That the letter received from Charles Hendry MP, Minister of State, Department of Energy and Climate Change, dated 24 March 2011 relating to shale gas be reported to the House for publication on the internet.

Sir Robert Smith declared the following interest: Shareholder of Shell Transport and Trading (see Appendix).

Charles Hendry MP, Minister of State, and Simon Toole, Director of Oil and Gas Licensing, Exploration and Development, Department of Energy and Climate Change, gave oral evidence.

2. Future Programme

The Committee considered this matter.

[Adjourned till Wednesday 27 April at 4.00 p.m.

Wednesday 27 April 2011

Members present:

Mr Tim Yeo, in the Chair

Dan Byles Christopher Pincher Barry Gardiner Laura Sandys Ian Lavery Sir Robert Smith Dr Phillip Lee Dr Alan Whitehead

1. A European Supergrid

The Committee considered this matter.

2. Spring Supplementary Estimate 2010-11

The Committee considered this matter.

Ordered, That the written evidence relating to the Department of Energy and Climate Change Spring Supplementary Estimate 2010–11 be reported to the House for publication on the internet.

3. Electricity Market Reform

Draft Report (Electricity Market Reform) proposed by the Chair, brought up and read.

The draft Report was agreed to: the Formal Minutes relating to the consideration of the Report are published in the Fourth Report of the Committee, HC 742.

Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to be reported to the House for publication on the internet:

Good Energy supplementary WWF supplementary WWF supplementary Ofgem supplementary

4. Future programme

The Committee considered this matter.

[Adjourned till Wednesday 4 May at 9.30 a.m.

Wednesday 4 May 2011

MORNING SITTING

Members present:

Mr Tim Yeo, in the Chair

Dan Byles John Robertson Ian Lavery Sir Robert Smith Christopher Pincher Dr Alan Whitehead

1. The UK’s energy supply: security or independence?

The Committee considered this matter.

Ordered, That Professor Jim Watson be appointed Specialist Adviser to assist the Committee in its inquiry into the UK’s energy supply: security or independence?.

Professor Jim Watson declared the following interests:

Director of the Sussex Energy Group, SPRU, University of Sussex which received core funding from the Economic and Social Research Council from 2005 to 2010, It now receives funding from a wide range of sources, Most of this funding is from UK Research Councils (the Economic and Social Research Council, the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, and the Natural Environment Research Council), The Group also receives funding from government departments (mainly DECC and DFID), the European Commission and, less frequently, from private sector and other sources, Funders in the latter category in recent years include EdF Energy, the , Ofgem, Friends of the Earth and Greenpeace UK.

He was personally involved in leading or helping to manage several projects funded by the UK Research Councils, Of most relevance to this inquiry is the co-leadership of an ESRC/EPSRC Research Cluster: Energy Security in a Multipolar World. The funding pays for 5% of his time to help co-ordinate this Research Cluster. In addition to these projects, his is involved in a range of paid consultancies, Current and recent consultancies include:

• Oliver Wyman/ World Energy Council. Member of Sussex Energy Group team commissioned to analyse global energy policies, 20 I0 and 20 11. • DFID, Principal Investigator of systematic evidence review focusing on access to modern energy services in developing countries, 20 11 • DFID, Leadership of a technical advisory team on applications for funding to the World Bank Climate Investment Funds, 2009-present. • Greenpeace UK. Preparation of a report on UK gas security, published Jan 2010. • Futerra, Expert presentation at a training workshop for Central Networks (a division of E,On UK) in conjunction with Futerra Consulting, Dec 2009. • The Carbon Trust. Preparation of a background paper on low carbon innovation policy with colleagues, published in June 2009. • Ofgem, Reviewer for Long Term Electricity Network Scenarios study led by University of Strathclyde and Policy Studies Institute, 2007-2008.

He also has the following roles, affiliations and memberships, These are unpaid, though in some cases travel expenses are met: • 2011 Chair, British Institute of Energy Economics (B1EE) • Member, IPPR New Era Economics Panel (2010 - ) • Trustee, Renewable World, a charity that funds renewable energy projects In developing countries (2009 -) • Lead Author, Global Energy Assessment (2009 - 20 11) • Member of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) • Member and supporter of Greenpeace UK

Ordered, That Paul Domjan be appointed Specialist Adviser to assist the Committee in its inquiry into the UK’s energy supply: security or independence?.

Paul Domjan declared the following interests:

• Ongoing consultancy contract with Securing America’s Future Energy, a US-based energy security advocacy organisation • 336 ordinary 10p shares of BG Group plc • 1100 shares in FlexLNG Ltd

Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to the UK’s Energy Supply: security or indepdendence? be reported to the House for publication on the internet:

Department of Energy and Climate Change Calor Gas Ltd UK Coal Producers Dr. Vlasios Voudouris Gerry Wolff B9 Coal Carbon Capture & Storage Association Stag Energy ReSus Technology Ltd Jonathan Cowie The Crown Estate Food & Drink Federation Ofgem British Geological Survey The European Azerbaijan Society E.ON UK COAL Mining Limited BP plc Royal Society of Chemistry RWE npower John Mitchell The Gas Forum Statoil (UK) Limited EEF EDF InterGen (UK) Ltd ExxonMobil Association of Electricity Producers Energy Services and Technology Association UK Petroleum Industry Association Ltd Professor Alan Riley Scottish and Southern Energy Institution of Engineering and Technology UK Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Association Limited National Grid Neil Crumpton Drax Power Ltd Energy Networks Association RMI Petrol Gazprom Marketing & Trading Limited Scottish Renewables Sussex Energy Group The Geological Society Juwi Renewable Energies Limited The Russia Foundation Oil & Gas UK Centrica Shell

2. A European Supergrid

Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to A European Supergrid be reported to the House for publication on the internet:

Department of Energy and Climate Change Climate Policy Initiative Alstom Grid UK The Crown Estate E.ON UK National Grid Association of Electricity Producers Edf Energy Ofgem Greenpeace UK RWE Npower The Institution of Engineering and Technology Alderney Renewable Energy Scottish and Southern Energy Campaign to Protect Rural England RenewableUK DONG Energy Centrica Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology, Offshore Renewables Special Interest Group Friends of the Supergrid Mainstream Renewable Power Scottish Renewables E3G - Third Generation Environmentalism WWF -UK

3. Implications for the North Sea oil and gas industry of the Budget 2011

Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to be reported to the House for publication on the internet:

Oil and Gas Independents’ Association Professor Alex Kemp Oil and Gas UK CNR Greenpeace

4. Invitation from the Canadian Government to visit the Canadian Oil Sands

The Committee considered this matter. 3. Electricity Market Reform

The Committee considered this matter.

[Adjourned till this day at 3.00 p.m.

Wednesday 4 May 2011

AFTERNOON SITTING

Members present:

Mr Tim Yeo, in the Chair

Dan Byles John Robertson Barry Gardiner Sir Robert Smith Ian Lavery Dr Alan Whitehead Christopher Pincher

1. Implications for the North Sea oil and gas industry of the Budget 2011

The Committee considered this matter.

Sir Robert Smith declared the following interest: Shareholder Shell Transport and Trading (see Appendix).

Malcolm Webb, Chief Executive, Oil & Gas UK, Paul Warwick, President, UK and Africa, ConocoPhillips, co- chair of Oil & Gas UK, Robin Davies, Global Vice-President, Business Improvement, Subsea 7 and co-chair of Oil & Gas UK, Steve Jenkins, Chairman Oil and Gas Independents’ Association and CEO of Nautical Petroleum, and Alan Booth, Director of Oil and Gas Independents’ Association and CEO of Encore Oil Plc, gave oral evidence.

Rt Hon Chris Huhne MP, Secretary of State, and Simon Toole, Director of Oil and Gas Licensing, Exploration and Development, Department of Energy and Climate Change, and Justine Greening MP, Economic Secretary, and Mike Williams, Director, Business and Indirect Tax, HM Treasury, gave oral evidence.

[Adjourned till Tuesday 10 May at 9.00 a.m.

Tuesday 10 May 2011

Members present:

Mr Tim Yeo, in the Chair

Dan Byles Christopher Pincher Dr Phillip Lee Sir Robert Smith

1. Shale Gas

The Committee considered this matter.

Draft Report (Shale Gas) proposed by the Chair, brought up and read. The draft Report was agreed to: the formal minutes relating to the consideration of the Report are published in the Fourth Report of the Committee, HC 795.

Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to be reported to the House for publication on the internet:

Department of Energy and Climate Change Department of Energy and Climate Change British Geological Survey The Geological Society Phillip Mitchell No HotAir Environment Agency ExxonMobil

2. Electricity Market Reform

The Committee considered this matter.

3. Future programme

The Committee considered this matter.

4. A European Supergrid

The Committee considered this matter.

Eddie O’Connor, President, Friends of the Supergrid, Matthew Knight, Siemens Energy, Dr Simon Harrison, Institution of Engineering and Technology, and John Scott, Institution of Engineering and Technology, gave oral evidence.

James Cox, consultant, Pöyry, Andrew Nind, Director (Carbon), Pöyry, and Alex Murley, RenewableUK, gave oral evidence. [Adjourned till Wednesday 11 May at 9.30 a.m.

Wednesday 11 May 2011

Members present:

Mr Tim Yeo, in the Chair

Dan Byles Dr Phillip Lee Barry Gardiner Laura Sandys Ian Lavery Sir Robert Smith

1. Future programme

The Committee considered this matter.

2. Implications for the North Sea oil and gas industry of the Budget 2011

The Committee considered this matter. 3. Ofgem’s Retail Market Review

Sir Robert Smith declared the following interest: Shareholder Shell Transport and Trading .

Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Ofgem’s Retail Market Review be reported to the House for publication on the internet:

RWE Npower EDF Energy Consumer Focus SSE Centrica Drax Power ScottishPower

Phil Bentley, Managing Director, British Gas, Centrica, Martin Lawrence, Managing Director, Energy Sourcing and Customer Supply, EDF Energy, Sara Vaughan, Director of Regulation and Energy Policy, E.ON UK, David Mannering, Director of Economic Regulation, RWE npower, Alistair Phillips-Davies, Energy Supply Director, Scottish and Southern Energy, and John Campbell, Chief Executive Officer of ScottishPower Generation, ScottishPower, gave oral evidence.

[Adjourned till Tuesday 17 May at 10.00 a.m.

Tuesday 17 May 2011

Members present:

Mr Tim Yeo, in the Chair

Dan Byles Laura Sandys Barry Gardiner Sir Robert Smith Ian Lavery Dr Alan Whitehead Christopher Pincher

1. DECC Main Estimate 2011-12

The Committee considered this matter.

Ordered, That the written evidence relating to the DECC Main Estimate 2011–12 be reported to the House for publication on the internet.

2. The UK’s Energy Supply: security or independence?

The Committee considered this matter.

[Adjourned till Tuesday 24 May at 10.00 a.m. Tuesday 24 May 2011

Members present:

Mr Tim Yeo, in the Chair

Dan Byles John Robertson Barry Gardiner Sir Robert Smith Dr Phillip Lee Dr Alan Whitehead Christopher Pincher

1. Future programme

The Committee considered this matter.

2. Implications for the North Sea oil and gas industry of the Budget 2011

The Committee considered this matter.

Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to be reported to the House for publication on the internet:

Department of Energy and Climate Change and HM Treasury

3. The UK’s Energy Supply: Security or Independence?

Sir Robert Smith declared the following interest: Shareholder, Shell Transport and Trading (see Appendix).

Christopher Pincher declared the following interest: Member of Friends of Azerbaijan (see Appendix).

Professor Paul Stevens, Chatham House, Dr John Mitchell, Chatham House, and Professor Jonathan Stern, Oxford Institute of Energy Studies, gave oral evidence.

Professor Goran Strbac, Imperial College London, Dr Neil Strachan, UCL Energy, and Professor Nick Jenkins, Cardiff University, gave oral evidence.

[Adjourned till Tuesday 7 June at 10.00a.m.

Tuesday 7 June 2011

Members present:

Mr Tim Yeo, in the Chair

Dan Byles Christopher Pincher Barry Gardiner John Robertson Dr Phillip Lee Laura Sandys

1.The UK’s energy supply: security or independence?

The Committee considered this matter.

Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to the UK’s energy supply: security or independence? be reported to the House for publication on the internet:

International Power Mark Hanafin, Managing Director, Centrica, Mark Rigby, Commercial Director, Stag Energy, David Porter, Association of Electricity Producers (AEP), gave oral evidence.

Nick Winser, Executive Director, UK, National Grid, Steve Edwards, Head of Regulation & Commercial at Wales and West Utilities, and Energy Networks Association (ENA), and Steve Johnson, Chief Executive, Electricity North West, gave oral evidence.

[Adjourned till Thursday 9 June at 9.45 a.m.

Thursday 9 June 2011

Members present:

Mr Tim Yeo, in the Chair

Dan Byles Christopher Pincher Dr Phillip Lee Laura Sandys Albert Owen Sir Robert Smith

1. Japanese earthquake and tsunami: Implications for the UK nuclear industry

The Committee considered this matter.

Dr Mike Weightman, HM Chief Inspector of Nuclear Installations, and Mr Gary Booth, Programme Manager for the ONR Fukushima Report and Technical Assistant to the Chief Inspector, Office for Nuclear Regulation, gave oral evidence.

2. Ofgem’s Retail Market Review

The Committee considered this matter.

[Adjourned till Tuesday 14 June at 9.30 a.m.

Tuesday 14 June 2011

Members present:

Mr Tim Yeo, in the Chair

Barry Gardiner Sir Robert Smith Christopher Pincher

1. Request from the European Scrutiny Committee

The Committee considered this matter.

Resolved, That the Committee agree to the request from the European Scrutiny Committee to provide an opinion on the Energy Efficiency Plan 2011 (COM (2011) 109) and a Roadmap for moving to a competitive low carbon economy in 2050 (COM (2011) 112).

2. Visit from the New Zealand climate change Ambassador

The Committee considered this matter. 3. A European Supergrid

The Committee considered this matter.

The Chair declared the following interest: Director of Groupe Eurotunnel SA (non-executive) (of which Eurotunnel plc is a wholly owned subsidiary); company managing the Channel Tunnel (see Appendix).

Stuart Cook, Senior Partner, Transmission and Governance, and Martin Crouch, Partner, European Strategy and Environment, Ofgem, and Alison Kay, Commercial Director for Transmission, National Grid, gave oral evidence.

Daniel Dobbeni, President, European Network of Transmission System Operators, and Alberto Pototschnig, Director, Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators, gave oral evidence.

[Adjourned till Wednesday 15 June at 9.30 a.m.

Wednesday 15 June 2011

Members present:

Mr Tim Yeo, in the Chair

Dan Byles John Robertson Barry Gardiner Laura Sandys Dr Phillip Lee Sir Robert Smith Albert Owen Dr Alan Whitehead Christopher Pincher

1. Department of Energy and Climate Change Main Estimate 2011–12

The Committee considered this matter.

Ordered, That the written evidence relating to the Department of Energy and Climate Change Main Estimate 2011– 12 be reported to the House for publication on the internet.

2. UK’s energy supply: security or independence?

The Committee considered this matter.

Sir Robert Smith declared the following interests: Vice-Chair of Energy Action Scotland; and shareholder in Shell Transport and Trading (see Appendix).

Dr Gordon Edge, Director of Policy, RenewableUK, Gaynor Hartnell, Chief Executive. Renewable Energy Association, Graham Meeks, Director, CHPA, gave oral evidence.

Jonson Cox, Chairman, UK Coal, David Brewer, Director General, Coal Pro, and Jeff Chapman, Chief Executive, Carbon Capture and Storage Association, gave oral evidence.

[Adjourned till Tuesday 21 June at 3.00 p.m.

Tuesday 21 June 2011 Members present:

Mr Tim Yeo, in the Chair

Dr Phillip Lee Sir Robert Smith Albert Owen Dr Alan Whitehead

1. Ofgem’s Retail Market Review

The Committee considered this matter.

Resolved, That the Committee take further oral evidence from ScottishPower, Centrica and SSE.

2. Future programme

The Committee considered this matter.

[Adjourned till Wednesday 22 June at 9.30 a.m.

Wednesday 22 June 2011

Members present:

Mr Tim Yeo, in the Chair

Dan Byles Laura Sandys Barry Gardiner Sir Robert Smith Dr Phillip Lee Dr Alan Whitehead John Robertson

1. Ofgem’s Main Estimate 2011-12

The Committee considered this matter.

Ordered, That the written evidence relating to Ofgem’s Main Estimate 2011–12 be reported to the House for publication on the internet.

2. A European Supergrid

The Committee considered this matter.

Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to a European Supergrid be reported to the House for publication on the internet:

Scottish Government

3. Ofgem’s Retail Market Review

The Committee considered this matter.

Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Ofgem’s Retail Market Review be reported to the House for publication on the internet:

ESBI Investments

Sir Robert Smith declared the following interests: Honorary Vice-President Energy Action Scotland and shareholder in Shell Transport and Trading (see Appendix).

Alistair Buchanan, Chief Executive, and Andrew Wright, Senior Partner Markets, Ofgem, gave oral evidence.

Charles Hendry MP, Minister of State, Department of Energy and Climate Change, gave oral evidence.

[Adjourned till Tuesday 28 June at 10.00 a.m.

Wednesday 28 June 2011

MORNING SITTING

Members present:

Mr Tim Yeo, in the Chair

Barry Gardiner Laura Sandys Dr Phillip Lee Sir Robert Smith Christopher Pincher Dr Alan Whitehead John Robertson

1. Ofgem’s Retail Market Review

The Committee considered this matter.

Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Ofgem’s Retail Market Review be reported to the House for publication on the internet:

RWE Npower (supplementary) EDF Energy (supplementary) SSE (supplementary) Centrica (supplementary) Scottish Power (supplementary) E.On UK

2. UK’s energy supply: security or independence?

The Committee considered this matter.

Sir Robert Smith declared the following interests: Vice-Chair All –Party Group on the British Oil and Gas Industry and shareholder in Shell Transport and Trading (see Appendix).

The Chair declared the following interest: Chairman of TMO Renewables (see Appendix). Nick Wye, Spokesperson, Gas Forum, Chris Hunt, Director General, UK PIA, and David Odling, Energy Policy Manager, Oil and Gas UK, gave oral evidence.

David Loughman, Vice President—Commercial for Europe, Shell, John MacArthur, Vice President —CO2 Policy, Shell, Peter Mather, Regional Vice President, Europe and Head of Country, UK, BP, and Steve Jenkins, Chairman OGIA and CEO of Nautical Petroleum, OGIA, gave oral evidence.

[Adjourned till this day at 3.15 p.m.

Wednesday 28 June 2011

AFTERNOON SITTING

Members present:

Mr Tim Yeo, in the Chair

Barry Gardiner Laura Sandys Dr Phillip Lee Sir Robert Smith Albert Owen Dr Alan Whitehead John Robertson

5. Implications for the North Sea oil and gas industry of the Budget 2011

The Committee considered this matter.

Ordered, That the letter from the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change on the implications for the North Sea oil and gas industry of the Budget 2011 be reported to the House for publication on the internet.

2. Ofgem’s Retail Market Review

The Committee considered this matter.

Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Ofgem’s Retail Market Review be reported to the House for publication on the internet:

SSE (supplementary) Independent Generators Group

Sir Robert Smith declared the following interest: Honorary Vice-President Energy Action Scotland and shareholder in Shell Transport and Trading (see Appendix).

Albert Owen declared the following interest: customer of Scottish Power and Centrica (see Appendix).

John Robertson declared the following interest: customer of Scottish Power (see Appendix).

Barry Gardiner declared the following interest: customer of Scottish and Southern Energy (see Appendix).

Ian Peters, Managing Director, Energy at British Gas, Centrica, Alistair Phillips-Davies, Energy Supply Director, SSE, Ms Amparo Moraleda, Chief Operating Officer of Iberdrola and Acting Chief Executive Officer of ScottishPower, and Rupert Steele, Regulation Director, ScottishPower, gave oral evidence.

[Adjourned till Thursday 30 June at 12.15 p.m. Thursday 30 June 2011

Members present:

Mr Tim Yeo, in the Chair

John Robertson Dr Alan Whitehead Sir Robert Smith

1. Future programme

The Committee considered this matter.

Resolved, That the Committee undertake an inquiry into the EU Emissions Trading System.

Resolved, That the Committee undertake an inquiry into the future of marine renewables in the UK.

Resolved, That the Committee visit Orkney, in connection with its inquiry into the future of marine renewables in the UK.

6. A European Supergrid

The Committee considered this matter.

The Chair declared the following interest: Director of Groupe Eurotunnel SA (non-executive) (of which Eurotunnel plc is a wholly owned subsidiary); company managing the Channel Tunnel (see Appendix).

Sir Robert Smith declared the following interest: shareholder in Shell Transport and Trading (see Appendix).

Charles Hendry MP, Minister of State, and Sue Harrison, Head of European Energy Markets, Department of Energy and Climate Change, gave oral evidence. [Adjourned till Tuesday 5 July at 10.00 a.m.

Tuesday 5 July 2011

Members present:

Ian Lavery Christopher Pincher Dr Phillip Lee Sir Robert Smith Albert Owen Dr Alan Whitehead

In the temporary absence of the Chair, Dr Alan Whitehead was called to the Chair for the meeting.

1. Future programme

The Committee considered this matter.

Resolved, That the Committee undertake an inquiry into consumption based emissions reporting.

2. UK’s energy supply: security or independence?

The Committee considered this matter. Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to the UK’s energy supply: security or independence? be reported to the House for publication on the internet:

Association for the Conservation of Energy Supplementary paper from Stag Energy Supplementary paper from AEP Supplementary paper from Centrica

Sir Robert Smith declared the following interest: shareholder in Shell Transport and Trading (see Appendix).

Christopher Pincher declared the following interest: Member of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Azerbaijan (see Appendix)..

Dr Simon Harrison CEng FIET, Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), Chair, Energy Policy Panel, and Mott MacDonald, Duncan Botting MIEE, IET, Energy Policy Panel, and Scottish European Green Energy Centre, Professor Roger Kemp FREng CEng FIET, Member of the RAEng Engineering Policy Committee, IET, Energy Policy Panel, and University of Lancaster, gave oral evidence.

Anne-Sophie Corbeau, Senior Gas Expert, International Energy Agency, Katinka Barysch, Deputy Director, Centre for European Reform, Brigadier (rtd) Tony Ling CBE, Director, LPD Strategic Risk Ltd, and Peter Kaznacheev, Managing Partner, Khaznah Strategies Ltd, gave oral evidence.

[Adjourned till Tuesday 12 July 10.00 a.m.

Tuesday 12 July 2011

Members present:

Mr Tim Yeo, in the Chair

Ian Lavery Sir Robert Smith Christopher Pincher Dr Alan Whitehead Laura Sandys

1. Future programme

The Committee considered this matter.

Resolved, That the Chair have leave to attend GLOBE meeting and COP 17 in a representative capacity and that the Chair seek approval of the Liaison Committee for expenditure in connection with the visit.

Resolved, That the Committee visit Brussels in October 2011 in connection with its inquiry into the EU Emissions Trading System.

2. A European Supergrid

The Committee considered this matter.

3. Ofgem’s Retail Market Review

The Committee considered this matter.

4. UK’s energy supply: security or independence?

The Committee considered this matter.

5. Committee on Climate Change Third Progress Report to Parliament.

The Committee considered this matter.

[Adjourned till Tuesday 19 July at 8.45 a.m.

Tuesday 19 July 2011

Members present:

Mr Tim Yeo, in the Chair

Barry Gardiner Laura Sandys Albert Owen Sir Robert Smith Christopher Pincher Dr Alan Whitehead

1. Ofgem’s Retail Market Review

Draft Report (Ofgem’s Retail Market Review) 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 the Committee, HC 1046.

2. Electricity Market Reform

Draft Special Report (Electricity Market Reform: Government Response to the Committee’s Fourth Report of Session 2010–12), proposed by the Chair, brought up, read the first and second time, and agreed to.

The Government’s response to the Fourth Report from the Committee was appended to the Report.

Resolved, That the Report be the Sixth Special Report of the Committee to the House.

Ordered, That the Chair make the report to the House.

3. Shale Gas

Draft Special Report (Shale Gas: Government Response to the Committee’s Fifth Report of Session 2010–12), proposed by the Chair, brought up, read the first and second time, and agreed to.

The Government’s response to the Fifth Report from the Committee was appended to the Report.

Resolved, That the Report be the Seventh Special Report of the Committee to the House.

Ordered, That the Chair make the report to the House.

4. EUFORES 11th Inter – Parliamentary meeting on renewable energy and energy efficiency

The Committee considered this matter.

Resolved, That Dr Alan Whitehead have leave to attend the EUFORES meeting in Brussels in a representative capacity and that the Chair seek approval of the Liaison Committee for expenditure in connection with the visit.

5. The future of hydrocarbons as a global energy source: Conference 21–23 October 2011

The Committee considered this matter.

6. A European Supergrid

The Committee considered this matter.

Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to be reported to the House for publication on the internet:

Supplementary evidence from Mainstream Renewable Power.

7. The UK’s Energy Supply: security or independence?

The Committee considered this matter.

Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to be reported to the House for publication on the internet:

CCSA Supplementary evidence from Stag Energy Supplementary evidence from UK Coal Mining Ltd Supplementary evidence from the Association of Electricity Producers Supplementary evidence from National Grid Supplementary evidence from the Energy Networks Association Supplementary evidence from Centrica Evidence from Association for the Conservation of Energy Professor Jonathan Stern International Energy Agency

Sir Robert Smith declared the following interest: shareholder in Shell Transport and Trading (see Appendix).

Charles Hendry MP, Minister of State, Emily Bourne, Deputy Head of Team, Transmission Access, and Chris Barton, Head, International Energy Security, Department of Energy and Climate Change, gave oral evidence

[Adjourned till Wednesday 7 September at 9.30 a.m.

Wednesday 7 September 2011

Members present:

Mr Tim Yeo, in the Chair

Dan Byles Christopher Pincher Barry Gardiner John Robertson Ian Lavery Laura Sandys Dr Phillip Lee Dr Alan Whitehead

1.A European Supergrid

Draft Report (A European Supergrid) proposed by the Chair, brought up and read. The draft Report was agreed to: the formal minutes relating to the consideration of the Report are published in the Seventh Report of the Committee, HC 1040.

2. Visit to Brussels and Orkney

The Committee considered this matter.

3. Shell Oil Leak

The Committee considered this matter.

Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to the Shell oil leak be reported to the House for publication on the internet:

Oil and Gas UK Shell Department of Energy and Climate Change

4. Ofgem’s Retail Market Review

The Committee considered this matter.

5. Petition

The Committee considered the petition to the House from residents of Wells and others regarding a proposal from National Grid to erect 152ft pylons in Somerset.

6. Ofgem’s Retail Market Review – ScottishPower evidence

The Committee considered this matter.

Ordered, That the complete memorandum from ScottishPower be reported to the House for publication on the internet.

7. Invitations to the Committee

The Committee considered this matter.

8. EU Emissions Trading System

The Committee considered this matter.

Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to a EU Emissions Trading System be reported to the House for publication on the internet:

Department of Energy and Climate Change Barclay Capital Prospect EUREELECTIC Vattenfall Mineral Produts Association Office of the City Remembrancer RICS Energy Services and Technology Association CIVITAS UK Petroleum Industry Association Centrica Carbon Trade Watch Instituto Bruno Leoni The Bryman Partnership Ltd National Grid E.ON UK International Biochar Initiative SSE Lichen Renewal Shell International CAFOD Friends of the Earth (EWNI) International Emissions Trading Association (IETA) PricewaterhouseCoopers Drax Power Confederation of Paper Industries Sandbag Climate Campaign British Ceramic Confederation RWE npower EDF Energy CMIA FERN EEF, the Manufacturers' Organisation ExxonMobil, UK (Leatherhead) INEOS ChlorVinyls The Carbon Capture & Storage Association Association of Electricity Producers Heathrow Airport Limited Chemical Industries Association ScottishPower The Chamber of Shipping UK Emissions Trading Group

Professor Michael Grubb and Dr Samuel Fankhauser; and Corner House and Sandbag, gave oral evidence.

[Adjourned till Tuesday 13 September at 10.00 am

Tuesday 13 September 2011

Members present:

Dan Byles Laura Sandys Barry Gardiner Sir Robert Smith Albert Owen Dr Alan Whitehead John Robertson

In the temporary absence of the Chair, Dr Alan Whitehead was called to the Chair for the meeting.

1. Shale Gas

The Committee considered this matter.

2. Invitation to meet the Senator for New South Wales, Australia

The Committee considered this matter. 3. A European Supergrid

The Committee considered this matter.

4. Ofgem’s Retail Market Review

The Committee considered this matter.

5. Future Programme

The Committee considered this matter.

[Adjourned till Tuesday 11 October at 10.00 a.m.

Thursday 30 September – Saturday 1 October

Dr Alan Whitehead visited Stockholm to attend the Eleventh Inter-parliamentary meeting on renewable energy and energy efficiency, in accordance with the Committee’s decision of 19 July.

Tuesday 11 October 2011

Members present:

Mr Tim Yeo, in the Chair

Dan Byles John Robertson Barry Gardiner Laura Sandys Dr Phillip Lee Sir Robert Smith Albert Owen Dr Alan Whitehead Christopher Pincher

1. Visits to Brussels and Orkney

The Committee considered this matter.

2. Invitations to the Committee

The Committee considered this matter.

3. Ofgem’s Retail Market Review

Draft Special Report (Ofgem’s Retail Market Review : Government Response to the Committee’s Sixth Report of Session 2010-12), proposed by the Chair, brought up, read the first and second time, and agreed to.

The Government’s response to the Second Report from the Committee was appended to the Report.

Resolved, That the Report be the Eighth Special Report of the Committee to the House.

Ordered, That the Chair make the report to the House.

4. The UK’s energy supply: security or independence?

Draft Report (Emissions Performance Standards) 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 Eighth Report of the Committee, HC 1065.

5. The future of Marine Renewables in the UK

The Committee considered this matter.

Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to the future of Marine Renewables in the UK be reported to the House for publication on the internet:

Department of Energy and Climate Change Innovation and Policy Group, University of Edinburgh Parsons Brinckerhoff Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society Seabed User and Developer Group Renewable UK Shawater Ltd The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) Limited Atlantis Resources Corporation E.ON UK plc AMEC Environment & Infrastructure UK Limited Limited Pulse Group Holdings Ltd

Highlands and Islands Enterprise Marine Energy Group, University of Edinburgh Energy Technologies Institute Trident Energy Research Councils UK Alstom Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology The Scottish Government, Energy Directorate, Offshore Renewables Technology Strategy Board RWE Npower Renewables Limited Wildlife Trusts Campaign to Protect Rural England Countryside Council for Wales Low Carbon Developers Hales Energy Ltd Peel Energy Limited Tyndall Centre Renewable Energy Association's Ocean Energy Group The Carbon Trust Offshore Wave Energy Ltd Limited Engineering the Future Alliance National Renewable Energy Centre ScottishPower The Crown Estate SSE AWS Ocean Energy Ltd MeyGen Ltd RSPB

6. EU Emissions Trading System

The Chair declared the following interests: Director and Shareholder in Groupe Eurotunnel SA (non-executive) (of which Eurotunnel plc is a wholly owned subsidiary); company managing the Channel Tunnel; Director and shareholder in Eco City Vehicles plc.; and shareholder in AFC Energy (see Appendix).

Sir Robert Smith declared the following pecuniary and non-pecuniary interests: Shareholder Shell Transport and Trading; vice-chair of the all-party group on the offshore oil and gas industry (see Appendix).

Dr Andre Stochniol, expert consultant, CAFOD, Damian Ryan, Policy Manager, The Climate Group, Mark Brownrigg, Director General, UK Chamber of Shipping, Professor Joanne Scott, University College London, gave oral evidence.

Henry Derwent, President and CEO, International Emissions Trading Association, Miles Austin, Director, Carbon Market Investors Association, and Trevor Sikorski, Director, Barclay’s Capital, gave oral evidence.

[Adjourned till Thursday 13 October at 10.30 a.m.

Thursday 13 October 2011

Members present:

Mr Tim Yeo, in the Chair

Barry Gardiner Sir Robert Smith Albert Owen Dr Alan Whitehead Laura Sandys

1. The UK’s energy supply: security or independence?

The Committee considered this matter.

2. Ofgem’s Retail Market Review

The Committee considered this matter.

3. Future Programme

The Committee considered this matter.

[Adjourned till Thursday 25 October at 10.00 a.m.

Monday 17 October – Tuesday 18 October

The Chair, Barry Gardiner, Dr Phillip Lee, Albert Owen, John Robertson and Sir Robert Smith visited Orkney in connection with the Committee’s inquiry into the future of Marine Renewables in the UK, in accordance with the Committee’s decision of 30 June. Thursday 25 October 2011

Members present:

Mr Tim Yeo, in the Chair

Ian Lavery Sir Robert Smith Christopher Pincher Dr Alan Whitehead Laura Sandys

1. Debates in Westminster Hall on 3 November

The Committee considered this matter.

2. Visit to Brussels

The Committee considered this matter.

3. Shale gas

The Committee considered this matter.

4. EU Emission Trading System

The Chair declared the following interests: Director and Shareholder in Groupe Eurotunnel SA (non-executive) (of which Eurotunnel plc is a wholly owned subsidiary); company managing the Channel Tunnel; Director and shareholder in Eco City Vehicles plc.; and shareholder in AFC Energy (see Appendix).

Sir Robert Smith declared the following pecuniary and non-pecuniary interests: Shareholder Shell Transport and Trading; vice-chair of the all-party group on the offshore oil and gas industry (see Appendix).

Gregory Barker MP, Minister of State, Niall Mackenzie, Head National Carbon Markets, and Eoin Parker, Head of EU Emissions Trading System Unit, Department of Energy and Climate Change, gave oral evidence.

[Adjourned till Wednesday 2 November at10.00 a.m.

Wednesday 26 October – Thursday 27 October

The Chair, Dan Byles, Dr Phillip Lee, Sir Robert Smith and Dr Alan Whitehead visited Brussels in connection with the Committee’s inquiry into the EU Emissions Trading System, in accordance with the Committee’s decision of 12 July.

Wednesday 2 November 2011 MORNING

Members present:

Mr Tim Yeo, in the Chair

Dan Byles Albert Owen Barry Gardiner Laura Sandys Ian Lavery Sir Robert Smith Dr Phillip Lee Dr Alan Whitehead

1. Proposal for meeting with the Environmental Audit Committee on Solar Power Feed-in Tariffs

The Committee considered this matter.

Resolved, That the Committee meet concurrently with the Environmental Audit Committee to take oral evidence on Feed-in Tariffs.

2. Low-carbon growth links with China

The Committee considered this matter.

Resolved, That the Committee visit China in February 2012 in connection with its inquiry into Low carbon Co- operation, and that the Chair seek the approval of the Liaison Committee for expenditure in connection with the said visit.

3. Department of Energy and Climate Change Departmental Annual Report

The Chair and Sir Robert Smith declared their interests as detailed in the Register of Members’ Interests (see Appendix).

Rt Hon Chris Huhne MP, Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, Moira Wallace, Permanent Secretary, Simon Virley, Director General, Energy Markets and Infrastructure, and Phil Wynn Owen, Director General, International Climate Change and Energy Efficiency, Department of Energy and Climate Change, gave oral evidence.

[Adjourned till this day at 2.00 p.m.

Wednesday 2 November 2011

AFTERNOON

Members present:

Mr Tim Yeo, in the Chair

Dan Byles Albert Owen Barry Gardiner Laura Sandys Ian Lavery Sir Robert Smith Dr Phillip Lee

1. The Future of Marine Renewables in the UK

The Committee considered this matter.

Sir Robert Smith declared his interests as shown in the Members’ Register of Interests (see Appendix).

Chris Rich, Finance & Investor Relations, Offshore Wave Energy Ltd (OWEL), Neil Davidson, Public Affairs Manager, Aquamarine Power, Dr Andrew Tyler, CEO, Marine Current Turbines (MCT), Dr Gordon Edge, Director of Policy, RenewableUK, gave oral evidence.

Amaan Lafayette, Marine Development Manager, E.ON Climate and Renewables Dan Pearson, CEO, MeyGen Ltd, Rob Stevenson, CEO, Tidal Generation Limited (TGL) and Vice-president of Rolls-Royce Power Ventures, gave oral evidence.

[Adjourned till Tuesday 8 November at 10 30 a.m.

Tuesday 8 November 2011

Members present:

Mr Tim Yeo, in the Chair

Barry Gardiner John Robertson Ian Lavery Sir Robert Smith Dr Phillip Lee Dr Alan Whitehead Christopher Pincher

1. Future work of the committee

The Committee considered this matter.

Resolved, That the Committee inquire into Fuel Poverty in the private rented and off-grid sectors

Resolved, That the Committee inquire into energy prices and consumer engagement Resolved, That the Committee take oral evidence on Electricity Market Reform technical notes.

Resolved, That the Committee inquire into Low-carbon co-operation.

Resolved, That the Committee take oral evidence on Bioenergy.

Resolved, That the Committee take oral evidence on the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme.

Resolved, That the Committee take oral evidence on the UNFCCC future negotiations.

2. The EU Emissions Trading System

The Committee considered this matter.

[Adjourned till Tuesday 15 November at 10 00 a.m.

Tuesday 15 November 2011

Members present:

Mr Tim Yeo, in the Chair

Dan Byles Christopher Pincher Barry Gardiner Sir Robert Smith Albert Owen Dr Alan Whitehead

1. The EU Emissions Trading System

The Committee considered this matter.

2. Consumption-based Emissions Reporting

Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Consumption-based Emissions Reporting be reported to the House for publication on the internet:

Joint submission Defra, DECC and BIS Food Ethics Council Professor C.N. Hewitt Small World Consulting Ltd West Sussex Environment and Climate Change Board Lake District National Park Authority The Packaging Federation Tata Steel Dr Rupert Read West Sussex Environment and Climate Change Board Mineral Products Association E.H.Booth & Co Ltd Green House Think Tank British Ceramics Confederation University of Surrey, Centre for Environmental Strategy Stirling Management school WWF-UK EEF/UK Steel The Carbon Trust UK Energy Research Centre Centre for Alternative Technology (CAT) Manchester City Council Best Foot Forward Construction Products Association Public Interest Research Centre (PIRC) EDF Energy Grantham Research Institute Tyndall Manchester, Sustainable Consumption Institute and Stockholm Environment Institute InterfaceFLOR Aldersgate Group

3. The Future of Marine Renewables in the UK

Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to the Future of Marine Renewables in the UK be reported to the House for publication on the internet:

Supplementary evidence from DECC Welsh Government Executive JWG Consulting Jeremy Baster

4. Solar Power Feed-in Tariffs

The Committee considered this matter.

5. Proposal for EU offshore drilling Regulations

The Committee considered this matter.

6. Draft Energy Bill – Pre-legislative Scrutiny

The Committee considered this matter.

7. Energy Companies Obligation (ECO)

The Committee considered this matter.

8. Ofgem Annual Report and Accounts 2010-11

The Committee considered this matter.

Sir Robert Smith drew attention to his interests as declared in the Members’ Register of Interests (see Appendix). Alistair Buchanan, Chief Executive and Andrew Wright, Senior Partner Markets, Ofgem, gave oral evidence.

[Adjourned till Tuesday 22 November at 10.00 am

Tuesday 22 November 2011

Members present:

Mr Tim Yeo, in the Chair

Albert Owen John Robertson Dr Phillip Lee Sir Robert Smith Christopher Pincher

1. Solar Power Feed-in Tariffs Joint meetings with the Environmental Audit Committee

The Committee considered this matter.

2. Air Passenger Duty

The Committee considered this matter.

Ordered, That the Chair write to the Chancellor of the Exchequer in relation to this matter.

3. EU Inter-parliamentary meeting

The Committee considered this matter.

4. Correspondence on EU offshore drilling Regulations

The Committee considered this matter.

5. The future of Marine Renewables in the UK

Dr Stephen Wyatt, Carbon Trust, Dr Jason Green, Research Councils UK, Rob Saunders, Technology Strategy Board, and Dr David Clarke, Energy Technologies Institute, gave evidence.

[Adjourned till Tuesday 29 November at 10.00 am

Tuesday 29 November 2011

MORNING

Members present:

Mr Tim Yeo, in the Chair

Ian Lavery Sir Robert Smith Laura Sandys Dr Alan Whitehead

1. A European Supergrid Draft Special Report (A European Supergrid: Government Response to the Committee’s Seventh Report of Session 2010-12), proposed by the Chair, brought up, read the first and second time, and agreed to.

The Government’s response to the Seventh Report from the Committee was appended to the Report.

Resolved, That the Report be the Ninth Special Report of the Committee to the House.

Ordered, That the Chair make the report to the House.

2. The EU Emissions Trading System

The Committee considered this matter.

Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to the EU Emissions Trading System be reported to the House for publication on the internet:

Department of Energy and Climate Change

3. Department of Energy and Climate Change Autumn Statement

The Committee considered this matter.

Ordered, That the Committee agreed to write to the Secretary of State regarding this matter.

4. Consumption-Based Emissions Reporting

Sir Robert Smith declared his interests as detailed in the Register of Members’ Interests (see Appendix).

Dr Alice Bows, Sustainable Consumption Institute, University of Manchester, Dr Elena Dawkins, Stockholm Environment Institute, and Professor John Barrett, University of Leeds, gave oral evidence.

Jeremy Nicholson, EEF, Ian Rogers, UK Steel, Fergus McReynolds, Energy Intensive Users Group, and Dr Richard Leese, Minerals Products Association, gave oral evidence.

[Adjourned till this day at 2.30 pm

Tuesday 29 November 2011

AFTERNOON The Energy and Climate Change and Environmental Audit Committees met concurrently, pursuant to Standing Order No. 137A.

Members present:

Energy and Climate Change Committee Environmental Audit Committee

Barry Gardiner Peter Aldous Dr Phillip Lee Martin Caton Albert Owen Katy Clark John Robertson Zac Goldsmith Laura Sandys Simon Kirby Sir Robert Smith Mark Lazarowicz Dr Alan Whitehead Caroline Lucas Mr Tim Yeo Sheryll Murray Caroline Nokes Mr Mark Spencer Joan Walley Dr Alan Whitehead Simon Wright

Mr Tim Yeo was called to the Chair, in accordance with the provisions of Standing Order No. 137A (1).

1. Solar feed-in tariffs

Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to solar power feed-in tariffs be reported to the House for publication on the internet:

Solarcentury Homesun H M Treasury Renewable Energy Association/ Solar Trade Association DECC Edward Burt Niko Miaoulis Simon Davidson Greg Rodger Nicholas Ndhlovu Helen Keith Mary Ross Kevin Hawes Catherine Cannon David Robertson HiS Group Nick Pascoe Sunergy UK Keep Britain Tidy Transition Lavenham CIC National Federation of Roofing Contractors Patrick Whitty Gareth Williams SHAPE Energy David Holmes London Rebuilding Society Local Government Association Ofgem Freetricity Which Micropower Council Llangattock Green Valleys EDF Energy Regen SW Alan Simpson and Gerard Read Consumer Focus Office for National Statistics Friends of the Earth G-CEL Electrical Contractors’ Association National Housing Federation Association for Conservation of Energy British Retail Consortium Peter Morgenroth Leeds Solar Good Energy Lark Energy Carillion Energy Services Bath & North East Somerset Council E.ON Low Carbon Developers Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders Energy Technologies Institute Colchester Borough Council Reading Borough Council John Husk SSE Imperial College, London A M Borrill & Son

Daniel Green, Chief Executive Officer, HomeSun, Howard Johns, Chair, Solar Trade Association, Peter Capener, Chair, Bath and West Community Energy, and Jeremy Leggett, Chairman, Solarcentury, gave oral evidence.

Gregory Barker MP, Minister of State for Climate Change, Moira Wallace, Permanent Secretary, and Simon Virley, Director General, Department of Energy and Climate Change, gave oral evidence.

[Adjourned till Thursday 1 December at 11.30 a.m.

Thursday 1 December 2011

The Energy and Climate Change and Environmental Audit Committees met concurrently, pursuant to Standing Order No. 137A.

Members present:

Energy and Climate Change Committee Environmental Audit Committee

Dan Byles Peter Aldous Barry Gardiner Katy Clark John Robertson Zac Goldsmith Laura Sandys Simon Kirby Dr Alan Whitehead Mark Lazarowicz Mr Tim Yeo Caroline Lucas Sheryll Murray Joan Walley Dr Alan Whitehead Simon Wright

Mr Tim Yeo was called to the Chair, in accordance with the provisions of Standing Order No. 137A (1).

1. Department of Energy and Climate Change Autumn Statement Ordered, That the letter from the Chair to the Secretary of State on this matter be reported to the House for publication on the internet.

2. Solar feed-in tariffs

Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to solar power feed-in tariffs be reported to the House for publication on the internet:

Transition Town Letchworth Sudbury Market Town Partnership

Chloe Smith MP, Economic Secretary to the Treasury, and Jonathan Mills, Deputy Director, Energy, Environment and Agriculture, HM Treasury, gave oral evidence.

[Adjourned till Tuesday 13 December at 10.00 a.m.

Tuesday 13 December 2011

MORNING

Members present:

Mr Tim Yeo, in the Chair

Dan Byles Christopher Pincher Ian Lavery Sir Robert Smith Dr Phillip Lee Dr Alan Whitehead Albert Owen

1. The Future of Marine Renewables in the UK

Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to the Future of Marine Renewables in the UK be reported to the House for publication on the internet:

Scottish Government

2. The EU Emissions Trading System

Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to the EU Emissions trading system be reported to the House for publication on the internet:

Shell

3. The Future of Marine Renewables in the UK

The Committee considered this matter. Hannah Nixon and Stuart Cook, Ofgem, Harry Huyton, RSPB and John Callaghan, The Crown Estate, gave oral evidence.

Gregory Barker MP, Minister of State, Duarte Figueira, Head of Offshore Renewables and Trevor Raggatt, Deputy Head Offshore Renewables Unit, Department of Energy and Climate Change, gave oral evidence.

[Adjourned till Tuesday 13 December at 2.00 p.m.

Tuesday 13 December 2011

AFTERNOON

Members present:

Mr Tim Yeo, in the Chair

Barry Gardiner Christopher Pincher Ian Lavery John Robertson Dr Phillip Lee Sir Robert Smith Albert Owen Dr Alan Whitehead

1. The Outcomes from Durban UNFCCC COP 17

The Committee considered this matter.

Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to the Outcomes from Durban UNFCCC COP 17 be reported to the House for publication on the internet:

Foreign and Commonwealth Office Department of Energy and Climate Change HM Treasury

Rt Hon Chris Huhne MP, Secretary of State, Gregory Barker MP, Minister of state, Pete Betts, Director of International Climate Change, and Ben Lyon, Head of International Relations, Department of Energy and Climate Change, gave oral evidence.

[Adjourned till Wednesday 14 December at 2.30 p.m.

Wednesday 14 December 2011

The Committee met concurrently with the Environmental Audit Committee.

Members present:

Dan Byles John Robertson Barry Gardiner Laura Sandys Dr Phillip Lee Sir Robert Smith Christopher Pincher Dr Alan Whitehead Mr Tim Yeo

The following members of the Environmental Audit Committee were also present, in accordance with Standing Order No. 137A

Peter Aldous Caroline Lucas Neil Carmichael Sheryll Murray Martin Caton Paul Uppal Katy Clark Joan Walley Zac Goldsmith Dr Alan Whitehead Mark Lazarowicz

Mr Tim Yeo was called to the Chair, in accordance with the provisions of Standing Order No. 137A (1) (d).

The Committees deliberated, in accordance with Standing Order No. 137A (1) (b). Draft Report (Solar power feed-in tariffs), 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 Ninth Report of the Committee, HC 1605.

[Adjourned till Tuesday 20 December at 10.00 a.m.

Tuesday 20 December 2011

Members present:

Mr Tim Yeo, in the Chair

Barry Gardiner Laura Sandys Dr Phillip Lee Sir Robert Smith John Robertson Dr Alan Whitehead

1. Petition

The Committee considered a petition presented by Tessa Munt MP on 14 December to the House from supporters of the stop Hinkley campaign regarding the construction of a new station at Hinkley Point.

2. DECC Departmental Annual Report

Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Consumption-based Emissions Reporting be reported to the House for publication on the internet:

Department of Energy and Climate Change Department of Energy and Climate Change

3. Safety of offshore oil and gas activities

The Committee considered this matter.

4. The Future of Marine Renewables in the UK

The Committee considered this matter.

5. Electricity Market Reform

The Committee considered this matter.

6. Fuel Poverty in the Private Rented and Off-Grid sectors

The Committee considered this matter.

Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Fuel Poverty in the Private Rented and Off-Grid sectors be reported to the House for publication on the internet:

DECC North Warwickshire Borough Council Civil Service Pensioners' Alliance Calor Gas Ltd Federation of Private Residents Associations Chartered Institute of Environmental Health Mears Group PLC Citizens Advice National Private Tenants Organisation SSE Office of Fair Trading County Durham Fuel Poverty Partnership Residential Landlords Association Limited EDF Energy West Sussex Local Authorities Islington Council Consumer Focus Carillion Energy Services National Grid London Borough of Newham Fuel Poverty Advisory Group Friends of the Earth

7. UK International Energy Agency (IEA)

The Committee considered this matter.

8. Ofgem Supply Markets Reports

The Committee considered this matter.

9. Impact of Committee recommendations

The Committee considered this matter.

10. Solar Power Feed-in Tariffs

The Committee considered this matter.

11. Meeting with Italian Waste Management Committee

The Committee considered this matter

12. Green Economy

The Committee considered this matter.

[Adjourned till Wednesday 11 January at 9.30 am

Wednesday 11 January 2012

Members present:

Mr Tim Yeo, in the Chair Dan Byles Christopher Pincher Barry Gardiner John Robertson Ian Lavery Sir Robert Smith Dr Phillip Lee Dr Alan Whitehead Albert Owen

1. Future Programme

The Committee considered this matter.

1. Solar Power Feed-in Tariffs

The Committee considered this matter.

3. Fuel Poverty in the private rented and off-grid sectors

The Committee considered this matter.

Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Fuel Poverty in the private rented and off-grid sectors be reported to the House for publication on the internet:

Association for the Conservation of Energy Oil Firing Technical Association Allen Valleys Oil Buying Co-operative Humshaugh Community Ventures Ltd Co-ordinator of the North Tyne fuel buying group National Right to Fuel Campaign

Sir Robert Smith declared an interest as a shareholder of Shell Transport and Trading and Honorary Vice President of Energy Action Scotland (see Appendix).

Mary Starks, Senior Responsible Officer - Off Grid Energy Study, and James Macbeth, Project Director - Off Grid Energy Study, Office of Fair Trading, Mark Askew, Chief Executive, and David Todd, President, Federation of Petroleum Suppliers, Paul Blacklock, Head of Strategy and Corporate Affairs, Calor Gas and Rob Shuttleworth, Chief Executive, UKLPG, gave oral evidence.

Lauren Langton, Coordinator, Allen Valleys Oil Buying Cooperative Allendale and Mike Murray, Coordinator, North Tyne Valley domestic oil buying group, gave oral evidence.

William Baker, Head of Fuel Poverty, Consumer Focus and Ron Campbell, Head of Policy and Information, National Energy Action, gave oral evidence.

[Adjourned till Tuesday 17 January at 10.00 a.m.

Tuesday 17 January 2012

Members present:

Mr Tim Yeo, in the Chair

Dan Byles Laura Sandys Ian Lavery Sir Robert Smith Christopher Pincher Dr Alan Whitehead John Robertson

1. The EU Emissions Trading System

Draft Report (The EU Emissions Trading System), proposed by the Chair, brought up, read.

The draft Report was agreed to: the formal minutes relating to the consideration of the Report are published in the Tenth Report of the Committee, HC 1476.

2. Future programme

The Committee considered this matter.

2. Low-carbon growth links with China

The Committee considered this matter.

3. Consumption-Based Emissions Reporting

Sir Robert Smith declared an interest as a shareholder of Shell Transport and Trading, and (see Appendix).

Mr Tim Yeo declared an interest as Chairman of TMO Renewables Limited (see Appendix).

Guy Shrubsole, Director, Public Interest Research Centre, Chris Tuppen, Director, Aldersgate Group, Keith Allott, Head of Climate Change, WWF-UK and Eric Lounsbury, Associate Director, Carbon Trust, gave oral evidence.

Richard Leafe, Chief Executive, Lake District National Park, Wendy Benson, Principal Advisor, West Sussex County Council, Richard Sharland, Head of Environmental Strategy, Manchester City Council and Michael Berners-Lee, Director, Small World Consulting, gave oral evidence

[Adjourned till Tuesday 24 January at 10.00 a.m.

Tuesday 24 January 2012

Members present:

Mr Tim Yeo, in the Chair

Barry Gardiner John Robertson Ian Lavery Laura Sandys Dr Phillip Lee Sir Robert Smith Albert Owen Dr Alan Whitehead

1. Petition

The Committee considered Observations from the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change regarding a petition on the plan by EDF to construct a new nuclear power station at Hinkley Point in Somerset.

2. The EU Emissions Trading System

The Committee considered this matter.

3. Fuel Poverty in the private rented and off-grid sectors

The Committee considered this matter.

Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Fuel Poverty in the private rented and off-grid sectors be reported to the House for publication on the internet:

Allen Valleys Oil Buying Co-operative Co-ordinator of the North Tyne fuel buying group

4. Draft Energy Bill

The Committee considered this matter.

5. Electricity Market Reform Technical Update

The Committee considered this matter.

Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Electricity Market Reform Technical Update be reported to the House for publication on the internet:

Dr B Murray Professor David Newbury E.ON EDF Energy DRAX Power Wartsila RWE Greenpeace Imperial College

Professor David Newbery, University of Cambridge, Simon Skillings, Trilemma UK Ltd and Melle Kruisdijk, Director Market Development, Wärtsilä Power Plants, gave oral evidence.

Nick Winser, Executive Director, National Grid and Mark Ripley, Project Director for Electricity Market Reform, National Grid, gave oral evidence.

[Adjourned till Wednesday 25 January at 2 00 p.m.

Wednesday 25 January 2012

Members present:

Mr Tim Yeo, in the Chair

Dan Byles Christopher Pincher Barry Gardiner John Robertson Ian Lavery Sir Robert Smith Albert Owen Dr Alan Whitehead

1. Ofgem’s Annual Report

The Committee considered this matter.

Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Ofgem’s Annual Report be reported to the House for publication on the internet:

Ofgem

2. Pre-legislative scrutiny of the Energy Bill

The Committee considered this matter.

3. Electricity Market Reform Technical Update

The Committee considered this matter.

Charles Hendry MP, Minister of State, Jonathan Brearley, Director of Energy Markets and Networks and Emily Bourne, Head of EMR Programme Team, Department of Energy and Climate Change, gave oral evidence.

[Adjourned till Tuesday 31 January at 10.00 a.m.

Tuesday 31 January 2012

Members present:

Mr Tim Yeo, in the Chair

Dan Byles Christopher Pincher Barry Gardiner Laura Sandys Ian Lavery Sir Robert Smith Dr Phillip Lee Dr Alan Whitehead

6. The Future of Marine Renewables in the UK

The Committee considered this matter.

7. Committee attendance

The Committee considered this matter.

8. Proposed European Regulation on a mechanism for monitoring of greenhouse gas emissions

The Committee considered this matter.

9. Low-carbon growth links with China

The Committee considered this matter.

Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to low-carbon growth links with China be reported to the House for publication on the internet:

Mr Derek Turner, Parliamentary Clerk Tony Day Steve Schofield, Deputy Head UK Government Relations Chris Duffy Trevor Davies, Pro-Vice Chancellor Professor Jeff Chapman, Chief Executive Georgina Shiplee, Executive Officer

10. Fuel Poverty in the private rented and off-grid sectors

The Committee considered this matter.

Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Fuel Poverty in the private rented and off-grid sectors be reported to the House for publication on the internet:

Federation of Petroleum Suppliers Limited

11. The Committee on Climate Change and Electricity Market Reform delivery programme

The Committee considered this matter.

Ordered, That the letter from the Chair to the Secretary of State relating to the Department of Energy and Climate Change Electricity Market Reform Delivery Plan be reported to the House for publication on the internet.

12. Pre-legislative scrutiny of the Energy Bill

The Committee considered this matter.

13. Future programme

The Committee considered this matter.

14. Consumption-Based Emissions Reporting Sir Robert Smith declared his interests as detailed in the Members’ Register, including a shareholding in Shell Trnasport and Trading, and Rio Tinto (see Appendix)..

Gregory Barker MP, Minister of State and Ben Golding, Head of Heat Strategy Team, Department of Energy and Climate Change, Lord Taylor of Holbeach, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State and Sara Eppel, Head of Sustainable Products and Consumers, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, gave oral evidence.

[Adjourned till Tuesday 7 February at 10.00 a.m.

Tuesday 7 February 2012

Members present:

Mr Tim Yeo, in the Chair

Ian Lavery Laura Sandys Albert Owen Sir Robert Smith Christopher Pincher Dr Alan Whitehead

2. The Future of Marine Renewables in the UK

The Committee considered this matter.

2. The UK’s Energy Supply: Security or Independence?

The Committee considered this matter.

3. Proposed European Regulation on a mechanism for monitoring of greenhouse gas emissions

The Committee considered this matter.

4. Future programme

The Committee considered this matter.

Resolved, That the Committee inquire into the potential impact of Scottish Independence on energy and climate change.

5. Consumer engagement with the energy market

The Committee considered this matter.

6. National Audit Office brief on Ofgem’s Annual Report

The Committee considered this matter.

Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Ofgem’s Annual Report be reported to the House for publication on the internet:

National Audit Office

7. Fuel Poverty in the private rented and off-grid sectors

Sir Robert Smith drew attention to his entry in the Register of Members’ Interests including in Shell Transport and Trading, and Energy Action Scotland, and as a landlord in the Private Rented Sector in Aberdeenshire (see Appendix).

Dave Timms, Friends of the Earth, Jenny Holland, Association for the Conservation of Energy Teresa Perchard, Citizens Advice, gave oral evidence.

Dave Princep, Residential Landlords Association, Robert Taylor National Private Tenants Organisation, Sue Walker and Tony Jemmott, London Borough of Newham, gave oral evidence.

[Adjourned till Tuesday 21 February at 10.00 a.m.

Sunday 12 February – Saturday 18 February

The Chair, Ian Lavery, Dr Phillip Lee, Christopher Pincher, Sir Robert Smith and Dr Alan Whitehead visited China in connection with the Committee’s inquiry into low-carbon growth links with China, in accordance with the Committee’s decision of 2 November.

Tuesday 21 February 2012

Members present:

Mr Tim Yeo, in the Chair

Dan Byles Christopher Pincher Barry Gardiner John Robertson Ian Lavery Sir Robert Smith Albert Owen Dr Alan Whitehead

1. The UK’s Energy Supply: Security or Independence?

Draft Special Report (UK’s Energy Supply: Security or Independence?: Government Response to the Committee’s Eighth Report of Session 2010–12), proposed by the Chair, brought up, read the first and second time, and agreed to.

The Government’s response to the Eighth Report from the Committee was appended to the Report.

Resolved, That the Report be the Tenth Special Report of the Committee to the House.

Ordered, That the Chair make the report to the House

2. Carbon Capture and Storage

The Committee considered this matter.

Ordered, That the letter from the Secretary of State relating to Carbon Capture and Storage be reported to the House for publication on the internet.

3. Pre-legislative scrutiny of the Energy Bill

The Committee considered this matter.

Ordered, That the letter from the Secretary of State relating to the Energy Bill be reported to the House for publication on the internet.

4. Future programme

The Committee considered this matter.

5. Supplementary Estimates

The Committee considered this matter.

Ordered, That the Department of Energy and Climate Change and Ofgem’s Estimate Memoranda be reported to the House for publication on the internet. 6. Fuel Poverty in the private rented and off-grid sectors

The Committee considered this matter.

Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Fuel Poverty in the private rented and off-grid sectors be reported to the House for publication on the internet:

Office of Fair Trading supplementary Friends of the Earth supplementary Federation of Petroleum Suppliers Ltd

7. Visit to London Array Wind Farm

The Committee considered this matter.

8.Interparliamentary conference on climate, energy building and transport

The Committee considered this matter.

Resolved, That John Robertson have leave to attend the meeting on climate, energy building and transport in Copenhagen in a representative capacity and that the Chair seek approval of the Liaison Committee for expenditure in connection with this visit.

9. Implications of potential Scottish Independence on energy and climate change

The Committee considered this matter.

10. Bioenergy

The Committee considered this matter.

Tim Yeo drew attention to his entry in the Register of Members’ Interests including as Chair and options holder in TMO Renewables which was conducting research into second generation bio-fuels (see Appendix)..

Sir Robert Smith drew attention to his entry in the Register of Members’ Interests including in Shell Transport and Trading (see Appendix).

David Kennedy, Chief Executive, The Committee on Climate Change, Duncan MacQueen, Principal Researcher, International Institute for Environment and Development, Harry Huyton, Head of Climate Change Policy and Campaigns, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, and Dr Alena Buyx, Assistant Director, Nuffield Council on Bioethics, gave oral evidence.

Dr David Clarke, Chief Executive, Energy Technologies Institute, Dr Jeremy Tomkinson, Chief Executive Officer, National Centre for Biorenewable Energy, Fuels and Materials, David Knibbs, Chief Executive, Vireol and James Primrose, Global Strategy Manager Biofuels, BP, gave oral evidence.

[Adjourned till Tuesday 28 February at 9.30 a.m.

Tuesday 28 February 2012

Members present:

Mr Tim Yeo, in the Chair Dan Byles Christopher Pincher Ian Lavery Laura Sandys Dr Phillip Lee Sir Robert Smith Albert Owen Dr Alan Whitehead

1. Solar Power Feed-in Tariffs

The Committee considered this matter.

Draft Special Report (Solar Power Feed-in Tariffs: Government Response to the Committee’s Tenth Report of Session 2010–12), proposed by the Chair, brought up, read the first and second time, and agreed to.

The Government’s Response to the Tenth Report from the Committee was appended to the Report.

Resolved, That the Report be the Eleventh Special Report of the Committee to the House.

Ordered, That the Chair make the report to the House.

2. Department of Energy and Climate Change and Ofgem Supplementary Estimates

The Committee considered this matter.

3. Solar Power Feed-in Tariffs

The Committee considered this matter.

4. Energy Bill 2011-12

The Committee considered this matter.

5. Visit of Ghanaian Parliamentarians

The Committee considered this matter.

6. The road to UNFCCC COP 18 and beyond

The Committee considered this matter.

7. Fuel Poverty in the Private Rented and Off-Grid sectors

The Committee considered this matter.

Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Fuel Poverty in the private rented and off-grid sectors be reported to the House for publication on the internet:

Association for the Conservation of Energy supplementary

8. Proposed EU Regulation on off-shore drilling

The Committee considered this matter.

[Adjourned till Tuesday 6 March at 10.00 a.m.

Tuesday 6 March 2012 Members present:

Mr Tim Yeo, in the Chair

Dan Byles Christopher Pincher Ian Lavery Sir Robert Smith Dr Phillip Lee Dr Alan Whitehead Albert Owen

1. Consumer engagement with energy markets

The Committee considered this matter.

2. Consumption-Based Emissions Reporting

The Committee considered this matter.

3. Energy Bill

The Committee considered this matter.

4. Low-carbon growth links with China

Professor Samuel Fankhauser, Grantham Institute, Professor Trevor Davies and Professor Corinne Le Quere, University of East Anglia, Nick Mabey E3G, Felix Preston, Chatahm House, Baroness Bryony Wothington and George Yu, Sandbag, and Ricard Baron, International Energy Agency, gave oral evidence.

[Adjourned till Tuesday 13 March at 10.00 a.m.

Tuesday 13 March 2012

Members present:

Mr Tim Yeo, in the Chair

Ian Lavery John Robertson Dr Phillip Lee Sir Robert Smith Albert Owen Dr Alan Whitehead

1.Correspondence from the Department of Energy and Climate Change on Energy Security

The Committee considered this matter.

2. DECC Supplementary Estimate

The Committee considered this matter.

3. Future programme

The Committee considered this matter.

Resolved, That the Committee hold a pre-appointment hearing for the new Chair of the Committee on Climate Change. 4. Low-carbon growth links with China

John MacArthur, Vice President CO2 Policy, Shell, Alistair Guthrie, Global Sustainable Buildings Design Leader, Arup, Peter Budd, Vice Chairman, China-Britain Business Council, and Director Arup, gave oral evidence.

Greg Barker MP, Minister of State, Department of Energy and Climate Change, Henry Bellingham MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary, FCO and officials, gave oral evidence.

5. Travel in a representative capacity

The Committee considered this matter.

Resolved, That the Chair have leave to attend the Crans Montana Forum in Azerbaijan and the Low Carbon Earth Summit in China in a representative capacity and that the Chair seek approval of the Liaison Committee for expenditure in connection with these visits.

[Adjourned till Tuesday 27 March at 10.00 a.m.

Tuesday 27 March 2012

Members present:

Mr Tim Yeo, in the Chair

Dan Byles Sir Robert Smith Barry Gardiner Dr Alan Whitehead Laura Sandys

1. Memorandum to the Liaison Committee

The Committee considered this matter.

2. The impact of potential Scottish independence on energy and climate change

The Committee considered this matter.

Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to the impact of potential Scottish independence on energy and climate change be reported to the House for publication on the internet:

Department of Energy and Climate Change Reform Scotland E.ON Oil and Gas UK Mercados UK UCL Engineering The Future GEOS.ed SSE ETI Jon Gibbins Consumer Focus John Muir Trust National Grid Renewable Energy 3. Consumer engagement with energy markets

The Committee considered this matter.

Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to consumer engagement with energy markets be reported to the House for publication on the internet:

Department of Energy and Climate Change uSwitch OVO Energy British Gas RWE npower E.ON UK Grass Roots Groups Association of Convenience Stores OFT SSE Make It Cheaper Scottish Renewables Industrial and Commercial Shippers and Suppliers (ICoSS) Which? Silver Spring Networks Lynne Wycherley Carllion plc National Grid Consumer Focus Renewable Energy Association Local Government Association Carbon Brief Energy UK EDF John Oddi

4. Future programme

The Committee considered this matter.

Resolved, That the Committee take oral evidence on international aviation and shipping emissions.

5. Department of Energy and Climate Change hard to treat homes working group

The Committee considered this matter.

6. Consumption Based Emissions Reporting

The Committee considered this matter.

Draft Report (Consumption-Based Emissions Reporting), proposed by the Chair, brought up, read.

The draft Report was agreed to: the formal minutes relating to the consideration of the Report are published in the Twelfth Report of the Committee, HC 1646.

[Adjourned till Tuesday 17 April at 10.00 a.m.

Monday 26 March – Tuesday 27 March

John Robertson visited Copenhagen to attend the Chairpersons meeting on climate, energy building and transport in a representative capacity, in accordance with the Committee’s decision of 21 February.

Tuesday 17 April 2012

Members present:

Mr Tim Yeo, in the Chair

Dan Byles John Robertson Barry Gardiner Laura Sandys Ian Lavery Sir Robert Smith Albert Owen Dr Alan Whitehead Christopher Pincher

1. Low carbon growth links with China

The Committee considered this matter.

2. EU Emissions Trading System

Draft Special Report (EU Emissions Trading System: Government Response to the Committee’s Tenth Report of Session 2010-12), proposed by the Chair, brought up, read the first and second time, and agreed to.

The Government’s response to the Tenth Report from the Committee was appended to the Report.

Resolved, That the Report be the Twelfth Special Report of the Committee to the House.

Ordered, That the Chair make the report to the House.

3. New Nuclear Build

The Committee considered this matter.

4. Consumer engagement with energy markets.

Ordered, that the following evidence be reported to the House for publication on the internet:

Ofgem Scottish Power

5. Shale gas

The Committee considered this matter.

6. Future programme

The Committee considered this matter.

7. Declaration of interests

The Chair declared a non-pecuniary interest as President of the Renewable Energy Association.

Sir Robert Smith drew attention to his interests as outlined in the Members’ Register of Interests, including a shareholding in Shell (see Appendix)..

8. The impact of potential Scottish independence on energy and climate change Ordered, That the following evidence be reported to the House for publication on the internet:

Professor Alex Kemp

Professor Jo Armstrong, University of Glasgow, Professor Alex Kemp, University of Aberdeen, Fergus Ewing MSP, Minister for Energy, Enterprise and Tourism, and David Wilson, Director for Energy and Climate Change, Scottish Government, gave oral evidence.

[Adjourned till Tuesday 24 April at 10.00 a.m.

Tuesday 24 April 2012

Members present:

Mr Tim Yeo, in the Chair

Barry Gardiner Sir Robert Smith Albert Owen Dr Alan Whitehead

1. EU Emissions Trading System

Ordered, That a letter to the Department of Energy and Climate Change regarding the Government Response to the Committee’s report be reported to the House for publication on the internet.

2. Building New Nuclear: the Challenges Ahead

Ordered, That a briefing note from the National Audit Office on The UK nuclear energy landscape be reported to the House for publication on the internet.

3. The Road to UNFCC COP 18 and beyond

Ordered, That the following evidence be reported to the House for publication on the internet:

Department of Energy and Climate Change Institution of Mechanical Engineers UNICEF UK The Manufacturers’ Organisation WWF UK Christian Aid

4. Future programme

The Committtee considered this matter.

5. Shale gas The Committee considered this matter.

6. Declaration of interests

Sir Robert Smith drew attention to his entry in the Members’ Register of Interests, including as shareholder of Shell (see Appendix).

The Chair declared a non-pecuniary interest as the President of the Renewable Energy Association and drew attention to his entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests (see Appendix).

7. The impact of potential Scottish independence on energy and climate change

Ordered, That, subject to the discretion of the Chair, any letter which he might send to the Scottish Government on behalf of the Committee relating to the above inquiry shall be reported to the House for publication on the internet.

Dr Brian Tilley, Strategy and Stakeholder Co-ordination Manager, E.ON UK, Dr David Clarke, CEO, Energy Technologies Institute, Robert Yates, Mercados EMI, Peter Atherton, Head of European Utility Sector Research, gave oral evidence.

[Adjourned till Thursday 10 May at 10.00 a.m.

APPENDIX

DECLARATIONS OF MEMBERS’ INTERESTS

13 July 2010: declaration of Members’ interests

Dan Byles declared the following interests:

Directorships Athena Communications & Consulting Ltd (not traded since before December 2009)

Sponsorships Name of donor: Mr Charles H Vero Amount of donation: £4,000 Name of donor: Stalbury Trustees – 31 Hill Street, London, W1J 5LS Amount of donation: £3,000

Land and property Own half of one bedroom flat in which my grandparents reside in Bexhill on Sea, East Sussex

Shareholdings Athena Communications & Consulting Ltd(100% of shares in this company)

Employment of family members Jan Meek (Mother) – Interim Office Manager on 3 month fixed term contract

Gemma Doyle declared the following interests:

Miscellaneous and unremunerated interests: Brother an employee of BP

Tom Greatrex declared the following interests:

Sponsorships Name of donor: GMB Trade Union (Scotland) – Fountain House, 1/3 Woodside Crescent, Charing Cross, Glasgow, G3 7US Amount of donation: £2,500. This donation was made to the Rutherglen and Hamilton West constituency Labour Party.

Dr Phillip Lee declared the following 7s:

Remunerated employment, office, profession, etc

GP Work: List of Freelance Employment May 2010 19th May-Medical Solutions Ltd., Wokingham, Berkshire Telephone Doctor Triage 3.5-4hrs

24th May - Holyport Surgery, Holyport, Berkshire GP Surgery 3.5 hrs

28th May - The Cedars Surgery, Maidenhead, Berkshire GP Surgery 3.5 hrs

4. Sponsorships Name of donor: John Nike OBE Amount of donation: £5,000

Albert Owen declared no interests.

Christopher Pincher declared the following interests:

Sponsorship

Name of donor: Geoffrey Mansfield Amount of donation: £4,000

Name of donor: Reginald Gordon Goodwin Amount of donation: £2,549

Name of donor: JCB Research Ltd – Lakeside Works, Denstone Road, Rocester, Staffordshire, ST14 5JP Amount of donation: £5,000

John Robertson declared the following interests:

Sponsorship

Name of donor: Prospect Amount of donation: £7,000 (February 2010)

Name of donor: Prospect Amount of donation: £5,000 (13 April 2010)

Name of donor: Musician’s Union Amount of donation: £1,000 (6 April 2010)

Name of donor: Unison (Scotland) Amount of donation: £300 (17 April 2010)

The salary of a research assistant for one day a week to work with the All-Party Parliamentary Groups on Nigeria and Angola is paid by Chatham House.

Overseas visits

Name of donor: Nominet Address of donor: Minerva House, Edmund Halley Road, Oxford Science Park, Oxford OX4 4DQ. Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): flights, accommodation, ground travel and incidental expenses to the value of £1,190. Destination of visit: Washington, DC, USA. Date of visit: 24-27 January 2010. Purpose of visit: to attend the Congressional Internet Caucus State of the Net conference as a representative of, the All-Party Communications Group, as well as a number of relevant meetings with US officials. (Registered 5 March 2010)

Employment of family members

Laura Robertson (Daughter) – Assistant Secretary (Office Junior)

Miscellaneous and unremunerated interests:

Chair All-Party Group on Nuclear Energy

Laura Sandys declared the following interests:

Directorships

China Dialogue, NGO based in London and China.

Sponsorships

Name of donor: Ian Thomas Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £3,500. This donation was made to the constituency association, which will report it to the Electoral Commission. Donor status: individual (Registered 7 June 2010)

Name of donor: Sunley Farms Ltd Address of donor: Godmersham Park. Canterbury CT4 7DT. Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,750. This donation was made to the constituency association, which will report it to the Electoral Commission. Donor status: company (Registered 7 June 2010)

Name of donor: Michael Faber Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £1,750. This donation was made to the constituency association, which will report it to the Electoral Commission. Donor status: individual (Registered 7 June 2010)

Name of donor: United and Cecil Club Address of donor: 36 Station Road, Uxbridge, UB8 3AD. Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £4,000. No individual donations of more than £1,500. This donation was made to the constituency association. which will report it to the Electoral Commission. Donor status: Conservative fundraising club (Registered 7 June 20 I0)

Name of donor: David Hunter Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,800. This donation was made to the constituency association, which will report it to the Electoral Commission. Donor status: individual (Registered 7 June 2010)

Miscellaneous and unremunerated interests:

Trustee of the Russia Foundation

Sir Robert Smith declared the following interests:

Overseas visits

Name of donor: Total E&P UK Address of donor: 33 Cavendish Square, London WIG OPW Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): £1,077 Destination of visit: Lacq, southwest France Date of visit: 16-17 July 2009 Purpose of visit: to visit Total's Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) demonstration plant in Lacq as a member of the British Offshore Oil and Gas Industry All Party Parliamentary Group.

Land and Property

Farm and cottages in Aberdeenshire, from which rental income is received.

Shareholdings

Glaxosmithkline; pharmaceuticals (9 b) Legal and General; life assurance (9 b) Rio Tinto; mineral extraction (9 b) Shell Transport and Trading; oil-integrated (9 b)

Miscellaneous and unremunerated interests: Honorary Vice-President Energy Action Scotland Vice-Chair All –Party Group on the British Oil and Gas Industry

Dr Alan Whitehead declared the following interests:

Sponsorship

Name of donor: Unite Amount of donation: £2,500

Land and Property

Flat inhabited by Father in Devon.

Miscellaneous and unremunerated interests: Chair Parliamentary Renewable and Sustainable Energy Group (PRASEG)

Mr Tim Yeo declared the following interests:

Directorships

Name and address of company: Groupe Eurotunnel SA (non-executive) (of which Eurotunnel plc is a wholly owned subsidiary); company managing the Channel Tunnel. Address: Cheriton Parc, Cheriton High Street, Folkestone, Kent, CT19 4QS. Nature of business: Company manages the Channel Tunnel and operates freight trains in Britain and France.

My duties as a non-executive director include attendance at meetings of the Board and of the Environment and Safety Committee and advising senior management on a range of issues.

Name and address of company: Eco City Vehicles plc, Hemming House, Hemming Street, London E1 5BL Nature of business: Distributes and services London taxis The nature of the work: Duties include chairing board meetings and keeping in touch with senior management.

Name and address of company: AFC Energy plc, Unit 71.4, Dunsfold Park, Stovolds Hill, Cranleigh, Surrey GU6 8TB Nature of business: Developers of alkaline fuel cell technology The nature of the work: Undertake duties as Chair, run board meetings and keep in touch with senior management.

Remunerated employment, office, profession, etc

Name and address: Regenesis Ltd, Coptoak House, 216 Blackbury Lane, Limply, Stoke, Bath, BA2 7FE Nature of the business: The company develops, manufacturers and markets advanced technologies for the restoration and remediation of natural resources.

Occasional articles for Country Life magazine.

Member of Advisory Board of Oxinia (August 2008-September 2009); a group of recruitment consultants and head-hunters.

Overseas visits

Name of donor: Forum Invest, a Romanian company which organises international conferences. Address of donor: 18 Mircea Eliade Blvd, 4th floor, Bucharest 012015, Romania Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): £1500 Destination of visit: Monte Carlo Date of visit: 3-6 July 2009 Purpose of visit: to discuss climate change and the environment (Registered 6 July 2009)

Name of donor : National Institute of Technology Address of donor: Kurukshetra - 136119, Haryana, India Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): estimated value £1500 Destination of visit: Taj Chandigarh, Chandigarh, India Date of visit: 19-21 March 2009 Purpose of visit: to speak at the EnviroEnergy Conference 2009 (international conference on energy and environment) (Registered 17 September 2009)

Name of donor: Forum Invest, a Romanian company which organises international conferences. Address of donor : 18 Mirtea Eliade Blvd, 4th floor, Bucharest 012015, Romania Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): £1200 Destination of visit: Bucharest Date of visit: 2 - 6 October 2009 Purpose of visit: to discuss Romania' s attitude to climate change and related environmental Issues (Registered 20 October 2009)

Shareholdings

Anacol Holdings Ltd.; a family investment company (9 a)

Name of company: Eco City Vehicles plc (9 b) Nature of company’s business: Distributes and services London taxis

Name of company: AFC Energy (share option) (9 b) Nature of company’s business: Develops alkaline fuel cell technology

Name of company: Groupe Eurotunnel SA (9 b) Nature of the company’s business: operates the Channel Tunnel and freight trains in Britain and France.

9 November 2010: declaration of Members’ interests

Barry Gardiner declared the following interests:

Directorships

Reynolds Partners Ltd, Grand Buildings 1-3 The Strand, London WC2N 5HE; investment bank. (£15,001–£20,000) Received three payments totalling £2,500 between 23 March and 28 May 2010 for directors’ meetings and advice. Hours 15. Registered 23 June 2010)

Overseas visits

Name of donor: GLOBE International Address of donor: 11 Dartmouth Street, Westminster, London SW1H 9BN. Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): £7,315.51 Destination of visit: Tokyo, Japan and Seoul, South Korea. Date of visit: 20-25 February 2010 Purpose of visit: meetings with the members of Diet and House of Councillors in Tokyo and members of the National Assembly in Seoul. (Registered 16 March 2010)

Name of donor: GLOBE International Address of donor: 11 Dartmouth Street, Westminster, London SW1H 9BN. Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): £722.10 Destination of visit: Copenhagen, Denmark. Date of visit: 14-17 December 2009 Purpose of visit: to attend the G20 climate talks as a representative of GLOBE. (Registered 7 April 2010)

Name of donor: GLOBE International Address of donor: 11 Dartmouth Street, Westminster, London SW1H 9BN. Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): £307 Destination of visit: Brussels, Belgium. Date of visit: 23 March 2010 Purpose of visit: meeting with new EU Climate Action Commissioner, Connie Hedegaard. (Registered 7 April 2010)

Visits to China and Japan with GLOBE International in addition to overseas visits already registered

Shareholdings (b) Reynolds Partners Ltd.

Ian Lavery declared the following interests:

Membership of the GMB and the National Union of Mineworkers

12 January 2011: declaration of Specialist Advisers’ interests

Professor David Newbery:

Research Director of the Electricity Policy Research Group (EPRG), University of Cambridge. EPRG is supported by industrial, Governmental and regulatory stakeholders through its Energy Policy Forum, to whom it makes periodic presentations and holds discussions at their companies and also at dinners it hosts in Cambridge. Its relationship with stakeholders is clearly based on offering independent and impartial advice and it respects the confidentiality of all concerned. Stakeholders include Alstom, Centrica, BP, National Grid, EdF, GdF Suez, E.On, BG Group, Statoil and Fortum, as well as Ofgem, DECC, and the ACCC.

Adviser to Ofgem on TransmiT by writing an independent academic think piece setting out high-level principles for transmission pricing. A member of Ofgem’s Low Carbon Network Fund, although this only meets periodically and will not be allocating funds during the period of the Committee’s inquiry. Adviser to DECC and the Committee on Climate Change on electricity market reform. Non-executive Director and Vice Chairman of CEPA, a consulting company that has worked for Ofgem and other regulators, and energy companies, not involved at present in any cases involving the UK energy market.

Dr Rob Gross: Nil.

4 May 2011: declaration of Specialist Advisers’ interests

Professor Jim Watson

Director of the Sussex Energy Group, SPRU, University of Sussex which received core funding from the Economic and Social Research Council from 2005 to 2010, It now receives funding from a wide range of sources, Most of this funding is from UK Research Councils (the Economic and Social Research Council, the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, and the Natural Environment Research Council), The Group also receives funding from government departments (mainly DECC and DFID), the European Commission and, less frequently, from private sector and other sources, Funders in the latter category in recent years include EdF Energy, the Carbon Trust, Ofgem, Friends of the Earth and Greenpeace UK.

He was personally involved in leading or helping to manage several projects funded by the UK Research Councils, Of most relevance to this inquiry is the co-leadership of an ESRC/EPSRC Research Cluster: Energy Security in a Multipolar World. The funding pays for 5% of his time to help co-ordinate this Research Cluster. In addition to these projects, his is involved in a range of paid consultancies, Current and recent consultancies include:

• Oliver Wyman/ World Energy Council. Member of Sussex Energy Group team commissioned to analyse global energy policies, 20 I0 and 20 11. • DFID, Principal Investigator of systematic evidence review focusing on access to modern energy services in developing countries, 20 11 • DFID, Leadership of a technical advisory team on applications for funding to the World Bank Climate Investment Funds, 2009-present. • Greenpeace UK. Preparation of a report on UK gas security, published Jan 2010. • Futerra, Expert presentation at a training workshop for Central Networks (a division of E,On UK) in conjunction with Futerra Consulting, Dec 2009. • The Carbon Trust. Preparation of a background paper on low carbon innovation policy with colleagues, published in June 2009. • Ofgem, Reviewer for Long Term Electricity Network Scenarios study led by University of Strathclyde and Policy Studies Institute, 2007-2008.

He also has the following roles, affiliations and memberships, These are unpaid, though in some cases travel expenses are met: • 2011 Chair, British Institute of Energy Economics (B1EE) • Member, IPPR New Era Economics Panel (2010 - ) • Trustee, Renewable World, a charity that funds renewable energy projects In developing countries (2009 -) • Lead Author, Global Energy Assessment (2009 - 20 11) • Member of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) • Member and supporter of Greenpeace UK Paul Domjan

• Ongoing consultancy contract with Securing America’s Future Energy, a US-based energy security advocacy organisation • 336 ordinary 10p shares of BG Group plc • 1100 shares in FlexLNG Ltd