Andrew Bowie MP: written questions
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Written questions
Aberdeen City Council: EnergyScotland OfficeTabled 21 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25297More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether he has had discussions with Aberdeen City Council on recent increases to the Energy Profits Levy.
Answer: The UK Government is firmly committed to clean energy by 2030, but recognises that oil and gas will continue to have a role in the UK’s energy mix for decades to come, particularly in the North East of Scotland. We have carefully considered the available ...
Answered 27 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish Petroleum: RedundancyScotland OfficeTabled 21 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25296More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether he has had discussions with Offshore Energies UK on the recent workforce cuts announced by BP.
Answer: I was extremely disappointed to hear that BP has decided to shed energy-related jobs across the world, and that this may impact Scottish workers. We are aware of the situation, and I have asked my officials to follow up with the company to better understa...
Answered 27 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish Petroleum: RedundancyScotland OfficeTabled 21 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25295More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether he has had discussions with BP on the recent workforce cuts they have announced.
Answer: I was extremely disappointed to hear that BP has decided to shed energy-related jobs across the world, and that this may impact Scottish workers. We are aware of the situation, and I have asked my officials to follow up with the company to better understa...
Answered 27 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordSumburgh Airport: Air Passenger DutyScotland OfficeTabled 21 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25294More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether he has had recent discussions with Sumburgh Airport on the proposed increase in Air Passenger Duty.
Answer: The Chancellor of the Exchequer announced increases to Air Passenger Duty (APD) in last year’s Autumn Budget, to take effect from April this year.This Government is committed to supporting the aviation industry and passengers while restoring stability, in...
Answered 28 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordDundee Airport: Air Passenger DutyScotland OfficeTabled 21 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25293More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether he has had recent discussions with Dundee Airport on the proposed increase in Air Passenger Duty.
Answer: The Chancellor of the Exchequer announced increases to Air Passenger Duty (APD) in last year’s Autumn Budget, to take effect from April this year.This Government is committed to supporting the aviation industry and passengers while restoring stability, in...
Answered 28 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordInverness Airport: Air Passenger DutyScotland OfficeTabled 21 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25292More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether he has had recent discussions with Inverness Airport on the proposed increase in Air Passenger Duty.
Answer: The Chancellor of the Exchequer announced increases to Air Passenger Duty (APD) in last year’s Autumn Budget, to take effect from April this year.This Government is committed to supporting the aviation industry and passengers while restoring stability, in...
Answered 28 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordGlasgow Airport: Air Passenger DutyScotland OfficeTabled 21 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25291More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether he has had recent discussions with Glasgow Airport on the proposed increase in Air Passenger Duty.
Answer: The Chancellor of the Exchequer announced increases to Air Passenger Duty (APD) in last year’s Autumn Budget, to take effect from April this year.This Government is committed to supporting the aviation industry and passengers while restoring stability, in...
Answered 28 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordEdinburgh Airport: Air Passenger DutyScotland OfficeTabled 21 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25290More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether he has had recent discussions with Edinburgh Airport on the proposed increase in Air Passenger Duty.
Answer: The Chancellor of the Exchequer announced increases to Air Passenger Duty (APD) in last year’s Autumn Budget, to take effect from April this year.This Government is committed to supporting the aviation industry and passengers while restoring stability, in...
Answered 28 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordAberdeen Airport: Air Passenger DutyScotland OfficeTabled 21 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25289More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether he has had recent discussions with Aberdeen Airport on the proposed increase in Air Passenger Duty.
Answer: The Chancellor of the Exchequer announced increases to Air Passenger Duty (APD) in last year’s Autumn Budget, to take effect from April this year.This Government is committed to supporting the aviation industry and passengers while restoring stability, in...
Answered 28 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordSumburgh Airport: Air Passenger DutyTreasuryTabled 21 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25288More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of proposed changes to Air Passenger Duty on Sumburgh Airport.
Answer: Air Passenger Duty (APD) applies to airlines and is the principal tax on the aviation sector. It is expected to raise £4.2 billion in 2024-25 and it aims to ensure that airlines make a fair contribution to the public finances, particularly given that tick...
Answered 29 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordDundee Airport: Air Passenger DutyTreasuryTabled 21 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25287More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of proposed changes to Air Passenger Duty on Dundee Airport.
Answer: Air Passenger Duty (APD) applies to airlines and is the principal tax on the aviation sector. It is expected to raise £4.2 billion in 2024-25 and it aims to ensure that airlines make a fair contribution to the public finances, particularly given that tick...
Answered 29 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordInverness Airport: Air Passenger DutyTreasuryTabled 21 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25286More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of proposed changes to Air Passenger Duty on Inverness Airport.
Answer: Air Passenger Duty (APD) applies to airlines and is the principal tax on the aviation sector. It is expected to raise £4.2 billion in 2024-25 and it aims to ensure that airlines make a fair contribution to the public finances, particularly given that tick...
Answered 29 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordGlasgow Airport: Air Passenger DutyTreasuryTabled 21 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25285More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of proposed changes to Air Passenger Duty on Glasgow Airport.
Answer: Air Passenger Duty (APD) applies to airlines and is the principal tax on the aviation sector. It is expected to raise £4.2 billion in 2024-25 and it aims to ensure that airlines make a fair contribution to the public finances, particularly given that tick...
Answered 29 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordEdinburgh Airport: Air Passenger DutyTreasuryTabled 21 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25284More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of proposed changes to Air Passenger Duty on Edinburgh Airport.
Answer: Air Passenger Duty (APD) applies to airlines and is the principal tax on the aviation sector. It is expected to raise £4.2 billion in 2024-25 and it aims to ensure that airlines make a fair contribution to the public finances, particularly given that tick...
Answered 29 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordAberdeen Airport: Air Passenger DutyTreasuryTabled 21 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25283More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of proposed changes to Air Passenger Duty on Aberdeen Airport.
Answer: Air Passenger Duty (APD) applies to airlines and is the principal tax on the aviation sector. It is expected to raise £4.2 billion in 2024-25 and it aims to ensure that airlines make a fair contribution to the public finances, particularly given that tick...
Answered 29 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordElectricity GenerationDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 17 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24675More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what information (a) his Department and (b) the National Energy System Operator holds on the number of number of generation assets that provided (i) spare margin and (ii) reserve for peak ele
Answer: The National Energy System Operator (NESO) holds information required to balance the electricity network and are responsible for all operational actions required to maintain their electricity margin. Further information is available on the Elexon and NESO...
Answered 27 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordElectricity GenerationDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 17 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24674More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what information (a) his Department and (b) the National Energy System Operator holds on the number of generation assets that provided (i) spare margin and (ii) reserve for peak electricity d
Answer: The National Energy System Operator (NESO) holds information required to balance the electricity network and are responsible for all operational actions required to maintain their electricity margin. Further information is available on the Elexon and NESO...
Answered 27 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordGreat British Energy: AberdeenDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 17 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24673More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what information his Department holds on when the GB Energy board will meet in Aberdeen.
Answer: Arrangements for Great British Energy’s first board meeting are currently being made. The meeting will take place at the company’s headquarters in Aberdeen.
Answered 27 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordGreat British EnergyDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 17 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24672More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when the first board meeting of GB Energy will take place; and where it will take place.
Answer: Arrangements for Great British Energy’s first board meeting are currently being made. The meeting will take place at the company’s headquarters in Aberdeen.
Answered 27 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordBoilers: Repairs and MaintenanceDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 17 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24671More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an estimate of the number of gas boilers installed each year by (a) local authority and (b) constituency.
Answer: The government does not hold this data. DESNZ publishes yearly data on the number of properties connected to the gas network, including by local authority. This data can be accessed using this link: Subnational estimates of properties not connected to the...
Answered 23 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordHeat PumpsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 17 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24670More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate he has made of future heat pump uptake in each year to 2035.
Answer: Heat pump uptake is growing rapidly: in the year to September 2024, 38,305 heat pumps installed in the UK were supported by Department for Energy Security and Net Zero schemes, a 46% increase over the preceding 12 months. The Government is taking steps to...
Answered 23 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordEnergy: ImportsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 17 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24669More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what the estimated cost of energy imports was in each month since July 2024.
Answer: The Department does not hold data on monthly energy import costs. Annual energy import costs up to 2023 are published in table G.2 of the Digest of UK Energy Statistics. Monthly import data are published by HMRC in the Overseas Trade Data tables.
Answered 23 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordWind Power: FinanceDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 17 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24668More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what the estimated cost was of curtailment payments to wind generators in each month since July 2024.
Answer: The National Energy System Operator (NESO) is responsible for managing network constraints and publishes daily constraint costs here: Constraint Breakdown Costs and Volume | National Energy System Operator. Data are not available on the split of costs bet...
Answered 23 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordData Centres: Power StationsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 17 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24667More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether AI Growth Zones will allow data centres to be co-located with (a) nuclear and (b) gas power plants.
Answer: Future AI Growth Zones will be chosen taking into account the availability of generation and the need for a grid connection. For nuclear, we will be consulting on a new nuclear planning framework shortly. The proposed framework will empower new nuclear de...
Answered 27 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordGas Fired Power Stations: CostsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 17 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24666More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what the cost was of operating gas power plants through the Balancing Mechanism in each month since July 2024.
Answer: The National Energy System Operator (NESO) is responsible for managing network constraints, including through the Balancing Mechanism.
Answered 23 Jan 2025
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