Claire Coutinho MP: written questions
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Renewal Energy: DistributionDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 24 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47810More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate his Department has made of the proportion of Distribution Use of System charges that were the result of connecting renewable energy generation assets in each year since 2002.
Answer: The Government does not hold this information. Distribution Use of System (DUoS) charges are paid for by electricity suppliers and distribution connected generatorsand passed onto consumers through electricity bills. Each Distribution Network Operator (DN...
Answered 2 May 2025
Original Parliament recordElectricity: DistributionDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 24 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47809More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate his Department has made of the annual cost of Distribution Use of System charges since 2002.
Answer: The Government does not hold this information. Distribution Use of System (DUoS) charges are paid for by electricity suppliers and distribution connected generatorsand passed onto consumers through electricity bills. Each Distribution Network Operator (DN...
Answered 2 May 2025
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: StonewallCabinet OfficeTabled 27 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26545More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether any Government Departments are members of the Stonewall Diversity Champions Programme.
Answer: Government departments are responsible for decisions about whether to buy services from third sector organisations to support equality, diversity and inclusion in their organisations. Currently no government department is a member of Stonewall.
Answered 30 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordElectricity: Artificial IntelligenceDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 23 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26088More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 23 January to Question 24699 on Electricity: Artificial Intelligence, if he will publish the terms of reference for European Economic Research Limited's analysis of
Answer: This project was awarded through an open tender process, which concluded in November. As part of this process, the terms of reference for the project were publicly disclosed. Once the tender closed and had been awarded to the European Economic Research Li...
Answered 28 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordElectricity: Artificial IntelligenceDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 23 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26087More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 23 January 2025 to Question 24699 on Electricity: Artificial Intelligence, if he will publish the report by European Economic Research Limited on the future net ener
Answer: It is DESNZ policy to publish contracted technical work once it has been independently internally peer reviewed. We intend to similarly publish the report by European Economic Research Limited once it is completed in April.
Answered 28 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordEuropean Economic Research: ContractsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 23 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26086More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 23 January 2025 to Question 24699 on Electricity: Artificial Intelligence, what the value is of the contract awarded to European Economic Research Limited to analyse
Answer: This information will be made publicly available the usual way through the Department's annual report and accounts.
Answered 28 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordUK Emissions Trading SchemeDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 20 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24945More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of UK Emissions Trading Scheme 's allowance allocation policy on (a) carbon leakage and (b) the offshoring of emissions.
Answer: The provision of Free Allocation under the UK ETS mitigates the risk of carbon leakage and associated offshoring of emissions by reducing industrial sectors’ exposure to the carbon price. The UK ETS Authority is reviewing Free Allocation policy to ensure ...
Answered 28 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordAI Energy CouncilDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 17 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24702More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how the AI Energy Council will engage with (a) the National Energy System Operator and (b) Distribution Network Operators.
Answer: DSIT and DESNZ officials are currently agreeing the membership and Terms of Reference of the AI Energy Council and as part of this they are also discussing how to engage with the National Energy System Operator and Distribution Network Operators.
Answered 23 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordAI Energy CouncilDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 17 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24701More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how the AI Energy Council will engage with the (a) renewables, (b) nuclear, and (c) oil and gas industries.
Answer: DSIT and DESNZ officials are currently agreeing the membership and Terms of Reference of the AI Energy Council and as part of this they are also discussing how to engage with the renewables, nuclear, and oil and gas industry.
Answered 23 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordClean Energy: Artificial IntelligenceDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 17 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24700More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the AI Opportunities Action Plan on the Clean Power Action Plan.
Answer: The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero has established the AI for Decarbonisation Virtual Centre of Excellence (ADViCE) to support the development and adoption of AI technologies for decarbonisation.[1] ADViCE has identified seven focus areas whe...
Answered 23 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordElectricity: Artificial IntelligenceDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 17 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24699More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he make an assessment of the potential impact of the AI Opportunities Action Plan on trends in the level of electricity demand.
Answer: The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero has contracted European Economic Research Limited to analyse the future net energy demand of AI and the National Electricity System Operator (NESO) is investigating the future power consumption of data centr...
Answered 23 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordCarbon Emissions: Artificial IntelligenceDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 17 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24698More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the AI Opportunities Action Plan on trends in the level of carbon emissions.
Answer: The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero has contracted European Economic Research Limited to analyse the future net energy demand of AI and the National Electricity System Operator (NESO) is investigating the future power consumption of data centr...
Answered 23 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero: Disclosure of InformationDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 14 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23882More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the oral contribution of the Minister for Energy in response to the hon. Member for Gordon and Buchan during the Oral Statement of 13 January on Gas Storage Levels, Official
Answer: Details of Ministers' and Permanent Secretaries' meetings with external individuals and organisations are published quarterly in arrears on GOV.UK. Published declarations include the purpose of the meeting and the names of any additional external organisa...
Answered 17 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordGender: Public ConsultationWomen and EqualitiesTabled 10 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23178More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will direct her Department to share all submissions received for the call for input on single-sex spaces with the Equality and Human Rights Commission.
Answer: The Government has written to the EHRC to confirm that we will share all the submissions which met the criteria of the previous Government’s call for input on single-sex spaces guidance.
Answered 15 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordGender: Public ConsultationWomen and EqualitiesTabled 9 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22988More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, pursuant to the Answer of 7 January 2025 to Question 21052 on Gender: Public Consultation, if she will publish the submissions to the call for input on single-sex spaces which were determined not to meet the c
Answer: The Government has written to the EHRC to confirm that we will share all the submissions with them which met the criteria of the previous Government’s call for input on single-sex spaces guidance in due course.
Answered 15 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordGender: Public ConsultationWomen and EqualitiesTabled 9 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22987More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, pursuant to the Answer of 7 January 2025 to Question 21052 on Gender: Public Consultation, if she will publish the submissions to the call for input on single-sex spaces which were determined to have met the s
Answer: The Government has written to the EHRC to confirm that we will share all the submissions with them which met the criteria of the previous Government’s call for input on single-sex spaces guidance in due course.
Answered 15 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordGenderWomen and EqualitiesTabled 8 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22701More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will publish all submissions to the call for input on single-sex spaces that were determined to have misinterpreted the Equality Act 2010.
Answer: The submissions to the previous Government’s call for input on single-sex spaces guidance which seem to have misinterpreted the Equality Act 2010 have been sent to the EHRC, as the relevant independent regulator, for further review.
Answered 13 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: Public ConsultationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22357More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when his Department plans to publish its response to the consultation entitled NHS Constitution: 10 year review, which closed in June 2024.
Answer: In May 2024, the Department consulted on a series of proposed updates to the NHS Constitution as part of the 10-year review. We appreciate the time and care spent by everyone who contributed to the consultation at the time. Following the General Election ...
Answered 10 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordGender: Public ConsultationWomen and EqualitiesTabled 18 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21052More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to the Response to call for input on single-sex spaces guidance, published on 17 December 2024, if she will publish (a) a list of reasons for submissions being rejected for not meeting the submi
Answer: The call for input on single-sex spaces guidance asked specifically for examples of policy or guidance ‘which states that people have a legal right to access single-sex spaces and services according to their self-identified gender’.A total of 3,272 respon...
Answered 7 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordGender: Public ConsultationWomen and EqualitiesTabled 18 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21051More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to the her Department's publication eneitled Response to call for input on single-sex spaces guidance, published 17 December 2024, how many submissions were received in total.
Answer: The call for input on single-sex spaces guidance asked specifically for examples of policy or guidance ‘which states that people have a legal right to access single-sex spaces and services according to their self-identified gender’.A total of 3,272 respon...
Answered 7 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordGender Recognition: GermanyWomen and EqualitiesTabled 17 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20748More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will remove Germany from the Gender Recognition Certificate: list of approved countries and territories.
Answer: The Gender Recognition (Approved Countries and Territories and Saving Provision) Order 2023 was approved by Parliament in April 2024, the first update to the list of approved countries in 13 years.We are committed to more regularly updating the list of ap...
Answered 6 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordRenewable EnergyDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 11 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19410More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when he plans to publish his Department's assessment of the full systems costs of a fully decarbonised, renewables-based grid by 2030.
Answer: The Government published the Clean Power 2030 Action Plan ‘a new era of clean electricity’ on 13 December 2024 detailing our plan to achieve deliver clean power by 2030.
Answered 18 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordCarbon Emissions: TaxationDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 5 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18202More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate he has made of carbon prices in 2030.
Answer: The price of carbon allowances in the UK Emissions Trading Scheme is set by the market and not the Government. A market-determined price of carbon is the most efficient way to decarbonise the traded sector.It is the role of the UK ETS Authority to set the...
Answered 10 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordNHS: GenderDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17617More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when his Department plans to respond to the suggested guidance on single-sex spaces in the NHS drafted by the Darlington Nurses Union.
Answer: My Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care met with five nurses from the Darlington Nursing Union last month, to hear about their concerns regarding single-sex spaces for staff in National Health Service hospitals Since the meeti...
Answered 18 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordGender: EqualityWomen and EqualitiesTabled 15 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14502More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what guidance the Office for Equality and Opportunities has produced on whether positive discrimination on the basis of gender identity is permitted under the Equality Act 2010.
Answer: Positive discrimination is treatment which favours someone solely because he or she has a particular protected characteristic such as their sex or race. Positive discrimination is generally unlawful under the Equality Act 2010 and therefore guidance has n...
Answered 20 Nov 2024
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