To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress he has made on developing improved fuel efficiency technologies for domestic shipping.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if it his Department's policy for the nuclear inspection regime in the UK to maintain Euratom standards when the UK leaves the EU.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans he has to amend Schedule 3 of the Gas Safety (Management) Regulations 1996 to prepare for increased use of hydrogen gas being conveyed in the network.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Government has set a publication date for the Pathway to Zero Emission Road Transport Strategy document.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 29 March 2018 to Question 133829 on aviation, whether he still plans to publish the Aviation Strategy in 2018.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer the 6 April 2018 to Question 134603 on fracking, what the timetable is for up-to-date estimates of the number of fracking wells to be published.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he has taken to mitigate the costs to the public purse relating to recovery of environmental damage in the event that a company engaged in fracking becomes insolvent af...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 6 April 2018 to Question 133883, on what date he plans to publish the prospectus for the 2018 International Carbon Capture Utilisation and Storage event.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment the Government has made of the effect of the UK leaving the EU on the merits of investing in new electricity interconnectors between the UK and EU member states.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of the UK leaving the EU on (a) levels of interconnection for power trading between the UK and the EU and (b) the UK meeting ...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the effect on the energy bills of (a) households and (b) businesses of the requirement for energy suppliers to pay EU transmission charges for acces...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many applications for funds he has had for the capital grant scheme for peat restoration.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 12 April 2018 to Question 134601, on EU Energy Policy, whether it is the Government's policy to oppose the European Council raising its renewable energy ...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to question 134601, on EU Energy Policy, whether it is the Government's policy to oppose the European Council raising its energy efficiency target to 35% in accordance wi...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to enable onshore wind and solar developers to compete for low cost power contracts in areas where communities accept such developments.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential for offshore wind to deliver significant electricity system cost reductions by 2030.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate his Department has made of the number of shale oil wells that will be in place by (a) 2025 and (b) 2030.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he plans to support at the European Council for the Energy Union the EU-level (a) 35 per cent renewable energy and (b) 35 per cent energy efficiency target.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions he has had with (a) the UK’s European Commissioner and (b) the European Commissioner for Climate Action & Energy, on the Energy Package being considered in Trilog...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what projection he has made of the contribution of gas fracking to the UK’s energy mix by (a) 2025 and (b) 2030.