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Written questions by Kirkham.

Every parliamentary written question tabled by Jayne Kirkham this session, with the full answer and department. See how every department answers, or back to the MP page.

Department:All (341)Department of Health and Social Care (55)Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (52)Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (33)Department for Education (26)Ministry of Justice (24)Home Office (24)Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (23)Department for Culture, Media and Sport (16)Department for Work and Pensions (16)Treasury (15)Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (13)Department for Transport (13)

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18 Dec 2024·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·Answered
Asked

What body is responsible for (a) coordination and (b) delivery of floating wind farms in the Celtic Sea.

Reply

The Crown Estate’s Leasing Round 5 will bring forward up to 4.5GW of floating offshore wind capacity in the Celtic Sea in addition to the five Test and Demonstration projects currently in development. The partnership between Great British Energy and The C...

5 Nov 2024·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·Answered
Asked

Whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of taking steps to encourage rural off-grid households to switch to hydrogenated vegetable oil in heating.

Reply

As sustainable biomass is a limited resource, the Government expects to prioritise its use in sectors like aviation, and potentially the small number of homes unsuitable for heat pumps, as these sectors have fewest options to decarbonise. The cost of rene...

1 Nov 2024·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·Answered
Asked

Whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing incentives on the use of heat batteries similar to those on heat pumps.

Reply

Heat batteries are a promising electric heating technology, which can be charged off-peak to utilise cheaper electricity. However, they are less efficient than heat pumps and if a battery has insufficient storage capacity, it may need to draw electricity ...

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