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Industrial Diseases: Compensation
John Mann: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what assessment he has made of the merits of settling coal health claims handled by firms of solicitors whose majority partners have been subject to professional disciplinary action over matters directly related to such claims. [261839]
Mr. Mike O'Brien: None to date. The Department will consider the matter further when Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal's written rulings in respect of the Beresfords and Raleys cases are published.
Lighting: Carbon Emissions
Simon Hughes: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what estimate he has made of the average level of carbon dioxide emissions caused in commercial buildings by electrical lighting being left on outside office hours in the last period for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement. [264646]
Joan Ruddock: The Department for Energy and Climate Change does not hold the data necessary to make such an estimate.
Low Carbon Buildings Programme
Jenny Willott: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how much has been spent (a) under each (i) stream and (ii) phase and (b) for each technology under the Low Carbon Building Programme (A) in total and (B) in each region since the scheme started; and if he will make a statement. [269644]
Mr. Mike O'Brien: The total amount spent (a) under each (i) stream and (ii) phase under the Low Carbon Buildings Programme is shown as follows. Further details relating to technologies under the Low Carbon Building Programme relating to regions have been placed in the Libraries of the House.
| Low Carbon Buildings Programm e — phase 1 | ||
| Technology | Number of applications approved | Paid Amount (£) |
Details relating to regional spend under Phase 1 have been placed in the Libraries the House.
| Low Carbon Buildings Programme— phase 2 | ||||
| Technology type | Total committed ( £ ) | Project number | Total paid ( £ ) | Project number |
Mass Media
Grant Shapps: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how much his Department has spent on press monitoring services since its inception. [260874]
Mr. Mike O'Brien: The amount spent on press monitoring since the Department’s inception is £40,198.42.
Members: Correspondence
Miss Widdecombe: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change when he plans to reply to the letter of 23 October 2008 from the right hon. Member for Maidstone and The Weald. [265690]
Mr. Mike O'Brien [holding answer 23 March 2009]: My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State replied to the right hon. Member on 21 March.
Ministerial Duties
Greg Clark: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what public engagements each of the Ministers in his Department have attended since its creation. [255858]
Mr. Mike O'Brien: Public engagements undertaken by Ministers in the Department for Energy and Climate Change since its creation are set out as follows.
KPMG Speech—27 October 2008
Environment Agency Annual Conference Speech—25 November 2008
Visit to National Grid in Wokingham—26 November 2008
CBI Conference: Speech—2 December 2008
Energy Speech at Imperial College—9 December 2008
Panel discussion with South African Minister at the Foreign Press Association—16 December 2008
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