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Departmental Buildings: Renewable Energy
John Mann: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how many Government buildings use heat generated by (a) solar panels and (b) ground source heat pumps. [292016]
Joan Ruddock: DECC does not hold information about the number of Government buildings that use heat generated by (a) solar panels and (b) ground source heat pumps. However, neither of DECC's buildings generate heat using these methods.
Departmental Cars
Andrew Stunell: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how much his Department spent on hire vehicles in each of the last five financial years. [291611]
Joan Ruddock: The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) came into existence on 3 October 2008. The Department has since spent as follows:
| Financial year | £ |
Departmental Personnel
John Mann: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how many staff there were in his Department (a) at its creation and (b) on the latest date for which figures are available. [292061]
Joan Ruddock: On 3 October 2008, approximately 800 staff were transferred to the Department of Energy and Climate Change. On 1 September 2009, there were 1,070 staff in the Department.
Devolution: Energy
Mark Williams: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what recent discussions there have been between officials of his Department, the Wales Office and the Welsh Assembly Government on the devolution to the Welsh Assembly of energy consents above 50MW. [292833]
Mr. Kidney: None. The Government are continuing with their plans to transfer decision making on consent applications for electricity generating stations above 50 MW in England and Wales to the new Infrastructure Planning Commission.
Forests
Lynne Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what mechanisms are in place to ensure that Reducing Emissions from Deforestation in Developing Countries funding is not used to replace forests with plantations. [292543]
Joan Ruddock: Reducing emissions from deforestation is under discussion as part of the climate change negotiations that will conclude in Copenhagen this December. As part of these talks, safeguards against the conversion of natural forests to plantations are being discussed and we are seeking the strongest possible outcome on this.
Housing: Finance
Robert Neill: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what recent discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on whether funding allocated to his Department is to be re-allocated to the Department for Communities and Local Government to help implement the housing policies announced in the Draft Legislative Programme for 2009-10. [290485]
Joan Ruddock: My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State has many meetings with my right hon. Friend the Chancellor, where they discuss matters over a wide range of topics.
Written Questions: Government Responses
Mr. Evennett: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change when he expects to provide a substantive reply to question 290929 tabled on 9 September 2009 on compensation payments under the Guaranteed Standards Scheme. [293215]
Mr. Kidney: My hon. Friend the Minister of State for the Department of Energy and Climate Change answered the hon. Members question on 12 October 2009, Official Report, column 468W.
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