[holding answer 11 March 2009]: DECC is currently undertaking the following consultations:
Consultation Start date Closes Intended date of response The Environmental Permitting Regulations, Phase 2 (EPP2) 16 February 2009 18 May 2009 15 September 2009 Community Energy Saving Programme (CESP) 12 February 2009 8 May 2009 Summer 2009 Heat and Energy Saving Strategy Consultation 12 February 2009 8 May 2009 End of 2009. Proposed amendments to the Carbon Emissions Reduction Target 2008-11 12 February 2009 14 April 2009 Summer 2009 The Severn Tidal Power Feasibility Study 26 January 2009 23 April 2009 To be announced in due course Offshore Energy SEA (Strategic Environmental Assessment) Environmental Report 26 January 2009 22 April 2009 To be announced in due course Proposed Offshore Gas Storage and Gas Unloading Licensing Scheme 12 February 2009 23 April 2009 To be announced in due course The Justification of Practices involving Ionising Radiation Regulations 2004: Consultation on the Nuclear Industry Association's Application to Justify New Nuclear Power Stations 17 December 2008 25 March 2009 A draft decision document, containing responses to this current consultation, is provisionally intended to be published in September 2009. This itself is subject to consultation and the final Justification decision is not expected to be made until January Consultation on offshore electricity transmission: a further joint Ofgem/DECC regulatory policy update November 20 2008 9 January 2009 Spring 2009 Carbon units, the net UK carbon account and carbon accounting (under the Climate Change Act) 28 October 2008 19 January 2009 Alongside laying of carbon accounting Statutory Instrument at fiscal Budget 2009
DECC is planning to undertake the following consultations:
A pre-consultation on nuclear waste and decommissioning fixed unit price. This is likely to start in the next few weeks. There will be a formal consultation on this point later in the spring.
A final consultation on the offshore transmission licensing regime. This is likely to start by end of this month
Consultation on a strategy for Low Level Radioactive Waste from the non-nuclear industry (e.g. hospitals, educational establishments etc). This is likely to start in late April or in May and end 12 weeks later.
Consultation on Revised Exemption Orders under the Radioactive Substances Act 1993. This likely to start in June and end in September.
Consultations for the Renewables Obligation, Renewable Heat Incentive and Feed-in Tariffs are planned for this summer.
Consultation on energy National Policy Statements to be produced under the Planning Act 2008. Expected to end in second half of 2009.
Consultation on desirability of allowing local authorities to sell electricity generated otherwise than in association with heat and possible consequent legislative changes. Likely end date autumn 2009.
Consultation on changes to the electricity licence exemption order. Likely end date autumn 2009.
A further public consultation on Severn tidal power. Likely to be in 2010.
Consultation on a new framework for coal fired power stations, timing unknown.
Consultation on the term 'carbon neutral': its definition and recommendations for good practice. 26 February to 21 May 2009.
Consultation on first stage Transposition of EU Directive (EC/2008/101) to include Aviation in the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS). A joint consultation with the Department for Transport. End date 14 May 2009.
Second stage Transposition of EU Directive (EC/2008/101) to include Aviation in the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS). A joint consultation with the Department for Transport. Likely to end in autumn 2009.
Transposition of revisions to the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) for post-2012. Likely to end in summer 2009.
Consultation on the Form and Content of New Climate Change Agreements. 12 March-4 June 2009.
Consultation on the Draft Order to implement the Carbon Reduction Commitment. 12 March - 4 June 2009.
Note:
Dates have not been finalised for some of these consultations, therefore end dates have not yet been set in these cases.