Luciana Berger
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how many officials in his Department were working on the (a) Green Deal and (b) Energy Company Obligation on (i) 1 May 2010, (ii) 1 November 2010, (iii) 1 May 2011, (iv) 1 November 2011 and (v) 1 April 2012.
[Official Report, 30 April 2012, Vol. 543, c. 1221-1222W.]
Letter of correction from Gregory Barker:
An error has been identified in the written answer given to the hon. Member for Liverpool, Wavertree (Luciana Berger) on 30 April 2012. Paragraph one makes reference to 49 officials having worked on policy when it should have read that 48 officials had worked on the policy.
The full answer given was as follows:
Gregory Barker
In May 2010 the focus was on Household Energy Efficiency when approximately 49 officials worked on the policy. After the election that policy was re-focused on a new longer term programme, the Green Deal.
From November 2010 to present day the figures are in the following table, broken down in the two areas:
Household energy efficiency | ECO | Green Deal | |
|---|---|---|---|
May 2010 | 48 | — | — |
November 2010 | — | 5 | 46 |
May 2011 | — | 5 | 49 |
November 2011 | — | 8 | 55 |
April 2012 | — | 10 | 56 |
The Green Deal and ECO policy teams also draw in support from officials across Department on, for example DECC lawyers, economists, scientists and statisticians.
The answer should have been:
Gregory Barker
In May 2010 the focus was on Household Energy Efficiency when approximately 48 officials worked on the policy. After the election that policy was re-focused on a new longer term programme, the Green Deal.
From November 2010 to present day the figures are in the following table, broken down in the two areas:
Household energy efficiency | ECO | Green Deal | |
|---|---|---|---|
May 2010 | 48 | — | — |
November 2010 | — | 5 | 46 |
May 2011 | — | 5 | 49 |
November 2011 | — | 8 | 55 |
April 2012 | — | 10 | 56 |
The Green Deal and ECO policy teams also draw in support from officials across Department on, for example DECC lawyers, economists, scientists and statisticians.