Machinery of Government Change (Energy-using Products Policy)

Monday 3rd March 2014 Written Statements

[The Prime Minister (Mr David Cameron)]

This written ministerial statement confirms that policy responsibility for energy-using products will transfer from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to the Department for Energy and Climate Change. This responsibility includes, but is not limited to, the UK’s interests in the IEA implementing agreement on energy-efficient end-use equipment (4E) and the super-efficient deployment initiative (SEAD); the eco-design directive (20091125/EC) and energy labelling directive (2010/30/EU), and the UK regulations which transpose them (SI 2010/2617 and SI 2011/1524, both as amended), and associated market surveillance activities; and the UK’s role as project co-ordinator for the European ecopliant project.