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Ministerial responsibilities at the Department of Energy and Climate Change
The new ministerial responsibilities at the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) were announced today: Rt Hon The Rt Hon Chris Huhne…
The new ministerial responsibilities at the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) were announced today:
Rt Hon The Rt Hon Chris Huhne MP MP, Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change
- DECC strategy and budgets
- energy market reform
- carbon price
- Annual Energy Statement
- energy security
- National Security White Paper
- DECC Delivery Landscape
- devolved administrations
Greg Barker MP, Minister of State for Climate Change
Supports the Secretary of State on:
- climate change
- international climate change
- climate Science
- energy efficiency
- the Green Deal
- public sector energy efficiency including greening DECC
- carbon reduction commitment
- Climate Change Agreements
- fuel poverty
- social tariffs
- Warm Front
- promoting interests of energy consumers
- green economy, green jobs and skills
- Green Investment Bank
- green ISAs
- decentralised energy and small scale renewables (inc cooperative/local ownership and business rates)
- energy innovation, including marine energy (wave and tidal)
- heat
- Environment Council
- national carbon markets & EU ETS
- CERT and CESP
Charles Hendry MP, Minister of State for Energy
Supports the Secretary of State on:
- security of supply
- resilience and emergency preparedness
- Renewable energy
- CCS and coal policy
- new nuclear
- grid policy including smart grids and network of recharging points
- smart meters
- gas policy
- oil and gas exploration, licensing and revenues
- offshore environment and decommissioning
- planning reform and consents
- levies policy
- regulation and competition in the energy sector
- nuclear waste, decommissioning, NDA
- plutonium
- nuclear safety and security
- nuclear non-proliferation
- international energy
- international oil markets
- Energy Council
- Coal Authority
Lord Marland of Odstock, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Supports the Secretary of State on:
- departmental performance and delivery
- efficiency
- lean regulation
- departmental carbon budgets
- managing liabilities, including coal health and the Concessionary Fuel Scheme
- departmental business in the Lords
Published 24 May 2010