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From Minister of State for Energy
  • New Chair appointed to the Coal Authority

    Energy Minister John Hayes today announced the appointment of Stephen Dingle as the new Chair of the Coal Authority. Mr Dingle has had a career…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Consent for West of Shetland well

    Energy Minister John Hayes has given Chevron North Sea Ltd consent to drill the deepwater Cambo-5 well, West of the Shetland Isles. Chevron…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • John Hayes comment piece, Guardian newspaper

    Accounting for around half of all infrastructure investment in the UK, the energy sector is crucial to all of our economy, supporting jobs and…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Investment in new Nuclear: Comment piece by John Hayes in the Telegraph

    The entry of Hitachi into the UK’s nuclear market is great news for our energy security and even greater news for our economy as a whole. Between…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • North Sea oil and gas licensing round bonanza

    UK oil and gas investment looks set to flourish after the Government announces winners of the record breaking 27th Licensing Round today.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Written Ministerial Statement: Announcing the offer of awards in the 27th offshore oil and gas licensing round

    John Hayes, Minister for Energy 25 October 2012 After thorough consideration of the applications made in the 27th offshore oil and gas licensing…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Brown Field Allowance sparks new wave of oil investment

    The government has today approved a Talisman project that will extend the life of North Sea oil fields and unleash millions of pounds of extra…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • New oil and gas field will add two percent to UK daily production

    The government has today given Shell consent for a new oil and gas development that will add 2% to UK daily production.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Powering the Nation: Article by John Hayes published in House Magazine

    Benjamin Disraeli said, “What we expect seldom occurs, but what we least expect generally happens to us.” That sums up rather well my feeling…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Hayes gives investors in biomass a boost

    Investors that are interested in converting coal plants to renewable biomass facilities, and those that co-fire a high proportion of biomass…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Buy heating oil early, urges new campaign

      The Government is backing a campaign by industry and consumer groups urging householders to stock up on heating oil now. Buying oil as soon…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Letter from John Hayes to the Times newspaper

    Sir Vincent de Rivaz (“The nuclear option is essential for our future, The Times Opinion, 17 Sep) is quite right to say that the Energy Bill…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • John Hayes opens £1bn Pembroke Power Station

    Minister of State for Energy, John Hayes, today officially opened a new state-of-the-art combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) power station in…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • DECC ministerial portfolios announced

    DECC has announced the new Ministerial portfolios following on from last week’s reshuffle. John Hayes MP is the new Minister of State for Energy…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Statement from new Energy Minister

    On his first day as Energy Minister, John Hayes MP said: “I am proud to answer the Prime Minister’s call to assume the role of Energy Minister…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Statement from new Energy Minister

    Statement from John Hayes MP on his first day as Energy Minister

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • DECC to scrap unnecessary regulations as part of the Red Tape Challenge

    As part of a drive to cut red tape burdens, Minister of State for Energy, Charles Hendry, has announced the scrapping of 86 regulations and …

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Charles Hendry's Highlands & Islands energy tour

    Minister of State Charles Hendry is visiting the Highlands & Islands of Scotland to see first-hand how the region’s plentiful energy resources…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Fair, flexible and efficient electricity system vital - Hendry

    Two separate pieces of work that look at the future of our electricity system were published today by the Department of Energy and Climate Change.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Plutonium deal brings commercial opportunity and security benefits

    The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority has taken ownership of an amount of German plutonium, by participating in a series of title swaps, as …

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government