Department of Energy and Climate Change
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Not to be confused with the defunct Department of Energy.
| United Kingdom Department of Energy and Climate Change |
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| Department overview | |
| Formed | 2008 |
| Jurisdiction | United Kingdom |
| Annual budget | £1.5 billion (current) & £1.5 billion (capital) in 2011-12 [1] |
| Department executive | Edward Davey MP, Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change |
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| www.decc.gov.uk | |
The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) is a British government department created on 3 October 2008 by Prime Minister Gordon Brown to take over some of the functions of the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (energy) and Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (climate change). It is led by the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, currently the Rt Hon Ed Davey MP.
The Department released a major White Paper in July 2009 that sets out its purpose and plans.[2]
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[edit] Ministers
The DECC Ministers are as follows: [3]
| Minister | Rank | Portfolio | |
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| The Rt Hon Ed Davey MP | Secretary of State | Overall responsibility (includes energy security) | |
| Gregory Barker MP | Minister of State | Climate change, fuel poverty and green economy | |
| Charles Hendry MP | Minister of State | Oil and gas, nuclear and renewable energy | |
| The Rt Hon The Lord Marland | Parliamentary Under Secretary of State | Performance and efficiency | |
| Key | Conservative | |
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| Liberal Democrat |
From October 2008 to May 2010, the DECC Ministers were as follows:
- Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change: The Rt Hon Ed Miliband MP
- Minister of State for Energy (from June 2009): The Rt Hon Joan Ruddock MP
- Minister of State: The Rt Hon The Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State: David Kidney MP
[edit] Management
- Permanent Secretary (October 2008-) - Moira Wallace.[4]
- Chief Scientific Advisor (October 2009-) - David J. C. MacKay.[5]
[edit] Devolution
The devolution of energy policy varies around the UK; most aspects in Great Britain are decided at Westminster. Key reserved and excepted energy matters (i.e. not devolved) are as follows:
Scotland [6]
Northern Ireland
Nuclear energy is excepted.[7]
The Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment is responsible for general energy policy.[8]
Wales
Under the Welsh devolution settlement, specific policy areas are transferred to the National Assembly for Wales rather than reserved to Westminster.
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[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Budget 2011. London: HM Treasury. 2011. p. 48. http://cdn.hm-treasury.gov.uk/2011budget_complete.pdf. Retrieved 30 December 2011.
- ^ See The UK Low Carbon Transition Plan, The Stationary Office, 2009-07-15. Retrieved on August 4, 2009.
- ^ Cabinet Office List of Government Departments and Ministers: Department of Energy and Climate Change
- ^ DECC Senior Team
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- ^ Scotland Act 1998, Schedule 5, Part II
- ^ Northern Ireland Act 1998, Schedule 3
- ^ DETI Energy website
[edit] External links
- Department of Energy and Climate Change
- UK Government - low carbon news site
- Moira Wallace official biography
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