Ministerial responsibilities at the Department of Energy and Climate Change
Press release: 10/061
24 May 2010
The new ministerial responsibilities at the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) were announced today:
Rt Hon Chris Huhne 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