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Written question asked by Lord Barker of Battle (Conservative) on Wednesday, 9 January 2008, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 14 January 2008. It was answered by Malcolm Wicks (Labour) on Wednesday, 30 January 2008 on behalf of the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform.

Gas and Electricity Markets Authority: Standards

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform what changes to the Ofgem industry codes have been implemented in the last five years; and if he will make a statement.
Answer

Over 1,200 modifications have been received by Ofgem over the last five years. Of these Ofgem directed the implementation of 869 across all the industry codes. For the more significant codes, the breakdown is as follows:

Code Decisions Accepted
Network code 143 94
Uniform network code 157 101
Balance and settlement code 112 62
Connection and use of system code 105 86

Details of the changes can be found on the following web pages:Network code"http://www.gasgovernance.com/Code/TranscoNetwork CodeArchive/Mods/"Uniform network code"http://www.gasgovernance.com/Code/Modifications/"Balance and settlement code"http://www.elexon.co.uk/changeimplementation/ModificationProcess/modificationdocumentation/default.aspx"Connection and use of system code"http://www.nationalgrid.com/uk/Electricity/Codes/system code/amendments/"

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
471 c414W; 179049
Session
2007-08
Subjects
Ofgem Standards
Link
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