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1130636

registered interest
date	06/06/2019
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Energy
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Henley on 26 February (HL13715), when they propose to publish the White Paper referred to; and whether any public consultation is planned either before or after that publication.
tabling member printed	Lord Wallace of Tankerness
uin	HL16180
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2019 answer text <p>My rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has stated his intention to publish the energy white paper. We will provide more details in due course.</p><p> </p><p>Where it is necessary and appropriate to do so, we will consult over detailed policy proposals alongside the white paper or following its publication.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 12/06/2019 15:11:24 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	630 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Tankerness

1129497

registered interest
date	04/06/2019
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Energy: Meters
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the target for energy suppliers to have taken all reasonable steps to install smart meters in all homes and small businesses in the UK will be met by 2020.
tabling member printed	Lord Birt
uin	HL15982
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2019 answer text <p>The smart meter rollout in Great Britain is making good progress, with over 14.3 million smart and advanced meters operating as of the end of March 2019. The Programme remains on track to offer every home and small business smart meters by the end of 2020.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 12/06/2019 15:11:47 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	2533 label Biography information for Lord Birt

1129499

registered interest
date	04/06/2019
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Electricity Interconnectors
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what percentage of the UK's electricity is currently imported from other EU countries via interconnectors; and what percentage is forecast for 2030.
tabling member printed	Lord Birt
uin	HL15984
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2019 answer text <p>This information is publicly available in:</p><p> </p><p>- Table 5.1: ‘Fuel used in Electricity Generation and Electricity Supplied’, of the 2019 ‘Energy Trends: Electricity’, published by BEIS; and</p><p> </p><p>- Figure 5.1: ‘Electricity Generation by Fuel Source’, of the 2018 ‘Energy and Emissions Projections’, published by BEIS (see table below):</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>TWh</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Coal</p></td><td><p>Gas</p></td><td><p>Oil</p></td><td><p>Nuclear</p></td><td><p>Renewables</p></td><td><p>Imports</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>119</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>57</p></td><td><p>121</p></td><td><p>28</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>106</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>59</p></td><td><p>127</p></td><td><p>32</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>59</p></td><td><p>135</p></td><td><p>27</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>81</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>59</p></td><td><p>145</p></td><td><p>33</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>73</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>59</p></td><td><p>150</p></td><td><p>36</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2023</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>53</p></td><td><p>158</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2024</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>75</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>36</p></td><td><p>163</p></td><td><p>50</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2025</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>77</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>170</p></td><td><p>41</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2026</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>72</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>53</p></td><td><p>177</p></td><td><p>31</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2027</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>78</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>56</p></td><td><p>170</p></td><td><p>35</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2028</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>76</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>65</p></td><td><p>171</p></td><td><p>34</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2029</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>71</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>72</p></td><td><p>180</p></td><td><p>29</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2030</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>66</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>64</p></td><td><p>185</p></td><td><p>46</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2031</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>58</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>69</p></td><td><p>189</p></td><td><p>50</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2032</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>49</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>81</p></td><td><p>194</p></td><td><p>46</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2033</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>46</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>81</p></td><td><p>199</p></td><td><p>50</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2034</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>41</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>92</p></td><td><p>206</p></td><td><p>43</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2035</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>34</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>104</p></td><td><p>211</p></td><td><p>33</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member printed Lord Henley attachment 1 file name EEP 5.1.pdf title Figure 5.1: Electricity generation by fuel source 2 file name Energy Trends 5.1.pdf title Table 5.1. Fuel in elec generated & elec supplied question first answered 12/06/2019 16:27:05 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	2533 label Biography information for Lord Birt

1129547

registered interest
date	04/06/2019
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	British Steel: Loans
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether civil servants expressed any concerns about the loan made to British Steel to enable it to meet its emissions trading compliance costs; and whether this loan is subject to enforceable security.
tabling member printed	Lord Myners
uin	HL16032
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2019 answer text <p>I refer the Noble Lord to the answer I gave him on 4<sup>th</sup> June 2019 to Question HL15896, and to letters from the Permanent Secretary to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy to the Chair of the Public Accounts Committee and the Comptroller &amp; Auditor General, placed in the Libraries of both Houses, outlining the terms of the Deed of Forfeiture bridge facility agreed between Government and British Steel.</p><p> </p><p>The Deed of Forfeiture provides legal protections to give Government control of 2019 EU ETS allowances, even under the scenario of insolvency.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 12/06/2019 15:12:11 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	3869 label Biography information for Lord Myners

1129574

registered interest
date	04/06/2019
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Manufacturing Industries
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the economic impact that a no-deal Brexit could have on the UK manufacturing sector.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL16059
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2019 answer text <p>On 28th November 2018 the Government laid before Parliament the document entitled, “EU Exit: Long-term economic analysis”. The purpose of this analysis was to illustrate high level impacts on the UK from different EU Exit scenarios. It included associated costs for five broad sector groups across the economy, which together cover the majority of the UK economy and all traded goods and services:</p><p> </p><ul><li>Manufactured Goods;</li><li>Agri-food;</li><li>Services (Non-Financial and Non-Networks);</li><li>Financial Services;</li><li>Networks</li></ul><p> </p><p>While economic modelling is an inherently uncertain exercise, the Government’s analysis indicates that the economy could be worse-off in the long run in a no deal scenario.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 12/06/2019 15:13:14 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1128142

registered interest
date	23/05/2019
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Wind Power
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what analyses they have conducted into the operational lifetime of offshore and onshore wind energy machines; and what guidance they intend to provide in that regard to relevant individuals and organisations.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Chesterton
uin	HL15956
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2019 answer text <p>The Government does not provide guidance on the operational lifetime of wind turbines.</p><p> </p><p>Previous government research relating to onshore wind turbine longevity is available on the government’s website, titled ‘Onshore Wind - Direct &amp; Wider Economic Impacts’.</p><p> </p><p>The Offshore Wind Innovation Hub, a collaboration between Innovate UK and Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult, has jointly agreed innovation priorities around four areas, one of which is operations &amp; maintenance and windfarm lifecycle.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 04/06/2019 16:03:01 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	2543 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Chesterton

1128143

registered interest
date	23/05/2019
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	British Steel: Loans
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government to which company in the British Steel group of companies they extended a loan of £120 million for the purchase of carbon credits; whether that loan was guaranteed by Greybull Capital and associates; whether the borrower benefited from, or was exposed to, guarantees to other British Steel and Greybull Capital parties; and when that loan was drawn down.
tabling member printed	Lord Myners
uin	HL15957
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2019 answer text <p>The support was provided to British Steel Limited in the form of a bridge facility. Under the terms of the commercial arrangement, the Government purchased the necessary allowances on behalf of British Steel Limited in the week leading up to 30 April and then surrendered them, via British Steel Limited's Operator Holding Account, to the EU Surrender Account. This occurred before the 30th April compliance deadline to surrender allowances for the 2018 reporting year, thus enabling British Steel Limited to meet its environmental obligations and avoid any penalties that would otherwise have resulted from non-compliance. In return, under a deed of forfeiture, the company’s 2019 allowances will be assigned to the Government once issued, and the proceeds from selling these is expected to cover the costs of purchasing the allowances.</p><p> </p><p>The terms of the commercial agreement between the Government and British Steel are set out in letters from the Permanent Secretary of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy to the Chair of the Public Accounts Committee and the Comptroller &amp; Auditor General, copies of which have been placed in the Libraries of both Houses.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 04/06/2019 16:03:29 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	3869 label Biography information for Lord Myners

1128074

registered interest
date	22/05/2019
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Mattresses: Fire Resistant Materials
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what was (1) the basis, and (2) the supporting evidence, for the proposal contained in the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy’s 2016 consultation on the Furniture and Furnishings (Fire) (Safety) Regulations to continue to include children’s mattresses in the scope of the Furniture and Furnishings (Fire) (Safety) Regulations 1988, in the light of the EU ban on the use of brominated and organophosphate chemicals in children’s mattresses.
tabling member printed	The Countess of Mar
uin	HL15923
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2019 answer text <p>The Government has been reviewing the Furniture and Furnishings (Fire) (Safety) Regulations 1988. The 2016 consultation on updating the Furniture and Furnishings (Fire) (Safety) Regulations sought views on proposals for clarifying and amending the scope of the regulations. The Department will publish its response to the 2016 consultation in due course.</p><p> </p><p>Chemicals, including brominated and organophosphate flame retardants used in UK furniture, are regulated under Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 on the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH). REACH aims to provide a high level of protection for health and the environment from the use of chemicals including those used in products.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 05/06/2019 16:20:19 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	1861 label Biography information for The Countess of Mar

1128075

registered interest
date	22/05/2019
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Furniture: Fire Resistant Materials
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Henley on 21 May (HL15638), what steps they are taking to clarify which of the Furniture and Furnishings (Fire) (Safety) Regulations 1988 or the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 should take precedence in circumstances where either might apply, such as in (1) domestic and communal spaces in care homes, or (2) an office room based in a domestic dwelling.
tabling member printed	The Countess of Mar
uin	HL15924
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2019 answer text <p>The Furniture and Furnishings (Fire) (Safety) Regulations 1988 apply to upholstered furniture which is ordinarily intended for private use in a dwelling.</p><p> </p><p>The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 (FSO) is primarily for businesses and other non-domestic premises including communal areas of multi-occupied residential premises – where the communal areas are effectively workplaces and not primarily domestic premises. For care homes where the main use is the provision of residential care, the FSO applies to the entire premises as they are a workplace. It does not apply to people’s private homes.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 05/06/2019 16:20:45 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	1861 label Biography information for The Countess of Mar

1128076

registered interest
date	22/05/2019
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Furniture: Fire Resistant Materials
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Henley on 21 May (HL15637), how much of the allocation for 2018–19 has been spent on product compliance testing; how many tests were conducted; and what were the results.
tabling member printed	The Countess of Mar
uin	HL15925
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2019 answer text <p>The Office for Product Safety and Standards allocated £500k in 2018/19 for local authority trading standards to fund the testing of products that were manufactured or imported into their local authority area.</p><p> </p><p>Test reports are currently being collated and the data analysed to establish the total numbers of samples tested, the product safety legislation that has been tested to and the level of non-compliance. The results of this analysis are expected in the summer and will be published in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley grouped question UIN HL15926 question first answered 05/06/2019 16:21:07 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	1861 label Biography information for The Countess of Mar