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1081666

registered interest
date	04/03/2019
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	Seas and Oceans: Climate Change
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking with international partners to address the decline in marine oxygen levels linked to climate change and warmer seas.
tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
uin	HL14199
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2019 answer text <p>We work extensively with international partners to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions, which is the main driver of warming seas and declining marine oxygen levels.</p><p>The UK is at the forefront of international action to tackle climate change. We played an influential role in securing the agreement of 195 countries to sign up to the Paris Agreement in 2015 and we remain fully committed to its implementation, as demonstrated by our instrumental role in the creation of a rulebook in Poland last year to bring the agreement to life.</p><p>The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change will publish a Special Report on Oceans and the Cryosphere later this year, which will include an up-to-date assessment of changes in the ocean due to climate change, including marine oxygen loss and its impacts. Once published we will respond to these findings in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 15/03/2019 12:09:45 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

1081688

registered interest
date	04/03/2019
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	Environment Protection: Taxation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the total amount of revenue that has been raised from (1) the EU Emissions Trading Scheme, and (2) the Carbon Price Floor, since May 2017.
tabling member printed	Lord Teverson
uin	HL14221
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2019 answer text <p>The total estimated receipts from the Carbon Price Support rate of the Climate Change Levy are £1.5bn from May 2017 until November 2018. Total revenue from EU Emissions Trading System auctions in the UK held between 3 May 2017 and 12 December 2018 was £1.8bn.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 12/03/2019 14:57:46 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	3789 label Biography information for Lord Teverson

1081689

registered interest
date	04/03/2019
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	Environment Protection: Taxation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of which (1) energy and (2) climate related areas the revenue from the carbon tax is currently spent on; and what assessment has been made of using those revenues for increased investment in energy efficiency improvements in the housing stock to ensure statutory fuel poverty requirements are met.
tabling member printed	Lord Teverson
uin	HL14222
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2019 answer text <p>The Carbon Emissions Tax has not been introduced in the UK and would only be introduced in the event the UK leaves the EU without a deal. Therefore, there is no current revenue from this tax.</p><p>Revenue from the Carbon Price Support rate and from EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) auctions are not directly hypothecated with revenue going into the Consolidated Fund. The UK spends far in excess of the 50% of revenues from the EU ETS auctions required by the EU on climate and energy areas, for example, the UK will spend at least £5.8bn on international climate finance, helping developing countries mitigate and adapt to climate change through coalitions and partnerships, between 2016 and 2020. The UK has committed to spending over £2.5bn on research into low carbon innovation, including clean energy, between 2015 and 2021.</p><p>Government has committed to a £6bn programme of spend on home energy efficiency and also to tackling fuel poverty, with all of the current Energy Company Obligation focused on low income and vulnerable households.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 12/03/2019 14:58:48 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	3789 label Biography information for Lord Teverson

1081725

registered interest
date	04/03/2019
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	Climate Change: Demonstrations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he plans to hold a meeting with some of the youth climate strikers.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	228063
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2019 answer text <p>Climate change is one of the most urgent and pressing challenges we face, and it is encouraging to see young people demonstrating their passion for action on the future of our planet. I engage regularly with stakeholders and would be happy to meet with some of the youth climate strikers.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 07/03/2019 17:43:57 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1079610

registered interest
date	01/03/2019
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: Prices
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the rate charged at night for a unit of electricity has increased compared to that charged for a day unit; and if so, why.
tabling member printed	Baroness Byford
uin	HL14152
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2019 answer text <p>The rate charged for and the difference between day and night units is a commercial decision for individual companies to make as long as suppliers set their rates within the limits of the price caps.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 07/03/2019 13:12:18 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	3343 label Biography information for Baroness Byford

1079340

registered interest
date	28/02/2019
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: Robots
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate his Department has made of the proportion of UK factories that used robots in the manufacturing process in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	227040
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2019 answer text <p>The information requested is not available centrally from official sources. However, according to the International Federation of Robotics, the UK ranks 22nd in the world with a robot density of 71 units per 10,000 employees, slightly under the global average of 74 units.</p><p> </p><p>The industry-led initiative, Made Smarter Review, has highlighted how UK manufacturing can be transformed through the adoption of industrial digital technology – including that of Robotics and Artificial Intelligence – boosting UK manufacturing by £455bn, reducing CO<sub>2</sub> emissions by 4.5%, and creating a net gain of 175,000 jobs. Government has pledged to make the UK a global leader in industrial digitalisation, and has committed up to £141m to the Made Smarter programme.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 06/03/2019 10:01:46 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford previous answer version 105987 answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1079357

registered interest
date	28/02/2019
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	Fracking: Compensation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, which (a) companies, (b) organisations and (c) Government Departments are liable for compensation claims for damage as a result of induced seismicity from hydraulic fracturing operations.
tabling member constituency	North East Derbyshire
tabling member printed	Lee Rowley
uin	227147
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2019 answer text <p>As part of the Oil and Gas Authority’s (OGA) assessment of an application for hydraulic fracturing operations, the OGA requires the operator to have in place the necessary funds or an insurance policy (including third-party liability) that will cover unforeseen events. All companies on a licence share joint and several liability for obligations and liabilities that arise under it throughout the lifecycle of the licence.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 07/03/2019 10:55:36 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley

1079358

registered interest
date	28/02/2019
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	Fracking: Compensation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, which (a) companies, (b) organisations and (c) Government Department's will be liable for the long-term (i) decommissioning of hydraulic fracturing wells and (ii) associated effects of hydraulic fracturing operations in the event that the licensed operator goes out of business.
tabling member constituency	North East Derbyshire
tabling member printed	Lee Rowley
uin	227148
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2019 answer text <p>To date, only two wells in the UK have been hydraulically fractured, at Cuadrilla’s sites at Preese Hall and Preston New Road in Lancashire. The well at Preese Hall has been fully plugged and abandoned, while Preston New Road is still operational.</p><p>Hydraulic Fracturing Consent (HFC) will not be issued unless the Secretary of State is satisfied that it is appropriate to do so. My rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State is entitled to refuse HFC and/or, in certain circumstances, can impose conditions to provide additional protections. As set out in the Written Ministerial Statement [<a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2018-01-25/HCWS428/" target="_blank">HCWS428</a>] of 25 January 2018, as a matter of policy the Government will look at the financial status of all companies wishing to carry out hydraulic fracturing operations, including their ability to fund decommissioning costs. Suitable conditions may be put in place to provide assurance that these costs can be covered.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 07/03/2019 10:55:45 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley

1079359

registered interest
date	28/02/2019
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	Fracking: Earthquakes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what the evidential basis is for the decision to suspension hydraulic fracturing operations for 18 hours as a result of induced seismic activity of >0.5 magnitude.
tabling member constituency	North East Derbyshire
tabling member printed	Lee Rowley
uin	227149
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2019 answer text <p>Following minor seismic events at Preese Hall in 2011, an expert scientific review recommended that a traffic light system (TLS) be put in place, under which hydraulic fracturing operations should be paused if a seismic event was detected at or above a precautionary threshold of magnitude 0.5. The intention of the TLS was to minimise disturbance to local communities and to avoid harm to people or the environment. The TLS was developed in consultation with industry.</p><p>The Oil and Gas Authority monitors seismicity as part of their regulatory duties at shale gas sites and requires certain controls and requirements to be adhered to as set out in a Hydraulic Fracture Plan (HFP) which must be agreed between the operator and the regulators before operations can start. The TLS did not specify a pause period after a 0.5 magnitude event, however as a part of the HFP for their first well at Preston New Road, Cuadrilla proposed that they would pause for a minimum of 18 hours should a seismic event greater, or equal to, the 0.5 magnitude threshold be detected. The regulators considered that this was reasonable to allow them sufficient time to analyse seismic data and minimise the risk of trailing events.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 08/03/2019 10:40:44 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley

1079360

registered interest
date	28/02/2019
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	Fracking: Greenhouse Gas Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether the cold venting of fugitive gasses is allowed to occur at hydraulic fracturing operations.
tabling member constituency	North East Derbyshire
tabling member printed	Lee Rowley
uin	227150
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2019 answer text <p>Management of fugitive emissions from shale well sites is regulated by the Environment Agency through the environmental permit. As part of the permit application, an operator will need to describe in their Environmental Risk Assessment, Waste Management Plan and in an Emissions Monitoring Plan how they will manage on-site fugitive emissions.</p><p>The environmental permits issued to date for sites that involve hydraulic fracturing only allow the venting of natural gas for safety reasons and when carrying out maintenance operations. Venting during routine operations is not permitted by the Environment Agency.</p><p>All environmental and waste permits in relation to Preston New Road can be found on the Environment Agency site: <a href="https://consult.environment-agency.gov.uk/onshore-oil-and-gas/information-on-cuadrillas-preston-new-road-site/" target="_blank">https://consult.environment-agency.gov.uk/onshore-oil-and-gas/information-on-cuadrillas-preston-new-road-site/</a>.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 07/03/2019 10:55:56 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley