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1518490

registered interest
date	26/09/2022
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	Copyright
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what impact assessment they have carried out regarding the implications of the proposed expansion of the text and data mining copyright exception on rights holders outside of copyright, such as performers working across the entertainment industry.
tabling member printed	Lord Clement-Jones
uin	HL2334
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2022 answer text <p>The Government asked questions about impact in the consultation on AI and IP but received limited quantitative evidence. An impact assessment will be published alongside the legislation when laid. The proposed exception will be targeted to limit negative impacts, and the Government welcomes further evidence from rights holders, including performers, on how to best achieve this.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 10/10/2022 16:28:50 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	3396 label Biography information for Lord Clement-Jones

1518491

registered interest
date	26/09/2022
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	Copyright
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what are their proposed safeguards for rights holders to protect their content in respect of the proposed expansion of the text and data mining copyright exception.
tabling member printed	Lord Clement-Jones
uin	HL2335
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2022 answer text <p>The proposal will provide safeguards which include the requirement for lawful access to works, allowing measures to ensure stability of systems, and a restriction over the further use of copies.</p><p>The proposed exception will be targeted to limit negative impacts, and the Government welcomes further views from rights holders on additional safeguards to achieve this.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 10/10/2022 16:30:14 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	3396 label Biography information for Lord Clement-Jones

1518492

registered interest
date	26/09/2022
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	Copyright
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what provisions in the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 protect performers from the unauthorised reproduction of their performance using artificial intelligence systems.
tabling member printed	Lord Clement-Jones
uin	HL2336
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2022 answer text <p>Performers such as actors and musicians have their performances protected under Part II of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, as amended. Sections 182 and 182A of the Act give performers the right to control who is able to record and make reproductions of their performances. These provisions apply regardless of the technology used to make such reproductions, including AI technology.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 10/10/2022 16:30:28 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	3396 label Biography information for Lord Clement-Jones

1518525

registered interest
date	26/09/2022
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	Offshore Structures: Protection
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government who is responsible for coordinating protection of (1) oil and gas installations, (2) pipelines, (3) offshore windfarms, (4) undersea electrical cables and interconnectors, and (5) fibreoptic cables, in (a) UK territorial seas, and (b) UK exclusive economic zones; and where this coordination takes place.
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL2382
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2022 answer text <p>The Government takes the protection and resilience of subsea and offshore infrastructure seriously and departments work together to protect it from malicious and other hazards such as accidental damage. The Cabinet Office is responsible for coordinating interdepartmental efforts. The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy is the lead department for the energy sector, including subsea energy <ins class="ministerial">infrastructure</ins><del class="ministerial">CrNI</del>. The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport is the lead department for telecommunications policy, including telecommunications subsea cables. The Ministry of Defence is responsible for defending UK interests within the UK Marine Area (UK Territorial Waters and Exclusive Economic Zones) and forms part of HMG’s efforts to counter state threats.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 10/10/2022 16:30:56 question first ministerially corrected 13/10/2022 10:44:31 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan previous answer version 21766 answering member printed Lord Callanan answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

1518528

registered interest
date	26/09/2022
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	Beijing Treaty on Audiovisual Performances
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what progress they have made on the implementation of the Beijing Treaty on Audiovisual Performances.
tabling member printed	Lord Clement-Jones
uin	HL2337
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2022 answer text <p>The UK was unable to implement the Beijing Treaty in its own right while it was a member of the EU. Since leaving, it has committed to doing so as a sovereign nation. The Government has analysed responses to the recent Call for Views and expects to consult on specific options for implementation shortly.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 10/10/2022 16:28:31 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	3396 label Biography information for Lord Clement-Jones

1507194

registered interest
date	21/09/2022
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 Generation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the Ofgem consultation document entitled RIIO-ED2 Draft Determinations, Overview Document, published on 29 June 2022, if he will hold discussions with Ofgem on its proposals for (a) quality of supply capital funding and (b) the Interruptions Incentive Scheme, in the context of the recommendations made for a net zero energy system in his Department's paper entitled Electricity networks strategic framework, published on 4 August 2022.
tabling member constituency	Belfast South
tabling member printed	Claire Hanna
uin	53558
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/10/2022 answer text <p>The Government regularly engages with Ofgem as it carries out its role setting the price control framework to regulate electricity network companies.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 06/10/2022 14:49:06 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4827 label Biography information for Claire Hanna

1507210

registered interest
date	21/09/2022
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	Solar Power: Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 25 July 2022 to Question 37516 on Solar Power, if he will take steps to increase the installation of domestic solar panels by enabling households with solar panels and battery storage to receive the rate of wholesale electricity as payment for excess electricity exported to the grid for the next three years.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
uin	53518
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/10/2022 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to the answer given by my Rt. Hon. Friend the then Minister of State for Business, Energy and Clean Growth on 25th July 2022 to Question <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fquestions-statements.parliament.uk%2Fwritten-questions%2Fdetail%2F2022-07-15%2F37516&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary.PQ%40BEIS.gov.uk%7C566538e37c8d443e913b08daa7a1b2e9%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C638006610166190964%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=Rru%2BagesQqPOgpQTZXVmNCvSBdeAFSr5EVtkVjAhllA%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">37516</a>.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 06/10/2022 14:48:18 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1507264

registered interest
date	21/09/2022
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: Cheshire
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 assessment he has made of the potential environmental impact of shale gas extraction on communities in (a) Weaver Vale constituency and (b) Cheshire.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	53498
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/10/2022 answer text <p>Exploration or development of shale gas will need to meet rigorous safety and environmental standards, including those set by the Environment Agency and the Health and Safety Executive.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 06/10/2022 14:44:28 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1507317

registered interest
date	21/09/2022
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	Small Businesses: Energy
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 his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of providing more funding to help SMEs improve their energy efficiency.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	53407
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2022 answer text <p>The Government keeps energy efficiency support for businesses, including SMEs, under review. Existing initiatives include an exemption on business rates for green technology, providing small businesses grants under the Boiler Upgrade Scheme, and offering industry £289m for energy efficiency and low carbon technologies.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 28/09/2022 15:26:23 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1507400

registered interest
date	21/09/2022
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	Fossil Fuels
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the Answer given on 10 March 2021 to Question 161735, on Fossil Fuels, what recent assessment he has made of the compatibility of extracting and burning (a) the remaining estimated 3,906 million tonnes of UK coal resources, including prospects, and (b) the remaining estimated 10 to 20 billion barrels or more of recoverable oil equivalent resources in the UK continental shelf, with meeting targets in (i) the sixth carbon budget and (ii) the Glasgow Climate Pact.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	53356
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/10/2022 answer text <p>Any use of unabated fossil fuels in the UK will be compatible with carbon budgets under the 2008 Climate Act.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 06/10/2022 14:42:48 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas