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1279206

registered interest
date	21/01/2021
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: Health and Safety
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 need for people that work as gas and electricity meter readers to be working in other people’s homes during the covid-19 lockdown announced in January 2021.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	141549
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2021 answer text <p>As visiting peoples’ homes is an essential part of a meter readers job, they need to ensure they follow the Safer Working <a href="http://www.gov.uk/guidance/working-safely-during-coronavirus-covid-19/homes" target="_blank">guidance</a>.</p><p>When meter readers need to enter other peoples’ homes, they should take appropriate Covid-19 secure precautions such as socially distancing wherever possible, wearing a face covering or making sure there is appropriate ventilation.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 29/01/2021 13:22:07 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1279207

registered interest
date	21/01/2021
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: Health and Safety
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 adequacy of his Department’s guidance on working safely during coronavirus with regard to people that work as meter readers in other people’s homes.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	141550
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2021 answer text <p>As visiting peoples’ homes is an essential part of a meter readers job, they need to ensure they follow the Safer Working <a href="http://www.gov.uk/guidance/working-safely-during-coronavirus-covid-19/homes" target="_blank">guidance</a>.</p><p>When meter readers need to enter other peoples’ homes, they should take appropriate Covid-19 secure precautions such as socially distancing wherever possible, wearing a face covering or making sure there is appropriate ventilation.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 29/01/2021 13:20:50 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1279337

registered interest
date	21/01/2021
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	Hydrogen: Investment
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 steps he is taking to encourage private investment into the UK hydrogen market.
tabling member constituency	North Antrim
tabling member printed	Ian Paisley
uin	141453
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2021 answer text <p>We recognise the importance that ambition, and a supportive policy framework have had in building investor confidence in the development of low carbon technologies in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>My Rt. Hon. Friend the Prime Minister’s Ten Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution will mobilise £12 billion of government investment to unlock three times as much private sector investment by 2030.</p><p> </p><p>The Ten Point Plan and Energy White Paper both set out that the Government, working with industry, aims to have 5GW of low carbon hydrogen production capacity in the UK by 2030.</p><p> </p><p>In support of this we have announced a £240m Net Zero Hydrogen Fund for capital co-investment in new low carbon hydrogen production, to bring forward a combination of CCUS-enabled ‘blue’ hydrogen and electrolytic ‘green’ hydrogen projects. We have also committed to consulting this year on a preferred hydrogen revenue mechanism, which will support private sector investment.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will publish a dedicated Hydrogen Strategy in the first half of this year. This will offer more detail on how we will work with industry to meet the 2030 ambition.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 29/01/2021 12:41:55 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	4129 label Biography information for Ian Paisley

1279390

registered interest
date	21/01/2021
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	Hydrogen: Investment
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 steps he is taking to encourage private investment in the UK's hydrogen market.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	141523
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2021 answer text <p>We recognise the importance that ambition, and a supportive policy framework have had in building investor confidence in the development of low carbon technologies in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>My Rt. Hon. Friend the Prime Minister’s Ten Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution will mobilise £12 billion of government investment to unlock three times as much private sector investment by 2030.</p><p> </p><p>The Ten Point Plan and Energy White Paper both set out that the Government, working with industry, aims to have 5GW of low carbon hydrogen production capacity in the UK by 2030.</p><p> </p><p>In support of this we have announced a £240m Net Zero Hydrogen Fund for capital co-investment in new low carbon hydrogen production, to bring forward a combination of CCUS-enabled ‘blue’ hydrogen and electrolytic ‘green’ hydrogen projects. We have also committed to consulting this year on a preferred hydrogen revenue mechanism, which will support private sector investment.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will publish a dedicated Hydrogen Strategy in the first half of this year. This will offer more detail on how we will work with industry to meet the 2030 ambition.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 29/01/2021 12:43:32 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1279392

registered interest
date	21/01/2021
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	Hydrogen: Finance
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 comparative assessment he has made of the level of funding for hydrogen strategy in the (a) UK and (b) EU; and will he make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	141524
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2021 answer text <p>My Rt. Hon. Friend the Prime Minister’s 10 Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution will mobilise £12 billion of government investment to unlock three times as much private sector investment by 2030.</p><p> </p><p>The 10 Point Plan sets out Government’s commitment to growing a new low carbon hydrogen economy for the UK. We are closely monitoring international hydrogen developments, including in the EU, where a number of countries announced high level hydrogen strategies and headline investment figures during 2020.</p><p> </p><p>In the UK our focus is on working with industry to develop a supportive policy framework that will ensure we meet our aim of 5GW of low carbon hydrogen production capacity by 2030, and secure economic benefit from the global growth in low carbon hydrogen.</p><p> </p><p>We have already announced £240m funding for the Net Zero Hydrogen Fund, made hydrogen a priority in our £1bn Net Zero Innovation Programme and later this year will bring forward further details on hydrogen business models and the revenue mechanism to stimulate private investment in new low carbon hydrogen production facilities. Further detail will be set out in the forthcoming UK Hydrogen Strategy.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 29/01/2021 12:44:46 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1279494

registered interest
date	21/01/2021
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	EGNOS
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to retain access to the European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service.
tabling member printed	Lord Davies of Gower
uin	HL12422
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2021 answer text <p>The UK no longer participates in the European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service (EGNOS) programme.</p><p> </p><p>The UK sought continued access to EGNOS services through the UK-EU trade negotiations. However, an agreement could not be reached as the EU demanded a significant financial contribution to secure those services.</p><p> </p><p>Despite not being able to reach an agreement, we expect that UK users will continue to be able to utilise the freely available EGNOS Open Service, which is used for a range of different applications, including precision agriculture and personal navigation.</p><p> </p><p>The UK is exploring alternatives to fulfil its needs for secure and resilient position, navigation and timing information through a dedicated programme of work led by the UK Space Agency.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 04/02/2021 16:58:18 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	4499 label Biography information for Lord Davies of Gower

1279507

registered interest
date	21/01/2021
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	Coal: Imports
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to permit greater coal imports for the UK’s heritage market should the UK’s coal industry fail to meet the demands of that market.
tabling member printed	Baroness McIntosh of Pickering
uin	HL12439
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2021 answer text <p>In line with our Net Zero target, the Government is committed to phasing out unabated coal-fired power generation by 2025, and is consulting on moving this date forward to 2024. This policy applies to coal-fired power stations only – it does not apply to other coal consumers such as heritage railways, or to domestic coal mines. Companies do not require permission from the Government to import coal; the sourcing of coal for use in heritage railways and other industries is a private commercial decision for the companies involved.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 04/02/2021 17:59:01 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	384 label Biography information for Baroness McIntosh of Pickering

1279510

registered interest
date	21/01/2021
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	Coronavirus: Vaccination
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 progress of trials of each of the COVID-19 vaccines for which they have placed orders; and when they expect to take delivery of the first doses of those vaccines.
tabling member printed	Lord Moonie
uin	HL12442
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2021 answer text <p>The UK Government has secured early access to <del class="ministerial">367 </del><ins class="ministerial">407</ins> million vaccine doses through agreements with seven separate vaccine developers. The Government is working closely with vaccine developers to monitor progress of clinical trials.</p><ul><li>The Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine was approved by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) and this vaccine is already being deployed in the UK.</li><li>The Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine was approved by the MHRA and this vaccine is already being deployed in the UK.</li><li>The Moderna vaccine was approved by the MHRA. Supplies of this vaccine will begin to be delivered to the UK from the spring once Moderna expands its production capability.</li><li>The Janssen vaccine is currently in phase 3 clinical trials. If clinical trials prove the vaccine to be safe and effective, supplies of the vaccine could start to be delivered to the UK in the second half of 2021.</li><li>The Novavax vaccine is currently in phase 3 clinical trials. If clinical trials prove the vaccine to be safe and effective, supplies of the vaccine could start to be delivered to the UK in the second half of 2021.</li><li>The GlaxoSmithKline/SanofiPasteur vaccine is currently in phase 1/2 clinical trials. Deliveries of this vaccine are being discussed with the developer and dependent upon the vaccine being found to be safe and effective.</li><li>The Valneva vaccine is currently in phase 1/2 clinical trials. If clinical trials prove the vaccine to be safe and effective, supplies of the vaccine could be made available to the UK by the end of 2021.</li></ul> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 04/02/2021 17:17:31 question first ministerially corrected 04/02/2021 17:42:48 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan previous answer version 80248 answering member printed Lord Callanan answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	621 label Biography information for Lord Moonie

1279522

registered interest
date	21/01/2021
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	Coronavirus: Vaccination
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to reports of the effectiveness of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine on new variants of COVID-19, what assessment they have made of the efficacy of the AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine in tackling the new strains of the virus; and when results of any such assessment will be published.
tabling member printed	Lord Truscott
uin	HL12459
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2021 answer text <p>The UK Government is currently undertaking its own laboratory work as a priority to better understand the impact of the new variants on the vaccines currently in deployment, in particular the risk of vaccine resistance.</p><p> </p><p>We continue to take a portfolio-based approach that monitors the landscape of coronavirus vaccine development and remain confident that the three vaccines (Pfizer/BioNTech, Oxford University/AstraZeneca and Moderna) we have purchased which have been authorised by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency will continue to be effective against the virus.</p><p> </p><p>Even though the first three vaccines have been proven to be effective, we must continue to explore every avenue available to us.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 04/02/2021 17:21:16 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	3682 label Biography information for Lord Truscott

1278617

registered interest
date	20/01/2021
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: Seas and Oceans
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 15 January 2021 to Question 130796 on Wind Power: Seas and Oceans, when the review of UK content measurement and reporting methodology will be completed.
tabling member constituency	Ogmore
tabling member printed	Chris Elmore
uin	140897
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2021 answer text <p>The sector is leading the review of the UK content methodology and is responsible for the timelines associated for the review.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 29/01/2021 08:23:17 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	4572 label Biography information for Chris Elmore