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679309

	registered interest
	date	26/01/2017
	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 is their estimate of the amount of electricity generated by onshore wind farms in each of the last six months.
	tabling member printed	Lord Browne of Belmont
	uin	HL5024
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2017 answer text <p>Monthly generation estimates are not available; however, the latest available quarterly estimates are published in <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/energy-trends-section-6-renewables" target="_blank">Energy Trends table 6.1</a>:</p><p><strong>UK electricity generation from onshore wind, Apr-Jun 2016 and Jul-Sep 2016<sup>(1)(2)</sup></strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>GWh</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2016 Q2 (Apr-Jun)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016 Q3 (Jul-Sep)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Onshore Wind electricity generation</p></td><td><p>4,028</p></td><td><p>4,566</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: Energy Trends 6.1, December 2016, available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/energy-trends-section-6-renewables" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/energy-trends-section-6-renewables</a></p><p>(1) Generation figures for the latest quarter are provisional.</p><p>(2) Actual generation figures are given where available. Otherwise they are estimated using a typical load factor or the design load factor, where known. Generation from Feed-in Tariff schemes is estimated this way.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 09/02/2017 14:32:59 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton attachment 1 file name Renewables.pdf title Energy Trends 6.1
	tabling member	3801 label Biography information for Lord Browne of Belmont

717837

	registered interest
	date	04/04/2017
	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 whether they will instruct National Grid to review the system security rules specifying wind turbine Fault Ride Through, in the light of the final report by the Australian Energy Market Operator on the September 2016 blackout in South Australia.
	tabling member printed	Viscount Ridley
	uin	HL6646
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2017 answer text <p>National Grid is responsible for specifying and reviewing the technical requirements for connection to, and use of, the National Electricity Transmission System. Wind turbine Fault Ride Through requirements were introduced by National Grid in June 2005 following consultation.</p><p>National Grid and the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy continue to engage with the Australian Electricity Market Operator to understand the causes of the South Australia Blackout Event on 28<sup>th</sup> September 2016 and identify any learning relevant to the GB National Electricity Transmission System.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 19/04/2017 10:17:08 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
	tabling member	4272 label Biography information for Viscount Ridley

679843

	registered interest
	date	27/01/2017
	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	Whirlpool Corporation: Yate
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had with representatives of Whirlpool Corporation regarding its plans to restructure its European operations and the possible loss of manufacturing jobs at its factory in Yate.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Janke
	uin	HL5063
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2017 answer text <p>Whirlpool informed the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy of their plans to restructure their manufacturing base ahead of the announcement made on 24 January.</p><p>The Government recognises the important contribution that the manufacturing sector makes to Britain's economy. The Department is supporting manufacturers by cutting corporation tax to 17% by 2020 and cutting red tape by a further £10billion. We are investing in new scientific infrastructure on a record scale by delivering on the £6.9bn science capital commitment in our manifesto, and at the Autumn Statement 2016 we announced that we will make the UK the global go-to nation for scientists, innovators and advanced manufacturing investors, by investing an extra £2bn a year in R&amp;D by the end of this Parliament.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 09/02/2017 13:05:55 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
	tabling member	4337 label Biography information for Baroness Janke

717786

	registered interest
	date	04/04/2017
	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	Unified Patent Court
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of Brexit, whether the UK will continue to participate in the Unified Patent Court; and whether the central division dealing with pharmaceuticals and life sciences will continue to be based in London, in accordance with the announcement by Baroness Neville-Rolfe at the October 2015 EU Competitiveness Council.
	tabling member printed	Lord Cromwell
	uin	HL6595
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2017 answer text <p>The Government confirmed in November 2016 that the UK will proceed with preparations to ratify the Unified Patent Court Agreement. Those preparations are progressing. No decision has been taken on our future involvement in the court once we have left the EU. That will be part of the negotiations which have not yet begun. It would be wrong to set out unilateral positions in advance but the Government’s efforts will be focussed on seeking the best deal possible in the negotiations with our European partners.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 19/04/2017 14:19:39 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
	tabling member	2594 label Biography information for Lord Cromwell

678177

	registered interest
	date	24/01/2017
	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	Trading Standards
	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 ability of trading standards organisations to address consumer protection problems, including fraud; and whether they intend to increase the powers of such organisations to address those problems.
	tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
	uin	HL4906
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2017 answer text <p>The Government is considering carefully the findings of the National Audit Office’s recent report “Protecting Consumers from Scams, Unfair Trading and Unsafe Goods”, published in December 2016. National Trading Standards already work closely with the Home Office Joint Fraud Taskforce to promote closer cooperation between industry, law enforcement and Government in order to protect the public from fraud.</p><p> </p><p>The consumer protection regime will be further examined in the Consumer Green Paper to be published in spring 2017.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 01/02/2017 16:27:20 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
	tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

678248

	registered interest
	date	24/01/2017
	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	Tidal Power: Swansea Bay
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what volume of electricity a Swansea tidal lagoon would produce per annum and at what cost per MWh; and what would be its contribution towards security of supply during the morning and evening peak demand periods.
	tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
	uin	HL4977
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2017 answer text <p>If built, the tidal lagoon at Swansea Bay is anticipated to generate approximately 0.5 TWh/year. The levelised cost of the project (in MWh) would depend on a number of factors including the capital costs, operating costs, operating profile, load factor and financing rates. For reasons of commercial sensitivity I cannot comment on the specifics of the developer’s latest proposal. Its contribution to security of supply would be subject to a number of factors including the state of the tides.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 06/02/2017 15:19:20 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
	tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

683629

	registered interest
	date	02/02/2017
	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	Tax Avoidance
	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 Young of Cookham on 28 December 2016 (HL4016), and in the light of the LuxLeaks trials in Luxembourg, whether they intend to review their policy of not offering immunity from prosecution to whistle-blowers in so far as it applies to cases where information has been supplied about aggressive tax avoidance schemes that have caused a significant loss to the public purse.
	tabling member printed	Lord Harries of Pentregarth
	uin	HL5192
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2017 answer text <p>The Government does not currently intend to review the law.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 14/02/2017 14:14:11 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
	tabling member	3813 label Biography information for Lord Harries of Pentregarth

674009

	registered interest
	date	17/01/2017
	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	Tata Steel: Port Talbot
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they are having with Tata Steel about the future of the Port Talbot plant following the end of the five-year commitment to keep two blast furnaces at the plant and avoid compulsory redundancies.
	tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
	uin	HL4733
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2017 answer text <p>On 7 December, Tata Steel UK and the unions reached provisional agreement on a package of measures, including guarantees in relation to future employment, production and investment at Port Talbot, and changes to the current pension schemes. These proposals will be subject to a ballot by the workforce between 30 January and 16 February, and are a commercial matter for the company and its employees.</p><p> </p><p>The Government remains in contact with Tata Group at all levels, and we remain committed to securing the long term future of Port Talbot. The Government is also committed to working with UK steel producers, trade unions, the devolved nations and other partners to create a sustainable and competitive steel sector in the UK.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 31/01/2017 15:52:18 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
	tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

705844

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2017
	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	Space: Research
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the emphasis on EU space programme co-operation in section 10.13 of the White Paper<i> The United Kingdom’s exit from and new partnership with the European Union</i>, what plans they have to ensure coherent space research collaboration with the European Space Agency and Russia after the UK withdraws from the EU; and why such co-operation has not been included in the Draft Spaceflight Bill.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Chesterton
	uin	HL5674
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2017 answer text <p>The European Space Agency (ESA) is an international organisation, rather than an institution of the European Union. ESA programmes will continue to play an important role in delivering UK national space objectives and, in December 2016, the UK negotiated an investment of more than €1.4 billion over the next five years in ESA space initiatives. The UK will continue to collaborate with Russia through our subscription to ESA. The UK’s membership of the European Space Agency will not be affected by the UK leaving the EU and does not therefore require new legislative measures. The Draft Spaceflight Bill is intended to establish a national regulatory framework to enable launch from the UK.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 06/03/2017 15:36:35 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
	tabling member	2543 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Chesterton

670047

	registered interest
	date	09/01/2017
	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
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what are the latest forecasts for the capacity and generation of electricity by solar photovoltaics for each year up to 2025.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
	uin	HL4408
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2017 answer text <p>The latest renewables capacity forecasts are published in Energy and Emissions Projections 2015; however, these are not split by technology.</p><p>It is challenging to make such forecasts due to the large number of installations involved, the speed of installation and the continuing fall in costs; these factors mean that long-term forecasts are unlikely to be either accurate or helpful.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 23/01/2017 12:07:28 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
	tabling member	4297 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb