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767311

	registered interest
	date	09/10/2017
	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	Zero Hours Contracts
	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 social and economic consequences of restricting zero-hours contracts to students and pensioners.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	uin	HL1729
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2017 answer text <p>I refer the noble Lord to the answer I gave to question UIN <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Lords/2017-07-17/HL893/" target="_blank">HL893</a> that states that the government has not made an estimate of the social and economic consequences of restricting zero hours contracts to students and pensioners.</p><p> </p><p>The government has not assessed the social and economic consequences of restricting zero hours contracts to students and pensioners. The Matthew Taylor review found that zero hours contracts have a part to play in a modern, flexible labour market and benefit those who cannot or do not want to work in a regular contract.</p><p> </p><p>However, this government shares the concerns regarding flexible work arrangements. That is why in October 2016 my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister asked Matthew Taylor to carry out an independent review to consider employment practices and whether they need to change to keep pace with modern business models. We are now considering the report and will respond in full later in the year.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 18/10/2017 14:50:21 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

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

772445

	registered interest
	date	17/10/2017
	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	Utilities
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to publish a Green Paper during the current Parliament which covers consumer protection in relation to third-party intermediaries which offer water and energy services.
	tabling member printed	Lord Moynihan
	uin	HL2138
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2017 answer text <p>The Government will publish a green paper in due course that will closely examine markets which are not working for consumers.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 23/10/2017 13:39:39 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
	tabling member	924 label Biography information for Lord Moynihan

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

773569

	registered interest
	date	19/10/2017
	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	Triclocarban and Triclosan
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they are taking action to encourage manufacturers of over-the-counter consumer goods such as soaps, toothpastes, and cosmetics to eliminate triclosan and triclocarbon from their products.
	tabling member printed	The Countess of Mar
	uin	HL2284
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2017 answer text <p>The use of tricolsan and triclocarbon is restricted by Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 on Cosmetic Products. Manufacturers may only use these preservatives at specified levels and triclosan is only permitted at those levels in a limited range of cosmetic products. Both ingredients have been examined by the European Commission’s Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety who considered them to be safe at these restricted levels and usages.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 25/10/2017 16:41:50 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
	tabling member	1861 label Biography information for The Countess of Mar

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

759587

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2017
	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 is their timescale for making a decision on plans for a Swansea tidal lagoon, following publication of the Hendry Review in January.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
	uin	HL1557
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2017 answer text <p>The Government is considering the findings of the independent Hendry Review before deciding, in light of the relevant factors, its position on the proposed Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon project.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 18/09/2017 11:53:08 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
	tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson