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1175880

	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2020 answer text <p>BEIS has funded the development of a modelling tool that enables local authorities to set carbon reduction targets, model the impact of various emission reduction interventions and report progress against their targets.</p><p>There are also reporting requirements that are relevant to energy use, for example the requirement in the Home Energy Conservation Act 1995 that all 326 local authorities in England submit and publish reports once every two years, demonstrating what energy conservations measures have been adopted to improve the energy efficiency of residential accommodation.</p><p>BEIS uses the data submitted within these returns to inform policy development on energy efficiency.</p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank question first answered 04/02/2020 15:27:55 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank

1006663

	registered interest
	date	13/11/2018
	answering body	Scotland Office
	answering dept id	2
	answering dept short name	Scotland
	answering dept sort name	Scotland
	hansard heading	Scotland Office: Allowances
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what allowance is paid to Scotland Office officials based in Scotland when they are required to stay overnight in London in connection with their work.
	tabling member printed	Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
	uin	HL11443
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2018 answer text <p>The Scotland Office travel and subsistence guidance allows officials who incur out of pocket or additional expenses while on official business to claim up to £24.10 and up to £5 for personal incidental expenses of receipted expenditure for an overnight stay in London while on official business.</p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank question first answered 21/11/2018 11:27:33 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
	tabling member	579 label Biography information for Lord Foulkes of Cumnock

895027

	registered interest
	date	30/04/2018
	answering body	Scotland Office
	answering dept id	2
	answering dept short name	Scotland
	answering dept sort name	Scotland
	hansard heading	Scotland Office: Databases
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what percentage of the Scotland Office's data is hosted (1) in the UK, and (2) overseas.
	tabling member printed	Lord Harris of Haringey
	uin	HL7392
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2018 answer text <p>The Scotland Office uses an information technology system (SCOTS) provided by the Scottish Government and therefore does not centrally collect the specific data requested.</p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank question first answered 15/05/2018 11:59:54 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
	tabling member	2671 label Biography information for Lord Harris of Haringey

901035

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2018
	answering body	Scotland Office
	answering dept id	2
	answering dept short name	Scotland
	answering dept sort name	Scotland
	hansard heading	Scotland Office: Internet
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many cloud services contracts that were previously delivered by British cloud services providers for the Scotland Office are now delivered by multinational cloud service providers; what is the value of those contracts; and what are the names of the previous providers.
	tabling member printed	Lord Harris of Haringey
	uin	HL7679
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2018 answer text <p>Other than for minor or bespoke purchases, the Scotland Office does not normally undertake direct procurement or tendering of contracts. It utilises existing service contracts between suppliers and other Government departments.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank question first answered 15/05/2018 12:00:22 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
	tabling member	2671 label Biography information for Lord Harris of Haringey

1139586

	registered interest
	date	16/07/2019
	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	School Leaving: Employment
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to create more job opportunities for school leavers after Brexit.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL17233
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2019 answer text <p>We want to ensure our young people have the skills they need to do the well-paid, high-skilled jobs of the future.</p><p> </p><p>We are introducing T levels which will offer a high quality and rigorous technical alternative to academic education, backed by an extra half a billion pounds a year once they are fully up and running, and we are establishing National Colleges and Institutes of Technology to meet higher level technical skills needs.</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s careers strategy, published in December 2017, is an ambitious blueprint for careers guidance for young people and adults. It sets out how the worlds of work and education can come together to support young people, backing the expansion of the Enterprise Adviser Network of senior business volunteers.</p><p> </p><p>This year, funding available for apprenticeships is over £2.5 billion; supporting employers to create apprenticeships for people of all ages, including young people leaving school. There are now over 470 high-quality apprenticeship standards to choose from.</p><p> </p><p>The UK labour market continues to perform strongly, with record levels of employment and record lows in unemployment. An estimated 3.7% of 16-17 year olds (approximately 51,000 young people) are not in education, employment or training (NEET) – this has fallen from 6.0% in 2010 (93,000 young people).</p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank question first answered 30/07/2019 15:52:58 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1140040

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2019
	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	Amazon: Unfair Practices
	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 role of the UK in the EU’s investigation into possible data misuse by Amazon.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL17275
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/07/2019 answer text <p>The Government has made no such assessment. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is responsible for enforcing competition law in the UK. The CMA will work with the European Commission during this investigation.</p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank question first answered 31/07/2019 14:49:23 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1140455

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2019
	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	Solar Power
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they are undertaking research to enable (1) vehicles to carry integral solar panels for charging their batteries, and (2) flat glass windows and doors on high rise buildings to capture solar energy.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Byford
	uin	HL17288
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/08/2019 answer text <p>The Office for Low Emission Vehicles (OLEV) has awarded over £300m in grants via Innovate UK into ultra-low emission technologies. Although no project is currently exploring solar panelled vehicles we would, of course, continue to welcome proposals related to this area in relevant future competitions and are aware the industry is already exploring this technology.</p><p> </p><p>HM Government has funded development of novel photovoltaics for applying on windows and doors. For example, UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), through the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council has provided £1m to Swansea University, the University of Glasgow, and Science &amp; Technology Facilities Council Laboratories for research into thin film solid state dye-sensitized solar cells on glass. BEIS’s Energy Entrepreneur Fund and UKRI have funded research on perovskite solar cells for windows at Oxford Photovoltaics, Nyak Technology Ltd &amp; Centre for Process Innovation Ltd. UKRI are investing £36m in the Active Building research centre in Wales, which investigates building integrated solar energy conversion.</p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank question first answered 01/08/2019 12:59:57 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
	tabling member	3343 label Biography information for Baroness Byford

1140649

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2019
	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	Space Technology: Regulation
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they have taken, or intend to take, to work with international partners to develop an effective legal environment to regulate activity in space, in view of the rapid expansion in space innovation, exploration and investment.
	tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
	uin	HL17332
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/08/2019 answer text <p>The UK is an active participant at the UN’s Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space, which oversees implementation of the UN treaties and conventions that form international space law and are the basis of the United Kingdom’s domestic legislation and regulatory regime.</p><p> </p><p>The Space Industry Act 2018, under which we are currently developing secondary legislation and regulatory guidance, requires the regulator to take account of international obligations. We are engaging with a wide range of international partners in this process.</p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank question first answered 01/08/2019 13:00:31 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
	tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

1141177

	registered interest
	date	22/07/2019
	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	Compassionate Leave
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when they plan to launch the consultation on care leave for employees who are also providing unpaid care for ill or disabled family members or friends.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Pitkeathley
	uin	HL17360
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/08/2019 answer text <p>The Government recognises the challenges of balancing work and care. Improving support for carers to do so is a key part of the action plan that the Government published in June 2018.</p><p> </p><p>We continue to work with colleagues across Government to consider the question of dedicated employment rights for carers alongside existing employment rights (such as the right to request flexible working and the right to time off for family and dependants).</p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank question first answered 01/08/2019 13:01:05 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
	tabling member	3179 label Biography information for Baroness Pitkeathley

1141542

	registered interest
	date	23/07/2019
	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	Energy: Housing
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to address the reduction in energy efficient upgrades to domestic housing since 2014.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Whitchurch
	uin	HL17410
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/08/2019 answer text <p>The Clean Growth Strategy set out the aspiration that as many homes as possible will be EPC Band C by 2035 where practical, cost-effective and affordable.</p><p> </p><p>The current iteration of the Energy Company Obligation (ECO3) will upgrade around a million homes for low income and vulnerable households by March 2022, and we have committed to driving £6 billion into energy efficiency.</p><p> </p><p>In April 2018, we introduced for the first time a minimum energy efficiency standard of EPC Bane E for private rented sector properties.</p><p> </p><p>And, we have launched Simple Energy Advice, a new digital and phoneline service to provide homeowners with impartial and tailored advice on how to cut their energy bills and make their homes greener, as well as information on any available financial support.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank question first answered 01/08/2019 13:05:37 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
	tabling member	3792 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Whitchurch