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1171196

	registered interest
	date	15/01/2020
	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 Interconnectors
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what annual standing charge on the consumer has been permitted by Ofgem to the owners of the Western Link interconnector between Hunterston and Deeside; and for how many years that charge has been permitted.
	tabling member printed	Viscount Ridley
	uin	HL467
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2020 answer text <p>The information requested is a matter for Ofgem. Ofgem will write directly to my noble Friend and a copy of the letter will be placed in the Libraries of the House.</p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank grouped question UIN HL468 HL469 question first answered 27/01/2020 11:50:46 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
	tabling member	4272 label Biography information for Viscount Ridley

1171197

	registered interest
	date	15/01/2020
	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 Interconnectors
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to require Ofgem to publish the calculations behind the approved rate of return allowed to the owners of the Western Link interconnector.
	tabling member printed	Viscount Ridley
	uin	HL468
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2020 answer text <p>The information requested is a matter for Ofgem. Ofgem will write directly to my noble Friend and a copy of the letter will be placed in the Libraries of the House.</p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank grouped question UIN HL467 HL469 question first answered 27/01/2020 11:50:46 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
	tabling member	4272 label Biography information for Viscount Ridley

1171198

	registered interest
	date	15/01/2020
	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 Interconnectors
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to investigate the late delivery of the Western Link interconnector; and whether negligence in construction or operation of that interconnector may expose consumers to additional costs.
	tabling member printed	Viscount Ridley
	uin	HL469
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2020 answer text <p>The information requested is a matter for Ofgem. Ofgem will write directly to my noble Friend and a copy of the letter will be placed in the Libraries of the House.</p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank grouped question UIN HL467 HL468 question first answered 27/01/2020 11:50:46 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
	tabling member	4272 label Biography information for Viscount Ridley

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

1168617

	registered interest
	date	19/12/2019
	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	Ayrton Fund
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many least developed countries are benefiting, or will benefit, from the Ayrton Fund, announced at the UN General Assembly in September; and what forms of climate change in those countries will be addressed.
	tabling member printed	The Earl of Sandwich
	uin	HL75
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2020 answer text <p>The Ayrton Fund is a commitment that the UK Government has made to spend £1bn on Official Development Assistance (ODA)-funded research, development and demonstration (RD&amp;D) in clean energy technology and business models for developing countries over five years from April 2021. The commitment will address development challenges in low-carbon energy (supply), low-carbon societies (demand), and smart and flexible energy delivery and storage to meet a range of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), such as Goals 7 and 13. Tangible examples of areas that the Ayrton commitment will seek to impact include:</p><p> </p><ul><li>providing affordable access to electricity for some of the 1 billion people in ODA-eligible countries who are still off the grid, including through innovative solar technology for their homes</li><li>enhancing large-scale energy technology to replace polluting diesel generators and ensure clean energy can be stored and not lost</li><li>designing clean stoves like electric pressure cookers for some of the 2.7 billion people who still rely on firewood – with the smoke damaging their health as well as the environment</li><li>working with energy-intensive industries and governments to achieve industrial decarbonisation</li><li>supporting the development of technologies and business models for sustainable cooling – residential air conditioning alone is expected to raise global temperatures by 0.5°C in the years ahead</li><li>designing low-emission and electric vehicles to cut pollution and make transport systems cleaner and greener.</li></ul><p> </p><p>The Ayrton Fund will be delivered through a series of expanded and new programmes and platforms, which will be available to all ODA-eligible countries, depending on the specific programme. Since some of these programmes and platforms are still to be developed, and since many will use open competitions to allocate the support, it is not possible to state at this stage exactly how many least developed countries will benefit (although they will all be potentially eligible).</p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank question first answered 07/01/2020 17:35:55 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
	tabling member	2109 label Biography information for The Earl of Sandwich

1176196

	registered interest
	date	04/02/2020
	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	Visas: EU Countries
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Statement by the Lord Privy Seal on 3 February (HLWS83), whether "short-term business trips to supply services" will apply to (1) the creative industries, and (2) IT services.
	tabling member printed	The Earl of Clancarty
	uin	HL1316
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2020 answer text <p>We are ending free movement of people. However, we still want to support our businesses in moving their talented people to provide services in both the UK and the EU, as quickly and as easily as possible.</p><p> </p><p>The UK’s creative and digital industries comprise around 20% of the UK’s total exports in services and have grown rapidly in recent years. DCMS has engaged extensively with union bodies, artists and cultural organisations to help understand the needs of the creative and cultural sector, including freelancers who make up a significant proportion of people in these sectors.</p><p> </p><p>As set out in the Political Declaration, both the EU and the UK will aim to provide for visa-free travel for short-term visits, and agree provisions on temporary entry and stay of natural persons, allowing businesses to move their talented employees and provide services.</p><p> </p><p>The scope and detail of this will be subject to negotiations with the EU.</p><p> </p><p>During the Transition period, until the end of 2020, there will be no changes to rules to provide services or work temporarily in the EU and UK Nationals can continue to travel to the EU as now.</p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank question first answered 12/02/2020 15:17:35 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
	tabling member	3391 label Biography information for The Earl of Clancarty

1176197

	registered interest
	date	04/02/2020
	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	Visas: EU Countries
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they are seeking to negotiate with the EU a visa-waiving treaty for UK workers in the creative industries, resident in the UK, seeking to market their services in the EU.
	tabling member printed	The Earl of Clancarty
	uin	HL1317
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2020 answer text <p>We are ending free movement of people. However, we still want to support our businesses in moving their talented people to provide services in both the UK and the EU, as quickly and easily as possible.</p><p> </p><p>As set out in the Political Declaration, both the EU and the UK will aim to provide for visa-free travel for short-term visits, and agree provision on temporary entry and stay of natural persons, allowing businesses to move their talented employees and provide services.</p><p> </p><p>The scope and detail of this will be subject to negotiations with the EU.</p><p> </p><p>During the Transition period, until the end of 2020, there will be no changes to rules to provide services or work temporarily in the EU and UK Nationals can continue to travel to the EU as now.</p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank question first answered 12/02/2020 15:19:17 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
	tabling member	3391 label Biography information for The Earl of Clancarty

1176198

	registered interest
	date	04/02/2020
	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	UK Trade with EU
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Statement by the Lord Privy Seal on 3 February (HLWS83), whether the "measures to minimise barriers to the cross-border supply of services and investment" will include provisions for the free onward movement of (1) personnel, and (2) equipment, between EU countries.
	tabling member printed	The Earl of Clancarty
	uin	HL1318
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2020 answer text <p>As set out in the Political Declaration, both the EU and the UK will aim to provide for visa-free travel for short-term visits, and agree provision on temporary entry and stay of natural persons, allowing businesses to move their talented employees and provide services.</p><p> </p><p>The temporary movement of goods and equipment is a priority for cultural, creative and sport sectors - this includes instruments used by touring musicians, objects and collections loaned between museums, and sporting equipment taken to competitive events.</p><p> </p><p>Cultural, creative and sporting organisations from all over the world regularly bring their goods and equipment into the UK on a temporary basis, and UK organisations do the same all over the world too.</p><p> </p><p>Arrangements for moving goods and equipment between the UK and EU will not change before the end of the Transition period in December 2020. During the Transition period, until the end of 2020, there will also be no changes to rules to provide services or work temporarily in the EU and UK Nationals can continue to travel to the EU as now.</p><p> </p><p>The scope and detail of this will be subject to negotiations with the EU.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank question first answered 12/02/2020 15:20:25 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
	tabling member	3391 label Biography information for The Earl of Clancarty

1175525

	registered interest
	date	03/02/2020
	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	Disclosure of Information
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when they plan to review the framework of protections offered to whistleblowers.
	tabling member printed	Lord Wills
	uin	HL1297
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2020 answer text <p>The Government recognises how valuable it is that whistleblowers are prepared to shine a light on wrongdoing, and believes that they should be able to do so without fear of recriminations.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has continued to make reforms to the whistleblowing regime to enhance the role of prescribed persons. The most recent reform was a new legislative requirement for most prescribed persons to produce an annual report on whistleblowing disclosures made to them by workers and how they were taken forward. Relevant prescribed persons were required to publish the second of these reports by the end of September 2019. The duty increases confidence in the actions taken by prescribed persons through greater transparency about how disclosures are handled.</p><p> </p><p>Alongside the new duty, the Government published guidance for prescribed persons to help them understand their role and provide advice on complying with legal requirements as well as practices beyond the whistleblowing legislation.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has committed to reviewing the whistleblowing framework once the recent reforms have built the necessary evidence of their impact.</p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank grouped question UIN HL1298 question first answered 12/02/2020 12:13:28 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
	tabling member	260 label Biography information for Lord Wills

1175526

	registered interest
	date	03/02/2020
	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	Disclosure of Information
	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 adequacy of the protections offered to whistleblowers by regulatory authorities.
	tabling member printed	Lord Wills
	uin	HL1298
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2020 answer text <p>The Government recognises how valuable it is that whistleblowers are prepared to shine a light on wrongdoing, and believes that they should be able to do so without fear of recriminations.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has continued to make reforms to the whistleblowing regime to enhance the role of prescribed persons. The most recent reform was a new legislative requirement for most prescribed persons to produce an annual report on whistleblowing disclosures made to them by workers and how they were taken forward. Relevant prescribed persons were required to publish the second of these reports by the end of September 2019. The duty increases confidence in the actions taken by prescribed persons through greater transparency about how disclosures are handled.</p><p> </p><p>Alongside the new duty, the Government published guidance for prescribed persons to help them understand their role and provide advice on complying with legal requirements as well as practices beyond the whistleblowing legislation.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has committed to reviewing the whistleblowing framework once the recent reforms have built the necessary evidence of their impact.</p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank grouped question UIN HL1297 question first answered 12/02/2020 12:13:28 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
	tabling member	260 label Biography information for Lord Wills