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	date	04/09/2018
	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	Euratom
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what measures, if any, they are introducing prior to the UK's withdrawal from Euratom to ensure that each of the basic standards applied to the nuclear industries are checked and amended as necessary to ensure that each remains as valid and effective as those required by Euratom.
	tabling member printed	Lord Judd
	uin	HL9983
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2018 answer text <p>Nuclear safety in the UK is currently regulated by the UK’s independent regulator the Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) and this will not change. We remain absolutely committed to maintaining high standards of radiation protection for workers, the public and the environment.</p><p> </p><p>As of February 2018, the UK has transposed the majority of Euratom’s 2013 Basic Safety Standards Directive (2013/59/Euratom) into UK legislation, which sets updated standards for radiation protection. We are committed to completing the transposition of the remaining parts as soon as possible to ensure that the UK continues to be recognised internationally as a leader in radiological safety.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 18/09/2018 11:40:13 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
	tabling member	1660 label Biography information for Lord Judd

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	date	06/09/2018
	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	Renewable Energy
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what percentage of the UK's energy supply is derived from renewable sources; and what are those sources.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Kennedy of Cradley
	uin	HL10158
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2018 answer text <p>The Government publishes the Digest of UK Energy Statistics (DUKES) on an annual basis. Table 6.7, ‘Renewable sources used to indicate progress under the 2009 EU Renewable Energy Directive’ (below) has the latest proportion and the breakdown of renewable energy sources- including electricity, heat, and transport:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Thousand tonnes of oil equivalent </strong></p></td><td colspan="6"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>2017</p></td><td colspan="6"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Electricity generation component:</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="6"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Normalised hydro generation <em>(1) (2)</em></p></td><td><p>445</p></td><td><p>448</p></td><td><p>383r</p></td><td><p>427r</p></td><td><p>470</p></td><td colspan="6"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Normalised wind generation <em>(3)</em></p></td><td><p>2,228</p></td><td><p>2,714</p></td><td><p>3,222r</p></td><td><p>3,499r</p></td><td><p>4,199</p></td><td colspan="6"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Electricity generation from renewables other than wind, <br> hydro, and compliant biofuels</p></td><td><p>1,730</p></td><td><p>2,295</p></td><td><p>3,174r</p></td><td><p>3,506r</p></td><td><p>3,732</p></td><td colspan="6"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Electricity generation from compliant biofuels</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td colspan="6"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total renewable generation from all compliant sources</p></td><td><p>4,402</p></td><td><p>5,457</p></td><td><p>6,779r</p></td><td><p>7,432r</p></td><td><p>8,401</p></td><td colspan="6"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total Gross Electricity Consumption <em>(2)</em></p></td><td><p>31,798</p></td><td><p>30,587</p></td><td><p>30,721r</p></td><td><p>30,454r</p></td><td><p>30,135</p></td><td colspan="6"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Percentage of electricity from renewable sources</p></td><td><p>13.8%</p></td><td><p>17.8%</p></td><td><p>22.1%</p></td><td><p>24.4%</p></td><td><p>27.9%</p></td><td colspan="6"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="6"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Heat component:</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="6"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Renewable energy for heating and cooling</p></td><td><p>2,387</p></td><td><p>2,468</p></td><td><p>3,469r</p></td><td><p>4,034r</p></td><td><p>4,254</p></td><td colspan="6"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total Gross energy consumption for heating and cooling</p></td><td><p>59,180</p></td><td><p>52,997</p></td><td><p>55,243r</p></td><td><p>55,823r</p></td><td><p>54,979</p></td><td colspan="6"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Percentage of heating and cooling energy from renewable sources</p></td><td><p>4.0%</p></td><td><p>4.7%</p></td><td><p>6.3%</p></td><td><p>7.2%</p></td><td><p>7.7%</p></td><td colspan="6"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="6"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Transport component (excluding air transport):</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="6"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Road transport renewable electricity</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>3r</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td colspan="6"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Non-road transport renewable electricity</p></td><td><p>81</p></td><td><p>90</p></td><td><p>-r</p></td><td><p>-r</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td colspan="6"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Biofuels (restricted to those meeting sustainability criteria from 2011) <em>(4)</em></p></td><td><p>1,045</p></td><td><p>1,176</p></td><td><p>943</p></td><td><p>993r</p></td><td><p>921</p></td><td colspan="6"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total electricity consumption in transport</p></td><td><p>374</p></td><td><p>387</p></td><td><p>388r</p></td><td><p>403r</p></td><td><p>411</p></td><td colspan="6"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total petrol and diesel consumption in transport</p></td><td><p>36,777</p></td><td><p>37,270</p></td><td><p>38,186r</p></td><td><p>39,101r</p></td><td><p>39,142</p></td><td colspan="6"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total transport component numerator (including weighted components) <em>(5)</em></p></td><td><p>1,824</p></td><td><p>2,090</p></td><td><p>1,780r</p></td><td><p>2,004r</p></td><td><p>1,906</p></td><td colspan="6"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total transport component denominator (including weighted components) (5)</p></td><td><p>38,894</p></td><td><p>39,653</p></td><td><p>40,248r</p></td><td><p>41,386r</p></td><td><p>41,323</p></td><td colspan="6"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Percentage of transport energy from renewable sources <em>(5)</em></p></td><td><p>4.7%</p></td><td><p>5.3%</p></td><td><p>4.4%</p></td><td><p>4.8%</p></td><td><p>4.6%</p></td><td colspan="6"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="6"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Overall directive target:</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="6"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Renewables used for:</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="6"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Electricity generation</p></td><td><p>4,321</p></td><td><p>5,366</p></td><td><p>6,777r</p></td><td><p>7,429r</p></td><td><p>8,397</p></td><td colspan="6"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Heating and Cooling</p></td><td><p>2,387</p></td><td><p>2,468</p></td><td><p>3,469r</p></td><td><p>4,034r</p></td><td><p>4,254</p></td><td colspan="6"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Transport biofuels (restricted to those meeting sustainability criteria from 2011)</p></td><td><p>1,127</p></td><td><p>1,267</p></td><td><p>945r</p></td><td><p>996r</p></td><td><p>925</p></td><td colspan="6"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total Final Consumption of Renewable Energy [&quot;Row A&quot;]</p></td><td><p>7,835</p></td><td><p>9,101</p></td><td><p>11,191r</p></td><td><p>12,459r</p></td><td><p>13,575</p></td><td colspan="6"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="6"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Final Electricity Consumption<em> (6)</em></p></td><td><p>26,820</p></td><td><p>25,648</p></td><td><p>25,703r</p></td><td><p>25,719r</p></td><td><p>25,463</p></td><td colspan="6"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Transport Final Energy Consumption (including air transport) <em>(7)</em></p></td><td><p>50,107</p></td><td><p>50,720</p></td><td><p>51,507r</p></td><td><p>52,575r</p></td><td><p>52,950</p></td><td colspan="6"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Heating and Cooling Final Energy Consumption</p></td><td><p>59,170</p></td><td><p>52,988</p></td><td><p>55,234r</p></td><td><p>55,813r</p></td><td><p>54,969</p></td><td colspan="6"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total Final Energy Consumption <em>(8)</em></p></td><td><p>136,097</p></td><td><p>129,356</p></td><td><p>132,444r</p></td><td><p>134,107r</p></td><td><p>133,381</p></td><td colspan="6"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="6"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>plus</em> Distribution losses for electricity</p></td><td><p>2,283</p></td><td><p>2,360</p></td><td><p>2,466r</p></td><td><p>2,296r</p></td><td><p>2,212</p></td><td colspan="6"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>plus</em> Distribution losses for heat</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td colspan="6"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>plus </em>Consumption of electricity in the electricity and heat generation sectors</p></td><td><p>1,535</p></td><td><p>1,417</p></td><td><p>1,432</p></td><td><p>1,314r</p></td><td><p>1,326</p></td><td colspan="6"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>plus </em>Consumption of heat in the electricity and heat generation sectors</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td colspan="6"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gross Final Energy Consumption (GFEC)</p></td><td><p>139,915</p></td><td><p>133,133</p></td><td><p>136,342r</p></td><td><p>137,717r</p></td><td><p>136,922</p></td><td colspan="6"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>of which</em> Air transport</p></td><td><p>11,812</p></td><td><p>11,798</p></td><td><p>11,188r</p></td><td><p>11,283r</p></td><td><p>11,659</p></td><td colspan="6"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air transport as a proportion of GFEC</p></td><td><p>8.44%</p></td><td><p>8.86%</p></td><td><p>8.21%</p></td><td><p>8.19%</p></td><td><p>8.52%</p></td><td colspan="6"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air transport cap specificed in Directive</p></td><td><p>6.18%</p></td><td><p>6.18%</p></td><td><p>6.18%</p></td><td><p>6.18%</p></td><td><p>6.18%</p></td><td colspan="6"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Capped air transport</em></p></td><td><p>8,647</p></td><td><p>8,228</p></td><td><p>8,426r</p></td><td><p>8,511r</p></td><td><p>8,462</p></td><td colspan="6"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Capped Gross Final Energy Consumption (CGFEC) [&quot;Row B&quot;] <em> (9)</em></p></td><td><p>136,750</p></td><td><p>129,562</p></td><td><p>133,581r</p></td><td><p>134,945r</p></td><td><p>133,725</p></td><td colspan="6"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="6"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Headline Directive percentage : Renewable Energy Consumption as a percentage of Capped Gross Final Energy Consumption [&quot;Row A&quot; divided by &quot;Row B&quot;]</p></td><td><p>5.7%</p></td><td><p>7.0%</p></td><td><p>8.4%</p></td><td><p>9.2%</p></td><td><p>10.2%</p></td><td colspan="6"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="6"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>(1) Based on a 15 year average hydro load factor.</em></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="6"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>(2) Excludes generation from pumped storage.</em></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="6"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>(3) Based on a 5 year average wind load factor.</em></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="6"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="7"><p><em>(4) For the current year, an estimate has been made for the proportion of biofuels meeting the sustainability criteria</em></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="7"><p><em>(5) Some sustainable biofuels are double weighted in the numerator of this calculation, as specified by the Directive.</em></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="7"><p><em>(5) Final Electricity Consumption is Gross Electricity Consumption minus generators' own use of electricity and losses.</em></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="7"><p><em>(7) Includes consumption of petrol and diesel, biofuels, other oil products, and coal.</em></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>(8) Total final consumption less non-energy use, as shown in Annex I, Table I.1, available on the BEIS website.</em></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>(9) This row includes adjustments for loses, and generators own use of electricity, combined with the capping mechanism for air transport as specified in the Directive.</em></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 17/09/2018 15:59:21 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
	tabling member	4303 label Biography information for Baroness Kennedy of Cradley