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1655852

registered interest
date	01/09/2023
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Energy Intensive Industries: Carbon Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero on encouraging the decarbonisation of energy intensive industries.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	195961
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2023 answer text <p>The Department for Business and Trade and the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero are in regular dialogue over their shared aim to help industry decarbonise as the government works to deliver on its net zero ambition.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 07/09/2023 17:07:31 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1655853

registered interest
date	01/09/2023
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Energy Intensive Industries: Carbon Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the British Industry Supercharger Scheme on (a) carbon emissions and (b) the (i) viability and (ii) competitiveness of energy intensive industries.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	195962
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2023 answer text <p>For energy intensive industries (EIIs) particularly exposed to international trade, paying the full amount of Government electricity policy costs can increase the risk of the movement of production to another country due to the different levels of decarbonisation effort (known as “carbon leakage”). It can also increase the cost of electricity relative to other energy sources making it more challenging for users to switch to less carbon-intensive production.</p><p> </p><p>Analysis shows that the Supercharger proposals could reduce average electricity prices for UK EIIs from around £41MWh to around £22MWh, having a direct impact on their competitiveness and reducing global carbon emissions.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 07/09/2023 17:05:47 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1655854

registered interest
date	01/09/2023
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Iron and steel: Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if she will make an estimate of the number of jobs created by the steel industry in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	195963
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2023 answer text <p>The Government recognises the vital role that steel plays within the UK economy, supporting local economic growth and levelling-up.</p><p> </p><p>According to Office for National Statistics data (<a href="https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/datasets/newbrespub" target="_blank">here</a>), the provisional release date for the next Business Register and Employment Survey, which includes the year 2022 as a reference period, is September/October 2023.</p><p> </p><p>The table below summarises ONS employment estimates for the steel industry:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Reference year</p></td><td><p>Jobs</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>39,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>33,700</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>33,300</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>33,100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>32,200</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 07/09/2023 17:10:30 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1655855

registered interest
date	01/09/2023
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Iron and steel: Carbon Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate she has made of the proportion of carbon emissions resulting from the steel industry in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	195964
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2023 answer text <p>The Government recognises the importance of a decarbonised and sustainable steel sector and is working closely with industry to support its decarbonisation options.</p><p> </p><p>According to Office for National Statistics data (<a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/environmentalaccounts/datasets/ukenvironmentalaccountsatmosphericemissionsgreenhousegasemissionsbyeconomicsectorandgasunitedkingdom" target="_blank">here</a>), the manufacture of basic iron and steel represented between 2 – 3% of all UK carbon dioxide emissions in the latest five-year period for which these were reported.</p><p> </p><p>The table below summarises ONS carbon dioxide emissions for the steel industry:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Reference year</p></td><td><p>Carbon dioxide emissions (millions of tonnes)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>10.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>10.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>10.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>11.1</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 07/09/2023 17:13:48 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1653887

registered interest
date	18/07/2023
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Energy Intensive Industries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether her Department had discussions with industry stakeholders before announcing the British Industry Supercharger.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	194753
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2023 answer text <p>The Department for Business and Trade holds detailed discussions on new policies with all relevant stakeholders on a regular basis, including ahead of the announcement of the British Industry Supercharger and during the recently closed consultations on the Capacity Market exemption and the Network Charging Costs Compensation Scheme.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 04/09/2023 13:57:40 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1653889

registered interest
date	18/07/2023
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Clean Steel Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether she has had discussions with representatives of the steel industry on the adequacy of funding for the clean steel fund; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	194754
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2023 answer text <p>The Government recognises the vital role that the steel sector plays across the UK economy, and we meet regularly with steel industry representatives to discuss a range of issues. We are continuing to work with the sector to understand its decarbonisation investment plans, and representatives for the steel industry have not raised the timings or scale of the Clean Steel Fund in recent months whilst these discussions have been ongoing.</p><p> </p><p>Existing support for the steel industry’s decarbonisation efforts includes funding schemes such as the Industrial Energy Transformation Fund (IETF) and the Industrial Decarbonisation and Hydrogen Revenue Support (IDHRS).</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 04/09/2023 14:01:53 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1653353

registered interest
date	17/07/2023
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Government Departments: Iron and Steel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps she is taking to implement the regulatory changes outlined in PPN 04/23 - Procuring Steel in Government Contracts, published 11 April 2023.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	194368
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/07/2023 answer text <p>PPN 04/23 sets out the latest project appraisal, commercial and procurement policies which in-scope organisations are expected to reflect. The revised steel data origin requirements are now in force and should be followed. Cabinet Office have disseminated and promoted the Procurement Policy Note with in-scope organisations.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 28/07/2023 13:22:54 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1651714

registered interest
date	10/07/2023
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Clean Steel Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the level of the clean steel fund.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	193151
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2023 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave him on 12<sup>th</sup> July 2023, UIN 192830.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 13/07/2023 15:36:58 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1650883

registered interest
date	06/07/2023
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Energy Intensive Industries: Government Assistance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what her planned timetable is for responding to the consultations on measures announced as part of the British Industry Supercharger strategy.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	192829
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2023 answer text <p>A consultation on the Capacity Market exemption element of the Supercharger concluded on 29 June 2023 and a response will be issued soon. The Network Charging Compensation Scheme is subject to ongoing consultation through to 24 August 2023 and a Government response will follow.</p><p> </p><p>It continues to be our expectation that all the measures comprising the Supercharger package be rolled out sequentially between April 2024 and April 2025.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 12/07/2023 14:23:36 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1650884

registered interest
date	06/07/2023
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Iron and Steel: Environment Protection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 29 June 2023 to Question 190814 on Iron and Steel: Environment Protection, what her planned timetable is for making a decision on the Clean Steel Fund.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	192830
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2023 answer text <p>We have not set a timetable for decisions on the Clean Steel Fund as we are continuing to work with the sector to understand their decarbonisation investment plans and pathways, and what would work best for the industry to transition to lower carbon iron and steel production.</p><p> </p><p>In the meantime, there are well established funding schemes such as the Industrial Energy Transformation Fund (IETF) and the Industrial Decarbonisation and Hydrogen Revenue Support (IDHRS) that the Steel sector can access in this regard. In February, we announced the British Industry Supercharger – decisive measures to reduce energy costs for energy intensive industries, including steel, in line with those charged across the world’s major economies.</p><p> </p><p>The Government also takes seriously the potential for carbon leakage risk in the future. We have recently consulted on potential future measures to mitigate those risks, including the potential for a UK Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM). The consultation closed on 22 June 2023, and the government will respond to the consultation in due course.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 12/07/2023 16:34:54 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson