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1151204

registered interest
date	22/10/2019
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	Renewable Energy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps she plans to take to ensure that the majority of energy generated in the UK is from renewable sources.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	900049
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2019 answer text <p>Over half of the UK’s electricity comes from low-carbon sources. The Carbon Brief found that from July to September 2019, renewables accounted for 40% of overall generation, compared to 33% last year.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is investing £557 million in further Contracts for Difference auctions and over £3 billion for renewable technology innovation.</p><p> </p><p>Additionally, we’re phasing out coal by 2025 and over 50% of electricity generation will be from renewable sources by 2030.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 22/10/2019 13:19:39 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

1150730

registered interest
date	18/10/2019
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	Electricity Generation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the Answer of 17 October 2019 to Question 140 on Electricity Generation, when she plans to publish that forthcoming White Paper.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	1900
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2019 answer text <p>We intend to publish an Energy White Paper in the first three months of 2020.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 23/10/2019 10:20:41 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

1150368

registered interest
date	17/10/2019
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	Fracking: Earthquakes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether the Government remains committed to the traffic light system to regulate fracking following seismic activity.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	1633
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2019 answer text <p>The Government has always been clear that it will only support the exploration of our shale gas resources in a safe and sustainable way. The Oil and Gas Authority is undertaking a scientific analysis of the data from Cuadrilla’s earlier operations in 2018 which will be published shortly. The Government will set out our future approach once we have considered the findings.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 22/10/2019 16:01:34 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

1150380

registered interest
date	17/10/2019
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	Climate Change: Departmental Coordination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans she has to ensure that all cross-departmental climate change commitments are upheld in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
tabling member constituency	City of Chester
tabling member printed	Christian Matheson
uin	1708
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2019 answer text <p>Climate change is one of the most urgent and pressing challenges we face today and this Government is committed to tackling it</p><p>Our ambitious domestic emissions reduction targets, enshrined in UK law, will not be affected by Brexit. These commitments, including our net zero 2050 target, go beyond our emissions reduction commitments in EU law.</p><p>The Environment Bill – laid on the 15<sup>th</sup> October - will establish a new, world-leading independent regulator that will enforce our climate commitments, working closely alongside our independent advisers, the Committee on Climate Change.</p><p>Brexit will not affect our international climate commitments. The UK is a party to the Kyoto Protocol and the Paris Agreement in our own right and we are bound by all the obligations of these agreements under international law. This includes the requirement to prepare, communicate and maintain successive Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) under the Paris Agreement. We have committed to publishing an enhanced UK NDC by February next year.</p><p>In addition to these commitments, we have recently announced that we are setting up a new climate change cabinet committee, chaired by the Prime Minister. This committee will galvanise efforts to tackle environmental challenges and become the cleanest, greenest society on earth, inspiring countries around the world to follow our lead.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 22/10/2019 17:05:23 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng previous answer version 1055 answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	4408 label Biography information for Christian Matheson

1149883

registered interest
date	16/10/2019
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	Mineworkers' Pension Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of the proposals of the trustees of the Mineworkers' Pension Scheme to guarantee beneficiaries bonuses.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	956
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2019 answer text <p>We are considering the proposals from the Trustees of the Mineworkers’ Pension Scheme regarding protection for bonuses that have already accrued, and we will report back to the House in due course.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 22/10/2019 09:18:04 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng previous answer version 721 answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

1149889

registered interest
date	16/10/2019
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	Biofuels: Subsidies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether the Government plans to (a) remove biomass subsidies and (b) increase support more sustainable, environmentally-friendly alternatives.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
tabling member printed	Paul Farrelly
uin	929
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2019 answer text <p>Sustainable biomass is currently eligible for support under the Contract for Difference (CFD), the Smart Export Guarantee (SEG) and the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI).</p><p> </p><p>We have announced that all support for coal to biomass conversions will end in 2027.</p><p> </p><p>The consultation on ‘Renewable Heat Incentive: biomass combustion in urban areas’ included the question of excluding new biomass installations in urban areas on the gas grid. A government response will be published in due course. The RHI has funding committed until March 2021 and any further funding will be a matter for future budget-related decisions.</p><p> </p><p>Sustainable biomass remains an important part of a balanced energy mix, along with other renewables such as wind or solar.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 23/10/2019 11:07:28 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng previous answer version 720 answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	1436 label Biography information for Paul Farrelly

1149918

registered interest
date	16/10/2019
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	UK Emissions Trading Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment the Government has made of the potential economic effect on the energy intensive industries to be included in its proposed UK emissions trading scheme.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	1023
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2019 answer text <p>The Government response to the public consultation on the future of UK carbon pricing, jointly undertaken by the Government and Devolved Administrations earlier this year, will include consideration of the impacts of the policy on energy intensive industries. The Government’s response to the consultation will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 21/10/2019 11:55:39 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1149995

registered interest
date	16/10/2019
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	UN Climate Conference 2021
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how much funding her Department has allocated to the President of the 26th Conference of the Parties.
tabling member constituency	Brent North
tabling member printed	Barry Gardiner
uin	829
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2019 answer text <p>To date, BEIS has not allocated any funding to the President of the 26th Conference of the Parties.</p><p> </p><p>BEIS is fully committed to supporting the cross-government effort to deliver COP26 led by the Cabinet Office although the precise amount to be funded by BEIS is still to be determined.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 21/10/2019 13:13:33 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	146 label Biography information for Barry Gardiner

1149997

registered interest
date	16/10/2019
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	Climate Change Convention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many staff her Department have recruited to prepare for the UK hosting of the 26th Conference of the Parties.
tabling member constituency	Brent North
tabling member printed	Barry Gardiner
uin	830
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2019 answer text <p>To date, the Department has largely resourced its preparations for COP26 through the reprioritisation of existing staff. In addition it has recruited seven new staff to work on COP26.</p><p>BEIS staff will support a whole of government effort to deliver COP26, led by a new unit in Cabinet Office, where the majority of staff will be located.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 22/10/2019 09:18:47 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng previous answer version 714 answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	146 label Biography information for Barry Gardiner

1150000

registered interest
date	16/10/2019
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	Climate Change Convention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what objectives the Government has set for the UK Presidency of the 26th Conference of the Parties.
tabling member constituency	Brent North
tabling member printed	Barry Gardiner
uin	831
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2019 answer text <p>The world is not on track to meet the targets set by the Paris Agreement in 2015 of limiting average global temperature increase to well below 2 degrees and pursuing efforts for 1.5 degrees. 2020 is a critical moment, five years on from Paris to raise ambition.</p><p>Through COP26, we will build on momentum from the recent UN Climate Action Summit, and upcoming COP25 in Chile.</p><p>Specifically, we will seek to push the highest possible ambition, through new or updated nationally determined contributions in advance of COP26; and commitments from countries, regions, businesses that set a course for net zero by 2050.</p><p>We will seek to drive ambitious action in areas with the highest potential for transformational change, building on areas of UK strength. Decisions on priority themes will be made in due course.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 21/10/2019 13:13:40 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	146 label Biography information for Barry Gardiner