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1691686

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date	26/02/2024
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Greenhouse Gas Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if she will update her Department’s greenhouse gas removals business model to include (a) enhanced rock weathering and (b) other technologies that do not use carbon capture and storage.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	15707
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2024 answer text <p>The Government recognises the potential role of greenhouse gas removal (GGR) technologies that do not require carbon capture and storage (CCS) in meeting net zero, including enhanced rock weathering, though specific technical and regulatory barriers must be addressed before any decisions can be made on their eligibility for the GGR business model. As set out in the government response to the GGR business model consultation, published in June 2023, this includes the need for further evidence on permanence, reversibility, and environmental impacts associated with these methods.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is working closely with academics, industry, and the UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) GGR Demonstrator projects to investigate the feasibility of scaling non-CCS GGR technologies in future.</p> answering member constituency West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine answering member printed Andrew Bowie question first answered 04/03/2024 07:39:08 answering member 4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1691687

registered interest
date	26/02/2024
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Biofuels: Carbon Capture and Storage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the use of woody biomass as feedstock for bioenergy with carbon capture and storage on (a) global land use and (b) the availability of land for growing crops.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	15708
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2024 answer text <p>To ensure that bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) delivers genuine negative emissions, Government will require that only sustainable biomass is used. The 2023 Biomass Strategy included an assessment of sustainable biomass availability to the UK (including woody biomass), to support the UK’s net zero target. The availability of sustainable woody biomass was estimated using updated modelling which included considerations of global land use to exclude unsustainable changes, as well as accounting for wider land use pressures such as food security and biodiversity.</p> answering member constituency West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine answering member printed Andrew Bowie question first answered 04/03/2024 07:37:49 answering member 4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1689929

registered interest
date	19/02/2024
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Refineries: Carbon Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether her Department is taking steps to support the refinery sector to invest in decarbonisation.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	14641
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2024 answer text <p>All UK refineries are eligible for a range of Government schemes aimed at supporting the development of low carbon solutions in the sector.</p><p> </p><p>For example, the Industrial Energy Transformation Fund supports industrial sites including those in the refinery sector with high energy use to transition to a low carbon future. The Department manages the IETF for England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, while the Scottish Government administers the SIETF. The two schemes have an allocation of over £500m of investment by 2028.</p><p> </p><p>The spring window of Phase 3 of the IETF is open for applications now.</p> answering member constituency West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine answering member printed Andrew Bowie question first answered 27/02/2024 07:27:08 answering member 4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1657725

registered interest
date	04/09/2023
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	National Grid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps her Department has (a) taken and (b) plans to take to expand the capacity of the electricity network capacity while a new Future System Operator is being established.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	197472
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2023 answer text <p>The Government is taking action to expand the electricity network, in partnership with the regulator and industry bodies. Ofgem is enabling anticipatory investment through regulatory frameworks and has accelerated the delivery of nearly £20bn of strategic transmission projects. We are moving to a strategically planned approach for networks, initially through the Electricity System Operator’s Holistic Network Design, which connects almost new offshore wind in a coordinated way, expanding capacity while improving efficiency. I welcome the Electricity Networks Commissioner’s recent report on accelerating grid infrastructure and government will publish an Action Plan this year in response.</p> answering member constituency West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine answering member printed Andrew Bowie question first answered 06/09/2023 09:28:12 answering member 4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day