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1454199

registered interest
date	24/03/2022
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	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, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many successful bids from the steel sector there have been as part of the Net Zero Innovation Plan.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	146610
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2022 answer text <p>I assume that the Hon. Member is referring to the Net Zero Innovation Portfolio, which remains open, where there have been two successful bids from the steel sector so far.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley question first answered 30/03/2022 13:37:19 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley previous answer version 61333 answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1452184

registered interest
date	17/03/2022
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	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, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of carbon tariffs on the economic performance of steel companies in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	141978
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2022 answer text <p>The UK does not currently have in place a system of carbon tariffs or carbon border taxes, otherwise known as a Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM).</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley question first answered 24/03/2022 16:37:25 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1452185

registered interest
date	17/03/2022
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	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, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how the Government intends to implement its strategy to decarbonise the steel industry and help achieve net-zero targets.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	141979
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2022 answer text <p>Both the Industrial Decarbonisation Strategy and the Net Zero Strategy, published on 19 October 2021, set out a range of decarbonisation support available to the sector. This includes:</p><ul><li>Over £600 million in relief since 2013 to make electricity costs more competitive.</li><li>Access to up to £66 million through the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund and the £315 million Industrial Energy Transformation Fund (IETF) to develop new technologies, help cut energy bills and increase energy efficiency.</li><li>Long-term work at the Materials Processing Institute in Teesside to help the UK steel and metals sector improve efficiencies, reduce emissions, and boost competitiveness.</li><li>The opportunity to bid into industrial fuel switching innovation programmes under the £1 billion Net Zero Innovation Portfolio (NZIP), which is intended to promote switching away from more carbon-intensive fuel sources.</li><li>Around £2 billion spending for Carbon Capture Usage and Storage (CCUS) and hydrogen. This is split across several schemes, including Industrial Decarbonisation and Hydrogen Revenue Support the CCUS Infrastructure Fund and the Net Zero Hydrogen Fund.</li></ul> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley grouped question UIN 141976 question first answered 22/03/2022 14:43:11 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1452187

registered interest
date	17/03/2022
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	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, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when steel manufacturers will receive their share of money owed from the £200m European Research Fund from HM Treasury to support decarbonisation and safeguarding of the sector.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	141980
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2022 answer text <p>The Government recognises the importance of research and development in helping to transform the steel sector as part of the cleaner, greener economy being developed in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>The sector already has access to a number of different R&amp;D and transformation funds, each of which give both the sector and individual companies the opportunity to reduce emissions for the long-term. This includes:</p><ul><li>Access to up to £66 million as part of the Industrial Strategy Challenge fund to help develop innovative technology to reduce energy and resource use;</li><li>Long-term work at the Materials Processing Institute (MPI) to help UK steel and metals sector improve efficiencies, reduce emissions, and boost competitiveness;</li><li>Access to the Industrial Energy Transformation Fund which allows individual companies to bid for grants to support new technology to reduce emissions;</li><li>Support for research and innovation through the £1 billion Net Zero Innovation Portfolio;</li><li>Initiatives led by the Industrial Decarbonisation Research and Innovation Centre.</li></ul><p> </p><p>We will continue to work with the sector to support their long-term transition.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley question first answered 31/03/2022 16:44:39 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1366828

registered interest
date	08/11/2021
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	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, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what support his Department is providing to help the steel industry to decarbonise.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	71455
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2021 answer text <p>In collaboration with the UK Steel Council, we are considering the implications of the recommendation of the Climate Change Committee to ‘set targets for ore-based steelmaking to reach near-zero emissions by 2035’ and the business environment necessary to support the transition..</p><p> </p><p>The Net Zero Strategy sets out how we intend to meet our Carbon Budget 6 ambition of reducing industrial emissions by 63-76% by 2035, compared to the 2019 level. Hydrogen-based steelmaking, Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage, and electrification are some of the technological approaches being examined as part of this process.</p><p> </p><p>We will continue to work with the steel industry regarding its decarbonisation.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley question first answered 18/11/2021 08:35:03 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1366908

registered interest
date	08/11/2021
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	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, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the steel industry achieves the Climate Change Committee’s recommendation for ore-based steelmaking to reach net zero by 2035, as set out in the Net Zero Strategy, published 19 October 2021.
tabling member constituency	Aberavon
tabling member printed	Stephen Kinnock
uin	71350
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2021 answer text <p>In collaboration with the Steel Council, we are considering the implications of the recommendation of the Climate Change Committee to ‘set targets for ore-based steelmaking to reach near-zero emissions by 2035’ and the business environment necessary to support the transition.</p><p> </p><p>The Net Zero Strategy sets out how we intend to meet our Carbon Budget 6 ambition of reducing industrial emissions by 63-76% by 2035, compared to the 2019 level. Hydrogen-based steelmaking, Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage, and electrification are some of the technological approaches being examined as part of this process.</p><p> </p><p>We will continue to work with the steel industry regarding its decarbonisation.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley question first answered 15/11/2021 17:31:51 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock

1365606

registered interest
date	02/11/2021
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	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, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the oral contribution by the Minister of State, the right hon. Member for Chelsea and Fulham, on 19 October 2021, Official Report, Column 611, whether he will be taking additional steps to support the steel sector’s transition to net zero given the £350 million Industrial Energy Transformation Fund is intended for multiple energy-intensive sectors including the steel sector.
tabling member constituency	Blaenau Gwent
tabling member printed	Nick Smith
uin	68175
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2021 answer text <p>The Government recognises the vital role that the steel sector plays in our economy and across all areas of the UK. We have taken specific steps to support the steel industry and we will continue to work with the sector regarding its decarbonisation.</p><p> </p><p>In October 2021 we published the Net Zero Strategy, which committed to provide further support for research and innovation through the Net Zero Innovation Portfolio and initiatives led by the Industrial Decarbonisation Research and Innovation Centre to support the fuel switch to low carbon hydrogen on industrial sites.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley question first answered 09/11/2021 09:00:00 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	3928 label Biography information for Nick Smith

1363152

registered interest
date	25/10/2021
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	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, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to fund a clean steel demonstrator project.
tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
tabling member printed	Tim Farron
uin	62687
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2021 answer text <p>The Government recognises the vital role that the sector plays across the UK to benefit our economy. We will continue to work with the sector to support its decarbonisation.</p><p> </p><p>In March 2021, the Government published the Industrial Decarbonisation Strategy in which we committed to working with the Steel Council to consider the implications of the recommendation of the Climate Change Committee to ‘set targets for ore-based steelmaking to reach near-zero emissions by 2035 and the business environment necessary to support the transition. We will provide further information in due course.</p><p> </p><p>Published in October, the Net Zero Strategy committed to provide further support for research and innovation to enable the fuel switch to low carbon hydrogen on industrial sites, such as integrated steelworks. This will be delivered through the Net Zero Innovation Portfolio and initiatives led by the Industrial Decarbonisation Research and Innovation Centre.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley question first answered 02/11/2021 09:01:43 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

1356759

registered interest
date	20/09/2021
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	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, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department plans to take to support the decarbonisation of the UK steel industry between now and 2023 ahead of the Clean Steel Fund’s allocation.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	51666
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/10/2021 answer text <p>The Department announced the Clean Steel Fund (CSF) in 2019 and it is currently being designed and developed.</p><p> </p><p>Other schemes are available to support the steel sector which are live now, including the Industrial Energy Transformation Fund (IETF). Through grant funding, the IETF can support energy efficiency upgrades and decarbonisation engineering studies, which are needed to prepare the sector for more ambitious decarbonisation schemes in the future.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley question first answered 05/10/2021 08:10:02 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas