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773550

registered interest
date	19/10/2017
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	EU Emissions Trading Scheme
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of Brexit on the EU Emissions Trading System.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
uin	HL2265
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2017 answer text <p>The Government is considering carefully the potential impacts of a wide range of EU Exit scenarios relating to the EU ETS, both on the system itself and on UK operators covered by the system. This includes consideration of the risks that a mid-Phase exit of the EU ETS could present for UK operators.</p><p> </p><p>To ensure a smooth transition and avoid a cliff edge on withdrawal, the UK has proposed to the EU an implementation period of about two years where we would continue to have access to each other’s markets on current terms. We are calling for this to be agreed as early as possible to provide clarity.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton grouped question UIN HL2266 HL2267 question first answered 26/10/2017 12:56:02 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	4159 label Biography information for Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town

773551

registered interest
date	19/10/2017
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	EU Emissions Trading Scheme
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact on UK operators covered by the EU Emissions Trading System if the UK were to exit the EU Emissions Trading System before the end of phase 3 of the system in 2020.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
uin	HL2266
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2017 answer text <p>The Government is considering carefully the potential impacts of a wide range of EU Exit scenarios relating to the EU ETS, both on the system itself and on UK operators covered by the system. This includes consideration of the risks that a mid-Phase exit of the EU ETS could present for UK operators.</p><p> </p><p>To ensure a smooth transition and avoid a cliff edge on withdrawal, the UK has proposed to the EU an implementation period of about two years where we would continue to have access to each other’s markets on current terms. We are calling for this to be agreed as early as possible to provide clarity.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton grouped question UIN HL2265 HL2267 question first answered 26/10/2017 12:56:02 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	4159 label Biography information for Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town

773552

registered interest
date	19/10/2017
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	EU Emissions Trading Scheme
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to avoid penalties for non-compliance being levied against UK operators in the event that the UK exits the EU Emissions Trading System before the end of phase 3 of the system in 2020.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
uin	HL2267
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2017 answer text <p>The Government is considering carefully the potential impacts of a wide range of EU Exit scenarios relating to the EU ETS, both on the system itself and on UK operators covered by the system. This includes consideration of the risks that a mid-Phase exit of the EU ETS could present for UK operators.</p><p> </p><p>To ensure a smooth transition and avoid a cliff edge on withdrawal, the UK has proposed to the EU an implementation period of about two years where we would continue to have access to each other’s markets on current terms. We are calling for this to be agreed as early as possible to provide clarity.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton grouped question UIN HL2265 HL2266 question first answered 26/10/2017 12:56:02 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	4159 label Biography information for Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town

773553

registered interest
date	19/10/2017
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	EU Emissions Trading Scheme
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to provide UK operators covered by the EU Emissions Trading System with certainty on the future of the UK’s participation in the System, both for the remainder of the current phase and the upcoming phase 4, as well as on domestic carbon pricing and carbon trading policy.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
uin	HL2268
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2017 answer text <p>As the Clean Growth Strategy sets out, the Government is considering the UK’s future participation in the EU ETS after our exit from the EU, and we remain firmly committed to carbon pricing as an emissions reduction tool whilst ensuring energy and trade intensive businesses are appropriately protected from any detrimental impacts on competitiveness.</p><p> </p><p>Whatever our future relationship with the EU, we will seek to ensure that our future approach is at least as ambitious as the existing scheme and provide a smooth transition for the relevant sectors. The UK’s commitment and leadership role in tackling climate change remains undimmed and working closely with the EU on this global challenge will remain important.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 26/10/2017 13:09:57 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	4159 label Biography information for Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town

773562

registered interest
date	19/10/2017
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 Heat Incentive Scheme
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government (1) what was the cost of the Renewable Heat Incentive scheme in Great Britain in each of the last four years; (2) what is the budget for the Renewable Heat Incentive scheme subsidy payments for the next six years; (3) why a cap was introduced in 2016; and (4) at what cost level it is pegged.
tabling member printed	Lord Laird
uin	HL2277
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2017 answer text <p>Data on payments from the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) schemes are given in the table below.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Domestic RHI</p></td><td><p>Non-domestic RHI</p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>13/14</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>£54m</p></td><td><p><strong>£54m</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>14/15</p></td><td><p>£23m</p></td><td><p>£148m</p></td><td><p><strong>£171m</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>15/16</p></td><td><p>£77m</p></td><td><p>£296m</p></td><td><p><strong>£373m</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>16/17</p></td><td><p>£92m</p></td><td><p>£454m</p></td><td><p><strong>£546m</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p>Based on data to end Aug 2017</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br> In November 2015, the Government confirming a continued budget for the RHI to 2020/21, as set out in the table below. A budget cap allowing the scheme to be closed to new applications was introduced to reinforce existing cost control mechanisms within the RHI, to ensure that scheme expenditure does not exceed the allocated annual budgets.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>16/17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>17/18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>18/19 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>19/20</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>20/21</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Budget </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£640m </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£780m </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£900m </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£1010m </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£1150m </strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 26/10/2017 12:41:23 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird

773569

registered interest
date	19/10/2017
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	Triclocarban and Triclosan
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they are taking action to encourage manufacturers of over-the-counter consumer goods such as soaps, toothpastes, and cosmetics to eliminate triclosan and triclocarbon from their products.
tabling member printed	The Countess of Mar
uin	HL2284
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2017 answer text <p>The use of tricolsan and triclocarbon is restricted by Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 on Cosmetic Products. Manufacturers may only use these preservatives at specified levels and triclosan is only permitted at those levels in a limited range of cosmetic products. Both ingredients have been examined by the European Commission’s Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety who considered them to be safe at these restricted levels and usages.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 25/10/2017 16:41:50 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	1861 label Biography information for The Countess of Mar

772979

registered interest
date	18/10/2017
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: Fees and Charges
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, in relation to electricity costs, what they estimate the percentage increase will be for Balancing Services Use of System charges between (1) now and 2020, and (2) now and 2030; and what proportion of these increases will be attributable to efforts to connect renewable energy sources to the national grid.
tabling member printed	Lord Donoughue
uin	HL2180
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2017 answer text <p>Transmission, distribution and balancing charges are set by network companies in line with the charging methodologies approved by Ofgem, as the independent regulator.</p><p>Network companies also produce some future estimates of these charges. These include National Grid’s forecasts of Transmission Network Use of System charges for 2018/19 to 2021/22 (available at: <a href="http://www2.nationalgrid.com/UK/Industry-information/System-charges/Electricity-transmission/Approval-conditions/Condition-5/" target="_blank">http://www2.nationalgrid.com/UK/Industry-information/System-charges/Electricity-transmission/Approval-conditions/Condition-5/</a>) and Balancing Services Use of System charges to 2018/19 (available at: <a href="http://www2.nationalgrid.com/UK/Industry-information/Electricity-transmission-operational-data/Report-explorer/Services-Reports/" target="_blank">http://www2.nationalgrid.com/UK/Industry-information/Electricity-transmission-operational-data/Report-explorer/Services-Reports/</a>). These forecasts are not broken down to show renewable energy sources.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton grouped question UIN HL2181 HL2182 question first answered 26/10/2017 15:07:03 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	2709 label Biography information for Lord Donoughue

772980

registered interest
date	18/10/2017
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: Fees and Charges
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, in relation to electricity costs, what they estimate the percentage increase will be for Distribution Services Use of System charges between (1) now and 2020, and (2) now and 2030; and what proportion of these increases will be attributable to efforts to connect renewable energy sources to the national grid.
tabling member printed	Lord Donoughue
uin	HL2181
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2017 answer text <p>Transmission, distribution and balancing charges are set by network companies in line with the charging methodologies approved by Ofgem, as the independent regulator.</p><p>Network companies also produce some future estimates of these charges. These include National Grid’s forecasts of Transmission Network Use of System charges for 2018/19 to 2021/22 (available at: <a href="http://www2.nationalgrid.com/UK/Industry-information/System-charges/Electricity-transmission/Approval-conditions/Condition-5/" target="_blank">http://www2.nationalgrid.com/UK/Industry-information/System-charges/Electricity-transmission/Approval-conditions/Condition-5/</a>) and Balancing Services Use of System charges to 2018/19 (available at: <a href="http://www2.nationalgrid.com/UK/Industry-information/Electricity-transmission-operational-data/Report-explorer/Services-Reports/" target="_blank">http://www2.nationalgrid.com/UK/Industry-information/Electricity-transmission-operational-data/Report-explorer/Services-Reports/</a>). These forecasts are not broken down to show renewable energy sources.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton grouped question UIN HL2180 HL2182 question first answered 26/10/2017 15:07:03 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	2709 label Biography information for Lord Donoughue

772981

registered interest
date	18/10/2017
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: Fees and Charges
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, in relation to electricity costs, what they estimate the percentage increase will be for Transmission Network Use of System charges between (1) now and 2020, and (2) now and 2030; and what proportion of these increases will be attributable to efforts to connect renewable energy sources to the national grid.
tabling member printed	Lord Donoughue
uin	HL2182
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2017 answer text <p>Transmission, distribution and balancing charges are set by network companies in line with the charging methodologies approved by Ofgem, as the independent regulator.</p><p>Network companies also produce some future estimates of these charges. These include National Grid’s forecasts of Transmission Network Use of System charges for 2018/19 to 2021/22 (available at: <a href="http://www2.nationalgrid.com/UK/Industry-information/System-charges/Electricity-transmission/Approval-conditions/Condition-5/" target="_blank">http://www2.nationalgrid.com/UK/Industry-information/System-charges/Electricity-transmission/Approval-conditions/Condition-5/</a>) and Balancing Services Use of System charges to 2018/19 (available at: <a href="http://www2.nationalgrid.com/UK/Industry-information/Electricity-transmission-operational-data/Report-explorer/Services-Reports/" target="_blank">http://www2.nationalgrid.com/UK/Industry-information/Electricity-transmission-operational-data/Report-explorer/Services-Reports/</a>). These forecasts are not broken down to show renewable energy sources.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton grouped question UIN HL2180 HL2181 question first answered 26/10/2017 15:07:03 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	2709 label Biography information for Lord Donoughue

772417

registered interest
date	17/10/2017
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	Nuclear Power
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government which departments will be responsible for the management of any future legislation relating to Euratom and EU Directives on (1) radioactive waste and spent fuel management, (2) protection against ionising radiation, (3) the supervision and control of shipments of radioactive waste and spent fuel, and (4) drinking water.
tabling member printed	Lord Grantchester
uin	HL2110
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) is the Department responsible for negotiating and reporting on the transposition of legislation relating to Euratom. Arrangements for future co-operation with Euratom are currently under negotiation. The implementation of Euratom Directives on radioactive waste and spent fuel management, protection against ionising radiation and the supervision and control of shipments of radioactive waste and spent fuel is generally the responsibility of BEIS, although some other Government departments and agencies have responsibility for specific areas. The Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs generally has responsibility for EU Directives regarding drinking water. Decisions on departmental responsibilities for the management of any future legislation will be considered on a case-by-case basis.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 23/10/2017 14:26:52 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	3577 label Biography information for Lord Grantchester