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1544434

registered interest
date	22/11/2022
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	Clean Steel Fund
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 Clean Steel Fund is allocated at the earliest opportunity.
tabling member constituency	Aberavon
tabling member printed	Stephen Kinnock
uin	93561
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2022 answer text <p>The Government recognises the vital role that the steel sector plays across the economy of the United Kingdom. We will continue to work with the sector to support its decarbonisation efforts and we have already established various funding schemes such as the Industrial Energy Transformation Fund (IETF) and the Industrial Decarbonisation and Hydrogen Revenue Support (IDHRS) in this regard. Further proposals, including the approach to the Clean Steel Fund, will be unveiled at the earliest possible occasion.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 25/11/2022 13:53:19 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock

1452183

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	Clean Steel Fund
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 the details of expenditure for the Clean Steel Fund will be announced to provide clarity about the decarbonisation of the sector.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	141977
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2022 answer text <p>The Department announced the Clean Steel Fund in 2019 and several options have been explored since, together with ongoing feedback from industry. In its response to the Call for Evidence on the Fund, the steel industry indicated a preference for the funding to start in 2023.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>As part of the approval outlined in the Net Zero Strategy, we will continue to work together with industry through the Steel Council to explore decarbonisation options.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley question first answered 22/03/2022 14:44:05 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1380140

registered interest
date	19/11/2021
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	Clean Steel Fund
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 his Department will publish its spending proposals for the Clean Steel Fund.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	78411
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2021 answer text <p>The Government recognises the vital role that the steel sector pays across the United Kingdom economy. We will continue to work with the sector to support its decarbonisation. Funds such as the Industrial Energy Transformation Fund (IETF) and the Industrial Decarbonisation and Hydrogen Revenue Support (IDHRS) scheme have been announced to support decarbonisation by the Government. Further proposals, including the approach to the Clean Steel Fund, will be brought forward in due course.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley question first answered 30/11/2021 15:42:08 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1366907

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	Clean Steel Fund
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 Clean Steel Fund is allocated before 2023, in response to successful developments of hydrogen-based steelmaking projects in Sweden and Germany.
tabling member constituency	Aberavon
tabling member printed	Stephen Kinnock
uin	71349
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2021 answer text <p>The Department announced the £250 million Clean Steel Fund in 2019 to support the UK steel sector to transition to lower carbon iron and steel production, through adoption of new technologies and processes. We are working with the sector to understand their decarbonisation plans, whether it is electric arc, industrial carbon capture equipment attached to existing blast furnaces, or other emerging technologies, such as hydrogen.</p><p> </p><p>Based on previous evidence, complex decarbonisation projects have long lead-in times and take time to set up. In its response to the Call for Evidence on the Clean Steel Fund, the steel industry indicated a preference for the fund to start in 2023.</p><p> </p><p>We have set up the Industrial Decarbonisation and Hydrogen Revenue Support (IDHRS) scheme to fund our new hydrogen and industrial carbon capture business models. We will be providing up to £140 million of taxpayer funds will be made available to establish the scheme, including up to £100 million to award contracts of up to 250MW of electrolytic hydrogen production capacity in 2023 with further allocation in 2024. The scheme will be open to businesses across industry, including steel companies.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley question first answered 16/11/2021 16:54:54 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock

1361825

registered interest
date	20/10/2021
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	Clean Steel Fund
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 discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the future of the Clean Steel Fund.
tabling member constituency	Newport East
tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
uin	59746
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2021 answer text <p>My Rt. Hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy regularly discusses a range of issues with Cabinet colleagues regarding Net Zero and levelling up, in which the UK steel industry will play a key role.</p><p> </p><p>The Government recognises the vital role that the sector plays in all areas of the UK and our economy and will continue to work with the sector to support its decarbonisation. The Department announced the Clean Steel Fund in 2019 and a number of options have been explored, together with ongoing feedback from industry.</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> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley question first answered 25/10/2021 16:35:28 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden

1359523

registered interest
date	15/10/2021
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	Clean Steel Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will provide a timescale for the allocation of funding under the Clean Steel Fund.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough
tabling member printed	Gill Furniss
uin	56525
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2021 answer text <p>In its response to the Call for Evidence on the Clean Steel Fund, the steel industry indicated a preference for the Fund to start in 2023.</p><p> </p><p>The Government recognises the vital role that the sector plays in all areas of the UK and our economy and will continue to work with the sector to support its decarbonisation. The Department announced the Clean Steel Fund in 2019 and a number of options have been explored, together with ongoing feedback from industry.</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> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley question first answered 20/10/2021 16:50:06 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	4571 label Biography information for Gill Furniss

1345275

registered interest
date	08/07/2021
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	Clean Steel Fund
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 his timeframe is for the allocation of the Clean Steel Fund; and what steps his Department has taken to ensure the effective allocation of that funding.
tabling member constituency	Na h-Eileanan an Iar
tabling member printed	Angus Brendan MacNeil
uin	29753
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2021 answer text <p>The Department announced the Clean Steel Fund (CSF) in 2019 and it is currently in development. This policy will take time to design in order to be delivered effectively.</p><p> </p><p>Based on previous evidence, complex decarbonisation projects have long lead-in times and take time to set up. Due to this and other factors, the steel sector indicated in response to the 2019 Call for Evidence that their preference is for the CSF to be launched in 2023. Other schemes are available to support the sector and are live now, including the Industrial Energy Transformation Fund.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 13/07/2021 16:30:43 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	1546 label Biography information for Angus Brendan MacNeil

1338072

registered interest
date	18/06/2021
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	Clean Steel Fund
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 his Department is planning to allocate the Clean Steel Fund; and when that allocation will be announced.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	18582
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2021 answer text <p>The Department announced the Clean Steel Fund (CSF) in 2019 and it is currently in development. This policy will take time to design in order to be delivered effectively.</p><p> </p><p>Based on previous evidence, complex decarbonisation projects have long lead-in times and take time to set up. Due to this and other factors, the steel sector indicated in response to the 2019 Call for Evidence that their preference is for the CSF to be launched in 2023. Other schemes are available to support the sector and are live now, including the Industrial Energy Transformation Fund.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 28/06/2021 12:27:14 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1331507

registered interest
date	09/06/2021
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	Clean Steel Fund
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 he has made of the effect on (a) the steel industry and (b) meeting the UK’s net zero targets of the clean steel fund not starting until 2023.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	13071
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2021 answer text <p>The Department announced the Clean Steel Fund (CSF) in 2019 and developments are currently underway. This policy will take time to design in order to be delivered effectively.</p><p>Based on previous evidence, complex decarbonisation projects have long lead-in times and take time to set up. Due to this and other factors, the steel sector indicated in response to the 2019 Call for Evidence that their preference is for the CSF to be launched in 2023. Other schemes are available to support the sector and are live now, including the Industrial Energy Transformation Fund.</p><p>Decarbonising UK industry is a core part of the Government’s ambitious plan for the green industrial revolution. The Industrial Decarbonisation Strategy, published on 17 March, indicated our commitment to work 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’.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 14/06/2021 11:10:36 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1289472

registered interest
date	24/02/2021
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	Clean Steel Fund
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 he plans to implement the Clean Steel Fund.
tabling member constituency	Greenwich and Woolwich
tabling member printed	Matthew Pennycook
uin	158148
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2021 answer text <p>In August 2019, the Government announced a £250 million Clean Steel Fund to support the UK steel sector to transition to lower carbon iron and steel production, through investment in new technologies and processes. The Fund will help the sector towards achieving our target of net zero emissions by 2050, by maximising longevity and resilience while harnessing clean growth opportunities.</p><p> </p><p>Steel industry stakeholders provided positive responses to our Call for Evidence, including responses on possible timelines for the Fund. Feedback generally indicated that companies could be ready with projects for funding by 2023 or 2024. A summary of the responses was published in December 2020. Officials will work with industry to decide the most appropriate timeline for the scheme.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 01/03/2021 15:13:43 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4520 label Biography information for Matthew Pennycook