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583435

registered interest
date	14/09/2016
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	Consumer Protection Measures in the Ticket Resale Market Review
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they will respond to the Independent Review of Consumer Protection Measures concerning Online Secondary Ticketing Facilities published on 26 May.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
uin	HL1901
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2016 answer text <p>The Government is considering Professor Waterson’s Review and will publish its response in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 21/09/2016 15:04:36 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	4159 label Biography information for Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town

583457

registered interest
date	14/09/2016
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	Fossil Fuels
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what proportion of the UK’s energy supply was produced from fossil fuels in each year between 1997 and 2015.
tabling member printed	Baroness McGregor-Smith
uin	HL1921
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2016 answer text <p>The proportion of the UK’s energy supply produced from fossil fuels in each year between 1997 and 2015 is shown in the table.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Proportion (%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1997</p></td><td><p>88.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1998</p></td><td><p>88.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1999</p></td><td><p>88.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2000</p></td><td><p>89.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2001</p></td><td><p>89.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2002</p></td><td><p>89.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2003</p></td><td><p>89.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2004</p></td><td><p>90.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2005</p></td><td><p>89.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006</p></td><td><p>90.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007</p></td><td><p>91.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>91.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>88.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>89.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>87.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>87.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>85.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>84.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>82.0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Data are published by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) in the Digest of United Kingdom Energy Statistics (DUKES) 2016, table 1.1.1.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 21/09/2016 15:40:00 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe attachment 1 file name DUKES 2016.pdf title DUKES 2016 Chapter 1: Energy
tabling member	4554 label Biography information for Baroness McGregor-Smith

582626

registered interest
date	13/09/2016
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	Solar Power: Renewable Heat Incentive 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, whether he plans to retain solar thermal under the Renewable Heat Incentive for (a) domestic and smaller commercial heating applications and (b) new applications including space heating and community heating.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Zac Goldsmith
uin	46250
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2016 answer text <p>In March the Department for Energy and Climate Change published a consultation “The Renewable Heat Incentive: A reformed and refocused scheme”, including proposals relating to solar thermal.</p><p>The Government is currently considering responses to the consultation and will announce its final proposals in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 23/09/2016 13:35:20 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park

582628

registered interest
date	13/09/2016
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	Solar Power: Renewable Heat Incentive 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, if he will take steps to review the decision to remove solar thermal from the Renewable Heat Incentive.
tabling member constituency	Greenwich and Woolwich
tabling member printed	Matthew Pennycook
uin	46246
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2016 answer text <p>In March the Department for Energy and Climate Change published a consultation “The Renewable Heat Incentive: A reformed and refocused scheme”, including proposals relating to solar thermal.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is currently considering responses to the consultation and will announce its final proposals in due course.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 23/09/2016 13:35:05 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4520 label Biography information for Matthew Pennycook

582632

registered interest
date	13/09/2016
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	Solar Power: Feed-in Tariffs
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 policy is on reform of the feed-in tariff for solar generation.
tabling member constituency	Greenwich and Woolwich
tabling member printed	Matthew Pennycook
uin	46265
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2016 answer text <p>Almost 11 GW of solar capacity has now been installed. Solar continues to deploy under the Feed-in Tariff scheme, with over 140 MW of applications since the scheme reopened in February.</p><p>Changes to the Feed-in Tariff scheme were introduced in 2016 to manage costs and ensure value for money. While it is appropriate to allow for a period of stability following these changes, the Secretary of State continues to keep the performance of the scheme under review.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 23/09/2016 13:34:50 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4520 label Biography information for Matthew Pennycook

581642

registered interest
date	12/09/2016
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	Electrical Goods: Fires
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 case for requiring manufacturers of all domestic white goods to put fire-proof markings on them, including the manufacturer, model and serial number, so that they can be identified more easily if they are damaged after causing a fire.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL1780
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2016 answer text <p>Under existing legislation, electrical products must be labelled with the manufacturer’s name and address, and a serial number or other identification mark.</p><p> </p><p>The Association of Manufacturers of Domestic Appliances and the London Fire Brigade are in discussion over whether there is any further requirement for fire-proof markings.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 21/09/2016 11:22:12 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

581666

registered interest
date	12/09/2016
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	Zero Hours Contracts
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics' Labour Force Survey showing that there has been a 20 per cent increase in the past year of workers on zero-hours contracts, what action they are taking to support those workers.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL1802
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2016 answer text <p>The latest ONS survey shows that less than 3% of the UK workforce is on a zero hours contract with nearly 70% happy with the hours they work. These contracts have a part to play in a modern, flexible labour market.</p><p>Government made exclusivity clauses in zero hour contracts unlawful in 2015, meaning individuals have more control over their lives and can work more hours with another employer if they wish. Government also created a route of redress for individuals whose employer mistreats them if they look for, or work elsewhere.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 19/09/2016 09:45:51 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

581974

registered interest
date	12/09/2016
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	Australia: Radioactive Waste
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 take steps to stop the shipment of UK nuclear waste to Andnyamantha homelands in Australia up to 2020.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South
tabling member printed	Stewart Malcolm McDonald
uin	45947
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2016 answer text <p>There is a very small quantity of Australian owned radioactive waste currently stored in the UK. We anticipate that this will be returned to Australia in due course in line with contractual commitments. The location of any storage and disposal facilities for this waste will be a matter for the Australian authorities.</p><p>Any shipment of radioactive material out of the UK will comply with all relevant international laws and use ships which meet national and international requirements.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 19/09/2016 09:42:24 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4461 label Biography information for Stewart Malcolm McDonald

582108

registered interest
date	12/09/2016
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	Construction: Industry
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 his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of making the National Agreement for the Engineering Construction Industry legally-binding upon employers in the construction industry.
tabling member constituency	Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath
tabling member printed	Roger Mullin
uin	45956
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2016 answer text <p>The Government has no plans to intervene in the National Agreements used in the engineering construction industry. These agreements are voluntary between employer trade associations and trade unions.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 20/09/2016 13:31:58 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4468 label Biography information for Roger Mullin

582126

registered interest
date	12/09/2016
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	Energy: Meters
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 recent estimate he has made of the number of gas and electricity smart meters (a) that have been installed to date and (b) projected to be installed by the end of 2016.
tabling member constituency	Greenwich and Woolwich
tabling member printed	Matthew Pennycook
uin	46074
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2016 answer text <p>As of the end of March 2016 over 3.6 million smart meters were operating under the programme. The Government publishes official statistics on the rollout of smart meters quarterly. The latest release can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/statistical-release-and-data-smart-meters-great-britain-quarter-1-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/statistical-release-and-data-smart-meters-great-britain-quarter-1-2016</a></p><p>The Government receives estimates of forecast smart meter installations from the larger energy suppliers. Their latest projections suggest a further 2.9 million meters are expected to be installed between 1 April 2016 and 31 December 2016.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 23/09/2016 13:33:45 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4520 label Biography information for Matthew Pennycook