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1129497

registered interest
date	04/06/2019
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the target for energy suppliers to have taken all reasonable steps to install smart meters in all homes and small businesses in the UK will be met by 2020.
tabling member printed	Lord Birt
uin	HL15982
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2019 answer text <p>The smart meter rollout in Great Britain is making good progress, with over 14.3 million smart and advanced meters operating as of the end of March 2019. The Programme remains on track to offer every home and small business smart meters by the end of 2020.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 12/06/2019 15:11:47 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	2533 label Biography information for Lord Birt

1129499

registered interest
date	04/06/2019
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 Interconnectors
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what percentage of the UK's electricity is currently imported from other EU countries via interconnectors; and what percentage is forecast for 2030.
tabling member printed	Lord Birt
uin	HL15984
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2019 answer text <p>This information is publicly available in:</p><p> </p><p>- Table 5.1: ‘Fuel used in Electricity Generation and Electricity Supplied’, of the 2019 ‘Energy Trends: Electricity’, published by BEIS; and</p><p> </p><p>- Figure 5.1: ‘Electricity Generation by Fuel Source’, of the 2018 ‘Energy and Emissions Projections’, published by BEIS (see table below):</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>TWh</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Coal</p></td><td><p>Gas</p></td><td><p>Oil</p></td><td><p>Nuclear</p></td><td><p>Renewables</p></td><td><p>Imports</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>119</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>57</p></td><td><p>121</p></td><td><p>28</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>106</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>59</p></td><td><p>127</p></td><td><p>32</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>59</p></td><td><p>135</p></td><td><p>27</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>81</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>59</p></td><td><p>145</p></td><td><p>33</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>73</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>59</p></td><td><p>150</p></td><td><p>36</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2023</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>53</p></td><td><p>158</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2024</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>75</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>36</p></td><td><p>163</p></td><td><p>50</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2025</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>77</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>170</p></td><td><p>41</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2026</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>72</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>53</p></td><td><p>177</p></td><td><p>31</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2027</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>78</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>56</p></td><td><p>170</p></td><td><p>35</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2028</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>76</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>65</p></td><td><p>171</p></td><td><p>34</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2029</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>71</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>72</p></td><td><p>180</p></td><td><p>29</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2030</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>66</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>64</p></td><td><p>185</p></td><td><p>46</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2031</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>58</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>69</p></td><td><p>189</p></td><td><p>50</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2032</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>49</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>81</p></td><td><p>194</p></td><td><p>46</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2033</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>46</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>81</p></td><td><p>199</p></td><td><p>50</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2034</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>41</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>92</p></td><td><p>206</p></td><td><p>43</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2035</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>34</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>104</p></td><td><p>211</p></td><td><p>33</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member printed Lord Henley attachment 1 file name EEP 5.1.pdf title Figure 5.1: Electricity generation by fuel source 2 file name Energy Trends 5.1.pdf title Table 5.1. Fuel in elec generated & elec supplied question first answered 12/06/2019 16:27:05 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	2533 label Biography information for Lord Birt

1129546

registered interest
date	04/06/2019
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	British Steel: Loans
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the recent loan of £120 million to enable British Steel to meet its emissions trading compliance costs required a Ministerial direction.
tabling member printed	Lord Myners
uin	HL16031
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2019 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has not issued any Ministerial Directions in respect of British Steel.</p><p>This loan agreement was fully commercial and state aid compliant, valued at around £120m, under Section 7 of the Industrial Development Act 1982. Under the agreement the Government purchased emissions allowances on behalf of British Steel ensuring it met its 2018 ETS obligations. Failure to comply with its ETS obligations would have led to a fine of around £500m, on top of the costs of ETS compliance of around £120m.</p><p>In return, under a deed of forfeiture, the company’s 2019 allowances will be assigned to the Government once issued, and the proceeds from selling these is expected to cover the costs of purchasing allowances for British Steel. The Government’s view is that the 2019 allowances will still be issued to British Steel in insolvency.</p><p>The Government’s assessment is that the Deed of Forfeiture offered value for money to the taxpayer, with benefits exceeding the costs, predicated on the level of confidence around security, even in the event of insolvency.</p><p>This position was supported by the independent Industrial Development Advisory Board which assessed the proposal in their statutory role and agreed with the Government’s value for money assessment.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 18/06/2019 16:50:34 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	3869 label Biography information for Lord Myners

1129547

registered interest
date	04/06/2019
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	British Steel: Loans
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether civil servants expressed any concerns about the loan made to British Steel to enable it to meet its emissions trading compliance costs; and whether this loan is subject to enforceable security.
tabling member printed	Lord Myners
uin	HL16032
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2019 answer text <p>I refer the Noble Lord to the answer I gave him on 4<sup>th</sup> June 2019 to Question HL15896, and to letters from the Permanent Secretary to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy to the Chair of the Public Accounts Committee and the Comptroller &amp; Auditor General, placed in the Libraries of both Houses, outlining the terms of the Deed of Forfeiture bridge facility agreed between Government and British Steel.</p><p> </p><p>The Deed of Forfeiture provides legal protections to give Government control of 2019 EU ETS allowances, even under the scenario of insolvency.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 12/06/2019 15:12:11 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	3869 label Biography information for Lord Myners

1129574

registered interest
date	04/06/2019
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	Manufacturing Industries
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 economic impact that a no-deal Brexit could have on the UK manufacturing sector.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL16059
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2019 answer text <p>On 28th November 2018 the Government laid before Parliament the document entitled, “EU Exit: Long-term economic analysis”. The purpose of this analysis was to illustrate high level impacts on the UK from different EU Exit scenarios. It included associated costs for five broad sector groups across the economy, which together cover the majority of the UK economy and all traded goods and services:</p><p> </p><ul><li>Manufactured Goods;</li><li>Agri-food;</li><li>Services (Non-Financial and Non-Networks);</li><li>Financial Services;</li><li>Networks</li></ul><p> </p><p>While economic modelling is an inherently uncertain exercise, the Government’s analysis indicates that the economy could be worse-off in the long run in a no deal scenario.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 12/06/2019 15:13:14 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1129641

registered interest
date	04/06/2019
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	Coal
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 adequacy of existing coal stocks to meet expected needs for electricity generation before coal is phased out.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Zac Goldsmith
uin	259966
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2019 answer text <p>The latest statistics are publicly available (<a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistics%2Fsolid-fuels-and-derived-gases-section-2-energy-trends&amp;data=02%7C01%7Celizabeth.twomey%40beis.gov.uk%7C1e9c4adfd2e34cc9daf108d6e9b48cf2%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C636953358993851618&amp;sdata=KafUNWRYL193z1tkjts6rs9aYJyQH%2BQu1rCT7q0xBNU%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Energy Trends table 2.1</a>.)</p><p> </p><p>The government is committed to ending unabated coal power by 2025. As a result of our existing policies, including carbon pricing and our support for renewables, we have already made great headway in reducing our reliance on coal, which fell from 39% of electricity in 2012 to 5% in 2018. There are now regular coal free periods, and in May the UK went without running coal power generation for over two weeks – the longest coal-free period in the country since the 1880s.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 13/06/2019 16:27:55 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore previous answer version 121637 answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park

1129649

registered interest
date	04/06/2019
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	Metals
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 assessment he has made of the security of supply of rare earth metals required by industry.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	259818
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2019 answer text <p>The Department has not made any formal assessment of the security of supply of rare earth elements. However, neodymium and dysprosium are included on the EU’s list of critical raw materials, because of their high economic importance and high supply risk. Tellurium is not on that list, but the Government is aware of its scarcity and importance to manufacturing of alloys and some electronic equipment.</p><p> </p><p>We enjoy strong relationships with a huge range of companies and business representatives and through those conversations we have not been made aware of any specific concerns regarding the supply of these materials.</p><p> </p><p>I can also confirm that I have not held specific conversations with any country regarding rare earth elements. However, the UK Government’s long-held approach to ensuring sufficient supply of materials is through lobbying for free, fair and open global markets. As my rt. hon Friend the Prime Minister has stated, we want to ensure that we promote the greatest possible trade with the world.</p><p> </p><p>Through our day-to-day contacts with industry, we will continue to monitor the situation.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson grouped question UIN 259819 259820 259821 question first answered 12/06/2019 14:22:36 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

1129650

registered interest
date	04/06/2019
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	Metals: China
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 discussions he has had with the Chinese authorities on rare earth metals imports into the UK.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	259819
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2019 answer text <p>The Department has not made any formal assessment of the security of supply of rare earth elements. However, neodymium and dysprosium are included on the EU’s list of critical raw materials, because of their high economic importance and high supply risk. Tellurium is not on that list, but the Government is aware of its scarcity and importance to manufacturing of alloys and some electronic equipment.</p><p> </p><p>We enjoy strong relationships with a huge range of companies and business representatives and through those conversations we have not been made aware of any specific concerns regarding the supply of these materials.</p><p> </p><p>I can also confirm that I have not held specific conversations with any country regarding rare earth elements. However, the UK Government’s long-held approach to ensuring sufficient supply of materials is through lobbying for free, fair and open global markets. As my rt. hon Friend the Prime Minister has stated, we want to ensure that we promote the greatest possible trade with the world.</p><p> </p><p>Through our day-to-day contacts with industry, we will continue to monitor the situation.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson grouped question UIN 259818 259820 259821 question first answered 12/06/2019 14:22:36 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

1129651

registered interest
date	04/06/2019
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	Metals: Electric Vehicles and Wind Power
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 assessment he has made of the (a) adequacy and (b) reliability of supply of (i) dysprosium and (ii) neodymium for the manufacture of (A) wind turbines and (B) electric vehicles.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	259820
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2019 answer text <p>The Department has not made any formal assessment of the security of supply of rare earth elements. However, neodymium and dysprosium are included on the EU’s list of critical raw materials, because of their high economic importance and high supply risk. Tellurium is not on that list, but the Government is aware of its scarcity and importance to manufacturing of alloys and some electronic equipment.</p><p> </p><p>We enjoy strong relationships with a huge range of companies and business representatives and through those conversations we have not been made aware of any specific concerns regarding the supply of these materials.</p><p> </p><p>I can also confirm that I have not held specific conversations with any country regarding rare earth elements. However, the UK Government’s long-held approach to ensuring sufficient supply of materials is through lobbying for free, fair and open global markets. As my rt. hon Friend the Prime Minister has stated, we want to ensure that we promote the greatest possible trade with the world.</p><p> </p><p>Through our day-to-day contacts with industry, we will continue to monitor the situation.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson grouped question UIN 259818 259819 259821 question first answered 12/06/2019 14:22:36 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

1129652

registered interest
date	04/06/2019
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	Metals
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 assessment he has made of the security of supply of (a) the rare earths neodymium and dysprosium and (b) tellurium.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	259821
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2019 answer text <p>The Department has not made any formal assessment of the security of supply of rare earth elements. However, neodymium and dysprosium are included on the EU’s list of critical raw materials, because of their high economic importance and high supply risk. Tellurium is not on that list, but the Government is aware of its scarcity and importance to manufacturing of alloys and some electronic equipment.</p><p> </p><p>We enjoy strong relationships with a huge range of companies and business representatives and through those conversations we have not been made aware of any specific concerns regarding the supply of these materials.</p><p> </p><p>I can also confirm that I have not held specific conversations with any country regarding rare earth elements. However, the UK Government’s long-held approach to ensuring sufficient supply of materials is through lobbying for free, fair and open global markets. As my rt. hon Friend the Prime Minister has stated, we want to ensure that we promote the greatest possible trade with the world.</p><p> </p><p>Through our day-to-day contacts with industry, we will continue to monitor the situation.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson grouped question UIN 259818 259819 259820 question first answered 12/06/2019 14:22:36 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching