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1581126

registered interest
date	26/01/2023
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 Generation
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 make an estimate of the proportion of UK electricity use in 2050 that will be derived from (a) UK-generated renewable energy, (b) UK-generated fossil fuels, (c) UK-generated nuclear and (d) net imports.
tabling member constituency	North Norfolk
tabling member printed	Duncan Baker
uin	133783
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2023 answer text <p>Annex O (sub-Annex L) of the Energy and Emission Projections<sup>[1]</sup>shows annual generation by technology (including imports) for four power sector scenarios (two with higher levels of electricity demand and two with lower levels of electricity demand).</p><p> </p><p><em><sup>[1]</sup><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1058212/Annex-J-total-electricity-gen-by-source_NZSFeb22.ods" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1058212/Annex-J-total-electricity-gen-by-source_NZSFeb22.ods</a></em></p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 31/01/2023 14:28:10 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4784 label Biography information for Duncan Baker

1565640

registered interest
date	10/01/2023
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: Prices
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 expects to announce the outcome of the Government's review of electricity market arrangements (REMA).
tabling member constituency	North Norfolk
tabling member printed	Duncan Baker
uin	120176
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2023 answer text <p>The first Review of Electricity Market Arrangements (REMA) consultation, which closed in October 2022, sought views gathered from across the energy sector on the UK's objectives and options for reform. A summary of the responses will be published early this year, with further consultation expected in 2023.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 16/01/2023 14:21:09 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4784 label Biography information for Duncan Baker

1537185

registered interest
date	28/10/2022
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	Fuel Oil: Prices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 17 October 2022 to Question 59831 on Fuel Oil: Prices, what mechanism will be used to provide the additional payment of £100; whether this will be paid as (a) a lump sum or (b) in instalments; what his planned timetable is for making the payment; whether his Department has up to date records of whether households are (i) on the gas grid and (ii) use gas and electricity companies; and what steps his Department is taking to ensure these eligible households will receive this support.
tabling member constituency	North Norfolk
tabling member printed	Duncan Baker
uin	73908
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2022 answer text <p>Households in Britain eligible for these payments will receive £100 as a credit on their electricity bill this winter. Households that are eligible for, but who do not receive, the Alternative Fuel Payment (AFP) or the £100 heat network payment, will receive the £100 via the AFP Alternative Fund, which will be provided by a designated body. The Government will confirm details shortly.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is working with suppliers and stakeholders to establish how to identify households that are eligible for a payment. If for any reason people are not able to receive the payment automatically, an alternative approach will be established.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 02/11/2022 17:12:20 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4784 label Biography information for Duncan Baker

1423183

registered interest
date	18/02/2022
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	Minerals: Supply Chains
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 protect and improve the UK's rare-earth supply chains.
tabling member constituency	North Norfolk
tabling member printed	Duncan Baker
uin	125550
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2022 answer text <p>The supply chain for critical minerals, including rare earth elements, has been, and will continue to be, supported through a number of Government initiatives. For example, the Prime Minister’s 10 Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution announced £500 million to support the electrification of vehicles and their supply chains, and other strategically important technologies including critical mineral processing, through the Automotive Transformation Fund.</p><p> </p><p>Examples of UK rare earth companies attracting government support include Pensana, which is establishing capabilities to process rare earths for sustainable magnet metals at an offshore wind-powered freeport site at Saltend in the Humber, and Less Common Metals in Ellesmere Port, which is an established world-leader in rare earth alloy production.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will publish a UK Critical Minerals Strategy in 2022, setting out its approach to securing technology-critical minerals and metals.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 25/02/2022 13:57:36 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4784 label Biography information for Duncan Baker

1279700

registered interest
date	22/01/2021
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	Wellington Pub Company: Coronavirus
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 trading difficulties leaseholders operating under the Wellington Pub chain are experiencing; and what support his Department is providing to Wellington pub tenants.
tabling member constituency	North Norfolk
tabling member printed	Duncan Baker
uin	142063
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2021 answer text <p>Over the course of the pandemic, the Government has worked closely with the pubs and hospitality sector to understand the impact of COVID-19 on their businesses and has responded with a substantial package of business support. We keep all restrictions under constant review.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 27/01/2021 17:21:29 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4784 label Biography information for Duncan Baker

1224923

registered interest
date	15/07/2020
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	Housing: Insulation
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 (a) wood fibre and (b) other sustainable insulation materials are permitted to be used for home insulation purposes under the terms of the Government's Green Deal scheme.
tabling member constituency	North Norfolk
tabling member printed	Duncan Baker
uin	74753
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2020 answer text <p>Under the Green Deal Framework (Disclosure, Acknowledgment, Redress etc.) Regulations 2012, installers are required to comply with the Green Deal Code of Practice. This does not proscribe any materials but requires that products and systems installed must comply with all legislation relevant to the testing, performance, certification and quality of the product or system. Installers must be certified by a UKAS-accredited Certification Body as meeting the Publicly Available Specification (PAS) 2030 for the measures they install.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 20/07/2020 15:38:31 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	4784 label Biography information for Duncan Baker

1167354

registered interest
date	30/10/2019
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	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Digital Technology
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, who is responsible for digitisation in her Department; and what mechanisms the person with responsibility for digitisation uses to champion digitisation.
tabling member constituency	North Norfolk
tabling member printed	Norman Lamb
uin	7655
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2019 answer text <p>The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) and its partner organisations have digital strategies exploring opportunities to transform services using modern technologies and aligning with the objectives in the Single Departmental Plan and the Secretary of State’s agreed priorities.</p><p> </p><p>We make use of agile project management methodologies and work closely with our colleagues at the Government Digital Service to ensure we are using best practice service design techniques, creating the digital services that citizens and businesses need the most.</p><p> </p><p>The core Department takes a blended approach to resourcing digital projects with work performed by in-house teams, externally-sourced teams or a combination of these depending on the skills required for a given project.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 04/11/2019 12:30:16 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb

1147447

registered interest
date	01/10/2019
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	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Chief Scientific Advisers
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 meetings she had with her Department’s Chief Scientific Adviser from 1 June 2019 to 31 August 2019.
tabling member constituency	North Norfolk
tabling member printed	Norman Lamb
uin	292859
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>Since taking office, the Secretary of State had meetings with the Chief Scientific Adviser (CSA) in her department twice in this period.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 08/10/2019 10:19:41 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb

1131789

registered interest
date	12/06/2019
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	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Chief Scientific Advisers
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 meetings he held with his Department’s Chief Scientific Adviser between 1 March 2019 and 31 May 2019.
tabling member constituency	North Norfolk
tabling member printed	Norman Lamb
uin	263753
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2019 answer text <p>My rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State met with his Department’s Chief Scientific Adviser on one occasion between 1 March 2019 and 31 May 2019.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 17/06/2019 10:32:30 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb

1129858

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	Carbon Budgets
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 carry forward part of the second carbon budget in to the third budgetary period.
tabling member constituency	North Norfolk
tabling member printed	Norman Lamb
uin	259905
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2019 answer text <p>The UK has a world-leading record in tackling climate change. We are rightly proud of our performance against our carbon targets, having overperformed for the second time, leading us to cut our emissions faster than any G7 country. We remain firmly committed to tackling the threat of climate change and to meeting our future carbon targets through the ambitious plans and policies set out in the Clean Growth Strategy.</p><p> </p><p>The decision to reserve part of the second carbon budget is a technical one which does not impact the Government’s commitment to taking strong domestic action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and tackle climate change.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has deposited letters in the Libraries of the House confirming its decision.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 11/06/2019 16:11:48 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore previous answer version 121629 answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb