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1179911

registered interest
date	24/02/2020
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to (1) protect, and (2) enhance, the tranquility of Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
uin	HL1763
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2020 answer text <p>The Government’s 25 Year Environment Plan has set out our comprehensive and long-term approach to protecting and enhancing the environment in England. The importance of designated landscapes, including Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB), is made clear in the plan.</p><p> </p><p>Tranquillity is a key component of AONB purpose. To reflect this it is included in the special qualities of why many of these sites have been designated to be protected as AONBs.</p><p> </p><p>AONBs are some of our most treasured landscapes. Funding for these landscapes has been protected in real terms since 2015. We recognise their value and are committed to help them thrive. The AONBs received over £6.5 million during 19/20 of core grant funding from Defra to deliver their statutory purpose.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to ensuring that noise is managed effectively in order to promote good health and quality of life. We have protections in place to avoid significant adverse noise impacts for example through our planning system, our environmental permitting systems, in vehicle and product standards, and noise abatement legislation.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 26/02/2020 17:37:00 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	4297 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb

1179913

registered interest
date	24/02/2020
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	Nuclear Power Stations: Coastal Areas
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Office for Nuclear Regulation has a threshold beyond which the construction of new nuclear power stations would be disallowed on a specific section of coastline as a result of Met Office projections for (1) sea levels, or (2) the frequency of storm surges.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
uin	HL1764
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2020 answer text <p>The independent Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) considers nuclear site licence applications and related regulatory matters on a case-by-case basis. In order to ensure the impact of climate change and the adequacy of project specific mitigations are fully and properly considered, the ONR does not prescribe thresholds in advance. The regulator requires appropriate safety margins and considers the latest official climate change predictions, prepared with the Meteorological Office and the Environment Agency.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 04/03/2020 14:01:02 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	4297 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb

1174466

registered interest
date	29/01/2020
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	Incinerators: Greenhouse Gas Emissions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Duncan of Springbank on 5 November 2019 (HL460), how they calculate the greenhouse gas emissions from a tonne of domestic waste being processed in an energy from waste incinerator.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
uin	HL926
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2020 answer text <p>Domestic, or household, waste is currently included within the fuel category “MSW” (Municipal Solid Waste) in the UK Greenhouse Gas Inventory. MSW refers to waste collected by municipalities or other local authorities and includes sources other than domestic waste.</p><p> </p><p>The emissions per tonne of MSW processed in an energy from waste incinerator is calculated using the 2006 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Guidelines. Figures are provided for methane and nitrous oxide along with separate figures for carbon (fossil) emissions from biodegradable MSW and non-biodegradable MSW. The proportions of total MSW that is biodegradable and non-biodegradable is calculated using data from DUKES (the Digest of UK Energy Statistics). These four figures are combined to give total greenhouse gas emissions emitted per tonne of MSW processed in an energy from waste incinerator.</p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank question first answered 04/02/2020 15:26:19 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
tabling member	4297 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb

1174467

registered interest
date	29/01/2020
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	Incinerators: Greenhouse Gas Emissions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Duncan of Springbank on 5 November 2019 (HL460), what were the equivalent green house gas emissions from incineration in the waste and energy supply sectors in (1) 2017, (2) 2018, and (3) 2019.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
uin	HL927
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2020 answer text <p>In 2017, an estimated 5.2 Mt (million tonnes) of CO<sub>2</sub>e (carbon dioxide equivalents) were emitted from incineration in the energy supply sector and 0.3 Mt of CO<sub>2</sub>e were emitted from incineration in the waste sector.</p><p> </p><p>In 2018, an estimated 6.0 Mt of CO<sub>2</sub>e were emitted from incineration in the energy supply sector and 0.3 of CO<sub>2</sub>e were emitted from incineration in the waste sector.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Emissions from biogenic waste material are not included in these figures, consistent with domestic and international reporting of greenhouse gas emissions.</p><p> </p><p>We are not currently able to provide equivalent statistics for 2019 as these are not yet available. The Final Statistics for UK Greenhouse Gas Emissions 1990-2019 will be published in February 2021.</p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank question first answered 05/02/2020 16:56:51 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
tabling member	4297 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb

1174468

registered interest
date	29/01/2020
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	Incinerators: Greenhouse Gas Emissions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Duncan of Springbank on 5 November 2019 (HL460), what were the greenhouse gas emissions produced per tonne of waste processed in an energy from waste incinerator in (1) 2012, and (2) 2018.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
uin	HL928
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2020 answer text <p>There are two categories in the UK Greenhouse Gas Inventory that include waste being processed in an energy from waste incinerator:</p><ul><li>The incineration of municipal solid waste (MSW) in “Power Stations”;</li><li>The incineration of MSW in “Miscellaneous industrial/commercial combustion”.</li></ul><p> </p><p>In 2012, an estimated 0.4 tonnes of CO<sub>2</sub>e (carbon dioxide equivalents) were emitted per tonne of waste processed in UK “Power Stations” and 0.8 tonnes of CO<sub>2</sub>e were emitted per tonne of waste processed in an energy from waste incinerator in UK “Miscellaneous industrial/commercial combustion”.</p><p> </p><p>In 2018, an estimated 0.4 tonnes of CO<sub>2</sub>e (carbon dioxide equivalents) were emitted per tonne of waste processed in UK “Power Stations” and 0.6 tonnes of CO<sub>2</sub>e were emitted per tonne of waste processed in an energy from waste incinerator in UK “Miscellaneous industrial/commercial combustion”.</p><p> </p><p>Emissions from biogenic waste material are not included in these figures, consistent with domestic and international reporting of greenhouse gas emissions.</p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank question first answered 05/02/2020 16:57:06 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
tabling member	4297 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb

1174082

registered interest
date	28/01/2020
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Wood-burning Stoves
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the total value of fees paid to certifiers to grant wood burning stove manufacturers exemptions from the provisions of the Clean Air Act 1993.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
uin	HL853
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2020 answer text <p>Under the Clean Air Act 1993, the Government publishes a list of solid fuel combustion appliances exempted from the prohibition of smoke emissions in smoke control areas.</p><p> </p><p>To add a new appliance to the list, the manufacturer of the appliance must apply to HETAS, the appointed contractor, for approval. They must submit technical and testing documentation evidencing that emissions limits have been met.</p><p> </p><p>The total amount of fees invoiced for by HETAS to manufacturers for this purpose, during the period of April 2019 to 29 of January 2020, was £97,421.</p> answering member printed Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park question first answered 06/02/2020 16:29:13 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
tabling member	4297 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb

1174083

registered interest
date	28/01/2020
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Wood-burning Stoves
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what controls a local authority can impose on a wood burning stove that has been granted an exemption from the provisions of the Clean Air Act 1993
tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
uin	HL854
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2020 answer text <p>Under Part III of the Clean Air Act 1993 (CAA), it is an offence to emit smoke from a chimney of a building in a Smoke Control Area (SCA) unless burning an authorised fuel or using an exempt appliance. Local authorities are responsible for designation and enforcement of SCAs.</p><p> </p><p>To obtain exemption, appliances such as wood-burning stoves must pass smoke emissions tests. Exemptions are granted on conditions such as requiring users to operate the appliance in accordance with the manufacturers’ instructions and only burn specified fuels. Local authorities can take action in SCAs where they have identified that a user is not complying with these conditions and an offence has occurred.</p><p> </p><p>We recognise that enforcement of SCAs can be challenging. For this reason, we are proposing to amend Part III of the CAA through the Environment Bill to enable quicker, simpler and more proportionate enforcement of SCAs. This includes enabling local authorities in England to issue civil financial penalties for chimney smoke emissions. This will be possible as the regime will shift from being a criminal to a civil regime. This regime change will also remove the statutory defences, including the use of an exempt appliance or an authorised fuel, that currently hinder enforcement. Authorities have no means by which to determine whether the statutory defences apply as they are unable to enter private premises. These changes should make it easier for local authorities to tackle misuse of exempt wood-burning stoves.</p> answering member printed Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park question first answered 06/02/2020 16:05:00 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
tabling member	4297 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb

1174084

registered interest
date	28/01/2020
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Wood-burning Stoves
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many installed wood burning stoves have been granted exemptions from the provisions of the Clean Air Act 1993.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
uin	HL855
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2020 answer text <p>The information requested is not held by Defra. Such information may however be held by local authorities for their individual areas.</p><p> </p><p>The list of exempt appliances under the Clean Air Act 1993 is published on the Defra website at the address below:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://smokecontrol.defra.gov.uk/appliances.php" target="_blank">https://smokecontrol.defra.gov.uk/appliances.php</a></p> answering member printed Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park question first answered 06/02/2020 16:29:35 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
tabling member	4297 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb

1174085

registered interest
date	28/01/2020
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Air Pollution
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many pollution and smoke complaints it has not been possible to enforce due to the polluter having purchased an exception from the provisions of the Clean Air Act 1993.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
uin	HL856
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2020 answer text <p>The information requested is not held by Defra. Such information may however be held by local authorities for their individual areas.</p> answering member printed Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park question first answered 06/02/2020 16:29:45 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
tabling member	4297 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb

1175350

registered interest
date	27/01/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Airports: Air Pollution
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to reduce air pollution at, and near to, airports.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
uin	HL799
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2020 answer text <p>The management of air pollution at, and near to, airports and any restrictions to ensure compliance with limits are the responsibility of airports and the relevant local authorities.</p><p> </p><p>In the Aviation Strategy, the Government is considering a broad range of national aviation-related air quality initiatives including potential requirements and guidance for airports to produce air quality plans.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 07/02/2020 13:10:35 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	4297 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb