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1306547

registered interest
date	25/03/2021
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Fossil Fuels: Export Credit Guarantees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 1 February 2021 to Question 144824 Fossil Fuels: Export Credit Guarantees, when she plans to provide details of the two upstream UK Export Finance funded projects located in Brazil and one midstream project in Turkmenistan.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff North
tabling member printed	Anna McMorrin
uin	175993
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/04/2021 answer text <p>UK Export Finance (UKEF) carries out due diligence on all relevant aspects of a project before reaching a decision on whether to provide support. UKEF is currently reviewing whether any projects that had been under consideration fall within the limited exemptions to the new policy. It is not UKEF policy to comment on potential transactions for reasons of commercial sensitivity.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 13/04/2021 15:02:59 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4632 label Biography information for Anna McMorrin

1302376

registered interest
date	15/03/2021
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	Fossil Fuels: Export Credit Guarantees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to his Department's consultation on Aligning UK international support for the clean energy transition which closed on 8 February 2020, when he plans to announce which option will be used for implementing the policy shift to ending new direct financial or promotional support for the fossil fuel energy sector overseas.
tabling member constituency	Greenwich and Woolwich
tabling member printed	Matthew Pennycook
uin	168990
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2021 answer text <p>The Government is considering its response to the consultation and will respond in due course. This includes the Government’s decision on the timing of the policy implementation.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 18/03/2021 17:47:14 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	4520 label Biography information for Matthew Pennycook

1284748

registered interest
date	08/02/2021
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	Fossil Fuels: Export Credit Guarantees
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 new direct financial or promotional support for the fossil fuel energy sector overseas will be approved by UK Export Finance during the consultation process on aligning UK international support for the clean energy transition.
tabling member constituency	Greenwich and Woolwich
tabling member printed	Matthew Pennycook
uin	150887
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2021 answer text <p>As my Rt. Hon. Friend the Prime Minister stated in his announcement on 12 December 2020, the Government will continue to apply current policy for all in-scope activities, until the new policy is implemented following the consultation.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 11/02/2021 15:30:34 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	4520 label Biography information for Matthew Pennycook

1282940

registered interest
date	02/02/2021
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	Fossil Fuels: Export Credit Guarantees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the Prime Minister’s announcement of 12 December 2020 that the the UK will end support for fossil fuel sector overseas, whether an impact assessment was undertaken by his Department prior to the decision to delay the implementation of that policy until after a consultation period.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	147987
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2021 answer text <p>It is important to ensure we provide appropriate notice and transitional support for UK industry. That is why the Government launched a short consultation, seeking views on how to further enable an accelerated growth in UK clean energy exports and on the impacts of the timing of implementation of the policy shift announced by my Rt. Hon. Friend the Prime Minister on 12 December 2020. The consultation closes on 8 February 2021. The decision to consult in advance of implementation did not require an impact assessment.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 08/02/2021 16:48:03 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1282369

registered interest
date	01/02/2021
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	Fossil Fuels: Export Credit Guarantees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the Prime Minister’s announcement of 12 December 2020 that the Government was ending all UKEF support for fossil fuel projects overseas and the fact that UKEF continues to consider applications for support in the oil and gas sector, whether he has made an assessment of applying the ban retrospectively from 12 December 2020.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	147022
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2021 answer text <p>The date of implementation of the new policy will be determined following the consultation that was launched on the same day. During the consultation period and ahead of the implementation of the new policy, the Government will continue to apply current policy for all in-scope activities including proposals for high carbon projects, with consideration of relevant factors including climate change.</p><p> </p><p>UKEF is already actively seeking to support projects in the clean growth and renewables sectors and will continue to work actively with UK companies on international projects within the clean energy sector.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 05/02/2021 11:16:48 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan previous answer version 80291 answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1281106

registered interest
date	27/01/2021
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Fossil Fuels: Export Credit Guarantees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 25 November 2020 to Question 118559 on Fossil Fuels: Export Credit Guarantees, what the locations are of the (a) two upstream projects, (b) one midstream project, (c) two downstream projects and (d) two power projects.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff North
tabling member printed	Anna McMorrin
uin	144824
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2021 answer text <p>The projects referred to in the response to PQ118559 are in the following locations:</p><p>a) The upstream projects are both located in Brazil.</p><p>b) The midstream project is in Turkmenistan.</p><p>c) One downstream project is in Malaysia, and the other is in Turkey</p><p>d) The previous Answer referred to one power project, which is located in Iraq.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 01/02/2021 11:41:11 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4632 label Biography information for Anna McMorrin

1274123

registered interest
date	06/01/2021
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Fossil Fuels: Export Credit Guarantees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to the answer of 18 November to Question 91998 on Fossil Fuels: Export Credit Guarantees, whether UK Export Finance is considering support for these projects following the Prime Minister's announcement of 12 December that the UK will end support for fossil fuel sector overseas.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	134081
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2021 answer text <p>On 12 December 2020, the Prime Minister announced that the British government will no longer provide any new direct financial or promotional support for the fossil fuel energy sector overseas. This policy will be implemented as soon as possible following the conclusion of the consultation process that was also launched on 12 December.</p><p>During the consultation period and ahead of the implementation of the new policy, the government will continue to apply current policy for all in-scope activities including proposals for high carbon projects, with consideration of relevant factors including climate change.</p><p>With regard to the East Africa Crude Oil Pipeline, I refer the hon. Member for Portsmouth South to the responses I gave to the Hon. Member for Edmonton on 2 December 2020, UIN:<a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-11-25/120945" target="_blank">120945</a>, and 8 December 2020, UIN:<a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-11-30/122815" target="_blank">122815</a>. UK Export Finance (UKEF) has been approached on the project referred to, and no decision has been made. It is not UKEF policy to comment on potential transactions for reasons of commercial sensitivity.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart grouped question UIN 134082 question first answered 15/01/2021 14:50:59 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1271256

registered interest
date	15/12/2020
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Fossil Fuels: Export Credit Guarantees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many fossil fuel projects UK Export Finance (a) is currently considering for support or (b) has been asked to consider for support in the future; and for each project (i) where it is located and (ii) what fossil fuel it relates to.
tabling member constituency	Edmonton
tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
uin	130164
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/12/2020 answer text <p>On 12 December 2020, the Prime Minister announced that the British government will no longer provide any new direct financial or promotional support for the fossil fuel energy sector overseas. This policy will be implemented as soon as possible following the conclusion of the consultation process that was also launched on 12 December.</p><p> </p><p>During the consultation period and ahead of the implementation of the new policy, the government will continue to apply current policy for all in-scope activities including proposals for high carbon projects, with consideration of relevant factors including climate change.</p><p> </p><p>I refer the Hon. Member for Edmonton to my responses to the Hon. Member for Birmingham, Edgbaston on 18 November 2020 (UIN: 91998) and 25 November 2020 (UIN: 118072), which listed the fossil fuel related projects that UK Export Finance is currently considering for 2021, their locations, and the type of fossil fuel involved.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 23/12/2020 13:21:12 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

1271422

registered interest
date	15/12/2020
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Fossil Fuels: Export Credit Guarantees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 18 November 2020 to Question 91998 on Fossil Fuels: Export Credit Guarantees, what status the listed projects have following the Prime Minister’s announcement of 12 December 2020 on ending direct financing for fossil fuel projects overseas.
tabling member constituency	Edmonton
tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
uin	130165
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/12/2020 answer text <p>The new policy on ending government’s support to fossil fuels overseas announced by the Prime Minister at the Climate Ambition Summit will be implemented as soon as possible following the conclusion of the consultation process that was launched on 12 December.</p><p>During the consultation period and ahead of the implementation of the new policy, the government will continue to apply current policy for all in-scope activities including proposals for high carbon projects, with consideration of relevant factors including climate change.</p><p>The projects referred to in my response to the Hon. Member for Birmingham, Edgbaston on 18 November 2020 (UIN: 91998) are still under consideration by UK Export Finance, and no decisions have been made. It is our policy not to comment on potential transactions for reasons of commercial sensitivity.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 23/12/2020 13:30:33 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

1271060

registered interest
date	14/12/2020
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Fossil Fuels: Export Credit Guarantees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to the Government announcement on an end to support for the fossil fuel sector overseas and to the Answer of 18 November 2020 to Question 91998 on Fossil Fuels: Export Credit Guarantees, whether those projects remain under consideration for 2021.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	129089
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2020 answer text <p>The new policy on ending government’s support to fossil fuels overseas announced by the Prime Minister at the Climate Ambition Summit will be implemented as soon as possible following the conclusion of the consultation process that was launched on 12 December.</p><p> </p><p>During the consultation period and ahead of the implementation of the new policy, the government will continue to apply current policy for all in-scope activities including proposals for high carbon projects, with consideration of relevant factors including climate change. During this period, UK Export Finance (UKEF) will apply government’s current policy and continue to consider applications for support in the oil and gas sector.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 17/12/2020 12:35:01 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill