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1686967

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date	02/02/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Carbon Capture and Storage: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make a comparative estimate of the funding the Government has committed to spend with the amount spent on (a) Carbon Capture Usage and Storage (CCUS), (b) hydrogen production and (c) Direct air capture (DAC) since January 2020.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	12772
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2024 answer text <p>In the 2023 Spring Budget, the Chancellor announced up to £20bn for the deployment of CCUS in the UK. Commercial negotiations are ongoing. Up to £40m of the CCUS Infrastructure Fund is being spent under the UKRI Industrial Decarbonisation Challenge Fund. Under the Net Innovation Zero Portfolio (NZIP) the UK government has committed £25m to CCUS innovations.</p><p>From the £1 billion Net Zero Innovation Portfolio (NZIP), £60m has been committed to the Direct Air Capture and Greenhouse Gas Removal Innovation Programme. Of this around £23 million is funding for the Direct Air Capture technology demonstration projects.</p><p>Over £127 million has been allocated to hydrogen production projects from the Net Zero Hydrogen Fund. The first hydrogen allocation round (HAR1) will provide over £2 billion of revenue support from the Hydrogen Production Business Model, which will start to be paid once projects become operational from 2025. Hydrogen innovation projects have been allocated over £170m from the NZIP.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Gareth Davies question first answered 12/02/2024 17:04:28 answering member 4850 label Biography information for Gareth Davies
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1686968

registered interest
date	02/02/2024
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	North Sea Oil: Shetland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the Answer of 24 October 2023 to Question 202952 on North Sea Oil: Shetland, on what evidential basis she said that Rosebank will be significantly less emissions-intensive than the current average of producing assets; and if she will make an estimate of the total lifespan emissions from this project.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	12773
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2024 answer text <p>Equinor estimates that Rosebank will produce oil at around 12 kg CO<sub>2</sub>/barrel, compared to a UK offshore production average of over 20 kg CO<sub>2</sub>/barrel. Rosebank will be electrification-ready, and Equinor anticipates the emissions would reduce to 3kg CO<sub>2</sub>/barrel after electrification. I refer the Hon Member to Equinor’s analysis on <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fuploads%2Fsystem%2Fuploads%2Fattachment_data%2Ffile%2F1097880%2FRosebank_Environmental_Statement_-_Final_for_Submission_To_OPRED_Equinor_3rd_August_2022.pdf&amp;data=05%7C02%7CParliamentary.PQ%40energysecurity.gov.uk%7Cb8f111ba9dda45d107dc08dc28934a5b%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C638429860271107001%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=wgnubo7WCxm8sRasuO6gNUVh%2BUlr039GcIAVbJQg5%2Fo%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Rosebank</a>, the North Sea Transition Authority’s 2023 <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nstauthority.co.uk%2Fmedia%2Fbicn5tva%2Fnsta-emissions-monitoring-report-2023-final-accessible.pdf&amp;data=05%7C02%7CParliamentary.PQ%40energysecurity.gov.uk%7Cb8f111ba9dda45d107dc08dc28934a5b%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C638429860271117860%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=Meey7e7PogaqKhzCmJa5zljvcYAUy3RUM7sihWBQB2U%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Emissions Monitoring Report</a> and data <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapp.powerbi.com%2Fview%3Fr%3DeyJrIjoiMGY5NDQwODYtNjZiZi00MzEzLWIyZTQtYzIzOWIyMWUzOGM2IiwidCI6ImU2ODFjNTlkLTg2OGUtNDg4Ny04MGZhLWNlMzZmMWYyMWIwZiJ9&amp;data=05%7C02%7CParliamentary.PQ%40energysecurity.gov.uk%7Cb8f111ba9dda45d107dc08dc28934a5b%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C638429860271125324%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=sRW1rkXYUto3XAvwluUmfpI8WNxCQMYr6bprbp3x24A%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Dashboard</a> highlighting the emissions intensity of production for the UK Continental Shelf, and published regulatory <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Frosebank-field-development&amp;data=05%7C02%7CParliamentary.PQ%40energysecurity.gov.uk%7Cb8f111ba9dda45d107dc08dc28934a5b%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C638429860271131477%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=PQx6JRX0ykqCHTIu%2FYsNHWKi9Rck%2FhVr1832nBmOjbI%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">decision documents</a> on the environmental effects of Rosebank.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 08/02/2024 11:51:24 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1686969

registered interest
date	02/02/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Fossil Fuels: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Answer of 24 October 2023 to Question 202953 on North Sea Oil and to the policy paper entitled Energy Taxes Factsheet, published on 17 November 2022, whether he plans to define taxpayers as investors in new fossil fuel developments.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	12774
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2024 answer text <p>Taxpayers are not considered investors in oil and gas. Oil and gas extraction in the UK and on the UK Continental Shelf is a market orientated activity undertaken by commercial organisations. Those organisations and their investors, who choose to invest in this activity, do so to generate a commercial return and bear the associated risks, including the risks referred to in Question 202953.</p><p>The role of government is to regulate the activity. As oil and gas is a national resource, the government also seeks to take a fair share of profits from exploration and production activities through the oil and gas tax regime.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Gareth Davies question first answered 12/02/2024 17:02:35 answering member 4850 label Biography information for Gareth Davies
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1686971

registered interest
date	02/02/2024
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	EDF Group
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to EDF's media release entitled January 2024 project update, published on 23 January 2024], whether her Department had discussions on the scale of (a) overruns and (b) overspends announced in that update before that information was published.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	12775
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2024 answer text <p>Hinkley Point C (HPC) is not a Government project and its financing is a matter for EDF and its shareholders. The Department engages regularly with EDF on HPC’s progress and related matters. Officials were aware the HPC were likely to make an update to cost and schedule in advance, with the precise details only being shared at the time of publication.</p> answering member constituency West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine answering member printed Andrew Bowie question first answered 12/02/2024 13:35:14 answering member 4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1686981

registered interest
date	02/02/2024
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	Neonicotinoids
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many compliance inspections his Department made to ensure that the conditions of the emergency authorisation of Thiamethoxam were met in (a) 2021, (b) 2022 and (c) 2023; and what proportion of inspections found non-compliance with those conditions.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	12778
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2024 answer text <p>There is no specific programme of enforcement/compliance visits exclusively focused on Cruiser SB use, or for any other Emergency Authorisation. All pesticide use in the UK is regulated through HSE’s overarching programme of enforcement and compliance. This includes intelligence-led monitoring and enforcement activities to ensure that the supply and use of pesticides complies with legal requirements.</p><p> </p><p>In line with the terms of the Emergency Authorisation granted for this year, if Cruiser SB is used on sugar beet seeds, growers are required to participate in a stewardship scheme, which includes requirements for the correct use of treated seed. All sugar beet growers are supported through the season by weekly monitoring and advice provided by the British Beet Research Organisation (BBRO). This provides a robust support mechanism to drive effective stewardship. As part of the stewardship scheme, the applicant must monitor soils and plants following use of the treated seed at key indicator sites and report back to the Health and Safety Executive at the end of the season of use.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 12/02/2024 15:51:17 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1686982

registered interest
date	02/02/2024
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	Sugar Beet: Neonicotinoids
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he considered the prevention principle when making his decision on the emergency authorisation of Cruiser SB on sugar beet crops in 2024.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	12779
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2024 answer text <p>The environmental principles policy statement requires the government to apply the prevention principle in the development of policy. It is not applied when decisions are taken under existing policy/legal frameworks, as was the case for the consideration of the emergency authorisation for Cruiser SB.</p><p> </p><p>A full statement of reasons for the decision on the application for emergency authorisation for the use of Cruiser SB on sugar beet crops in 2024 can be found <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/neonicotinoid-product-as-seed-treatment-for-sugar-beet-emergency-authorisation-application/defras-chief-scientific-advisers-advice-on-the-use-of-cruiser-sb-on-the-2023-sugar-beet-crop" target="_blank">here</a>.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 12/02/2024 15:58:56 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1686983

registered interest
date	02/02/2024
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	Sugar Beet: Neonicotinoids
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to emergency authorisation of Cruiser SB on sugar beet crops in 2024, what discussions his Department has had with British Sugar on support for farmers who choose not to use Cruiser SB on their crops, including about (a) processing and (b) marketing of neonicotinoid-free sugar.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	12780
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2024 answer text <p>On 1st November 2023, Defra hosted a roundtable with members of the British sugar industry and environmental NGOs to discuss British Sugar’s action plan, the Virus Yellows Pathway to find alternative methods to neonicotinoids in controlling Virus Yellows in the British sugar crop. The roundtable allowed British Sugar to present their work to date, as well as allowing the opportunity for Defra and our external partners to encourage further work in this area.</p><p> </p><p>Of particular emphasis was the need for British Sugar to encourage peer-to-peer learning between sugar beet farmers. This would allow farmers who opt not to use neonicotinoids to share knowledge and help expedite the transition to neonicotinoid free farming, which I encourage British Sugar to take forward at pace.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 12/02/2024 16:03:47 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1686984

registered interest
date	02/02/2024
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	Sugar Beet: Neonicotinoids
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to monitor the environmental impact of the use of the product Cruiser SB on sugar beet crops.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	12781
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2024 answer text <p>If Cruiser SB is used on the 2024 sugar beet crop, the sugar beet industry will be required to carry out a range of environmental monitoring activities as a condition of the emergency authorisation. This will be supplemented by several government-funded monitoring projects.</p><p> </p><p>The overall programme will include the monitoring of residues of thiamethoxam (the active ingredient in Cruiser SB) and its metabolite, clothianidin, in the environment, to gain a better understanding of potential exposure to non-target organisms. This will include monitoring the soil of treated fields; the soil, vegetation, and pollen from field margins; and rivers in sugar beet catchments. Detail of similar monitoring programmes carried out after an emergency authorisation for Cruiser SB was granted in 2023 can be found within the HSE’s emergency registration report on Cruiser SB, published on GOV.UK.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 12/02/2024 15:58:43 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1687045

registered interest
date	02/02/2024
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	Marine Protected Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the press release entitled Nature recovery to be accelerated as the government delivers on measures to protect land and sea, published 31 January 2024, if he will publish a consultation on restrictions on bottom-towed fishing gear in the remainder of England’s offshore Marine Protected Areas.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	12797
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2024 answer text <p>We have completed the first two stages of our programme to manage damaging fishing activity in England’s offshore Marine Protected Areas (MPAs). For the remaining MPAs, the Marine Management Organisation has issued calls for evidence to seek stakeholder views and build the evidence base to inform the development of any byelaws needed to allow MPA conservation objectives to be achieved. As before, any necessary byelaws will be subject to public consultation.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 12/02/2024 15:44:23 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1687046

registered interest
date	02/02/2024
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	Fisheries: Licensing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make it his policy to issue a condition on all fishing licences to prevent vessels from using bottom-towed gear to fish within marine protected areas.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	12798
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2024 answer text <p>The designation and management of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) is a devolved competency and the information provided therefore relates to England only.</p><p> </p><p>Nearly 60% of the 181 English MPAs are already protected from damaging fishing activity by byelaws including those announced on 31 January this year. Byelaws are preferred rather than licence conditions in MPAs because they can be introduced on a site-by-site basis to ensure that measures can be tailored to meet the conservation objectives of each site and without unnecessarily restricting fishing activity. Providing the fishing industry and other stakeholders with the opportunity to work closely with management authorities to shape these byelaws is crucial to their long-term success.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 12/02/2024 15:32:55 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas