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1546976

registered interest
date	30/11/2022
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	Tidal Power: Research
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 potential merits of setting up public a body, analogous to Wave Energy Scotland, in the context of conducting research and development in the field of tidal power.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	99942
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2022 answer text <p>The Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult is the UK’s leading innovation centre for offshore renewable energy, including tidal power. The Government established it in 2013.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 08/12/2022 17:02:54 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1545156

registered interest
date	24/11/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Trains: Diesel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when diesel trains will be phased out on the national rail network.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	902399
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2022 answer text <p>Our aim is to remove all diesel-only trains (passenger and freight) from the network by 2040.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 24/11/2022 11:52:21 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1545272

registered interest
date	24/11/2022
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	Regional Planning and Development: Devolution
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 23 November 2022 to Question 84783 Carbon Emissions: Regulation, when his Department began to develop the Strategy and Policy statement.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	95893
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/12/2022 answer text <p>The Energy Act 2013 provided powers for the Secretary of State to designate a Strategy and Policy Statement (SPS) for energy policy. A draft SPS was consulted on in 2014 and the Department subsequently committed to redrafting the SPS based on the consultation responses. However, this work was paused following the change of government in 2015.</p><p> </p><p>This Government set out its intention to designate an SPS for energy policy in the Energy White Paper in December 2020. The Department has continued developing the SPS and Welsh and Scottish Ministers have had the opportunity to consider a draft. A public consultation is planned for the Spring.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart grouped question UIN 95894 question first answered 29/12/2022 13:09:43 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart previous answer version 40801 answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1545274

registered interest
date	24/11/2022
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	Regional Planning and Development: Devolution
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 23 November 2022 to Question 84783 on Carbon Emissions: Regulation, when his Department first announced its intention to publish the Strategy and Policy statement.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	95894
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/12/2022 answer text <p>The Energy Act 2013 provided powers for the Secretary of State to designate a Strategy and Policy Statement (SPS) for energy policy. A draft SPS was consulted on in 2014 and the Department subsequently committed to redrafting the SPS based on the consultation responses. However, this work was paused following the change of government in 2015.</p><p> </p><p>This Government set out its intention to designate an SPS for energy policy in the Energy White Paper in December 2020. The Department has continued developing the SPS and Welsh and Scottish Ministers have had the opportunity to consider a draft. A public consultation is planned for the Spring.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart grouped question UIN 95893 question first answered 29/12/2022 13:09:43 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart previous answer version 40804 answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1545276

registered interest
date	24/11/2022
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	Wind Power: Seas and Oceans
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 his Department’s policy is on (a) initiatives and (b) reforms that will need to be taken forward by (i) Ofgem, (ii) National Grid and (iii) his Department to achieve the Government’s target of 50GW by 2030.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	95895
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2022 answer text <p>The Holistic Network Design (HND) provides a recommended design to connect 23GW of offshore wind. Alongside projects already installed, in planning or in consenting, total capacity if delivered, will exceed 50GW by 2030.</p><p> </p><p>To ensure the infrastructure identified in the HND can be built, BEIS is working across government to implement the commitments made in the <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fbritish-energy-security-strategy%2Fbritish-energy-security-strategy&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary.PQ%40BEIS.gov.uk%7C0c12715353804e0768b808dadc6617fa%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C638064628282461296%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=oCNYlEK7GzPw18HqduaRxYGt1jXFLHGwNGxKj4TYeig%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">British Energy Security Strategy</a>.</p><p> </p><p>BEIS also supports and encourages the work of Ofgem and National Grid Electricity Systems Operator (NGESO) in developing and implementing the HND. For example, Ofgem is consulting on appropriate delivery models for projects in the HND and on accelerating the delivery of the strategic electricity transmission network. NGESO published their ‘Industry Code, Standard and Licence Recommendation Report' alongside the HND in July 2022; this outlined the scope of the changes to codes and standards needed to implement the HND. The NGESO is now working with industry to progress these changes.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 13/12/2022 09:44:36 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart previous answer version 40805 answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1545018

registered interest
date	23/11/2022
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	Motor Vehicles: Air Pollution
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 the Government has made an assessment on the efficacy of installing in-road apparatus to reduce nitrogen dioxide emissions and concentrations of particulate matter from motor vehicles on UK roads.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	94832
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2022 answer text <p>The Government is aware of this emerging technology but notes that it is still in development. Currently there is limited peer reviewed evidence available on real world application and the impact of the technology on concentrations of nitrogen dioxide and particulate matter. Defra and DfT will continue to assess the operational relevance of promising science and technology such as this on an ongoing basis.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 30/11/2022 18:23:50 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1545019

registered interest
date	23/11/2022
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	Motor Vehicles: Air Pollution
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 she is taking to ensure (a) roadside air pollution is kept under a legal limit and (b) the UK meets its air quality targets set under the Environment Act 2021.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	94833
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2023 answer text <p>The Government has placed a duty on local authorities to keep air pollution within legal limits and we expect them to take action. The Government has provided £883m of dedicated funding to help local authorities develop and implement local NO2 air quality plans and support those affected by these plans. This sits alongside wider funding to support the transition to cleaner, more sustainable transport, including £2bn to kickstart a cycling and walking revolution, and £120m to support zero emission buses as part of the £3bn National Bus Strategy.</p><p>The UK has a high ambition for domestic air quality. The targets to be set under the Environment Act 2021 and the policy paths by which they will be achieved will be announced shortly.</p><p>Using new powers under the Environment Act 2021 we have on 7 December designated National Highways as a Relevant Public Authority which means National Highways will be required to collaborate with local authorities in developing and carrying out their Air Quality Action Plans. This means that all authorities with responsibility for roads in England are now required to work together to ensure that Air Quality Objectives are not exceeded at roadside.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 18/01/2023 10:56:35 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1545049

registered interest
date	23/11/2022
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	Deposit Return Schemes: Cost Benefit Analysis
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 her Department will publish an updated cost-benefit analysis of the introduction of DRS against current recycling rates.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	94834
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2022 answer text <p>Government published a consultation stage impact assessment alongside the publication of our 2021 consultation in March 2021, and can be found here - <a href="https://consult.defra.gov.uk/environment/consultation-on-introducing-a-drs/supporting_documents/Impact%20Assessment.pdf" target="_blank">https://consult.defra.gov.uk/environment/consultation-on-introducing-a-drs/supporting_documents/Impact%20Assessment.pdf</a>. Further details on next steps for DRS will be set out in the upcoming Government's response to the 2021 consultation. We are working towards publication shortly. We are continuing to update our cost benefit analysis and will publish a Final Impact Assessment in advance of the DRS regulations being laid in Parliament.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow grouped question UIN 94836 question first answered 30/11/2022 18:28:26 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1545051

registered interest
date	23/11/2022
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	Deposit Return Schemes
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 will be taken in the design of England’s DRS to avoid material switching from smaller formats to larger containers.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	94835
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2022 answer text <p>In our 2021 consultation, we set out a proposal that the Deposit Management Organisation would be able to decide whether to have a fixed or variable deposit. A variable deposit could help prevent significant shifts in consumer behaviour. Further details on next steps for DRS will be set out in the upcoming Government's response to the 2021 consultation. We are working towards publication shortly.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 01/12/2022 17:11:53 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1545053

registered interest
date	23/11/2022
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	Deposit Return Schemes: Glass
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 she will publish the full evidence behind in the decision to exclude glass from the Deposit Return Scheme, including the assessment it would have had on glass recycling and impact on consumer behaviour.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	94836
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2022 answer text <p>Government published a consultation stage impact assessment alongside the publication of our 2021 consultation in March 2021, and can be found here - <a href="https://consult.defra.gov.uk/environment/consultation-on-introducing-a-drs/supporting_documents/Impact%20Assessment.pdf" target="_blank">https://consult.defra.gov.uk/environment/consultation-on-introducing-a-drs/supporting_documents/Impact%20Assessment.pdf</a>. Further details on next steps for DRS will be set out in the upcoming Government's response to the 2021 consultation. We are working towards publication shortly. We are continuing to update our cost benefit analysis and will publish a Final Impact Assessment in advance of the DRS regulations being laid in Parliament.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow grouped question UIN 94834 question first answered 30/11/2022 18:28:26 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse