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1685897

	registered interest
	date	30/01/2024
	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	Aquind: Electricity Interconnectors
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Defence on the potential national security risks of the AQUIND Interconnector Project.
	tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
	tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
	uin	12099
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2024 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">There have been no such discussions. The Ministry of Defence has contacted the Department at official level requesting additional time to prepare substantive representations setting out its concerns regarding the proposed AQUIND project.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Secretary of State has not had any discussions with the Secretary of State for Defence about this project. However, the Ministry of Defence can make representations to the Department via the planning process which will be handled in accordance with their security classification.</ins></p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 02/02/2024 13:14:34 question first ministerially corrected 06/02/2024 15:23:34 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart previous answer version 15281 answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1685836

	registered interest
	date	30/01/2024
	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	Net Zero Council
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many times has the Net Zero Council met since May 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol East
	tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
	uin	12008
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2024 answer text <p>The Net Zero Council has met four times since it was established in May 2023. Meetings were held in May 2023, July 2023, November 2023, and January 2024.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 02/02/2024 13:15:07 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1685846

	registered interest
	date	30/01/2024
	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	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Indonesia
	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 28 December 2022 to Question 112071 on Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Aviation, what the cost was of the accommodation used by the former Minister of State for Business, Energy and Clean Growth on his visit to Indonesia from 27 August to 3 September 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	12013
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2024 answer text <p>The Government publishes on <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7CParliamentary.PQ%40energysecurity.gov.uk%7C8cdfec96435d444ebe9a08dc23ef9334%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C638424759072164916%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=WdKF8E1wa3LhwxVksM45%2BOdLG171LDuWrhC%2BIKddwho%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">gov.uk</a> details of the total cost of overseas Ministerial travel, including costs of travel, and on other costs (visas, accommodation, meals). But as has been the case under successive administrations, the Government does not publish granular detail on Ministers’ travel at home or abroad, nor details of those accompanying them.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 02/02/2024 13:17:54 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1685895

	registered interest
	date	30/01/2024
	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	Aquind: Electricity Interconnectors
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what her latest estimate is of when a decision will be made on the AQUIND Interconnector project.
	tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
	tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
	uin	12098
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2024 answer text <p>At this point It would not be appropriate to estimate how much more time is required for the re-determination of the application, given that it is dependent on representations that have not yet been made.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 06/02/2024 10:26:28 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1685907

	registered interest
	date	30/01/2024
	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	Coalition for High Ambition Multilevel Partnerships for Climate Action
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of signing up to the Coalition for High Ambition Multilevel Partnerships for Climate Action.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol East
	tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
	uin	12045
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2024 answer text <p>The Government already undertakes a significant amount of work at the subnational level to deliver net zero, as outlined in the Net Zero Strategy and Net Zero Growth Plan. The recently announced Local Net Zero Accelerator programme will support local government to attract private sector investment for green growth and will pilot new approaches in three Combined Authorities. The Government has therefore decided not to join the Coalition for High Ambition Multilevel Partnerships for Climate Action at the current time.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 02/02/2024 06:26:32 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1685911

	registered interest
	date	30/01/2024
	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	Aquind: Electricity Interconnectors
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when she last had discussions with her French counterpart on (a) national security and (b) other matters relating to the AQUIND Interconnector Project.
	tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
	tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
	uin	12104
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2024 answer text <p>My Rt Hon Friend, the Secretary of State, has not had any conversations with her French counterparts in relation to the Aquind interconnector project.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 06/02/2024 15:08:51 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1685914

	registered interest
	date	30/01/2024
	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	Net Zero Council
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what the membership is of the Net Zero Council; and what its objectives are for 2024.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol East
	tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
	uin	12048
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2024 answer text <p>I co-chair the Net Zero Council alongside The Co-operative Group CEO Shirine Khoury-Haq. Members include some of the country’s leading businesses and finance firms. A full list is available at <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fgroups%2Fnet-zero-council&amp;data=05%7C02%7CParliamentary.PQ%40energysecurity.gov.uk%7Ce46138aa93c04c84a71e08dc23ef7521%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C638424758563793037%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=45b0U4MkAttst58qqHGOe3LKuKYeLazAEYsKny%2FeCHo%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/net-zero-council</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The Council’s key objectives are:</p><ul><li>Working to ensure major sectors of the economy have a net zero pathway, including looking at barriers and connections across sectors.</li><li>Leading a systematic review of financing challenges and how these can be addressed.</li><li>Identifying key challenges facing SMEs and supporting their transition with information and advice.</li></ul> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 02/02/2024 13:13:34 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1685915

	registered interest
	date	30/01/2024
	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	Aquind
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether the Ministers in her Department (a) met and (b) spoke to (i) directors and (ii) other representatives of Aquind Energy in the last year.
	tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
	tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
	uin	12105
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2024 answer text <p>Details of meetings held by Ministers in the Department are recorded in our transparency data, which is published at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fcollections%2Fdesnz-ministerial-gifts-hospitality-travel-and-meetings&amp;data=05%7C02%7CParliamentary.PQ%40energysecurity.gov.uk%7Cb6d1f8a295474404422e08dc26fa76f6%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C638428104418221614%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=Exukk6%2F%2B21za9oAeVYZ8dvWsLrsKZxGjG%2FlIQYsryK4%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/desnz-ministerial-gifts-hospitality-travel-and-meetings</a>,</p><p> </p><p>Data covering the 1 October 2023 until 31 December 2023 is due to be published shortly in line with Cabinet Office Guidance organisations are listed instead of individuals.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 06/02/2024 15:07:01 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1686066

	registered interest
	date	30/01/2024
	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	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Ministerial Boxes
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many ministerial red boxes belonging to her Department have been reported (a) lost and (b) stolen in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
	tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
	uin	12169
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2024 answer text <p>The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) was established in February 2023 as a result of the Machinery of Government changes, so records only exist for one year.</p><p> </p><p>The following table includes the number of lost or stolen ministerial red boxes from DESNZ for 2023.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2023</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lost</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stolen</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The Departmental Security Unit records and investigates each reported loss from the Department. If appropriate, the police are invited to undertake further inquiries.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 06/02/2024 15:13:29 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney