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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1129497/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The smart meter rollout in Great Britain is making good progress, with over 14.3 million smart and advanced meters operating as of the end of March 2019. The Programme remains on track to offer every home and small business smart meters by the end of 2020.<\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the target for energy suppliers to have taken all reasonable steps to install smart meters in all homes and small businesses in the UK will be met by 2020.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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          , "title" : "Figure 5.1: Electricity generation by fuel source"}
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          , "title" : "Table 5.1. Fuel in elec generated & elec supplied"}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2019-06-04", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
      , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Electricity Interconnectors"}
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      , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25277", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Lords"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty's Government what percentage of the UK's electricity is currently imported from other EU countries via interconnectors; and what percentage is forecast for 2030.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/2533", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Birt"}
      }
      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Lord Birt"}
      ], "uin" : "HL15984"}
    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1129546", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1129546/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has not issued any Ministerial Directions in respect of British Steel.<\/p><p>This loan agreement was fully commercial and state aid compliant, valued at around £120m, under Section 7 of the Industrial Development Act 1982. Under the agreement the Government purchased emissions allowances on behalf of British Steel ensuring it met its 2018 ETS obligations. Failure to comply with its ETS obligations would have led to a fine of around £500m, on top of the costs of ETS compliance of around £120m.<\/p><p>In return, under a deed of forfeiture, the company\u2019s 2019 allowances will be assigned to the Government once issued, and the proceeds from selling these is expected to cover the costs of purchasing allowances for British Steel. The\u202fGovernment\u2019s view is that the 2019 allowances will\u202fstill\u202fbe issued to British Steel in insolvency.<\/p><p>The Government\u2019s assessment is that the Deed of Forfeiture offered value for money to the taxpayer, with benefits exceeding the costs, predicated on the level of confidence around security, even in the event of insolvency.<\/p><p>This position was supported by the independent Industrial Development Advisory Board which assessed the proposal in their statutory role and agreed with the Government\u2019s value for money assessment.<\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p>"}
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        }
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2019-06-04", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
      , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "British Steel: Loans"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the recent loan of £120 million to enable British Steel to meet its emissions trading compliance costs required a Ministerial direction.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3869", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Myners"}
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      ], "uin" : "HL16031"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1129547/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>I refer the Noble Lord to the answer I gave him on 4<sup>th<\/sup> June 2019 to Question HL15896, and to letters from the Permanent Secretary to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy to the Chair of the Public Accounts Committee and the Comptroller &amp; Auditor General, placed in the Libraries of both Houses, outlining the terms of the Deed of Forfeiture bridge facility agreed between Government and British Steel.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The Deed of Forfeiture provides legal protections to give Government control of 2019 EU ETS allowances, even under the scenario of insolvency.<\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/2616", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Henley"}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2019-06-04", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
      , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "British Steel: Loans"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty's Government whether civil servants expressed any concerns about the loan made to British Steel to enable it to meet its emissions trading compliance costs; and whether this loan is subject to enforceable security.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3869", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Myners"}
      }
      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Lord Myners"}
      ], "uin" : "HL16032"}
    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1129574", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1129574/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>On 28th November 2018 the Government laid before Parliament the document entitled, \u201cEU Exit: Long-term economic analysis\u201d. The purpose of this analysis was to illustrate high level impacts on the UK from different EU Exit scenarios. It included associated costs for five broad sector groups across the economy, which together cover the majority of the UK economy and all traded goods and services:<\/p><p> <\/p><ul><li>Manufactured Goods;<\/li><li>Agri-food;<\/li><li>Services (Non-Financial and Non-Networks);<\/li><li>Financial Services;<\/li><li>Networks<\/li><\/ul><p> <\/p><p>While economic modelling is an inherently uncertain exercise, the Government\u2019s analysis indicates that the economy could be worse-off in the long run in a no deal scenario.<\/p><p> <\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/2616", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Henley"}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2019-06-04", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the economic impact that a no-deal Brexit could have on the UK manufacturing sector.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1796", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick"}
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      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Lord Taylor of Warwick"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1129641", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1129641/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The latest statistics are publicly available (<a href=\"https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistics%2Fsolid-fuels-and-derived-gases-section-2-energy-trends&amp;data=02%7C01%7Celizabeth.twomey%40beis.gov.uk%7C1e9c4adfd2e34cc9daf108d6e9b48cf2%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C636953358993851618&amp;sdata=KafUNWRYL193z1tkjts6rs9aYJyQH%2BQu1rCT7q0xBNU%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\">Energy Trends table 2.1<\/a>.)<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The government is committed to ending unabated coal power by 2025. As a result of our existing policies, including carbon pricing and our support for renewables, we have already made great headway in reducing our reliance on coal, which fell from 39% of electricity in 2012 to 5% in 2018. There are now regular coal free periods, and in May the UK went without running coal power generation for over two weeks \u2013 the longest coal-free period in the country since the 1880s.<\/p><p> <\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4021", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Chris Skidmore"}
        }
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        , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Chris Skidmore"}
        , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2019-06-13", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2019-06-04", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
      , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Coal"}
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      , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of existing coal stocks to meet expected needs for electricity generation before coal is phased out.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4062", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park"}
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      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Zac Goldsmith"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1129649/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The Department has not made any formal assessment of the security of supply of rare earth elements. However, neodymium and dysprosium are included on the EU\u2019s list of critical raw materials, because of their high economic importance and high supply risk. Tellurium is not on that list, but the Government is aware of its scarcity and importance to manufacturing of alloys and some electronic equipment.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>We enjoy strong relationships with a huge range of companies and business representatives and through those conversations we have not been made aware of any specific concerns regarding the supply of these materials.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>I can also confirm that I have not held specific conversations with any country regarding rare earth elements. However, the UK Government\u2019s long-held approach to ensuring sufficient supply of materials is through lobbying for free, fair and open global markets. As my rt. hon Friend the Prime Minister has stated, we want to ensure that we promote the greatest possible trade with the world.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Through our day-to-day contacts with industry, we will continue to monitor the situation.<\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4044", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Andrew Stephenson"}
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        , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Andrew Stephenson"}
        , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2019-06-12", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
        , "groupedQuestionUIN" : [{"_value" : "259819"}
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