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1226170

registered interest
date	20/07/2020
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	Sizewell C Power Station: Construction
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when they estimate the construction of Sizewell C nuclear power station will begin; and what funding model will be used for that construction.
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL7000
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/08/2020 answer text <p>It is for individual developers to consider milestones, such as estimates of when construction will commence. Any funding model would be agreed as part of a negotiation, should the Government enter into one.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 03/08/2020 15:37:14 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

1226171

registered interest
date	20/07/2020
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	Wylfa Power Station: Development Consent Orders
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when they estimate the development consent order for the proposed nuclear power station at Wylfa Newydd will be approved.
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL7001
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/08/2020 answer text <p>My Rt. Hon. Friend the Secretary of State is considering the Examining Authority’s Recommendation Report regarding development consent for the proposed Wylfa Newydd nuclear power station. This Report is being reviewed alongside the further information received following the Government’s post-examination consultation on the application. The deadline for the Secretary of State’s decision is 30 September 2020.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 03/08/2020 13:43:25 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

1225873

registered interest
date	16/07/2020
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	Property: Energy
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress they have made in rolling out Property Assessed Clean Energy programmes in the UK.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
uin	HL6924
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2020 answer text <p>Our ambition is for as many UK homes as possible to be EPC Band C by 2035, where practical, cost-effective and affordable. We have launched a Green Home Finance Innovation Fund, which will provide £1.8 million to support three organisations to produce new green lending products for owner-occupiers to install energy efficiency improvements. We have also committed to a consultation on the merits of setting requirements for lenders to help the households they lend to improve their energy performance. Finally, we are working closely with the Green Finance Institute’s Coalition for the Energy Efficiency of Buildings to further develop the green finance market.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 30/07/2020 14:45:39 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	4719 label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle

1225874

registered interest
date	16/07/2020
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	UK Audit Standards Independent Review
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to implement the recommendations of Sir Donald Brydon’s Independent Review into the Quality and Effectiveness of Audit, published in December 2019.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
uin	HL6925
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2020 answer text <p>We have had three independent reviews on aspects of audit: Sir Donald Brydon’s review, Sir John Kingman’s review of the Financial Reporting Council, and the CMA’s market study of statutory audit. The Government is committed to acting on their recommendations, including legislating to create a stronger regulator as soon as parliamentary time allows, and will publish proposals in the coming months.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 30/07/2020 14:21:16 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	4719 label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle

1225387

registered interest
date	15/07/2020
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	Renewable Energy
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has made of the domestic value added as a proportion of the total cost of capital investment in renewable energy capacity installed in the last five years, and in particular of the domestic value added as a proportion of the cost of (1) electric photo voltaic panels, (2) heat pumps, (3) batteries for electric cars, (4) wind turbines, generators and gear boxes, (5) wind turbine blades, and (6) platforms and legs for offshore wind turbines.
tabling member printed	Lord Lilley
uin	HL6889
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/07/2020 answer text <p>The Government has not made an assessment on this basis. However, in 2019, the Department commissioned a consortium to provide analysis on future energy innovation needs and to produce the Energy Innovation Needs Assessments. These include information on potential Gross Value Add, domestic and export growth opportunities of different technologies in the UK’s future energy system.</p><p> </p><p>The Energy Innovation Needs Assessments are available on the GOV.UK website.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 29/07/2020 15:48:13 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	68 label Biography information for Lord Lilley

1224700

registered interest
date	14/07/2020
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	Housing: Energy
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress they have made in the implementation and roll out of the retrofitting standard PAS 2035; and whether they anticipate the implementation and roll out of the standard to be completed in time for the planned start of the Green Homes Grants.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
uin	HL6825
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/07/2020 answer text <p>PAS 2035 was published in June 2019 and is already being implemented under the Energy Company Obligation. Obligated energy suppliers currently have an incentive to install measures to PAS 2035 and all measures will have to be installed to the standard from 1 July 2021.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 28/07/2020 15:04:12 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	4719 label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle

1224087

registered interest
date	13/07/2020
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	Retail Trade
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the extent to which an inability to pay rents has contributed to the number of failing retail businesses in 2020.
tabling member printed	Lord Allen of Kensington
uin	HL6744
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2020 answer text <p>Government recognises that there can be complex reasons behind the failure of certain retail businesses.</p><p> </p><p>The UK government has extended measures to protect struggling companies from eviction over the summer. The extension, until the end of September, comes alongside further support to help local businesses plan for economic recovery following the coronavirus pandemic.</p><p> </p><p>A new code of practice has been developed with leaders from the retail, hospitality, and property sectors to provide clarity for businesses when discussing rental payments and to encourage best practice so that all parties are supported.</p><p> </p><p>These interventions are in addition to the comprehensive financial package provided by the UK Government to businesses during this difficult time and is in recognition of the strain that the sector is currently under.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 24/07/2020 12:49:44 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	4304 label Biography information for Lord Allen of Kensington

1224106

registered interest
date	13/07/2020
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	Art Works: Royalties
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to continue the Artists Resale Rights regime as part of the future trade relationship with the EU.
tabling member printed	Lord Clement-Jones
uin	HL6767
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2020 answer text <p>The Government supports Artist’s Resale Right (ARR), both domestically and internationally. It is provided for in UK law and after the transition period, the UK will continue to comply with its international obligations relating to ARR.</p><p> </p><p>The final details of a future trade relationship between the UK and the EU will depend on the outcome of the ongoing negotiations.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 27/07/2020 10:34:29 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	3396 label Biography information for Lord Clement-Jones

1224147

registered interest
date	13/07/2020
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	Energy: Housing
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to Written Answer by Lord Callanan on 27 May (HL4211), what assessment they have made of the additional number of retrofit coordinators needed to deliver the £2 billion home energy retrofit programme announced by the Chancellor of the Exchequer on 8 July; and what is their assessment of the number of retrofit coordinators who (1) have graduated, and (2) will have graduated, by 31 December.
tabling member printed	Lord Stunell
uin	HL6810
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2020 answer text <p>There are currently 166 retrofit coordinators who have completed the training and over 250 more are undertaking it. Given the number of people completing the qualification is based on demand and individuals’ chosen speed of training, we have not estimated how many will complete it by 31 December 2020.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 27/07/2020 14:58:09 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	445 label Biography information for Lord Stunell

1224148

registered interest
date	13/07/2020
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	Energy: Housing
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of their home energy retrofit programme on (1) employment in each region of England, and (2) the annual carbon emission tonnage reduction when the programme is completed.
tabling member printed	Lord Stunell
uin	HL6811
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2020 answer text <p>A good supply of skilled workers is essential in order to meet our aspiration for as many UK homes as possible to be Energy Performance Certificate band C by 2035, where practical, cost-effective and affordable.</p><p>In 2018, the domestic and non-domestic energy efficiency sectors employed 153,600 people, but more will be required. The new Green Homes Grant scheme could deliver over 100,000 green jobs throughout the many different regions of England.</p><p>The Government calculates greenhouse gas emissions savings for a range of different policies, and we will equally do so for the Green Homes Grant scheme.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 27/07/2020 15:00:10 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	445 label Biography information for Lord Stunell