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answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2020 answer text <p>BEIS has funded the development of a modelling tool that enables local authorities to set carbon reduction targets, model the impact of various emission reduction interventions and report progress against their targets.</p><p>There are also reporting requirements that are relevant to energy use, for example the requirement in the Home Energy Conservation Act 1995 that all 326 local authorities in England submit and publish reports once every two years, demonstrating what energy conservations measures have been adopted to improve the energy efficiency of residential accommodation.</p><p>BEIS uses the data submitted within these returns to inform policy development on energy efficiency.</p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank question first answered 04/02/2020 15:27:55 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank

1175321

registered interest
date	27/01/2020
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	Nuclear Power
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government how much power can currently be supplied to the UK National Grid by nuclear power stations; and what percentage of the total power available to the National Grid that represents.
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL828
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2020 answer text <p>In 2018, nuclear power stations provided 9.3 GW of installed capacity to the GB electricity system, equating to 9.2%. They also provided 65 TWh of electricity which is 20.1% of the electricity generated in Great Britain and 19.5% of the electricity generated in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>Currently, 7.2 GW of the installed nuclear capacity is generating power for the grid.</p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank question first answered 04/02/2020 15:28:09 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

1175282

registered interest
date	23/01/2020
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	Intellectual Property: Crime
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the economic impact to the UK of the unauthorised use by persons or companies based in China of intellectual property developed in the UK.
tabling member printed	Lord Stevenson of Balmacara
uin	HL773
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2020 answer text <p>The UK’s Intellectual Property Office (IPO) is an executive agency of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. It is responsible for intellectual policy (IP) policy; educating businesses and consumers about IP rights and responsibilities; supporting IP enforcement; and granting UK patents, trade marks and design rights.</p><p> </p><p>The IPO recognises the significant harm that IP crime causes to the UK economy and is working alongside domestic and international partners to address the problem.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank question first answered 05/02/2020 14:19:42 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
tabling member	4175 label Biography information for Lord Stevenson of Balmacara

1175156

registered interest
date	21/01/2020
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	Climate Change Convention
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what goals they have set for the United Nations Climate Change Conference, due to be held in Glasgow in November 2020.
tabling member printed	Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
uin	HL602
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2020 answer text <p>As hosts of COP 26 we aim to rally to bring forward ambitious 2030 emissions reductions targets (Nationally Determined Contributions), and to urge countries, businesses and organisations to bring credible plans to hit net zero by 2050. We will publish further details in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank question first answered 04/02/2020 15:28:26 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
tabling member	4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth

1175222

registered interest
date	22/01/2020
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	Equal Pay: Ethnic Groups
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to introduce legislation to address the ethnicity pay gap; and if so, when such legislation will be introduced.
tabling member printed	Baroness McGregor-Smith
uin	HL700
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2020 answer text <p>The Government ran a consultation from October 2018 to January 2019 on Ethnicity Pay Reporting and received over 300 detailed responses. BEIS Ministers and officials have met with businesses and representative organisations to understand the barriers towards reporting and what information could be published to allow for meaningful action to be taken. We have also run voluntary methodology testing with a broad range of businesses to better understand the complexities outlined in the consultation using real payroll data and will share next steps in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank question first answered 04/02/2020 15:31:03 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
tabling member	4554 label Biography information for Baroness McGregor-Smith

1175371

registered interest
date	30/01/2020
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	Accountancy
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many meetings the Permanent Secretary for the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has had, in each of the last 18 months, with (1) Deloitte, (2) EY, (3) KPMG, and (4) PwC.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted
uin	HL1185
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/02/2020 answer text <p>Within the last 18 months, the Permanent Secretary for the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has had two meetings with Deloitte, two meetings with EY, two meetings with KPMG, and five meetings with PwC.</p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank question first answered 17/02/2020 12:16:19 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
tabling member	4562 label Biography information for Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted

1174444

registered interest
date	29/01/2020
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: Small Businesses
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking to promote small independent shops.
tabling member printed	Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
uin	HL904
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2020 answer text <p>Government recognises the Retail Sector is changing. We are committed to helping communities adapt and also supporting all parts of the retail sector during this change.</p><p>The industry-led Retail Sector Council provides a single source of strategic liaison between BEIS, on behalf of all relevant government departments, and retailers. All retail activity in the UK, including small independent shops, is represented on the Council.</p><p>The Council aims to accelerate positive change, increase the productivity of the sector, and ensure the sector remains robust and sustainable to continue providing a beneficial service to consumers and the community.</p><p>We have announced a £3.6 billion Towns Fund, including an accelerated £1 billion Future High Streets Fund, which will support local areas in England to renew and reshape town centres and high streets in a way that improves experience, drives growth and ensures future sustainability. We are promoting small independent shops through initiatives such as the Great British High Street Awards, which has been won by Welsh High Streets for the past two years.</p><p>We are also supporting local leadership with a High Streets Task Force, giving high streets and town centres expert advice to adapt and thrive.</p><p>For one year from 1 April 2020, eligible small retailers will benefit from a 50% retail discount off their business rates bills. This is an increase on the one third off bills available through the retail discount scheme in 2019/20. In addition, the Government has doubled the threshold for 100% small business rates relief, meaning more than 675,000 of the smallest businesses, including many independent shops, pay no rates at all.</p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank question first answered 10/02/2020 11:31:55 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
tabling member	4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth

1175526

registered interest
date	03/02/2020
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	Disclosure of Information
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 adequacy of the protections offered to whistleblowers by regulatory authorities.
tabling member printed	Lord Wills
uin	HL1298
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2020 answer text <p>The Government recognises how valuable it is that whistleblowers are prepared to shine a light on wrongdoing, and believes that they should be able to do so without fear of recriminations.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has continued to make reforms to the whistleblowing regime to enhance the role of prescribed persons. The most recent reform was a new legislative requirement for most prescribed persons to produce an annual report on whistleblowing disclosures made to them by workers and how they were taken forward. Relevant prescribed persons were required to publish the second of these reports by the end of September 2019. The duty increases confidence in the actions taken by prescribed persons through greater transparency about how disclosures are handled.</p><p> </p><p>Alongside the new duty, the Government published guidance for prescribed persons to help them understand their role and provide advice on complying with legal requirements as well as practices beyond the whistleblowing legislation.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has committed to reviewing the whistleblowing framework once the recent reforms have built the necessary evidence of their impact.</p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank grouped question UIN HL1297 question first answered 12/02/2020 12:13:28 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
tabling member	260 label Biography information for Lord Wills

1174064

registered interest
date	28/01/2020
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	Horizon 2020 and Horizon Europe
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the UK's annual contribution to the Horizon 2020 research programme from 2013 onwards; and what they estimate it will be for each year until 2027.
tabling member printed	Lord Bassam of Brighton
uin	HL835
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2020 answer text <p>As a Member State of the EU, the UK did not contribute financially to specific programmes. Member States pay for participation in EU Framework Programmes through the general UK contribution to the EU Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF).</p><p> </p><p>The Withdrawal Agreement means that the UK continues to participate in EU Programmes financed by the 2014-2020 MFF until their closure. Horizon 2020 is a Programme funded under the current MFF. UK scientists, researchers and businesses can continue to participate in these programmes and receive EU grant funding for the lifetime of individual projects, including projects finishing after the transition period ends in 2020. This will include UK participations in Horizon 2020 projects running until 2027 where the funding has been committed under the 2014 – 2020 MFF.</p><p> </p><p>Information on the UK’s participation in Horizon 2020 can be found on the European Commission’s Horizon 2020 dashboard.</p><p> </p><p>The shape and content of EU Programmes post-2020, including Horizon Europe, are currently being negotiated in the EU Institutions. This includes budget discussions which are decided as part of the EU’s Multi-annual Financial Framework negotiation. The Horizon Europe Regulation budget is as of yet unknown and will only be finalised after the overall EU budget has been agreed.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank question first answered 04/02/2020 15:35:47 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank attachment 1 file name horizon_dashboard_quick_guide.pdf title Horizon 2020 Dashboard quick guide
tabling member	3504 label Biography information for Lord Bassam of Brighton

1176938

registered interest
date	06/02/2020
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	Natural Gas: Hydrogen
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to develop the UK gas network and appliances connected to it so that they are able to receive a supply of 100 per cent hydrogen.
tabling member printed	Lord Lucas
uin	HL1412
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2020 answer text <p>Replacing natural gas in the gas grid with hydrogen may be an option which could contribute to decarbonising heat, along with other options including heat networks, electric heat pumps and biogas. The Government’s December 2018 report on Clean Growth: Transforming Heating concluded that there is currently no clear consensus on the best approach to decarbonising heat at scale and that further work is required on the 100 per cent hydrogen option to prove the safety and feasibility case and to better understand the costs and benefits.</p><p>BEIS is currently working with industry organisations and other stakeholders to ensure that all the R&amp;D, testing and trialling work required to achieve this has been identified.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is also currently investing in a range of innovation programmes to explore and develop the potential of low carbon hydrogen for end use sectors. This includes:</p><p>o Up to £20m to test the potential for switching to hydrogen (and other low carbon fuels) across a range of industrial sectors,</p><p>o Hy4Heat – a £25m hydrogen for heat innovation programme with the aim of establishing if it is technically possible and safe to replace methane with hydrogen in residential and commercial buildings and gas appliances,</p><p>o £23m to support deployment of hydrogen vehicles and growth of refuelling infrastructure.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank question first answered 14/02/2020 11:56:22 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
tabling member	1879 label Biography information for Lord Lucas