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1175880

	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	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

1174063

	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 Europe
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the timetable for negotiating the association agreement with the Horizon Europe research programme for the 2021–27 period; and when they expect that final details of the agreement will be published.
	tabling member printed	Lord Bassam of Brighton
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL834
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2020 answer text <p>We will continue to collaborate with the EU on scientific research and have been clear that, where it is in the UK’s interests, we will seek to participate in some specific EU Programmes. The shape and content of the next EU Multi-Annual Financial Framework Programmes for 2021-2027, including Horizon Europe, are currently being negotiated in the EU Institutions and have not yet been finalised. Horizon Europe must be adopted by the EU before any l formal negotiations on possible association could begin.</p><p> </p><p>The UK has played a constructive role in the development of Horizon Europe to ensure that it aligns with UK priorities and we look forward to continuing our relationship in research and innovation with our European partners.</p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank question first answered 04/02/2020 15:26:53 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
	tabling member	3504 label Biography information for Lord Bassam of Brighton

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
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	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

1174067

	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	Climate Change
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking to ensure that their climate change targets are met.
	tabling member printed	Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL838
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2020 answer text <p>The UK is a world leader in cutting emissions while creating wealth. Between 1990 and 2017, the UK reduced its emissions by 42% while growing the economy by 73% – the best performance in the G7 on a per person basis.</p><p>The UK over-achieved against the first (2008-12) and second (2013-17) carbon budgets. We exceeded the required emissions reduction in the first carbon budget by 1.2%, and the second carbon budget by nearly 14%.</p><p>Since setting the 2050 net zero target, we have invested £2bn and will continue to build on the strong frameworks we have in place for driving decarbonisation across the UK economy.</p><p>2020 will be a vital year for climate action, and we will set out our ambitious plans in the run up to COP26 through a number of sectoral strategies, including the Transport Decarbonisation Plan, Energy White Paper and a policy roadmap for heat.</p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank question first answered 04/02/2020 15:27:23 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
	tabling member	4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth

1174433

	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	Energy: Housing
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking and over what period to assist over 60’s living in fuel-poor properties, and to improve the energy efficiency of existing homes.
	tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL893
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2020 answer text <p>Improving energy efficiency is the best long-term solution to tackle fuel poverty.</p><p>More than one quarter of fuel poor households in England include a resident over the age of 60. Government is taking steps to ensure low income, vulnerable households, including older people, are protected from living in a cold home.</p><p>The Energy Company Obligation Scheme provides support for low income and vulnerable households. Since ECO launched in January 2013, it has delivered energy efficiency measures to more than 2 million households. ECO, or a successor scheme, will continue to drive at least £640 million investment per year in home energy efficiency until 2028.</p><p>The Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards now require landlords spend up to £3500 improving their properties to energy efficiency Band E before renting them out. We intend to consult later this year on a long-term trajectory for improving Private Rented Sector homes to Band C.</p><p>In addition to receiving energy efficiency support, pensioners receive financial support to ensure they can keep their homes warm. Winter Fuel Payments provide pensioners with between £100 and £300 to keep their homes warm during the winter. Those on Pension Credit also receive a £140 Warm Home Discount rebate.</p><p>Our 2020 Fuel Poverty Strategy will detail our future plans to tackle fuel poverty.</p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank question first answered 04/02/2020 15:25:48 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
	tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

1174442

	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	Trawsfynydd Power Station
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions, if any, they have had with the Welsh Government about the future of nuclear power at Trawsfynydd.
	tabling member printed	Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL902
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2020 answer text <p>We have spoken with the Welsh Government about their idea for potential re-use of the Trawsfynydd site for energy generation and production of medical isotopes.</p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank question first answered 04/02/2020 15:25:56 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
	tabling member	4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth

1174466

	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	Incinerators: Greenhouse Gas Emissions
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Duncan of Springbank on 5 November 2019 (HL460), how they calculate the greenhouse gas emissions from a tonne of domestic waste being processed in an energy from waste incinerator.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL926
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2020 answer text <p>Domestic, or household, waste is currently included within the fuel category “MSW” (Municipal Solid Waste) in the UK Greenhouse Gas Inventory. MSW refers to waste collected by municipalities or other local authorities and includes sources other than domestic waste.</p><p> </p><p>The emissions per tonne of MSW processed in an energy from waste incinerator is calculated using the 2006 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Guidelines. Figures are provided for methane and nitrous oxide along with separate figures for carbon (fossil) emissions from biodegradable MSW and non-biodegradable MSW. The proportions of total MSW that is biodegradable and non-biodegradable is calculated using data from DUKES (the Digest of UK Energy Statistics). These four figures are combined to give total greenhouse gas emissions emitted per tonne of MSW processed in an energy from waste incinerator.</p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank question first answered 04/02/2020 15:26:19 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
	tabling member	4297 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb

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
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	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
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	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

1175230

	registered interest
	date	22/01/2020
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Trade: Northern Ireland
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government when they intend to bring forward the statutory regulations to address unrestricted access for business from Northern Ireland exporting goods to elsewhere in the UK.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL712
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2020 answer text <p>As set out in the ‘New Decade, New Approach’ deal to restore the Northern Ireland Executive, the Government is committed to legislate to guarantee unfettered access for Northern Ireland’s businesses to the whole of the UK internal market, and ensure that this legislation is in force for 1 January 2021.</p><p> </p><p>The Government recognises that there are still questions about the detail and how the deal will be operationalised. That is why this commitment is so important.</p><p> </p><p>It is of course vital that Northern Ireland businesses are closely involved in the next stage of this work and we will establish robust channels with both Ministers and officials to ensure this over the coming months. We will also engage in detail with the Executive on measures to protect and strengthen the UK internal market.</p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank question first answered 04/02/2020 13:58:42 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
	tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick