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date	11/05/2021
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	Solar Power: Xinjiang
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of reports that UK solar farms have been built using panels made in Xinjiang province.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	109
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/05/2021 answer text <p>We are thoroughly investigating reports of forced labour in the global solar panel supply chain. In January, we announced a comprehensive package of measures to help ensure no UK organisations are complicit in the serious human rights violations being perpetrated against the Uyghurs and other minorities in Xinjiang.</p><p> </p><p>We reiterate our call for all UK companies, including those using polysilicon in their supply chains, to ensure their supply chains are free of forced labour. We have provided detailed and specific guidance to UK businesses, and we will continue to engage businesses, including on these latest allegations.</p><p> </p><p>We are working with the UK solar sector as a matter of urgency to ensure companies are aware of the relevant legislation and international frameworks on human rights. Solar Energy UK has issued an <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsolarenergyuk.org%2Fuk-industry-supply-chain-statement%2F&amp;data=04%7C01%7CMegan.Walton%40beis.gov.uk%7C242bf087dbde4f50ae4d08d9146212ea%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C637563233710569036%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=NKiiomY1rnbBcg5hS6Smh2v%2Fe0QoZ65tXcuk74lA2hc%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">industry statement</a>, committing to support the development of a supply chain traceability protocol.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 19/05/2021 13:27:47 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1313341

registered interest
date	11/05/2021
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	Solar Power: Imports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to ensure solar panels imported into the UK are not produced in unacceptable working conditions.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	110
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/05/2021 answer text <p>We are thoroughly investigating reports of forced labour in the global solar panel supply chain. In January, we announced a comprehensive package of measures to help ensure no UK organisations are complicit in the serious human rights violations being perpetrated against the Uyghurs and other minorities in Xinjiang.</p><p> </p><p>We reiterate our call for all UK companies, including those using polysilicon in their supply chains, to ensure their supply chains are free of forced labour. We have provided detailed and specific guidance to UK businesses, and we will continue to engage businesses, including on these latest allegations.</p><p> </p><p>We are working with the UK solar sector as a matter of urgency to ensure companies are aware of the relevant legislation and international frameworks on human rights. Solar Energy UK has issued an <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsolarenergyuk.org%2Fuk-industry-supply-chain-statement%2F&amp;data=04%7C01%7CMegan.Walton%40beis.gov.uk%7C242bf087dbde4f50ae4d08d9146212ea%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C637563233710569036%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=NKiiomY1rnbBcg5hS6Smh2v%2Fe0QoZ65tXcuk74lA2hc%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">industry statement</a>, committing to support the development of a supply chain traceability protocol.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 19/05/2021 13:26:42 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1313342

registered interest
date	11/05/2021
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	Electricity Interconnectors: Europe
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how much of the energy the UK uses is provided by undersea cables from mainland Europe.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	111
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/05/2021 answer text <p>The following table shows net imports from mainland Europe as a proportion of total UK electricity supply for 2017 to 2020. The data for 2020 is provisional; final data will be published at the end of July.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Net imports</strong> % of UK electricity supply</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>4.2 %</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>5.7 %</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>6.6 %</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>5.6 %</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><em><strong>Source:</strong> Energy Trends tables 5.1 and 5.6</em></p><p><em><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/electricity-section-5-energy-trends" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/electricity-section-5-energy-trends </a></em></p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 19/05/2021 13:25:28 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1313343

registered interest
date	11/05/2021
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 Supply
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent steps his Department has taken to progress the UK to energy independence.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	112
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/05/2021 answer text <p>Ensuring that UK homes and businesses have the certainty of secure energy supplies now and in the future is an absolute priority. In terms of electricity, the UK’s main tool for ensuring secure supplies is the Capacity Market, which secures the capacity required to meet peak demand in a range of scenarios through auctions held four years and one year ahead of delivery. The auctions which have taken place this year have secured the majority of the UK’s capacity needs out to 2024/25 at a low cost. Electricity interconnection is also an important part of the UK’s energy strategy, delivering lower costs for consumers, increased energy security, and better integrated low-carbon generation. Moreover, electricity interconnectors can also contribute to security of supply by providing access to a wider pool of generation across different markets.</p><p> </p><p>In terms of gas, the UK benefits from highly diverse and flexible sources, including indigenous production, six international gas pipelines with Norway, Belgium and the Netherlands, and three Liquified Natural Gas terminals. This diversity contributes to our strong security of supply and resilience to disruptions (such as severe weather conditions) even for an extended period. The UK also has a number of gas storage facilities, which act as a source of system flexibility when responding to short-run changes in supply and demand.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 19/05/2021 13:23:36 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell