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1175524

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	Business: Regulation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they intend to take to ensure that the interests of (1) consumers, and (2) competition, inform the Brexit red tape challenge.
tabling member printed	Lord Tyrie
uin	HL1296
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2020 answer text <p>The Conservative Manifesto stated that “Through our Red Tape Challenge, we will ensure that regulation is sensible and proportionate, and that we always consider the needs of small businesses when devising new rules, using our new freedom after Brexit to ensure that British rules work for British companies.” We shall announce further details of the Challenge in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank question first answered 10/02/2020 13:54:48 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
tabling member	112 label Biography information for Lord Tyrie

1175525

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 when they plan to review the framework of protections offered to whistleblowers.
tabling member printed	Lord Wills
uin	HL1297
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 HL1298 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

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

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

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
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
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

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

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
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

1174467

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), what were the equivalent green house gas emissions from incineration in the waste and energy supply sectors in (1) 2017, (2) 2018, and (3) 2019.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
uin	HL927
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2020 answer text <p>In 2017, an estimated 5.2 Mt (million tonnes) of CO<sub>2</sub>e (carbon dioxide equivalents) were emitted from incineration in the energy supply sector and 0.3 Mt of CO<sub>2</sub>e were emitted from incineration in the waste sector.</p><p> </p><p>In 2018, an estimated 6.0 Mt of CO<sub>2</sub>e were emitted from incineration in the energy supply sector and 0.3 of CO<sub>2</sub>e were emitted from incineration in the waste sector.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Emissions from biogenic waste material are not included in these figures, consistent with domestic and international reporting of greenhouse gas emissions.</p><p> </p><p>We are not currently able to provide equivalent statistics for 2019 as these are not yet available. The Final Statistics for UK Greenhouse Gas Emissions 1990-2019 will be published in February 2021.</p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank question first answered 05/02/2020 16:56:51 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
tabling member	4297 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb

1174468

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), what were the greenhouse gas emissions produced per tonne of waste processed in an energy from waste incinerator in (1) 2012, and (2) 2018.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
uin	HL928
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2020 answer text <p>There are two categories in the UK Greenhouse Gas Inventory that include waste being processed in an energy from waste incinerator:</p><ul><li>The incineration of municipal solid waste (MSW) in “Power Stations”;</li><li>The incineration of MSW in “Miscellaneous industrial/commercial combustion”.</li></ul><p> </p><p>In 2012, an estimated 0.4 tonnes of CO<sub>2</sub>e (carbon dioxide equivalents) were emitted per tonne of waste processed in UK “Power Stations” and 0.8 tonnes of CO<sub>2</sub>e were emitted per tonne of waste processed in an energy from waste incinerator in UK “Miscellaneous industrial/commercial combustion”.</p><p> </p><p>In 2018, an estimated 0.4 tonnes of CO<sub>2</sub>e (carbon dioxide equivalents) were emitted per tonne of waste processed in UK “Power Stations” and 0.6 tonnes of CO<sub>2</sub>e were emitted per tonne of waste processed in an energy from waste incinerator in UK “Miscellaneous industrial/commercial combustion”.</p><p> </p><p>Emissions from biogenic waste material are not included in these figures, consistent with domestic and international reporting of greenhouse gas emissions.</p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank question first answered 05/02/2020 16:57:06 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
tabling member	4297 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb