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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

1174082

registered interest
date	28/01/2020
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Wood-burning Stoves
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the total value of fees paid to certifiers to grant wood burning stove manufacturers exemptions from the provisions of the Clean Air Act 1993.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
uin	HL853
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2020 answer text <p>Under the Clean Air Act 1993, the Government publishes a list of solid fuel combustion appliances exempted from the prohibition of smoke emissions in smoke control areas.</p><p> </p><p>To add a new appliance to the list, the manufacturer of the appliance must apply to HETAS, the appointed contractor, for approval. They must submit technical and testing documentation evidencing that emissions limits have been met.</p><p> </p><p>The total amount of fees invoiced for by HETAS to manufacturers for this purpose, during the period of April 2019 to 29 of January 2020, was £97,421.</p> answering member printed Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park question first answered 06/02/2020 16:29:13 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
tabling member	4297 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb

1174083

registered interest
date	28/01/2020
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Wood-burning Stoves
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what controls a local authority can impose on a wood burning stove that has been granted an exemption from the provisions of the Clean Air Act 1993
tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
uin	HL854
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2020 answer text <p>Under Part III of the Clean Air Act 1993 (CAA), it is an offence to emit smoke from a chimney of a building in a Smoke Control Area (SCA) unless burning an authorised fuel or using an exempt appliance. Local authorities are responsible for designation and enforcement of SCAs.</p><p> </p><p>To obtain exemption, appliances such as wood-burning stoves must pass smoke emissions tests. Exemptions are granted on conditions such as requiring users to operate the appliance in accordance with the manufacturers’ instructions and only burn specified fuels. Local authorities can take action in SCAs where they have identified that a user is not complying with these conditions and an offence has occurred.</p><p> </p><p>We recognise that enforcement of SCAs can be challenging. For this reason, we are proposing to amend Part III of the CAA through the Environment Bill to enable quicker, simpler and more proportionate enforcement of SCAs. This includes enabling local authorities in England to issue civil financial penalties for chimney smoke emissions. This will be possible as the regime will shift from being a criminal to a civil regime. This regime change will also remove the statutory defences, including the use of an exempt appliance or an authorised fuel, that currently hinder enforcement. Authorities have no means by which to determine whether the statutory defences apply as they are unable to enter private premises. These changes should make it easier for local authorities to tackle misuse of exempt wood-burning stoves.</p> answering member printed Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park question first answered 06/02/2020 16:05:00 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
tabling member	4297 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb

1174084

registered interest
date	28/01/2020
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Wood-burning Stoves
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many installed wood burning stoves have been granted exemptions from the provisions of the Clean Air Act 1993.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
uin	HL855
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2020 answer text <p>The information requested is not held by Defra. Such information may however be held by local authorities for their individual areas.</p><p> </p><p>The list of exempt appliances under the Clean Air Act 1993 is published on the Defra website at the address below:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://smokecontrol.defra.gov.uk/appliances.php" target="_blank">https://smokecontrol.defra.gov.uk/appliances.php</a></p> answering member printed Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park question first answered 06/02/2020 16:29:35 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
tabling member	4297 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb

1174085

registered interest
date	28/01/2020
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Air Pollution
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many pollution and smoke complaints it has not been possible to enforce due to the polluter having purchased an exception from the provisions of the Clean Air Act 1993.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
uin	HL856
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2020 answer text <p>The information requested is not held by Defra. Such information may however be held by local authorities for their individual areas.</p> answering member printed Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park question first answered 06/02/2020 16:29:45 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
tabling member	4297 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb

1169907

registered interest
date	09/01/2020
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Waste
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what projections they have made of future waste arisings broken down by (1) region, and (2) waste authority, in England and Wales.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
uin	HL263
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2020 answer text <p>Waste is a devolved matter and the information provided therefore relates to England only.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has produced projections on total waste arisings in England only. These consist of both household municipal and commercial and industrial waste arisings. They are not broken down by region and local authority.</p><p>Some analysis has been published in our Resource and Waste Strategy Evidence annex: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/765915/rws-evidence-annex.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/765915/rws-evidence-annex.pdf</a></p> answering member printed Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park question first answered 22/01/2020 13:51:09 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
tabling member	4297 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb

1169908

registered interest
date	09/01/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Airports
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their policy on airport expansion.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
uin	HL264
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2020 answer text <p>The Airports National Policy Statement was designated as government policy in June 2018 following a vote in the House of Commons. It sets out that there is a need to increase airport capacity in the South East of England by 2030 by constructing one new runway and that this need is best met by the Northwest runway scheme at Heathrow Airport.</p><p /><p>The Northwest runway scheme is to be fully funded and delivered by the private sector. It is for Heathrow to demonstrate that it can meet its environmental obligations, that the project can be financed and built and that the business case is realistic.</p><p> </p><p>Beyond Heathrow, the Government is supportive of airports across the UK making best use of their existing runways as long as they address the economic and environmental impacts and proposed mitigations. As part of the planning process for airport applications it is expected that the relevant planning body will scrutinise whether a scheme is in-line with government policy.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 20/01/2020 15:10:24 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	4297 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb

1169640

registered interest
date	08/01/2020
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Affordable Housing: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what conditions are placed on the disbursement of funds through affordable housing grants from Homes England.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
uin	HL215
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2020 answer text <p>The Government is committed to increasing the supply of social housing and has made £9 billion available through the Affordable Homes Programme to March 2022 to deliver approximately 250,000 new affordable homes in a wide range of tenures, including Social Rent.</p><p>Funding is allocated by Homes England (and the GLA in London). Registered providers (such as housing associations and local authorities) are able to bid into the Programme for funding to build Rent to Buy and affordable rented homes; funding for Shared Ownership is also open to private providers. Registered providers can also bid for funding to deliver social rent homes in areas of high affordability pressure.</p><p>The conditions guidance for the Affordable Homes Programme is published by the Department as part of its Capital Funding Guide.</p><p>The funding guide can be found here: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fguidance%2Fcapital-funding-guide&amp;data=02%7C01%7CTim.Elligot%40communities.gov.uk%7C6c4f6adf19e444d11d1108d798284f5f%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637145171198142600&amp;sdata=JiyliZO6%2FQsw4dqEiDtm%2FM3XscfQ26V60sLkg2ht8Lk%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/capital-funding-guide</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 21/01/2020 17:02:20 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	4297 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb