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1536577

registered interest
date	26/10/2022
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	Summertime: Energy
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to keeping British Summer Time through the winter to reduce energy demand.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
uin	HL2909
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2022 answer text <p>The Government believes the current daylight-saving arrangements represent the optimal use of the available daylight across the UK.</p><p> </p><p>While there is the potential for some benefits from a change in the current arrangements, there is also a real risk of negative impacts. A change to permanent summertime or double summertime may also have significant impacts on certain sectors and businesses.</p><p> </p><p>There is insufficient evidence to support changing the current system of clock changes, including for energy usage.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 09/11/2022 17:02:51 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	4719 label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle

1536127

registered interest
date	25/10/2022
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	Food Supply
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the annual survey conducted by the Grocery Code Adjudicator which identified a deteriorating relationship between food suppliers and retailers; and what steps they will take to improve that relationship.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Exeter
uin	HL2870
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2022 answer text <p>The Government has noted the results of the Groceries Code Adjudicator (GCA) 2022 Groceries Sector Survey and encourages suppliers to raise concerns about non-compliance with the Groceries Supply Code of Practice (the Code), in confidence, with the Adjudicator.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is currently undertaking the third statutory review of the effectiveness of the GCA in enforcing the Code and will consider the results of the GCA’s survey as part of the review alongside responses to the public consultation that ended on 11 October. A report on the findings of the statutory review will be published and laid before Parliament in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 08/11/2022 17:38:03 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	4929 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Exeter

1536135

registered interest
date	25/10/2022
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: Production
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to strengthen the UK's energy security through an increase in domestic gas production.
tabling member printed	Lord Hay of Ballyore
uin	HL2878
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2022 answer text <p>The Government plans to strengthen energy resilience and manage declining domestic gas production through the North Sea Transition Authority’s launch of the 33rd licensing round on 7 October 2022. Applications for the 33rd round will be open until 12 January 2023 and the first licence awards should follow in the second quarter of 2023.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 08/11/2022 17:38:21 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	4352 label Biography information for Lord Hay of Ballyore

1536138

registered interest
date	25/10/2022
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	Research Councils: Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how much funding has been allocated by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) Councils in the last five years to (1) legacy, and (2) legal projects, in Northern Ireland which involve (a) transitional justice, (b) dealing with the past, (c) human rights, and (d) amnesties; which (i) university departments, and (ii) non-academic project partners, have benefited, and by how much; and how a variety of political views has been maintained in the funding allocation.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hoey
uin	HL2881
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2022 answer text <p>UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) funding is allocated according to research excellence as assessed by independent peer review. UKRI fund a number of projects in Northern Ireland but do not hold data in the requested format.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 08/11/2022 17:38:41 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	210 label Biography information for Baroness Hoey

1536153

registered interest
date	25/10/2022
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	Conditions of Employment and Living Wage
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what is their policy for ensuring that their funding promotes (1) fair work, and (2) paying people a real living wage.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL2896
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2022 answer text <p>The National Living Wage (NLW) is part of our wider commitment to ensuring a labour market that works for everyone, both in terms of fair pay and fair working conditions. Through the National Minimum Wage (NMW) and the NLW, we protect the lowest paid within our society. We are clear that anyone entitled to be paid the minimum wage should receive it and we take robust enforcement action against employers who do not pay their staff correctly.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 08/11/2022 17:39:08 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1536154

registered interest
date	25/10/2022
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	Small Businesses: Government Assistance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to provide economic support for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) this winter, given the increase in inflation.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL2897
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2022 answer text <p>The Government has reversed the National Insurance rise, which will save SMEs approximately £4,200 on average, cut fuel duty for 12 months and brought in the Energy Bill Relief Scheme, to protect small businesses from high energy costs over the winter.</p><p> </p><p>The Business Support Helpline on 0800 998 1098 enables SMEs in England to access support of all kinds, including grants, loans and business advice. Equivalent services are available in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>The Recovery Loan Scheme (RLS) helps ensure that smaller businesses can access loans and other kinds of finance for working capital and investment. The current iteration of the scheme was announced on 20 July 2022 and supports finance up to £2 million per business group. RLS is available through 38 accredited lenders including banks, asset finance providers, regional and social lenders.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 08/11/2022 17:39:31 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1536156

registered interest
date	25/10/2022
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 and Greenhouse Gas Emissions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to (1) tackle climate change, and (2) reduce emissions.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL2899
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2022 answer text <p>The Net Zero Strategy, published in October 2021, is a cross-economy strategy which keeps the UK on the path to net zero tackling climate change and emissions.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 08/11/2022 17:39:43 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1536157

registered interest
date	25/10/2022
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 Bills Rebate
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what progress they have made in distributing the £400 energy bill discount to households that are off-grid; and what plans they have to expedite this process.
tabling member printed	Lord Teverson
uin	HL2900
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2022 answer text <p>I refer the noble Lord to the answer given by my Rt. Hon. Friend the Minister of State for Climate to the Hon. Member for St Albans on 22<sup>nd</sup> September 2022 to Question 48498.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to this, the Government continues to work with consumer groups and suppliers on the delivery of the Scheme and is exploring options for other ways in which customers who do not have a domestic electricity contract might receive similar support. The full suite of help from the Government is covered on GOV.UK.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 08/11/2022 17:40:03 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	3789 label Biography information for Lord Teverson

1535199

registered interest
date	24/10/2022
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	Ports: Energy
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to publish a national plan to ensure that ports are adequately connected to energy networks, enabling them to develop the infrastructure needed to supply vessels powered by low and net zero emission propulsion fuel and technology.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL2795
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2022 answer text <p>In August 2022, the Government and Ofgem jointly published the Electricity Networks Strategic Framework. This sets out a shared vision for the transformation of the electricity network, that will ensure it can act as an enabler for a clean, secure, low-cost energy system and meet the electrification needs of wider sectors such as heat and transport. Electricity network regulation, including ensuring sufficient investment to deliver the capacity needed to meet demand, is a matter for Ofgem.</p><p> </p><p>BEIS and DfT engage with each other regularly to understand the future demand on electricity network capacity and infrastructure not only from supplying vessels powered by low and zero emissions fuels, but also from installing shore power technology for use when a vessel is at berth.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 08/11/2022 12:22:55 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

1535214

registered interest
date	24/10/2022
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	Mathematics: Research
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what is the estimated timetable for allocating the remaining £176m in additional funding for the mathematical sciences that they announced in January 2020.
tabling member printed	Lord Clement-Jones
uin	HL2806
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2022 answer text <p>Following the Government announcement to invest additional funding into mathematical sciences, BEIS published its funding allocations for UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) in May 2022. The total UKRI allocation as published was £25.1 billion for 2022-25, providing UKRI and its constituent councils with the funding needed to deliver world class research and innovation, including in the Mathematical Sciences.</p><p> </p><p>The Engineering &amp; Physical Sciences Research Council’s core funding for Mathematical Sciences will continue at the level of circa £25-30 million per annum for grants, fellowships, and studentships. This is alongside the £124 million Additional Funding Programme for Mathematical Sciences funding provided to support activities that have been started to date. UKRI will seek further opportunities to support mathematical research as it establishes a portfolio of investments.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 07/11/2022 17:41:43 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	3396 label Biography information for Lord Clement-Jones