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855394

registered interest
date	05/03/2018
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	Fracking
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether, following publication of the report of the US House of Representatives Committee on Science, Space and Technology Committee, Russian Attempts to Influence US Domestic Energy Markets by Exploiting Social Media, published on 1 March, whether they intend to conduct an investigation to determine whether there is any evidence that Russia has issued fake news on social media to discredit the UK fracking industry.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL6000
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2018 answer text <p>The Government currently has no plans to conduct an investigation into the use of fake news on social media to discredit the UK fracking industry.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 19/03/2018 17:00:23 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

855404

registered interest
date	05/03/2018
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	Independent Industrial Strategy Council
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government to whom the Industrial Strategy Council will be answerable.
tabling member printed	Lord Fox
uin	HL6010
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2018 answer text <p>The Industrial Strategy Council will be tasked with developing measures of success and putting the right evaluation structures in place to assess our progress. They will engage with government on its work programme but as a non-statutory independent group of external experts they will have their own views about the frequency of their updates including a regular published report.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley grouped question UIN HL6011 question first answered 13/03/2018 16:29:43 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	4322 label Biography information for Lord Fox

855405

registered interest
date	05/03/2018
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	Independent Industrial Strategy Council
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how often the Industrial Strategy Council will report on the progress of the Industrial Strategy.
tabling member printed	Lord Fox
uin	HL6011
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2018 answer text <p>The Industrial Strategy Council will be tasked with developing measures of success and putting the right evaluation structures in place to assess our progress. They will engage with government on its work programme but as a non-statutory independent group of external experts they will have their own views about the frequency of their updates including a regular published report.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley grouped question UIN HL6010 question first answered 13/03/2018 16:29:43 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	4322 label Biography information for Lord Fox

855406

registered interest
date	05/03/2018
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	Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what process will be in place for Her Majesty's Government to decide the next areas to benefit from the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund.
tabling member printed	Lord Fox
uin	HL6012
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2018 answer text <p>UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) launched an open call for Expressions of Interest to identify challenges to be supported within wave 3 of the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund (ISCF) on 28 February 2018. Funding for wave 3 challenges will start in financial year 2019/20. The EOI process will enable industry to fully engage with the ISCF, including those businesses or sectors that do not traditionally make use of innovation funding.</p><p> </p><p>Expressions of interest for challenges for wave 3 of the ISCF programme must be industry-led and demonstrate clear alignment with at least one of the Grand Challenges of the Industrial Strategy White Paper: Clean Growth; Ageing Society; Future of Mobility; and Artificial Intelligence and Data Economy. Challenges for wave 3 will be evaluated by UKRI based on the following criteria. Challenges must:</p><ul><li>be compelling, focused, understandable and have a real benefit if solved</li><li>be industry-led and in an area of existing strength</li><li>take advantage of the depth and expertise of UK research</li><li>offer a clear opportunity for sustainable growth, including global markets</li><li>evidence that government support is necessary and of strategic importance</li><li>increase productivity</li></ul><p>As with previous challenges, expert input will be sought in choosing which challenges will be funded through the ISCF. This includes the UKRI Board, Innovate UK and Research Councils, and a series of deep dive sessions with industry and academia across the UK.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 13/03/2018 16:28:21 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	4322 label Biography information for Lord Fox

855407

registered interest
date	05/03/2018
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	Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when they will publish their process for selecting the next areas to benefit from the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund.
tabling member printed	Lord Fox
uin	HL6013
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2018 answer text <p>UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) launched an open call for Expressions of Interest to identify challenges to be supported within wave 3 of the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund (ISCF) on 28 February 2018. The Expression of Interest process is being managed by UKRI using Innovate UK’s Innovation Funding Service (<a href="https://apply-for-innovation-funding.service.gov.uk/competition/126/overview" target="_blank">https://apply-for-innovation-funding.service.gov.uk/competition/126/overview</a>). This webpage clearly outlines the assessment criteria for the challenges. Details of the wave 3 process will also be made available at the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund website <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/industrial-strategy-challenge-fund-joint-research-and-innovation" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/industrial-strategy-challenge-fund-joint-research-and-innovation</a>.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 13/03/2018 16:27:41 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	4322 label Biography information for Lord Fox

855408

registered interest
date	05/03/2018
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	Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund projects will be permitted to fail.
tabling member printed	Lord Fox
uin	HL6014
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2018 answer text <p>Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund (ISCF) projects will bring together world-class UK research with business investment to develop the technologies and industries of the future and ensure we capture the value of these innovations to our economy. Delivered by UKRI, it takes a strategic approach to delivering the challenges across the UK’s science and business base.</p><p> </p><p>Pivotal to the ISCF is an appetite to take risk and pursue high return opportunities, as has been successfully adopted in other schemes, such as America’s DARPA challenges. This means not all ISCF projects may succeed because of technological and market uncertainties. It will be important that there is a broad risk appetite to explore promising ideas across the portfolio of challenges as well as within elements of each specific challenge. The ISCF will place the responsibility for delivering a challenge in the hands of a ‘Challenge Director’, who will be leading a expert in the area. Challenge Directors will assemble a portfolio of projects that span the risk spectrum. Rigorous assessment, encompassing investment appraisal, on-going monitoring and ex-post evaluation will inform investment decisions. Through governance and monitoring arrangements, we will ensure that failures are detected early, review progress and maximise value for money.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 13/03/2018 16:29:20 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	4322 label Biography information for Lord Fox

855409

registered interest
date	05/03/2018
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	Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund money can be spent on basic research.
tabling member printed	Lord Fox
uin	HL6015
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2018 answer text <p>The Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund (ISCF) funds innovative science and research that will increase productivity, tackle long-term challenges and drive growth across the country in areas where the UK is most competitive or has the most potential to be competitive. It identifies challenges that if solved would turn the UK’s scientific and business expertise into leadership in international markets. Each of these challenges will bring together Innovate UK and Research Councils to support collaborations of business with research, and so funding will benefit both. The exact balance will require tailored financial arrangement suited to the nature of the challenges.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 13/03/2018 16:25:57 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	4322 label Biography information for Lord Fox

855414

registered interest
date	05/03/2018
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	Wylfa Power Station
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when they expect to reach a decision on the shape of public financial involvement in the proposed new nuclear power station at Wylfa Newydd on the Isle of Anglesey.
tabling member printed	Lord Howell of Guildford
uin	HL6020
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2018 answer text <p>Ministers and officials are working closely with the developer, Horizon Nuclear Power, on their proposals for building a new nuclear plant at Wylfa Newydd on the Isle of Anglesey.</p><p> </p><p>Horizon is continuing to develop its plans and is making good progress on its work to deliver Wylfa Newydd.</p><p> </p><p>We are in discussions with the developer on their financing plans, but cannot discuss details as they are commercially confidential.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 16/03/2018 14:55:11 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	993 label Biography information for Lord Howell of Guildford

855448

registered interest
date	05/03/2018
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	Fracking
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of shale gas and oil wells that will have been hydraulically fractured by (1) 2020, and (2) 2025.
tabling member printed	Lord Risby
uin	HL6054
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2018 answer text <p>Based on information provided by industry dating from 2016, the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy previously estimated in 2017 that there could be around 17 wells in 2020 and 155 wells by around 2025. These figures are now considered to be out of date.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 19/03/2018 17:11:44 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	139 label Biography information for Lord Risby

855449

registered interest
date	05/03/2018
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	Fracking
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the volume of shale gas and oil that will have been produced by (1) 2020, and (2) 2025.
tabling member printed	Lord Risby
uin	HL6055
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2018 answer text <p>The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has not made any estimates of the volume of gas and oil that will have been produced by 2020 and 2025.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 19/03/2018 17:13:18 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	139 label Biography information for Lord Risby