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registered interest
date	18/04/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Cotton: Imports
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 volume of cotton garments imported into the UK that are linked to environmental destruction in the Amazonian Cerrado.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
uin	HL3929
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2024 answer text <p>In 2023, only 0.01% of UK imports of clothing, at least some of which are made from cotton, came from Brazil.</p><p>The Government is concerned about environmental destruction in the Amazon, and the Government monitors trends of forest loss across the region, including Brazil. In May 2023, the Government published a joint declaration with Brazil on Green and Inclusive Growth. The Partnership will drive strengthened cooperation and dialogue, including on forests and agriculture.</p> answering member printed Lord Johnson of Lainston question first answered 02/05/2024 11:44:53 answering member 4949 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Lainston
tabling member	4719 label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle

1693078

registered interest
date	01/03/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	INEOS: Ethylene
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 environmental impact of the 1,450 kilo-tons of ethylene that will be produced by the Ineos company's 'Project One' each year; what assurances they have received from Ineos about its claim only 10 per cent of the ethylene produced will be used for single-use products; what steps they are taking to ensure that the 10-per-cent limit is not exceeded; and what penalties will be applied if the 10-per-cent limit is exceeded.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
uin	HL2934
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2024 answer text <p>UKEF undertakes due diligence to ensure that all projects it supports align with robust international Environmental, Social and Human Rights standards. This includes ongoing monitoring to ensure this remains the case throughout the duration of UKEF’s support. UKEF does not attach specific conditions on the end-use of products. Further details about this individual project can be found online at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/category-a-project-supported-ineos-project-one-belgium/category-a-project-supported-ineos-project-one-belgium" target="_blank">Category A project supported: INEOS Project One, Belgium - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p> answering member printed Lord Offord of Garvel question first answered 22/03/2024 12:08:52 answering member 4931 label Biography information for Lord Offord of Garvel
tabling member	4719 label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle

1685673

registered interest
date	29/01/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Protective Clothing: Manufacturing Industries
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with producers of personal protective equipment regarding regulatory or technological solutions to the issue of short use-by dates for such equipment.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
uin	HL1976
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2024 answer text <p>The Personal Protective Equipment Regulation 2016/425 sets out essential safety requirements that PPE must meet. This includes an obligation on the manufacturer to give, if possible, the month and year of obsolescence, if it is known that the design performance may be significantly affected by ageing.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has had no discussions with PPE producers about changing this requirement in the Regulation, but welcomes new technological innovation to improve short PPE use-by dates.</p> answering member printed Lord Offord of Garvel question first answered 26/02/2024 16:52:21 answering member 4931 label Biography information for Lord Offord of Garvel
tabling member	4719 label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle

1682278

registered interest
date	15/01/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Protective Clothing: Manufacturing Industries
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the personal protective equipment (PPE) industry about regulatory and technological solutions to improve short PPE use-by dates.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
uin	HL1561
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2024 answer text <p>The Personal Protective Equipment Regulation 2016/425 sets out essential safety requirements that PPE must meet. This includes an obligation on the manufacturer to give, if possible, the month and year of obsolescence, if it is known that the design performance may be significantly affected by ageing.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has had no discussions with industry about changing this requirement in the Regulation, but welcomes new technological innovation to improve short PPE use-by dates.</p> answering member printed Lord Offord of Garvel question first answered 31/01/2024 15:03:19 answering member 4931 label Biography information for Lord Offord of Garvel
tabling member	4719 label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle

1672755

registered interest
date	23/11/2023
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Mining: Environment Protection
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to strengthen the environmental duties and responsibilities of British mining companies operating overseas.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
uin	HL541
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2023 answer text <p>Last year my Department published the UK’s Critical Minerals Strategy to accelerate domestic production, collaborate with international partners, and enhance international markets to strengthen supply chains.</p><p>The Strategy commits to boost global environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance to support a more transparent, responsible, and sustainable critical minerals and mining industry. The UK is playing a leading role in international efforts to drive up ESG performance through its bilateral and multilateral engagements, including the Minerals Security Partnership and Sustainable Critical Minerals Alliance.</p><p>The UK has re-affirmed its commitment as a member of the Extractives Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI), advocating for better governance of the extractives and critical minerals sectors. At COP 15 the UK, along with Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Japan and the United States, signed up to the Canada-led Sustainable Critical Minerals Alliance, committing to promote high environmental, social and governance (ESG) standards and net zero mining practices, employing a nature forward approach.</p><p>The UK Government is supporting the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) to rationalise the range of existing mining sustainability standards and bring them together.</p> answering member printed Lord Offord of Garvel question first answered 28/11/2023 13:06:51 answering member 4931 label Biography information for Lord Offord of Garvel
tabling member	4719 label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle