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772446

registered interest
date	17/10/2017
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	Utilities
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what (1) consumer protections, (2) redress schemes, (3) requirements to provide information and (4) requirements to treat consumers fairly currently exist in UK law in relation to third-party intermediaries which offer water and energy services to consumers, including under the retail exit programme for water companies.
tabling member printed	Lord Moynihan
uin	HL2139
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2017 answer text <p>In energy the Confidence Code is a Code of Practice to govern independent energy price comparison websites. Ofgem accredits sites to the Code and these must follow key principles in order to operate their service. When customers are presented with options and prices, they have been calculated and are displayed in a fair and unbiased way.</p><p>Accredited price comparison websites must operate an effective complaints process. If a customer has a complaint, they should first contact the comparison site to tell them so that they can try to resolve it. If a customer is not satisfied with the outcome, they can then contact Ofgem who will then investigate the issue.</p><p>The business retail water market opened in April. Third party intermediaries such as water brokers play an important role in supporting many customers in finding the best deal for their business. The marketing activities of such intermediaries operating in the water market, as with intermediaries generally, are subject to regulation. The Competition and Markets Authority and trading standard authorities have roles in ensuring that customers are not misled when switching to alternative suppliers. The ‘Business Protection from Misleading Marketing Regulations 2008’ apply to marketing activities in the water retail market.</p><p>Ofwat acts as the independent economic regulator of the new market. The Retail Exits Regulations required Ofwat to introduce a code to apply to customers who are transferred via an exit setting out the contract terms that will apply. Additionally all retailers must follow Ofwat’s customer protection code of practice that contains key customer protection obligations, including a requirement for retailers to obtain written confirmation from customers who choose to use the services of a third party intermediary.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 26/10/2017 13:54:04 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	924 label Biography information for Lord Moynihan

773550

registered interest
date	19/10/2017
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	EU Emissions Trading Scheme
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 impact of Brexit on the EU Emissions Trading System.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
uin	HL2265
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2017 answer text <p>The Government is considering carefully the potential impacts of a wide range of EU Exit scenarios relating to the EU ETS, both on the system itself and on UK operators covered by the system. This includes consideration of the risks that a mid-Phase exit of the EU ETS could present for UK operators.</p><p> </p><p>To ensure a smooth transition and avoid a cliff edge on withdrawal, the UK has proposed to the EU an implementation period of about two years where we would continue to have access to each other’s markets on current terms. We are calling for this to be agreed as early as possible to provide clarity.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton grouped question UIN HL2266 HL2267 question first answered 26/10/2017 12:56:02 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	4159 label Biography information for Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town

773551

registered interest
date	19/10/2017
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	EU Emissions Trading Scheme
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 impact on UK operators covered by the EU Emissions Trading System if the UK were to exit the EU Emissions Trading System before the end of phase 3 of the system in 2020.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
uin	HL2266
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2017 answer text <p>The Government is considering carefully the potential impacts of a wide range of EU Exit scenarios relating to the EU ETS, both on the system itself and on UK operators covered by the system. This includes consideration of the risks that a mid-Phase exit of the EU ETS could present for UK operators.</p><p> </p><p>To ensure a smooth transition and avoid a cliff edge on withdrawal, the UK has proposed to the EU an implementation period of about two years where we would continue to have access to each other’s markets on current terms. We are calling for this to be agreed as early as possible to provide clarity.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton grouped question UIN HL2265 HL2267 question first answered 26/10/2017 12:56:02 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	4159 label Biography information for Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town

773552

registered interest
date	19/10/2017
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	EU Emissions Trading Scheme
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to avoid penalties for non-compliance being levied against UK operators in the event that the UK exits the EU Emissions Trading System before the end of phase 3 of the system in 2020.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
uin	HL2267
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2017 answer text <p>The Government is considering carefully the potential impacts of a wide range of EU Exit scenarios relating to the EU ETS, both on the system itself and on UK operators covered by the system. This includes consideration of the risks that a mid-Phase exit of the EU ETS could present for UK operators.</p><p> </p><p>To ensure a smooth transition and avoid a cliff edge on withdrawal, the UK has proposed to the EU an implementation period of about two years where we would continue to have access to each other’s markets on current terms. We are calling for this to be agreed as early as possible to provide clarity.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton grouped question UIN HL2265 HL2266 question first answered 26/10/2017 12:56:02 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	4159 label Biography information for Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town

773553

registered interest
date	19/10/2017
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	EU Emissions Trading Scheme
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to provide UK operators covered by the EU Emissions Trading System with certainty on the future of the UK’s participation in the System, both for the remainder of the current phase and the upcoming phase 4, as well as on domestic carbon pricing and carbon trading policy.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
uin	HL2268
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2017 answer text <p>As the Clean Growth Strategy sets out, the Government is considering the UK’s future participation in the EU ETS after our exit from the EU, and we remain firmly committed to carbon pricing as an emissions reduction tool whilst ensuring energy and trade intensive businesses are appropriately protected from any detrimental impacts on competitiveness.</p><p> </p><p>Whatever our future relationship with the EU, we will seek to ensure that our future approach is at least as ambitious as the existing scheme and provide a smooth transition for the relevant sectors. The UK’s commitment and leadership role in tackling climate change remains undimmed and working closely with the EU on this global challenge will remain important.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 26/10/2017 13:09:57 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	4159 label Biography information for Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town

772418

registered interest
date	17/10/2017
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	Nuclear Power Stations
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure the maintenance and timely replacement of the nuclear power element of the UK’s electricity production.
tabling member printed	Lord Grantchester
uin	HL2111
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2017 answer text <p>The Government recognises the important role of nuclear in our energy mix. Last September we signed a deal to build the first new nuclear plant in the UK for over 20 years. Hinkley Point C will provide 3.2 gigawatts low carbon electricity for 60 years, meeting around 7% of the UK’s electricity needs.</p><p> </p><p>Further, on 12 October the Government published its Clean Growth Strategy, which committed continuing to work with nuclear developers on their new build proposals, including on financing plans, as well as investing £460 million in nuclear to support work in areas including future nuclear fuels, new nuclear manufacturing techniques, recycling and reprocessing, and advanced reactor design. The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy is also working with industry to develop a nuclear Sector Deal as part of the Industrial Strategy, looking at boosting competitiveness and skills across the sector.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 26/10/2017 13:09:12 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	3577 label Biography information for Lord Grantchester

772979

registered interest
date	18/10/2017
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	Electricity: Fees and Charges
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, in relation to electricity costs, what they estimate the percentage increase will be for Balancing Services Use of System charges between (1) now and 2020, and (2) now and 2030; and what proportion of these increases will be attributable to efforts to connect renewable energy sources to the national grid.
tabling member printed	Lord Donoughue
uin	HL2180
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2017 answer text <p>Transmission, distribution and balancing charges are set by network companies in line with the charging methodologies approved by Ofgem, as the independent regulator.</p><p>Network companies also produce some future estimates of these charges. These include National Grid’s forecasts of Transmission Network Use of System charges for 2018/19 to 2021/22 (available at: <a href="http://www2.nationalgrid.com/UK/Industry-information/System-charges/Electricity-transmission/Approval-conditions/Condition-5/" target="_blank">http://www2.nationalgrid.com/UK/Industry-information/System-charges/Electricity-transmission/Approval-conditions/Condition-5/</a>) and Balancing Services Use of System charges to 2018/19 (available at: <a href="http://www2.nationalgrid.com/UK/Industry-information/Electricity-transmission-operational-data/Report-explorer/Services-Reports/" target="_blank">http://www2.nationalgrid.com/UK/Industry-information/Electricity-transmission-operational-data/Report-explorer/Services-Reports/</a>). These forecasts are not broken down to show renewable energy sources.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton grouped question UIN HL2181 HL2182 question first answered 26/10/2017 15:07:03 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	2709 label Biography information for Lord Donoughue

772980

registered interest
date	18/10/2017
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	Electricity: Fees and Charges
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, in relation to electricity costs, what they estimate the percentage increase will be for Distribution Services Use of System charges between (1) now and 2020, and (2) now and 2030; and what proportion of these increases will be attributable to efforts to connect renewable energy sources to the national grid.
tabling member printed	Lord Donoughue
uin	HL2181
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2017 answer text <p>Transmission, distribution and balancing charges are set by network companies in line with the charging methodologies approved by Ofgem, as the independent regulator.</p><p>Network companies also produce some future estimates of these charges. These include National Grid’s forecasts of Transmission Network Use of System charges for 2018/19 to 2021/22 (available at: <a href="http://www2.nationalgrid.com/UK/Industry-information/System-charges/Electricity-transmission/Approval-conditions/Condition-5/" target="_blank">http://www2.nationalgrid.com/UK/Industry-information/System-charges/Electricity-transmission/Approval-conditions/Condition-5/</a>) and Balancing Services Use of System charges to 2018/19 (available at: <a href="http://www2.nationalgrid.com/UK/Industry-information/Electricity-transmission-operational-data/Report-explorer/Services-Reports/" target="_blank">http://www2.nationalgrid.com/UK/Industry-information/Electricity-transmission-operational-data/Report-explorer/Services-Reports/</a>). These forecasts are not broken down to show renewable energy sources.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton grouped question UIN HL2180 HL2182 question first answered 26/10/2017 15:07:03 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	2709 label Biography information for Lord Donoughue

772981

registered interest
date	18/10/2017
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	Electricity: Fees and Charges
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, in relation to electricity costs, what they estimate the percentage increase will be for Transmission Network Use of System charges between (1) now and 2020, and (2) now and 2030; and what proportion of these increases will be attributable to efforts to connect renewable energy sources to the national grid.
tabling member printed	Lord Donoughue
uin	HL2182
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2017 answer text <p>Transmission, distribution and balancing charges are set by network companies in line with the charging methodologies approved by Ofgem, as the independent regulator.</p><p>Network companies also produce some future estimates of these charges. These include National Grid’s forecasts of Transmission Network Use of System charges for 2018/19 to 2021/22 (available at: <a href="http://www2.nationalgrid.com/UK/Industry-information/System-charges/Electricity-transmission/Approval-conditions/Condition-5/" target="_blank">http://www2.nationalgrid.com/UK/Industry-information/System-charges/Electricity-transmission/Approval-conditions/Condition-5/</a>) and Balancing Services Use of System charges to 2018/19 (available at: <a href="http://www2.nationalgrid.com/UK/Industry-information/Electricity-transmission-operational-data/Report-explorer/Services-Reports/" target="_blank">http://www2.nationalgrid.com/UK/Industry-information/Electricity-transmission-operational-data/Report-explorer/Services-Reports/</a>). These forecasts are not broken down to show renewable energy sources.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton grouped question UIN HL2180 HL2181 question first answered 26/10/2017 15:07:03 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	2709 label Biography information for Lord Donoughue

773562

registered interest
date	19/10/2017
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	Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government (1) what was the cost of the Renewable Heat Incentive scheme in Great Britain in each of the last four years; (2) what is the budget for the Renewable Heat Incentive scheme subsidy payments for the next six years; (3) why a cap was introduced in 2016; and (4) at what cost level it is pegged.
tabling member printed	Lord Laird
uin	HL2277
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2017 answer text <p>Data on payments from the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) schemes are given in the table below.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Domestic RHI</p></td><td><p>Non-domestic RHI</p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>13/14</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>£54m</p></td><td><p><strong>£54m</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>14/15</p></td><td><p>£23m</p></td><td><p>£148m</p></td><td><p><strong>£171m</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>15/16</p></td><td><p>£77m</p></td><td><p>£296m</p></td><td><p><strong>£373m</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>16/17</p></td><td><p>£92m</p></td><td><p>£454m</p></td><td><p><strong>£546m</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p>Based on data to end Aug 2017</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br> In November 2015, the Government confirming a continued budget for the RHI to 2020/21, as set out in the table below. A budget cap allowing the scheme to be closed to new applications was introduced to reinforce existing cost control mechanisms within the RHI, to ensure that scheme expenditure does not exceed the allocated annual budgets.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>16/17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>17/18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>18/19 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>19/20</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>20/21</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Budget </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£640m </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£780m </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£900m </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£1010m </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£1150m </strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 26/10/2017 12:41:23 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird