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1662922

registered interest
date	13/10/2023
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Carbon Emissions: Local Government
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how much from the public purse the Government has provided to local authorities to support Net Zero initiatives in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	200776
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2023 answer text <p>It is not possible to provide this information because it depends on the decisions local authorities make about using the funding available to them, such as their core local authority settlement. In addition to their core funding, local authorities can also use other funding to support net zero, such as UK growth funding and grant funds for specific programmes.</p><p> </p><p>Furthermore, DESNZ funds the Local Net Zero Hubs Programme which supports local authorities to develop net zero projects and attract commercial investment.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has also established the UK Infrastructure Bank with an initial £12 billion of capital for the twin goals of tackling climate change and levelling up. This includes a loan facility for local government.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 20/10/2023 07:09:06 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1662923

registered interest
date	13/10/2023
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Carbon Emissions: Local Government
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what proportion of grant funding schemes funded by her Department are performing to a satisfactory standard according to their respective monitoring and evaluation processes as of 13 October 2023.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	200777
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2023 answer text <p>The Department will review the performance of grant schemes through the completion of its first assessment of grant operations later in the year. This is a well-established process, administered by the Cabinet Office, for determining alignment with Government Functional Standards. Alongside this review, as a new department, the Department will establish the mechanisms to report specifically on grants and whether they meet their objectives.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 23/10/2023 08:17:01 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1660588

registered interest
date	13/09/2023
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Aviation: Fuels
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether She has made an estimate of the quantity of aviation fuel used by aircraft registered in the UK in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	199496
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2023 answer text <p>The Department publishes monthly estimates of aviation fuel in Energy Trends, Table 3.13: <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistics%2Foil-and-oil-products-section-3-energy-trends&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary.PQ%40energysecurity.gov.uk%7C6ce4d48339e34236868c08dbb8f228a3%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C638307122423970757%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=Yk6pVTz7FKxrlONjEe2lBASjmyQl%2BW9XAaG5iahuFzY%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/oil-and-oil-products-section-3-energy-trends</a></p><p> </p><p>However, fuel supply by registration status of the aircraft is not available.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 19/09/2023 11:15:57 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1660622

registered interest
date	13/09/2023
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Local Area Energy Plans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether her Department is taking steps to support local authorities (a) to (i) create and (ii) deliver local area energy plans and (b) to work with local communities as part of that process.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	199517
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2023 answer text <p>The Government is considering the role of local-level energy planning in delivering net zero. It has supported the development of local area energy planning through the Prospering from the Energy Revolution (PFER) programme, by committing £104 million in funding.</p><p> </p><p>The PFER programme included co-funding for the development of local area energy planning guidance, and the production of plans for Peterborough, Pembrokeshire, Stafford, Cannock Chase and Lichfield.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 19/09/2023 11:09:06 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1660623

registered interest
date	13/09/2023
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Local Area Energy Plans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if she will make an assessment of the implications for her policies of the recommendation in the report by Citizen's Advice entitled Close to Home, published in June 2023, on the potential merits of introducing a national framework to support local authorities to develop local area energy plans.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	199518
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2023 answer text <p>The Government acknowledges that local-level energy planning can help bring together key stakeholders – including local authorities and network operators – to explore routes to decarbonisation in local areas. It is, however, important to be clear on the value of local-level energy planning before taking decisions on how better to coordinate delivery.</p><p> </p><p>Officials will consider the recommendations set out in Citizens Advice’s report as they do other external publications on the subject.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 19/09/2023 11:07:57 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1660624

registered interest
date	13/09/2023
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Local Area Energy Plans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether her Department has made a recent assessment of the adequacy of funding arrangements for local authorities to develop local area energy plans; and whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of amending the funding arrangements on (a) planning and (b) levels of participation in the process.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	199519
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2023 answer text <p>Local government has significant discretion about how best to use its funding, including economic growth funding, and will need to consider how best to add value to its planning and strategic work.</p><p> </p><p>Numerous local authorities have adopted or are developing Local Area Energy Plans to explore routes to decarbonisation in their area.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 19/09/2023 11:06:28 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1658224

registered interest
date	05/09/2023
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Large Goods Vehicles: Carbon Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if she will make an estimate of the level of carbon emissions from road haulage in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	197831
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2023 answer text <p>The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero publishes annual statistics on UK territorial greenhouse gas emissions:</p><p><a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistics%2Ffinal-uk-greenhouse-gas-emissions-national-statistics-1990-to-2021&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary.PQ%40energysecurity.gov.uk%7C8b503595925b4a290cf608dbb47822e5%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C638302200289002683%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=v5mk7h1PrAx73eErcYPsvGEAQJL0lE%2Futc%2Bm3W90WXA%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/final-uk-greenhouse-gas-emissions-national-statistics-1990-to-2021</a></p><p> </p><p>Emissions from road transport by vehicle type from 1990 up to 2021 can be found in table 1.2.</p><p> </p><p>Emissions by Standard Industrial Classification (SIC), which include ‘freight transport by road and removal services’ as a category, can be found in the supplementary tables.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 13/09/2023 16:42:10 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1657878

registered interest
date	04/09/2023
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Climate Change Committee
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what (a) rules, (b) agreements and (c) guidance her Department uses to decide what information to share with the Climate Change Committee.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	197525
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2023 answer text <p>The Department’s approach to sharing information with the CCC is underpinned by the Arm’s Length Body Sponsorship Code of Good Practice on GOV.UK.</p><p> </p><p>The Climate Change Committee's Framework Document sets out more information about the working practices between the CCC and the Department. This includes a Memorandum of Understanding on economic modelling and sharing of analysis and research; and a regular working group. The Department is drafting an updated version of this document.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 12/09/2023 09:46:46 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1657879

registered interest
date	04/09/2023
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Climate Change Committee
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if she will publish all the information her Department has shared with the Climate Change Committee to assist it in writing its annual progress report in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	197526
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2023 answer text <p>Under the Climate Change Act 2008, there is no requirement to publish any information the Department shares with the CCC. It has no plans to do so.</p><p> </p><p>As required under the Act, the Department is due to publish its response to the CCC’s 2023 Progress Report in October.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 12/09/2023 06:48:10 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1656659

registered interest
date	01/09/2023
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Carbon Emissions: Local Government
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how much funding the Government has allocated through grant funding schemes for local authorities to implement net zero projects in the last year.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	196424
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2023 answer text <p>It is not possible to provide a figure for the total amount of net zero grant funding available to local authorities because this depends on the decisions local authorities make themselves about how they use the funding available to them. Through their core settlement, grant funding schemes, and UK growth funding, Government provides a wide range of funding to support local authorities to tackle net zero goals.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has established the UK Infrastructure Bank with an initial £12 billion of capital. One of the bank’s core objectives is to support regional and local economic growth. This includes a lending facility of £4 billion for local authorities at preferential rates.</p><p> </p><p>Individual Government grant funding schemes each have their own monitoring and evaluation processes.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart grouped question UIN 196425 196427 196428 196429 question first answered 11/09/2023 10:55:53 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse