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1688723

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date	08/02/2024
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Pension Funds: Regulation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to discuss with the Pensions Regulator how to incorporate into regulator guidance the conclusions of the Financial Markets and Law Committee’s paper, Pension fund trustees and fiduciary duties, published on 6 February.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hayman
uin	HL2329
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2024 answer text <p>The Government welcomes the work of the Financial Markets Law Committee’s working group. Working with the Pensions Regulator, we will look closely at what insights we can draw from their report as we gather further evidence on how trustees are considering ESG factors in their approach to investment in the interests of their members.</p><p> </p><p>This report is a useful resource for trustees, but we are keen to hear views from across the pension sector and wider stakeholders as to what further clarification, or guidance, if any, is needed. We plan to do this starting with a series of roundtable events this spring.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie grouped question UIN HL2432 question first answered 20/02/2024 15:00:22 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	1649 label Biography information for Baroness Hayman

1688317

registered interest
date	07/02/2024
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Social Rented Housing: Energy
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Baroness Scott of Bybrook on 27 June 2023 (HL Deb col 589) that they would “consult on standards for improving energy efficiency in the sector within six months of the [Social Housing (Regulation)] Bill receiving Royal Assent”, when they will publish that consultation.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hayman
uin	HL2287
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2024 answer text <p>This Government is working to improve quality and standards in social housing. Last month the Government launched a consultation on Awaab’s law, which includes timescales for repair work in social housing. That consultation is available here <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fconsultations%2Fawaabs-law-consultation-on-timescales-for-repairs-in-the-social-rented-sector%2Fawaabs-law-consultation-on-timescales-for-repairs-in-the-social-rented-sector&amp;data=05%7C02%7CPS.Advisers%40levellingup.gov.uk%7Cfc568b108c4b468b621808dc32062cac%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638440249297968319%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=DJ%2B5vk%2FCJYFwLRjzfKSA%2BhXZOolqgSlNO89d%2BWb29rc%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Awaab’s Law: Consultation on timescales for repairs in the social rented sector</a>. We will shortly launch a consultation on improving energy efficiency standards in social housing.</p><p>We are pleased that many social housing providers are working towards improving the energy efficiency of their homes, and we continue to support the improvement of energy efficiency in the sector through the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund (SHDF).</p><p>We want to see more social homes that are safer, more decent, with cheaper energy bills and more energy efficiency.</p> answering member printed Baroness Scott of Bybrook question first answered 21/02/2024 15:44:45 answering member 4553 label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Bybrook attachment 1 file name Awaab Law cosultation.docx title Awaab's Law consultation
tabling member	1649 label Biography information for Baroness Hayman

1686099

registered interest
date	30/01/2024
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	Energy Charter Treaty
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Lord Callanan on 28 November 2023 when he stated that "we are reviewing our membership ... I am sure that we will want to act as quickly as possible" (HL Deb col 1018), when they intend to reach a decision about withdrawing from the Energy Charter Treaty.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hayman
uin	HL2033
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2024 answer text <p>The Government is considering the views of stakeholders in business, civil society, and Parliament and will inform Parliament of the outcome in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 09/02/2024 14:56:02 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	1649 label Biography information for Baroness Hayman

1671243

registered interest
date	20/11/2023
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	Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to bring forward the remaining funding for the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund to give the social housing sector certainty to plan for decarbonising their housing stock beyond 2025.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hayman
uin	HL406
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2023 answer text <p>The Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund (SHDF) is a 10-year, £3.8bn 2019 manifesto commitment. £6 billion of new Government funding will be made available from 2025 to 2028 in addition to the £6.6 billion allocated in this Parliament to energy efficiency and clean heat in buildings. Conversations are continuing with HM Treasury to assess SHDF’s share of the £6bn to be made available from 2025 to 2028, and provide long-term funding certainty, support the growth of supply chains and ensure we can scale up our delivery over time.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 29/11/2023 12:05:14 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	1649 label Biography information for Baroness Hayman

1652559

registered interest
date	12/07/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Financial Services and Markets Act 2023
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government when they plan to bring section 27 (Regulatory principles) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2023 into force; and when they will lay regulations before parliament naming this date.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hayman
uin	HL9285
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2023 answer text <p>Section 27 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2023 adds the UK's net zero target and environmental targets into the regulatory principles for the Prudential Regulation Authority and the Financial Conduct Authority.</p><p> </p><p>The requirement for the regulators to have regard to the need to contribute to achieving the net zero target will come into force two months after Royal Assent, on 29 August. The commencement regulations that did this, the Financial Services and Markets Act 2023 (Commencement No. 1) Regulations 2023, were made on 10 July.</p><p> </p><p>The requirement to have regard to the need to contribute to achieving the environmental targets will come into force at a later date. This requirement was added by amendment late in the passage of the Act, and the regulators will need time to consider how to operationalise this requirement. The government is working with the regulators to explore the earliest date that this requirement can come into force.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Penn question first answered 19/07/2023 10:39:22 answering member 4726 label Biography information for Baroness Penn
tabling member	1649 label Biography information for Baroness Hayman

1650124

registered interest
date	04/07/2023
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Workplace Pensions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government under what statutory provisions they have powers to legislate (1) to require occupational pension schemes to report on their impacts on water, circular economy, pollution and biodiversity, and (2) to clarify occupational pension schemes’ fiduciary duties.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hayman
uin	HL9028
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2023 answer text <p>The Government already requires occupational pension schemes over a certain size to report in line with the Taskforce on Climate-related Financial Disclosures recommendations.</p><p> </p><p>With regards to fiduciary duties, The Pension Regulator already provides guidance setting out that climate-related risks should be managed alongside other risks that trustees consider as part of their fiduciary duties.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 17/07/2023 13:56:45 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	1649 label Biography information for Baroness Hayman

1627709

registered interest
date	15/05/2023
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Workplace Pensions: Disclosure of Information
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to commitments made in the consultation outcome, Climate and investment reporting: setting expectations and empowering savers, published on 21 October 2021, to review mandatory disclosures by occupational pension schemes and requirements on stewardship activities; (1) when the review will begin, (2) whether they will publish a call for evidence, (3) how they will decide which stakeholders to engage with, and (4) when they expect to publish the results of the review.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hayman
uin	HL7832
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/05/2023 answer text <p>I would like to assure the Baroness that, as set out in the consultation response Climate and investment reporting: setting expectation and empowering savers, we will review requirements on disclosures and stewardship activities in the second half of 2023. The exact form and publication timeline of the review are being determined in conjunction with wider and ongoing stewardship review activities.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 30/05/2023 14:42:27 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	1649 label Biography information for Baroness Hayman

1546214

registered interest
date	28/11/2022
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: District Heating
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government (1) when, and (2) how, heat network customers will receive payments from the Energy Bills Support Scheme Alternative Fund.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hayman
uin	HL3802
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2022 answer text <p>Eligibility, timescales and method of delivery for the Energy Bills Support Scheme Alternative Funding will be announced in the coming weeks.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 12/12/2022 17:22:12 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	1649 label Biography information for Baroness Hayman

1538398

registered interest
date	01/11/2022
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: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how much money was spent both commercially and domestically on energy in the UK in (1) 2019, (2) 2020, and (3) 2021; and what assessment they have made of the expected expenditure on energy in (a) 2022, and (b) in each subsequent year to 2030.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hayman
uin	HL3095
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2022 answer text <p>The value of expenditure on all UK energy, by sector, for 2019, 2020 and 2021, is published as part of the Digest of UK Energy Statistics (DUKES) value balances.</p><p> </p><p>Statistics on energy expenditure for 2022 will be published in July 2023 and will reflect the support government has announced for both non-domestic and domestic energy consumers over the winter. For example, the Energy Price Guarantee will save the typical household around £700 on its energy bill over six months to March 2023.</p><p> </p><p>Over the longer-term, policies to improve energy efficiency and increase low carbon energy supply will help to reduce both the amount of energy consumed and exposure to volatile international fossil fuel prices.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 15/11/2022 17:22:43 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan attachment 1 file name DUKES_1.2.pdf title DUKES - value balances, traded energy
tabling member	1649 label Biography information for Baroness Hayman

1384689

registered interest
date	03/12/2021
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	Fossil Fuels: Exports
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what countries North Sea oil and gas are exported to; and what quantity is exported to each country.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hayman
uin	HL4681
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2021 answer text <p>Export destinations of primary oils are published in the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/petroleum-chapter-3-digest-of-united-kingdom-energy-statistics-dukes" target="_blank">Digest of UK Energy Statistics table 3.10</a>.</p><p>Export destinations of natural gas are published in the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/natural-gas-chapter-4-digest-of-united-kingdom-energy-statistics-dukes" target="_blank">Digest of UK Energy Statistics table 4.5</a>.</p><p> </p><p>To note, the UK records exports of crude oil and natural gas but does not separately identify oil and gas that was originally extracted from the UKCS. Exports shown will include oil and gas produced in the North Sea as well as oil and gas that originated elsewhere and has subsequently been re- exported.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Callanan attachment 1 file name DUKES_Table 3.10.xls title DUKES Table 3.10 2 file name DUKES_Table 4.5.xls title DUKES Table 4.5 question first answered 17/12/2021 12:00:21 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	1649 label Biography information for Baroness Hayman