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1701984

registered interest
date	17/04/2024
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	Iron and Steel: Port Talbot
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the amount of steel that will be able to be produced from Port Talbot following its conversion to electric arc furnaces.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL3899
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2024 answer text <p>Tata Steel’s new Electric Arc Furnace will have a production capacity of approximately 3 million tonnes of crude steel per year.</p> answering member printed Lord Offord of Garvel question first answered 09/05/2024 11:31:52 answering member 4931 label Biography information for Lord Offord of Garvel
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1701985

registered interest
date	17/04/2024
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	Iron and Steel: Port Talbot
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what was the quantity of coal required to run Port Talbot steel works at full scale operations; and what is the equivalent in electricity usage.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL3900
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2024 answer text <p>The quantities of coal and equivalent electricity usage at Port Talbot steelworks is commercially sensitive information held by Tata Steel UK. However, HMG understands that coal is used throughout Port Talbot steelworks in various functions to feed the blast furnaces, via the Morfa Coke Ovens (which as announced on 20 March by Tata Steel, are being closed) and Injection Plant.</p><p> </p><p>Coal is an emission dense power source, and the implementation of an electric arc furnace will reduce UK territorial emissions by 1.4%.</p> answering member printed Lord Offord of Garvel question first answered 02/05/2024 08:58:19 answering member 4931 label Biography information for Lord Offord of Garvel
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1701986

registered interest
date	17/04/2024
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	Iron and Steel: Port Talbot
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how much of the energy required by the new electric arc furnaces in Port Talbot Steel Works will be supplied by renewable energy sources.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL3901
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2024 answer text <p>Tata steel is making an investment of £1.25 billion, including a UK Government grant worth up to £500 million, in a new Electric Arc Furnace at the Port Talbot Steelworks. The electrification of steelmaking will significantly reduce the overall carbon footprint of the site which is currently the UK’s single largest emitter of CO<sub>2</sub>.</p><p> </p><p>The UK Government does not have a role in Tata Steel’s energy purchasing arrangements, and therefore cannot confirm the relevant energy sources they will choose to use. However, in recent months, renewables became the majority source of electricity generation for the first full quarter across Great Britain’s electricity grid and we are planning to decarbonise the electricity system by 2035, subject to security of supply.</p> answering member printed Lord Offord of Garvel question first answered 22/05/2024 11:08:53 answering member 4931 label Biography information for Lord Offord of Garvel
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1701987

registered interest
date	17/04/2024
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	Wind Power: Port Talbot
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether planning consent has been granted between Celtic Freeport and Neath Port Talbot County Council for the construction of the offshore wind farms.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL3902
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>The Celtic Freeport consortium, which includes Neath Port Talbot County Council, is currently preparing a business case and establishing robust governance arrangements, alongside the necessary corporate and legal structures, to allow for the formal designation of the Freeport by the Welsh and UK Governments in 2024. We are not aware of any planning applications for offshore wind from Celtic Freeport.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 30/04/2024 10:37:27 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1701988

registered interest
date	17/04/2024
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	Iron and Steel: Port Talbot
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to provide employment opportunities for the people of Port Talbot following on from proposed changes to the Steel Works.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL3903
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2024 answer text <p>The Government is providing a grant worth up to £500 million, as part of a wider £1.25 billion investment by Tata Steel. This will not only modernise Port Talbot but protect many jobs at the steelworks for the long term.</p><p> </p><p>We are working with Tata Steel to provide up to £100 million of funding towards the dedicated Transition Board, with membership including representatives of the Welsh Government, to support affected employees and the local economy. Tata has also announced that they will provide a £130 million comprehensive support package for affected employees.</p> answering member printed Lord Offord of Garvel question first answered 02/05/2024 14:44:41 answering member 4931 label Biography information for Lord Offord of Garvel
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1701989

registered interest
date	17/04/2024
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Pharmacy: Rural Areas
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have made an assessment of the impact of rural pharmacy closures on access to primary care.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
uin	HL3904
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2024 answer text <p>It is the statutory duty of every local authority in England to undertake pharmaceutical needs assessments for their areas including those that are rural in nature, every three years, to ensure provision continues to meet their population’s needs. Integrated care boards have regard to those assessments when commissioning services and where a pharmacy closure impacts on the access to services, a new contractor can apply to open a pharmacy in the area.</p><p>Patients who struggle to access pharmacy premises can access pharmacy services remotely through any of the over 400 online pharmacies that are contractually required to deliver medicines free of charge. Alternatively, in some rural areas, doctors are permitted to dispense medication to patients.</p><p>The Pharmacy Access scheme provides additional funding to pharmacies in the areas where there are fewer pharmacies.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham question first answered 26/04/2024 13:21:30 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

1701990

registered interest
date	17/04/2024
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	Company Liquidations
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many liquidations began (1) five, (2) 10, and (3) 15, years ago but are still not finalised.
tabling member printed	Lord Sikka
uin	HL3905
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2024 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>Time Period (years)</p></td><td><p>Number of Companies in Liquidation</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>0 - 5</p></td><td><p>56,363</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>5 - 10</p></td><td><p>10,042</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>10 - 15</p></td><td><p>8,189</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>15 +</p></td><td><p>20,822</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The figures show when the most recent liquidation process began for distinct entities. These figures include liquidations notified to the Registrar of Companies up to 31 December 2023.</p><p> </p><p>These figures are being provided as management information and are unaudited and are subject to change. They should only be used for indicative purposes.</p><p> </p><p>Further information about companies in liquidation is available in the statistical tables published by Companies House on a quarterly basis.</p> answering member printed Lord Offord of Garvel question first answered 01/05/2024 16:57:55 answering member 4931 label Biography information for Lord Offord of Garvel
tabling member	4885 label Biography information for Lord Sikka

1701991

registered interest
date	17/04/2024
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	Horizon IT System: Prosecutions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what (1) financial, and (2) legal, support they will provide to sub-postmasters to bring private prosecutions against past directors of the Post Office for concealing faults in the Horizon IT system and falsely prosecuting them.
tabling member printed	Lord Sikka
uin	HL3906
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2024 answer text <p>The Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry continues to gather evidence about the Horizon scandal. The Metropolitan Police are a core participant in the Inquiry; it will be for them and the Crown Prosecution Service to consider any prosecutions. The Government does not fund private prosecutions.</p> answering member printed Lord Offord of Garvel question first answered 01/05/2024 16:40:04 answering member 4931 label Biography information for Lord Offord of Garvel
tabling member	4885 label Biography information for Lord Sikka

1701992

registered interest
date	17/04/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Advance Pricing Agreements
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many advance transfer pricing agreements have been signed by HM Revenue and Customs in each of the past five years.
tabling member printed	Lord Sikka
uin	HL3907
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2024 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs has entered into the following number of advance pricing agreements in the past five tax years:</p><ul><li>2018 to 2019: 30</li><li>2019 to 2020: 26</li><li>2020 to 2021: 24</li><li>2021 to 2022: 20</li><li>2022 to 2023: 15</li></ul><p>This information is included in the Transfer Pricing and Diverted Profits Tax Statistics 2022 to 2023 which are publicly available and published on gov.uk[1].</p><p> </p><p>[1] <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/transfer-pricing-and-diverted-profits-tax-statistics-2022-to-2023/transfer-pricing-and-diverted-profits-tax-statistics-2022-to-2023" target="_blank">Transfer Pricing and Diverted Profits Tax statistics 2022 to 2023 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 25/04/2024 11:17:19 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	4885 label Biography information for Lord Sikka

1701993

registered interest
date	17/04/2024
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	Post Office: Audit
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 Financial Reporting Council in relation to external audits of the Post Office.
tabling member printed	Lord Sikka
uin	HL3908
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2024 answer text <p>The Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry continues to gather evidence about the Horizon scandal. The Government will consider any lessons learned in respect of audit and other matters once the Inquiry has reported.</p><p> </p><p>We have regular discussions with the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) regarding its regulation of statutory audit, while recognising its role as an independent regulator. The FRC is monitoring developments in relation to the Post Office.</p> answering member printed Lord Offord of Garvel question first answered 01/05/2024 16:56:46 answering member 4931 label Biography information for Lord Offord of Garvel
tabling member	4885 label Biography information for Lord Sikka