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1719994

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date	22/05/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Midlands
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what strategic plans they have to increase private investment in the Midlands Rail Hub.
tabling member printed	Lord Ravensdale
uin	HL4872
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2024 answer text <p>The Government has committed in Network North to delivering Midlands Rail Hub in full and increasing funding to £1.75bn, and we have recently released £123m to Network Rail to move the first phase into the detailed design stage. As the scheme progresses through this next stage, we will work with key partners to identify and pursue opportunities for private funding.</p> answering member printed Lord Davies of Gower question first answered 24/05/2024 09:09:24 answering member 4499 label Biography information for Lord Davies of Gower
tabling member	4715 label Biography information for Lord Ravensdale

1715435

registered interest
date	01/05/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Nuclear Power: Taxation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by the Chancellor of the Exchequer in the Budget Statement on 15 March 2023 that "subject to consultation, nuclear power will be classed as environmentally sustainable in our green taxonomy" (HC Deb col 841), when they will publish the associated consultation.
tabling member printed	Lord Ravensdale
uin	HL4296
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2024 answer text <p>The Government reiterated its commitment in the 2023 Green Finance Strategy to delivering a UK Green Taxonomy and remains committed to implementing a UK Green Taxonomy, an important tool to increase transparency into the market to mobilise private investment into green activities and to tackle greenwashing.</p><p>Developing a usable and useful taxonomy is a complex and technical exercise. The government continues to work at pace and expects to publish in due course.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 16/05/2024 12:05:34 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	4715 label Biography information for Lord Ravensdale

1701621

registered interest
date	16/04/2024
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	Nuclear Power Stations
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether the sites currently listed in the current nuclear National Policy Statement EN-6, will be included in the forthcoming EN-7.
tabling member printed	Lord Ravensdale
uin	HL3852
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2024 answer text <p>The Department recently consulted on a proposed policy for siting new nuclear power stations after 2025, which set out a criteria based approach. While EN-7 will be the primary basis for development consent decisions on nuclear power stations after 2025, we recognise that the sites listed in EN-6 are likely to retain many inherent advantages. EN-6 will not be withdrawn, and we expect it to remain an important and relevant consideration in any planning decision for projects at any of the sites listed in EN-6.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 24/04/2024 11:45:41 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	4715 label Biography information for Lord Ravensdale

1679254

registered interest
date	19/12/2023
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Development Aid: Climate Change
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how much of their overseas aid budget is spent directly on climate mitigation and adaptation; and how much of that is spent or allocated to countries in (1) Africa, (2) the Middle East, and (3) South Asia.
tabling member printed	Lord Ravensdale
uin	HL1356
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2024 answer text <p>In 2020 the UK spent over £1.3 billion of Official Development Assistance addressing climate change through multilateral and bilateral channels. Of this at least £224 million of bilateral climate finance was spent in Africa, £2 million in the Middle East (through the &quot;SEED OPTs&quot; programme), and £81 million in South Asia. The UK's main climate programme in the Middle East (&quot;PHENOMENAL&quot;) started the following year in 2021. In line with our international obligations our official International Climate Finance figures are reported through the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, for which 2020 is the most recent year of reporting.</p> answering member printed Lord Benyon question first answered 05/01/2024 14:50:02 answering member 1547 label Biography information for Lord Benyon
tabling member	4715 label Biography information for Lord Ravensdale

1673011

registered interest
date	27/11/2023
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	Planning: Climate Change
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by the Minister of State for the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities when she stated that they "intend to do a fuller review of the national planning policy framework to ensure it contributes to climate change mitigation and adaptation as fully as possible" (HC Deb col 787), when they will do so.
tabling member printed	Lord Ravensdale
uin	HL628
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2023 answer text <p>The existing National Planning Policy Framework is clear that the planning system should support the transition to a low carbon future. Plans should take a proactive approach to mitigating and adapting to climate change, taking into account the long-term implications, in line with the objectives and provisions of the Climate Change Act 2008.</p><p>We will publish proposed changes to national planning policy in due course, including those arising from the introduction of the Levelling Up and Regeneration Act and the creation of National Development Management Policies.</p> answering member printed Baroness Penn question first answered 12/12/2023 13:43:49 answering member 4726 label Biography information for Baroness Penn
tabling member	4715 label Biography information for Lord Ravensdale

1668680

registered interest
date	08/11/2023
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	Buildings: Carbon Emissions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Earl Howe on 4 September (HL Deb col 282), whether the consultation on their approach to measuring and reducing embodied carbon in new buildings will be launched before the end of the year; and which “specific interventions” will be included in the consultation.
tabling member printed	Lord Ravensdale
uin	HL131
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2023 answer text <p>The Government remains committed to consulting on our approach to measuring and reducing embodied carbon in due course.</p><p>Government is listening to calls for a change to the Building Regulations. This consultation, and the in-depth research which informs it, will support the development of future policy.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Penn question first answered 22/11/2023 15:04:59 answering member 4726 label Biography information for Baroness Penn
tabling member	4715 label Biography information for Lord Ravensdale

1644903

registered interest
date	14/06/2023
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	Fertilisers: Greenhouse Gas Emissions
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 rise of greenhouse gas emissions associated with fertiliser production since 1990; and what plans they have for lowering such emissions.
tabling member printed	Lord Ravensdale
uin	HL8509
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2023 answer text <p>UK territorial greenhouse gas emissions from the fertiliser manufacturing industry between 1990 and 2020 (the latest available year data) have fluctuated between 525 and 812 thousand tonnes carbon dioxide equivalent, with no clear trend.</p><p> </p><p>To reduce future emissions the Government is promoting better nutrient use efficiency through the Sustainable Farming Incentive. The Government is supporting the development of new technologies to manufacture less environmentally damaging fertiliser products through the Farming Innovation Programme and plans to reform the fertiliser regulatory regime.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 28/06/2023 11:30:33 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	4715 label Biography information for Lord Ravensdale

1605377

registered interest
date	20/03/2023
answering body	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept id	216
answering dept short name	Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept sort name	Science, Innovation and Technology
hansard heading	Advanced Research and Invention Agency: Environmental Protection
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 14 December 2021 (HL Deb col 205) that an obligation on the Advanced Research and Invention Agency (ARIA) would "have regard to its projects contributing to our climate change targets and environmental goals", why the ARIA framework agreement, published on 17 February, does not include their aforementioned commitment; and when they plan to edit the framework agreement to include it.
tabling member printed	Lord Ravensdale
uin	HL6642
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2023 answer text <p>I thank the noble Lord for raising this matter. The ARIA Framework Agreement will be updated as soon as possible to include this commitment, without prejudice to ARIA’s freedom to have maximum autonomy over its research and project choices.</p> answering member printed Viscount Camrose question first answered 04/04/2023 12:06:16 answering member 4939 label Biography information for Viscount Camrose
tabling member	4715 label Biography information for Lord Ravensdale