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1662187

registered interest
date	19/09/2023
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	Deep Sea Mining
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Lord Mott on 13 September (HL Deb col 1011), what assessment they have made of the case for imposing a moratorium on all deep sea mining as part their “precautionary and conditional” approach to that policy area.
tabling member printed	Baroness Sheehan
uin	HL10322
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/10/2023 answer text <p>The UK's policy is not to sponsor or support the issuing of any exploitation licences for deep sea mining projects unless and until there is sufficient scientific evidence about the potential impact on deep sea ecosystems, and strong enforceable environmental Regulations, Standards and Guidelines have been developed by the International Seabed Authority (ISA) and are in place. The UK's approach is both precautionary and conditional.</p><p>The Government commissioned an independent review from the British Geological Survey, the National Oceanography Centre, and Heriot-Watt University. The terms of reference included a review of minerals contained in seafloor deposits and how this compares to terrestrial resources, with discussion on future resource potential and knowledge gaps. The review was published in October 2022 and is available here: https://www.bgs.ac.uk/news/deep-sea-mining-evidence-review-published/</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 03/10/2023 15:56:21 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4548 label Biography information for Baroness Sheehan

1653044

registered interest
date	13/07/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Exports: Developing Countries
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 recommendation of the House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee in is report Greening imports: a UK carbon border approach, published on 4 April 2022 (HC 737) that a UK Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism design should reflect engagement with low and middle income country trading partners, given the fact that less developed countries are less likely to have carbon pricing or the systems in place to calculate the emissions of their exports.
tabling member printed	Baroness Sheehan
uin	HL9345
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2023 answer text <p>The government has recently consulted on potential future measures to mitigate carbon leakage risks, including the potential for a UK Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM). The consultation closed on 22 June 2023. The government will respond to the consultation in due course.</p> answering member printed Baroness Penn question first answered 25/07/2023 10:45:11 answering member 4726 label Biography information for Baroness Penn
tabling member	4548 label Biography information for Baroness Sheehan

1651056

registered interest
date	06/07/2023
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	Drax Power Station
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the response by Lord Callanan on 3 July (HL Deb col 984) that "the “Panorama” programme provided an inaccurate representation of practices by the forestry and biomass sector on the ground", what evidence they have for that assertion.
tabling member printed	Baroness Sheehan
uin	HL9142
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2023 answer text <p>DESNZ officials engaged with forestry experts and relevant officials to understand the evidence about the claims made in the Panorama programme and found no evidence that biomass pellets used in the UK are unsustainable or were associated with forest destruction. In addition, as part of ongoing scheme compliance monitoring, Ofgem opened an additional assurance audit of Drax. Based on the evidence reviewed to date, Ofgem has not established any non-compliance that would affect the issue of Renewables Obligation Certificates to Drax.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 19/07/2023 14:17:53 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	4548 label Biography information for Baroness Sheehan

1651057

registered interest
date	06/07/2023
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	Drax Power Station
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the response by Lord Callanan on 3 July (HL Deb col 983), when they expect the investigation by Ofgem on Drax Plc to conclude.
tabling member printed	Baroness Sheehan
uin	HL9143
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2023 answer text <p>Ofgem has assured the Government that this matter is a priority for them and they are progressing the investigation at pace. Ofgem is engaging constructively with Drax, however, due to the sizeable amount of evidence that needs to be scrutinised in the course of this investigation and the fact that at this stage it is unclear whether further information will have to be collected, Ofgem cannot provide a timeline for when this investigation may be concluded.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 19/07/2023 14:17:08 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	4548 label Biography information for Baroness Sheehan

1651058

registered interest
date	06/07/2023
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	Drax Power Station
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the response by Lord Callanan on 3 July (HL Deb col 983) that most of the pellets used for biomass are “by-product from normal sustainable commercial forests”, what evidence they have to support the claim; and whether that evidence been corroborated and verified by independent experts.
tabling member printed	Baroness Sheehan
uin	HL9144
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2023 answer text <p>Recent evidence on the feedstocks used in the production of wood pellets is available from a number of sources, for example, from the Sustainable Biomass Program’s 2021 Annual Review, a 2022 Fibre Study by independent experts for the Wood Pellet Association of Canada, and a 2022 review by the US Forest Service on wood pellet production in the US (the primary source of biomass for energy use).</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 19/07/2023 13:20:30 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	4548 label Biography information for Baroness Sheehan

1649045

registered interest
date	29/06/2023
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	Heating: Regulation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to "implement legislation for heat network zoning in England and Wales this parliamentary session and provide Ofgem with powers to regulate heat networks", as recommended by the Climate Change Committee in their 2023 Progress Report to Parliament.
tabling member printed	Baroness Sheehan
uin	HL8951
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2023 answer text <p>In July 2022, the Government confirmed that Ofgem will be the heat network regulator and introduced the Energy Bill to Parliament. The Energy Bill is being driven forward this session and will provide Ofgem with powers to regulate heat networks. The Energy Bill will also facilitate the introduction of heat network zoning. We will consult further on zoning and intend to lay Regulations to ensure zoning will be established in England in 2025. Zoning policy is devolved.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 12/07/2023 13:28:45 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	4548 label Biography information for Baroness Sheehan

1586037

registered interest
date	09/02/2023
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	Energy Charter Treaty
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to withdrawal from the Energy Charter Treaty; and what recent discussions they have held with the EU on this.
tabling member printed	Baroness Sheehan
uin	HL5630
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2023 answer text <p>The UK has been a strong advocate for ECT modernisation. At the Energy Charter Conference on 22 November, the decision to adopt the modernised Treaty was postponed. The UK has been closely monitoring the situation surrounding the Energy Charter Treaty’s modernisation process, including the positions taken by other Contracting Parties. The UK holds regular meetings with members of the Energy Charter Treaty Modernisation Group, including the EU and EU Member States, with respect to the modernisation of the ECT.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 22/02/2023 13:39:31 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	4548 label Biography information for Baroness Sheehan

1585549

registered interest
date	08/02/2023
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	Energy Charter Treaty: Fossil Fuels
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 impact that a failure to reform the Energy Charter Treaty would have on new fossil fuel developments in the UK.
tabling member printed	Baroness Sheehan
uin	HL5568
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2023 answer text <p>The UK has been a strong advocate for ECT modernisation. At the Energy Charter Conference on 22 November, the decision to adopt the modernised Treaty was postponed. The UK has been closely monitoring the situation surrounding the Energy Charter Treaty’s modernisation process, including the positions taken by other Contracting Parties.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 22/02/2023 12:04:16 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	4548 label Biography information for Baroness Sheehan

1585550

registered interest
date	08/02/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Electricity Generation: Taxation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have received the letter from Mishcon De Reya on behalf of Community Windpower Ltd about impending legal action in respect of the Electricity Generator Levy; and what steps they intend to take in response.
tabling member printed	Baroness Sheehan
uin	HL5569
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2023 answer text <p>The Treasury engages in good faith with all requests for further information it receives, just as it will in responding to any letter before claim should any be served in compliance with the established pre-action protocols. It is confident that it has, and continues to act, lawfully in the development of the Electricity Generator Levy.</p> answering member printed Baroness Penn question first answered 22/02/2023 17:33:53 answering member 4726 label Biography information for Baroness Penn
tabling member	4548 label Biography information for Baroness Sheehan

1543505

registered interest
date	17/11/2022
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	Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to work with governments of low- and middle-income countries concerning any impact of their pledge to the Seventh Replenishment of the Global Fund.
tabling member printed	Baroness Sheehan
uin	HL3522
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2022 answer text <p>The FCDO will combine its development and diplomatic expertise to work with partner countries to help ensure the finance provided by the Global Fund has the maximum impact; saving lives and preventing illness. The Global Fund works with many delivering partners in country and globally with organisations such as the WHO. The UK will continue to fund our Global Fund Accelerator programme that provides expert technical support, including through placing skilled health advisers in key countries in countries which the Global Fund supports to help advise governments and in-country partners on programme proposals for greatest effect.</p> answering member printed Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park question first answered 28/11/2022 16:15:52 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
tabling member	4548 label Biography information for Baroness Sheehan