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registered interest
date	08/07/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Exhaust Emissions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the potential to reduce carbon emissions by introducing a road usage duty, and whether they will publish any such assessment.
tabling member printed	Baroness Worthington
uin	HL6653
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2020 answer text <p>UK Motorists currently pay fuel duty and VAT on fuel, which means that those who use the roads the most, and do so in higher polluting cars, pay more tax. In addition, the Government uses the Vehicle Excise Duty system to encourage the uptake of cars with low carbon dioxide emissions (CO<sub>2</sub>) to help meet our legally binding climate change targets.</p><p> </p><p>However, technology is changing many aspects of the economy – including the vehicles we drive – and the government is considering how the tax system will need to adapt to manage those changes.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 21/07/2020 15:24:46 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	4235 label Biography information for Baroness Worthington

1221737

registered interest
date	07/07/2020
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	Industry: Carbon Emissions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have (1) to support innovation in zero emissions in primary industries and manufacturing, and (2) to de-risk investment in demonstration and deployment projects, via (a) government procurement policies, (b) loan guarantees, and (c) tax exemptions.
tabling member printed	Baroness Worthington
uin	HL6595
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2020 answer text <p>We are committed to supporting both the decarbonisation of UK industry and its competitiveness.</p><p> </p><p>At the 2020 Budget, my Rt. Hon. Friend Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer announced that the UK Government will at least double the size of the BEIS Energy Innovation Programme to £1billion, focussed on decarbonising UK power, homes and industry to meet the challenge of net zero.</p><p> </p><p>Alongside support for innovation, we have a number of schemes in place to support deployment. This includes the £149 million Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund on Foundation Industries, which aims to transform certain primary and manufacturing industries to make them internationally competitive, secure more jobs throughout the UK and support innovation in zero emissions.</p><p> </p><p>Our £170 million Industrial Decarbonisation Challenge Fund and £315 million Industrial Energy Transformation Fund will help industry deploy low carbon technologies and put energy efficiency measures in place.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 21/07/2020 11:39:53 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	4235 label Biography information for Baroness Worthington

1221738

registered interest
date	07/07/2020
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	Industry: Carbon Emissions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to support innovation in zero emissions in primary industries and manufacturing, including (1) metal recycling and production, (2) ceramics and brick kilns, and (3) fertiliser and chemical production processes.
tabling member printed	Baroness Worthington
uin	HL6596
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2020 answer text <p>We are committed to supporting both the decarbonisation of UK industry and its competitiveness.</p><p> </p><p>At the 2020 Budget, my Rt. Hon. Friend Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer announced that the UK Government will at least double the size of the BEIS Energy Innovation Programme to £1billion, focussed on decarbonising UK power, homes and industry to meet the challenge of net zero.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 21/07/2020 11:40:26 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	4235 label Biography information for Baroness Worthington

1221739

registered interest
date	07/07/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation and Shipping: Carbon Emissions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the potential to electrify short-haul flights and short-distance marine travel as part of a roadmap to reach net zero emissions; and to publish any such assessment.
tabling member printed	Baroness Worthington
uin	HL6597
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2020 answer text <p>The Government is supporting the development of electric aircraft through £125 million of funding to the Future Flight Challenge. The Jet Zero Council, announced in June, will bring together DfT and BEIS Secretaries of State and CEO-level stakeholders to drive high ambition in the delivery of new technologies and innovative ways to cut aviation emissions.</p><p> </p><p>The potential electrification of maritime routes and use of shore power alongside to reduce emissions was assessed as part of the Department’s work to develop the Clean Maritime Plan published in Summer 2019. The research supporting the plan, including detailed consideration of the use of electrical power, has been published on gov.uk.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 21/07/2020 15:42:43 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	4235 label Biography information for Baroness Worthington

1221740

registered interest
date	07/07/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Carbon Emissions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to electrify railways as part of a roadmap to reach net zero emissions; and when they will publish any such plans, including any anticipated timetable.
tabling member printed	Baroness Worthington
uin	HL6598
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2020 answer text <p>Electrification will play a significant role in our programme to decarbonise the railway. Network Rail’s ongoing work developing the Transport Decarbonisation Network Strategy will inform decisions about whether electrification or alternative technologies are the most appropriate option for each part of the network where diesel trains currently run. This work will support the Department’s Transport Decarbonisation Plan, which will be published at the end of this year.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 21/07/2020 15:09:28 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	4235 label Biography information for Baroness Worthington

1221741

registered interest
date	07/07/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Large Goods Vehicles: Electric Vehicles
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the potential to install overhead cabling on highways for heavy goods vehicles as part of a roadmap to reach net zero emissions; and what plans they have to publish any such assessment.
tabling member printed	Baroness Worthington
uin	HL6599
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2020 answer text <p>The Department is working with the Connected Places Catapult to explore and assess the zero emission technologies most suitable for heavy goods vehicles on the UK road network, including overhead cabling on highways. This work will consider the need for mass demonstration projects and the outputs will feed into the Transport Decarbonisation Plan, expected to be published by the end of this year.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 21/07/2020 15:08:49 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	4235 label Biography information for Baroness Worthington

1221742

registered interest
date	07/07/2020
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	Electric Vehicles
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the case for increasing the proportion of electric cars sold by introducing a trading obligation on manufacturers; and what plans they have to publish any such assessment.
tabling member printed	Baroness Worthington
uin	HL6600
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2020 answer text <p>In 2019, registrations of battery electric vehicles were at record levels. This was almost double compared to 2018 with nearly 38,000 units sold, overtaking plug-in hybrid electric vehicle registrations for the first time, at nearly 35,000 units.</p><p> </p><p>We are consulting on bringing forward the end to the sale of new petrol and diesel cars and vans from 2040 to 2035, or earlier if a faster transition appears feasible, as well as including hybrids for the first time. As part of this consultation, we are asking what the accompanying package of support will need to be to enable the transition and minimise the impacts on businesses and consumers across the UK, building on the significant demand and supply side measures already in place. We plan to conclude the consultation this summer. We are also exploring what more needs to be done to reduce carbon emissions from road transport through the Transport Decarbonisation Plan.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, we are investing around £2.5 billion ‎in grants to support the purchase of plug-in cars, vans, lorries, buses, taxis, and motorcycles, as well as providing funding to support the installation of chargepoint infrastructure at homes, workplaces, on residential streets, and across the wider roads network.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 21/07/2020 14:56:24 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	4235 label Biography information for Baroness Worthington

439085

registered interest
date	16/12/2015
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Carbon Capture and Storage
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the remarks by Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth on 4 November during the Report stage of the Energy Bill [HL] (HL Deb, col 1641), what progress has been made towards establishing a Parliamentary Advisory Group on carbon capture and storage.
tabling member printed	Baroness Worthington
uin	HL4631
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/12/2015 answer text <p>We remain committed to establishing a Parliamentary Advisory Group on carbon capture and storage and met with Lord Oxburgh recently to discuss the group.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 23/12/2015 11:33:41 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	4235 label Biography information for Baroness Worthington

439086

registered interest
date	16/12/2015
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Carbon Emissions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they plan to undertake a review of the Emissions Performance Standard under section 66 of the Energy Act 2013.
tabling member printed	Baroness Worthington
uin	HL4632
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2015 answer text <p>Section 66 of the Energy Act 2013 requires the Emissions Performance Standard to be reviewed as soon as reasonably practicable after December 2018.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 22/12/2015 12:21:52 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	4235 label Biography information for Baroness Worthington

437331

registered interest
date	11/12/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Stamp Duty Reserve Tax
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the amount of stamp duty reserve tax that will be repaid following the 2012 decision of the First-Tier Tribunal (Tax) in the case of <i>HSBC Holdings PLC and the Bank of New York Mellon Corporation v HMRC </i>(TC/2009/165484)<i>.</i>
tabling member printed	Baroness Worthington
uin	HL4532
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/12/2015 answer text <br /><p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is not in a position to provide an assessment of Stamp Duty Reserve Tax that may be repaid following the 2012 First Tier Tribunal decision in the case of HSBC Holdings PLC and the Bank of New York Mellon Corporation v HMRC. This is due to ongoing litigation of cases arising from that decision.</p><br /> answering member printed Lord O'Neill of Gatley question first answered 23/12/2015 10:29:50 answering member 4536 label Biography information for Lord O'Neill of Gatley
tabling member	4235 label Biography information for Baroness Worthington