Lord Offord of Garvel

HL9504 • Energy: Strikes

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the national security risks of a strike by unionised energy sector workers; what plans they have to minimise those risks; and what steps they are taking to ensure that clean energy industries are appealing to private sector investors as workers in that industry unionise.

HL9505 • Clean Energy: Costs

To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the costs associated with manufacturing infrastructure for clean energy industries in the UK, and what assessment they have made of the impact those costs have on energy prices for households and industries in the short and long term.

HL9506 • Clean Energy: Imports

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of threats to national security as a result of importing clean energy industry infrastructure such as wind turbines and solar panels, in particular from China; and what steps they are taking to minimise those risks.

HL9507 • Clean Energy: Small Businesses

To ask His Majesty's Government how small businesses will be included in the Clean Energy Industries Sector Plan, published on 23 June, and what mechanisms will be available for local, non-corporate organisations to build onshore wind turbines and solar farms, such as the Orkney Community Wind Farms.

HL9508 • Carbon Capture, Usage and Storage: Aberdeenshire and Yorkshire and the Humber

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they will take to ensure that the carbon capture projects in Aberdeenshire and the Humber are successful.

HL9509 • Nuclear Power Stations: Scotland

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support the Scottish Government to develop new nuclear power stations.

HL9435 • Energy Supply

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the UK's current energy security in the light of increasing reliance on intermittent renewable sources such as wind and solar; and what steps are being taken to ensure a resilient and reliable electricity grid.

HL9436 • Renewable Energy

To ask His Majesty's Government what proportion of wind and solar generation was curtailed in each of the past three years, and what the estimated cost of this curtailment was to taxpayers and bill-payers.

HL9437 • Energy: Prices

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the National Energy System Operator’s estimate that network delays could add £4.2 billion to consumer energy bills by 2030; and what steps they are taking to minimise these costs to consumers.

HL9438 • Clean Energy

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have commissioned or will publish a detailed feasibility assessment of the Clean Power 2030 target, including projected generation capacity, system balancing requirements, and potential risks to energy affordability and security.

HL9439 • Great British Energy: Marketing

To ask His Majesty's Government how much they have spent to date on advertising, branding and marketing in relation to the establishment of Great British Energy; and what the projected total expenditure is for these activities.

HL9440 • Electricity: Consumption

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of increased use of (1) heat pumps, and (2) electric cars, on electricity demand; and whether they anticipate that this will result in (a) increased prices for consumers, and (b) increased use of gas-fired power stations, or importation of electricity.

HL5680 • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Public Consultation

To ask His Majesty's Government how many policy reviews and consultations the Department for Energy and Net Zero has launched since the General Election on 4 July 2024; what the subject of each review is; and what the anticipated timescales are for their completion.

HL3618 • Carbon Emissions: Taxation

To ask His Majesty's Government what estimates they have made of carbon prices in 2030.

HL3619 • Carbon Emissions

To ask His Majesty's Government what assumptions they use for internal modelling purposes for traded carbon values in each year up to 2030.

HL2930 • Electric Vehicles: Sales

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that manufacturing jobs are not lost as a result of electric vehicle sales quotas.

HL2931 • Solar Power: Land Use

To ask His Majesty's Government whether it is their policy not to invest in solar farm installation on high quality agricultural land.

HL2932 • Pylons: Public Consultation

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to consult local communities who will be most impacted by the mass construction of pylons used to support their clean energy by 2030 target.

HL2933 • Heat Pumps

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to increase the rate of installation of heat pumps.