Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

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.

Answered by Lord Callanan - Shadow Minister (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

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 EN-6 will not be withdrawn, and we expect it to remain an important and relevant consideration in any planning decision for projects at any of the sites listed in EN-6.

Question to the HM Treasury:

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.

Answered by Baroness Vere of Norbiton

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.

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.

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask His Majesty's Government what strategic plans they have to increase private investment in the Midlands Rail Hub.

Answered by Lord Davies of Gower - Shadow Minister (Home Office)

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.

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask His Majesty's Government when they intend to legislate to bring in the Future Homes Standard and Future Buildings Standard; and when these will apply to all new (1) domestic, and (2) non-domestic, buildings respectively.

Answered by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

The Future Homes and Buildings Standards consultation was published in December 2023 and closed in March 2024, and a government response has not yet been issued. The consultation proposed that the new standards would apply to all new domestic and non-domestic buildings.

We fully support the need for low carbon homes and buildings, fit for a net zero future. We are reviewing proposals and feedback from the Future Homes and Buildings Standards consultation and will publish the government response in due course.

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the economic benefits of the Midlands Rail Hub project; and how they are broken down by council or local authority area.

Answered by Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill - Minister of State (Department for Transport)

We are working with Network Rail, Midlands Connect, and West Midlands Rail Executive, to maximise the benefits of Midlands Rail Hub throughout the region. Midlands Connect are leading the development of the rationale for the scheme, including the distribution of socio-economic benefits, and will be able to provide more detail.

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have (1) to conduct research on the practical, technical and economic impacts of regulating for embodied carbon emissions, and (2) to consult on measuring and reducing embodied carbon in buildings and the timing of any such consultation.

Answered by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

My department has been conducting research into the practical, technical and economic impacts of regulating embodied carbon in new buildings. This research is now nearing completion and will inform future policy decisions, including when and how to seek views on the measurement and reduction of embodied carbon.

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