Claire Coutinho MP: written questions 2025

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Electricity: Artificial IntelligenceDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 23 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26088More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 23 January to Question 24699 on Electricity: Artificial Intelligence, if he will publish the terms of reference for European Economic Research Limited's analysis of
Answer: This project was awarded through an open tender process, which concluded in November. As part of this process, the terms of reference for the project were publicly disclosed. Once the tender closed and had been awarded to the European Economic Research Li...
Answered 28 Jan 2025
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Electricity: Artificial IntelligenceDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 23 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26087More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 23 January 2025 to Question 24699 on Electricity: Artificial Intelligence, if he will publish the report by European Economic Research Limited on the future net ener
Answer: It is DESNZ policy to publish contracted technical work once it has been independently internally peer reviewed. We intend to similarly publish the report by European Economic Research Limited once it is completed in April.
Answered 28 Jan 2025
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European Economic Research: ContractsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 23 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26086More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 23 January 2025 to Question 24699 on Electricity: Artificial Intelligence, what the value is of the contract awarded to European Economic Research Limited to analyse
Answer: This information will be made publicly available the usual way through the Department's annual report and accounts.
Answered 28 Jan 2025
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UK Emissions Trading SchemeDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 20 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24945More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of UK Emissions Trading Scheme 's allowance allocation policy on (a) carbon leakage and (b) the offshoring of emissions.
Answer: The provision of Free Allocation under the UK ETS mitigates the risk of carbon leakage and associated offshoring of emissions by reducing industrial sectors’ exposure to the carbon price. The UK ETS Authority is reviewing Free Allocation policy to ensure ...
Answered 28 Jan 2025
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AI Energy CouncilDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 17 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24702More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how the AI Energy Council will engage with (a) the National Energy System Operator and (b) Distribution Network Operators.
Answer: DSIT and DESNZ officials are currently agreeing the membership and Terms of Reference of the AI Energy Council and as part of this they are also discussing how to engage with the National Energy System Operator and Distribution Network Operators.
Answered 23 Jan 2025
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AI Energy CouncilDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 17 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24701More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how the AI Energy Council will engage with the (a) renewables, (b) nuclear, and (c) oil and gas industries.
Answer: DSIT and DESNZ officials are currently agreeing the membership and Terms of Reference of the AI Energy Council and as part of this they are also discussing how to engage with the renewables, nuclear, and oil and gas industry.
Answered 23 Jan 2025
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Clean Energy: Artificial IntelligenceDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 17 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24700More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the AI Opportunities Action Plan on the Clean Power Action Plan.
Answer: The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero has established the AI for Decarbonisation Virtual Centre of Excellence (ADViCE) to support the development and adoption of AI technologies for decarbonisation.[1] ADViCE has identified seven focus areas whe...
Answered 23 Jan 2025
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Electricity: Artificial IntelligenceDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 17 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24699More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he make an assessment of the potential impact of the AI Opportunities Action Plan on trends in the level of electricity demand.
Answer: The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero has contracted European Economic Research Limited to analyse the future net energy demand of AI and the National Electricity System Operator (NESO) is investigating the future power consumption of data centr...
Answered 23 Jan 2025
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Carbon Emissions: Artificial IntelligenceDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 17 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24698More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the AI Opportunities Action Plan on trends in the level of carbon emissions.
Answer: The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero has contracted European Economic Research Limited to analyse the future net energy demand of AI and the National Electricity System Operator (NESO) is investigating the future power consumption of data centr...
Answered 23 Jan 2025
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Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Disclosure of InformationDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 14 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23882More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the oral contribution of the Minister for Energy in response to the hon. Member for Gordon and Buchan during the Oral Statement of 13 January on Gas Storage Levels, Official
Answer: Details of Ministers' and Permanent Secretaries' meetings with external individuals and organisations are published quarterly in arrears on GOV.UK. Published declarations include the purpose of the meeting and the names of any additional external organisa...
Answered 17 Jan 2025
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Gender: Public ConsultationWomen and EqualitiesTabled 10 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23178More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will direct her Department to share all submissions received for the call for input on single-sex spaces with the Equality and Human Rights Commission.
Answer: The Government has written to the EHRC to confirm that we will share all the submissions which met the criteria of the previous Government’s call for input on single-sex spaces guidance.
Answered 15 Jan 2025
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Gender: Public ConsultationWomen and EqualitiesTabled 9 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22988More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, pursuant to the Answer of 7 January 2025 to Question 21052 on Gender: Public Consultation, if she will publish the submissions to the call for input on single-sex spaces which were determined not to meet the c
Answer: The Government has written to the EHRC to confirm that we will share all the submissions with them which met the criteria of the previous Government’s call for input on single-sex spaces guidance in due course.
Answered 15 Jan 2025
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Gender: Public ConsultationWomen and EqualitiesTabled 9 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22987More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, pursuant to the Answer of 7 January 2025 to Question 21052 on Gender: Public Consultation, if she will publish the submissions to the call for input on single-sex spaces which were determined to have met the s
Answer: The Government has written to the EHRC to confirm that we will share all the submissions with them which met the criteria of the previous Government’s call for input on single-sex spaces guidance in due course.
Answered 15 Jan 2025
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GenderWomen and EqualitiesTabled 8 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22701More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will publish all submissions to the call for input on single-sex spaces that were determined to have misinterpreted the Equality Act 2010.
Answer: The submissions to the previous Government’s call for input on single-sex spaces guidance which seem to have misinterpreted the Equality Act 2010 have been sent to the EHRC, as the relevant independent regulator, for further review.
Answered 13 Jan 2025
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NHS: Public ConsultationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22357More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when his Department plans to publish its response to the consultation entitled NHS Constitution: 10 year review, which closed in June 2024.
Answer: In May 2024, the Department consulted on a series of proposed updates to the NHS Constitution as part of the 10-year review. We appreciate the time and care spent by everyone who contributed to the consultation at the time. Following the General Election ...
Answered 10 Feb 2025
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