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1717414

registered interest
date	13/05/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Employment Tribunals Service
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to introduce legislation to provide for different financial limits on employment tribunals’ contractual jurisdiction to (1) claims by employees, and (2) counterclaims by employers.
tabling member printed	Lord Goodman of Wycombe
uin	HL4579
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2024 answer text <p>The Government continues to look closely at these important issues. While we have noted the recommendations of the Law Commission, any decision to change current procedures must fully consider the impact this will have on the tribunal system, which remains under pressure, as well as the effect on Acas, who are responsible for conducting early conciliation.</p> answering member printed Lord Offord of Garvel grouped question UIN HL4449 HL4450 HL4451 HL4454 HL4577 HL4578 HL4580 HL4581 HL4582 question first answered 21/05/2024 13:38:48 answering member 4931 label Biography information for Lord Offord of Garvel
tabling member	1471 label Biography information for Lord Goodman of Wycombe

1716643

registered interest
date	08/05/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Employment Tribunals Service
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to extend the time limits for bringing claims before employment tribunals.
tabling member printed	Lord Goodman of Wycombe
uin	HL4449
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2024 answer text <p>The Government continues to look closely at these important issues. While we have noted the recommendations of the Law Commission, any decision to change current procedures must fully consider the impact this will have on the tribunal system, which remains under pressure, as well as the effect on Acas, who are responsible for conducting early conciliation.</p> answering member printed Lord Offord of Garvel grouped question UIN HL4450 HL4451 HL4454 HL4577 HL4578 HL4579 HL4580 HL4581 HL4582 question first answered 21/05/2024 13:38:49 answering member 4931 label Biography information for Lord Offord of Garvel
tabling member	1471 label Biography information for Lord Goodman of Wycombe

1716644

registered interest
date	08/05/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Employment Tribunals Service
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 case for increasing the £25,000 limit on employment tribunals’ contractual jurisdiction in respect of claims by employees to £100,000, and thereafter maintaining it at parity with the financial limit upon bringing contractual claims in the county court.
tabling member printed	Lord Goodman of Wycombe
uin	HL4450
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2024 answer text <p>The Government continues to look closely at these important issues. While we have noted the recommendations of the Law Commission, any decision to change current procedures must fully consider the impact this will have on the tribunal system, which remains under pressure, as well as the effect on Acas, who are responsible for conducting early conciliation.</p> answering member printed Lord Offord of Garvel grouped question UIN HL4449 HL4451 HL4454 HL4577 HL4578 HL4579 HL4580 HL4581 HL4582 question first answered 21/05/2024 13:38:49 answering member 4931 label Biography information for Lord Offord of Garvel
tabling member	1471 label Biography information for Lord Goodman of Wycombe

1715979

registered interest
date	07/05/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Overseas Investment: Morocco
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will seek an investment facilitation memorandum between the UK and Morocco at the forthcoming Association Council to support UK investment in Morocco ahead of the 2030 World Cup, similar to the agreement signed with Peru ahead of the 2019 Pan-American Games.
tabling member printed	Lord Hannan of Kingsclere
uin	HL4402
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2024 answer text <p>The UK Government is keen to strengthen trade ties with Morocco, which deliver mutual benefits. Both countries will be hosting major football tournaments later this decade, and the Government is working closely with Morocco to share knowledge ahead of the delivery of these events.</p><p> </p><p>In 2017, HM Government signed a government-to-government agreement with Peru to support the delivery of infrastructure for the 2019 PanAmerican Games on-time and on-budget. We plan to share our experience with the Moroccan government at the forthcoming UK-Morocco Association Council.</p> answering member printed Lord Johnson of Lainston question first answered 13/05/2024 11:18:52 answering member 4949 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Lainston
tabling member	4905 label Biography information for Lord Hannan of Kingsclere

1715729

registered interest
date	02/05/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Gratuities: Wales
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many workers across the hospitality, leisure and services sectors in Wales will be affected by the Employment (Allocation of Tips) Act 2023; and how much additional money they estimate workers in Wales will take home.
tabling member printed	Baroness Smith of Llanfaes
uin	HL4360
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2024 answer text <p>The Government published an impact assessment for the Employment (Allocation of Tips) Act 2023: https://bills.parliament.uk/bills/3197/publications. The impact assessment estimates that around 2 million workers in the hospitality, leisure and services sectors across the UK will benefit by having their tips protected.</p><p>Of those, around 1 million workers are estimated to benefit from an increase in gross pay of around £200 per year on average. The Government has not published regional breakdowns, but the number of workers in tipping industries in Wales can be obtained through the Nomis website at: https://www.nomisweb.co.uk.</p> answering member printed Lord Johnson of Lainston question first answered 17/05/2024 13:19:29 answering member 4949 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Lainston
tabling member	5023 label Biography information for Baroness Smith of Llanfaes

1715735

registered interest
date	02/05/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Manufacturing Industries
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, following the S&P Global UK Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index survey published on 1 May, which showed contraction in the manufacturing sector in April, what support they are providing to this sector to boost growth.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL4367
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2024 answer text <p>The UK’s manufacturing sector is showing resilience, despite challenges such as supply chain disruptions in the Red Sea.</p><p> </p><p>According to the OECD, since 2010 the UK has had the fastest manufacturing productivity growth in the G7. Make UK’s Q1 Manufacturing Outlook Report, published at the end of March, showed increased investment and recruitment intentions among manufacturers.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has a strong track record of backing the sector. Our Advanced Manufacturing Plan published last November is underpinned by tax cuts, faster grid connections and a £4.5bn commitment to 2030, as well as the expansion of our successful SME Made Smarter Adoption programme.</p> answering member printed Lord Offord of Garvel question first answered 16/05/2024 16:01:17 answering member 4931 label Biography information for Lord Offord of Garvel
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1715738

registered interest
date	02/05/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Company Investigations: Disclosure of Information
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government in each of the past three years how many times (1) OFCOM, (2) OFGEM, (3) the Competition and Markets Authority, and (4) the Financial Reporting Council, have exercised the power to disclose the identity of persons under investigation.
tabling member printed	Lord Tyrie
uin	HL4370
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2024 answer text <p>The subject of OFCOM’s investigations are services rather than individual persons. The details of these investigations are published on OFCOM’s website.</p><p>OFGEM also publishes details of its investigations on its website.</p><p>The Competition and Markets Authority exercised the power to identify persons under investigation in seven cases in 2021; ten cases in 2022; and in five cases in 2023. In some of these cases multiple parties have been identified.</p><p>The Financial Reporting Council has not exercised the power in any of the past three years.</p> answering member printed Lord Johnson of Lainston question first answered 17/05/2024 12:55:10 answering member 4949 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Lainston
tabling member	112 label Biography information for Lord Tyrie

1715739

registered interest
date	02/05/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Company Investigations: Disclosure of Information
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what evidence they have of the power to disclose the identity of persons under investigation being exercised by UK regulators where the disclosure has not been in the public interest.
tabling member printed	Lord Tyrie
uin	HL4371
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2024 answer text <p>The Department for Business and Trade does not hold centrally evidence on whether regulators have disclosed identities of a person under investigation when it has not been in the public interest.</p> answering member printed Lord Johnson of Lainston question first answered 17/05/2024 12:55:30 answering member 4949 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Lainston
tabling member	112 label Biography information for Lord Tyrie

1715446

registered interest
date	01/05/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Retail Trade
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, following reports of non-food item deflation, what assessment they have made of the impact of this on (1) employment, and (2) business profitability, in the retail sector.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL4307
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2024 answer text <p>The government is continuing to pursue an ambitious policy agenda to increase sustainable economic growth and productivity across the economy. This includes making full expensing permanent, backing the UK’s priority growth sectors and announcing measures to boost labour supply. Across Spring Budget 2023, Autumn Statement 2023 and Spring Budget 2024 tax and labour market measures increase total hours worked by the equivalent of more than 300,000 full-time workers by 2028-29.</p><p>Whilst consumers will undoubtedly welcome lower shop price inflation, government continues to provide the right environment to help retailers grow, such as by extending Retail, Hospitality and Leisure relief for 2024-25, a tax cut worth nearly £2.4 billion</p> answering member printed Lord Offord of Garvel question first answered 16/05/2024 15:48:38 answering member 4931 label Biography information for Lord Offord of Garvel
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1715066

registered interest
date	30/04/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Agriculture: Trade Agreements
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to expedite the negotiation and ratification of trade deals benefiting the food and agricultural sector.
tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
uin	HL4250
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2024 answer text <p>The Government is securing improved market access for the food and agricultural sector, through Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) but also the targeted removal of individual market access barriers in key international markets.</p><p>The Department for Business and Trade are working hard to secure new, or improved, FTAs with a range of important trade partners around the world. Work also continues to ratify the agreements we have signed, including the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), which should come into force later this year.</p> answering member printed Lord Offord of Garvel question first answered 15/05/2024 16:41:10 answering member 4931 label Biography information for Lord Offord of Garvel
tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley