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1716401

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	Overseas Trade: North Macedonia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether she has taken recent steps to facilitate bilateral trade with North Macedonia.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	25323
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2024 answer text <p>Bilateral trade between the UK and North Macedonia was worth a total of £2.5 billion in the 4 quarters to end of Q4 2023, comprising of £1.7bn of exports and £787 million of imports. North Macedonia is the UK’s largest trading partner in the Western Balkans. The UK’s trade relationship is underpinned by the Partnership, Trade and Cooperation Agreement (PTCA), signed in 2020. The inaugural PTCA Joint Committee met in 2022 and we hope to convene the second version later this year. In September 2023, the UK launched the British-Macedonian Business Chamber, as a symbol of the growing trade &amp; investment partnership.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 14/05/2024 08:24:31 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1716423

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	Trade Agreements: Gulf States
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many chapters of a prospective free trade agreement with the Gulf Cooperation Council have been concluded.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
uin	25307
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2024 answer text <p>Six rounds of negotiations have been successfully concluded as part of negotiations on a free trade agreement with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). The Department for Business and Trade regularly engages with the GCC at both Chief Negotiator and ministerial level and is making good progress on agreeing chapters including in areas such as Customs, Technical Barriers to Trade and Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs). The department cannot comment any further as negotiations are ongoing.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 14/05/2024 10:14:56 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

1716448

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	Horizon IT System: Compensation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what her planned timetable is for providing compensation to sub-postmasters who (a) were wrongfully prosecuted using evidence from the Horizon IT system and (b) have already had their wrongful convictions overturned.
tabling member constituency	North West Leicestershire
tabling member printed	Andrew Bridgen
uin	25237
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2024 answer text <p>Financial redress for those postmasters whose convictions have been overturned by the courts is managed by the Post Office. As of 24 April 2024, out of the 56 full claims received, offers have been made on 47, with 40 offers accepted.</p><p> </p><p>We encourage those postmasters with overturned convictions who have not yet submitted a claim to do so as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 16/05/2024 15:46:50 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	4133 label Biography information for Andrew Bridgen

1716475

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	Arms Trade: Israel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when she last held discussions with the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs on the sale of arms to Israel.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Sir Stephen Timms
uin	25137
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2024 answer text <p>To support her decisions on export licensing to Israel, the Secretary of State for Business and Trade regularly receives advice from the Foreign Secretary and FCDO.</p><p>We continue to monitor the situation in Israel and Gaza closely, and all of our export licences are kept under careful and continual review.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Havant answering member printed Alan Mak question first answered 15/05/2024 15:19:46 answering member 4484 label Biography information for Alan Mak
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

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

1716645

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 giving employment tribunals jurisdiction to determine claims and counterclaims for damages or sums due in respect of the provision by an employer of living accommodation.
tabling member printed	Lord Goodman of Wycombe
uin	HL4451
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 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

1716655

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	Business: Loans
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are they taking to recover loans which were lost to fraud during the COVID-19 pandemic.
tabling member printed	Baroness Kennedy of Cradley
uin	HL4466
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2024 answer text <p>Lenders were required to take appropriate precautions against fraud, including Know Your Customer and Anti Money Laundering checks. If fraud has occurred because these checks have not been completed properly, lenders cannot claim on the Government guarantee and will have to bear the costs themselves. As at 16 January 2024, the Government guarantee has been removed from 11,720 loans offered across the three covid debt schemes to the value of £1.02 billion.</p><p>The Government is committed to bearing down on fraud in the schemes. We are working with a wide range of organisations, including lenders, law enforcement, and partners across government to recover fraudulently obtained loans.</p><p>The latest Government figures made available in the BEIS Annual Report and Accounts (2022/2023) indicate that estimated lifetime losses due to fraud and error will be £1.74bn.</p> answering member printed Lord Johnson of Lainston question first answered 22/05/2024 15:39:48 answering member 4949 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Lainston
tabling member	4303 label Biography information for Baroness Kennedy of Cradley

1716682

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 giving employment tribunals the same jurisdiction to determine breach of contract claims in relation to workers within the meaning of section 230(3)(b) of the Employment Rights Act 1996 as they have in relation to employees within the meaning of section 230(1) of the Act.
tabling member printed	Lord Goodman of Wycombe
uin	HL4454
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 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

1715973

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	Zero Hours Contracts
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 Resolution Foundation report Firm foundations: Understanding why employers use flexible contracts, published on 25 April; and what steps they will take to improve situations for zero-hours contract workers.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
uin	HL4427
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2024 answer text <p>Flexible contracts are an important part of the UK’s labour market, for both employers with fluctuations in demand, and for individuals who need to balance work around other commitments such as childcare and study.</p><p> </p><p>2022 research from the CIPD found that 62% of zero hours contract workers are satisfied or very satisfied with their jobs, only a slightly lower fraction than the 66% for other employees.</p><p> </p><p>The Workers (Predictable Terms and Conditions) Act 2023 will give workers – including those on zero hours contracts - the right to make a request to their employer for a more predictable working pattern.</p> answering member printed Lord Offord of Garvel question first answered 21/05/2024 14:52:15 answering member 4931 label Biography information for Lord Offord of Garvel
tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans