To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to provide support to pubs deemed
"at risk" by the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA), given increased energy costs, rising
food prices, and consequently suppressed consumer demand.
<p>The Government recognises that pubs and other hospitality businesses are facing
cost of living pressures.</p><p> </p><p>The Energy Bill Relief Scheme ensures businesses
are protected from excessively high energy bills up to the 31 March 2022. Following
a review of this scheme, a new Energy Bills Discount Scheme (EBDS), will provide all
eligible UK businesses and other non-domestic energy users with a discount on high
energy bills from 1 April 2023 until 31 March 2024.</p><p> </p><p>Additionally, my
Rt. Hon. Friend Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer announced a range of support measures
regarding business rates worth £13.6 billion over the next 5 years.</p>
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Henley on 16
January (HL4543), how much in fines has been received under the Statutory Auditors
and Third Country Auditors Regulations 2016 (SI 2016/649); how much in fines was received
and passed on to other bodies from schemes prior to those Regulations coming into
force in (1) 2012, (2) 2013, (3) 2014, (4) 2015, and (5) 2016; and to which organisations
those fines were passed.
<p>No fines have been received under the Statutory Auditors and Third Country Auditors
Regulations 2016.</p><p> </p><p>We are informed by the Financial Reporting Council
(FRC) that the following fines were imposed under the FRC’s accountancy scheme from
2012 to 2016 and passed to the participating body which met the related case costs.
(The table does not include the costs that were awarded to the bodies in relation
to specific cases or the contributions to case costs by the participating bodies overall.)</p><p>
</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Year</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>Total
fines Received</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>Fines passed to the accountancy bodies</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ICAEW</p></td><td><p>CIMA</p></td><td><p>CAI</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p><strong>NIL</strong></p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p><strong>£815k</strong></p></td><td><p>£815k</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p><strong>£1,038k</strong></p></td><td><p>£1,025k</p></td><td><p>£13k</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p><strong>£4,688k</strong></p></td><td><p>£4,688k</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p><strong>£6,712k</strong></p></td><td><p>£6,552k</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>£160k</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Key</strong></p><p>ICAEW: The Institute
of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales</p><p>CIMA: The Chartered Institute
of Management Accountants</p><p>CAI: Chartered Accountants Ireland</p>
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what will be the effect of the Government's decision
to leave Euratom on the cost, safety and regulatory processes associated with existing
and planned nuclear power stations.
<p>Maintaining the UK’s ability to trade in nuclear materials and equipment will be
a key objective in negotiations to allow the uninterrupted progress of the UK’s nuclear
programme, which includes existing and planned nuclear power stations. Those negotiations
have not yet started, but officials and Ministers are in regular contact with industry
stakeholders and will continue to work closely with them as the negotiations progress.</p><p>The
Government remains committed to the highest standards of nuclear safety, safeguards
and support for the industry, and the Office for Nuclear Regulation will continue
to be the independent regulator for the civil nuclear sector.</p>
