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1175247

	registered interest
	date	22/01/2020
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Flexible Working
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to (1) adopt the EU’s Work-life Balance Directive, (2) make paternity leave a day one right, (3) increase paternity pay, and (4) introduce eight weeks of paid parental leave as part of each parent’s current unpaid 18-week entitlement.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
	uin	HL698
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2020 answer text <p>The Government is committed to maintaining and enhancing workers’ rights, and to supporting people to balance their work and caring responsibilities. This month we laid regulations in Parliament which will give grieving parents a right to paid time off work. We also committed in the Queen’s Speech to bring forward an Employment Bill which will <del class="ministerial">make it easier for fathers to take paternity leave;</del> introduce a new entitlement to carer's leave; and <del class="ministerial">to</del> introduce a new entitlement to leave and pay for parents of children who spend time in neonatal care. <ins class="ministerial">Our manifesto committed to make it easier for fathers to take paternity leave; we</ins> <del class="ministerial">We</del> have recently consulted on high-level options for reforming parental leave and pay, including Paternity Leave and Pay and Unpaid Parental Leave, and will respond to this consultation in due course.</p><p> </p><p>After we leave the EU, we will be able to set our own standards for workers’ rights, and we intend to use this opportunity to make the UK the best place in the world to work.</p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank question first answered 04/02/2020 14:00:05 question first ministerially corrected 07/02/2020 14:40:17 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank previous answer version 4655 answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
	tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

1145216

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2019
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Energy: Imports
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the UK’s current dependency on energy supplied by interconnectors.
	tabling member printed	Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	uin	HL17743
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">It has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before Prorogation. I will correspond directly with my noble Friend.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The latest figures on electricity supplied by interconnectors are available in the 2019 ‘Energy Trends: Electricity’, published by BEIS. In Q1 2019, net imports of electricity via interconnectors were 6.0 TWh for the UK. This is equivalent to 6.4% of total demand over the period. In Great Britain, as part of the Capacity Market process, National Grid Electricity System Operator assesses how much capacity will be needed in the years ahead factoring in the risks of particular technologies not delivering. This annual process includes an assessment of how interconnectors should be derated to reflect the likely reliability of electricity flow during times of stress. We then secure all the capacity needed through the Capacity Market, ensuring we meet our reliability standard.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">In Northern Ireland, the Single Electricity Market operates as a single, shared wholesale electricity market between Ireland and Northern Ireland, with electricity flows between Ireland and Northern Ireland treated as internal flows. The Single Electricity Market’s capacity remuneration mechanism is working well to ensure security of supply of electricity in Northern Ireland.</ins></p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank question first answered 09/09/2019 16:27:01 question first ministerially corrected 02/10/2019 14:20:25 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank previous answer version 135195 answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
	tabling member	4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth

1279510

	registered interest
	date	21/01/2021
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Coronavirus: Vaccination
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the progress of trials of each of the COVID-19 vaccines for which they have placed orders; and when they expect to take delivery of the first doses of those vaccines.
	tabling member printed	Lord Moonie
	uin	HL12442
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2021 answer text <p>The UK Government has secured early access to <del class="ministerial">367 </del><ins class="ministerial">407</ins> million vaccine doses through agreements with seven separate vaccine developers. The Government is working closely with vaccine developers to monitor progress of clinical trials.</p><ul><li>The Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine was approved by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) and this vaccine is already being deployed in the UK.</li><li>The Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine was approved by the MHRA and this vaccine is already being deployed in the UK.</li><li>The Moderna vaccine was approved by the MHRA. Supplies of this vaccine will begin to be delivered to the UK from the spring once Moderna expands its production capability.</li><li>The Janssen vaccine is currently in phase 3 clinical trials. If clinical trials prove the vaccine to be safe and effective, supplies of the vaccine could start to be delivered to the UK in the second half of 2021.</li><li>The Novavax vaccine is currently in phase 3 clinical trials. If clinical trials prove the vaccine to be safe and effective, supplies of the vaccine could start to be delivered to the UK in the second half of 2021.</li><li>The GlaxoSmithKline/SanofiPasteur vaccine is currently in phase 1/2 clinical trials. Deliveries of this vaccine are being discussed with the developer and dependent upon the vaccine being found to be safe and effective.</li><li>The Valneva vaccine is currently in phase 1/2 clinical trials. If clinical trials prove the vaccine to be safe and effective, supplies of the vaccine could be made available to the UK by the end of 2021.</li></ul> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 04/02/2021 17:17:31 question first ministerially corrected 04/02/2021 17:42:48 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan previous answer version 80248 answering member printed Lord Callanan answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
	tabling member	621 label Biography information for Lord Moonie

1145328

	registered interest
	date	06/09/2019
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Climate Change
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the recommendations in the report by the World Future Council Unlocking the Trillions to Finance the 1.5°c Limit, published on 7 November 2017, concerning the role of central banks buying fossil fuel stranded assets on the condition that the money is invested in the renewable energy sector.
	tabling member printed	Lord Bird
	uin	HL17779
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">It has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before Prorogation. I will correspond directly with the noble Lord.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Government’s Green Finance Strategy sets out the Government’s approach to accelerating green finance. As set out in the Strategy, the Government welcomes the work of the Central Banks’ and Supervisors’ Network for Greening the Financial System, of which the Bank of England is a founding member.</ins></p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank question first answered 09/09/2019 16:27:22 question first ministerially corrected 02/10/2019 14:21:21 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank previous answer version 135185 answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
	tabling member	4564 label Biography information for Lord Bird

1171538

	registered interest
	date	16/01/2020
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Climate Change Convention
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what cross-departmental structures have been put in place to ensure they deliver on their global climate change commitments at the COP26 Summit in 2020.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Whitchurch
	uin	HL509
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2020 answer text <p>The Government has set up a COP26 Unit within Cabinet Office. This unit leads on the delivery of the COP26 Summit and it will coordinate across Government departments and devolved administrations to ensure COP26 objectives are met.</p><p><ins class="ministerial">The newly established Cabinet Committee on Climate Change will oversee preparations for COP26.</ins></p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank question first answered 22/01/2020 17:15:39 question first ministerially corrected 28/01/2020 12:10:18 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank previous answer version 2350 answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
	tabling member	3792 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Whitchurch

1184147

	registered interest
	date	10/03/2020
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Manufacturing Industries
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans, if any, they have to encourage businesses to manufacture goods and components and source supplies in the UK.
	tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
	uin	HL2414
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2020 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">The UK’s manufacturing sector plays a vital role in the UK economy through driving innovation, exports, job creation and productivity growth. The Government is taking steps to help drive increased competitiveness in UK manufacturing to anchor investment and production. This includes,</del></p><p> </p><ul><li><del class="ministerial">increasing the Annual Investment Allowance to £1m until the end of this year to help manufacturers make the investments in capital equipment that can support their increased competitiveness;</del></li><li><del class="ministerial">and investing £26m over three years to support aerospace and automotive supply chains through the National Manufacturing Competitiveness Levels programme.</del></li></ul><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">We are also helping UK manufacturers build on their strengths in innovation. Through the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund, we have invested £2.5 billion to drive cutting-edge research and innovation, from world-leading battery design to new light-weight composite materials. We are investing up to £167m into Made Smarter, the UK’s national industrial digitalisation programme, to boost manufacturing productivity through the development and adoption of cutting-edge digital technology.</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">Furthermore, the 2020 Budget announced the UK’s largest and fastest expansion of support for R&amp;D across the economy, with spending set to reach £22bn by 2024/2025 and businesses receiving an increase in R&amp;D tax credit from 12% to 13%. To help ensure this investment in research and innovation also helps anchor production in the UK, we have invested over £350m in the High Value Manufacturing Catapult network to support the commercialisation of new manufacturing technologies, and we will be investing £600m more by the end of 2023.</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">However, in these difficult and unprecedented times of the coronavirus outbreak, the Government is doing everything it can to tackle the pandemic; to mitigate its impacts and protect jobs so that manufacturers can continue to provide essential goods and services.</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">An unprecedented package of support has been announced for business and workers to protect against the economic emergency caused by the coronavirus.</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">The Government has made available an initial £330 billion of loans and guarantees – equivalent to 15% of UK GDP to support firms and help them manage cashflows through this period. The Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS), delivered by the British Business Bank, went live on 23 March 2020 and will support smaller businesses, including unincorporated businesses such as partnerships and sole traders. Full guidance, including eligibility criteria has been published here on the British Business Bank's website:</del></p><p><del class="ministerial"><a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.british-business-bank.co.uk%2Fcbils&amp;data=02%7C01%7CCarol.Wheeler%40beis.gov.uk%7Cb8ca66790add4e3e513308d7cf0725d8%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C637205501909420842&amp;sdata=yX94ghL1q7ef%2Bsdvq5jqXZxiJJ5qoEXzzzyHH%2BX6ydg%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">www.british-business-bank.co.uk/cbils</a>.</del></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">The UK’s manufacturing sector plays a vital role in the UK economy by driving innovation, exports, job creation, and productivity. The Government is taking steps to help drive increased competitiveness in UK manufacturing to anchor investment and production. This includes:</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><ul><li><ins class="ministerial">Increasing the Annual Investment Allowance to £1 million until the end of this year. This will help manufacturers make the investments in capital equipment that can support their increased competitiveness.</ins></li><li><ins class="ministerial">Investing £26 million over 3 years to support aerospace and automotive supply chains through the National Manufacturing Competitiveness Levels programme.</ins></li></ul><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Through the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund, we have invested £2.5 billion to drive cutting-edge research and innovation, from world-leading battery design to new light-weight composite materials. We are investing up to £167 million into Made Smarter, the UK’s national industrial digitalisation programme, to boost manufacturing productivity through the development and adoption of cutting-edge digital technology.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Furthermore, the Chancellor announced at the 2020 Budget the UK’s largest and fastest expansion of support for research and development (R&amp;D) across the economy. Spending is set to reach £22 billion by 2024/2025 and businesses will receive an increase in R&amp;D tax credit from 12% to 13%. To ensure this investment in R&amp;D also helps anchor production in the UK, we have invested over £350 million in the High Value Manufacturing Catapult network to support the commercialisation of new manufacturing technologies. We will be investing a further £600 million by the end of 2023.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">It is worth noting that in these difficult and unprecedented times, caused by the Coronavirus outbreak, we are focusing all efforts on tackling the pandemic. This includes mitigating its impacts by protecting jobs, so manufacturers can continue to provide essential goods and services.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">An unprecedented package of support has been announced for businesses and workers to protect against the economic emergency caused by the Coronavirus.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Government has made an initial £330 billion of loans and guarantees available, which is equivalent to 15% of UK GDP, to support firms and help them manage cashflows through this period. The Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme, delivered by the British Business Bank, went live on 23 March. It will support smaller businesses, including unincorporated businesses such as partnerships and sole traders. Full guidance and eligibility criteria can be found at: <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.british-business-bank.co.uk%2Fcbils&amp;data=02%7C01%7CCarol.Wheeler%40beis.gov.uk%7Cb8ca66790add4e3e513308d7cf0725d8%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C637205501909420842&amp;sdata=yX94ghL1q7ef%2Bsdvq5jqXZxiJJ5qoEXzzzyHH%2BX6ydg%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">www.british-business-bank.co.uk/cbils</a>. </ins></p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 25/03/2020 15:47:16 question first ministerially corrected 25/03/2020 16:26:41 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan previous answer version 14749 answering member printed Lord Callanan answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
	tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

1421089

	registered interest
	date	08/02/2022
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	UK Endorsement Board
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will publish the documents referred to in the article in The Times ‘Standards board ‘looks like a cabal’’, published on 7 February.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted
	uin	HL6076
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/02/2022 answer text <p>The organisations referred to in these questions - the UK Endorsement Board (UKEB), the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) and the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) – are responsible for procuring their own legal advice. The FRC which <del class="ministerial">facilities</del><ins class="ministerial">facilitates</ins> the UKEB is an arm’s length body which reports annually to the Department on how it has carried out responsibilities under its remit. The ICAEW is an independent organisation.</p><p> </p><p>The issue of whether to publish legal advice is for the respective organisations to consider.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 17/02/2022 10:40:28 question first ministerially corrected 14/03/2022 11:42:59 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan previous answer version 51486 answering member printed Lord Callanan answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
	tabling member	4562 label Biography information for Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted

1483313

	registered interest
	date	27/06/2022
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	UK Endorsement Board: Public Appointments
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Callanan on 21 June (HL866), what was the process for the fair and open competitive recruitment for the position of Technical Director of the UK Endorsement Board; and when that appointment was made.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted
	uin	HL1265
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2022 answer text <p>All members of the UK Endorsement Board’s Secretariat are FRC employees and are appointed following an open and transparent recruitment process as set out in the attached document taken from the FRC website.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 06/07/2022 16:28:42 question first ministerially corrected 07/07/2022 09:08:52 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan attachment 1 file name HL1265 - FRC Recruitment Process.pdf title HL1265 - FRC Recruitment Process previous answer version 11256 answering member printed Lord Callanan answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
	tabling member	4562 label Biography information for Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted

1379736

	registered interest
	date	17/11/2021
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Property: China
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Callanan on 2 November (HL3659), whether they can provide a breakdown of the 60 titles within Greater London where the registered owner is the People's Republic of China; and if so, in which London borough each is located.
	tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
	uin	HL4116
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2021 answer text <p>HM Land Registry <ins class="ministerial">is unable to provide</ins><del class="ministerial">does not hold</del> this information.</p><p> </p><p>Further details about the information that HM Land Registry holds, what is publicly available, and how it can be obtained, is set out online via the GOV.UK website.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 01/12/2021 15:06:01 question first ministerially corrected 02/12/2021 17:35:21 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan previous answer version 36107 answering member printed Lord Callanan answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
	tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1460204

	registered interest
	date	25/04/2022
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	EGNOS: Cost Effectiveness and Impact Assessments
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Callanan on 30 April (HL7617), whether (1) an impact assessment, and (2) a value for money assessment, on the role of EGNOS in the UK was undertaken prior to 31 December 2020; if so, whether they will place copies in the Library of the House; and if not, what were the reasons.
	tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
	uin	HL7916
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2022 answer text <p>Further to the answer I gave the noble Lord on <del class="ministerial">4</del><ins class="ministerial">20</ins>th April 2022 to Question HL7617, it would not be appropriate for the Department to comment on any impact assessment or value for money assessment due to the ongoing commercial sensitivity around EU space programmes.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 28/04/2022 09:39:13 question first ministerially corrected 28/04/2022 10:08:41 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan previous answer version 67021 answering member printed Lord Callanan answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
	tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley