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1129126

	registered interest
	date	03/06/2019
	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	Flexible Working
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to encourage employers to be more flexible in their employee working hours.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	258982
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2019 answer text <p>Through the Industrial Strategy, the Government is working to transform our economy and ensuring that everyone, whatever their background, can access and progress at work.</p><p> </p><p>Flexible working can play an important part in helping businesses to improve their productivity and recruit and retain the best available talent. All employees with 26 weeks’ continuous service with their employer have the right to request flexible working. The Government is also considering a new duty on employers to be clear when advertising a job whether it is available on a flexible basis.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In addition, the Government, with the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, has established the Flexible Working Taskforce to promote wider understanding and implementation of inclusive flexible work and working practices. The taskforce has developed a high-level business case for flexible working guidance on flexible recruitment and continues to promote more flexible hiring through the on going campaign “Happy to Talk Flexible Working”.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 13/06/2019 13:05:29 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1129501

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2019
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Museums and Galleries: Finance
	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 distribution of grant-in-aid funding; and what plans they have to increase the number of museums which are in receipt of grant-in-aid funding.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury
	uin	HL15986
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2019 answer text <p>The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport provides grant-in-aid funding to the 15 sponsored museums and galleries in England - with culture being a devolved matter - and the Ministry of Defence for the three armed forces service museums. The 2017 Strategic Review of DCMS-Sponsored Museums examined their functions, effectiveness, efficiency and accountability, and included a commitment to review grant-in-aid allocations at the next Spending Review, taking into consideration whether changes are required to meet current needs and performance.</p><p> </p><p>At this time, the government has no plans to directly fund other museums through grant-in-aid. However, many other museums are subject to public funding and the 2017 Mendoza Review of Museums in England confirmed that, over the last ten years, the museum sector has received more than £800 million annually from at least 16 different public sources. Arts Council England is the main funding body for the wider museums sector and, between 2018 and 2022 will invest more than £146m in grant-in-aid in museums across England.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 13/06/2019 12:09:19 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
	tabling member	3699 label Biography information for Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury

1129502

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2019
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Design: Exports
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what proportion of the value of UK exports to (1) EU, and (2) non-EU, countries are linked to the design sector.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury
	uin	HL15987
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2019 answer text <p>The design sector plays a significant role across the UK economy, contributing to the production of goods and services in a number of sectors.</p><p> </p><p>The sector is one of our fastest growing industries, and continues to outperform the wider UK economy. DCMS Economic Estimates show that in 2016, the UK exported £380 million of design and designer fashion services, representing a 212.2% increase since 2010. This includes £151 million worth of exports to the EU, and £229 million to non-EU countries.</p><p> </p><p>Furthermore, the Design Council’s report entitled ‘The Design Economy 2018’ estimates that the total value of exports where design had made a key contribution was £48.4 billion in 2015, representing 7% of all UK exports.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 13/06/2019 12:09:53 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
	tabling member	3699 label Biography information for Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury

1129503

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2019
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Overseas Trade: USA
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answers by Viscount Younger of Leckie on 10 May (HL15426) and 22 May (HL15708), what are the sectors in which the UK trades with the United States solely on World Trade Organisation terms; and what sectors are covered by the agreements between the United States and the EU to which the UK is a party.
	tabling member printed	Lord Bowness
	uin	HL15988
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2019 answer text <p>The UK is currently party to a small number of trade related agreements between the EU and the US. These cover issues such as mutual recognition of conformity assessment in certain sectors. The UK has now completed work to transition these agreements to bilateral UK-US agreements. They are ready to come into effect when the UK leaves the EU.</p><p> </p><p>On 14 February 2019, the UK and US signed a Mutual Recognition Agreement (MRA) on Conformity Assessment to ensure continuity of mutual recognition in the following three sectors: good manufacturing practice for pharmaceuticals, telecommunications equipment, and electromagnetic compatibility. Other agreements, including on wine, spirits and marine equipment have been signed between the UK and US to ensure continuity as the UK leaves the EU.</p><p> </p><p>These agreements do not cover all of UK trade with the US. The US continues to be our single largest bilateral trading partner. This is why we have announced that we will prioritise a UK/US free trade agreement when we have left the EU.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 13/06/2019 12:36:48 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
	tabling member	3496 label Biography information for Lord Bowness

1129504

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2019
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Overseas Trade
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Viscount Younger of Leckie on 10 May (HL15426), how many of the countries with which the UK trades solely on World Trade Organisation terms have agreements with the EU to which the UK is a party.
	tabling member printed	Lord Bowness
	uin	HL15989
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2019 answer text <p>In my answer to my noble Friend on 30 April (HL15424), it was noted that the UK, as a Member of the EU, trades with 27 World Trade Organisation (WTO) Members on “WTO Terms”. The EU has no comprehensive bilateral or regional preferential tariff arrangements in place with these WTO Members.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 13/06/2019 12:30:54 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
	tabling member	3496 label Biography information for Lord Bowness

1129521

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisoners: Repatriation
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, as a result of international conventions and bilateral agreements on the transfer of sentenced persons, how many people have (1) returned to the UK from any such country, and (2) been repatriated from the UK.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	uin	HL16006
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2019 answer text <p>Any foreign national who comes to our country and abuses our hospitality by breaking the law should be in no doubt of our determination to punish and deport them. More than 48,000 foreign national offenders have been removed from the UK since 2010, and in the last financial year more than 5,000 were removed from prisons, immigration removal centres, and the community.</p><p> </p><p>Prisoner transfer is one of the mechanisms used to remove foreign national offenders. Between 1 May 2014 and 31 May 2019, 464 sentenced prisoners were transferred from England and Wales to other countries under international prisoner transfer arrangements. During the same period 233 sentenced prisoners were transferred to England and Wales.</p><p> </p><p>The transfer of prisoners into and out of Scotland and Northern Ireland is a devolved matter.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 13/06/2019 12:14:55 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

1129562

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2019
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	5G
	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 report by Nominet 5G spectrum sharing, published in September 2018, which explores dynamic spectrum access possibilities for 5G.
	tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
	uin	HL16047
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2019 answer text <p>In July 2018 Government published the Future Telecoms Infrastructure Review which set out Government’s long-term strategy for world leading telecoms infrastructure. In the Review Government identified the introduction of flexible, shared spectrum models - such as dynamic spectrum access - as a strategic priority.</p><p> </p><p>Government regularly engages with industry on a range of topics - including spectrum sharing and 5G - and welcome industry feedback, including Nominet’s report. Government will continue to work with Ofcom and industry to support innovation and investment and encourage competition within the market. We recently published our draft Statement of Strategic Priorities which consulted on, among others, our spectrum sharing ambitions. Ofcom, as the national regulatory authority, will have regard to these when carrying out the management of spectrum and other relevant functions.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 13/06/2019 12:10:54 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
	tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

1129582

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2019
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Television Licences: Fees and Charges
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they are aware that the BBC is charging licence payers £16.50 to record a change of address online; and whether they consider this to be a fair practice delivering value for money.
	tabling member printed	Lord Truscott
	uin	HL16067
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2019 answer text <p>TV Licensing does not charge customers to change their address.</p><p> </p><p>However, third party websites may charge customers an additional fee for buying a TV Licence or changing details when these services are provided for free by TV Licensing. Such third party sites offering TV Licensing services are not endorsed by TV Licensing.</p><p> </p><p>Customers are always advised to contact TV Licensing directly or go to the official site at www.tvlicensing.co.uk. Further information is available to the public on the official TV Licensing website at https://www.tvlicensing.co.uk/faqs/FAQ312</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 13/06/2019 12:11:32 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
	tabling member	3682 label Biography information for Lord Truscott

1129729

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Marriage Certificates
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the timeframe is for the implementation of the Civil Partnerships, Marriages and Deaths (Registration etc) Act 2019 and the provision in that Act that allows for the names of both parents of a couple to be included on marriage certificates.
	tabling member constituency	Tooting
	tabling member printed	Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
	uin	260089
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2019 answer text <p>The Home Office is currently working on implementation plans to introduce the provisions in the Act. This will facilitate an update of the marriage entry to include the names of both parents of a couple.</p><p>The Act also provides for civil partnership to be extended to opposite-sex couples which must be implemented no later than 31 December 2019. <br>An implementation date for each of these provisions will be announced in due course.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 13/06/2019 10:25:07 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4573 label Biography information for Dr Rosena Allin-Khan

1129830

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2019
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Pensions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent discussions she has had with representatives from the pensions industry about (a) the divestment of pensions funds from carbon-intensive industries and from fossil fuels and (b) incorporating climate-related risk into their investment decision-making.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol East
	tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
	uin	259913
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2019 answer text <p>The Government wants to support trustees in making responsible investment decisions. However, it does not seek to direct pension schemes to invest or divest in any particular way.</p><p> </p><p>We recognise that climate change is a key national and international issue and we have made sure that pension schemes understand their role responding to its effects. In September 2018, following extensive consultation with the pensions industry, this Government laid regulations to clarify that trustees should be taking account of the financial risks of climate change when developing their investment strategies. The regulations come into force from October this year. The FCA are consulting on corresponding provisions for workplace personal pension schemes.</p><p>As the Minister for Pensions and Financial Inclusion I have spoken extensively about the new requirements and the Government expectations of pension schemes, including during the Westminster Hall debate regarding Pension Funds: Financial and Ethical Investments on the 22 May 2019:</p><p> </p><p>“For too long there has been a perception by too many trustees -I am happy to clarify this as a Government Minister- that the environmental practices of the firms they invest in are purely ethical concerns, which they do not need to worry about: that is utterly wrong. Aside from the ethical considerations, there are real financial risks resulting from climate change. With the long-term horizons of pension investing, trustees must now consider that when they set out their investment strategies. Trustees who do not consider those matters will be breaching their statutory and potentially their fiduciary duties not only to current but future members.”</p><p> </p><p>The full debate can be viewed here:</p><p><a href="https://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2019-05-22/debates/D3194408-7581-4635-AEDC-6D22AD6F0EBC/PensionFundsFinancialAndEthicalInvestments" target="_blank">https://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2019-05-22/debates/D3194408-7581-4635-AEDC-6D22AD6F0EBC/PensionFundsFinancialAndEthicalInvestments</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman grouped question UIN 259914 question first answered 13/06/2019 11:32:49 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy