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1079011

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Academies: Governing Bodies
	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 effectiveness of the governance of multi-academy trusts.
	tabling member printed	Lord Watson of Invergowrie
	uin	HL14128
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2019 answer text <p>The department’s expectations of effective governance in multi academy trusts (MATs) is set out in the Academies Financial Handbook and Governance Handbook. This includes the skills, knowledge and behaviours that boards need to demonstrate to be effective. Both handbooks are currently being updated and once completed, copies will be <ins class="ministerial">placed</ins> <del class="ministerial">available</del> in the Libraries of both Houses. The Academies Financial Handbook is updated annually.</p><p> </p><p>Through the Academies Ambassadors Programme, over 1200 volunteers with commercial and business experience have been recruited to join academy boards.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 13/03/2019 17:05:25 question first ministerially corrected 14/03/2019 12:35:55 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton previous answer version 107039 answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
	tabling member	1241 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Invergowrie

1083430

	registered interest
	date	06/03/2019
	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	Conditions of Employment
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend that the UK will remain closely aligned to EU standards on workers’ rights in the event of a no-deal Brexit.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL14313
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2019 answer text <p>The UK has a long-standing record of ensuring that workers’ rights are protected. This includes employment and equality rights and protections for health and safety at work. The decision to leave the European Union does not change this. This Government has made a firm commitment to protect workers’ rights, and to maintain protections covered in the Equality Acts.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 13/03/2019 17:38:32 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1083757

	registered interest
	date	07/03/2019
	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	Conditions of Employment
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the statement by Lord Henley on 7 March, when the first document on changes to EU workers’ rights and health and safety standards in the workplace will be placed before Parliament; and whether both Houses will be consulted.
	tabling member printed	Lord Balfe
	uin	HL14320
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2019 answer text <p>The proposed clauses will be included within the Withdrawal Agreement Bill and will be subject to debate in both Houses.</p><p> </p><p>Our intention is for the first report to be published as soon as reasonably practicable after the end of the 6 months period starting from the commencement date. The clauses we set out on 7 March include a motion for both houses to approve the report within 28 sitting days, beginning on the day the report is laid before that House.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 13/03/2019 17:37:57 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
	tabling member	4302 label Biography information for Lord Balfe

1083775

	registered interest
	date	07/03/2019
	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	Small Businesses
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many new government schemes affecting small and medium-sized enterprises have been brought in in the last five years; and what were the costs for small and medium-sized enterprises in terms of time and money.
	tabling member printed	Lord Mawson
	uin	HL14338
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2019 answer text <p>The Government is committed to evaluating the disproportionate impact of regulatory changes on small and micro businesses and, where possible, either exempting such businesses or mitigating the impacts without compromising the policy objectives. All regulatory impact assessments, which are published by individual government departments, must include this analysis as part of the small and micro business assessment.</p><p>In recent years, the Government has taken several steps to reduce the cost of doing business in the UK, including the commitment to cut corporation tax to 19% and the reductions to business rates announced since Budget 2016, which are worth more than £12 billion over the next five years.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 13/03/2019 17:38:22 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
	tabling member	3830 label Biography information for Lord Mawson

1086339

	registered interest
	date	11/03/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Brexit
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many times the Prime Minister has said publicly that the UK will be leaving the EU on 29 March.
	tabling member printed	Lord Forsyth of Drumlean
	uin	HL14378
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2019 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally and can be found in the public domain.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 13/03/2019 17:38:07 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
	tabling member	1141 label Biography information for Lord Forsyth of Drumlean

1078971

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Gibraltar: Warships
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking to improve the vessels available for naval protection in the territorial waters of Gibraltar.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hoyle
	uin	HL14093
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2019 answer text <p>I refer the noble Lord to the answer I gave on 25 February 2019 to Question HL13801 to the noble Lord, Lord Taylor of Warwick.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 13/03/2019 15:40:07 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe attachment 1 file name Hansard Extract 25 February 2019, HL 13801.docx title Gibraltar: Navy
	tabling member	1000 label Biography information for Lord Hoyle

1078987

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Arms Trade: Exports
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what specific responsibility the Chief of Defence staff has, if any, to support UK companies that export defence and security goods and services.
	tabling member printed	Lord Moonie
	uin	HL14107
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2019 answer text <p>The Strategic Defence and Security Review in 2015 confirmed support to defence exports as a core task for the Department as part of National Security Objective 3 - promoting our prosperity. The Chief of Defence Staff does not have specific export responsibility, however he and all Ministry of Defence (MOD) personnel as representatives of MOD collectively play a key role in the promotion of defence equipment and services from UK-based suppliers to overseas partners and allies.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 13/03/2019 15:40:42 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	621 label Biography information for Lord Moonie

1083432

	registered interest
	date	06/03/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Type 31 Frigates
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what will be the role of the new Type 31e frigates to be supplied to the Royal Navy.
	tabling member printed	Lord Trefgarne
	uin	HL14315
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2019 answer text <p>I refer the noble Lord to the reply given by my right hon. Friend, the Minister of State for the Armed Forces (Mark Lancaster), in the House of Commons on 4 March 2019 to the hon. Member for Portsmouth South, (Stephen Morgan) in response to Question number 226207.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 13/03/2019 15:42:22 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe attachment 1 file name Hansard Extract 4 March 2019, UIN 226207.docx title Type 31 Frigates
	tabling member	1813 label Biography information for Lord Trefgarne

1079472

	registered interest
	date	28/02/2019
	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	Social Enterprise World Forum
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government which minister will represent them at the Social Enterprise World Forum in Ethiopia in October 2019.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Barker
	uin	HL14133
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2019 answer text <p>The British Council’s Social Enterprise Leadership programme in Ethiopia, delivered in partnership with UK experts, has trained 40 social enterprises to develop 38 master-trainers capable of cascading training to other social enterprises. For example, one intermediary organisation has in turn provided training to over 300 community leaders, has established a forum and is conducting research to support the craft industry.</p><p> </p><p>The establishment of the new trade association for social enterprises in Ethiopia is directly attributed to UK inspiration, taking lessons from Social Enterprise UK. UK sector expertise has been deployed to support policy training for policy makers, sharing best practice including UK Government initiatives such as the Social Value Act. The implementation of the British Council’s Business Investment Readiness (BIR) programme aims to strengthen 60 social enterprises in Ethiopia, providing support to enhance and scale the impact of their work. BIR facilitates collaboration between a social enterprise and social investment intermediary organisations in the UK.</p><p>The 2019 Social Enterprise World Forum (SEWF) will provide multiple opportunities to showcase to global policy-makers, academic, international development actors and corporates how the UK has supported Ethiopia’s growing social enterprise movement. Officials from the British Council and DCMS attended the SEWF in Edinburgh last year and will review attendance with ministers in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde grouped question UIN HL14134 question first answered 13/03/2019 12:21:06 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
	tabling member	2501 label Biography information for Baroness Barker

1079473

	registered interest
	date	28/02/2019
	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	Social Enterprises: Ethiopia
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to enable the UK social enterprise sector to share its expertise with social enterprises in Ethiopia.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Barker
	uin	HL14134
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2019 answer text <p>The British Council’s Social Enterprise Leadership programme in Ethiopia, delivered in partnership with UK experts, has trained 40 social enterprises to develop 38 master-trainers capable of cascading training to other social enterprises. For example, one intermediary organisation has in turn provided training to over 300 community leaders, has established a forum and is conducting research to support the craft industry.</p><p> </p><p>The establishment of the new trade association for social enterprises in Ethiopia is directly attributed to UK inspiration, taking lessons from Social Enterprise UK. UK sector expertise has been deployed to support policy training for policy makers, sharing best practice including UK Government initiatives such as the Social Value Act. The implementation of the British Council’s Business Investment Readiness (BIR) programme aims to strengthen 60 social enterprises in Ethiopia, providing support to enhance and scale the impact of their work. BIR facilitates collaboration between a social enterprise and social investment intermediary organisations in the UK.</p><p>The 2019 Social Enterprise World Forum (SEWF) will provide multiple opportunities to showcase to global policy-makers, academic, international development actors and corporates how the UK has supported Ethiopia’s growing social enterprise movement. Officials from the British Council and DCMS attended the SEWF in Edinburgh last year and will review attendance with ministers in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde grouped question UIN HL14133 question first answered 13/03/2019 12:21:07 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
	tabling member	2501 label Biography information for Baroness Barker