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1138562

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	25/07/2019
	date	11/07/2019
	date tabled	11/07/2019
	ddp created	11/07/2019 18:44:15
	answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	204
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
	ddp modified	11/07/2019 18:45:51 24/07/2019 12:07:11
	hansard heading	House of Lords: Electric Vehicles
	house id	2
	identifier	HL17120
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	24/07/2019 12:06:37
	question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what plans they have, if any, to enable the charging of electric vehicles in the House of Lords carpark.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Myners
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 HL17120
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL17120
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Senior Deputy Speaker has asked me, as Chairman of the Services Committee, to respond on his behalf.</p><p>The Services Committee considered the possibility of introducing electric vehicle charging (EVC) points at its meeting on 14 March 2019. The Committee declined to agree a proposal to introduce EVC points to the House of Lords. Although the Committee recognised the benefits, it did not believe it was the appropriate time to implement the scheme.</p><p>Amongst other factors, the Committee considered the location and impact of the EVC points, the longevity of the proposed installation of charging points, which risked being decommissioned when Restoration and Renewal commenced, the need for a long term vision for EVC across the Estate, and concerns that the proposal did not provide value for money.</p> question first answered 24/07/2019 12:06:37 answering member 2079
	creator	3869 label Biography information for Lord Myners
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	3869 label Biography information for Lord Myners

1059216

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	25/02/2019
	date	11/02/2019
	date tabled	11/02/2019
	ddp created	11/02/2019 22:05:12
	answering body	Attorney General
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	ddp modified	13/02/2019 23:15:11 21/02/2019 12:22:02
	hansard heading	Sir Philip Green
	house id	2
	identifier	HL13602
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	21/02/2019 12:19:00
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether Sir Phillip Green or any company, trust or other entity associated with him, has obtained an injunction against Her Majesty's Government or any government departments, agencies or public bodies since May 2010; if so, when any such injunction was granted; and when it was withdrawn.
	session	2017/19 (57)
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Myners
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 (57) HL13602
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL13602
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Government Legal Department (GLD) conducts civil litigation on behalf of most government departments and many (but not all) executive agencies and non-departmental public bodies.</p><p>GLD has no record of any injunctions obtained by Sir Philip Green, or any entity known by GLD to be connected with him, against any of the departments, agencies or bodies to which GLD provides litigation services.</p> question first answered 21/02/2019 12:19:00 answering member 4538
	creator	3869 label Biography information for Lord Myners
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	3869 label Biography information for Lord Myners

1108862

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	15/04/2019
	date	01/04/2019
	date tabled	01/04/2019
	ddp created	01/04/2019 20:38:45
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	ddp modified	01/04/2019 20:52:03 08/04/2019 16:21:43
	hansard heading	Company Voluntary Arrangements
	house id	2
	identifier	HL14969
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	08/04/2019 16:11:03
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will review the use of Company Voluntary Arrangements (CVA) and the impact on creditors when company owners have removed significant equity via dividends or capital reconstruction ahead of the CVA process.
	session	2017/19 (57)
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Myners
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 (57) HL14969
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL14969
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Government consulted on a wide-ranging package of reforms to corporate insolvency generally in 2018 and there are no plans to review the use of Company Voluntary Arrangements (CVA’s) at this time. CVA’s are a valuable part of the restructuring framework. Following this consultation, Government announced it will strengthen the powers available to insolvency practitioners to take recovery action where value has been extracted from a company prior to its insolvency, thereby increasing the protections already available to creditors. These proposals will be introduced when parliamentary time permits.</p> question first answered 08/04/2019 16:11:03 answering member 2616
	creator	3869 label Biography information for Lord Myners
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	3869 label Biography information for Lord Myners

1122891

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	09/05/2019
	date	24/04/2019
	date tabled	24/04/2019
	ddp created	24/04/2019 21:26:14
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	ddp modified	24/04/2019 21:35:30 09/05/2019 11:06:01
	hansard heading	British Steel: Carbon Emissions
	house id	2
	identifier	HL15282
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	09/05/2019 11:05:34
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have had any discussions with British Steel or its owners Greybull Capital in connection with the sale by British Steel of its carbon credits; and whether they propose to lend money to those parties or otherwise provide funding.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Myners
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 HL15282
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL15282
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>I refer the noble Lord to the statement made by my rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State on 1<sup>st</sup> May 2019, <em>Official Report, Column 209-211</em>, on British Steel: EU Emissions Trading Compliance.</p> question first answered 09/05/2019 11:05:34 answering member 2616
	creator	3869 label Biography information for Lord Myners
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	3869 label Biography information for Lord Myners

1122895

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	09/05/2019
	date	24/04/2019
	date tabled	24/04/2019
	ddp created	24/04/2019 21:26:19
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	ddp modified	24/04/2019 21:35:38 09/05/2019 11:08:02
	hansard heading	Company Voluntary Arrangements
	house id	2
	identifier	HL15286
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	09/05/2019 11:07:32
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to commission a review of the use of Company Voluntary Arrangements (CVAs), in particular to consider whether CVAs are used in good faith by landlords who have weakened the lessor covenant through previous payments of high dividends or capital distributions.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Myners
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 HL15286
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL15286
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Company Voluntary Arrangements (CVAs) are a valuable part of the restructuring framework and there are no plans to review their use at this time. The Government consulted on a wide-ranging package of reforms to corporate insolvency in 2018, to enhance rescue prospects and also to address poor corporate behaviour. Following this consultation, Government announced it will strengthen the powers available to insolvency practitioners to take recovery action where value has been extracted from a company prior to its insolvency, thereby increasing the protections already available to creditors. These proposals will be introduced when parliamentary time permits.</p> question first answered 09/05/2019 11:07:32 answering member 2616
	creator	3869 label Biography information for Lord Myners
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	3869 label Biography information for Lord Myners

1125850

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	23/05/2019
	date	09/05/2019
	date tabled	09/05/2019
	ddp created	09/05/2019 19:24:16
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	ddp modified	09/05/2019 19:26:47 20/05/2019 16:07:01
	hansard heading	Takeovers: Conflict of Interests
	house id	2
	identifier	HL15640
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	20/05/2019 16:06:53
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to undertake a review of the management of conflicts of interest arising when, in a contested takeover situation, institutional investors hold shares for clients, or under their own account, in both the bidder and target companies.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Myners
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 HL15640
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL15640
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>It is not uncommon for some investors to hold shares in both the bidder and target companies and rules mandated by the Financial Conduct Authority provide transparency to the market about share ownership. Takeover decisions are ultimately a matter for shareholders and the UK’s takeover rules require bidders to secure the approval of a majority of shareholders in the target company.</p> question first answered 20/05/2019 16:06:53 answering member 2616
	creator	3869 label Biography information for Lord Myners
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	3869 label Biography information for Lord Myners

1127438

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	04/06/2019
	date	20/05/2019
	date tabled	20/05/2019
	ddp created	20/05/2019 20:03:03
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	ddp modified	20/05/2019 20:06:06 03/06/2019 11:18:05
	hansard heading	British Steel: Loans
	house id	2
	identifier	HL15849
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	03/06/2019 11:17:09
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they took into consideration British Steel’s acquisition of Ascoval when reaching their decision on lending to that company.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Myners
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 HL15849
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL15849
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The purchase of Ascoval was undertaken by the shareholder, and not by British Steel.</p> question first answered 03/06/2019 11:17:09 answering member 2616
	creator	3869 label Biography information for Lord Myners
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	3869 label Biography information for Lord Myners

1128010

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	05/06/2019
	date	21/05/2019
	date tabled	21/05/2019
	ddp created	21/05/2019 21:46:23
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	ddp modified	21/05/2019 21:56:00 04/06/2019 16:06:01
	hansard heading	British Steel: Loans
	house id	2
	identifier	HL15895
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	04/06/2019 16:05:40
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they used external independent advisers in connection with the evaluation of British Steel's applications for financial support over the last three months; and, if so, (1) who those advisers were, and (2) how much they were paid.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Myners
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 HL15895
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL15895
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Government sought commercial and legal advice from external independent advisers. Exact costs have not been finalised.</p> question first answered 04/06/2019 16:05:40 answering member 2616
	creator	3869 label Biography information for Lord Myners
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	3869 label Biography information for Lord Myners

1128011

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	05/06/2019
	date	21/05/2019
	date tabled	21/05/2019
	ddp created	21/05/2019 21:46:24
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	ddp modified	21/05/2019 21:56:02 04/06/2019 16:10:06
	hansard heading	British Steel: Loans
	house id	2
	identifier	HL15896
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	04/06/2019 16:09:15
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assurance they received that the terms on which they provided financial support to British Steel were at commercial rates.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Myners
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 HL15896
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL15896
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The agreement between the Government and British Steel regarding their EU Emissions Trading Scheme compliance was fully commercial and state aid compliant, under Section 7 of the Industrial Development Act 1982.</p><p>The terms of the commercial agreement are set out in letters from the Permanent Secretary to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy to the Chair of the Public Accounts Committee and the Comptroller &amp; Auditor General, copies of which have been placed in the libraries of both Houses.</p><p>The Government carried out all of the necessary checks and due diligence which a typical commercial lender would undertake in relation to the company before making a commercial offer, including working closely with legal and commercial advisors to scrutinise the terms of the transaction.</p><p>The Deed of Forfeiture contains the terms and conditions which would be required by a commercial lender.</p> question first answered 04/06/2019 16:09:15 answering member 2616
	creator	3869 label Biography information for Lord Myners
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	3869 label Biography information for Lord Myners

1128082

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	06/06/2019
	date	22/05/2019
	date tabled	22/05/2019
	ddp created	22/05/2019 20:50:59
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	ddp modified	22/05/2019 20:55:48 04/06/2019 16:05:02
	hansard heading	Industry: Disclosure of Information
	house id	2
	identifier	HL15931
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	04/06/2019 16:04:50
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to commission a review of the legislation and regulatory practice governing whistleblowing in regulated industries to investigate (1) the effectiveness of current practices, (2) the adequacy of protections provided to whistleblowers, and (3) the adoption of policies to promote and safeguard whistleblowing.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Myners
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 HL15931
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL15931
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Over recent years, the Government has implemented statutory and non-statutory reforms to improve the whistleblowing framework in all sectors. This includes guidance for whistleblowers on how in practice to make disclosures while preserving their employment protections; and guidance for employers including a non-statutory code of practice.</p><p>We have fulfilled the commitment to keep the Prescribed Persons list up to date – these are individuals and bodies that a whistleblower can approach in order to make a disclosure. Guidance is in place for Prescribed Persons and we review the list annually.</p><p>The most recent reform was a new legislative requirement for most prescribed persons to produce an annual report on whistleblowing disclosures made to them by workers. Relevant prescribed persons were required to publish the first of these reports by the end of September 2018.</p><p>Whilst it is right and proper that Government reviews the whistleblowing framework, we believe that it would be premature to do so now. We need to allow the existing changes that we have introduced to embed and provide the necessary evidence of their impact over time that would support a meaningful review.</p> question first answered 04/06/2019 16:04:50 answering member 2616
	creator	3869 label Biography information for Lord Myners
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	3869 label Biography information for Lord Myners