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1051989

	registered interest
	date	30/01/2019
	answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
	answering dept id	204
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
	hansard heading	Parliamentary Estate: Proof of Identity
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what consideration has been given to requiring all visitors to the Parliamentary estate to present photo identification before entry.
	tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
	uin	HL13316
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2019 answer text <p>There are over one million visitors to Parliament each year. Visitors access the estate for many reasons. These include: to meet with a Member or a member of staff; to attend a Member-sponsored meeting or meetings at official level; to give evidence to a Committee; to lobby; to attend debates in both Houses (in the Chambers and Committees); to attend functions and banqueting events; to take a tour (both paid-for and democratic free tours); or as part of an Education Service visit. Many visits do not need to be pre-booked. In order to promote open access to Parliament controls are kept proportionate to the security risk. Photo identification by visitors is not currently deemed proportionate and if introduced would need to be verified, significantly delaying the admission of visitors to Parliament and resulting in lengthy queues at peak times.</p><p>All non-passholders are subject to search and screening measures before entering the estate. The Parliamentary Security Department do not comment publicly on the details of security measures.</p><p>The Director of Security for Parliament is content to meet with any members who wish to discuss specific concerns.</p> answering member printed Lord McFall of Alcluith question first answered 07/02/2019 12:41:04 answering member 4148 label Biography information for Lord McFall of Alcluith
	tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

867271

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2018
	answering body	Leader of the House of Lords
	answering dept id	92
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Leader of the House of Lords
	hansard heading	Brexit
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Leader of the House how much time she proposes that the House will allocate to the debate of the final draft of the Brexit agreement.
	tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
	uin	HL6478
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2018 answer text <p>Business in the House of Lords is arranged through consultation with the Usual Channels. For its part, the Government will ensure that sufficient time is offered to consider the final deal in Parliament, including in the House of Lords.</p> answering member printed Baroness Evans of Bowes Park question first answered 28/03/2018 11:18:48 answering member 4329 label Biography information for Baroness Evans of Bowes Park
	tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

1233151

	registered interest
	date	09/09/2020
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	UK Trade with EU: Northern Ireland
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the statement by the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland on 8 September that provisions of the United Kingdom Internal Market Bill do "break international law in a very specific and limited way” (HC Deb, col 509), whether that statement reflects their position; and if so, what assessment they have made of the impact of such an approach on international relations.
	tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
	uin	HL7999
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2020 answer text <p>The government’s legal position on the United Kingdom Internal Market Bill and Northern Ireland Protocol was set out in a statement published on 10 September, and remains unchanged. That statement makes clear that clauses 42 and 43 of the Bill may be exercised in a way which is incompatible with the provisions of the Withdrawal Agreement, and that the ‘notwithstanding provision’ in clause 45 partially disapplies Article 4 of the Withdrawal Agreement, regardless of whether any regulations made under clause 42 or 43 of the Bill are in fact compatible with the Withdrawal Agreement. The statement of 10 September also makes clear that it is an established principle of international law that a State is obliged to discharge its treaty obligations in good faith, and that this is, and will remain, the key principle in informing the UK’s approach to international relations. However, in the difficult and highly exceptional circumstances in which we find ourselves it is important to remember the fundamental principle of Parliamentary sovereignty.</p> answering member printed Baroness Scott of Bybrook question first answered 23/09/2020 12:09:32 answering member 4553 label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Bybrook
	tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

1583152

	registered interest
	date	01/02/2023
	answering body	Department for Business and Trade
	answering dept id	214
	answering dept short name	Business and Trade
	answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
	hansard heading	UK Trade with EU
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the possibility of goods imported into the UK being repackaged and sold into the EU as goods of UK origin.
	tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
	uin	HL5348
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/02/2023 answer text <p>The UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement includes Article 43: Insufficient Production under Chapter 2: Rules of Origin. This article ensures that simple packaging operations shall not alone confer UK origin to non-originating goods imported to the UK and then sold into the EU. This rule, alongside other rules with respect to the packaging of goods can be found in the treaty text: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ukeu-and-eaec-trade-and-cooperation-agreement-ts-no82021" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ukeu-and-eaec-trade-and-cooperation-agreement-ts-no82021</a>.</p> answering member printed Lord Johnson of Lainston question first answered 17/02/2023 10:17:41 answering member 4949 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Lainston
	tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

1599708

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2023
	answering body	Department for Business and Trade
	answering dept id	214
	answering dept short name	Business and Trade
	answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
	hansard heading	Economic Growth
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, whether they will list the individual regions within the UK they use to determine their strategies for (1) trade and investment, and (2) freight and logistics, sectors; and what is their rationale for selecting those regions.
	tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
	uin	HL5962
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2023 answer text <p>All English Regions and Devolved Nations geographies are included when determining strategies for Trade and Investment. Officials work with businesses and local stakeholders to ensure a place focus, as reflected by the organisational structure. English Regions is divided into three Super Regions - the Northern Powerhouse, Midlands Engine and the South (including London), with regional teams operating within these. As well as our second HQ at Darlington’s Economic Campus, we have established Trade and Investment hubs in Edinburgh, Cardiff and Belfast to help bring the Department for Business and Trade’s support closer to businesses in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>Freight and logistics policy is a matter for the Department for Transport.</p> answering member printed Lord Johnson of Lainston question first answered 21/03/2023 16:02:57 answering member 4949 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Lainston
	tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

1600146

	registered interest
	date	28/02/2023
	answering body	Department for Business and Trade
	answering dept id	214
	answering dept short name	Business and Trade
	answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
	hansard heading	Exports: Ukraine
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Penn on 30 January (HL4895), with which government agency in Ukraine they are dealing to grant export guarantees.
	tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
	uin	HL6013
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2023 answer text <p>As the UK’s export credit agency, UK Export Finance (UKEF) can help connect UK suppliers with overseas buyers, helping exporters to win contracts, fulfil orders and receive payment.</p><p> </p><p>Following a Ministerial Direction in March 2022, UKEF retained its market limit of £3.5 billion for Ukraine in the national interest. Any support remains subject to projects meeting UKEF’s robust due diligence processes, including the UK's latest international commitments and sanctions. It is not UKEF’s policy to comment further on potential transactions for security and commercial reasons.</p> answering member printed Lord Johnson of Lainston grouped question UIN HL6015 question first answered 09/03/2023 11:50:57 answering member 4949 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Lainston
	tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

1600148

	registered interest
	date	28/02/2023
	answering body	Department for Business and Trade
	answering dept id	214
	answering dept short name	Business and Trade
	answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
	hansard heading	Export Credit Guarantees: Ukraine
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Penn on 30 January (HL4895), what mechanisms they have made available to British companies who wish to make use of the export credit guarantees in trading with Ukraine; and what criteria they have developed for companies which wish to be involved.
	tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
	uin	HL6015
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2023 answer text <p>As the UK’s export credit agency, UK Export Finance (UKEF) can help connect UK suppliers with overseas buyers, helping exporters to win contracts, fulfil orders and receive payment.</p><p> </p><p>Following a Ministerial Direction in March 2022, UKEF retained its market limit of £3.5 billion for Ukraine in the national interest. Any support remains subject to projects meeting UKEF’s robust due diligence processes, including the UK's latest international commitments and sanctions. It is not UKEF’s policy to comment further on potential transactions for security and commercial reasons.</p> answering member printed Lord Johnson of Lainston grouped question UIN HL6013 question first answered 09/03/2023 11:50:57 answering member 4949 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Lainston
	tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

1606581

	registered interest
	date	22/03/2023
	answering body	Department for Business and Trade
	answering dept id	214
	answering dept short name	Business and Trade
	answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
	hansard heading	Trade Barriers: Kazakhstan
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the UK–Ukraine Digital Trade Agreement, what discussions they have had with the government of Kazakhstan regarding assistance in removing barriers to digital trade or signing a similar agreement.
	tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
	uin	HL6774
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2023 answer text <p>The UK continues to work to strengthen our trade and investment relationships with countries such as Kazakhstan. Fast growing economies such as Kazakhstan provide an abundance of opportunities for UK businesses across a wide range of sectors – notwithstanding our world leading digital sector.</p><p>The Department for Business and Trade is supporting British business to grab these opportunities through trade dialogues and regular exchanges including the annual United Kingdom-Kazakhstan Inter-Governmental Commission on Trade and Investment that I co-chaired earlier this year in February in London.</p><p>At this moment, we are not expecting to launch negotiations with Kazakhstan on a Digital Trade Agreement.</p> answering member printed Lord Johnson of Lainston question first answered 03/04/2023 11:40:12 answering member 4949 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Lainston
	tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

1642852

	registered interest
	date	07/06/2023
	answering body	Department for Business and Trade
	answering dept id	214
	answering dept short name	Business and Trade
	answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
	hansard heading	Exports and Foreign Investment in UK
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what measures they are taking to encourage optimism among (1) UK exporters, and (2) inward investors into the UK.
	tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
	uin	HL8327
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2023 answer text <p>The Department for Business and Trade has an extensive programme of business engagement which markets the UK as a place where business can invest, grow and export. 'Made in the UK, Sold to the World' highlights the demand for UK goods and services around the world, and the GREAT campaign markets the UK as a destination for investment.</p><p>We are also taking proactive measures to solidify business confidence such as enacting our 12-Point Plan for exports which is transforming our support services, and hosting the Global Investment Summit in November which will promote the UK to the world’s foremost investors.</p> answering member printed Lord Offord of Garvel question first answered 21/06/2023 15:55:17 answering member 4931 label Biography information for Lord Offord of Garvel
	tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

1643934

	registered interest
	date	12/06/2023
	answering body	Department for Business and Trade
	answering dept id	214
	answering dept short name	Business and Trade
	answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
	hansard heading	Small Businesses: Trade Promotion
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what support is being requested from SMEs from His Majesty's Government for promoting goods and services overseas.
	tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
	uin	HL8423
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2023 answer text <p>The UK’s 5.4 million small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are at the centre of our ambition to reach £1 trillion in exports annually by 2030. The Government’s Export Strategy, ‘Made in the UK, Sold to the World’, focuses on helping SMEs at every stage of their export journey.</p><p> </p><p>The Export Strategy’s development and implementation has been informed by extensive engagement with SMEs to understand the challenges they face when exporting and how the Government can provide support. This Department continues to support SMEs through its network of domestic and overseas trade advisers, sector specialists, the Export Support Service, Export Academy, and International Markets network.</p> answering member printed Lord Offord of Garvel question first answered 20/06/2023 13:42:51 answering member 4931 label Biography information for Lord Offord of Garvel
	tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley