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540432

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2016
	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	Trading Standards
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have conducted a review of trading standards this year and, if so, when they plan to publish the outcome of that review.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
	uin	HL1312
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/08/2016 answer text <p>The evidence and material from the recent Review of Trading Standards will be taken forward as part of the Cutting Red Tape Review of Local Authority Regulation and Enforcement. This review has closed for general comments and further evidence is being gathered and analysed. The Government will publish the findings from the Cutting Red Tape Review in due course.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 03/08/2016 13:26:31 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	4159 label Biography information for Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town

540434

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2016
	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	Tumble Dryers: Fires
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what recent discussions they have had with manufacturers about fires caused by faulty electric tumble dryers.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
	uin	HL1314
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/08/2016 answer text <p>Whilst the Government continues to meet regularly with representatives from the electrical appliances sector, the enforcement of the relevant legislation is a matter for local Government Trading Standards services. The recent modification programme for tumble dryers announced by Whirlpool is being overseen by Peterborough Council as the Primary Authority. The Government has asked Peterborough Council to provide regular updates on progress.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 03/08/2016 13:27:57 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	4159 label Biography information for Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town

541206

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2016
	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	ARM: SoftBank
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they consulted experts in the field before publicly welcoming the acquisition of ARM Holdings by SoftBank, and whether they would similarly welcome a rival bid from an international private equity investor.
	tabling member printed	Lord Myners
	uin	HL1369
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/08/2016 answer text <p>SoftBank has made it clear that it intends to invest in ARM, keep its HQ in the UK, and at least double the employee headcount in the UK. The Government welcomes this. No rival bids for ARM have so far been made.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 04/08/2016 12:20:55 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	3869 label Biography information for Lord Myners

541207

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2016
	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	ARM: SoftBank
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how they propose to enforce the commitments they have obtained from SoftBank in connection with employment and the location of the headquarters of ARM Holdings.
	tabling member printed	Lord Myners
	uin	HL1370
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/08/2016 answer text <p>The Takeover Panel is responsible for enforcing the post offer undertakings given by SoftBank under the terms of the Takeover Code. Grant Thornton LLP has been appointed as an independent supervisor under the Code to monitor compliance with the undertakings. The Takeover Panel can require SoftBank to submit written progress reports in such form and as frequently as it requires and can take disciplinary action if the undertakings are not fulfilled. The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy will continue to monitor developments.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 30/08/2016 13:25:30 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	3869 label Biography information for Lord Myners

541208

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2016
	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	Foreign Companies: Takeovers
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to introduce legislation restricting the acquisition of key UK companies by foreign investors while they consider their industrial strategy.
	tabling member printed	Lord Myners
	uin	HL1371
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/08/2016 answer text <p>As we build an economy that works for all, the Government will keep the law on takeovers under constant review.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 15/08/2016 12:25:07 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	3869 label Biography information for Lord Myners

541209

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2016
	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	ARM: SoftBank
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what powers they have to review the financial capacity of SoftBank to support ARM Holdings, and in particular whether they can require a further injection of capital into ARM Holdings before any takeover occurs.
	tabling member printed	Lord Myners
	uin	HL1372
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/08/2016 answer text <p>It is for the parties to the proposed transaction to consider their relative positions in compliance with the Takeover Code. The board of the target company must take independent advice on the offer, and evaluate its effects on the company’s interests, before giving the board’s opinion to shareholders.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 12/08/2016 08:33:57 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	3869 label Biography information for Lord Myners

541735

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2016
	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 Consumer Product Recall Review
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Neville-Rolfe on 4 July (HL751), whether they plan to publish (1) the terms of reference, and (2) the minutes, of the steering group set up as a result of their response to the independent review by Lynn Faulds Wood.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
	uin	HL1412
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/08/2016 answer text <p>The Recall Review Steering Group is led by Industry and its work is supported by officials from my department. It is for the Group to consider whether they wish to publish material relating to its meetings.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 01/08/2016 10:17:15 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	4159 label Biography information for Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town

541771

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2016
	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	British Chambers of Commerce
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their relationship with the British Chambers of Commerce; what assessment they have made of the performance of that organisation; whether they have expressed any concerns to that organisation in the past four years; and if so, what was the nature of those concerns.
	tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
	uin	HL1447
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/08/2016 answer text <p>The British Chambers of Commerce is an important stakeholder for government and we engage actively with their senior team and the network of 52 accredited Chambers of Commerce in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>The British Chambers of Commerce is also a delivery partner for the Overseas Business Network initiative – a programme to increase the number and range of private sector partners supporting UK exporters in overseas markets. In 2013/14 and 2014/15, UK Trade &amp; Investment trialled a number of initiatives with the British Chambers of Commerce, including co-ordinating UK-end activity and accrediting the overseas delivery partners.</p><p> </p><p>Following a review in November 2014, it was agreed that responsibility for co-ordinating the UK-end activity would be shifted from the British Chambers of Commerce to UK Trade and Investment’s regional delivery contracts with effect from April 2015. The British Chambers of Commerce continue to accredit overseas delivery partners.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 03/08/2016 13:50:04 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

576237

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2016
	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	Hinkley Point C Power Station
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what aspects of the Hinckley Point project could not have been fully considered in advance of EDF agreeing to proceed with the contract.
	tabling member printed	Lord Birt
	uin	HL1477
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2016 answer text <p>The then DECC Secretary of State reviewed all aspects of the project in October 2015 and gave a minded to decision. The Government is now considering all component parts to make a final decision.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 12/09/2016 11:09:47 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	2533 label Biography information for Lord Birt

576259

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2016
	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	EU Grants and Loans
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the remarks by the Minister for Universities and Science that it would be “business as usual” for EU funding committees until the UK leaves the EU, why there have been delays in communicating the outcomes of funding decisions since the referendum; and what steps they are taking to ensure that there are sufficient staff and resources available promptly to process and decide on applications for EU funding to ensure that those funds reach projects.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Janke
	uin	HL1499
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2016 answer text <p>The Government is not aware of such delays. However, we remain vigilant and open to evidence of problems in this area, and have set up a mailbox where specific instances should be sent. The mailbox address is <a href="mailto:research@bis.gsi.gov.uk" target="_blank">research@bis.gsi.gov.uk</a>. If the noble Baroness was able to provide more information, we would be happy to look into it.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 19/09/2016 13:37:26 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	4337 label Biography information for Baroness Janke