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1645493

registered interest
date	19/06/2023
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	Trade Agreements: Mexico
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what progress they have made in negotiations towards a Free Trade Agreement between the UK and Mexico.
tabling member printed	Baroness Coussins
uin	HL8591
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2023 answer text <p>Negotiations between the UK and Mexico have been positive so far, with a clear mutual intention to pursue a Free Trade Agreement which can complement and build on our new trade arrangements as members of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership. We have held three rounds of negotiations, with the latest taking place in May.</p><p>We look forward to concluding negotiations at the earliest opportunity. However, we want to make sure any new trade deal adds value to the UK economy and meets our trade policy objectives. We are prepared to take the time necessary to deliver that.</p> answering member printed Lord Johnson of Lainston question first answered 03/07/2023 16:50:22 answering member 4949 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Lainston
tabling member	3829 label Biography information for Baroness Coussins

1645518

registered interest
date	19/06/2023
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	UK Trade with EU: Trade Barriers
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to reduce new barriers to EU–UK trade.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL8625
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2023 answer text <p>This Government is working to break down trade barriers around the world, which my Rt Hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Business and Trade has set out publicly as one of our top priorities. We are leading a whole of Government effort to remove a hit list of 100 barriers, which could open up opportunities to UK exporters worth more than £20 billion. This includes barriers arising in Europe and within the EU. In the year to March 2023, we resolved 45 market access barriers in Europe, a 10% increase year on year.</p> answering member printed Lord Johnson of Lainston question first answered 03/07/2023 16:54:29 answering member 4949 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Lainston
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1642813

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	Eastern Powerhouse
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what support they are providing to the Eastern Powerhouse to support the improvement of connectivity, infrastructure, and economic activity in the East of England.
tabling member printed	Lord Jackson of Peterborough
uin	HL8298
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2023 answer text <p>The Government is committed to supporting the East of England to grow and prosper.</p><p>The Spring Budget reaffirmed our support for East-West Rail, building on significant investment in schemes such as the A14 and A11 upgrades. The region has been a particular focus for the devolution agenda and, in addition to those commitments, is receiving over £500m of investment from the levelling up and towns funds and benefitting from Government support for Freeport East and the Thames Freeport.</p> answering member printed Lord Johnson of Lainston question first answered 21/06/2023 15:51:07 answering member 4949 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Lainston
tabling member	1551 label Biography information for Lord Jackson of Peterborough

1642836

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	Small Businesses: Takeovers
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to protect smaller UK firms from being taken over by foreign companies as a result of rising interest rates.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL8322
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2023 answer text <p>The current merger regime delivers economic openness and drives inward investment as well as offering predictability, transparency and stability. The CMA has powers to block mergers that lead to a Substantial Lessening of Competition. Ministers also have powers to intervene in mergers that raise public interest considerations, including media plurality, financial stability and public health emergencies. The National Security and Investment Act 2021 provides powers to review and intervene in transactions with national security implications. Meanwhile, the Takeover Code protects the interests of shareholders in takeovers of publicly listed companies.</p> answering member printed Lord Johnson of Lainston question first answered 21/06/2023 15:55:53 answering member 4949 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Lainston
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1641708

registered interest
date	05/06/2023
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	Bricks: Imports
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many bricks the UK imports from South Asia and other countries in the Global South; and what steps they are taking to ensure that their production does not involve child labour, conditions which could lead to poor health or the exploitation of workers.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
uin	HL8191
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2023 answer text <p>In 2022 the UK imported £11.4 million (around 38 thousand tonnes) of bricks from the Global South, of which £4.6 million (around 10 thousand tonnes) were from South Asia.</p><p>The UK is a leading country in confronting the scourge of modern slavery and committed to working with partners to achieve sustainability in our supply chains. The Modern Slavery Act requires businesses with a turnover of £36m or more to publish modern slavery statements annually to report on the steps taken to prevent modern slavery.</p><p>The UK has ratified nine ILO Fundamental Conventions, including on the abolition of child labour and forced labour.</p> answering member printed Lord Johnson of Lainston question first answered 19/06/2023 16:46:17 answering member 4949 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Lainston
tabling member	4719 label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle

1640215

registered interest
date	24/05/2023
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	Companies: London Stock Exchange
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, following reports that Oxford PV is more likely to seek listing on the New York or Hong Kong stock exchanges, what steps they are taking to strengthen UK energy and battery technology by incentivising such companies to seek listing on the UK stock exchange.
tabling member printed	Lord Naseby
uin	HL8103
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2023 answer text <p><strong></strong></p><p>The UK has some of the strongest capital markets in the world and continues to be Europe’s leading hub for investment, second only to the US as a listing destination. The UK is building on these strong foundations by taking forward ambitious reforms to the rules governing capital markets, including taking forward the recommendations of Mark Austin’s Secondary Capital Raising Review and launching an Investment Research Review to boost the UK’s investment research environment.</p><p> </p><p>Furthermore, the Government has committed a total of £30 billion of domestic investment for the green industrial revolution. Our policy and regulatory environment has already been successful in providing investors and industry with long-term certainty. The Government also supports innovative clean energy projects and companies, and expects to invest approximately £4.2 billion in net zero research and innovation over the period from 2022-25.</p> answering member printed Lord Johnson of Lainston question first answered 07/06/2023 12:59:08 answering member 4949 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Lainston
tabling member	1251 label Biography information for Lord Naseby

1628716

registered interest
date	17/05/2023
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 Agreements: Agriculture
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to put greater emphasis on farmers' interests in future trade deals.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL7926
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/06/2023 answer text <p>British farming is at the heart of British trade. The Prime Minister recently set out in an open letter to farmers, six principles that clearly outline our ambitions for farming and trade. These include protecting sensitive sectors, prioritising new export opportunities, tackling barriers to UK exports, and upholding UK standards.</p><p> </p><p>Underlining the Government’s commitment to supporting FTA export opportunities for producers, we recently announced an additional £2 million investment to strengthen our presence at major trade shows, an increase in the number of UK agriculture attachés, and a new £1 million programme to support our dairy sector to export.</p> answering member printed Lord Johnson of Lainston question first answered 01/06/2023 13:39:41 answering member 4949 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Lainston
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1627168

registered interest
date	11/05/2023
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	Department for Business and Trade: Ministerial Duties
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what are the ministerial responsibilities of each of the three Lords ministers for the Department for Business and Trade.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
uin	HL7777
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2023 answer text <p>I have responsibility for Investment. My noble Friends, the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Lord Offord of Garvel) is the Minister for Exports, and the Minister of State (The Earl of Minto) is the Minister for Regulatory Reform.</p><p> </p><p>Further details of each Minister’s responsibilities can be found on the Department’s GOV.UK home page under ‘Our Ministers’: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-business-and-trade" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-business-and-trade</a>.</p> answering member printed Lord Johnson of Lainston question first answered 23/05/2023 13:42:07 answering member 4949 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Lainston
tabling member	4159 label Biography information for Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town

1626209

registered interest
date	09/05/2023
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	Xinjiang: Forced Labour
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking, in light of the findings of the report of Dr Adrian Zenz, to prevent companies sourcing Xinjiang cotton from supplying slave-made goods to UK consumers.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL7674
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2023 answer text <p>The Government has taken several measures to ensure that no British organisations are profiting from or contributing to human rights violations in Xinjiang. Over the last year we introduced enhanced export controls, and announced plans to introduce financial penalties for organisations who fail to meet their statutory obligations to publish annual modern slavery statements.</p><p> </p><p>The overseas business risk guidance makes clear to UK companies the risks of operating in Xinjiang and urges them to conduct appropriate due diligence and consider their corporate responsibilities when making business decisions.</p> answering member printed Lord Johnson of Lainston question first answered 22/05/2023 11:56:41 answering member 4949 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Lainston
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1625848

registered interest
date	03/05/2023
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: Health
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support small business owners struggling with low levels of wellbeing.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL7660
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/05/2023 answer text <p>Government has taken action to support small businesses by reversing the National Insurance rise, saving small businesses approximately £4,200 on average, as well as raising the Employment Allowance to £5,000.</p><p> </p><p>The network of 38 Growth Hubs across England provides access to information and advice to SMEs, alongside our free Business Support Helpline. Businesses can also use the Apprenticeship Service to find out about funding to pay for apprenticeships.</p><p> </p><p>Furthermore, small businesses can access the Recovery Loan Scheme which helps smaller businesses access loans and other kinds of finance up to £2 million per business group so they can grow and invest.</p> answering member printed Lord Johnson of Lainston question first answered 19/05/2023 12:17:15 answering member 4949 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Lainston
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick