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758559

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date	07/09/2017
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	Electric Vehicles: Batteries
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Faraday Challenge will promote research and development of new technologies to support the sustainable disposal or recycling of used electric vehicle batteries.
tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
uin	HL1430
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2017 answer text <p>£246m of funding from the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund has been committed to the ‘Faraday Challenge’ to develop world leading batteries, designed and manufactured in the UK, to fully exploit the industrial opportunity of vehicle electrification. The scope of research is expected to focus on themes including safety, cost reduction, performance and recyclability.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 13/09/2017 12:27:24 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn

758360

registered interest
date	06/09/2017
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	Diesel Vehicles: Exhaust Emissions
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 investigation by the German anti-trust authorities into German car manufacturers that are alleged to have operated a cartel and colluded to misrepresent diesel emissions; whether they intend to report those companies to the National Crime Agency to investigate whether any UK directors and managers were involved; and if not, why not.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL1364
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2017 answer text <p>Investigations into alleged anti-competitive practices are a matter for the independent competition authorities – the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority and, where relevant, the European Commission.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 13/09/2017 12:26:39 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

757271

registered interest
date	05/09/2017
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	Energy: Cost Effectiveness
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how they intend to ensure that energy service providers provide value for money for the consumer.
tabling member printed	Baroness Featherstone
uin	HL1256
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>Energy service providers could play an important role in delivering valuable services to consumers including, but not limited to, energy management, energy efficiency improvements and demand side response. The Government will continue to consider the role of energy service providers as the market for services they offer develops.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 12/09/2017 13:35:05 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone

757319

registered interest
date	05/09/2017
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: Loans
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 impact of the finding contained in the Bank of England's Money and Credit June 2017 Statistical Release that there was a £0.2 billion fall in investment in non-financial small and medium sized enterprises in the year to June; and what plans they have to increase investment in such enterprises.
tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
uin	HL1304
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2017 answer text <p>The statistical release identifies that in July 2017 new loans were made of £5.2bn compared with repayment of existing debts of £5.4bn. However in the previous month there had been a £0.4bn increase in overall lending.</p><p>These movements are best understood as part of the broader context which shows that since summer 2016, loans to non-financial small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) have consistently been higher than the previous 12 months and this remains the case in the latest data. In the 12 months ending July 2017, net bank lending to SMEs actually rose by £1.2bn.</p><p>We are working hard to give UK SMEs the support they need to start and grow. Growth Hubs provide information and guidance across the country and British Business Bank programmes are supporting £3.4 billion of finance to more than 59,000 smaller businesses.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 13/09/2017 12:25:44 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn

757351

registered interest
date	05/09/2017
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	Construction: Billing
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the report they commissioned from Pye Tait Consulting on cash retentions in the construction industry has been submitted by that firm; and if so, when they intend to publish that report, and what action they plan to take in the light of its recommendations.
tabling member printed	Lord Stunell
uin	HL1336
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>The Department will be publishing the Pye Tait report, alongside a consultation document on the practice of cash retentions under construction contracts shortly.</p><p>The Government will not pre-empt the outcome of the consultation, but will consider the responses to the forthcoming consultation carefully before making decisions about further action in this area.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 12/09/2017 14:38:57 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	445 label Biography information for Lord Stunell

755104

registered interest
date	20/07/2017
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	Business
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to encourage, promote and support businesses, including social enterprises, to increase their trade with other businesses at a local level.
tabling member printed	Lord Bird
uin	HL1112
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/08/2017 answer text <p>Businesses and social enterprises are vital to our economy and it is important we create the best possible environment to enable firms, both large and small, to identify and exploit opportunities to trade locally, nationally and in overseas markets. As part of our Industrial Strategy, we will make the most of the diverse strengths of all of Britain’s cities and regions to attract more investment and therefore create more opportunities for companies to trade with each other. For example the decision by BMW to build the all-electric Mini at its plant in Oxford will boost commercial opportunities for existing and new companies in the local region.</p><p>Industrial Strategy will also help us identify opportunities to help all businesses create jobs and wealth across the economy. The Government has invested £44m in the creation of a network of 38 Growth Hubs via Local Enterprise Partnerships, to provide access to impartial and coordinated business support to all registered businesses in England.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 01/08/2017 11:16:29 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	4564 label Biography information for Lord Bird

755148

registered interest
date	20/07/2017
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	Manufacturing Industries: Staff
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what is their estimate of the number of workers employed in the UK in (1) the aerospace industry, and (2) the motor industry.
tabling member printed	Lord Jones
uin	HL1156
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/08/2017 answer text <p>Based on data from the Office for National Statistics in 2016, the Aerospace industry, covering the manufacture, maintenance and repair of aircraft, directly accounted for 120,000 jobs. Automotive Manufacturing accounted for 159,000 jobs and separately recorded, the Wholesale, Retail and Repair of Motor Vehicles accounted for 634,000 jobs.</p><p> </p><p>These figures cover direct employment only excluding indirect jobs that these industries may support in other sectors of the economy, through their supply chains.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 03/08/2017 14:01:14 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	530 label Biography information for Lord Jones

755162

registered interest
date	20/07/2017
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	Tickets: Touting
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to protect consumers from abuse of the secondary ticket market; and whether they intend to introduce a regulatory regime for that market, including the establishment of an appropriate regulatory authority.
tabling member printed	Lord Moynihan
uin	HL1170
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/08/2017 answer text <p>The Government appointed Professor Waterson in 2015 to review consumer protections in the secondary ticketing market. He produced his report last year and in March 2017 the Government responded accepting his report in full and included amendments to the Digital Economy Act designed to enhance protections further.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has no plans at this time to introduce additional legislation.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 02/08/2017 10:10:12 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	924 label Biography information for Lord Moynihan

755163

registered interest
date	20/07/2017
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	Tickets: Touting
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) the adequacy of resources (a) made available to, and (b) spent by, trading standards services since 2012, to ensure the compliance of the secondary ticket market with relevant legislation, and (2) the impact on those resources of their response to the Waterson review, published on 13 March.
tabling member printed	Lord Moynihan
uin	HL1171
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/08/2017 answer text <p>As part of the Government’s response to the Waterson review, National Trading Standards have been tasked with investigating potential enforcement cases against sellers and secondary ticketing websites that do not comply with legislation from within their current and forthcoming annual budgets.</p><p> </p><p>The National Trading Standards Board have allocated £300,000 towards investigation work on ticketing for this current financial year.</p><p> </p><p>Local Authority Trading Standards also play an important role in tackling consumer detriment. Spending or resourcing decisions are for individual Local Authorities to make. We do not hold the requested data centrally.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 02/08/2017 10:10:43 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	924 label Biography information for Lord Moynihan

755175

registered interest
date	20/07/2017
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	Housing: Construction
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund on the construction industry in delivering future housing needs.
tabling member printed	Baroness Redfern
uin	HL1183
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2017 answer text <p>The new Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund (ISCF), announced in November 2016, will back priority technologies where the UK has the potential to turn research strengths into a global industrial and commercial lead. <br> <br> The first challenges announced as part of the ISCF will invest over £1bn in creating the UK industries of the future. There will be a wave 2 and Government will be consulting further with industry and other stakeholders over the summer.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 27/07/2017 14:08:13 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	4551 label Biography information for Baroness Redfern