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515890

registered interest
date	26/04/2016
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Manufacturing Industries
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 recent data from Begbies Traynor showing that the number of British manufacturers that are struggling financially has risen by 20 per cent.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL7956
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2016 answer text <p>We have not made an assessment of this report. The UK has some of the best manufacturing in the world, and we are focussed on a competitive tax regime and supporting science and innovation to make the UK an even better place to do business. There are a number of global headwinds which are currently placing significant pressures on UK manufacturing, making it more important than ever that we stick to our long term economic plan for sustainable growth.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 10/05/2016 15:00:37 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

515894

registered interest
date	26/04/2016
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Small Businesses: Bristol
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they plan to take to promote Bristol as a location for small businesses with an eco-agenda.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL7960
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2016 answer text <p>Supporting our cities to grow is a key part of the Government’s long-term economic plan. As such Government departments are working together to support UK businesses by creating an effective business environment that allows them to flourish.</p><p>An example of this work can be seen in the Bristol City Deal. As part of this deal the Government agreed to provide over £2m towards creating Invest in Bristol and Bath, a dedicated service established to attract investment to the region. In its first year of operation, Invest in Bristol and Bath helped 30 new companies locate or expand in the West of England area. This has the potential to deliver more than 530 new jobs by 2017.</p><p>Building on the Bristol City Deal, the recently announced West of England Devolution Agreement sets out further ways in which Government will work with the planned West of England Combined Authority to support business growth across the city-region.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 09/05/2016 14:22:33 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

515916

registered interest
date	26/04/2016
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	British Home Stores: Insolvency
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Statement by the Business Minister, Anna Soubry, on 25 April (HC Deb, col 1174), what assistance they plan to offer BHS or Retail Acquisitions.
tabling member printed	Lord Myners
uin	HL7982
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2016 answer text Workers and their families will be worried by the news that BHS has been placed in the hands of administrators. The Administrator must secure the best possible result for the business, starting with rescuing it if possible as a going concern. If this does not prove possible, then we stand ready to help those affected, including through Jobcentre Plus’ Rapid Response Service, to help people move into new jobs as quickly as possible. answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 10/05/2016 14:49:46 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	3869 label Biography information for Lord Myners

515924

registered interest
date	26/04/2016
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills: Location
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 26 April (HL7673), whether there exists an internal Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) report called <i>BIS2020 Finance and Headcount</i> that contains information about the move of the Sheffield BIS office to London.
tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
uin	HL7990
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2016 answer text <p>The Government does not comment on internal or leaked documents.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 11/05/2016 15:22:56 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

515925

registered interest
date	26/04/2016
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills: Location
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what business case they have prepared regarding the move of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills office from Sheffield to London, and whether they will publish that document.
tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
uin	HL7991
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2016 answer text <p>The proposal to move policy roles to London forms part of a wider strategic case to enable the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills to deliver £350m of savings and be more effective in delivering Ministerial priorities. The proposals were not formed on the basis of any individual business case for a single location and the consultation on the proposal is continuing.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 11/05/2016 15:24:18 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

515926

registered interest
date	26/04/2016
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills: Location
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether an equality assessment has been carried out regarding the move of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills office from Sheffield to London, and if so, what the findings were.
tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
uin	HL7992
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2016 answer text <p>An Equality Analysis on both the proposed move of all policy posts to London, and the proposed closure of the Sheffield office, has been carried out.</p><p> </p><p>The Equality Analysis and findings have already been shared with the Departmental Trade Unions as part of the consultation<em>.</em></p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 11/05/2016 15:47:54 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

515927

registered interest
date	26/04/2016
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills: Location
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what criteria they used in making the decision to move the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills office from Sheffield to London, and how those criteria were decided.
tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
uin	HL7993
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2016 answer text <p>The Department has not yet made final decisions on its future estate or on the proposals for a combined BIS headquarters and policy centre in London. Our consultation on the proposals is still underway.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 11/05/2016 15:49:28 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

515928

registered interest
date	26/04/2016
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills: Location
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government which minister was informed of the move of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills office from Sheffield to London, why they were informed, and whether they had any decision-making role in that move<i>.</i>
tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
uin	HL7994
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2016 answer text <p>The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) Permanent Secretary and Executive Board have made the proposal to relocate policy roles to London. They are responsible for the day to day running of the Department. The proposal is part of the BIS 2020 programme agreed with Ministers to deliver £350m savings and be more effective in delivering Ministerial priorities.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 11/05/2016 15:51:55 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

515500

registered interest
date	25/04/2016
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Retail Trade
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what was the total value of the retail sector to the UK economy in each of the last 10 years, and what estimate they have made of its value over the next 10 years.
tabling member printed	Baroness Burt of Solihull
uin	HL7880
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2016 answer text <p>The amount of Gross Value Added by the retail sector in each of the last ten years and the proportion of total UK GVA is given in the table below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Gross Value Added (£m) </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>% of UK Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006</p></td><td><p>71,137</p></td><td><p>5.6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007</p></td><td><p>74,521</p></td><td><p>5.6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>76,811</p></td><td><p>5.6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>76,117</p></td><td><p>5.6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>79,763</p></td><td><p>5.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>80,366</p></td><td><p>5.6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>84,340</p></td><td><p>5.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>87,065</p></td><td><p>5.6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>89,833</p></td><td><p>5.6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>91,738</p></td><td><p>5.6%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: National Accounts Low-Level aggregates (ONS)</p><p>Her Majesty’s Government has not made forecasts of the future value of the retail sector.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 03/05/2016 11:38:07 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	1567 label Biography information for Baroness Burt of Solihull

515502

registered interest
date	25/04/2016
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Retail Trade
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many people were employed in the retail sector in each of the last 10 years, and what estimate they have made of the number of people who will be employed in that sector over the next 10 years.
tabling member printed	Baroness Burt of Solihull
uin	HL7882
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2016 answer text <p>The number of jobs (both employees and self-employed) in the retail sector in each of the last ten years and the proportion of total UK Workforce Jobs is given in the table below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Workforce Jobs (‘000s)</p></td><td><p>% of UK Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006</p></td><td><p>3,189</p></td><td><p>10.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007</p></td><td><p>3,194</p></td><td><p>10.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>3,218</p></td><td><p>9.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>3,127</p></td><td><p>9.8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>3,076</p></td><td><p>9.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>3,065</p></td><td><p>9.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>3,098</p></td><td><p>9.6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>3,084</p></td><td><p>9.4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>3,126</p></td><td><p>9.4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>3,159</p></td><td><p>10.0%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: UK Employees Jobs and Self Employed Jobs (ONS)</p><p>Her Majesty’s Government has not made forecasts of future job levels in the retail sector.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 03/05/2016 11:35:15 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	1567 label Biography information for Baroness Burt of Solihull