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1205022

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date	17/06/2020
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	Equal Pay: Ethnic Groups
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when they will publish the results of the consultation of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy on a mandatory approach to ethnicity pay reporting.
tabling member printed	Baroness McGregor-Smith
uin	HL5857
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2020 answer text <p>The Government ran a consultation from October 2018 to January 2019 on Ethnicity Pay Reporting and, we have met with businesses and representative organisations to understand the barriers towards reporting and what information could be published to allow for meaningful action to be taken. We have also run voluntary methodology testing with a broad range of businesses to better understand the complexities outlined in the consultation using real payroll data.</p><p> </p><p>On the 14 June, my Rt. Hon. Friend the Prime Minister announced a new Commission on race and ethnic disparities which will examine continuing racial and ethnic inequalities in Britain and ways Government can address these and improve lives. Further information will be published in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan grouped question UIN HL5858 question first answered 01/07/2020 15:53:50 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	4554 label Biography information for Baroness McGregor-Smith

1205023

registered interest
date	17/06/2020
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	Equal Pay: Ethnic Groups
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether, and if so, when, they intend to introduce mandatory ethnicity pay gap reporting.
tabling member printed	Baroness McGregor-Smith
uin	HL5858
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2020 answer text <p>The Government ran a consultation from October 2018 to January 2019 on Ethnicity Pay Reporting and, we have met with businesses and representative organisations to understand the barriers towards reporting and what information could be published to allow for meaningful action to be taken. We have also run voluntary methodology testing with a broad range of businesses to better understand the complexities outlined in the consultation using real payroll data.</p><p> </p><p>On the 14 June, my Rt. Hon. Friend the Prime Minister announced a new Commission on race and ethnic disparities which will examine continuing racial and ethnic inequalities in Britain and ways Government can address these and improve lives. Further information will be published in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan grouped question UIN HL5857 question first answered 01/07/2020 15:53:50 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	4554 label Biography information for Baroness McGregor-Smith

1175222

registered interest
date	22/01/2020
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	Equal Pay: Ethnic Groups
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to introduce legislation to address the ethnicity pay gap; and if so, when such legislation will be introduced.
tabling member printed	Baroness McGregor-Smith
uin	HL700
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2020 answer text <p>The Government ran a consultation from October 2018 to January 2019 on Ethnicity Pay Reporting and received over 300 detailed responses. BEIS Ministers and officials have met with businesses and representative organisations to understand the barriers towards reporting and what information could be published to allow for meaningful action to be taken. We have also run voluntary methodology testing with a broad range of businesses to better understand the complexities outlined in the consultation using real payroll data and will share next steps in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank question first answered 04/02/2020 15:31:03 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
tabling member	4554 label Biography information for Baroness McGregor-Smith

1131464

registered interest
date	11/06/2019
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	Equal Pay: Ethnic Groups
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when they will publish the results of the consultation on ethnicity pay reporting, which closed on 11 January.
tabling member printed	Baroness McGregor-Smith
uin	HL16258
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2019 answer text <p>My rt. hon. Friend the Prime Minister committed to introduce mandatory ethnicity pay reporting and consulted on how to do so. We received over 300 detailed responses to the consultation. We are working with stakeholders to understand how best to take forward the proposals and will announce next steps in due course. We are also grateful for your continuing support in helping us progress this important agenda.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Henley grouped question UIN HL16259 question first answered 17/06/2019 12:30:46 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	4554 label Biography information for Baroness McGregor-Smith

1131465

registered interest
date	11/06/2019
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	Equal Pay: Ethnic Groups
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to introduce the mandatory reporting of ethnicity pay gaps for companies operating in the UK.
tabling member printed	Baroness McGregor-Smith
uin	HL16259
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2019 answer text <p>My rt. hon. Friend the Prime Minister committed to introduce mandatory ethnicity pay reporting and consulted on how to do so. We received over 300 detailed responses to the consultation. We are working with stakeholders to understand how best to take forward the proposals and will announce next steps in due course. We are also grateful for your continuing support in helping us progress this important agenda.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Henley grouped question UIN HL16258 question first answered 17/06/2019 12:30:47 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	4554 label Biography information for Baroness McGregor-Smith

1087544

registered interest
date	12/03/2019
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	Employment: Equality
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to the introduction of quotas for executive women in the workplace and for all BAME employees.
tabling member printed	Baroness McGregor-Smith
uin	HL14465
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2019 answer text <p>The Government is committed to working with the business community to create more inclusive workplaces from the shop floor to the boardroom. The Government commissioned and supports several business-led independent reviews, such as the Hampton-Alexander Review to increase the representation of women on boards and senior leadership positions in FTSE 350 companies to 33% by 2020 and the Parker Review to increase the ethnic diversity of FTSE 350 boards by 2024.</p><p>These reviews form part of the Government’s modern Industrial Strategy which aims to build an economy that works for all.</p><p>This business-led approach is working, with, for example, the representation of women on FTSE 100 boards rising to 30.9% from 12.5% in 2011.</p><p>Government agreed with my Noble friend’s recommendation that companies should set and publish aspirational diversity targets; and committed to lead from the front in the public sector. In June 2018 we published targets for the Civil Service to tackle the under-representation of ethnic minority staff in our most senior roles. If successful, we will approximately double the current proportion of new recruits from an ethnic minority to 13.2% by 2025.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 25/03/2019 11:55:14 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	4554 label Biography information for Baroness McGregor-Smith

746084

registered interest
date	28/06/2017
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to implement the recommendations of the report Race in the Workplace.
tabling member printed	Baroness McGregor-Smith
uin	HL226
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2017 answer text <p>Following the approach we set out in the Government response, we have been working with Business in the Community in supporting companies to make the necessary changes to make their workplaces more inclusive. This includes the development of a simple guide on how to discuss race in the workplace, ensuring easy access to an online portal of best practice and celebrating success through a list of the top 100 BME employers.</p><p> </p><p>We also intend that the new Diversity and Inclusion Group will provide a forum to discuss progress as well as identify emerging issues and opportunities, and provide a sounding board for new ideas. This will be chaired by a BEIS Minister, and bring together key business leaders. We are delighted that the noble lady has agreed to be part of the group.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 06/07/2017 15:16:24 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	4554 label Biography information for Baroness McGregor-Smith

746088

registered interest
date	28/06/2017
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government whether they have published, or intend to publish, plans that show the long-term outlook for each industry in the UK post-Brexit, in particular the services industries.
tabling member printed	Baroness McGregor-Smith
uin	HL230
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government is committed to securing a new, deep and special partnership with the EU to support the long-term success of UK industry post-Brexit.</p><p>The Government has already taken the opportunity to publish the Industrial Strategy Green Paper which builds on our strengths and prepares us for the years ahead. Part of our approach is to use “sector deals” to transform and upgrade sectors based on proposals from industry. These sector deals will be open to all parts of the economy, established and emerging sectors, and to businesses of all sizes.</p><p>The Government is currently analysing the responses to its Green Paper and will publish the outcome in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 04/07/2017 14:42:06 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	4554 label Biography information for Baroness McGregor-Smith

583457

registered interest
date	14/09/2016
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	Fossil Fuels
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what proportion of the UK’s energy supply was produced from fossil fuels in each year between 1997 and 2015.
tabling member printed	Baroness McGregor-Smith
uin	HL1921
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2016 answer text <p>The proportion of the UK’s energy supply produced from fossil fuels in each year between 1997 and 2015 is shown in the table.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Proportion (%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1997</p></td><td><p>88.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1998</p></td><td><p>88.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1999</p></td><td><p>88.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2000</p></td><td><p>89.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2001</p></td><td><p>89.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2002</p></td><td><p>89.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2003</p></td><td><p>89.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2004</p></td><td><p>90.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2005</p></td><td><p>89.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006</p></td><td><p>90.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007</p></td><td><p>91.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>91.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>88.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>89.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>87.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>87.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>85.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>84.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>82.0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Data are published by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) in the Digest of United Kingdom Energy Statistics (DUKES) 2016, table 1.1.1.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 21/09/2016 15:40:00 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe attachment 1 file name DUKES 2016.pdf title DUKES 2016 Chapter 1: Energy
tabling member	4554 label Biography information for Baroness McGregor-Smith