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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2024-01-11more like thismore than 2024-01-11
answering body
Department for Business and Trade more like this
answering dept id 214 more like this
answering dept short name Business and Trade more like this
answering dept sort name Business and Trade more like this
hansard heading Small Businesses: Government Assistance more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to support small firms struggling financially as a result of adverse economic conditions. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Taylor of Warwick remove filter
uin HL1540 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction true remove filter
date of answer less than 2024-01-23more like thismore than 2024-01-23
answer text <p>Small and medium sized businesses are the backbone of our economy, driving economic growth. The Department for Business and Trade continues to deliver over 40 support schemes that help businesses start, grow and export. At the Autumn Statement, my Rt Hon Friend the Chancellor announced further support for SMEs over the next five years. This support can be accessed through local Growth Hubs, Help to Grow and a dedicated Business Support Helpline. In addition, The British Business Bank improves access to finance to help businesses invest and grow. It currently supports over £12.<ins class="ministerial">4</ins><del class="ministerial">2</del>bn of finance to over 9<ins class="ministerial">0</ins><del class="ministerial">6</del>,000 <ins class="ministerial">businesses</ins><del class="ministerial">SMEs</del>.</p> more like this
answering member printed Lord Offord of Garvel more like this
question first answered
less than 2024-01-23T17:07:40.673Zmore like thismore than 2024-01-23T17:07:40.673Z
question first ministerially corrected
less than 2024-02-09T12:23:39.067Zmore like thismore than 2024-02-09T12:23:39.067Z
answering member
4931
label Biography information for Lord Offord of Garvel more like this
previous answer version
13163
answering member printed Lord Offord of Garvel more like this
answering member
4931
label Biography information for Lord Offord of Garvel more like this
tabling member
1796
label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick more like this
1657680
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2023-09-04more like thismore than 2023-09-04
answering body
Department for Business and Trade more like this
answering dept id 214 more like this
answering dept short name Business and Trade more like this
answering dept sort name Business and Trade more like this
hansard heading Trade Agreements: USA more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with business groups in the United States of America with regard to any potential digital deal with the Office of the United States Trade Representative. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Taylor of Warwick remove filter
uin HL9852 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction true remove filter
date of answer less than 2023-09-19more like thismore than 2023-09-19
answer text <p>The U.S. is our largest trading partner, with trade reaching over £290 billion <ins class="ministerial">in the 12 months to March 2023</ins><del class="ministerial">this year</del>, and our most important <del class="ministerial">national</del> trading partner in data-enabled exports. The UK exported over £75 billion worth of digitally delivered services to the U.S. in <ins class="ministerial">2021</ins><del class="ministerial">2023</del>.</p><p> </p><p>Ministers and officials regularly engage with a wide range of stakeholders including business groups, civil society and SMEs in both the UK and the U.S. on a range of digital trade and wider trade matters.</p> more like this
answering member printed Lord Offord of Garvel more like this
question first answered
less than 2023-09-19T16:25:34.09Zmore like thismore than 2023-09-19T16:25:34.09Z
question first ministerially corrected
less than 2023-09-20T15:10:30.787Zmore like thismore than 2023-09-20T15:10:30.787Z
answering member
4931
label Biography information for Lord Offord of Garvel more like this
previous answer version
95986
answering member printed Lord Offord of Garvel more like this
answering member
4931
label Biography information for Lord Offord of Garvel more like this
tabling member
1796
label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick more like this
1168626
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-12-19more like thismore than 2019-12-19
answering body
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
answering dept id 10 more like this
answering dept short name Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
answering dept sort name Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
hansard heading Sales Promotions: Internet more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans, if any, they have to introduce further regulation in regard to the online promotion of products by celebrities. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Taylor of Warwick remove filter
uin HL84 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction true remove filter
date of answer less than 2020-01-07more like thismore than 2020-01-07
answer text <p>Last year the government announced its intention to review how online advertising is regulated in the UK, looking at how well the current regime is equipped to tackle the challenges posed by developments in online advertising. <del class="ministerial">The interim report can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/cma-lifts-the-lid-on-digital-giants" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/cma-lifts-the-lid-on-digital-giants</a>.</del> <ins class="ministerial">The announcement can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/jeremy-wrights-statement-on-the-cairncross-review" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/jeremy-wrights-statement-on-the-cairncross-review</a>.</ins></p><p> </p><p>Currently, advertising in the UK is overseen by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), the industry’s independent regulator, which for online advertising enforces the Code of Non-broadcast Advertising and Direct &amp; Promotional Marketing (CAP Code) through a system of self-regulation. The CAP Code incorporates all relevant legislation, including consumer protection legislation, and sets standards for accuracy and honesty to which advertisers must adhere. This system operates independently of government.</p><p> </p><p>The remit of the ASA extends to the online promotion of products by celebrities, if the celebrity has been paid (including payment in kind) by an advertiser, and the advertiser exerts some form of editorial control over the resulting content. To guarantee compliance with the CAP Code in such cases, advertisers must ensure that endorsements are genuine, claims are accurate and advertising is clearly identified as such. The products themselves must also adhere to relevant regulation and standards.</p><p> </p><p>If the advertiser does not exert some form of editorial control over the resulting content, consumer protection legislation still applies and is enforced instead by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). The CMA works closely with the ASA in this area, and expects such content to clearly identify any commercial relationship and to have regard to the CAP Code.</p><p> </p><p>The Competition and Markets Authority recently investigated social media endorsements by influencers / celebrities to ensure that they were being clear to their followers, resulting in influencers / celebrities changing their practices. They also published a guide to help influencers and those working with them to understand how to comply with UK consumer protection law. <ins class="ministerial">Separately to this work, but complementary to the government's review of online advertising, the CMA is conducting a market study of online platforms and digital advertising, and published an interim report in December which can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/cma-lifts-the-lid-on-digital-giants.</ins></p>
answering member printed Baroness Barran more like this
question first answered
less than 2020-01-07T12:55:36.577Zmore like thismore than 2020-01-07T12:55:36.577Z
question first ministerially corrected
less than 2020-01-13T12:06:26.437Zmore like thismore than 2020-01-13T12:06:26.437Z
answering member
4703
label Biography information for Baroness Barran more like this
previous answer version
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answering member printed Baroness Barran more like this
answering member
4703
label Biography information for Baroness Barran more like this
tabling member
1796
label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick more like this
1149845
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-10-15more like thismore than 2019-10-15
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Hate Crime: Disability more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to reduce violent hate crime towards disabled people. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Taylor of Warwick remove filter
uin HL137 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction true remove filter
date of answer less than 2019-10-28more like thismore than 2019-10-28
answer text <p><del class="ministerial">We are taking determined action to tackle knife crime and other serious violence, including by preventing children and young people from gaining access to knives in the first place. It is already illegal to sell knives and certain articles with blade or point to anyone under 18 in England and Wales, whether face to face or online, and the Offensive Weapons Act 2019 will further strengthen the law by stopping knives being sent to residential addresses after being bought online, unless the seller has arrangements in place with the delivery company to ensure that the product will not be delivered to a person under 18. Through the Offensive Weapons Act, we will also introduce new Knife Crime Prevention Orders which will give the police an important new tool to help them to work with both young people and adults at risk of being drawn into knife crime to steer them away from serious violence.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">It is vital that the police have the resources and tools they need to tackle knife crime, including possession of knives on our streets. This is why we have increased police funding by more than £1 billion this year, including council tax and the £100 million Serious Violence Fund. Through the Serious Violence Fund we have provided £63.4 million to the 18 police forces worst affected by serious violence to pay for surge operational activity, and £1.6 million to help improve the quality of data on serious violence, particularly knife crime, to support planning and operations. In addition, £35million of the Serious Violence Fund is being invested in Violence Reductions Units which will form a key component of our action to build capacity in local areas to tackle the root causes of serious violence.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">We have also launched a national campaign to begin to recruit 20,000 new police officers over the next three years, and we are making it easier for the police to use their important stop and search powers which is a vital tool in tackling knife possession on our streets and in our local communities.In addition, we continue to encourage all police forces to undertake a series of coordinated national weeks of action to tackle knife crime under Operation Sceptre. The latest phase of the operation took place from 17 to 22 September and included targeted stop and searches, weapon sweeps, and surrender of knives, including through amnesty bins. The operation also includes test purchase operations to identify those retailers who flout the law and sell knives to under 18s. Through our dedicated Prosecution Fund we are supporting Trading Standards to prosecute rogue retailers who repeatedly fail test purchases.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">We are also addressing the root causes of serious violence by investing over £220 million in early intervention projects, and as announced in the Queen’s Speech, we are bringing forward a new Bill to introduce a new legal duty on public bodies to work together to prevent and tackle serious violence.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Any form of hate crime is completely unacceptable, and this Government takes hate crime very seriously.That is why the Government published the Hate Crime Action Plan in 2016, and refreshed it in October 2018.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Action Plan includes a number of commitments that address all forms of hate crime. These include a review of hate crime legislation by the Law Commission which commenced earlier this year, a public awareness campaign that included specific examples of disability hate crime to make it clear that it is unacceptable. </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Additionally, the Action Plan includes specific plans to tackle disability hate crime, including increased engagement with disability stakeholders, hosting two ministerial roundtables with disability groups and social media companies to help tackle online abuse of disabled people, and providing funding for community projects that directly tackle disability hate crime.</ins></p><p> </p><p> </p>
answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-10-28T17:23:01.323Zmore like thismore than 2019-10-28T17:23:01.323Z
question first ministerially corrected
less than 2019-10-29T17:24:13.193Zmore like thismore than 2019-10-29T17:24:13.193Z
answering member
4311
label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford more like this
previous answer version
2221
answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford more like this
answering member
4311
label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford more like this
tabling member
1796
label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick more like this
1145243
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-09-05more like thismore than 2019-09-05
answering body
Department of Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept sort name Health and Social Care more like this
hansard heading Food: Taxation more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to introduce a snack tax to help reduce obesity. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Taylor of Warwick remove filter
uin HL17770 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction true remove filter
date of answer less than 2019-09-09more like thismore than 2019-09-09
answer text <p><del class="ministerial">It has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before Prorogation. Ministers will correspond directly with the Member.</del></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial"> <p><ins class="ministerial">The Department has no plans to introduce a snack tax.</ins></p></ins></p> more like this
answering member printed Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-09-09T16:57:36.097Zmore like thismore than 2019-09-09T16:57:36.097Z
question first ministerially corrected
less than 2019-09-30T11:21:12.737Zmore like thismore than 2019-09-30T11:21:12.737Z
answering member
4019
label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford more like this
previous answer version
135702
answering member printed Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford more like this
answering member
4019
label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford more like this
tabling member
1796
label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick more like this
1145244
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-09-05more like thismore than 2019-09-05
answering body
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government more like this
answering dept id 7 more like this
answering dept short name Housing, Communities and Local Government more like this
answering dept sort name Housing, Communities and Local Government more like this
hansard heading Social Services: Finance more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to change the distribution of adult social care funding. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Taylor of Warwick remove filter
uin HL17771 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction true remove filter
date of answer less than 2019-09-09more like thismore than 2019-09-09
answer text <p><del class="ministerial">It has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before Prorogation. Ministers will correspond directly with the Member.</del><ins class="ministerial">The Spending Round settlement for local government responds to the pressures councils are facing by providing access to the largest increase in Core Spending Power since 2015. This includes an additional £1 billion of grant funding for adults and children’s social care, on top of the continuation of existing social care grants. Decisions about the distribution of funding for local government in 2020-21 will be announced in due course.</ins></p><p> </p> more like this
answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-09-09T16:38:38.077Zmore like thismore than 2019-09-09T16:38:38.077Z
question first ministerially corrected
less than 2019-10-02T11:02:04.637Zmore like thismore than 2019-10-02T11:02:04.637Z
answering member
4169
label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie more like this
previous answer version
135457
answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie more like this
answering member
4169
label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie more like this
tabling member
1796
label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick more like this
1145246
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-09-05more like thismore than 2019-09-05
answering body
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept id 201 more like this
answering dept short name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
hansard heading North Sea: Oil Rigs more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the environmental impact of leaving de-commissioned oil rigs in the North Sea. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Taylor of Warwick remove filter
uin HL17773 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction true remove filter
date of answer less than 2019-09-09more like thismore than 2019-09-09
answer text <p><del class="ministerial">It has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before Prorogation. I will correspond directly with the noble Lord.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Department requires that all applications to leave part or all of an installation or pipeline in place at the time of decommissioning are supported by a detailed environmental impact assessment. The assessment must comply with international obligations, is reviewed by Departmental staff and relevant stakeholders, including environmental bodies and NGOs, and must be accepted by the Department before it approves the proposed operations. Details of projects under consideration can be found on our web page titled “Oil and gas: decommissioning of offshore installations and pipelines” on the gov.uk website.</ins></p> more like this
answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-09-09T16:26:48.937Zmore like thismore than 2019-09-09T16:26:48.937Z
question first ministerially corrected
less than 2019-10-02T14:19:37.1Zmore like thismore than 2019-10-02T14:19:37.1Z
answering member
4686
label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank more like this
previous answer version
135198
answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank more like this
answering member
4686
label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank more like this
tabling member
1796
label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick more like this
1144895
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-09-04more like thismore than 2019-09-04
answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept id 13 more like this
answering dept short name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept sort name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
hansard heading Environment Protection more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to remain closely aligned with the EU regulatory framework on (1) environmental protection, and (2) food safety standards. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Taylor of Warwick remove filter
uin HL17729 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction true remove filter
date of answer less than 2019-09-09more like thismore than 2019-09-09
answer text <p><del class="ministerial">It has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before Prorogation. Ministers will correspond directly with the Member.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The EU Withdrawal Act 2018 will ensure all existing EU environmental law continues to operate in UK law. We will then have the opportunity, over time and with parliamentary scrutiny, to ensure the legislative framework delivers our aim to be the first generation to leave the natural environment in a better state than we inherited it. We have no intention of weakening our current environmental protections as we leave the EU. We will deliver a Green Brexit, where environmental standards are not only maintained but enhanced. </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The UK has world leading standards of food safety and quality, backed by a rigorous legislative framework. We will maintain these high standards once the UK leaves the EU. When we leave the EU, we will keep our existing UK legislation, and the EU Withdrawal Act will convert EU law into UK law as it applies at the moment of exit. Leaving the EU does not change the Government’s commitment to ensuring that our food remains safe and what it says it is.</ins></p>
answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-09-09T16:30:09.753Zmore like thismore than 2019-09-09T16:30:09.753Z
question first ministerially corrected
less than 2019-10-02T10:12:04.097Zmore like thismore than 2019-10-02T10:12:04.097Z
answering member
4161
label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble more like this
previous answer version
135358
answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble more like this
answering member
4161
label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble more like this
tabling member
1796
label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick more like this
1144896
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-09-04more like thismore than 2019-09-04
answering body
Department for International Trade more like this
answering dept id 202 more like this
answering dept short name International Trade more like this
answering dept sort name International Trade more like this
hansard heading Trade more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of a joint-letter from a group of worldwide business federations coordinated by the United States Chamber of Commerce warning against the impact that a no-deal Brexit could have on global trade as reported by The Times on 4 September. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Taylor of Warwick remove filter
uin HL17730 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction true remove filter
date of answer less than 2019-09-09more like thismore than 2019-09-09
answer text <p><del class="ministerial">It has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before Prorogation. Ministers will correspond directly with the Member.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Government is accelerating Brexit preparations so that it is ready to leave the EU on 31 October, whatever the circumstances. The UK is ready to continue trading on day 1 of Brexit and will show it can globally trade its way to prosperity, stability and security.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> <ins class="ministerial">The Department for International Trade is giving businesses accurate, official, up-to-date information on what will and won’t change when the UK leaves the EU on 31 October. It is also providing businesses with the actions they need to take to continue trading with minimal disruption. Businesses should familiarise themselves with the detailed and wide-ranging Brexit guidance available on <a href="https://www.gov.uk/brexit" target="_blank">gov.uk/brexit</a> so they understand how to prepare for a potential no deal Brexit scenario.</ins></ins></p>
answering member printed The Earl of Courtown more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-09-09T16:42:29.527Zmore like thismore than 2019-09-09T16:42:29.527Z
question first ministerially corrected
less than 2019-09-26T12:40:27.147Zmore like thismore than 2019-09-26T12:40:27.147Z
answering member
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label Biography information for The Earl of Courtown more like this
previous answer version
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answering member printed The Earl of Courtown more like this
answering member
3359
label Biography information for The Earl of Courtown more like this
tabling member
1796
label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick more like this
1144898
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-09-04more like thismore than 2019-09-04
answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept id 13 more like this
answering dept short name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept sort name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
hansard heading Food and Water: Rationing more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have for rationing to prevent potential food and water shortages post Brexit. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Taylor of Warwick remove filter
uin HL17732 more like this
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is ministerial correction true remove filter
date of answer less than 2019-09-09more like thismore than 2019-09-09
answer text <p><del class="ministerial">It has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before Prorogation. Ministers will correspond directly with the Member.</del></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">Defra is the lead Government department for food and water in Her Majesty’s Government and these sectors are two of the 13 Critical National Infrastructure Sectors in the UK. The food and water sectors are making detailed preparations for all eventualities as we prepare to leave the EU, and rationing will not be implemented.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The UK’s high degree of food security is built on access to a range of sources including strong domestic production and imports from other countries. This will continue to be the case when we leave the EU whatever the circumstances. The UK Government has well established ways of working with the food industry. Defra Ministers and officials meet regularly with the food industry, who are experienced in dealing with scenarios that can affect food supply, to support contingency planning by the industry as we prepare to leave the EU.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">We are confident that no deal will not have an impact on water supply. We have been working closely with water companies, chemical suppliers, regulators and the devolved administrations on contingency planning, and companies are well advanced in their preparations to make sure they can meet their statutory responsibility to maintain services. It will be the case that our water will continue to be safe and of the same quality customers expect when we leave the EU. </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The food and water sectors are engaged with Local Resilience Forums to ensure effective delivery of these sectors at the local level.</ins></p>
answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-09-09T16:33:37.517Zmore like thismore than 2019-09-09T16:33:37.517Z
question first ministerially corrected
less than 2019-10-03T15:49:36.87Zmore like thismore than 2019-10-03T15:49:36.87Z
answering member
4161
label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble more like this
previous answer version
135356
answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble more like this
answering member
4161
label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble more like this
tabling member
1796
label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick more like this