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1002217

registered interest
date	05/11/2018
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	Biotechnology
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when the bio-economy sector deal will be published.
tabling member printed	Baroness Featherstone
uin	HL11238
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>Several sectors have expressed an interest in a Sector Deal. We intend to take forward some further Deals that best meet expectations set out in the White Paper in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 19/11/2018 17:54:23 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone

1002259

registered interest
date	05/11/2018
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	Stephen Haddrill
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they were consulted by the Financial Reporting Council on the termination of the employment of Stephen Haddrill and on the financial terms involved.
tabling member printed	Lord Myners
uin	HL11280
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>I can confirm that the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy was consulted prior to Stephen Haddrill’s resignation.</p><p> </p><p>Mr Haddrill will serve his one-year notice period to allow for an orderly succession. There are no other financial terms involved.</p><p> </p><p>We will work together with the Financial Reporting Council to appoint their new Chief Executive following the conclusion of the independent review of the Financial Reporting Council.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 19/11/2018 17:54:14 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	3869 label Biography information for Lord Myners

997069

registered interest
date	29/10/2018
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	Printing Machinery
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 (1) competitiveness, and (2) fair trading practices of the home printer and printer cartridge market.
tabling member printed	Lord Birt
uin	HL11073
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2018 answer text <p>Responsibility for addressing competition and consumer protection issues within markets lies with the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). The CMA’s predecessor, the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) carried out a market study in 2001 on consumer IT goods and services, including the printer and cartridge market. Its main finding on this market was that consumers found it difficult to identify lifetime cost of ownership. The OFT worked with the industry to introduce a labelling scheme to help consumers to consider both purchase price and running costs.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 05/11/2018 16:46:57 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	2533 label Biography information for Lord Birt

997099

registered interest
date	29/10/2018
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: Meters
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 reported conclusion by the Advertising Standards Authority that energy companies will pass on the costs of smart meters to customers through higher bills.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL11103
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>Consumers pay for their smart metering service as part of their energy bill, as they do for their traditional metering service.</p><p> </p><p>Smart meters will deliver reductions to consumers’ energy bills. It is estimated that smart meters will take £300m off consumers’ bills in 2020, rising to more than £1.2bn per year by 2030 – an average annual saving of £47 per household.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 12/11/2018 17:29:40 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

997109

registered interest
date	29/10/2018
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	Fracking: Earthquakes
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports of recent earthquakes in Lancashire being caused by fracking.
tabling member printed	Lord Truscott
uin	HL11113
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2018 answer text <p>The independent oil and gas regulator, the Oil and Gas Authority (OGA), is responsible for ensuring operators mitigate the risk of induced seismicity. The OGA is continually monitoring operations around the Preston New Road site to ensure they remain in line with Cuadrilla’s Hydraulic Fracture Plan, which was independently approved by the OGA and Environment Agency before the commencement of hydraulic fracturing operations.</p><p> </p><p>We are absolutely committed to exploring shale gas extraction in a safe and science-led way. The Traffic Light System, which dictates the required response to seismic activity, has worked at the Preston New Road site in exactly the way that it was designed to. The very minor seismic events recorded at the Preston New Road site cannot be felt at the surface.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 05/11/2018 16:46:24 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	3682 label Biography information for Lord Truscott

995630

registered interest
date	26/10/2018
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	Measurement: Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what are the differences, if any, in the legislation relating to weights and measures in Northern Ireland compared to that in place in the rest of the UK.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL11055
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2018 answer text <p>Weights and measures policy and legislation, apart from that relating to Units of measurement and United Kingdom primary standards, or to technical standards and requirements in relation to products in pursuance of an obligation under EU law, is devolved to Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>Where the legislative framework for weights and measures is set at a national level, Northern Ireland has followed the same principles and approach as the rest of the UK.</p><p> </p><p>Where there is legislation relating to weights and measures at European level, Northern Ireland and the rest of the UK must follow the same requirements.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 01/11/2018 16:59:56 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

994702

registered interest
date	25/10/2018
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	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Families
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy policies have been assessed against the Family Test; and whether they have published the outcome of any such assessments.
tabling member printed	Baroness Eaton
uin	HL11018
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to supporting families. In order to achieve this, in 2014 we introduced the Family Test, which aims to ensure that impacts on family relationships and functioning are recognised early on during the process of policy development and help inform the policy decisions made by Ministers.</p><p> </p><p>The majority of BEIS policy areas do not have a direct impact on the formation, make-up, or breakdown of families. However, where these impacts are relevant, the Family Test is applied to policy changes in a proportionate manner. Officials leading directly on the policy development are responsible for undertaking this analysis, and for advising Ministers on these impacts.</p><p> </p><p>When applicable, analysis on family impacts is included within impact assessments, which are publically available. This analysis is usually qualitative in nature, as it is difficult to make quantitative estimates on the impacts from policy changes. Following implementation of the policy, BEIS monitors and reviews its impacts in a proportionate manner.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 08/11/2018 16:07:39 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	4184 label Biography information for Baroness Eaton

994341

registered interest
date	24/10/2018
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	Financial Reporting Council: Accounting Officers
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government who is the responsible accounting officer of the Financial Reporting Council for public body purposes; when they were appointed; whether that officer's remuneration complies with public sector pay guidance; if so, whether their remuneration has so complied throughout their tenure; and whether they will place a copy of that officer's letter of appointment in the Library of the House.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted
uin	HL10985
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2018 answer text <p>Stephen Haddrill, the Chief Executive Officer of the Financial Reporting Council (FRC), was appointed Accounting Officer on 01 August 2017.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy concluded in 2017 that the FRC will remain a public sector body. Following this decision, work has been undertaken to review all relevant guidelines including pay guidance. During the period in which the status of the FRC as a public body was the subject of or pending public status review, decisions on the application of the guidelines were taken by Departmental officials under delegated authority. Therefore, the remuneration of the FRC’s Accounting Officer was not subject to public sector pay considerations.</p><p> </p><p>A copy of the letter of appointment of Stephen Haddrill as Accounting Officer for the FRC is attached.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 01/11/2018 17:19:14 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley attachment 1 file name Letter from BEIS Perm Sec to Stephen Haddrill 31.07.18.pdf title Letter of Appointment 31.07.18
tabling member	4562 label Biography information for Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted

994342

registered interest
date	24/10/2018
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	Company Accounts: Standards
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Henley on 23 October (HL10458), what is their definition of “stakeholders that represent users”; and whether there are safeguards to ensure that the interest represented is in the public interest and not the proprietary interests of the fund management industry or corporate management more generally.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted
uin	HL10986
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2018 answer text <p>The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) does not have a specific definition of stakeholders that represent users of accounts. However, as explained in the answer I gave to Question HL10458, our aim at every step of policy development is to take account of the views of a wide range of stakeholders, not just those of users of accounts. This ensures that we arrive at a balanced view of policy which takes into account the wider UK public interest.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 01/11/2018 17:00:32 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	4562 label Biography information for Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted

994343

registered interest
date	24/10/2018
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	Fidelity International
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Henley on 23 October (HL10458), whether Mr Jed Wrigley of Fidelity International, the UK’s representative on the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group, manages the money of (1) public investors invested in funds managed by Fidelity International, or (2) the private shareholders of Fidelity.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted
uin	HL10987
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2018 answer text <p>Appointments to European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG) follow EFRAG’s due process and are made in a personal capacity. It is not appropriate for Her Majesty’s Government to comment on Mr Wrigley and his work given his appointment has no connection to UK Government and he does not represent the UK on EFRAG. Further details about Mr Wrigley’s work can be found in his biography, available on EFRAG’s website.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 01/11/2018 17:01:09 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	4562 label Biography information for Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted