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1626209

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2023
	answering body	Department for Business and Trade
	answering dept id	214
	answering dept short name	Business and Trade
	answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
	hansard heading	Xinjiang: Forced Labour
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking, in light of the findings of the report of Dr Adrian Zenz, to prevent companies sourcing Xinjiang cotton from supplying slave-made goods to UK consumers.
	tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
	uin	HL7674
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2023 answer text <p>The Government has taken several measures to ensure that no British organisations are profiting from or contributing to human rights violations in Xinjiang. Over the last year we introduced enhanced export controls, and announced plans to introduce financial penalties for organisations who fail to meet their statutory obligations to publish annual modern slavery statements.</p><p> </p><p>The overseas business risk guidance makes clear to UK companies the risks of operating in Xinjiang and urges them to conduct appropriate due diligence and consider their corporate responsibilities when making business decisions.</p> answering member printed Lord Johnson of Lainston question first answered 22/05/2023 11:56:41 answering member 4949 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Lainston
	tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1657627

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2023
	answering body	Department for Business and Trade
	answering dept id	214
	answering dept short name	Business and Trade
	answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
	hansard heading	World Expo: Osaka
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many businesses they expect to participate in the UK pavilion at the Osaka Expo 2025.
	tabling member printed	Lord McNicol of West Kilbride
	uin	HL9804
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2023 answer text <p>UK Government will be working with as many British businesses as possible to showcase the UK across Japan and the Asia Pacific region, as well as promote foreign direct investment in the UK. This work is on-going; the total number of businesses that will be involved is not yet confirmed.</p> answering member printed Lord Johnson of Lainston question first answered 22/09/2023 13:25:14 answering member 4949 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Lainston
	tabling member	4702 label Biography information for Lord McNicol of West Kilbride

1657629

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2023
	answering body	Department for Business and Trade
	answering dept id	214
	answering dept short name	Business and Trade
	answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
	hansard heading	World Expo: Osaka
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how much they estimate will be spent by each department on organising the UK pavilion at Osaka Expo 2025; and how much funding they estimate will be provided by (1) UK businesses, and (2) other organisations, to support the organisation of the UK pavilion at Osaka Expo 2025.
	tabling member printed	Lord McNicol of West Kilbride
	uin	HL9806
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2023 answer text <p>The Department for Business and Trade is organising the UK Pavilion at Osaka Expo 2025 on behalf of His Majesty's Government. The Department's estimated total budget for delivering the UK's presence is £58.39m. This is funded from contributions from existing budgets.</p><p>Significant additional funding is being sought from the private sector to offset costs to the taxpayer. This work is in train - it is not therefore possible to accurately estimate private sector funding levels at this point.</p> answering member printed Lord Johnson of Lainston question first answered 22/09/2023 13:26:31 answering member 4949 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Lainston
	tabling member	4702 label Biography information for Lord McNicol of West Kilbride

1657625

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2023
	answering body	Department for Business and Trade
	answering dept id	214
	answering dept short name	Business and Trade
	answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
	hansard heading	World Expo: Osaka
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the staffing costs for the UK pavilion at the Osaka Expo 2025.
	tabling member printed	Lord McNicol of West Kilbride
	uin	HL9802
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2023 answer text <p>Requirements for staffing the UK pavilion are still being scoped and therefore estimated costs are not currently known.</p> answering member printed Lord Johnson of Lainston question first answered 22/09/2023 13:26:13 answering member 4949 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Lainston
	tabling member	4702 label Biography information for Lord McNicol of West Kilbride

1657626

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2023
	answering body	Department for Business and Trade
	answering dept id	214
	answering dept short name	Business and Trade
	answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
	hansard heading	World Expo: Osaka
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government when construction of the UK pavilion for the Osaka Expo 2025 will (1) commence, and (2) be completed.
	tabling member printed	Lord McNicol of West Kilbride
	uin	HL9803
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2023 answer text <p>Construction for the UK pavilion in Osaka will commence in early 2024. Construction will be completed ahead of the Expo opening on 13 April 2025.</p> answering member printed Lord Johnson of Lainston question first answered 22/09/2023 13:25:27 answering member 4949 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Lainston
	tabling member	4702 label Biography information for Lord McNicol of West Kilbride

1602996

	registered interest
	date	09/03/2023
	answering body	Department for Business and Trade
	answering dept id	214
	answering dept short name	Business and Trade
	answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
	hansard heading	Windsor Framework
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what powers, beyond monitoring, will be given to the Office of the Internal Market under paragraph 52 of the Windsor Framework.
	tabling member printed	Lord Dodds of Duncairn
	uin	HL6297
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2023 answer text <p>As set out in paragraph 52 of the Windsor Framework the Office of the Internal Market (OIM) will make full use of its remit by specifically monitoring any impacts for Northern Ireland arising from relevant future regulatory changes.</p><p> </p><p>Furthermore, the Government has committed that, in cases where Northern Ireland authorities request that the OIM specifically investigate a concern about a future UK regulatory change, we will provide a full response to any OIM report, taking into account the real-world impacts the report raises.</p> answering member printed Lord Johnson of Lainston question first answered 23/03/2023 17:16:05 answering member 4949 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Lainston
	tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

1588444

	registered interest
	date	22/02/2023
	answering body	Department for Business and Trade
	answering dept id	214
	answering dept short name	Business and Trade
	answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
	hansard heading	Vacancies
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to address labour shortages.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL5810
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2023 answer text <p>The Government is reforming the skills system to better support people to get the skills our economy needs, which is essential to addressing labour shortages.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is supporting employers in all sectors to develop the skilled workforces they need by investing £3.8 billion more in further education and skills over the Parliament, offering flexible training through Skills Bootcamps, and increased investment in apprenticeships.</p><p> </p><p>In December 2022, the Government published its response to the consultation “making flexible working the default”. This committed to make changes to the Right to Request Flexible Working to boost availability, several of which are being taken forward through the Employment Relations (Flexible Working) Bill.</p><p> </p><p>Additionally, the Department for Work and Pensions are reviewing workforce participation and how we can attract and retain workers, particularly older workers. This will work to address labour shortages in both the short and long term.</p> answering member printed Lord Johnson of Lainston question first answered 08/03/2023 18:00:43 answering member 4949 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Lainston
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1601218

	registered interest
	date	03/03/2023
	answering body	Department for Business and Trade
	answering dept id	214
	answering dept short name	Business and Trade
	answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
	hansard heading	Urine Drainage Bags: Import Duties
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to permanently removing the six per cent import duty on urine drainage bags by re-classifying them as medical devices under the UK Global Tariff regime.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
	uin	HL6114
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2023 answer text <p>In 2021 the Government implemented temporary tariff suspensions on a set of goods, including urine drainage bags, to support the healthcare response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Government has extended the majority of these suspensions until 31 December 2023.</p><p>HM Revenue and Customs has reviewed the classification of urine drainage bags and although these are used in conjunction with medical products (e.g. catheters), they are not considered to be medical devices. As such they are classified as articles of plastic (tariff heading 3926). This is in line with classification decisions previously issued by the World Custom Organization, which member countries are expected to follow. Businesses can direct queries on classification to <a href="mailto:classification.enquiries@hmrc.gov.uk" target="_blank">classification.enquiries@hmrc.gov.uk</a> or through this link <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Forganisations%2Fhm-revenue-customs%2Fcontact%2Fcustoms-international-trade-and-excise-enquiries&amp;data=05%7C01%7Cparly.pqs%40trade.gov.uk%7C394707e6952f4e0ff17008db247ebeb8%7C8fa217ec33aa46fbad96dfe68006bb86%7C0%7C0%7C638143898997309920%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=dnAMr8qwof7Eyq8HxgcbXm7OOOxeOVgbVBz6ntFIF%2FY%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/hm-revenue-customs/contact/customs-international-trade-and-excise-enquiries</a>.</p><p>The Government have recently received stakeholder feedback on tariffs on urine drainage bags. We are considering the evidence provided alongside wider UK Government analysis.</p> answering member printed Lord Johnson of Lainston question first answered 21/03/2023 16:20:50 answering member 4949 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Lainston
	tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

1645518

	registered interest
	date	19/06/2023
	answering body	Department for Business and Trade
	answering dept id	214
	answering dept short name	Business and Trade
	answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
	hansard heading	UK Trade with EU: Trade Barriers
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to reduce new barriers to EU–UK trade.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL8625
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2023 answer text <p>This Government is working to break down trade barriers around the world, which my Rt Hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Business and Trade has set out publicly as one of our top priorities. We are leading a whole of Government effort to remove a hit list of 100 barriers, which could open up opportunities to UK exporters worth more than £20 billion. This includes barriers arising in Europe and within the EU. In the year to March 2023, we resolved 45 market access barriers in Europe, a 10% increase year on year.</p> answering member printed Lord Johnson of Lainston question first answered 03/07/2023 16:54:29 answering member 4949 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Lainston
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1682802

	registered interest
	date	17/01/2024
	answering body	Department for Business and Trade
	answering dept id	214
	answering dept short name	Business and Trade
	answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
	hansard heading	UK Trade with EU: Republic of Ireland
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of how many jobs in the Republic of Ireland are currently dependent on trade with the UK.
	tabling member printed	Lord Browne of Belmont
	uin	HL1684
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2024 answer text <p>According to the <a href="https://stats.oecd.org/Index.aspx?DataSetCode=TIM_2023" target="_blank">OECD’s Trade in Employment database</a>, exports to the UK supported around 172,500 jobs in the Republic of Ireland in 2020.</p> answering member printed Lord Johnson of Lainston question first answered 31/01/2024 11:48:56 answering member 4949 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Lainston
	tabling member	3801 label Biography information for Lord Browne of Belmont