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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

1657656

	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	University of Cambridge: China
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to review the export control criteria used by the UK Trade and Investment Office following reports that it approved a partnership between the University of Cambridge and a subsidiary of a Chinese state-owned military technology company that does an estimated 60 per cent of its business with the Chinese military, which reportedly involved the appointment of a former Chinese Communist Party politician to the university's partnership programme.
	tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
	uin	HL9738
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2023 answer text <p>The Export Control Joint Unit (ECJU) is responsible for licensing the export and transfer of controlled goods and technology, including where this occurs through academic collaboration. The ECJU has no record of having granted an export licence for the University of Cambridge with the Beijing Institute of Aerospace Control Devices.</p><p> </p><p>HM Government is committed to maintaining a robust and transparent export control regime. The Strategic Export Licensing Criteria, introduced in 2021, continue to provide a thorough risk assessment framework for assessing all export licence applications, including those relating to academic collaboration.</p><p> </p><p>If the ECJU were presented with credible evidence of a breach of export controls, we would take these allegations seriously. We will not support collaborations which compromise our national security.</p> answering member printed Lord Offord of Garvel question first answered 18/09/2023 16:05:26 answering member 4931 label Biography information for Lord Offord of Garvel
	tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1657680

	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	Trade Agreements: USA
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	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.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL9852
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2023 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> answering member printed Lord Offord of Garvel question first answered 19/09/2023 16:25:34 question first ministerially corrected 20/09/2023 15:10:30 answering member 4931 label Biography information for Lord Offord of Garvel previous answer version 95986 answering member printed Lord Offord of Garvel answering member 4931 label Biography information for Lord Offord of Garvel
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1657682

	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	Entry Clearances: India
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the case for making thousands of student visas available to Indian citizens to help secure a trade deal.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL9854
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/09/2023 answer text <p>While I cannot comment on ongoing negotiations, student visas are not part of FTA negotiations. Only business mobility would be negotiated in an FTA and negotiations could only ever cover temporary business travel. Any FTA commitments are for limited, temporary, and specific purposes.</p><p> </p><p>Any agreement would be consistent with the points-based immigration system.</p> answering member printed Lord Offord of Garvel question first answered 26/09/2023 11:02:40 answering member 4931 label Biography information for Lord Offord of Garvel
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1657614

	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	Certification Quality Marks
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they made before announcing the decision to continue recognition of the EU's CE mark for many UK companies, replacing plans for the mandatory introduction of the UK Conformity Assessment in 2024.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hain
	uin	HL9778
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2023 answer text <p>The Government’s engagement with businesses and organisations in the UK and internationally informed the decision to continue CE recognition of goods on the UK market for regulations owned by the Department for Business and Trade.</p><p> </p><p>The government continues to engage with industry, both domestically and internationally. Businesses and trade associations repeatedly expressed significant concerns with the duplicative costs for placing goods on EU and UK markets, and the lack of business-readiness for compliance with mandatory UK Conformity Assessment, which potentially may have resulted in product shortages in GB or increased costs to GB consumers. Extending CE recognition will help in mitigating these challenges.</p> answering member printed Lord Offord of Garvel question first answered 19/09/2023 16:27:42 answering member 4931 label Biography information for Lord Offord of Garvel
	tabling member	567 label Biography information for Lord Hain

1657617

	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	Certification Quality Marks
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether post-Brexit arrangements include recognition by the EU of UK testing facilities for conformity assessment of products; and why some UK firms now need to seek approval from the EU for goods destined only for the UK market.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hain
	uin	HL9781
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2023 answer text <p>For most products being placed on the market in Great Britain (GB), products can comply with either GB or EU product regulations. UK Conformity Assessment Bodies can continue to certify goods for the UK market.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The EU does not recognise UK testing facilities for conformity assessment of products. Nevertheless, the UK is committed to exploring available avenues that could facilitate acceptance of EU-UK conformity assessment results and support British businesses.</p> answering member printed Lord Offord of Garvel question first answered 19/09/2023 16:28:08 answering member 4931 label Biography information for Lord Offord of Garvel
	tabling member	567 label Biography information for Lord Hain

1657683

	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	Business: Northern Ireland
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many businesses relocated from Great Britain to Northern Ireland in the last four years.
	tabling member printed	Lord Weir of Ballyholme
	uin	HL9862
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2023 answer text <p>The requested statistics are unavailable as there is no register of UK “businesses.”</p><p> </p><p>There is no mechanism to relocate a UK limited company between jurisdictions. A company must maintain a registered office in the part of the UK in which it was originally incorporated. It is in this jurisdiction that the company remains legally domiciled regardless of where in the UK it might carry out its business activities. To relocate a limited company a new entity would need to be formed and the previous entity closed. No connection between the two would be recorded on the Register of Companies.</p> answering member printed The Earl of Minto question first answered 19/09/2023 16:51:56 answering member 4952 label Biography information for The Earl of Minto
	tabling member	4970 label Biography information for Lord Weir of Ballyholme