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747365

registered interest
date	03/07/2017
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, further to the Written Answer by Lord Prior of Brampton on 14 February (HL5241), whether the Consumer Green Paper has been published.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
uin	HL332
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government will in due course publish a Green Paper that will examine markets which are not working fairly for consumers.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 13/07/2017 10:44:01 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

747383

registered interest
date	03/07/2017
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, further to the Budget Statement on 8 March, and in the light of the Grenfell Tower fire, when they will publish the green paper on protecting consumers; and how they intend to incorporate market surveillance into that green paper.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
uin	HL347
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government will in due course publish a Green Paper that will examine markets which are not working fairly for consumers. The content and scope of the Green Paper is under discussion.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 13/07/2017 10:43:48 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	4159 label Biography information for Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town

747384

registered interest
date	03/07/2017
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 progress has been made by the Steering Group set up following the Government's Response to the independent review by Lynn Faulds Wood, UK consumer product recall, published on 18 February 2016.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
uin	HL348
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2017 answer text The Government set up a new Working Group on Product Recalls and Safety in October 2016 to build on the initial work of the Steering Group with a broader remit, a shorter timetable, a permanent Chair and a wider group of experts<p /><p /> <br /> The Working Group’s initial recommendations were delivered within three months and a number of these have already been taken forward, including the creation of a new central recalls website; the commissioning of the British Standards Institution to create a new code of practice on recalls; improved organisational mapping and support for better sharing of product safety data; and work to better understand consumer behaviour so that safety messages are more effective<p /><p><br> The Working Group submitted its final report in April 2017. We had intended to publish the report then. However, the announcement of the General Election prevented us from doing so. In light of the Grenfell Tower fire tragedy, Ministers have also asked the Working Group to review their findings to consider any further action that may be required. We will publish that report before the summer recess.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 13/07/2017 10:43:31 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	4159 label Biography information for Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town

747443

registered interest
date	03/07/2017
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 is their estimate of the proportion of the total reduction in regulatory costs on business since 2015 that has resulted from the introduction of the 5p charge on plastic bags.
tabling member printed	Lord Rennard
uin	HL407
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government has not yet published a final record of its total regulatory impact on business for the 2015-17 Parliament. Therefore it is not yet possible to calculate the savings from the introduction of the 5p charge on plastic bags as a proportion of the total reduction in regulatory costs on business.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 13/07/2017 10:46:21 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	2484 label Biography information for Lord Rennard

747445

registered interest
date	03/07/2017
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 are the individual budgets agreed between the Better Regulation Executive and Government departments with regulatory responsibility; and what progress has been made against those targets to date.
tabling member printed	Lord Rennard
uin	HL409
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2017 answer text <p>Deregulatory budgets were agreed between Ministers for a number of departments with regulatory responsibility during the 2015-17 Parliament. The Government has not yet decided what approach it will take to deliver better regulation during the current Parliament.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 13/07/2017 10:46:46 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	2484 label Biography information for Lord Rennard

747516

registered interest
date	03/07/2017
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
hansard heading	Productivity
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to improve productivity in British commerce and industry; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	2569
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2017 answer text <p>In January 2017 we launched our Industrial Strategy Green Paper, ‘Building our Industrial Strategy’.</p><p>The objective of our modern Industrial Strategy is to improve living standards and drive economic growth by increasing productivity and making sure that growth is spread across the whole country.</p><p>We have set up a £23 billion National Productivity Investment Fund to drive improved productivity across the country; including a £4.7bn increase in investment for science, research and innovation – the biggest increase in any Parliament in almost 40 years.</p><p>We are also supporting a new private sector initiative led by Sir Charlie Mayfield with up to £13 million grant funding over three years to raise business awareness of productivity and to provide practical tools to businesses to improve productivity.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 06/07/2017 14:55:39 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

747522

registered interest
date	03/07/2017
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
hansard heading	Small Businesses: Investment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what information his Department holds on equity investments in small and medium-sized enterprises by region in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Leeds West
tabling member printed	Rachel Reeves
uin	2442
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>The British Business Bank holds the following information on UK equity investments through Government initiatives (including private sector funding) in small and medium-sized enterprises by region in each of the last five years. Please note, as the British Business Bank was incorporated in November 2014, the earlier data relates to activity prior to its formation.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014/15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015/16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016/17</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Region</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Value (£)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Value (£)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Value (£)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Value (£)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Value (£)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>East Midlands</strong></p></td><td><p>1,732,936</p></td><td><p>15,373,375</p></td><td><p>6,419,861</p></td><td><p>20,794,577</p></td><td><p>12,494,164</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>East of England</strong></p></td><td><p>13,327,451</p></td><td><p>7,118,566</p></td><td><p>17,619,810</p></td><td><p>36,798,469</p></td><td><p>29,829,456</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>London</strong></p></td><td><p>75,439,430</p></td><td><p>90,057,648</p></td><td><p>101,479,286</p></td><td><p>176,478,987</p></td><td><p>125,695,479</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>North East</strong></p></td><td><p>2,780,000</p></td><td><p>1,583,978</p></td><td><p>1,012,165</p></td><td><p>24,455</p></td><td><p>2,342,542</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>North West</strong></p></td><td><p>7,953,894</p></td><td><p>21,223,113</p></td><td><p>4,769,778</p></td><td><p>18,823,541</p></td><td><p>6,508,519</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>South East</strong></p></td><td><p>16,154,855</p></td><td><p>41,909,353</p></td><td><p>48,306,950</p></td><td><p>27,387,895</p></td><td><p>37,587,276</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>South West</strong></p></td><td><p>10,359,738</p></td><td><p>6,863,453</p></td><td><p>12,502,885</p></td><td><p>11,042,671</p></td><td><p>12,190,985</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>West Midlands</strong></p></td><td><p>4,963,936</p></td><td><p>4,994,260</p></td><td><p>5,168,854</p></td><td><p>6,113,159</p></td><td><p>253,153</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Yorkshire &amp; Humber</strong></p></td><td><p>170,000</p></td><td><p>700,000</p></td><td><p>15,970,748</p></td><td><p>609,976</p></td><td><p>884,052</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Scotland</strong></p></td><td><p>23,544,989</p></td><td><p>5,444,799</p></td><td><p>40,631,080</p></td><td><p>15,119,260</p></td><td><p>17,460,657</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Wales</strong></p></td><td><p>918,750</p></td><td><p>1,177,235</p></td><td><p>4,991,103</p></td><td><p>5,849,616</p></td><td><p>531,560</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Northern Ireland</strong></p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>1,145,180</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>525,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to increasing the supply of finance to SMEs and a more diverse financial market, rather than setting targets for type of investment SME should be taking. We continue to provide information to increase businesses understanding of the finance options available to them.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James grouped question UIN 2433 question first answered 10/07/2017 15:35:51 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4031 label Biography information for Rachel Reeves

747524

registered interest
date	03/07/2017
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
hansard heading	Small Businesses: Advisory Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps the Government is taking to increase the availability of free and low-cost financial and business advice for small and medium-sized enterprises.
tabling member constituency	Leeds West
tabling member printed	Rachel Reeves
uin	2429
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government is in regular contact with businesses and finance providers to understand the needs of small businesses. Our industrial strategy will address the barriers many of them face to scaling up and growing by improving access to finance across the country and back institutions which can drive growth and private sector equity investment.</p><p>Government is taking a number of steps to ensure small businesses can access support, including the UK’s business-led Productivity Council with £13 million to provide practical tools to businesses to improve productivity.</p><p>The Business Support Helpline provides signposting, diagnostic support and business improvement advice to pre-starts, start-ups, and existing businesses across phone and digital channels nationally.</p><p>The Government has also provided £38million to support and invest in the creation of a network of 38 Growth Hubs across England as an integral part of the Government’s ambition to drive local growth and productivity.</p><p>In addition, applicants to the Start Up Loans programme get access to mentors who provide them with advice alongside their loan, thereby enhancing their chances of success. At the end of May 2017, the Start Up Loans programme had lent £319m to more than 48,000 entrepreneurs.</p><p>We have invested an additional £400 million in the British Business Bank to catalyse later stage venture capital investments by the private sector. This will unlock £1 billion of equity funding, in later stage venture capital. And we will work with them to further understand the obstacles firms face accessing capital outside London and the South East.</p><p>The British Business Bank produces the Business Finance Guide, in partnership with the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and a further 21 business and finance organisations, to increase smaller businesses’ understanding of the finance options available to them. This is also available as an online, interactive at <a href="https://thebusinessfinanceguide.co.uk/" target="_blank">https://thebusinessfinanceguide.co.uk/</a>.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James grouped question UIN 2427 question first answered 11/07/2017 16:16:39 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4031 label Biography information for Rachel Reeves

747525

registered interest
date	03/07/2017
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
hansard heading	Small Businesses: Investment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if the Government will publish a target for increasing equity investment in small and medium-sized enterprises.
tabling member constituency	Leeds West
tabling member printed	Rachel Reeves
uin	2433
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>The British Business Bank holds the following information on UK equity investments through Government initiatives (including private sector funding) in small and medium-sized enterprises by region in each of the last five years. Please note, as the British Business Bank was incorporated in November 2014, the earlier data relates to activity prior to its formation.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014/15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015/16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016/17</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Region</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Value (£)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Value (£)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Value (£)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Value (£)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Value (£)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>East Midlands</strong></p></td><td><p>1,732,936</p></td><td><p>15,373,375</p></td><td><p>6,419,861</p></td><td><p>20,794,577</p></td><td><p>12,494,164</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>East of England</strong></p></td><td><p>13,327,451</p></td><td><p>7,118,566</p></td><td><p>17,619,810</p></td><td><p>36,798,469</p></td><td><p>29,829,456</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>London</strong></p></td><td><p>75,439,430</p></td><td><p>90,057,648</p></td><td><p>101,479,286</p></td><td><p>176,478,987</p></td><td><p>125,695,479</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>North East</strong></p></td><td><p>2,780,000</p></td><td><p>1,583,978</p></td><td><p>1,012,165</p></td><td><p>24,455</p></td><td><p>2,342,542</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>North West</strong></p></td><td><p>7,953,894</p></td><td><p>21,223,113</p></td><td><p>4,769,778</p></td><td><p>18,823,541</p></td><td><p>6,508,519</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>South East</strong></p></td><td><p>16,154,855</p></td><td><p>41,909,353</p></td><td><p>48,306,950</p></td><td><p>27,387,895</p></td><td><p>37,587,276</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>South West</strong></p></td><td><p>10,359,738</p></td><td><p>6,863,453</p></td><td><p>12,502,885</p></td><td><p>11,042,671</p></td><td><p>12,190,985</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>West Midlands</strong></p></td><td><p>4,963,936</p></td><td><p>4,994,260</p></td><td><p>5,168,854</p></td><td><p>6,113,159</p></td><td><p>253,153</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Yorkshire &amp; Humber</strong></p></td><td><p>170,000</p></td><td><p>700,000</p></td><td><p>15,970,748</p></td><td><p>609,976</p></td><td><p>884,052</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Scotland</strong></p></td><td><p>23,544,989</p></td><td><p>5,444,799</p></td><td><p>40,631,080</p></td><td><p>15,119,260</p></td><td><p>17,460,657</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Wales</strong></p></td><td><p>918,750</p></td><td><p>1,177,235</p></td><td><p>4,991,103</p></td><td><p>5,849,616</p></td><td><p>531,560</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Northern Ireland</strong></p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>1,145,180</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>525,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to increasing the supply of finance to SMEs and a more diverse financial market, rather than setting targets for type of investment SME should be taking. We continue to provide information to increase businesses understanding of the finance options available to them.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James grouped question UIN 2442 question first answered 10/07/2017 15:35:51 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4031 label Biography information for Rachel Reeves

747526

registered interest
date	03/07/2017
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
hansard heading	Small Businesses: Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what information his Department holds on spending by small and medium-sized enterprises in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Leeds West
tabling member printed	Rachel Reeves
uin	2434
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>The Department does not hold data on spending by small and medium-sized enterprises.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 10/07/2017 15:49:29 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4031 label Biography information for Rachel Reeves