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1124053

registered interest
date	30/04/2019
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	BeoutQ
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of any threat posed by beoutQ, a pirate TV and streaming service based in Saudi Arabia; and whether any retail outlets selling the beoutQ set up box have been (1) charged, and (2) prosecuted for such sales.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL15435
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2019 answer text <p>The Government has made no assessment of the threat posed by beoutQ and holds no information on whether retail outlets selling the beoutQ set up box have been charged or prosecuted for such sales.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 15/05/2019 12:25:53 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

1052395

registered interest
date	31/01/2019
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	Viagogo
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they intend to take against Viagogo as a result of that company’s failure to overhaul its business practices in relation to secondary ticket sales, following the court order of 27 November 2018.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL13340
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2019 answer text <p>The Government put in place the legislation that led to the Court Order against Viagogo.</p><p>Compliance with the order and any necessary enforcement action is a matter for the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) and the court itself.</p><p>The CMA has now raised a number of concerns with Viagogo and has said that it expects Viagogo to make any necessary changes without delay. If Viagogo fails to do so, the CMA has said that it will return to court to ensure they make these changes.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 07/02/2019 16:51:29 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

830519

registered interest
date	25/01/2018
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	Construction: Females
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to encourage the creation of jobs for women in the construction industry.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL5121
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to supporting the construction sector to increase the gender diversity of its workforce. The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has taken practical steps by developing a ‘Be Fair’ framework, including freely available fairness and inclusion training modules for construction firms. In addition, CITB’s careers hub, ‘Go Construct’, provides online guidance and case studies for prospective employees - and employers - on a range of diversity topics, including gender.</p><p> </p><p>Nevertheless, more work is needed to improve the diversity of the construction sector. We are engaging with the industry as to how further improvements can best be achieved and we expect to see this agenda being driven forward through the Sector Deal for construction that was announced in our Industrial Strategy White Paper on 27 November.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 05/02/2018 13:28:11 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

655758

registered interest
date	09/12/2016
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	Rejuvenate Your Business
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had with, and what representations they have (1) sent to, and (2) received from, Liverpool City Council concerning (a) Rejuvenate your Business Limited, (b) the Project Enterprise Village initiative, and (c) the Insolvency Service investigation and subsequent disqualification undertaking banning Shazan Qureshi from acting as a company director.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL4000
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2016 answer text <p>The Government’s Insolvency Service investigated Mr Qureshi’s conduct as a director of Rejuvenate Your Business Ltd on half of my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. There was no contact between the investigation team and Liverpool City Council in relation to that company or the Project Enterprise Village initiative. Details of the investigation, disqualifications obtained and matters of misconduct can be found in the Insolvency Service’s press release on GOV.UK.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 20/12/2016 13:50:35 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

583919

registered interest
date	15/09/2016
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	Universities: EU Grants and Loans
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much in research grants UK universities received from the EU in the last year for which figures are available.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL1968
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2016 answer text <p>In 2014/15 UK universities and other higher education institutions received £836,388,000 in research grants from EU sources.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 28/09/2016 13:36:45 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

536543

registered interest
date	14/07/2016
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	Research: International Cooperation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the result of the referendum on the UK's membership of the EU, how they plan to ensure that UK universities and research institutions do not face barriers to international research co-operation.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL1217
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/08/2016 answer text <p>The UK has a long established system that supports and attracts the brightest minds, at all stages of their careers. We fund excellent science wherever it is found and ensure there is the freedom to tackle important scientific questions.</p><p> </p><p>While the UK remains a member of the EU, current EU arrangements continue unchanged, including those that apply to students, researchers, and businesses. We remain fully open to scientists and researchers from across the EU. We hugely value the contribution of EU and international staff and there are no immediate changes to their rights to live and work in the UK.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 02/08/2016 14:13:16 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

535911

registered interest
date	13/07/2016
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	Local Enterprise Partnerships
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to improve the transparency of decisions taken by Local Economic Partnership (LEP) members, such as requiring registers of members' interests or the publication of a conflict of interest policy.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL1188
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2016 answer text <p>The Government is clear that Local Enterprise Partnerships should operate transparently: giving people confidence that decisions made are proper, based on evidence, and not biased by conflicts of interest.</p><p> </p><p>How each Local Enterprise Partnership is achieving this is set out in their own local assurance framework, and verified by their accountable local authority. We are reviewing every framework as part of the criteria for the current round of growth deals, and again through annual performance conversations with each Partnership.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 27/07/2016 13:48:46 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey