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724617

registered interest
date	26/04/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Business: Fraud
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the timetable for publishing their response to their call for evidence on corporate liability for economic crime.
tabling member printed	Baroness Kennedy of Cradley
uin	HL6859
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2017 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before Prorogation. Ministers will correspond directly with the Member.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 27/04/2017 15:32:59 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	4303 label Biography information for Baroness Kennedy of Cradley

724618

registered interest
date	26/04/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Business: Human Rights
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government  what plans they have to introduce legislation to enable prosecution of a parent company where human rights abuses are found further down the supply chain, as recommended by the Joint Committee on Human Rights in its report <i>Human Rights and Business 2017: Promoting responsibility and ensuring accountability</i> published on 29 March (6th Report, HL Paper 153).
tabling member printed	Baroness Kennedy of Cradley
uin	HL6860
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2017 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before Prorogation. Ministers will correspond directly with the Member.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 27/04/2017 13:32:11 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4303 label Biography information for Baroness Kennedy of Cradley

724619

registered interest
date	26/04/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Business: Human Rights
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to introduce a new criminal offence of failure to prevent human rights abuses, as recommended by the Joint Committee on Human Rights in its report <i>Human Rights and Business 2017: Promoting responsibility and ensuring accountability</i> published on 29 March (6th Report, HL Paper 153).
tabling member printed	Baroness Kennedy of Cradley
uin	HL6861
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2017 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before Prorogation. Ministers will correspond directly with the Member.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 27/04/2017 13:32:24 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4303 label Biography information for Baroness Kennedy of Cradley

724620

registered interest
date	26/04/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Slavery
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they are planning to require public bodies to include a statement on slavery and human trafficking in their annual report and accounts.
tabling member printed	Baroness Kennedy of Cradley
uin	HL6862
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2017 answer text <p>Section 54 of the Modern Slavery Act was designed to shine a light on action that private sector organisations are taking to prevent slavery in their supply chains. Public bodies are subject to different transparency and accountability arrangements. We have added a question to the cross-government procurement selection questionnaire, so that we can assess whether would-be suppliers to HMG are compliant with the Modern Slavery Act. We are also considering whether further steps are needed to support public bodies to do more.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 27/04/2017 14:51:06 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4303 label Biography information for Baroness Kennedy of Cradley

724621

registered interest
date	26/04/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Slavery
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they plan to publish a list of companies that are required to report under the transparency in supply chains provisions of the Modern Slavery Act 2015.
tabling member printed	Baroness Kennedy of Cradley
uin	HL6863
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2017 answer text <p>Every year, thousands of businesses will be required to publish a statement on the action they have taken to prevent slavery in their business and supply chains. We are considering what more the Government can do to amplify the value of company statements to customers, shareholders, investors and activists.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 27/04/2017 12:36:19 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4303 label Biography information for Baroness Kennedy of Cradley

724622

registered interest
date	26/04/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Procurement
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to exclude from government procurement contracts companies that do not undertake appropriate human rights due diligence, as recommended by the Joint Committee on Human Rights in its report <i>Human Rights and Business 2017: Promoting responsibility and ensuring accountability</i> published on 29 March (6th Report, HL Paper 153).
tabling member printed	Baroness Kennedy of Cradley
uin	HL6864
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2017 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before Prorogation. Ministers will correspond directly with the Member.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 27/04/2017 12:01:31 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	4303 label Biography information for Baroness Kennedy of Cradley

723741

registered interest
date	24/04/2017
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the productivity of UK workers in comparison with workers in (1) other EU member states, and (2) the US.
tabling member printed	Baroness Kennedy of Cradley
uin	HL6783
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2017 answer text <p>The Office for National Statistics (ONS) produces comparisons of UK productivity with the G7 countries and some, but not all, EU member states. ONS statistics show output per hour worked in the UK was 15.9% below the average for the rest of the G7 advanced economies in 2015; 22.7% below that in France; 26.7% below Germany and 22.2% below the USA.</p><p>Please see attached tables for full details.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 26/04/2017 13:40:47 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton attachment 1 file name productivity-tables-HL6783.pdf title Productivity statistics
tabling member	4303 label Biography information for Baroness Kennedy of Cradley

718212

registered interest
date	06/04/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Equal Pay
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action will be taken against companies that fail to comply with the gender pay gap reporting rules.
tabling member printed	Baroness Kennedy of Cradley
uin	HL6713
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2017 answer text <p>Employers with over 250 employees have 12 months to publish the required information from the relevant commencement date: 31 March for the public sector and 6 April for the private, voluntary and charity sectors.</p><p>The Government Equalities Office will proactively monitor the levels of compliance with the new regulations, and will continue to work closely with the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) to ensure that employers in scope fulfil their obligations to increase transparency around gender pay differences. Failure to comply would be unlawful and fall within the existing enforcement powers of the EHRC under the Equality Act 2006.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 20/04/2017 16:01:53 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	4303 label Biography information for Baroness Kennedy of Cradley

718214

registered interest
date	06/04/2017
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	Company Law
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 operation of the UK Corporate Governance Code.
tabling member printed	Baroness Kennedy of Cradley
uin	HL6714
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2017 answer text <p>Since 2011, the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has published on its website an annual report on the implementation of the UK Corporate Governance Code. In addition, the Government recently published a Green Paper initiating a public consultation on how to upgrade the UK’s corporate governance framework, which included certain aspects of the Code. In February the FRC announced its plans for a fundamental review of the Code building on its globally recognised strengths while considering the appropriate balance between its principles and provisions and the growing demands on the corporate governance framework.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 24/04/2017 14:31:59 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	4303 label Biography information for Baroness Kennedy of Cradley

718215

registered interest
date	06/04/2017
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Syria: Chemical Weapons
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what estimate they have made of the number of chemical weapons attacks that have been perpetrated against the people of Syria in the present conflict.
tabling member printed	Baroness Kennedy of Cradley
uin	HL6715
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2017 answer text <p>There have been numerous allegations of chemical weapons use in Syria in the present conflict, with over 250 attacks alleged since the chemical weapons attack in Ghouta in August 2013. The Joint Investigative Mechanism, a joint UN-Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons body established by the UN Security Council, looked at nine specific cases from 2014 and 2015 in detail. It attributed responsibility to the Syrian regime in three cases and to Daesh in one. The vast majority of reported chemical weapons use involves allegations of attacks by the Syrian regime, largely consistent with regime capabilities and with incidents the Joint Investigation Mechanism has attributed to the regime.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 19/04/2017 15:03:45 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	4303 label Biography information for Baroness Kennedy of Cradley