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registered interest
date	13/06/2022
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	Companies: Fraud
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to require large corporations to report their anti-fraud procedures.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL926
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2022 answer text <p>Last month, the Government published its response to consultation on <em>Restoring Trust in Audit and Corporate Governance</em>.</p><p> </p><p>As part of this balanced, targeted, and proportionate package of reforms, we intend to require directors of large companies to produce a fraud statement as part of their annual report. Directors will be expected to set out the steps taken to prevent and detect material fraud; and their assessment of the risk of material fraud in the entity, highlighting the areas of the business most susceptible to material fraud.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 21/06/2022 11:01:06 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1468745

registered interest
date	08/06/2022
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	Directors: Females
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 quota ensuring that women have at least 40 per cent of the seats on corporate boards.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL804
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2022 answer text <p>Since 2011, the Government has supported a series of business-led independent reviews, increasing participation of women on FTSE boards via progressive targets: 25% women (Davies Review); 33% (Hampton-Alexander Review) and, to date, 40% (FTSE Women Leaders Review, published 22<sup>nd</sup> February 2022).</p><p> </p><p>Women’s representation has grown from 9.5% FTSE board members in 2011, to 37.6% to the end of 2021. The UK is ranked second only to France, compared to other nations working to gender balance public listed companies’ boards. The Government continues to commit targets, but, given the successes of the voluntary approach, has no plans to introduce mandatory quotas.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 15/06/2022 10:51:04 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1468322

registered interest
date	07/06/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation: Vetting
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to temporarily reduce the length of the employment history which is subject to background checks for potential new employees in the aviation industry.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL741
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2022 answer text <p>We do not currently intend to temporarily reduce the length of the employment history check for background references for new employees in the aviation sector.</p><p>We have instead worked to provide different support to help industry manage background checks and reduce the time it takes to recruit staff. In early May the Secretary of State for Transport agreed that the aviation industry could use HMRC employment history letters that cover the required period, as a suitable form of reference check (with safeguards) for those wishing to work in the aviation industry.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 15/06/2022 12:32:17 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1468323

registered interest
date	07/06/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pre-school Education
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to offer early learning and childcare spaces for children under the age of six.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL742
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2022 answer text <p>The department does not directly offer childcare places, but it does support the take up of places, and each local authority has a duty to ensure that there are sufficient childcare places for all parents that need them.</p><p>The department has invested more than £3.5 billion in each of the last three years to deliver early education entitlements. All three and four-year-old children can access 15 hours of free childcare a week. We have doubled this for three and four-year-olds in families with working parents, saving them over £6,000 a year. The 15 hours of free childcare is also available for two-year-olds from lower-income families. The department recently announced that it is investing additional funding for these entitlements worth £160 million in 2022/23, £180 million in 2023/24 and £170 million in the 2024/25 financial years, compared to the 2021/22 financial year.</p><p>Outside of school hours, children aged five and above can access wraparound childcare, holiday childcare and other out-of-school settings that provide childcare. The department’s Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) programme supported more than 600,000 children last summer with free holiday club places. We are making more than £600 million available to local authorities in England over the next three years for the HAF programme, so that we can continue to provide disadvantaged children and families with access to clubs that provide healthy food and enriching activities during the longer school holidays.</p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 21/06/2022 15:57:18 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1468324

registered interest
date	07/06/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Credit: Regulation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to develop regulation for Buy Now, Pay Later schemes.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL743
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2022 answer text <p>The Government recognises that BNPL products pose several potential risks of consumer detriment, as set out in The Woolard Review into the unsecured credit market.</p><p> </p><p>That is why on 2 February 2021, the Government announced its intention to regulate BNPL products in a proportionate manner.</p><p> </p><p>The Government published a consultation on policy proposals for the regulation of BNPL on 21 October 2021, which closed on 6 January 2022.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is now reviewing responses to this consultation and considering next steps and intends to publish a consultation response in the coming weeks.</p> answering member printed Baroness Penn question first answered 16/06/2022 08:13:46 answering member 4726 label Biography information for Baroness Penn
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1468325

registered interest
date	07/06/2022
answering body	Women and Equalities
answering dept id	31
answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
hansard heading	Recruitment
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to prohibit employers asking job applicants for their salary history.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL744
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2022 answer text <p>There is growing evidence to show that, when pay is negotiable, asking applicants to disclose previous earnings and not including salary information in the advert increases the risk that historic disparities will be replicated.</p><p>On International Women’s Day this year, we called on all employers to provide salary information in all of their job adverts, and to stop asking about previous salary during recruitment.</p><p>We recognise that some employers may find it challenging to take these steps, due to historic pay decisions and lack of clarity in pay processes. That is why we also announced that we will work with employers to develop and pilot a methodology to support them to adopt these measures.</p> answering member printed Baroness Stedman-Scott question first answered 21/06/2022 11:00:27 answering member 4174 label Biography information for Baroness Stedman-Scott
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1468005

registered interest
date	06/06/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Racial Discrimination
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to require schools to implement anti-racist policies.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL685
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2022 answer text <p>There is no place for racism in our education system and schools have an important role in preparing pupils for life in modern Britain, by supporting them to understand the society in which they grow up in and teaching about respect for other people and difference.</p><p>The department has no plans to place specific requirements on schools, but we expect them to take steps to tackle racist and discriminatory attitudes or incidents and condemn racism within the school and wider society. Challenging intolerant, racist or discriminatory views, where these are shared at school, should be seen as part of schools’ wider anti-bullying and safeguarding duties.</p><p>Further to this, relationships education is now compulsory in all schools and the relationships, sex and health education curriculum has a strong focus on equality, respect, the harmful impact of stereotyping, as well as the importance of valuing difference.</p><p>Under the Equality Act 2010, schools must not discriminate against a pupil in a number of respects because of a characteristic protected by the act. State-funded schools are also subject to the public sector equality duty. The department has published guidance for schools to help them comply with their duties, which is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/equality-act-2010-advice-for-schools" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/equality-act-2010-advice-for-schools</a>.</p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 20/06/2022 15:30:35 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1468006

registered interest
date	06/06/2022
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	Manufacturing Industries: Electricity
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to make (1) steelmakers, and (2) other industrial manufacturers, exempt from network charges to ensure continued production.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL686
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2022 answer text <p>As set out in the British Energy Security Strategy, the Government recognises that UK industrial electricity prices are higher than those of other countries. The Government committed to extend the EII Compensation Scheme for a further 3 years and intend to increase the aid intensity to up to 100% (1.5% of GVA). The Government is also considering a range of other measures which might be able to support these businesses.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 20/06/2022 15:24:30 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1468007

registered interest
date	06/06/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Fuels: Excise Duties
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to reduce fuel duty.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL687
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2022 answer text <p>At Spring Statement 2022 in response to fuel prices reaching record levels, the government announced a temporary 12-month cut to duty on petrol and diesel of 5p per litre.</p><p> </p><p>This is the largest cash-terms cut across all fuel duty rates at once, ever, and is only the second time in 20 years that main rates of petrol and diesel have been cut. This cut represents savings for households and businesses worth around £2.4 billion in 2022-23.</p><p> </p><p>All taxes, including fuel duty, remain under review.</p> answering member printed Baroness Penn question first answered 16/06/2022 08:13:17 answering member 4726 label Biography information for Baroness Penn
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1468008

registered interest
date	06/06/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Aviation: Migrant Workers
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to give EU aviation workers special visas.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL688
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2022 answer text <p>Our immigration system is based on judging people by their skills and talents, not where there passport is from, such a proposal would be in conflict with this so will not be considered. We note similar issues with recruitment are being reported at Airports within the EU, which indicate this would also be an ineffective approach compared to focusing on other issues affecting recruitment in the sector, including pay and conditions.</p><p> </p><p>Operational matters relating to airport operations should be referred to the Department for Transport.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 20/06/2022 14:41:51 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick