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1087528

	registered interest
	date	12/03/2019
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Obscenity: Prosecutions
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the (1) Director of Public Prosecutions, and (2) Crown Prosecution Service, on whether an imported child sex doll falls within the definition of an obscene article under the Customs Consolidation Act 1876.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Howe of Idlicote
	uin	HL14452
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2019 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service has prosecuted the importation of child sex dolls under the provisions of the Customs Consolidation Act 1876, in conjunction with the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979, where there is sufficient evidence to do so and a prosecution is required in the public interest. The CPS intends to issue guidance to assist prosecutors considering such allegations shortly.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 25/03/2019 13:45:06 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
	tabling member	3610 label Biography information for Baroness Howe of Idlicote

1087529

	registered interest
	date	12/03/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	UK Trade with EU
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the trade balance of the UK with the EU, broken down by each of the 27 other EU Member States.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hoyle
	uin	HL14453
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2019 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p><p>Dear Lord Hoyle,</p><p> </p><p>As National Statistician and Chief Executive of the UK Statistics Authority, I am replying to your Parliamentary Question asking what is the trade balance of the UK with the EU, broken down by each of the 27 other EU Member States <strong>(HL14453)</strong>.</p><p> </p><p>Table 1 below provides the total (goods and services) trade balance, total exports and total imports by EU aggregate and member state in 2017. These data are our latest full year estimates of total trade published 23 January 2018<sup><sup>[1]</sup></sup> and are consistent with the wider balance of payments. You can find more recent estimates of trade within the same release, although to note, these figures are quarterly estimates up to and including quarter three (July to September) 2018 and are not seasonally adjusted.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Yours sincerely,</p><p><strong>John Pullinger </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Table 1: Total trade (goods and services) exports, imports and balance for 2017<strong>[2]</strong></strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="5"><p>£ million, current price</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Exports</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> Imports</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Balance</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>AT</p></td><td><p>Austria</p></td><td><p>2958</p></td><td><p>4261</p></td><td><p>-1303</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BE</p></td><td><p>Belgium</p></td><td><p>19266</p></td><td><p>27870</p></td><td><p>-8604</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BG</p></td><td><p>Bulgaria</p></td><td><p>831</p></td><td><p>991</p></td><td><p>-160</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HR</p></td><td><p>Croatia</p></td><td><p>293</p></td><td><p>720</p></td><td><p>-427</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CY</p></td><td><p>Cyprus</p></td><td><p>1079</p></td><td><p>1301</p></td><td><p>-222</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CZ</p></td><td><p>Czech Republic</p></td><td><p>3069</p></td><td><p>6351</p></td><td><p>-3282</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DK</p></td><td><p>Denmark</p></td><td><p>6261</p></td><td><p>6148</p></td><td><p>113</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>EE</p></td><td><p>Estonia</p></td><td><p>213</p></td><td><p>277</p></td><td><p>-64</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FI</p></td><td><p>Finland</p></td><td><p>2508</p></td><td><p>2850</p></td><td><p>-342</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FR</p></td><td><p>France</p></td><td><p>40984</p></td><td><p>40427</p></td><td><p>557</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DE</p></td><td><p>Germany</p></td><td><p>56359</p></td><td><p>78586</p></td><td><p>-22227</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>GR</p></td><td><p>Greece</p></td><td><p>2321</p></td><td><p>3653</p></td><td><p>-1332</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HU</p></td><td><p>Hungary</p></td><td><p>2120</p></td><td><p>3550</p></td><td><p>-1430</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>IE</p></td><td><p>Ireland</p></td><td><p>36747</p></td><td><p>21935</p></td><td><p>14812</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>IT</p></td><td><p>Italy</p></td><td><p>19264</p></td><td><p>23793</p></td><td><p>-4529</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>LV</p></td><td><p>Latvia</p></td><td><p>393</p></td><td><p>702</p></td><td><p>-309</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>LT</p></td><td><p>Lithuania</p></td><td><p>670</p></td><td><p>997</p></td><td><p>-327</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>LU</p></td><td><p>Luxembourg</p></td><td><p>3297</p></td><td><p>2723</p></td><td><p>574</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>MT</p></td><td><p>Malta</p></td><td><p>1262</p></td><td><p>726</p></td><td><p>536</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NL</p></td><td><p>Netherlands</p></td><td><p>38554</p></td><td><p>47105</p></td><td><p>-8551</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PL</p></td><td><p>Poland</p></td><td><p>7052</p></td><td><p>12947</p></td><td><p>-5895</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PT</p></td><td><p>Portugal</p></td><td><p>2774</p></td><td><p>5641</p></td><td><p>-2867</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>RO</p></td><td><p>Romania</p></td><td><p>1885</p></td><td><p>2900</p></td><td><p>-1015</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SK</p></td><td><p>Slovakia</p></td><td><p>807</p></td><td><p>2724</p></td><td><p>-1917</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SI</p></td><td><p>Slovenia</p></td><td><p>340</p></td><td><p>439</p></td><td><p>-99</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ES</p></td><td><p>Spain</p></td><td><p>17256</p></td><td><p>31317</p></td><td><p>-14061</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SE</p></td><td><p>Sweden</p></td><td><p>10238</p></td><td><p>9362</p></td><td><p>876</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>4A</p></td><td><p>European Union Institutions (excl. ECB and ESM)</p></td><td><p>143</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>125</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>B5</p></td><td><p>Total EU28</p></td><td><p>278944</p></td><td><p>340314</p></td><td><p>-61370</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"><p>Source: <em>Office for National Statistics</em></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>[1]<a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/internationaltrade/datasets/uktotaltradeallcountriesnonseasonallyadjusted" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/internationaltrade/datasets/uktotaltradeallcountriesnonseasonallyadjusted</a></p><p>[2]These data are our best estimate of these bilateral UK trade flows. Users should note that alternative estimates are available, in some cases, via the statistical agencies for bilateral countries or through central databases such as via UN Comtrade.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 20/03/2019 11:54:29 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
	tabling member	1000 label Biography information for Lord Hoyle

1087545

	registered interest
	date	12/03/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Public Sector: Procurement
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking to ensure the principles of the Social Value Act 2012 are being properly embedded in all public procurement processes and contracts.
	tabling member printed	Baroness McGregor-Smith
	uin	HL14466
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2019 answer text <p>We are committed to using the strength of the Government’s £49bn annual purchasing power to drive social change.</p><p>We are extending the requirements of the 2012 Social Value Act to ensure all major central Government procurements explicitly evaluate social value where appropriate, rather than just ‘consider’ it. This will provide a standard framework for key social outcomes and measures to be evaluated in tenders.</p><p>Additionally, we will also require all departments to report on the social impact of major new procurements, and we will train all 4,000 commercial buyers to take account of social value and procure successfully from social enterprises.</p><p>Furthermore, the Minister for Implementation announced a consultation at the Social Value Summit on 11th March on how government should take account of social value in the award of central government contracts, which closes on 10th June.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 15/03/2019 14:08:20 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
	tabling member	4554 label Biography information for Baroness McGregor-Smith

1087522

	registered interest
	date	12/03/2019
	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	Coal: Mining
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have received about the implications of the Paris Agreement for policy on the opening of new coal mines; what has been their response to any such representations; and what assessment they have made of the decision of the Land and Environment Court of New South Wales to reject a mine application by reference to the Paris Agreement and climate change.
	tabling member printed	Lord Beith
	uin	HL14447
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2019 answer text <p>We receive regular representations regarding the implications of the Paris Agreement for tackling climate change. In response, we are clear that the UK is committed to delivering the ambition of the Paris Agreement. The Climate Change Act committed the UK to reducing emissions by at least 80% compared to 1990 levels and we are phasing out the use of unabated coal for electricity generation by 2025. In response to the IPCC Special Report on 1.5°C, we have asked the Climate Change Committee to advise on whether further action is needed. No specific assessment has been made of the New South Wales decision noting that planning decisions for new mines are a matter for the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 18/03/2019 17:36:40 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
	tabling member	513 label Biography information for Lord Beith

1087525

	registered interest
	date	12/03/2019
	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	Hydroelectric Power
	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 potential in the UK for additional pumped storage hydro electricity generation; and whether such facilities can be accommodated within the capacity mechanism without the need for further legislation.
	tabling member printed	Viscount Hanworth
	uin	HL14450
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2019 answer text <p>We recognise that electricity storage technologies, including pumped hydro storage, provide an important source of flexibility to our energy system. We currently have around 3GW of storage capacity on our system, of which the vast majority is pumped hydro storage. The Electricity System Operator estimates that, by 2050, there could be 12-29 GW of total storage capacity on our system.</p><p> </p><p>Our 2017 Smart Systems and Flexibility Plan and 2018 Progress Update set out a range of actions to remove barriers to storage and ensure flexibility is fairly valued in our energy markets. Pumped storage hydro is able to access the Capacity Market in the same way as other technologies, though a number of issues were raised in the recent Capacity Market review “Call for Evidence” which we will be considering.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 18/03/2019 17:37:04 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
	tabling member	2648 label Biography information for Viscount Hanworth

1087544

	registered interest
	date	12/03/2019
	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	Employment: Equality
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to the introduction of quotas for executive women in the workplace and for all BAME employees.
	tabling member printed	Baroness McGregor-Smith
	uin	HL14465
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2019 answer text <p>The Government is committed to working with the business community to create more inclusive workplaces from the shop floor to the boardroom. The Government commissioned and supports several business-led independent reviews, such as the Hampton-Alexander Review to increase the representation of women on boards and senior leadership positions in FTSE 350 companies to 33% by 2020 and the Parker Review to increase the ethnic diversity of FTSE 350 boards by 2024.</p><p>These reviews form part of the Government’s modern Industrial Strategy which aims to build an economy that works for all.</p><p>This business-led approach is working, with, for example, the representation of women on FTSE 100 boards rising to 30.9% from 12.5% in 2011.</p><p>Government agreed with my Noble friend’s recommendation that companies should set and publish aspirational diversity targets; and committed to lead from the front in the public sector. In June 2018 we published targets for the Civil Service to tackle the under-representation of ethnic minority staff in our most senior roles. If successful, we will approximately double the current proportion of new recruits from an ethnic minority to 13.2% by 2025.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 25/03/2019 11:55:14 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
	tabling member	4554 label Biography information for Baroness McGregor-Smith

1087570

	registered interest
	date	12/03/2019
	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	Home Shopping
	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 effectiveness of consumer protection legislation governing the sale of both new and used private goods online.
	tabling member printed	Lord Shipley
	uin	HL14487
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2019 answer text <p>Her Majesty’s Government considers evidence of the effectiveness of all consumer legislation periodically and will take action where appropriate.</p><p> </p><p>In April 2018, the Government published a Consumer Green Paper consulting on a variety of issues including seeking views on the legal framework covering consumer to consumer transactions, which would include new and used goods. The Consumer Green Paper is available in the Libraries of the House. We will publish a Consumer White Paper in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 26/03/2019 16:52:13 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
	tabling member	4176 label Biography information for Lord Shipley

1087572

	registered interest
	date	12/03/2019
	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	Consumer Goods: Electrical Safety
	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 effectiveness of legislation governing the sale of recalled electrical products; and whether they have any plans to introduce legislation covering the sale of such products.
	tabling member printed	Lord Shipley
	uin	HL14488
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2019 answer text <p>The Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016 places duties on manufacturers, importers and distributors of electrical equipment to ensure that where a safety issue is identified, appropriate action is taken to withdraw, recall or otherwise bring the equipment into conformity. Distributors, including retailers of second-hand goods, also have a duty to act with care to ensure that any products they sell meet the legal safety requirements. There are no plans to introduce any further legislation.</p><p> </p><p>The Office for Product Safety and Standards operates an incident management procedure for managing consumer product safety incidents, to deliver on its wider purpose of protecting consumers and building public confidence in the product safety system. It also makes available information on recalled electrical products through its dedicated product recall website.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 25/03/2019 11:55:52 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
	tabling member	4176 label Biography information for Lord Shipley

1087578

	registered interest
	date	12/03/2019
	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	Aviation: Supply Chains
	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 impact that a disorderly Brexit could have on supply chains in the aviation sector.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL14493
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2019 answer text <p>Both the UK and the EU share a strong interest in preserving the integrated supply chains in the aerospace sector.</p><p> </p><p>The UK has sought to work constructively with the EU to get the best deal for business. The Government and Parliament’s priority is still to leave the European Union with a deal that works for citizens and businesses. This would avoid a no-deal outcome and a cliff-edge, and ensure parts can be sourced from the EU in a timely manner.</p><p> </p><p>As a responsible Government, we are planning for all scenarios and communicating with businesses. BEIS Ministers and officials meet regularly with industry through the Aerospace Growth Partnership. Through this engagement we encourage companies to engage proactively with their supply chain to prepare for potential no deal scenarios. We are aware that companies in the aerospace sector are stockpiling essential parts to try to minimise disruption in a no deal scenario.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 18/03/2019 17:37:49 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1087579

	registered interest
	date	12/03/2019
	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	Biotechnology: Research
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to invest in UK biotechnology research projects.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL14494
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2019 answer text <p>The UK has world-class expertise in industrial biotechnology and synthetic biology – the platform technologies that underpin the bioeconomy. These technologies can be applied across multiple sectors to achieve transformational changes in productivity and clean growth. The recent UK Bioeconomy Strategy is a collective approach from government, industry and the research community to transform the UK bioeconomy.</p><p> </p><p>UKRI’s investment in biotechnology research is principally through the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), which through its Forward Look for UK Bioscience identifies four broad areas where biotechnology will have a strong impact on our economy: sustainable agriculture and food; renewable resources and clean growth; integrated understanding of health and transformative technologies.</p><p> </p><p>Approximately one third of BBSRC’s total research investment relates to biotechnology around an annual expenditure of £110m in 2017/18. BBSRC is not the sole funder in Biotech research, other UKRI councils are also involved in supporting research programmes: Industrial Biotechnology Catalyst, Networks in Industrial Biotechnology and Bioenergy and the Future Biomanufacturing Hub, Agri-Tech Catalyst and the National Biofilms Innovation Centre.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 18/03/2019 17:42:00 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick