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1433410

	registered interest
	date	21/02/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	National Income
	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 UK's total GDP in December 2021 compared to February 2020, relative to the other G7 nations.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hain
	uin	HL6247
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2022 answer text <p>Her Majesty’s government regularly looks at UK economic growth in the context of growth in other advanced economies, including those in the G7. The Office for National Statistics publishes UK figures monthly, quarterly, and annually.</p><p> </p><p>There are different metrics by which international GDP growth rates can be compared, varying by the time and reference period used. In the case of our G7 peers, as well as the UK, only Canada produces monthly GDP data. Monthly comparisons are therefore not possible for all members of the G7. International comparisons of economic growth are possible for all G7 members at both quarterly and yearly frequencies. This information is presented below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Real GDP growth</p></td><td><p>Monthly</p></td><td><p>Quarterly</p></td><td><p>Quarterly</p></td><td><p>Quarterly</p></td><td><p>Annually</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Country</p></td><td><p>February 2020 to November 2021</p></td><td><p>Q3 2021 Quarter on Year % growth</p></td><td><p>Q4 2021 Quarter on Year % growth</p></td><td><p>Q4 2019 to Q4 2021</p></td><td><p>2021</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Canada</p></td><td><p>0.2%</p></td><td><p>4.0%</p></td><td><p>3.4%</p></td><td><p>0.2%</p></td><td><p>4.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>France</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>3.5%</p></td><td><p>5.4%</p></td><td><p>0.9%</p></td><td><p>7.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Germany</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>2.9%</p></td><td><p>1.4%</p></td><td><p>-1.5%</p></td><td><p>2.8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Italy</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>4.0%</p></td><td><p>6.4%</p></td><td><p>-0.5%</p></td><td><p>6.4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Japan</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>1.2%</p></td><td><p>0.7%</p></td><td><p>-1.9%</p></td><td><p>1.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UK</p></td><td><p>0.2%</p></td><td><p>7.0%</p></td><td><p>6.5%</p></td><td><p>-0.5%</p></td><td><p>7.5%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>US</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>4.9%</p></td><td><p>5.5%</p></td><td><p>3.1%</p></td><td><p>5.7%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: Refinitv DataStream, HMT Calculations</p><p> </p><p>Comparing monthly to the latest data available in both countries, November, the ratio of monthly real (seasonally adjusted) GDP between February 2020 and December 2021 was 0.2, in both the UK and Canada. Canada is yet to release December monthly data.</p><p> </p><p>The UK’s 2021 Q3 quarter-on-year growth rate was 7.0%, compared to the US (4.9%), Italy and Canada (both 4%), France (3.5%), Germany (2.9%) and Japan (1.1%).</p><p> </p><p>The ratio of real GDP from Q4 2019 to Q4 2021 in the UK was -0.5%, compared to the US (3.1%), France (0.9%), Canada (0.2%), Italy (-0.5%), Germany (-1.5%) and Japan (-1.9%).</p><p> </p><p>Annually, the UK’s growth rate in 2021 was 7.5%, compared to France (7.0%), Italy (6.4%), the US (5.7%), Canada (4.7%), Germany (2.8%) and Japan (1.7%).</p> answering member printed Baroness Penn grouped question UIN HL6227 question first answered 07/03/2022 17:42:27 answering member 4726 label Biography information for Baroness Penn
	tabling member	567 label Biography information for Lord Hain

1417132

	registered interest
	date	26/01/2022
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Bain and Company
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord True on 25 January (HL5539), in respect of the Cabinet Office’s contract with Bain & Company, reference CCCC20A01-04, (1) what was the procurement process, (2) what work was delivered, and (3) what evaluation of the (a) quality, and (b) value for money, of that work they undertook at the completion of the contract.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hain
	uin	HL5696
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2022 answer text <p>This question relates to two contracts with BAIN and Company (BAIN): CCCC18A29 and CCCC20A01. These contracts formed part of a portfolio of contracts managed by Cabinet Office in order to support Brexit and Transition Period work across government. The former contract was varied to include COVID-19 response work and was part of the cross-government response. Both contracts are now closed.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The below information is publicly available.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>CCCC18A29 was a call-off contract, awarded following a further competition via a framework agreement. The contract was awarded for a total value of £20m and commenced in April 2018; this included a one year £10m extension option, which was exercised. Additionally, the contract was varied for an additional £5m in March 2019. In March 2020, this contract was extended for four additional months and varied to include COVID-19 response work. The contract ended in August 2019, with a total spend of £12.9m.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>This contract was used to provide strategic advisory and analytical services to Departments, in regards to the planning and development of policies and programmes. The scope was limited to Brexit and Covid-19 response work.</p><p> </p><p>Work was evaluated on a project by project basis at the business unit level to assess quality of outcomes. This fed into the Cabinet Office’s regular supplier performance reviews.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>CCCC20A01 was a call-off contract, awarded following a further competition via a framework agreement. The contract was awarded for a total value of £30m and commenced in September 2020. This included a one year £10m extension option, which was not exercised. The contract was closed in August 2021, with a total spend of £1m.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>This contract was used to provide strategic advisory and analytical services to Departments, in regards to the planning and development of policies and programmes. The scope was limited to Transition Period work.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Work was evaluated on a project by project basis at the business unit level to assess quality of outcomes. This fed into the Cabinet Office’s regular supplier performance reviews.</p> answering member printed Lord True grouped question UIN HL5697 HL5698 question first answered 09/02/2022 11:17:30 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
	tabling member	567 label Biography information for Lord Hain

1417133

	registered interest
	date	26/01/2022
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Bain and Company
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord True on 25 January (HL5539), in respect of the Cabinet Office’s contract with Bain & Company, reference CCCC18A29 L1 PSP2, (1) what was the procurement process, (2) what work was delivered, and (3) what evaluation of the (a) quality, and (b) value for money, of that work they undertook at the completion of the contract.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hain
	uin	HL5697
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2022 answer text <p>This question relates to two contracts with BAIN and Company (BAIN): CCCC18A29 and CCCC20A01. These contracts formed part of a portfolio of contracts managed by Cabinet Office in order to support Brexit and Transition Period work across government. The former contract was varied to include COVID-19 response work and was part of the cross-government response. Both contracts are now closed.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The below information is publicly available.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>CCCC18A29 was a call-off contract, awarded following a further competition via a framework agreement. The contract was awarded for a total value of £20m and commenced in April 2018; this included a one year £10m extension option, which was exercised. Additionally, the contract was varied for an additional £5m in March 2019. In March 2020, this contract was extended for four additional months and varied to include COVID-19 response work. The contract ended in August 2019, with a total spend of £12.9m.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>This contract was used to provide strategic advisory and analytical services to Departments, in regards to the planning and development of policies and programmes. The scope was limited to Brexit and Covid-19 response work.</p><p> </p><p>Work was evaluated on a project by project basis at the business unit level to assess quality of outcomes. This fed into the Cabinet Office’s regular supplier performance reviews.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>CCCC20A01 was a call-off contract, awarded following a further competition via a framework agreement. The contract was awarded for a total value of £30m and commenced in September 2020. This included a one year £10m extension option, which was not exercised. The contract was closed in August 2021, with a total spend of £1m.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>This contract was used to provide strategic advisory and analytical services to Departments, in regards to the planning and development of policies and programmes. The scope was limited to Transition Period work.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Work was evaluated on a project by project basis at the business unit level to assess quality of outcomes. This fed into the Cabinet Office’s regular supplier performance reviews.</p> answering member printed Lord True grouped question UIN HL5696 HL5698 question first answered 09/02/2022 11:17:30 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
	tabling member	567 label Biography information for Lord Hain

1417134

	registered interest
	date	26/01/2022
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Bain and Company
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord True on 25 January (HL5539), in respect of the Cabinet Office’s contract with Bain & Company, reference CCCC18A29-01, (1) what was the procurement process, (2) what work was delivered, and (3) what evaluation of the (a) quality, and (b) value for money, of that work they undertook at the completion of the contract.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hain
	uin	HL5698
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2022 answer text <p>This question relates to two contracts with BAIN and Company (BAIN): CCCC18A29 and CCCC20A01. These contracts formed part of a portfolio of contracts managed by Cabinet Office in order to support Brexit and Transition Period work across government. The former contract was varied to include COVID-19 response work and was part of the cross-government response. Both contracts are now closed.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The below information is publicly available.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>CCCC18A29 was a call-off contract, awarded following a further competition via a framework agreement. The contract was awarded for a total value of £20m and commenced in April 2018; this included a one year £10m extension option, which was exercised. Additionally, the contract was varied for an additional £5m in March 2019. In March 2020, this contract was extended for four additional months and varied to include COVID-19 response work. The contract ended in August 2019, with a total spend of £12.9m.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>This contract was used to provide strategic advisory and analytical services to Departments, in regards to the planning and development of policies and programmes. The scope was limited to Brexit and Covid-19 response work.</p><p> </p><p>Work was evaluated on a project by project basis at the business unit level to assess quality of outcomes. This fed into the Cabinet Office’s regular supplier performance reviews.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>CCCC20A01 was a call-off contract, awarded following a further competition via a framework agreement. The contract was awarded for a total value of £30m and commenced in September 2020. This included a one year £10m extension option, which was not exercised. The contract was closed in August 2021, with a total spend of £1m.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>This contract was used to provide strategic advisory and analytical services to Departments, in regards to the planning and development of policies and programmes. The scope was limited to Transition Period work.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Work was evaluated on a project by project basis at the business unit level to assess quality of outcomes. This fed into the Cabinet Office’s regular supplier performance reviews.</p> answering member printed Lord True grouped question UIN HL5696 HL5697 question first answered 09/02/2022 11:17:30 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
	tabling member	567 label Biography information for Lord Hain

1401604

	registered interest
	date	10/01/2022
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Government Departments: Bain and Company
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord True on 10 January (HL5119), what contracts were entered into since June 2010 with Bain & Company by (1) the Cabinet Office, and (2) other government departments.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hain
	uin	HL5234
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2022 answer text <p>Details of Government contracts above £10,000 are published on Contracts Finder: <a href="https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search" target="_blank">https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search</a>.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Individual contracts will contain clauses covering the conditions under which a contract may be terminated. It is for the contracting authority to determine what those conditions may be.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The grounds for the exclusion of bidders from public procurement procedures are set out in the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. These rules set out the circumstances in which bidders must, or may, be excluded from a public procurement process. Individual contracting authorities are responsible for their own decisions on these matters.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord True grouped question UIN HL5235 HL5236 HL5360 question first answered 18/01/2022 11:46:30 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
	tabling member	567 label Biography information for Lord Hain

1401605

	registered interest
	date	10/01/2022
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Government Departments: Bain and Company
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord True on 10 January (HL5119), what assessment they have made of the report Judicial Commission of Inquiry into State Capture: Part 1, published 5 on January, in particular the finding that Bain & Company acted "unlawfully"; and what plans they have to ensure that no government departments will enter into fresh contracts with Bain & Company.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hain
	uin	HL5235
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2022 answer text <p>Details of Government contracts above £10,000 are published on Contracts Finder: <a href="https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search" target="_blank">https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search</a>.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Individual contracts will contain clauses covering the conditions under which a contract may be terminated. It is for the contracting authority to determine what those conditions may be.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The grounds for the exclusion of bidders from public procurement procedures are set out in the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. These rules set out the circumstances in which bidders must, or may, be excluded from a public procurement process. Individual contracting authorities are responsible for their own decisions on these matters.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord True grouped question UIN HL5234 HL5236 HL5360 question first answered 18/01/2022 11:46:30 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
	tabling member	567 label Biography information for Lord Hain

1401606

	registered interest
	date	10/01/2022
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Government Departments: Bain and Company
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord True on 10 January (HL5119), what assessment they have made of the report Judicial Commission of Inquiry into State Capture: Part 1, published on 5 January, in particular the finding that Bain & Company acted "unlawfully" and that legal proceedings should be taken against them.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hain
	uin	HL5236
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2022 answer text <p>Details of Government contracts above £10,000 are published on Contracts Finder: <a href="https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search" target="_blank">https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search</a>.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Individual contracts will contain clauses covering the conditions under which a contract may be terminated. It is for the contracting authority to determine what those conditions may be.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The grounds for the exclusion of bidders from public procurement procedures are set out in the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. These rules set out the circumstances in which bidders must, or may, be excluded from a public procurement process. Individual contracting authorities are responsible for their own decisions on these matters.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord True grouped question UIN HL5234 HL5235 HL5360 question first answered 18/01/2022 11:46:31 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
	tabling member	567 label Biography information for Lord Hain

1402529

	registered interest
	date	12/01/2022
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Government Departments: Bain and Company
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord True on 10 January (HL5119), whether they will now answer the question put, namely what plans they have to suspend the contracts of Bain & Company with government departments in light of the finding that Bain & Company acted "unlawfully".
	tabling member printed	Lord Hain
	uin	HL5360
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2022 answer text <p>Details of Government contracts above £10,000 are published on Contracts Finder: <a href="https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search" target="_blank">https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search</a>.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Individual contracts will contain clauses covering the conditions under which a contract may be terminated. It is for the contracting authority to determine what those conditions may be.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The grounds for the exclusion of bidders from public procurement procedures are set out in the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. These rules set out the circumstances in which bidders must, or may, be excluded from a public procurement process. Individual contracting authorities are responsible for their own decisions on these matters.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord True grouped question UIN HL5234 HL5235 HL5236 question first answered 18/01/2022 11:46:31 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
	tabling member	567 label Biography information for Lord Hain

1568383

	registered interest
	date	18/01/2023
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	Myanmar: Fuels
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to investigate British companies involved in supplying aviation fuel to the armed forces of the government of Myanmar; and what sanctions, if any, they are considering for such companies.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hain
	uin	HL4857
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2023 answer text <p>On 28 February 2022, the UK updated its Overseas Business Risk Guidance https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/overseas-business-risk-myanmar-burma/overseas-business-risk-myanmar-burma to make it clear UK businesses should conduct thorough supply chain due diligence to ensure that commodities, such as aviation fuel do not reach the Myanmar military. Amnesty International's thorough report on the aviation fuel supply chain in Myanmar indicates that no British companies are involved in supplying aviation fuel to the armed forces. The UK has been clear that we oppose the provision of jet fuel, arms, military equipment, and dual use items to Myanmar which are used to facilitate human rights violations. We cannot speculate on future sanctions designations but we are looking at a range of further targets and other measures.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon grouped question UIN HL4858 question first answered 31/01/2023 17:01:29 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	567 label Biography information for Lord Hain

1568384

	registered interest
	date	18/01/2023
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	Myanmar: Fuels
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps, if any, they are taking to prevent British companies from providing insurance services to vessels delivering aviation fuel to the government of Myanmar.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hain
	uin	HL4858
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2023 answer text <p>On 28 February 2022, the UK updated its Overseas Business Risk Guidance https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/overseas-business-risk-myanmar-burma/overseas-business-risk-myanmar-burma to make it clear UK businesses should conduct thorough supply chain due diligence to ensure that commodities, such as aviation fuel do not reach the Myanmar military. Amnesty International's thorough report on the aviation fuel supply chain in Myanmar indicates that no British companies are involved in supplying aviation fuel to the armed forces. The UK has been clear that we oppose the provision of jet fuel, arms, military equipment, and dual use items to Myanmar which are used to facilitate human rights violations. We cannot speculate on future sanctions designations but we are looking at a range of further targets and other measures.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon grouped question UIN HL4857 question first answered 31/01/2023 17:01:29 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	567 label Biography information for Lord Hain