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1189449

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	06/05/2020
	date	22/04/2020
	date tabled	22/04/2020
	ddp created	22/04/2020 21:45:36
	answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	204
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
	ddp modified	22/04/2020 21:52:29 06/05/2020 11:28:05
	hansard heading	House of Lords: Coronavirus
	house id	2
	identifier	HL3092
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	06/05/2020 10:57:03
	question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what assessment he has made of the impact of the decision to not broadcast the Virtual Proceedings in the House of Lords live online on democratic engagement with the House.
	session	2019/21
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2019/21 HL3092
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL3092
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Since the 21 April the House of Lords has conducted virtual sittings of the House, and the broadcasting unit have been developing the necessary infrastructure to enable high quality live broadcast of these proceedings. In the interim period, all virtual sittings were made available online as video　or audio files as soon as possible after the proceedings concluded. The Hansard record of proceedings for each virtual sitting has also been made available online from approximately three hours after each sitting. On Tuesday 28 April and Thursday 30 April the virtual sittings of the House were broadcast live on parliamentlive.tv.</p><p>As of this week, the House of Lords has begun to use the same system as the House of Commons to enable high-quality live broadcast output via parliamentlive.tv. As well as virtual sittings of the House, House of Lords committees have been continuing to meet remotely, and last week the first virtual evidence sessions with witnesses were broadcast live on parliamentlive.tv. Throughout this period the House Administration has used social media channels to promote democratic engagement and publicise the channels through which members of the public can continue to follow virtual House of Lords proceedings.</p><p> </p><p /><p> </p><p> </p> question first answered 06/05/2020 10:57:03 answering member 4148
	creator	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1139094

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	29/07/2019
	date	15/07/2019
	date tabled	15/07/2019
	ddp created	15/07/2019 21:19:26
	answering body	Leader of the House of Lords
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	92
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Leader of the House of Lords
	ddp modified	16/07/2019 15:25:04 23/07/2019 14:48:03
	hansard heading	Bullying and Harassment in the House of Lords Independent Inquiry
	house id	2
	identifier	HL17179
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	23/07/2019 14:16:47
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report by Naomi Ellenbogen QC An Independent Inquiry into bullying and harassment in the House of Lords, published on 11 July.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 HL17179
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL17179
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>As the Prime Minister has said before, everyone working in Parliament deserves to be treated with dignity and respect. This inquiry has brought to light behaviour which is unacceptable, and it is incumbent on the House of Lords to take swift action. It is important that the House now carefully considers the concerns raised in this important report, and responds to its recommendations.</p><p>It is primarily for Parliament, rather than Government, to consider how best to respond to Naomi Ellenbogen QC’s recommendations. The House of Lords Commission met on Wednesday 17 July in order to plan its response to the recommendations. Every member of the Commission committed to complete the Valuing Everyone training course, and the leaders of the political groupings committed their front bench to do the same. The Commission agreed the establishment of a Steering Group of staff, members and others to embark on the process of moving forward with Naomi Ellenbogen QC’s recommendations, and the new Conduct Committee will examine those which relate to the Code of Conduct.</p> question first answered 23/07/2019 14:16:47 answering member 4329
	creator	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1688818

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	26/02/2024
	date	12/02/2024
	date tabled	12/02/2024
	ddp created	12/02/2024 22:22:19
	answering body	Department for Business and Trade
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	214
	answering dept short name	Business and Trade
	answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
	ddp modified	12/02/2024 22:28:16 26/02/2024 18:01:14
	hansard heading	Trade Agreements: India
	house id	2
	identifier	HL2411
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	26/02/2024 17:29:40
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the potential trade agreement with India (1) promotes fair and balanced terms, and (2) contains safeguards that protect the interest of the economy.
	session	2023/24
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2023/24 HL2411
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL2411
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>We are working hard on a deal with India that would boost our current trading relationship, already worth over £38 billion, helping businesses and communities across the UK.</p><p> </p><p>We remain clear that we will only sign when we have a deal that is fair, reciprocal, and ultimately in the best interests of the British people and the economy.</p><p> </p><p>We ensure that all trade agreements maintain our ability to apply trade remedies, including a global safeguard, under the WTO framework to protect UK industries.</p> question first answered 26/02/2024 17:29:40 answering member 4931
	creator	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1686946

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	15/02/2024
	date	01/02/2024
	date tabled	01/02/2024
	ddp created	01/02/2024 20:21:50
	answering body	Department for Business and Trade
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	214
	answering dept short name	Business and Trade
	answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
	ddp modified	01/02/2024 20:26:48 15/02/2024 11:19:16
	hansard heading	Insolvency
	house id	2
	identifier	HL2153
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	15/02/2024 10:47:28
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, following reports that corporate insolvencies rose to their highest level in 30 years last year, what steps they are taking to assist companies that are struggling.
	session	2023/24
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2023/24 HL2153
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL2153
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Government delivered nearly £27 billion of Business Grant Support during the pandemic and continues to support UK small businesses via a substantial business rates package worth £4.3 billion over the next 5 years. The Energy Bill Relief Scheme protects eligible businesses from excessively high energy bills over winter periods.</p><p> </p><p>The British Business Bank supports 12.4bn of finance through targeted interventions such as The Recovery Loan Scheme and Pay as You Grow for businesses under the Bounce Back Loan Scheme, offering repayment options where required.</p><p> </p><p>Additional SME support is available via GOV.UK, the Business Support Helpline and local Growth Hubs.</p> question first answered 15/02/2024 10:47:28 answering member 4931
	creator	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1686948

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	15/02/2024
	date	01/02/2024
	date tabled	01/02/2024
	ddp created	01/02/2024 20:21:53
	answering body	Department for Business and Trade
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	214
	answering dept short name	Business and Trade
	answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
	ddp modified	01/02/2024 20:26:53 13/02/2024 14:57:13
	hansard heading	UK Trade with EU: Costs
	house id	2
	identifier	HL2155
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	13/02/2024 14:25:43
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, following reports that businesses have faced increasing difficulties and costs trading with the EU since Brexit, what steps they are taking to (1) identify areas of improvement, and (2) provide support.
	session	2023/24
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2023/24 HL2155
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL2155
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement allows for a new relationship with the EU, giving us the freedom to do things differently and better.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is leading a cross-government effort to identify trade barriers and break them down with our EU partners. For example, in the year to March 2023, we broke down 45 market access barriers in the HMTC Europe region, a 10% increase year-on-year.</p><p> </p><p>HMG provides a wide range of support, including help to grow overseas by providing information, training, and expert support to exporters, whilst HMRC’s Customs &amp; International Trade Helpline ensures businesses have access to the additional support they need.</p> question first answered 13/02/2024 14:25:43 answering member 4931
	creator	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1685215

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	08/02/2024
	date	25/01/2024
	date tabled	25/01/2024
	ddp created	25/01/2024 19:46:38
	answering body	Department for Business and Trade
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	214
	answering dept short name	Business and Trade
	answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
	ddp modified	25/01/2024 19:56:49 07/02/2024 13:49:16
	hansard heading	Piracy: Red Sea
	house id	2
	identifier	HL1945
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	07/02/2024 13:19:14
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support the manufacturing sector in the light of increased inflationary pressure as a result of supply disruptions in the Red Sea.
	session	2023/24
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2023/24 HL1945
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL1945
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Department is monitoring the situation closely, engaging with businesses, stakeholders and across government to identify and mitigate supply chain issues.</p><p> </p><p>In November 2023 my department published our Advanced Manufacturing Plan which included measures to support the resilience of the UK’s manufacturing supply chain. More recently we published our Critical Import and Supply Chain Strategy, which will help build secure and reliable supply chains vital to the UK economy – including in advanced manufacturing. The Advanced Manufacturing Plan and our Critical Import and Supply Chain Strategy also build on our semiconductor, battery and critical minerals strategies.</p> question first answered 07/02/2024 13:19:14 answering member 4949
	creator	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1684992

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	07/02/2024
	date	24/01/2024
	date tabled	24/01/2024
	ddp created	24/01/2024 21:31:13
	answering body	Department for Business and Trade
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	214
	answering dept short name	Business and Trade
	answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
	ddp modified	24/01/2024 21:36:12 07/02/2024 13:54:14
	hansard heading	EU Law
	house id	2
	identifier	HL1903
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	07/02/2024 13:22:47
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to determine which European Union laws will be retained, reformed, or revoked under the plans set out in the Retained EU Law Parliamentary Report June 2023–December 2023, published on 22 January.
	session	2023/24
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2023/24 HL1903
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL1903
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Department for Business and Trade coordinates Government's ambitious REUL reform programme. Departments review, assess and if needed consult relevant stakeholders to determine which pieces of REUL should be retained, reformed, or revoked, informed by considering what is in the best interests of the UK. In some cases, REUL is already optimised for the UK or is necessary to uphold our international obligations.</p><p>Over 2000 REUL instruments have been revoked or reformed. Our roadmap includes 500 further REUL reforms and revocations in 2024. The Government is on track to revoke or reform over half of all REUL by June 2026.</p> question first answered 07/02/2024 13:22:47 answering member 4949
	creator	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1683576

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	01/02/2024
	date	18/01/2024
	date tabled	18/01/2024
	ddp created	18/01/2024 19:51:52
	answering body	Department for Business and Trade
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	214
	answering dept short name	Business and Trade
	answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
	ddp modified	18/01/2024 19:57:19 30/01/2024 11:22:13
	hansard heading	Imports: Internet
	house id	2
	identifier	HL1762
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	30/01/2024 10:50:52
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to their policy paper Critical Imports and Supply Chains Strategy, published on 17 January, what steps they are taking to establish the new online portal for businesses to report disruption affecting their imports; and what assessment they have made of the impact this will have on communication and coordination in relation to supply chain issues.
	session	2023/24
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2023/24 HL1762
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL1762
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Critical Imports and Supply Chains Strategy includes several actions to make it easier for businesses to share information on difficulties or disruptions they face importing critical goods. These include creating a new import barrier reporting mechanism and a new business/government Critical Imports Council. The Government is now working to establish both of these and we are confident they will both increase our understanding of the challenges businesses face and enhance business and government collaboration to tackle the issues and strengthen our critical supply chains.</p> question first answered 30/01/2024 10:50:52 answering member 4949
	creator	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1682838

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	31/01/2024
	date	17/01/2024
	date tabled	17/01/2024
	ddp created	17/01/2024 21:38:26
	answering body	Department for Business and Trade
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	214
	answering dept short name	Business and Trade
	answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
	ddp modified	17/01/2024 21:48:24 31/01/2024 16:36:11
	hansard heading	Insolvency
	house id	2
	identifier	HL1722
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	31/01/2024 16:04:19
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to recent figures released by the Government Insolvency Service which found that 2002 companies were declared insolvent last month, what plans they have to support companies facing monetary challenges and mitigate the rise in insolvencies.
	session	2023/24
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2023/24 HL1722
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL1722
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>While insolvencies have risen in absolute terms, when this is compared to the number of active firms in the economy, the proportion of liquidations is well below previous periods of high insolvency numbers. The Government continues to help businesses with measures such as the Energy Bills Discount Scheme; the frozen business rates multiplier for 2023/24 resulting in bills that were 6% lower; increased 75% business rates relief for retail, hospitality and leisure properties; £1.6bn Transitional Relief, protecting ratepayers facing bill increases and the Supporting Small Business scheme that provides over £500 million in support.</p> question first answered 31/01/2024 16:04:19 answering member 4931
	creator	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1681743

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	25/01/2024
	date	11/01/2024
	date tabled	11/01/2024
	ddp created	11/01/2024 20:37:07
	answering body	Department for Business and Trade
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	214
	answering dept short name	Business and Trade
	answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
	ddp modified	11/01/2024 20:47:28 09/02/2024 12:55:17
	hansard heading	Small Businesses: Government Assistance
	house id	2
	identifier	HL1540
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	23/01/2024 17:07:40
	question first ministerially corrected	09/02/2024 12:23:39
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to support small firms struggling financially as a result of adverse economic conditions.
	session	2023/24
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2023/24 HL1540
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL1540
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Small and medium sized businesses are the backbone of our economy, driving economic growth. The Department for Business and Trade continues to deliver over 40 support schemes that help businesses start, grow and export. At the Autumn Statement, my Rt Hon Friend the Chancellor announced further support for SMEs over the next five years. This support can be accessed through local Growth Hubs, Help to Grow and a dedicated Business Support Helpline. In addition, The British Business Bank improves access to finance to help businesses invest and grow. It currently supports over £12.<ins class="ministerial">4</ins><del class="ministerial">2</del>bn of finance to over 9<ins class="ministerial">0</ins><del class="ministerial">6</del>,000 <ins class="ministerial">businesses</ins><del class="ministerial">SMEs</del>.</p> question first answered 23/01/2024 17:07:40 answering member 4931
	creator	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick