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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

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

1681395

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	24/01/2024
	date	10/01/2024
	date tabled	10/01/2024
	ddp created	10/01/2024 22:17:24
	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	10/01/2024 22:27:08 25/01/2024 17:25:13
	hansard heading	Manufacturing Industries
	house id	2
	identifier	HL1483
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	25/01/2024 16:54:13
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to strengthen the UK's advantages as a location for manufacturing operations.
	session	2023/24
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2023/24 HL1483
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL1483
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>UK is a strong global hub for advanced and technology-driven manufacturing, with the fastest productivity growth in the G7 between 2010-2021 overtaking France to become the world’s 8<sup>th </sup>largest manufacturing nation.</p><p> </p><p>The Advanced Manufacturing Plan, provides a package of measures to make UK manufacturing even more competitive, including: a £4.5bn package to 2030, tax cuts, business environment measures and initiatives to increase resilience including the UK Battery Strategy.</p><p> </p><p>The plan builds on significant recent successes, including Tata’s investment of over £4 billion in a new 40 GWh gigafactory, and a £2 billion Nissan led investment to produce electric vehicles in Sunderland.</p> question first answered 25/01/2024 16:54:13 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

1677592

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	28/12/2023
	date	12/12/2023
	date tabled	12/12/2023
	ddp created	12/12/2023 21:57:19
	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	13/12/2023 16:25:24 28/12/2023 16:54:20
	hansard heading	Business: Equality
	house id	2
	identifier	HL1121
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	28/12/2023 16:23:29
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking (1) to address the underrepresentation of women, and (2) to increase diversity, in top corporate leadership roles.
	session	2023/24
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2023/24 HL1121
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL1121
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>This Government is committed to diversifying representation up to, and including, top corporate leadership roles. Such as announcing increases in childcare provision and extending flexible working to all, we have backed a number of leadership-specific Reviews, including the FTSE Women Leaders Review.</p><p>The latest reporting shows that the FTSE350 now has 40.2% women on boards, and 33.5% women in key senior leadership roles – marked progress from when the Review began in 2011 when there were only 9% women on boards in the FTSE 250 and 12% in the FTSE 100.</p> question first answered 28/12/2023 16:23:29 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

1676841

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	27/12/2023
	date	11/12/2023
	date tabled	11/12/2023
	ddp created	11/12/2023 21:22:21
	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	11/12/2023 21:36:47 27/12/2023 12:56:17
	hansard heading	Business: Recruitment
	house id	2
	identifier	HL1083
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	27/12/2023 12:24:56
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, following recent reports that starting salaries in Britain have risen at their slowest pace in nearly three years, what steps they are taking to support businesses in maintaining competitive compensation to attract new employees.
	session	2023/24
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2023/24 HL1083
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL1083
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Starting salaries are contractual arrangements between employers and their staff. Workers must be paid at least the National Living Wage / National Minimum Wage for the hours they work. On 1 April 2024, the government will increase the National Living Wage for workers aged 21 years and over by 9.8% to £11.44 an hour. The government recently announced a significant package of support for UK businesses, including business rates support worth £4.3 billion over the next 5 years, targeting support at those who need it most.</p> question first answered 27/12/2023 12:24:56 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

1675719

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	19/12/2023
	date	05/12/2023
	date tabled	05/12/2023
	ddp created	05/12/2023 21:38:41
	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	05/12/2023 21:48:44 19/12/2023 15:24:19
	hansard heading	Economic Growth
	house id	2
	identifier	HL886
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	19/12/2023 14:53:22
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to alter trade policy to enhance economic growth, further to the recommendations made in the final report of the Economy 2030 inquiry, Ending Stagnation: A New Economic Strategy for Britain, published by the Resolution Foundation on 4 December.
	session	2023/24
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2023/24 HL886
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL886
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Government notes the report and is already working to deliver economic growth through our trade strategy. We are opening markets through trade agreements and bilateral relationships, protecting UK business, and working to strengthen the World Trade Organisation and global rulebook. We are focused on deepening economic relationships with high-growth countries and providing businesses with the right foundations to drive growth and raise living standards. Noting the recommendation on services, we continue to negotiate ambitious commitments in Free Trade Agreements to remove barriers to services trade, provide greater choice, innovation, competition, and deliver meaningful benefits to UK businesses and consumers.</p> question first answered 19/12/2023 14:53:22 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

1675720

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	19/12/2023
	date	05/12/2023
	date tabled	05/12/2023
	ddp created	05/12/2023 21:38:46
	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	05/12/2023 21:48:49 19/12/2023 15:24:17
	hansard heading	Business: Artificial Intelligence
	house id	2
	identifier	HL887
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	19/12/2023 14:54:05
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to assess the benefits, challenges and regulatory considerations of the potential integration of artificial intelligence in auditing practice within firms.
	session	2023/24
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2023/24 HL887
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL887
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Financial Reporting Council has conducted outreach with its regulated communities, establishing a Technology &amp; Digital Steering Group, publishing work on the use of technology and committing to “promote improvement and innovation”. Overall, its view is that use of artificial intelligence and machine learning tools by those for which it has regulatory responsibility presents potential opportunities for quality improvements, though there are risks which require mitigation. The FRC continues to work on initiatives to support the safe use of these tools by audit firms, based on the principles in the Government's March 2023 white paper, “AI regulation: a pro-innovation approach”.</p> question first answered 19/12/2023 14:54:05 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