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1232196

	registered interest
	date	08/09/2020
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	EU Law: Northern Ireland
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what body will (1) determine, and (2) enforce, EU state aid rules in Northern Ireland after the end of the transition period.
	tabling member printed	Lord Empey
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL7927
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2020 answer text <p>The Northern Ireland Protocol sets out that EU state aid rules will apply in certain cases where relevant to trade between Northern Ireland and the EU. This does not mean that state aid rules will apply to Northern Ireland as they do today. State aid provisions apply only to trade ‘subject to the Protocol’. The Protocol is limited in scope to the movement of goods and wholesale electricity markets. Where trade is subject to the Protocol, the supervision and enforcement procedures it sets out will apply, as will the safety net provided by the UK Internal Market Bill.</p> answering member printed Lord True grouped question UIN HL7929 question first answered 22/09/2020 16:27:28 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
	tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

1232198

	registered interest
	date	08/09/2020
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	EU Law: Northern Ireland
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made, if any, of the circumstances in which a company operating in both Great Britain and Northern Ireland would be subject to EU state aid rules in Northern Ireland but not subject to such rules in Great Britain.
	tabling member printed	Lord Empey
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL7929
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2020 answer text <p>The Northern Ireland Protocol sets out that EU state aid rules will apply in certain cases where relevant to trade between Northern Ireland and the EU. This does not mean that state aid rules will apply to Northern Ireland as they do today. State aid provisions apply only to trade ‘subject to the Protocol’. The Protocol is limited in scope to the movement of goods and wholesale electricity markets. Where trade is subject to the Protocol, the supervision and enforcement procedures it sets out will apply, as will the safety net provided by the UK Internal Market Bill.</p> answering member printed Lord True grouped question UIN HL7927 question first answered 22/09/2020 16:27:28 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
	tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

1232206

	registered interest
	date	08/09/2020
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Constituencies
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what consultation they undertook before deciding to conduct constituency boundary reviews on an eight-year cycle; and what plans they have to publish a summary of those consultations.
	tabling member printed	Lord Lipsey
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL7937
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2020 answer text <p>Ahead of the Bill’s introduction, the Government engaged with parliamentary parties, and electoral administrator representatives, and there was general acceptance of an 8-year cycle.</p> answering member printed Lord True question first answered 22/09/2020 16:22:10 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
	tabling member	2492 label Biography information for Lord Lipsey

1234702

	registered interest
	date	15/09/2020
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Musicians: Free Movement of People
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Baroness Barran on 10 September (HL Deb, col 911), what plans they have to seek a Mode IV agreement with the EU to cover musicians and music professionals; and whether any such agreement would enable musicians to travel between the UK and the EU for performing, recording, teaching, or collaborating at short notice and for short periods of time.
	tabling member printed	The Earl of Clancarty
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL8110
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2020 answer text <p>Our cultural and creative sectors are one of the UK’s greatest success stories and the music industry is a major contributor to this. The Government recognises the importance of the continued mobility of musicians and music professionals.</p><p>As set out in Our approach to the Future Relationship with the EU, the Government is seeking reciprocal mobility arrangements with the EU in a defined number of areas. For example, to allow business professionals to provide certain services, visa-free. This is in line with the arrangements that the UK might want to offer other close trading partners in future, where they support new and deep trade deals.</p><p>Although we cannot preempt the outcome of ongoing negotiations, we will continue our close dialogue with the sector to ensure that the Government is kept well informed of the needs of the music sector.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 22/09/2020 12:59:47 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
	tabling member	3391 label Biography information for The Earl of Clancarty

1232119

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2020
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Children: Coronavirus
	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 number of children who do not have adequate access to computing devices or digital connectivity and who have not yet received support from the scheme to provide laptops and 4G dongles.
	tabling member printed	Lord Watson of Invergowrie
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL7912
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2020 answer text <p>The department has already delivered over 220,000 laptops and tablets and over 50,000 4G wireless routers to local authorities and academy trusts for children who would not otherwise have access, as part of over £100 million invested to support remote education and access to online social care.</p><p>The department allocated laptops, tablets and routers to local authorities and academy trusts based on its estimates of the number of eligible children that did not have access to a device through other means, such as a private device or through school. Local authorities and academy trusts were responsible for distributing the devices, being best placed to know which children and young people need access to one.</p><p>Where local authorities and academy trusts identified a need greater than their initial allocation, they could provide evidence and request more devices. No valid request for additional devices was denied.</p><p>The department has published data on devices delivered through the programme here: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/laptops-tablets-and-4g-wireless-routers-progress-data" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/laptops-tablets-and-4g-wireless-routers-progress-data</a>.</p><p>The department are now supplementing this support by making an initial 150,000 additional devices available in the event face-to-face schooling is disrupted as a result of local COVID-19 restrictions. These devices will be owned by the school, academy trust or local authority that receives them and can be loaned out to help children to access education and catch up support.</p><p>Schools will be able to use these devices to support disadvantaged pupils who would not otherwise be able to access remote education in years 3 to 11. Schools will also be able to order devices for disadvantaged children across all year groups who are shielding as a result of official advice, all year groups who attend a hospital school that is required to close and those completing their key stage 4 at a further education college that is required to close.</p><p>The targeting of devices through this scheme will be continually reviewed to ensure support is offered in the most effective way given the number of schools disrupted and the number of devices available at the time.</p> answering member printed Baroness Berridge question first answered 22/09/2020 15:58:57 answering member 4218 label Biography information for Baroness Berridge
	tabling member	1241 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Invergowrie

1232122

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2020
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	GCE A-level and GCSE: Assessments
	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 statement by the Chair of Ofqual on 2 September that GCSE, AS and A-Level exams may take place online in 2021.
	tabling member printed	Lord Watson of Invergowrie
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL7914
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2020 answer text <p>The department believes that examinations and assessments are the best and fairest way of judging students’ performance, and we expect next year’s examination series to go ahead.</p><p>We continue to work closely with Ofqual, the exam boards and groups representing teachers, schools and colleges to consider our approach to GCSE, AS and A level exams and other assessments in 2021, to ensure that next year’s exam series proceeds fairly and smoothly.</p> answering member printed Baroness Berridge question first answered 22/09/2020 15:37:51 answering member 4218 label Biography information for Baroness Berridge
	tabling member	1241 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Invergowrie

1232215

	registered interest
	date	08/09/2020
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Business: Training
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to assist businesses to deliver online skills training to staff.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL7946
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2020 answer text <p>To equip people better to use digital tools and to adapt to the social distancing measures of COVID-19, the government launched The Skills Toolkit in April 2020. This offers a wide-range of digital and numeracy courses for all skills levels.</p><p>Courses are available for free to the public, offering an opportunity for individuals to upskill and build on their CV. Everything from ‘everyday maths’ to an introductory 70 hour course on coding. We want to significantly grow the range of the courses on offer and will therefore be launching an expanded platform shortly.</p><p>From August 2020, we have introduced a new digital entitlement that will enable adults with no or low digital skills to undertake new improved digital qualifications free of charge. These entitlements are based on new national standards, which set out the digital skills that people need in life and in work.</p><p>We are also providing £2.5 billion, over the course of this Parliament, for the National Skills Fund to help adults learn valuable skills and prepare for the economy of the future.</p><p>The government is also supporting the Digital Boost platform, which provides digital support for small businesses and charities in the UK that have been impacted by the COVID-19 crisis. The platform is building a community of skilled digital expert volunteers, who are providing one-to-one support to small businesses and charities free of charge to help them improve their digital capability, build sustainable incomes through digital channels, reach more customers online and stay competitive during the COVID-19 outbreak and beyond.</p><p>The government has launched Local Digital Skills Partnerships (Local DSPs) in 7 regions across England to bring together cross-sector regional and national partners to work collaboratively to tackle regional skills gaps. These have been supporting regional economic recovery, for example, working closely with Growth Hubs to understand the challenges businesses and individuals are facing and collating useful resources to support people around digital during this time.</p> answering member printed Baroness Berridge question first answered 22/09/2020 16:25:46 answering member 4218 label Biography information for Baroness Berridge
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1233111

	registered interest
	date	09/09/2020
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Confederation of British Industry: Strategic Trade Advisory Group
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to appoint a representative of the Confederation of British Industry to the Strategic Trade Advisory Group.
	tabling member printed	Lord Allen of Kensington
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL7952
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2020 answer text <p>The Strategic Trade Advisory Group (STAG) has recently been through a review and my Department will shortly announce its new membership.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Grimstone of Boscobel question first answered 22/09/2020 11:09:18 answering member 4876 label Biography information for Lord Grimstone of Boscobel
	tabling member	4304 label Biography information for Lord Allen of Kensington

1233119

	registered interest
	date	09/09/2020
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Trade Bill: Devolution
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of discussions with (1) the Northern Irish Executive, (2) the Scottish Government, and (3) the Welsh Government, about the Trade Bill.
	tabling member printed	Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL7962
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2020 answer text <p>Department for International Trade Ministers and officials have been engaging regularly with Devolved Administration Ministers and officials on the Trade Bill to seek consent from all the devolved legislatures. We have made a number of amendments and commitments to address their concerns. I am pleased that, as a result of this, Scottish Government have recommended consent to all the relevant clauses of the Bill, and the Welsh Government to those that were previously contained in the Trade Bill 2017-19. We are working hard to ensure that the Northern Ireland Executive also feels able to recommend legislative consent to the Bill.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Grimstone of Boscobel question first answered 22/09/2020 14:18:06 answering member 4876 label Biography information for Lord Grimstone of Boscobel
	tabling member	4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth

1233575

	registered interest
	date	10/09/2020
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Import Duties
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to amend the tariff rate quotas outlined in the UK goods schedule submitted to the World Trade Organization on 24 July 2018; and if they have any such plans, which categories of goods are expected to be affected.
	tabling member printed	Lord Rose of Monewden
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL8031
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2020 answer text <p>On 21<sup>st</sup> December 2018, the United Kingdom opened a process under Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade to negotiate tariff rate quotas, as we work to certify our World Trade Organisation goods schedule. The quotas cover a range of agricultural and non-agricultural goods as listed in our draft goods schedule. Changes to the quotas are possible as a result of those negotiations, but no agreements have yet been finalised. Independent of the negotiations, the United Kingdom may from time to time make technical amendments to her goods schedule.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Grimstone of Boscobel question first answered 22/09/2020 11:36:36 answering member 4876 label Biography information for Lord Grimstone of Boscobel
	tabling member	4326 label Biography information for Lord Rose of Monewden