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1485913

registered interest
date	04/07/2022
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	Reconstruction: Ukraine
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 capabilities of the UK (1) construction industry, and (2) related consultancy businesses, to operate in the rebuilding of Ukraine.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL1444
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2022 answer text <p>The UK has led support for Ukraine during the war and we will continue to lead in supporting the Ukrainian government’s Reconstruction and Development Plan. The UK Government is exploring how we engage British construction and consultancy businesses to participate in the reconstruction effort, and we continue to work closely with the sector to identify where it has the capability and capacity to do so</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 18/07/2022 16:00:07 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

1439074

registered interest
date	08/03/2022
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	Productivity
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 current levels of productivity in the UK.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL6738
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2022 answer text <p>According to the latest ONS data available, in 2021 Q3 UK labour productivity measured by output per hour worked was 0.7% higher than in 2019 Q4.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 23/03/2022 11:43:57 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

1439075

registered interest
date	08/03/2022
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	Productivity
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 additional capacity necessary to analyse the present levels of productivity in the UK.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL6739
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2022 answer text <p>The Government has recently expanded its funding for research into productivity by £37 million, including a new Productivity Institute headquartered in Manchester Business School.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 23/03/2022 11:43:28 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

1439076

registered interest
date	08/03/2022
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	Productivity
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 UK’s comparative productivity level when compared to each member of (1) the G7 and (2) the G20.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL6740
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2022 answer text <p>The ONS do not produce estimates of labour productivity levels for other G20 countries.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 23/03/2022 11:43:46 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

1402082

registered interest
date	11/01/2022
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	Post Codes
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 adequacy of the current postcode system in Britain.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL5334
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2022 answer text <p>The postcode system is an operational tool, owned and maintained by Royal Mail, with its primary purpose being to ensure the accurate sorting, routing and delivery of customers’ mail. Royal Mail keeps this under review for its purposes.</p><p> </p><p>Postcodes may be used for other purposes including by private and public sector organisations with the terms of access to the postcode address file being regulated by Ofcom, the independent regulator. However, other means of identifying locations for the purposes of deliveries are also available.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan grouped question UIN HL5335 question first answered 25/01/2022 16:55:36 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

1402083

registered interest
date	11/01/2022
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	Post Codes: Delivery Services
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 ability of the British postcode system to meet changing demand, including from delivery drivers, and the efficiency and sustainability of the system.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL5335
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2022 answer text <p>The postcode system is an operational tool, owned and maintained by Royal Mail, with its primary purpose being to ensure the accurate sorting, routing and delivery of customers’ mail. Royal Mail keeps this under review for its purposes.</p><p> </p><p>Postcodes may be used for other purposes including by private and public sector organisations with the terms of access to the postcode address file being regulated by Ofcom, the independent regulator. However, other means of identifying locations for the purposes of deliveries are also available.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan grouped question UIN HL5334 question first answered 25/01/2022 16:55:36 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

1358804

registered interest
date	11/10/2021
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	Companies Act 2006
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 relevance of section 172 of the Companies Act 2006 due to changes in business practice since that date.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL2953
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2021 answer text <p>Section 172 of the Companies Act 2006 requires directors, in promoting the success of their company in the interests of its members, to have regard to a number of matters, including the interests of employees and the impact of the company’s operations on the community and the environment. The legislation is flexible and permissive, allowing companies to identify a purpose for the company other than to benefit its members. Many companies have made successful use of this flexibility.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 25/10/2021 11:10:16 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

1307580

registered interest
date	12/04/2021
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	Post Office: Prosecutions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of who was originally responsible for the prosecution of Post Office subpostmasters.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL14807
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2021 answer text <p>The Government understands the serious impact that issues arising from faults with the Horizon IT system, and the Post Office’s management of these issues, have had on affected postmasters’ lives and livelihoods.</p><p> </p><p>Justice Fraser has considered what happened over this period and has set out his findings in considerable detail. The findings outlined an extensive insight as to what went wrong at the Post Office, including an independent judicial view of the facts that all sides have been looking for.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has also launched the Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry on 29 September 2020. The purpose of the Inquiry is to understand and acknowledge what went wrong in relation to Horizon, establish a clear account of the implementation and failings of Horizon over its lifecycle and identify what key lessons must be learned for the future. The Inquiry is chaired by Sir Wyn Williams FLSW. Sir Wyn Williams is independent of both the Post Office and the Government, so he can draw conclusions based on the evidence submitted and produce recommendations and actions that may, in his view, be appropriate as a result of his findings. It would not be appropriate to draw conclusions on responsibility before the work of the Inquiry is complete.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 26/04/2021 16:00:16 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

1254588

registered interest
date	23/11/2020
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	Design and Technology: Nature
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 of the use of (1) biomimicry, and (2) design processes and technology based on natural behaviour models, in the UK economy.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL10631
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2020 answer text <p>The Government has funded research through UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) in a number of areas. This includes investment by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) in the Centre for Nature-Based Engineering (CNIE). Launched in 2013, as one of five EPSRC “Frontier Engineering” Centres, the CNIE draws lessons from nature to engineer innovative solutions to our grand challenges in energy, water, materials, health, and living space. In 2017, the Centre was awarded an EPSRC Progression Grant, to enable the Centre to continue to explore novel, transformative, multi-disciplinary solutions to key engineering challenges, where mechanisms found in nature systems can deliver superior performance over traditional approaches. In addition, the Centre accelerates translation of its findings into practice, through a wide range of industrial collaborations and entrepreneurship. The Frontier Engineering Progression Grant extends underpinning EPSRC investment in the CNIE until at least the end of 2021.</p><p> </p><p>Biomimicry is also one of the potential features of the National Engineering Biology Programme being developed by UKRI partners and the Defence, Science and Technology Laboratory. As part of the proposed programme, Engineering Biology aims to draw upon discovery-inspired advanced research themes in Bioinspired Design (e.g. biomimicry, biocomputing), Bioengineered Cells &amp; Systems (e.g. artificial life, protocells, genome engineering) and Novel Materials (e.g. smart materials, new chemistry).</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 07/12/2020 17:19:33 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

1244653

registered interest
date	19/10/2020
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	Land: Ownership
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, what assessment they have made (1) of, aside from the Crown and the UK Government, which (a) person, (b) family, (c) organisation, or (d) charity, is the largest landowner in England and Wales; and (2) of how many acres are held by that landowner.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL9310
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2020 answer text <p>None. HM Land Registry holds the database that records the legal ownership of registered land in England and Wales. While the register currently holds some 87% of the freehold surface area by individual land owner, the data is not structured in a way that makes it practical to assess the largest single landowner.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 30/10/2020 11:04:02 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten