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752470

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date	17/07/2017
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government whether they are planning to extend the remit of the Grocery Code Adjudicator to cover the dairy sector.
tabling member printed	Baroness McIntosh of Pickering
uin	HL916
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government published the statutory review of the Grocery Code Adjudicator on 19 July. This review considered the Grocery Code Adjudicator’s performance within the current remit.</p><p> </p><p>The Government separately launched a Call for Evidence to consider whether the remit should be extended. The Government is considering the evidence submitted through the Call for Evidence including considering the position of indirect suppliers within the dairy sector. The Government will respond in due course.</p><p> </p><p>The Grocery Code Adjudicator can already investigate suspected breaches of the Code. It has published statutory guidance on how it will carry out investigation and enforcement functions on GOV.UK (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/511676/GCA_Statutory_Guidance_updated_March_2016.pdf" target="_blank">GCA Statutory Guidance on Enforcement and Investigations</a>).</p><p> </p><p>The review decided that the maximum level of fines the Grocery Code Adjudicator could impose would not be amended at this time.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton grouped question UIN HL917 question first answered 27/07/2017 13:31:33 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	384 label Biography information for Baroness McIntosh of Pickering

752471

registered interest
date	17/07/2017
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government when they expect to publish the results of their review into the role and remit of the Grocery Code Adjudicator; and whether the Adjudicator will have powers to (1) investigate alleged breaches of the Code on her own initiative, and (2) increase the level of fines in the event of a breach of the Code.
tabling member printed	Baroness McIntosh of Pickering
uin	HL917
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government published the statutory review of the Grocery Code Adjudicator on 19 July. This review considered the Grocery Code Adjudicator’s performance within the current remit.</p><p> </p><p>The Government separately launched a Call for Evidence to consider whether the remit should be extended. The Government is considering the evidence submitted through the Call for Evidence including considering the position of indirect suppliers within the dairy sector. The Government will respond in due course.</p><p> </p><p>The Grocery Code Adjudicator can already investigate suspected breaches of the Code. It has published statutory guidance on how it will carry out investigation and enforcement functions on GOV.UK (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/511676/GCA_Statutory_Guidance_updated_March_2016.pdf" target="_blank">GCA Statutory Guidance on Enforcement and Investigations</a>).</p><p> </p><p>The review decided that the maximum level of fines the Grocery Code Adjudicator could impose would not be amended at this time.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton grouped question UIN HL916 question first answered 27/07/2017 13:31:33 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	384 label Biography information for Baroness McIntosh of Pickering

752479

registered interest
date	17/07/2017
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government whether, and how, the wider social costs and benefits of regulations are taken into account by Government departments in (1) achieving their policy objectives for the business impact target, (2) the implementation of the One in, Three out rule announced by the Business Secretary on 3 March 2016, and (3) the application of the requirement to identify £3 in savings for each £1 of additional cost when assessing proposed new regulations.
tabling member printed	Lord Rennard
uin	HL925
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>HM Treasury’s Green Book guidance on policy appraisal and evaluation sets out how the economic, financial, social and environmental assessments of a policy, or specification of regulations, should be combined. The Government has not yet decided how its better regulation system will operate in this Parliament. This includes any One-In, Two-Out policy and the setting of a target in respect of the economic impact of new regulation on business for this Parliament as required under section 21 of the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 20/07/2017 15:20:10 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	2484 label Biography information for Lord Rennard

752480

registered interest
date	17/07/2017
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government how they apply the business impact target (BIT) to regulations relating to fire safety in buildings; whether they intend to review the application of BIT to such regulations; and whether they intend to exempt such regulations from BIT.
tabling member printed	Lord Rennard
uin	HL926
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government is considering how best to continue to deliver its commitment to regulate more efficiently and effectively over the course of this Parliament.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 31/07/2017 14:20:41 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	2484 label Biography information for Lord Rennard

752481

registered interest
date	17/07/2017
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government whether the Regulatory Policy Committee is empowered to rate an impact assessment as inadequate on the grounds that it does not adequately consider the wider social costs and benefits of proposed regulatory measures.
tabling member printed	Lord Rennard
uin	HL927
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>The Regulatory Policy Committee (RPC) comments on the Government’s performance in assessing regulatory impacts as set out in Impact Assessments. These assessments should address the wider societal costs and benefits. The RPC sets out its view on the analysis contained in the impact assessments in its published Opinions and annual reports. Under its current remit, the RPC cannot rate an impact assessment as ‘not fit for purpose’ in relation to wider societal impacts at final stage. The Government has not yet decided what approach it will take to deliver better regulation during the current Parliament.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 20/07/2017 15:08:31 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	2484 label Biography information for Lord Rennard

752482

registered interest
date	17/07/2017
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what estimates of (1) the value of lives saved, and (2) additional life years gained, they use when classifying proposed regulatory measures as “in”, “out” or “zero net cost” in departmental submissions to the Regulatory Policy Committee.
tabling member printed	Lord Rennard
uin	HL928
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>HM Treasury’s Green Book guidance on policy appraisal and evaluation sets out how the economic, financial, social and environmental assessments of a policy, or specification of regulations, should be combined. It includes guidance on appraising social impacts, such as health and welfare benefits and prevented fatality and how to weight such considerations against other impacts.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 20/07/2017 15:09:34 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	2484 label Biography information for Lord Rennard

752491

registered interest
date	17/07/2017
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to preserve businesses' confidence as part of a transitional plan for Brexit.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL937
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/07/2017 answer text <p>We need an economy that works for everyone and the Government is working to deliver a bold, long term Industrial Strategy that builds on our strengths and prepares us for the years ahead.</p><p>Government is engaged in extensive and diverse engagement with businesses of all sizes across the UK, having open and honest conversations about both the challenges that leaving the EU poses, but also the opportunities that will become open to us. As part of this, government is creating a new EU exit business advisory group to ensure business is not only heard but is influential throughout the negotiations.</p><p>We are also providing as much certainty and clarity as we can at every stage. For example the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill aims to maximise certainty for businesses by ensuring that the laws and rules that we have now will, wherever practicable, continue to apply once we have left the EU. This provides the basis for a smooth and orderly exit.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 31/07/2017 14:22:36 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

752811

registered interest
date	17/07/2017
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	Energy: Wrexham
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent estimate he has made of the number and proportion of people in Wrexham constituency who will be covered by the Government's latest proposals to safeguard customers on the poorest value energy tariff.
tabling member constituency	Wrexham
tabling member printed	Ian C. Lucas
uin	5272
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2017 answer text <p>Ofgem is considering options to protect vulnerable consumers and has yet to announce a formal proposal. Alongside this Ofgem has announced a package of measures to help consumers move away from poor value tariffs.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 21/07/2017 12:57:27 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas

752822

registered interest
date	17/07/2017
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	Energy: Torfaen
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent estimate he has made of the (a) number and (b) proportion of people in Torfaen constituency who are customers on the poorest value energy tariff.
tabling member constituency	Torfaen
tabling member printed	Nick Thomas-Symonds
uin	5121
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) run a quarterly survey of domestic electricity and gas suppliers. This survey has coverage of around 85 per cent of the market. Data is supplied to BEIS, on numbers of customers by tariff, by region, and by payment type, but as this data is supplied in confidence, individual tariff or company data cannot be made publically available.</p><p>Aggregate statistics are produced and published as part of our quarterly energy prices (QEP) publication. In quarter 1 2017, we estimate 66 per cent of standard electricity and 65 per cent of gas customers were on variable tariffs. Our current methodology does not breakdown standard variable tariffs from other variable tariffs or by constituency. Data can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/quarterly-domestic-energy-price-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/quarterly-domestic-energy-price-statistics</a></p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 20/07/2017 16:37:49 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4479 label Biography information for Nick Thomas-Symonds

752825

registered interest
date	17/07/2017
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	Office for Nuclear Regulation: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate he has made of the (a) number and (b) proportion of staff employed by the Office for Nuclear Regulation undertaking nuclear safeguard inspections and activities under the UK's Euratom obligations.
tabling member constituency	Leeds West
tabling member printed	Rachel Reeves
uin	5154
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2017 answer text <p>There are nine staff of various grades in the Office for Nuclear Regulation’s (ONR) safeguards unit. This constitutes approximately 1.5% of ONR’s total staffing of 568. This is the current staffing level as at 30 June 2017 to satisfy the UK’s current / prevailing Euratom obligation.</p><p>We are working closely with the ONR to ensure that they will be in a position to take on the role and responsibilities required to meet our international safeguards and nuclear non-proliferation obligations upon leaving Euratom.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 25/07/2017 13:27:36 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	4031 label Biography information for Rachel Reeves