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1437614

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date	02/03/2022
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	The United States of America Corporation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans, if any, they have to investigate the authenticity of the information filed at Companies House by The United States of America Corporation Ltd, which has an authorised share capital of £1.8 trillion.
tabling member printed	Lord Sikka
uin	HL6573
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2022 answer text <p>We are unable to comment on individual cases.</p><p> </p><p>The Registrar of Companies has no current powers to verify information properly delivered in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 or other enactments.</p><p>However, following extensive consultation over 2020 and 2021, the Government published on 28 February 2022 a detailed White Paper (copy attached) setting out far-reaching reforms to Companies House which will mean that:</p><ul><li>Anyone setting up, running, owning or controlling a company in the UK will need to verify their identity with Companies House;</li><li>The Registrar will have new powers to challenge information that appears dubious, and will be empowered to inform security agencies of potential wrongdoing;</li><li>Company agents from overseas will no longer be able to create companies in the UK on behalf of foreign criminals or secretive oligarchs.</li></ul><p>It is the Government’s intention to bring forward appropriate legislation early in the next session of this Parliament.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan grouped question UIN HL6574 HL6575 question first answered 15/03/2022 11:44:13 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan attachment 1 file name corporate-transparency-white-paper.pdf title Corp. Transparency & Register Reform White Paper
tabling member	4885 label Biography information for Lord Sikka

1437615

registered interest
date	02/03/2022
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	The United States of Africa Corporation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans, if any, they have to investigate the authenticity of the information filed at Companies House by The United States of Africa Corporation Ltd, which has an authorised share capital of £500 billion.
tabling member printed	Lord Sikka
uin	HL6574
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2022 answer text <p>We are unable to comment on individual cases.</p><p> </p><p>The Registrar of Companies has no current powers to verify information properly delivered in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 or other enactments.</p><p>However, following extensive consultation over 2020 and 2021, the Government published on 28 February 2022 a detailed White Paper (copy attached) setting out far-reaching reforms to Companies House which will mean that:</p><ul><li>Anyone setting up, running, owning or controlling a company in the UK will need to verify their identity with Companies House;</li><li>The Registrar will have new powers to challenge information that appears dubious, and will be empowered to inform security agencies of potential wrongdoing;</li><li>Company agents from overseas will no longer be able to create companies in the UK on behalf of foreign criminals or secretive oligarchs.</li></ul><p>It is the Government’s intention to bring forward appropriate legislation early in the next session of this Parliament.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan grouped question UIN HL6573 HL6575 question first answered 15/03/2022 11:44:13 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan attachment 1 file name corporate-transparency-white-paper.pdf title Corp. Transparency & Register Reform White Paper
tabling member	4885 label Biography information for Lord Sikka

1437616

registered interest
date	02/03/2022
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	World Corporate Organization
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans, if any, they have to investigate the authenticity of the information filed at Companies House by World Corporate Organization Ltd, which has an authorised share capital of £900 billion.
tabling member printed	Lord Sikka
uin	HL6575
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2022 answer text <p>We are unable to comment on individual cases.</p><p> </p><p>The Registrar of Companies has no current powers to verify information properly delivered in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 or other enactments.</p><p>However, following extensive consultation over 2020 and 2021, the Government published on 28 February 2022 a detailed White Paper (copy attached) setting out far-reaching reforms to Companies House which will mean that:</p><ul><li>Anyone setting up, running, owning or controlling a company in the UK will need to verify their identity with Companies House;</li><li>The Registrar will have new powers to challenge information that appears dubious, and will be empowered to inform security agencies of potential wrongdoing;</li><li>Company agents from overseas will no longer be able to create companies in the UK on behalf of foreign criminals or secretive oligarchs.</li></ul><p>It is the Government’s intention to bring forward appropriate legislation early in the next session of this Parliament.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan grouped question UIN HL6573 HL6574 question first answered 15/03/2022 11:44:13 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan attachment 1 file name corporate-transparency-white-paper.pdf title Corp. Transparency & Register Reform White Paper
tabling member	4885 label Biography information for Lord Sikka

1437618

registered interest
date	02/03/2022
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	Companies House
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many companies have been registered at Companies House that have persons with significant control based in Russia since the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
tabling member printed	Lord Sikka
uin	HL6577
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2022 answer text <p>Between 24 February and 3 March 2022, 28 new companies and one new limited liability partnership were incorporated reporting Russian nationals as registrable in accordance with PSC legislation. In the same period 9 further companies updated their details to report that a Russian national had become registrable under the same legislation. It should be noted that PSC information is provided by companies and is not verified by Companies House.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 15/03/2022 12:08:36 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	4885 label Biography information for Lord Sikka

1437620

registered interest
date	02/03/2022
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	Foreign Companies: Registration
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to conduct checks to ensure the transparency of those registering overseas entities.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL6579
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2022 answer text <p>On 1 March, the Government introduced the Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Bill. The Bill will legislate for a new Register of Overseas Entities that will require overseas companies owning or buying property in the UK to provide information about their beneficial owners to Companies House.</p><p> </p><p>Beneficial owners and managing officers of overseas entities will be required to verify their information with a UK professional who is supervised for anti-money laundering purposes, otherwise their registration will be refused. As such, information will be verified at the point of registration, annually as part of the updating duty, and at the point of removal from the register.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 15/03/2022 12:05:36 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1437621

registered interest
date	02/03/2022
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	Foreign Companies: Registration
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to introduce graduated sanctions to individuals who do not disclose their identity to Companies House in their proposed Registration of Overseas Entities Bill.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL6580
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2022 answer text <p>If a foreign company does not comply with the new obligations relating to the Register of Overseas Entities set out in the Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Bill, criminal sanctions are in place. These include fines or a prison sentence of up to 5 years. The company’s rights over its property will also be affected. We have also included a new provision to allow the imposition of financial penalties for non-compliance without the need for criminal prosecution.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 15/03/2022 12:06:55 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1437258

registered interest
date	01/03/2022
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	China General Nuclear Power Corporation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what was discussed at the meeting on 20 July 2021 between the China General Nuclear Power Group and the then Minister of State (Minister for Energy, Clean Growth and Climate Change) at the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL6519
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2022 answer text <p>The Government can confirm that a meeting between China General Nuclear (CGN) and the then Minister of State took place on 20 July 2021. The Department does not hold minutes for this meeting as set out in your request.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 15/03/2022 16:41:28 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1437266

registered interest
date	01/03/2022
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	Patents
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how they will ensure that UK patents granted via the European Patent Office are subject to the same conditions, and confer the same rights, as national patents granted via the UK Intellectual Property Office (IPO); and what assessment they have made as to whether the IPO could grant a separate but equivalent right which provides the same benefits as a national UK patent but provides a grace period which is fully compatible with the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific (CPTPP).
tabling member printed	Lord Hannan of Kingsclere
uin	HL6527
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2022 answer text <p>The Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership sets clear and consistent rules in the intellectual property sector which will be of benefit to both UK businesses and consumers. It would be inappropriate to comment on the specific matters raised as negotiations on the terms of the UK’s accession are ongoing.</p><p> </p><p>The UK possesses a world leading intellectual property regime, and it will not sign trade deals that compromise it. Our membership of the European Patent Convention (EPC) is an important part of that regime, by providing an efficient mechanism for innovative UK businesses to protect their inventions across 38 states. The UK takes its international obligations seriously and our accession negotiations will be consistent with our national interest and wider Government priorities, which include our continued alignment with the European Patent Convention and other international IP treaties.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 15/03/2022 16:41:09 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	4905 label Biography information for Lord Hannan of Kingsclere

1437275

registered interest
date	01/03/2022
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	Hydrogen
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they will take to support the hydrogen sector across the UK.
tabling member printed	Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown
uin	HL6536
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2022 answer text <p>The UK Hydrogen Strategy reaffirms the Government’s aim to have 5GW of low carbon hydrogen production capacity in the UK by 2030. In the strategy, the Government lays the foundations for a thriving hydrogen economy by 2030, setting out how the Government will support innovation and stimulate investment to rapidly scale up low carbon hydrogen production and use across the economy this decade.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has announced that it will set up the Industrial Decarbonisation and Hydrogen Revenue Support scheme (IDHRS), which will support both electrolytic (‘green’) and CCUS enabled (‘blue’) low carbon hydrogen production. The Government will be providing up to £140 million to establish the scheme, including up to £100 million to award contracts of up to 250MW of electrolytic hydrogen production capacity in 2023 with further allocation in 2024. This means that 500MW of electrolytic hydrogen production projects will be operational or in construction by 2025. The Government will also announce the revenue envelope for CCUS-enabled hydrogen and industrial carbon capture in 2022, which will allow contracts, from 2023, to be awarded for up to 1GW of CCUS-enabled hydrogen.</p><p> </p><p>In the coming months the Government will launch the £240 million Net Zero Hydrogen Fund, the first £100 million allocation round for electrolytic hydrogen projects and publish a sector roadmap with a focus on investment, in addition to a Sector Development Action Plan.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 15/03/2022 16:40:25 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	655 label Biography information for Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown

1437276

registered interest
date	01/03/2022
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	Solar Power
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what further steps they will take to support solar energy across the UK.
tabling member printed	Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown
uin	HL6537
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2022 answer text <p>The Government’s Net Zero Strategy included a commitment to accelerate deployment of low-cost renewable generation, such as solar, across the UK in the 2020s and beyond.</p><p>The Government is providing ongoing support to large-scale solar projects across Great Britain in the Contracts for Difference (CfD) scheme. The fourth CfD auction opened in December 2021 and will aim to deliver up to double the renewable capacity of the last round. Rooftop solar in Great Britain is supported through the Smart Export Guarantee scheme, which requires electricity suppliers to offer a tariff to buy electricity exported to the grid by small low-carbon generators, typically solar panels.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is implementing around £170 million of business rates support in England for green technologies, including solar, to support decarbonising buildings. The Government also supports UK-based innovation in solar through various innovation schemes, including the Energy Entrepreneurs Fund, and is working with the solar industry to support development of the UK solar supply chain.</p><p> </p><p>Energy policy is devolved to the Northern Ireland Executive.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 15/03/2022 16:39:42 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	655 label Biography information for Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown