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1227873

registered interest
date	23/07/2020
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	Oneweb: Investment
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Callanan on 15 July (HL6348), how they propose to be publicly accountable for their investment in OneWeb.
tabling member printed	Lord Birt
uin	HL7197
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/08/2020 answer text <p>The deal is subject to certain regulatory clearances and is expected to close before the end of the year.</p><p> </p><p>We will have strong representation on the board, fully involved in setting the strategic direction of the business and developing the company’s business plan.</p><p> </p><p>Mechanisms will be implemented for the continued monitoring and evaluation of the investment.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 03/08/2020 13:22:50 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	2533 label Biography information for Lord Birt

1227874

registered interest
date	23/07/2020
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	Oneweb: Investment
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the letter from the Permanent Secretary of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy to the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy on 26 June, what assessment they have made of the accuracy of the statement “there is a possibility that the entirety of the investment is lost and no wider benefits accrued” in relation to the investment into OneWeb.
tabling member printed	Lord Birt
uin	HL7198
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/08/2020 answer text <p>The Government carried out a detailed examination of the business which demonstrated a commercial case for investment.</p><p> </p><p>The fact that we are investing alongside a private commercial investor indicates a rational commercial case for investing. The deal will support the UK to be a pioneer in the research, development, manufacturing of novel satellite technologies, whilst boosting UK manufacturing.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 03/08/2020 13:40:09 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	2533 label Biography information for Lord Birt

1227697

registered interest
date	22/07/2020
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	Insolvency
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to bring forward proposals for the regulation of Prepack Administrations; and if so when.
tabling member printed	Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts
uin	HL7146
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/08/2020 answer text <p>The Government will publish a report in due course of its review of the voluntary measures that were introduced in 2015 to enhance regulation of pre-pack administrations. The report will set out the Government’s plans for the future of pre-pack administrations.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 03/08/2020 11:42:21 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	1651 label Biography information for Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts

1227706

registered interest
date	22/07/2020
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	Flexible Working
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have (1) to strengthen the right of employees to request flexible working, and (2) to ensure that employers prioritise arrangements for staff to work from home rather than in offices, from 1 August.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jolly
uin	HL7155
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/08/2020 answer text <p>The Government is clear about the benefits of flexible working for employers and their employees. All employees with 26 weeks’ continuous service with their employer have the right to request Flexible Working.</p><p> </p><p>In our manifesto we said that, subject to consultation, we would introduce measures to make flexible working the default.</p><p> </p><p>From 1 August, we are giving employers more discretion to make decisions about how their staff can work safely.</p><p> </p><p>This could mean continuing to work from home or it could mean working in a covid-secure workplace. We encourage employers to discuss this with their employees.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has clearly set out how to make workplaces covid-secure in its Safer Workplaces guidance. As we reopen our economy, it’s right that we give employers more discretion while continuing to ensure employees are kept safe.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 03/08/2020 13:05:20 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	4203 label Biography information for Baroness Jolly

1227737

registered interest
date	22/07/2020
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	Hydrogen Advisory Council
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to expand the Hydrogen Advisory Council as part of the formation of a wider UK hydrogen strategy.
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL7187
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/08/2020 answer text <p>We are committed to developing hydrogen as a decarbonised energy carrier and are developing our strategic approach to growing the UK hydrogen economy. In order to support this, we established the Hydrogen Advisory Council, which first met on 20<sup>th</sup> July 2020. The Council will enable Government to work in partnership with Industry to ensure the UK is at the forefront of low carbon hydrogen production and supply, which will have a key role to play in supporting clean growth and tackling climate change.</p><p> </p><p>The Council will initially focus on actions to enable the scale up of hydrogen production, and its membership reflects this. The Council will oversee a range of workstreams in support of its objectives. If deemed appropriate, some of the workstreams may be delivered by working groups, membership of which may come from the organisations represented on the Council and/or more widely according to need.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 03/08/2020 13:10:47 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

1226171

registered interest
date	20/07/2020
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	Wylfa Power Station: Development Consent Orders
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when they estimate the development consent order for the proposed nuclear power station at Wylfa Newydd will be approved.
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL7001
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/08/2020 answer text <p>My Rt. Hon. Friend the Secretary of State is considering the Examining Authority’s Recommendation Report regarding development consent for the proposed Wylfa Newydd nuclear power station. This Report is being reviewed alongside the further information received following the Government’s post-examination consultation on the application. The deadline for the Secretary of State’s decision is 30 September 2020.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 03/08/2020 13:43:25 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

1226181

registered interest
date	20/07/2020
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	OneWeb: Investment
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to utilise OneWeb in their future defence and commercial strategies; and how many jobs they estimate will result from their investment in OneWeb in the UK.
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL7011
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/08/2020 answer text <p>OneWeb and its capabilities will be considered as part of the Space Strategy under the direction of the National Space Council. As the OneWeb offering matures, we will monitor its utility to critical national infrastructure, as we do with a variety of capabilities and providers.</p><p> </p><p>The agreement we have secured with Bharti secures 70 existing UK jobs in OneWeb, and we will be looking to expand the company and its supply chain in the UK.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 03/08/2020 12:59:40 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

1226183

registered interest
date	20/07/2020
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	Oneweb
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Lord Callanan on 8 July (HL Deb, col 1119), how long they estimate it will take OneWeb to provide the UK with sovereign-controlled satellite capabilities.
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL7013
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/08/2020 answer text <p>We are working with the company and our partners, and the capability will be available once the constellation reaches minimum viable service.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 03/08/2020 13:00:47 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

1226185

registered interest
date	20/07/2020
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	Hospitality Industry: Coronavirus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will take action to protect diagnosed diabetics returning to work in the hospitality industry from the risk of COVID-19 infection.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL7015
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/08/2020 answer text <p>It is for each business to carry out its own risk assessment, in consultation with their workers, to inform the actions they should take to reduce the risks of COVID-19.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has published guidance – specifically, section 3.1 ‘Protecting people who are at higher risk’ – to help ensure workplaces are as safe as possible during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. These guides cover a range of working environments and are available on the Government’s website.</p><p> </p><p>Nothing in this guidance affects employers’ existing responsibilities under employment and equalities legislation. Employers therefore need to bear in mind the particular needs of different groups or individuals, and make sure that the steps they take to address the risk of COVID-19 do not unjustifiably impact on some groups compared with others.</p><p> </p><p>The safer workplaces guidance provides information to employers on how best to meet these responsibilities in the context of COVID-19.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 03/08/2020 13:04:41 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1226224

registered interest
date	20/07/2020
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	Oneweb
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the statement by Lord Callanan on 8 July (HL Deb, col 1119) that OneWeb “has many applications that the UK can leverage, including defence applications” and the Written Answer by Baroness Goldie on 14 July (HL6644) which stated that “the investment in OneWeb is not a Defence matter”, whether OneWeb has any current defence applications; if so  what those applications are; and if not, when they became aware that OneWeb could not be applied to defence matters.
tabling member printed	Lord Stevenson of Balmacara
uin	HL7046
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/08/2020 answer text <p>The current OneWeb offering does not include any defence specific applications. The investment in OneWeb is not a defence matter. Moving forward, OneWeb’s capabilities around its second-generation satellite offering will be reviewed in the context of the UK’s evolving civil and military space requirements.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 03/08/2020 13:02:11 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	4175 label Biography information for Lord Stevenson of Balmacara