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418591

registered interest
date	14/09/2015
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Packaging
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they expect to publish their response to the consultation on the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008 regarding misleadingly similar packaging.
tabling member printed	Lord Clement-Jones
uin	HL2183
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/10/2015 answer text <p>We will announce the Government’s response when we publish the Report on the consultation in the next few weeks.</p><p><br></p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 01/10/2015 14:58:19 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	3396 label Biography information for Lord Clement-Jones

418599

registered interest
date	14/09/2015
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Construction: Equality
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to encourage diversity in the construction and property sectors.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL2191
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2015 answer text <p>The Government is working to improve the diversity and inclusiveness of the construction sector through the Construction Leadership Council (CLC) and the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB). Actions include a new CLC led image and recruitment campaign for the sector, the CITB Fairness Inclusion and Respect initiative and CITB’s work with <em>Be Onsite</em>. More widely we have encouraged industry participation in wider initiatives such as <em>Your Life</em> and <em>Think, Act, Report</em>.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 23/09/2015 16:11:24 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

418600

registered interest
date	14/09/2015
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Directors: Ethnic Groups
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to increase the number of board members from ethnic minorities.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL2192
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/09/2015 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>We believe it is the best interests of business to tap into the richest and widest talent pool.</p><p> </p><p>There are no current plans for any Government led activity to increase the number of board members from ethnic minorities.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 25/09/2015 12:28:46 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

418601

registered interest
date	14/09/2015
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Local Enterprise Partnerships
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to make local enterprise partnerships more accountable, without duplicating the work of local authorities.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL2193
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2015 answer text <p>· LEPs are strategic partnerships made up of business, local authority leaders, and other public sector partners.</p><p> </p><p>· They are accountable for decisions they make, with democratic accountability provided through the local authority leader representation, and financial accountability through each LEP’s accountable local authority, which receive funds on behalf of their LEP.</p><p> </p><p>· To ensure basic accountability standards are upheld, Government has established a set of clear national standards and principles which are set out in the published Accountability Systems Statement for the local growth fund, and the underpinning LEP assurance framework. These standards are broadly equivalent to much of what we expect of local government, building on, rather than duplicating the existing local government framework set out in the Accountability Systems Statement for Local Government and for Fire and Rescue Authorities.</p><p> </p><p>· In line with this national framework, LEPs and their accountable local authorities have put in place local decision making systems to ensure funds are spent with regularity, propriety and value for money. These arrangements are published in each LEP’s own local assurance framework.</p><p> </p><p>· In parallel Government has also developed a coherent approach to the monitoring and evaluation of Growth Deals which LEPs are responsible for. LEPs will report against a range of data on inputs, outputs and outcomes providing clarity to Government and the public about what LEPs have delivered with their Local Growth Fund resources.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 28/09/2015 17:24:37 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

418194

registered interest
date	10/09/2015
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Sunday Trading
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the statement from the Association of Convenience Stores that longer trading hours on Sundays would harm small retailers.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL2165
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2015 answer text <p>Devolving the power to extend Sunday trading hours will enable local areas to determine the Sunday trading hours that best reflects the needs of local people, providing greater choice over when and where they shop. There are many reasons why people may continue to choose small retailers. They offer a diverse range of products and services from convenient locations. This is one of the reasons why the convenience stores sector last year saw the opening of two new stores a day and growth in turnover of 5%.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 22/09/2015 13:12:14 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

418195

registered interest
date	10/09/2015
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Small Businesses: Competition
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they have taken to support small businesses through changes to competition law.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL2166
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2015 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>Through the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 and the establishment of the Competition and Markets Authority, we have ensured that businesses of all sizes, including small businesses, benefit from a simpler competition regime designed to provide greater certainty and improve the speed of decisions.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In addition, when our reforms of private actions for competition damages and the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) rules come into force on 1 October they will assist small businesses who currently find it too costly to seek compensation for breaches of competition law. These include a cost-capped ‘fast track’ procedure to enable small businesses to challenge anti-competitive behaviour, and voluntary redress schemes to encourage faster, easier access to redress.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 23/09/2015 15:56:03 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

418196

registered interest
date	10/09/2015
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Commodity Markets
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the 30 per cent drop in Anglo American PLC's profit, whether they are taking part in any discussions about the health of the United Kingdom commodity market.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL2167
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/09/2015 answer text <p>Her Majesty’s Government has made no contact with Anglo American PLC, and no discussions have taken place about the health of the UK commodity market.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Conditions in the global commodity market remain challenging across all sectors, chiefly the result of the on-going glut in oil supply, the prospect of further capacity coming on stream from Iran and Iraq and continuing uncertainty regarding China’s economic prospects. BIS monitors metals markets, but responsibility for specific commodity markets is spread across different departments.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 25/09/2015 12:28:13 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

417903

registered interest
date	09/09/2015
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Rugby: Tickets
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they have taken regarding the sale of tickets for the 2016 RBS 6 Nations series that are being offered for sale before being released by the organisers on secondary-market websites that do not provide the details required under the Consumer Rights Act 2015.
tabling member printed	Lord Moynihan
uin	HL2136
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/09/2015 answer text <p>Trading Standards are the designated enforcers for the ticketing provisions in Chapter 5 of Part 3 of the Consumer Rights Act 2015 and cases of non-compliance should be brought to their attention. Consumers can report the matter through the Citizens Advice consumer helpline (03454 04 05 06) who will pass complaints onto Trading Standards where appropriate.</p><p> </p><p>where the issue is one of fraud or e-crime, this should be reported to Action Fraud the UK’s national fraud and internet crime reporting centre, (http://www.actionfraud.police.uk/report_fraud).</p><p>This applies to the RBS 6 Nations Series as well as other future events.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 25/09/2015 12:27:24 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	924 label Biography information for Lord Moynihan

417904

registered interest
date	09/09/2015
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Tickets: Sales
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had with the European Commission to ascertain whether it would be in accordance with the EU Consumer Rights Directive for both primary- and secondary-market ticket sellers to have to provide a unique reference number so that event organisers can track sales of tickets.
tabling member printed	Lord Moynihan
uin	HL2137
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/10/2015 answer text <p>Her Majesty's Government is satisfied that it has a clear understanding of the constraints on legislation imposed by the Consumer Rights Directive and has not to date sought discussions with the European Commission on this matter.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 02/10/2015 13:16:05 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	924 label Biography information for Lord Moynihan

417905

registered interest
date	09/09/2015
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Tickets: Touting
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they are considering increasing the maximum penalty that can be imposed on secondary-market operators for breaching the Consumer Rights Act 2015.
tabling member printed	Lord Moynihan
uin	HL2138
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/09/2015 answer text <p>We have no plans to change the enforcement provisions of the secondary ticketing rules in the Consumer Rights Act 2015 which only came into force on 27 May 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 24/09/2015 10:00:48 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	924 label Biography information for Lord Moynihan