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515890

registered interest
date	26/04/2016
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	Manufacturing Industries
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 recent data from Begbies Traynor showing that the number of British manufacturers that are struggling financially has risen by 20 per cent.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL7956
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2016 answer text <p>We have not made an assessment of this report. The UK has some of the best manufacturing in the world, and we are focussed on a competitive tax regime and supporting science and innovation to make the UK an even better place to do business. There are a number of global headwinds which are currently placing significant pressures on UK manufacturing, making it more important than ever that we stick to our long term economic plan for sustainable growth.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 10/05/2016 15:00:37 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

515893

registered interest
date	26/04/2016
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	Overseas Trade: USA
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 recent claims by the President of the United States that the UK leaving the EU could cause severe consequences to UK and US trade.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL7959
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2016 answer text <p>The Government has assessed that the total volume of UK trade with the world would be between 9% and 24% lower after 15 years if the UK left the EU.</p><p>If the UK withdrew from the EU we would no longer benefit from the trade agreement the EU is negotiating with the US. Negotiating a replacement agreement would take years as the US would almost certainly want to conclude its negotiations with the EU first before deciding whether to enter into separate negotiations with the UK.</p> answering member printed Lord Price question first answered 09/05/2016 14:21:46 answering member 4570 label Biography information for Lord Price
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

515894

registered interest
date	26/04/2016
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: Bristol
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they plan to take to promote Bristol as a location for small businesses with an eco-agenda.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL7960
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2016 answer text <p>Supporting our cities to grow is a key part of the Government’s long-term economic plan. As such Government departments are working together to support UK businesses by creating an effective business environment that allows them to flourish.</p><p>An example of this work can be seen in the Bristol City Deal. As part of this deal the Government agreed to provide over £2m towards creating Invest in Bristol and Bath, a dedicated service established to attract investment to the region. In its first year of operation, Invest in Bristol and Bath helped 30 new companies locate or expand in the West of England area. This has the potential to deliver more than 530 new jobs by 2017.</p><p>Building on the Bristol City Deal, the recently announced West of England Devolution Agreement sets out further ways in which Government will work with the planned West of England Combined Authority to support business growth across the city-region.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 09/05/2016 14:22:33 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

515916

registered interest
date	26/04/2016
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	British Home Stores: Insolvency
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Statement by the Business Minister, Anna Soubry, on 25 April (HC Deb, col 1174), what assistance they plan to offer BHS or Retail Acquisitions.
tabling member printed	Lord Myners
uin	HL7982
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2016 answer text Workers and their families will be worried by the news that BHS has been placed in the hands of administrators. The Administrator must secure the best possible result for the business, starting with rescuing it if possible as a going concern. If this does not prove possible, then we stand ready to help those affected, including through Jobcentre Plus’ Rapid Response Service, to help people move into new jobs as quickly as possible. answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 10/05/2016 14:49:46 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	3869 label Biography information for Lord Myners

515500

registered interest
date	25/04/2016
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	Retail Trade
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what was the total value of the retail sector to the UK economy in each of the last 10 years, and what estimate they have made of its value over the next 10 years.
tabling member printed	Baroness Burt of Solihull
uin	HL7880
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2016 answer text <p>The amount of Gross Value Added by the retail sector in each of the last ten years and the proportion of total UK GVA is given in the table below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Gross Value Added (£m) </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>% of UK Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006</p></td><td><p>71,137</p></td><td><p>5.6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007</p></td><td><p>74,521</p></td><td><p>5.6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>76,811</p></td><td><p>5.6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>76,117</p></td><td><p>5.6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>79,763</p></td><td><p>5.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>80,366</p></td><td><p>5.6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>84,340</p></td><td><p>5.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>87,065</p></td><td><p>5.6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>89,833</p></td><td><p>5.6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>91,738</p></td><td><p>5.6%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: National Accounts Low-Level aggregates (ONS)</p><p>Her Majesty’s Government has not made forecasts of the future value of the retail sector.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 03/05/2016 11:38:07 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	1567 label Biography information for Baroness Burt of Solihull

515502

registered interest
date	25/04/2016
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	Retail Trade
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many people were employed in the retail sector in each of the last 10 years, and what estimate they have made of the number of people who will be employed in that sector over the next 10 years.
tabling member printed	Baroness Burt of Solihull
uin	HL7882
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2016 answer text <p>The number of jobs (both employees and self-employed) in the retail sector in each of the last ten years and the proportion of total UK Workforce Jobs is given in the table below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Workforce Jobs (‘000s)</p></td><td><p>% of UK Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006</p></td><td><p>3,189</p></td><td><p>10.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007</p></td><td><p>3,194</p></td><td><p>10.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>3,218</p></td><td><p>9.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>3,127</p></td><td><p>9.8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>3,076</p></td><td><p>9.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>3,065</p></td><td><p>9.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>3,098</p></td><td><p>9.6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>3,084</p></td><td><p>9.4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>3,126</p></td><td><p>9.4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>3,159</p></td><td><p>10.0%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: UK Employees Jobs and Self Employed Jobs (ONS)</p><p>Her Majesty’s Government has not made forecasts of future job levels in the retail sector.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 03/05/2016 11:35:15 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	1567 label Biography information for Baroness Burt of Solihull

515503

registered interest
date	25/04/2016
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	Retail Trade
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what estimate they have made of (1) the number of jobs, and (2) the total value of sales, within the retail sector attributable to (a) online retail, and (b) high-street retail premises.
tabling member printed	Baroness Burt of Solihull
uin	HL7883
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2016 answer text <p>In 2015 the retail sector accounted for nearly 3.2m jobs. It is not possible to allocate these jobs to online or offline retail nor to “high-street” or “non-high street” premises.</p><p>Excluding sales of automotive fuel the total value of retail sales was £340bn in 2015, with around 12.4% of these sales (£42bn) attributable to online retail.</p><p>It is not possible to determine what proportion of sales were made by “high-street” premises. There is not an operational statistical definition of this term, so data is not collected on this basis.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 03/05/2016 11:35:54 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	1567 label Biography information for Baroness Burt of Solihull

515522

registered interest
date	25/04/2016
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	Insolvency
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will review the legislation protecting creditors in the event of business failure.
tabling member printed	Lord Myners
uin	HL7902
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2016 answer text <p>We do keep insolvency legislation under review. We seek to ensure that the legislative framework strikes the right balance between rescuing a business, which may also save jobs, and the rights of creditors who may lose out financially.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 10/05/2016 11:36:46 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	3869 label Biography information for Lord Myners

515523

registered interest
date	25/04/2016
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	British Home Stores: Insolvency
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will establish an inquiry into the circumstances surrounding BHS being placed in administration, and in particular in to the implications for employees, pension scheme members and creditors.
tabling member printed	Lord Myners
uin	HL7903
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2016 answer text <p>When a company enters administration, the administrators have to report to my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills within three months on the conduct of the directors.</p><p>In the case of BHS the Insolvency Service is making early contact with the administrators to discuss the directors’ conduct and to consider whether further steps, such as a detailed investigation, may be necessary.</p><p>Where misconduct is established it can lead to disqualification of a director for between 2 and 15 years.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 03/05/2016 11:39:50 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	3869 label Biography information for Lord Myners

515524

registered interest
date	25/04/2016
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	British Home Stores: Insolvency
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have had any talks with the owners, managers or advisers to BHS; and whether they will take any action to protect employees, creditors and pensioners.
tabling member printed	Lord Myners
uin	HL7904
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2016 answer text <p>This is a worrying time for the BHS workforce and their families.</p><p>I understand that there are no plans for immediate store closures and that the administrators are looking to sell BHS as a going concern.</p><p>Clearly if this proves not to be possible, then we stand ready to help those affected, including through Jobcentre Plus’ Rapid Response Service, to help people move into new jobs as quickly as possible.</p><p>The Insolvency Service continues to liaise with the administrators, and stands ready to provide statutory assistance to employees in the event that the commercial situation changes.</p><p>I understand that the BHS schemes are in the early stages of a Pension Protection Fund (PPF) assessment period, during which the PPF will determine the final funding position of the scheme and whether it should assume responsibility for a scheme. We cannot comment on this, or any other individual case directly.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 03/05/2016 11:39:14 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	3869 label Biography information for Lord Myners