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228705

registered interest
date	19/03/2015
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	Reports on Payments to Governments Regulations 2014
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what measures they will take against extractives industry companies which seek to subvert the intention behind the Reports on Payments to Governments Regulations 2014.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Worcester
uin	HL5887
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2015 answer text <p>The Government expects companies to comply with the requirements of the Reports on Payments to Government Regulations 2014.</p><p> </p><p>The Regulations, which came into effect on 1 December 2014, set out the enforcement and penalty regime for any company that fails to comply in part or in full. It is a matter for the company to ensure that it is fully complying with the requirements. On a criminal conviction for not doing so the penalty may be a fine or a term of imprisonment for the directors of the company.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Reports made annually by companies under these Regulations will be published on Companies House website where both government and other interested parties will be able to consider the reports and their accuracy.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 25/03/2015 13:24:18 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	4257 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Worcester

228706

registered interest
date	19/03/2015
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	Reports on Payments to Governments Regulations 2014
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what measures they will take to ensure that United Kingdom extractives industry companies do not interpret the requirements of the Reports on Payments to Governments Regulations 2014 in a way that will enable corrupt payments in resource-rich countries to stay hidden.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Worcester
uin	HL5888
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2015 answer text <p>The Government expects companies to comply with the requirements of the Reports on Payments to Government Regulations 2014.</p><p> </p><p>The Regulations, which came into effect on 1 December 2014, set out the enforcement and penalty regime for any company that fails to comply in part or in full. It is a matter for the company to ensure that it is fully complying with the requirements. On a criminal conviction for not doing so the penalty may be a fine or a term of imprisonment for the directors of the company.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Reports made annually by companies under these Regulations will be published on Companies House website where both government and other interested parties will be able to consider the reports and their accuracy.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 25/03/2015 13:22:07 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	4257 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Worcester

228707

registered interest
date	19/03/2015
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	Reports on Payments to Governments Regulations 2014
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will endorse the United Kingdom extractives industry’s guidance on the Reports on Payments to Governments Regulations 2014 if that guidance could in any way enable corrupt payments in resource-rich countries to stay hidden.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Worcester
uin	HL5889
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2015 answer text <p>Any guidance that is produced by industry is for the use of the companies within that sector.</p><p> </p><p>Any company completing a report on payments made to government must be confident that they have met the requirements of the regulations and where appropriate taken independent legal advice.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 25/03/2015 13:26:56 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	4257 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Worcester

228708

registered interest
date	19/03/2015
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	Reports on Payments to Governments Regulations 2014
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they will take to listen to the views of civil society before endorsing any guidance from United Kingdom extractives industry companies on the Reports on Payments to Governments Regulations 2014.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Worcester
uin	HL5890
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2015 answer text <p>We listen to the views of all stakeholders. As well as replying to correspondence from civil society on this matter, the Minister listened to views during a conference call with representatives from the Publish What You Pay coalition this week.</p><p> </p><p>Officials met civil society representatives on four occasions to hear views on industry guidance and considered a number of written representations, including a copy of the Publish What You Pay response to the public consultation exercise undertaken by industry associations.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 26/03/2015 14:57:03 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	4257 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Worcester

227340

registered interest
date	13/03/2015
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	Overseas Trade: Iceland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the United Kingdom has (1) separate trade agreements with Iceland, or (2) trade agreements with Iceland negotiated by the European Union.
tabling member printed	Lord Kilclooney
uin	HL5727
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>The United Kingdom does not have its own separate trade agreements with Iceland. UK trade relations with Iceland are governed mainly by the 1972 bilateral Free Trade Agreement between Iceland and the EEC, and the agreement on the European Economic Area which entered into force in January 1994.</p><p> </p><p>.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Livingston of Parkhead question first answered 24/03/2015 14:57:23 answering member 4278 label Biography information for Lord Livingston of Parkhead
tabling member	657 label Biography information for Lord Kilclooney

227051

registered interest
date	12/03/2015
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	Students: Transgender People
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is being done to increase support for transgender students at universities.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL5690
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>Universities are independent bodies and Government does not intervene in their day to day management.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 23/03/2015 13:56:55 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

227068

registered interest
date	12/03/2015
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	Students: Loans
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 impact of loans under the student loan scheme on the availability of mortgage finance for first time buyers.
tabling member printed	Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts
uin	HL5707
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2015 answer text <p>The Council for Mortgage Lenders advises that having a student loan will not affect a borrower’s eligibility to be considered for a mortgage.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 26/03/2015 13:17:11 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	1651 label Biography information for Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts

226819

registered interest
date	11/03/2015
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	EU Internal Trade
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 benefit or disbenefit of Single Market legislation to United Kingdom companies which do not export to that market.
tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
uin	HL5615
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2015 answer text <p>The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills has not carried out any assessment of the benefits or costs of single market legislation to UK companies which do not export to that market.</p> answering member printed Lord Livingston of Parkhead question first answered 17/03/2015 16:56:07 answering member 4278 label Biography information for Lord Livingston of Parkhead
tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch

226820

registered interest
date	11/03/2015
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	Cars: Exports
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many new cars the United Kingdom exported in (1) 2013, and (2) 2014, by (a) country of destination, and (b) marque.
tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
uin	HL5616
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2015 answer text <p>The total number of cars built in UK for export in 2013 was 1,201,395. In 2014 the figure was 1,195,196. A breakdown by marque and destination is not available, although data on the value of UK’s exports of motor cars by destination is published by H M Revenue and Customs (HMRC).</p><p> </p><p>The total value of UK car exports in 2013 was £24.4 Billion. In 2014, the total value of UK car exports was £25.7 Billion</p><p> </p><p>It should be noted that the data excludes public transport vehicles, freight vehicles and exports of motor car components.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="6"><p><strong>UK EXPORTS OF MOTOR CARS </strong></p><p><strong>2013-2014</strong></p></td><td> </td><td colspan="2"> </td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p>£ Millions</p></td><td> </td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p>£ Millions</p></td><td colspan="2"> </td><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>China</p></td><td><p>4,349</p></td><td> </td><td><p>China</p></td><td><p>5,448</p></td><td colspan="2"> </td><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>United States</p></td><td><p>3,319</p></td><td> </td><td><p>United States</p></td><td><p>3,292</p></td><td colspan="2"> </td><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Belgium</p></td><td><p>1,684</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Belgium</p></td><td><p>2,426</p></td><td colspan="2"> </td><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Russia</p></td><td><p>1,645</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Germany</p></td><td><p>1,475</p></td><td colspan="2"> </td><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Germany</p></td><td><p>1,347</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Russia</p></td><td><p>1,381</p></td><td colspan="2"> </td><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>France</p></td><td><p>1,100</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Italy</p></td><td><p>1,154</p></td><td colspan="2"> </td><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Italy</p></td><td><p>1,018</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Spain</p></td><td><p>1,011</p></td><td colspan="2"> </td><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Netherlands</p></td><td><p>843</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Netherlands</p></td><td><p>755</p></td><td colspan="2"> </td><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Spain</p></td><td><p>826</p></td><td> </td><td><p>France</p></td><td><p>571</p></td><td colspan="2"> </td><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Australia</p></td><td><p>611</p></td><td> </td><td><p>UAE</p></td><td><p>569</p></td><td colspan="2"> </td><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Sweden</p></td><td><p>554</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Australia</p></td><td><p>535</p></td><td colspan="2"> </td><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>UAE</p></td><td><p>499</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Sweden</p></td><td><p>429</p></td><td colspan="2"> </td><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Japan</p></td><td><p>424</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Japan</p></td><td><p>394</p></td><td colspan="2"> </td><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Turkey</p></td><td><p>403</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Irish Republic</p></td><td><p>380</p></td><td colspan="2"> </td><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>South Africa</p></td><td><p>366</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Turkey</p></td><td><p>355</p></td><td colspan="2"> </td><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Norway</p></td><td><p>349</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Canada</p></td><td><p>349</p></td><td colspan="2"> </td><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Irish Republic</p></td><td><p>304</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Norway</p></td><td><p>337</p></td><td colspan="2"> </td><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Switzerland</p></td><td><p>286</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Switzerland</p></td><td><p>307</p></td><td colspan="2"> </td><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Canada</p></td><td><p>279</p></td><td> </td><td><p>South Korea</p></td><td><p>306</p></td><td colspan="2"> </td><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Brazil</p></td><td><p>251</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Finland</p></td><td><p>303</p></td><td colspan="2"> </td><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Rest of the World</p></td><td><p>3,987</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Rest of the World</p></td><td><p>3,953</p></td><td colspan="2"> </td><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td colspan="2"> </td><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>Total Exports</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>24,442</strong></p></td><td> </td><td><p><strong>Total Exports</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>25,729</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"> </td><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td colspan="2"> </td><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Livingston of Parkhead question first answered 17/03/2015 16:05:18 answering member 4278 label Biography information for Lord Livingston of Parkhead
tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch

226821

registered interest
date	11/03/2015
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	Cars
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many new cars the United Kingdom registered in (1) 2013, and (2) 2014, by (a) country of destination, and (b) marque.
tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
uin	HL5617
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2015 answer text <p>The total number of new cars registered in the UK in 2013 was 2,476,435.</p><p> </p><p>In 2014 the figure was 2,264,737.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Data on the country of destination is not held</p><p> </p><p>Total registrations are shown by marque. However as these are all registered in the UK, there is no country of destination, as this would only apply to cars exported from the UK.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>REGISTRATIONS OF NEW CARS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM - BY MARQUE</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Abarth</p></td><td><p>1,352</p></td><td><p>1,642</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Alfa Romeo</p></td><td><p>5,687</p></td><td><p>5,523</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aston Martin</p></td><td><p>926</p></td><td><p>864</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Audi</p></td><td><p>142,040</p></td><td><p>158,987</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bentley</p></td><td><p>1,231</p></td><td><p>1,472</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BMW</p></td><td><p>135,583</p></td><td><p>148,878</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chevrolet</p></td><td><p>11,676</p></td><td><p>2,774</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chrysler</p></td><td><p>2,515</p></td><td><p>1,982</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Citroen</p></td><td><p>78,358</p></td><td><p>83,397</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dacia</p></td><td><p>17,146</p></td><td><p>23,862</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fiat</p></td><td><p>60,198</p></td><td><p>67,162</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ford</p></td><td><p>310,865</p></td><td><p>326,643</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Honda</p></td><td><p>55,660</p></td><td><p>53,544</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hyundai</p></td><td><p>76,918</p></td><td><p>81,986</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Infiniti</p></td><td><p>386</p></td><td><p>746</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jaguar</p></td><td><p>16,210</p></td><td><p>18,401</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jeep</p></td><td><p>2,229</p></td><td><p>3,909</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kia</p></td><td><p>72,090</p></td><td><p>77,525</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Land Rover</p></td><td><p>54,699</p></td><td><p>56,200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lexus</p></td><td><p>9,014</p></td><td><p>11,572</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lotus</p></td><td><p>256</p></td><td><p>235</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Maserati</p></td><td><p>319</p></td><td><p>1,194</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mazda</p></td><td><p>31,228</p></td><td><p>37,784</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mercedes-Benz</p></td><td><p>109,456</p></td><td><p>124,419</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>MG</p></td><td><p>504</p></td><td><p>2,326</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mia</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>MINI</p></td><td><p>51,933</p></td><td><p>53,661</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mitsubishi</p></td><td><p>9,044</p></td><td><p>15,805</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nissan</p></td><td><p> </p><p>117,967</p></td><td><p> </p><p>138,338</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Perodua</p></td><td><p>206</p></td><td><p>29</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Peugeot</p></td><td><p>105,435</p></td><td><p>103,566</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Porsche</p></td><td><p>8,260</p></td><td><p>9,160</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Proton</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Renault</p></td><td><p>46,173</p></td><td><p>66,334</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Saab</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SEAT</p></td><td><p>45,312</p></td><td><p>53,512</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Skoda</p></td><td><p>66,081</p></td><td><p>75,488</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>smart</p></td><td><p>5,314</p></td><td><p>4,342</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ssangyong</p></td><td><p>662</p></td><td><p>1,542</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Subaru</p></td><td><p>2,271</p></td><td><p>2,793</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Suzuki</p></td><td><p>33,088</p></td><td><p>37,395</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Toyota</p></td><td><p>88,648</p></td><td><p>94,012</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Vauxhall</p></td><td><p>259,444</p></td><td><p>269,177</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Volkswagen</p></td><td><p>194,085</p></td><td><p>214,828</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Volvo</p></td><td><p>32,666</p></td><td><p>41,066</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Livingston of Parkhead question first answered 25/03/2015 17:47:17 answering member 4278 label Biography information for Lord Livingston of Parkhead
tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch