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1604065

registered interest
date	14/03/2023
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Gold: Supply Chains
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions (a) she has and (b) her predecessors have had with businesses on removing illegally-mined gold from their supply chains.
tabling member constituency	South West Bedfordshire
tabling member printed	Andrew Selous
uin	165246
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2023 answer text <p>Since the creation of the position of Secretary of State for Business and Trade, there have been no such discussions.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 03/05/2023 09:02:01 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous

1604239

registered interest
date	14/03/2023
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Investment: Environment Protection
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they plan to take to ensure that business shareholder and pension investments are made in ways that support the environment; and what plans they have to amend section 172 of the Companies Act 2006 to set requirements in this regard.
tabling member printed	Lord Leong
uin	HL6466
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2023 answer text <p>In October 2021, the Government published the Greening Finance Roadmap, which set out its intention to deliver new Sustainability Disclosures Requirements for companies, pension schemes and the financial services industry. These requirements will ensure that investment decisions take better account of sustainability matters. Section 172 of the Companies Act 2006 already requires directors to have regard to the environment (among other matters), and directors of large companies must make an annual statement on how they are meeting their Section 172 duty.</p> answering member printed Lord Johnson of Lainston question first answered 30/03/2023 15:06:19 answering member 4949 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Lainston
tabling member	4959 label Biography information for Lord Leong

1604244

registered interest
date	14/03/2023
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Supermarkets: Competition
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of how many actions have been brought by small-scale growers of fruit and vegetables against alleged unfair practices pursued by supermarkets following the recent interruptions to the supply chain; and how many of these actions have culminated in fines where growers were found to have been disadvantaged by the supermarkets.
tabling member printed	Baroness McIntosh of Pickering
uin	HL6471
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2023 answer text <p>The Government does not hold such information. The Groceries Code Adjudicator enforces the Groceries Supply Code of Practice which ensures the 14 largest grocery retailers treat their direct suppliers, including suppliers of fruit and vegetables, lawfully and fairly. Any direct supplier to a regulated retailer that is experiencing issues should contact the GCA whose details are available on the GOV.UK website.</p> answering member printed The Earl of Minto question first answered 10/05/2023 13:40:27 answering member 4952 label Biography information for The Earl of Minto
tabling member	384 label Biography information for Baroness McIntosh of Pickering

1603369

registered interest
date	13/03/2023
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Parental Pay
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Baroness Scott of Bybrook on 8 March (HL Deb col 793), where she stated that "the number of couples taking up shared parental leave and pay is increasing year on year; last year it was at 13,000", what was the total number of claimants of Statutory Shared Parental Pay in each year since 2015–16, broken down by gender.
tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
uin	HL6410
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2023 answer text <p>Information provided by employers to HM Revenue and Customs show the number of individuals in receipt of Statutory Shared Parental Pay (ShPP). This data provides a broad indication of Shared Parental Leave (SPL) take-up but does not include anyone taking unpaid Shared Parental Leave.</p><p>Table 1: Individuals in receipt of ShPP by gender, 2015/16 to 2021/22</p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Year (April to March)</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>No. of individuals in receipt of ShPP</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Women</p></td><td><p>Men</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>1,100</p></td><td><p>5,100</p></td><td><p>6,200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>1,600</p></td><td><p>7,100</p></td><td><p>8,600</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>1,700</p></td><td><p>7,500</p></td><td><p>9,200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>2,200</p></td><td><p>8,500</p></td><td><p>10,700</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019-20</p></td><td><p>2,600</p></td><td><p>9,900</p></td><td><p>12,600</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020-21</p></td><td><p>2,600</p></td><td><p>8,600</p></td><td><p>11,200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021-22</p></td><td><p>3,200</p></td><td><p>9,800</p></td><td><p>13,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><ol><li><em>Figures are rounded to the nearest hundred.</em></li><li><em>Figures are based on the total number of individuals in a given year, irrespective of when the payment first started. Some individuals will be counted across two years.</em></li><li><em>For 2015-16, those receiving Additional Statutory Paternity Pay cannot be distinguished from those claiming ShPP.</em></li></ol><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Johnson of Lainston question first answered 31/03/2023 13:17:42 answering member 4949 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Lainston
tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

1603402

registered interest
date	13/03/2023
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Parental Leave and Parental Pay
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Baroness Stedman-Scott on 8 March (HL Deb col 793), when they expect to publish (1) the report of the evaluation of the Shared Parental Leave and Pay scheme that they initiated in early 2018, and (2) the findings of the Parental Rights Study 2019.
tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
uin	HL6411
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2023 answer text <p>Evaluating Shared Parental Leave and Pay is an important part of the policymaking process. As part of the evaluation, we commissioned surveys which asked about a range of parental leave and pay entitlements as well as about Shared Parental Leave specifically. We are currently considering this information and will publish our findings in due course.</p><p> </p><p>In 2019 the Government consulted on high-level options for reforming parental leave and pay. We are currently considering responses to the consultation and will respond in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Johnson of Lainston question first answered 31/03/2023 13:17:57 answering member 4949 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Lainston
tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

1602780

registered interest
date	09/03/2023
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Independent Anti-slavery Commissioner: Public Appointments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether she has had discussions with the Secretary of State for the Home Department on the vacancy for the Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner post.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	162202
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/04/2023 answer text <p>Since the recent machinery of Government change in February 2023, there have been no such discussions<strong>.</strong></p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 13/04/2023 08:59:47 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake previous answer version 62648 answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1602871

registered interest
date	09/03/2023
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Manufacturing Industries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what the Government's procurement policy is on the use of UK manufactured products to build an automotive vehicle.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	162173
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2023 answer text <p>The driving principle behind public procurement policy is to award contracts on the basis of value for money, which means the optimum combination of cost and quality over the lifetime of a project.</p><p>We want UK businesses to be successful in competing for public contracts in other countries around the world, which we achieve by negotiating guaranteed market access for UK suppliers in key sectors such as the automotive industry within many international free trade agreements.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 18/04/2023 16:12:35 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani previous answer version 62356 answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1602941

registered interest
date	09/03/2023
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Guide Dogs: Hudderfield
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps her Department has taken to ensure that guide dog owners have equal access to businesses in Huddersfield in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	162138
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2023 answer text <p>Strong protection already exists in the Equality Act 2010, which places a duty on businesses and service providers to make reasonable adjustments to improve disabled people’s access to goods and services so they are not placed at a substantial disadvantage compared to non-disabled people.</p><p>Anybody who thinks that they have been discriminated against in the services offered to them - including where access to an assistance dog has been refused - can take legal action to resolve the issue. Before doing so, they might first find it useful to contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS) which provides free bespoke advice and in-depth support to individuals with discrimination concerns via their website - http://www.equalityadvisoryservice.com/, or by telephone on 0808 800 0082 or by text phone on 0808 800 0084</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 11/04/2023 14:37:35 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1601848

registered interest
date	07/03/2023
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Imports: Israel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the next round of negotiations on the UK-Israel Free Trade Agreement, what steps she plans to take to help ensure that goods imported from illegal settlements will not be entitled to the benefits of trade preferences.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	160361
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2023 answer text <p>The UK’s position on settlements is clear. The UK does not recognise the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPTs) as part of Israel.</p><p>This has been long established policy since 1967 and was reconfirmed recently at the UN security council.</p><p>Under the existing UK-Israel trade agreement, goods originating from Israeli settlements in the West Bank are not entitled to tariff and trade preferences under either the agreement between the UK and Israel, or the agreement between the UK and the Palestinian Authority.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 29/03/2023 15:14:44 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston previous answer version 61557 answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

1588225

registered interest
date	22/02/2023
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Department for Business and Trade: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has a Ministerial disability champion.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	150563
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2023 answer text <p>The Department for Business and Trade has appointed Minister Hollinrake as Ministerial Disability Champion.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 30/03/2023 16:28:19 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston previous answer version 59237 answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft