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747427

registered interest
date	03/07/2017
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government why products are not required to carry labels which indicate exactly what flame retardant materials they contain, including those materials which were permitted at the time of production but have since been banned, in order to (1) enable people to avoid those products if they so wish, and (2) ensure that people are aware that it may not be possible to recycle or sell on those products.
tabling member printed	The Countess of Mar
uin	HL391
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2017 answer text <p>Product safety legislation requires products to be safe when they are placed on the market. It does not specifically require products to be labelled with information about fire retardant material used in the products.</p><p>The Government is currently reviewing the Furniture and Furnishings (Fire) (Safety) Regulations 1988. One of the proposals under consideration is specific labelling to show the presence of fire retardant chemicals to help inform consumers and to aid consumer choice. A consultation on this issue was held in late 2016. The responses to the consultation will help to inform our decisions on this question and will be included in the Government response, to be issued in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 14/07/2017 13:49:38 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	1861 label Biography information for The Countess of Mar

1121395

registered interest
date	11/04/2019
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent steps he has taken to help businesses create more highly skilled jobs in (a) Gillingham and Rainham, (b) Medway and (c) Kent.
tabling member constituency	Gillingham and Rainham
tabling member printed	Rehman Chishti
uin	244055
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2019 answer text <p>The Government has invited all Mayoral Combined Authorities and Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) in England to develop Local Industrial Strategies. We aim to agree these with all places by early 2020. For Kent, the South East LEP will set out an ambitious long-term vision for the area to increase its productivity, build on its established strengths, and create new opportunities for people and businesses in emerging sectors and industries.</p><p> </p><p>The government know that regions across the UK have different skills needs, so will build on local strengths to deliver opportunities for people wherever they live. One way we will achieve this is through Skills Advisory Panels which bring together local employers and skills providers to pool knowledge on skills and labour market needs and work together to understand and address key local challenges. These Panels will be led by the Local Enterprise Partnership, and will influence Local Industrial Strategy development.</p><p> </p><p>In Kent, and the wider South East LEP area, the government is working in partnership with local business and civic leaders to grow skills and opportunities for workers across the area by:</p><p>- Delivering an increase of 198,900 jobs since 2010 and 31,080 apprenticeship starts last year.</p><p>- Investing £590 million of Growth Deal funding to the South East LEP since 2014. delivering 78,000 jobs, 29,000 homes and attracting a further £960 million extra investment into the South East, including £22 million spent on 29 skills projects.</p><p>- Investing £6.5 million for the Kent and Medway EDGE Hub. .</p><p>- Backing the Innovation Park Medway, within the Kent Enterprise Zone with £4.4 million funding to help attract high quality technology, engineering and manufacturing companies to the area.</p><p>Supporting the Local Enterprise Partnership’s Kent and Medway Growth Hub to help small and medium sized enterprises in the areas access the support they need to grow and thrive.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 23/04/2019 16:29:21 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	3987 label Biography information for Rehman Chishti

752006

registered interest
date	13/07/2017
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to support the Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon Project.
tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
uin	HL841
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government is currently assessing the recommendations of the Hendry Review on tidal lagoons and will publish a response in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 26/07/2017 13:17:24 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

746666

registered interest
date	29/06/2017
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to produce a new Energy White Paper.
tabling member printed	Lord Truscott
uin	HL297
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government has set a clear direction of travel on energy policy, through our legislative framework for reducing carbon emissions, by taking a range of key decisions including on Hinkley Point C and funding for renewable electricity, and by ensuring high levels of security through the capacity market.</p><p>Our Clean Growth Plan will set out proposals for decarbonising all sectors of the UK economy through the 2020s. We intend to publish that plan when Parliament sits again after summer recess. We are also committed to action to reduce the cost of energy, including tackling unfair practices in the energy market.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 13/07/2017 12:03:21 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	3682 label Biography information for Lord Truscott

746667

registered interest
date	29/06/2017
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to continue to support the development of shale gas in the UK.
tabling member printed	Lord Truscott
uin	HL298
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2017 answer text <p>Shale gas could create a new British industry, provide more jobs and make us less reliant on imports from abroad. The UK Government continues to support shale exploration to determine the potential of the industry. However, we are clear, shale gas operations will only take place in a manner which is safe for the environment and local communities.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 06/07/2017 15:17:08 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	3682 label Biography information for Lord Truscott

746668

registered interest
date	29/06/2017
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to bring forward legislation to (1) treat non-fracking drilling as permitted development, (2) make major shale planning decisions the responsibility of the National Planning Regime, and (3) make changes to the proposed Shale Wealth Fund, as outlined in the 2017 Conservative Party manifesto.
tabling member printed	Lord Truscott
uin	HL299
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government has been recently elected and its approach to implementing the manifesto proposals has yet to be finalised.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 13/07/2017 10:42:44 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	3682 label Biography information for Lord Truscott

746671

registered interest
date	29/06/2017
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government when they will publish their new Emissions Reduction Plan.
tabling member printed	Lord Truscott
uin	HL302
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2017 answer text <p>We want the plan to be an ambitious, robust and clear blueprint for Britain’s low carbon future, and are working with colleagues across Government to ensure it meets these criteria.</p><p> </p><p>We intend to publish the plan when Parliament sits again after summer recess.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 13/07/2017 10:47:05 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	3682 label Biography information for Lord Truscott

752491

registered interest
date	17/07/2017
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to preserve businesses' confidence as part of a transitional plan for Brexit.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL937
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/07/2017 answer text <p>We need an economy that works for everyone and the Government is working to deliver a bold, long term Industrial Strategy that builds on our strengths and prepares us for the years ahead.</p><p>Government is engaged in extensive and diverse engagement with businesses of all sizes across the UK, having open and honest conversations about both the challenges that leaving the EU poses, but also the opportunities that will become open to us. As part of this, government is creating a new EU exit business advisory group to ensure business is not only heard but is influential throughout the negotiations.</p><p>We are also providing as much certainty and clarity as we can at every stage. For example the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill aims to maximise certainty for businesses by ensuring that the laws and rules that we have now will, wherever practicable, continue to apply once we have left the EU. This provides the basis for a smooth and orderly exit.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 31/07/2017 14:22:36 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

747441

registered interest
date	03/07/2017
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government whether they are planning to assess the impact of the Cabinet Office Cutting Red Tape programme on building safety; if so, what those plans are; and if not, whether they will consider doing so.
tabling member printed	Lord Rennard
uin	HL405
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2017 answer text <p>The Cutting Red Tape programme was a series of reviews of regulation and its implementation run jointly by the Cabinet Office and BEIS during the 2015-17 Parliament. Building regulations were relevant to the Cutting Red Tape Review into House Building which was published in February 2017 and focused specifically on new builds. The report did not make recommendations, but reported the findings from consultation with business and other interests, including areas where there might be overlap and duplication between planning conditions and building regulations. The findings of the review helped to inform the Housing White Paper which was published at the same time.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 13/07/2017 10:58:46 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	2484 label Biography information for Lord Rennard

747442

registered interest
date	03/07/2017
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government, in the light of the Grenfell Tower disaster, what plans they have to review their one-in, two-out policy for new regulations.
tabling member printed	Lord Rennard
uin	HL406
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government has not yet decided how its better regulation system, including any One-In, Two-Out policy, will operate in this Parliament.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 13/07/2017 17:01:25 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	2484 label Biography information for Lord Rennard