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date	02/07/2018
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
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 review their decision not to publish the Insolvency Service report into the failure of BHS following the Financial Reporting Council's announcement that it will publish its report into the auditing of BHS.
tabling member printed	Lord Myners
uin	HL9142
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2018 answer text <p>The Insolvency Service is currently bringing disqualification proceedings against a number of former directors of BHS and connected companies. As these matters may now be tested in court it would not be appropriate to comment or issue further information at this time. Once the disqualification proceedings are complete government will consider what detail it is appropriate to publish, having full regard to any legal restrictions on publication and also the legitimate public interest in the cause of the BHS failure.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 12/07/2018 15:28:05 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	3869 label Biography information for Lord Myners

874390

registered interest
date	28/03/2018
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
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 instruct the Insolvency Service to publish its report into the collapse of BHS.
tabling member printed	Lord Myners
uin	HL6773
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2018 answer text <p>Following the collapse of BHS in 2015, the Insolvency Service carried out an investigation into the conduct of the former directors of the company and has recently announced that it intends to bring proceedings to disqualify four of the former directors from running or controlling a company for up to fifteen years. The Insolvency Service gathers evidence against individuals, it does not produce a report into the full investigation. On the conclusion of an investigation and once any legal proceedings have been completed, if any directors are disqualified the Insolvency Service will publish the details of the disqualifications and will notify Companies House which keeps the statutory register of disqualifications.</p><p> </p><p>In view, however, of the exceptional public interest in this investigation, and once any legal proceedings have been completed, the Insolvency Service will consider what further information it can legitimately publish.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 11/04/2018 15:26:27 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	3869 label Biography information for Lord Myners

683983

registered interest
date	03/02/2017
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
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 publish the report of the Insolvency Service investigation into the failure of BHS.
tabling member printed	Lord Myners
uin	HL5215
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2017 answer text <p>I refer the noble Lord to the answer given by my noble Friend Baroness Neville-Rolfe on 15 June 2016 to Question UIN <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Lords/2016-06-07/HL486/" target="_blank">HL486</a>.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 15/02/2017 16:02:02 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	3869 label Biography information for Lord Myners

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

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