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1091615

registered interest
date	19/03/2019
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
hansard heading	Company Voluntary Arrangements
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to assess whether Company Voluntary Arrangements effectively protect the economic interests of HMRC, and those of creditors and property owners.
tabling member printed	Lord Myners
uin	HL14661
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2019 answer text <p>Company voluntary arrangements are a valuable part of the restructuring framework and the Government does not intend to conduct a review of them at this time. A company voluntary arrangement allows a financially distressed company to restructure its debts and avoid liquidation or administration. Approval of more than 75% of creditors is required to pass a company voluntary arrangement and any creditor may still apply to court if it feels its interests are being unfairly prejudiced, this provides an important safeguard for creditors, including HMRC and property owners.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 27/03/2019 15:25:44 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	3869 label Biography information for Lord Myners

1091617

registered interest
date	19/03/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Efficiency Review
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to assess the financial benefits to UK taxpayers that have resulted from the Green Review of public sector procurement, published in October 2010.
tabling member printed	Lord Myners
uin	HL14662
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2019 answer text <p>Responding to the findings of the Green Review, HMG took steps to increase efficiency across Government. This included work to enable the UK public sector to get better value from its procurement of common goods and services which is now being taken forward by the Crown Commercial Service.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Government has published details of savings made through efficiency and reform each year since 2010. The most up-to-date figures are contained in the Crown Commercial Service 2017-18 Annual Report which details £354 million in commercial benefits including savings for central government and £247 million for the wider public sector in that financial year.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 26/03/2019 16:49:29 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	3869 label Biography information for Lord Myners

1077089

registered interest
date	25/02/2019
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Workplace Pensions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the withdrawal of credit insurance to a company sponsoring a pension fund with a large deficit requires approval by the Pensions Regulator.
tabling member printed	Lord Myners
uin	HL14009
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2019 answer text <p>The Pensions Regulator does not have jurisdiction over corporate business transactions, such as the withdrawal of credit insurance, and does not have the power to require insurance companies to seek approval before withdrawing insurance cover.</p><p> </p><p>The Pensions Regulator operates a voluntary clearance procedure to those who are considering transactions involving companies with defined benefit schemes. If clearance is not applied for and granted, the Regulator may exercise its anti-avoidance powers, if it considers that the transaction was aimed at avoiding a debt to the pension scheme. These powers can be applied up to six years after a transaction has taken place.</p><p> </p><p>Employers sponsoring defined benefit pension schemes are also required to notify the Regulator of certain prescribed events. These do not include the withdrawal of credit insurance but should the withdrawal of such insurance trigger a prescribed event, including insolvency, then the employer would be required to notify the Pensions Regulator.</p><p> </p><p>Defined benefit pension schemes also go through a valuation process every three years (tri-annual evaluation), comparing assets against liabilities, and the withdrawal of credit insurance might be identified by the Regulator as part of this process.</p> answering member printed Baroness Buscombe question first answered 08/03/2019 14:09:54 answering member 3349 label Biography information for Baroness Buscombe
tabling member	3869 label Biography information for Lord Myners

1059216

registered interest
date	11/02/2019
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Sir Philip Green
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether Sir Phillip Green or any company, trust or other entity associated with him, has obtained an injunction against Her Majesty's Government or any government departments, agencies or public bodies since May 2010; if so, when any such injunction was granted; and when it was withdrawn.
tabling member printed	Lord Myners
uin	HL13602
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2019 answer text <p>The Government Legal Department (GLD) conducts civil litigation on behalf of most government departments and many (but not all) executive agencies and non-departmental public bodies.</p><p>GLD has no record of any injunctions obtained by Sir Philip Green, or any entity known by GLD to be connected with him, against any of the departments, agencies or bodies to which GLD provides litigation services.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 21/02/2019 12:19:00 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	3869 label Biography information for Lord Myners

1015865

registered interest
date	27/11/2018
answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
answering dept id	203
answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
hansard heading	Brexit: Referendums
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they support a second referendum on Brexit.
tabling member printed	Lord Myners
uin	HL11861
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2018 answer text <p>After a period of sustained public debate, a clear majority of the electorate voted to leave the EU in June 2016 with the highest number of votes cast for anything in UK electoral history. We must respect both the will of the British people, and the democratic process which delivered this result. As such, it is a matter of Government policy that there will not be a second referendum on our exit from the EU.</p><p /> <p> </p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 13/12/2018 13:39:15 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	3869 label Biography information for Lord Myners

1015866

registered interest
date	27/11/2018
answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
answering dept id	203
answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
hansard heading	Brexit: Parliamentary Scrutiny
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government under what circumstances they would seek a second vote in the House of Commons on their Brexit proposals if they lose the meaningful vote.
tabling member printed	Lord Myners
uin	HL11862
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2018 answer text <p>If the House of Commons votes against the withdrawal agreement and future framework, the provisions of section 13(4) of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 will apply. This would require a Minister of the Crown, within the period of 21 calendar days beginning with the day on which the House of Commons decides not to pass the resolution, to make a statement setting out how Her Majesty’s Government proposed to proceed in relation to negotiations for the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the EU under Article 50(2) of the Treaty on European Union.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 13/12/2018 15:22:30 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	3869 label Biography information for Lord Myners

1005633

registered interest
date	12/11/2018
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Brexit: Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to publish the legal advice prepared by the Attorney General for the Prime Minister on the Irish backstop proposals for the Brexit negotiations; whether the full advice was made available to members of the Cabinet; and if not, why not.
tabling member printed	Lord Myners
uin	HL11404
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government recognises the legitimate desire in Parliament, from Members on all sides and in both Houses, to understand the legal implications of the final Withdrawal Agreement. The Government will therefore make available to all members of Parliament a full, reasoned position statement, setting out the Government’s agreed legal position on the Agreement, including the Irish backstop proposals. The Attorney will also make a statement to the House of Commons and take questions. This will help to ensure Parliament has all appropriate information ahead of the vote on the final deal.</p><p> </p><p>We expect the Attorney General’s statement to be repeated in the Lords, with questions.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 26/11/2018 13:40:39 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	3869 label Biography information for Lord Myners

825303

registered interest
date	17/01/2018
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	Carillion: Insolvency
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will commit to publish the report of the Insolvency Service into the failure of Carillion.
tabling member printed	Lord Myners
uin	HL4836
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2018 answer text <p>Once the investigation is complete, the 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 Carillion’s failure.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 25/01/2018 12:03:23 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	3869 label Biography information for Lord Myners

824015

registered interest
date	16/01/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Carillion: Insolvency
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their definition of the term “public sector contracts” which they are using in connection with employees of Carillion; and whether that definition includes (1) Private Finance Initiative contracts, (2) other types of public-private partnerships, and (3) work for non-departmental public bodies.
tabling member printed	Lord Myners
uin	HL4760
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2018 answer text <p>The relevant Carillion contracts are those drawn up under the Public Contracts regulations 2015. These are set out in the Regulations to ensure consistency of understanding and interpretation and be found at: <a href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/102/contents/made" target="_blank">http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/102/contents/made</a></p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 29/01/2018 17:26:15 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham attachment 1 file name Public procurement contracts regulations 2015 .pdf title Public procurement contracts regulations 2015
tabling member	3869 label Biography information for Lord Myners

808759

registered interest
date	18/12/2017
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	Audit
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 concentration of the auditing profession; and whether any such concentration is eroding confidence in audits.
tabling member printed	Lord Myners
uin	HL4283
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2017 answer text <p>The Competition and Markets Authority launched an investigation into competition in the audit market for companies in the FTSE 350 in 2011. It published its conclusions in 2013. The report is available at <a href="http://www.gov.uk/cma-cases/statutory-audit-services-market-investigation" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/cma-cases/statutory-audit-services-market-investigation</a> and can be found attached.</p><p> </p><p>The new EU Audit Regulation requires the competent authority for each Member State to monitor the audit market for all <em>Public Interest Entities </em>(banks, building societies, insurers and companies with securities traded on an EU regulated market). As the UK competent authority, the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) publishes its findings in its annual <em>Key Facts and Trends</em>. It also publishes an annual report on <em>Developments in Audit. </em>Both are available on the FRC’s website, as are annual reports on the quality of audits by each of the six largest audit firms.</p><p> </p><p>This information is used to contribute each to a triennial report by the European Commission on monitoring developments in the EU market for statutory audit services to public-interest entities pursuant to Article 27 of the new EU Audit Regulation. The 2017 report can be accessed at <a href="https://ec.europa.eu/info/publications/170907-statutory-audit-services-report_en" target="_blank">https://ec.europa.eu/info/publications/170907-statutory-audit-services-report_en</a> and can be found attached.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley attachment 1 file name CELEX_52017DC0464_EN_TXT.pdf title EU audit report 2 file name 131016_final_report.pdf title CMA audit report question first answered 22/12/2017 12:20:38 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	3869 label Biography information for Lord Myners