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1017068

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date	28/11/2018
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	Energy: Meters
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that energy customers who refuse to have smart meters installed in their premises are not disadvantaged by their energy suppliers.
tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
uin	HL11913
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2018 answer text <p>Smart meters will give consumers the data they need to take control of their energy consumption, allowing them to cut their energy bills. Smart meters will also help make the overall energy system more efficient and cheaper to run. While smart meters are voluntary for consumers they will benefit from having one.</p><p><br> Ofgem’s existing regulations will continue to apply, which require energy suppliers to treat all consumers fairly. In addition the Government has acted to protect consumers regardless of meter type, by capping poor value standard variable and default tariffs.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 05/12/2018 15:26:25 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

1017069

registered interest
date	28/11/2018
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	Motor Vehicles: Manufacturing Industries
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 possible effects that a lack of frictionless trade could have on UK car production after Brexit.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL11914
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2018 answer text <p>On 28th November 2018 the Government laid before Parliament the following document intended to facilitate parliamentary scrutiny ahead of the vote on the final deal: “EU Exit: Long-term economic analysis”. This has been published on GOV.UK and copies have been deposited in the Libraries of both Houses. The Government has therefore delivered on its commitment to provide Parliament with a robust, objective assessment of how exiting the EU may affect the economy of the UK, sectors (including automotive), nations and regions in the long run.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 05/12/2018 15:28:39 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1017073

registered interest
date	28/11/2018
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	Chemicals
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 potential impact of a no-deal Brexit on the supply chain of chemicals.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL11918
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2018 answer text <p>On 28<sup>th</sup> November 2018 the Government laid before Parliament the following document intended to facilitate parliamentary scrutiny ahead of the vote on the final deal: “EU Exit: Long-term economic analysis”. This has been published on GOV.UK and copies have been deposited in the Libraries of both Houses. The Government has therefore delivered on its commitment to provide Parliament with a robust, objective assessment of how exiting the EU may affect the economy of the UK, sectors (including chemicals), nations and regions in the long run.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 04/12/2018 14:23:17 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1017074

registered interest
date	28/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Aviation: Military Bases
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to their General Aviation Strategy, published in March 2015, what steps they have taken to achieve general aviation use of military airfields; and whether they consider their commitments to general aviation in this regard to have been met.
tabling member printed	Lord Trefgarne
uin	HL11919
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2018 answer text <p>The commitments set out in the 2015 General Aviation Strategy have been met. Ministry of Defence policy remains to encourage General Aviation to have access to military airfields wherever possible. In addition, the RAF Flying Clubs Association provide General Aviation training and scholarships for RAF personnel at fourteen flying clubs based on RAF Stations.</p><p>In the Strategy we undertook to update the guidance and increase publicity around General Aviation access to military airfields. Consequently, the RAF website has been updated and now contains consistency of published contact details and Defence Aerodrome Manuals for each Station.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 05/12/2018 16:11:30 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	1813 label Biography information for Lord Trefgarne

1015833

registered interest
date	27/11/2018
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	Copyright
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 introducing an international copyright exhaustion regime on the publishing industry if the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member printed	Lord Clement-Jones
uin	HL11835
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2018 answer text <p>The Government is considering all options for the future and therefore no final assessment has been made. Any potential change to the UK’s exhaustion of rights regime, IPO officials would need to carry out research and stakeholder engagement, which is currently ongoing.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 05/12/2018 15:28:12 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	3396 label Biography information for Lord Clement-Jones

1015834

registered interest
date	27/11/2018
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	Copyright
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the UK will remain in the EU’s regional copyright exhaustion regime following the UK’s exit from the EU.
tabling member printed	Lord Clement-Jones
uin	HL11836
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2018 answer text <p>The Withdrawal Agreement ensures that during the implementation period arrangements for the exhaustion of rights, including copyright, will remain the same. This will provide legal certainty and protect the interests of rights holders. The specifics of our future relationship with the EU after the end of the implementation period will be the subject of detailed negotiations with the EU.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 04/12/2018 14:23:42 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	3396 label Biography information for Lord Clement-Jones

1015836

registered interest
date	27/11/2018
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	Copyright
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport is being consulted as part of the Intellectual Property Office’s consultation into the UK’s future copyright exhaustion regime.
tabling member printed	Lord Clement-Jones
uin	HL11837
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2018 answer text <p>All government departments with an expressed interest on this issue, including the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, are being consulted.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 04/12/2018 14:24:08 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	3396 label Biography information for Lord Clement-Jones

1015837

registered interest
date	27/11/2018
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	Copyright: Electronic Publishing
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has conducted an impact assessment on allowing the doctrine of exhaustion of rights to apply to ebooks in the same way it does to physical books.
tabling member printed	Lord Clement-Jones
uin	HL11838
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2018 answer text <p>The current EU exhaustion regime, which has already been implemented into UK law, will be retained in UK law after the UK leaves the EU, subject to any amendments necessary to ensure it functions appropriately. The Government has no plans to change this regime with regards to ebooks, and so has not conducted impact assessments on any possible changes.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 04/12/2018 14:25:22 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	3396 label Biography information for Lord Clement-Jones

1015838

registered interest
date	27/11/2018
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	Copyright: Electronic Publishing
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has any plans to extend the exhaustion of rights principle to ebooks.
tabling member printed	Lord Clement-Jones
uin	HL11839
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2018 answer text <p>The current EU exhaustion regime, which has already been implemented into UK law, will be retained in UK law after the UK leaves the EU, subject to any amendments necessary to ensure it functions appropriately. The Government has no plans to change this regime with regards to ebooks.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 04/12/2018 14:26:43 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	3396 label Biography information for Lord Clement-Jones

1015841

registered interest
date	27/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Allowances
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Earl Howe on 21 November (HL11446), what is the maximum allowable payment to Ministry of Defence staff for services booked through the Defence Hotel Reservation Service when undertaking (1) business travel, (2) duty travel, and (3) detached duty.
tabling member printed	Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
uin	HL11841
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2018 answer text <p>For most UK and overseas travel, staff must obtain prior Line Management agreement before undertaking any business travel booking. This includes other duty/detached duty travel. Self-approval is permitted for certain employees, but only up a maximum of two nights’ accommodation for the most senior grades.</p><p> </p><p>Specific cost ceiling limits vary. Staff arranging travel and overnight accommodation are expected to utilise the most economic option available. The chosen hotel accommodation should be within the ceilings imposed for each location, and specific justification must be provided where the lowest cost option is not utilised. Any business travel expenditure incurred by staff is subject to subsequent audit checks by line management and business areas.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 05/12/2018 16:10:56 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	579 label Biography information for Lord Foulkes of Cumnock