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1023638

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date	11/12/2018
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	Industry: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what sector deals have been agreed by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy under their Industrial Strategy; and how much funding they have allocated to each deal.
tabling member printed	Baroness Neville-Rolfe
uin	HL12194
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2018 answer text <p>Nine sector deals have been agreed so far. These are with the nuclear, creative industries, construction, AI, automotive, rail, aerospace sectors, and the life sciences sector has published two deals.</p><p> </p><p>Sector deals are negotiated partnerships between government and Industry in key sectors of the economy to unblock barriers to productivity in specific areas. There is no new funding available, and they do not allocate funding to sectors. Some of the nine Deals agreed to date have involve supporting sector-led proposals with existing sources of Government funding.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 17/12/2018 16:24:30 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe

1023648

registered interest
date	11/12/2018
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	Business: Billing
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, following their consultation, Creating a responsible payment culture: a call for evidence on tackling late payment, published on 4 October, whether they have any plans to introduce penalty measures on companies who make late payments to small businesses; and if so, what are those measures.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL12202
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2018 answer text <p>The Government is determined to eliminate the continuing scourge of late payments, and understands how important this is, especially for smaller businesses. The Government has a range of measures in place to tackle late payment. It is now a legal requirement for the UK’s largest businesses to report on their payment practices every six months. We have also created the Small Business Commissioner to address small business complaints about late payment and foster a cultural change to encourage responsible payment practices across the UK economy.</p><p> </p><p>In October, BEIS launched a public Call for Evidence to understand the impact of late payment on SMEs and to seek views on how the government could go further to tackle the problem. The call for evidence closed on 29 November with nearly 300 responses. It is right and proper that the Government carefully considers the views of respondents before formally responding.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 17/12/2018 15:34:38 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1022877

registered interest
date	10/12/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Emergencies: Mobile Phones
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Young of Cookham on 4 December (HL11641), which (1) department, and (2) minister, has the lead role in taking the mobile emergency alerting systems programme forward; and what assessment they have made of how other countries who have implemented such systems have resolved any issues.
tabling member printed	Lord Harris of Haringey
uin	HL12143
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2018 answer text <p>Those organisations with a key role in responding to an emergency have a duty under the Civil Contingencies Act (2004) to warn and inform the public. To fulfil this duty, a variety of channels are utilised including social and broadcast media and mobile alerting such as the flood warning system. Given the cross-cutting ownership of the issue, the Minister for Implementation has asked the Cabinet Office to coordinate a review on whether there is a case for a national mobile alerting scheme, working with relevant lead departments and interested parties. This work has included a review of schemes used in other countries to inform our thinking.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 18/12/2018 12:14:33 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	2671 label Biography information for Lord Harris of Haringey

1022890

registered interest
date	10/12/2018
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Sanctions: Iran
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 that the reintroduction of sanctions on Iran by the United States has had on UK-registered companies trading with Iran.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Leeds
uin	HL12152
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2018 answer text <p>The US Treasury has re-imposed sanctions against Iran relating to financial institutions, and Iran’s energy, insurance and shipping sectors. There has been an impact on UK businesses, although it is too early to make a comprehensive assessment. Where necessary, UK companies should seek legal advice.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for International Trade has a dedicated team working at the British Embassy in Tehran to support UK businesses active in the Iranian market. We continue to monitor any impact on UK-Iran trade caused by the re-imposition of US sanctions on Iran.</p> answering member printed Baroness Fairhead question first answered 17/12/2018 13:47:12 answering member 4690 label Biography information for Baroness Fairhead
tabling member	4349 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Leeds

1022904

registered interest
date	10/12/2018
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	EU External Trade: Iran
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress has been made in agreeing the European Union’s proposed Special Purpose Vehicle to facilitate trade with Iran and to retain some of the sanctions relief provided by the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.
tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
uin	HL12161
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2018 answer text <p>Her Majesty’s Government is undertaking extensive discussions with the other members of the E3 (France and Germany) and the European Union to finalise the technical details of the Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV). The E3/EU are committed to making every effort possible to deliver the SPV to secure banking channels and maintain sanctions relief to Iran.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Fairhead question first answered 17/12/2018 13:32:12 answering member 4690 label Biography information for Baroness Fairhead
tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

1022914

registered interest
date	10/12/2018
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	Transport: 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 transport equipment manufacturing output.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL12168
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2018 answer text <p>According figures published by the office for National Statistics output in the transport equipment manufacturing sectors has seen record high levels over the past year and has increased by 46% between 2010 and 2017 in real terms.</p><p> </p><p>The table below lists real terms gross value added for the sector over the last eight years.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Transport Equipment Manufacturing Gross Value Added</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Real Terms GVA (£m 2016 prices)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>18,525</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>20,374</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>21,238</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>22,862</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>23,640</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>25,019</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>26,072</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>27,144</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: ONS GPD Low-level aggregates</p><p> </p><p>The vast majority of transport equipment manufacturing is accounted for by the manufacture of automotive and aerospace equipment, but the sector also covers the manufacture of rail rolling stock, ships and boats, motorcycles, cycles and mobility scooters.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 17/12/2018 15:34:54 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1022917

registered interest
date	10/12/2018
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Trade Agreements: New Zealand
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to make a bilateral free trade agreement with New Zealand after Brexit.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL12170
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2018 answer text <p>Both the UK and New Zealand have publicly committed to pursuing a bilateral Free Trade Agreement once the UK has left the EU.</p><p> </p><p>In July 2018, my Rt Hon. Friend the Secretary of State for International Trade launched a consultation seeking views on future free trade agreement negotiations, including with New Zealand. The consultations closed in October and the Department for International Trade is currently considering the responses.</p> answering member printed Baroness Fairhead question first answered 17/12/2018 13:06:49 answering member 4690 label Biography information for Baroness Fairhead
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1020553

registered interest
date	06/12/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	A21
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 improvements made to the A21 road since 2014; and whether such improvements have resulted in a reduction in traffic delays.
tabling member printed	Lord Barker of Battle
uin	HL12100
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2018 answer text <p>Highways England regularly monitors the performance of the Strategic Road Network to ensure its efficient operation and performance.</p><p> </p><p>The A21 Tonbridge to Pembury improvement scheme started construction in Spring 2015 and was completed in summer 2017.</p><p> </p><p>The impact of the completed scheme, which is expected to reduce congestion and improve journey times, will be studied next year (2019) as part of Highways England’s programme of Post Opening Project Evaluation. This will consider journey times and other features of the performance on this section of the A21.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 17/12/2018 15:31:20 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	1389 label Biography information for Lord Barker of Battle

1020556

registered interest
date	06/12/2018
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	Private Rented Housing: Energy
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to regulate the private rented housing sector further to improve the energy efficiency of the housing stock.
tabling member printed	Lord Barker of Battle
uin	HL12103
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2018 answer text <p>The Government is currently looking at policy options for setting a long-term trajectory for energy performance standards across the private rented sector, with the aim of as many private rented homes as possible being upgraded to EPC Band C by 2030, where practical, cost-effective and affordable. We intend to consult on the trajectory and policy design in 2019.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 17/12/2018 15:32:17 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	1389 label Biography information for Lord Barker of Battle

1020557

registered interest
date	06/12/2018
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	Housing: Insulation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of how many dwellings in the UK have received (1) cavity wall, and (2) loft insulation since 2010; and how many applicable homes they estimate remain untreated.
tabling member printed	Lord Barker of Battle
uin	HL12104
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2018 answer text <p>The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy published statistics provide information on insulation measures that have been delivered through the Government’s energy efficiency schemes.</p><p>Between January 2010 and September 2018 (the latest date for when data is available), there have been 2.4 million cavity wall insulation measures and 4.6 million loft insulation measures installed to homes across Great Britain.</p><p>We estimate that in Great Britain there are a further 5.3 million homes suitable for cavity wall insulation; of which 4.0 million are considered to be easy to treat; and 8.1 million homes have the potential for additional loft insulation; of which 5.8 million are considered to be easy to treat.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 17/12/2018 16:40:12 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	1389 label Biography information for Lord Barker of Battle