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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 24 Jul 2019
British Steel

"My Lords, I too am grateful for the approach of the Government in this matter. However, does the Minister agree that one of the problems that we are experiencing is that high-volume steel is manufactured to well-understood, international engineering standards and therefore is a homogeneous product, and that makes the …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 11 Sep 2017
Small Businesses: Late Payments

"My Lords, is not this a totally flawed economic system, where large businesses are financed by small businesses, although it is large businesses that can easily raise the finance? What are the disadvantages, if any, of moving to a system where all goods and services are paid for by the …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 08 Feb 2017
Economy: Productivity

"Will the Minister say what we are doing to enhance the social status of professional engineers, and can he write to me and say how many professional engineers have received an honour for engineering, as opposed to financial services?..."
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Written Question
Power Stations
Wednesday 20th April 2016

Asked by: Earl Attlee (Conservative - Excepted Hereditary)

Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether a UK power station is required to be able to make a "black start", i.e. from zero vaults and zero cycles, with no power input from the National Grid.

Answered by Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth

National Grid procure the Black Start service from providers that have the capability to start main blocks of generation from an on-site auxiliary generator, without reliance on external site supplies. It is not a requirement for all UK power stations to have this capability.

In the event of a Black Start, the service would require the provider to start up its main generator(s) and deliver power to start up sections of the National Transmission System and distribution network.

Written Question
EU External Trade: China
Wednesday 9th March 2016

Asked by: Earl Attlee (Conservative - Excepted Hereditary)

Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what tariffs are applied by the EU to goods manufactured in China, including electronic components, televisions, computers, medical equipment and small petrol generators.

Answered by Lord Maude of Horsham

The tariffs applied by the EU on goods manufactured by China will vary according to the precise product being imported. The EU’s tariff schedule contains in excess of 9000 separate tariff lines on which separate duties are imposed. The table below shows the average Most Favoured Nation (MFN) tariffs imposed by the EU on imports from China for broad product groups. However, in addition to MFN tariffs, additional tariffs may apply to some specific products if anti-dumping or anti subsidy measures are in place.

Further details on the tariffs which apply to specific products can be found at the gov.uk website https://www.gov.uk/trade-tariff.

Over 200 EU tariffs applied to imports of certain information technology goods and some medical equipment will be eliminated as a result of the successful conclusion in December 2015 of negotiations to expand the Information Technology Agreement.

European Union Most Favoured Nation Tariffs on Imports from non-EU Countries, by Broad Category, Expressed in Percentage Terms

Product Group

Import Duty Expressed

in percentage terms

Dairy products

42.1

Sugars and confectionery

25.2

Beverages & tobacco

20.7

Animal products

17.7

Cereals & preparations

14.9

Fish & fish products

12.0

Clothing

11.4

Fruit, vegetables, plants

10.9

Oilseeds, fats & oils

6.8

Textiles

6.5

Coffee, tea

6.1

Chemicals

4.5

Transport equipment

4.3

Leather, footwear, etc.

4.1

Other agricultural products

3.6

Electrical machinery

2.8

Manufactures, n.e.s.

2.6

Petroleum

2.5

Minerals & metals

2.0

Non-electrical machinery

1.9

Wood, paper, etc.

0.9

Cotton

0

Source:WTO

Written Question
Toner Cartridges
Friday 12th February 2016

Asked by: Earl Attlee (Conservative - Excepted Hereditary)

Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the UK competition authorities have made an assessment of the UK market in printer cartridges; and if so, what conclusions were reached.

Answered by Baroness Neville-Rolfe - Shadow Minister (Treasury)

The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) carried out a market study in 2001 on consumer IT goods and services, including the printer cartridge market. It noted that consumers may find it difficult to identify which printer manufacturer had the cheapest price overall - this included the upfront price of the printer and the price of cartridges over the life of the machine. The OFT worked with the industry to introduce a labelling scheme which allowed consumers to identify how many pages they could expect to print with a cartridge. This allows consumers to consider both the purchase price and the running costs of the printer.

The Competition and Markets Authority took over the competition functions of the OFT in 2014.