Lord Taylor of Warwick

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the International Business Advisory Council's statement that implementing the World Trade Organisation’s trade facilitation agreement should be a priority for governments.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the report from the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills which stated that the United Kingdom forfeits £48 billion in lost exports because of its lack of language skills, what steps are they takin...

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the potential impact of the tax on banks introduced in the summer budget on competition and barriers to new entrants to the sector.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the concerns expressed by the Confederation of Business Industry and the EEF manufacturing organisation in response to the consultation on their proposals to introduce apprenticeships levy, whether further ...

To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of figures from the Office for National Statistics on the United Kingdom's productivity as compared to other G7 countries, what steps are being taken to increase productivity.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the findings of the recent survey by insurance provider Simply Business, how they plan to support small business owners who have fallen ill due to stress and overwork.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to make local enterprise partnerships more accountable, without duplicating the work of local authorities.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they plan to take to raise awareness of government projects designed to help small businesses.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to increase the number of board members from ethnic minorities.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the 30 per cent drop in Anglo American PLC's profit, whether they are taking part in any discussions about the health of the United Kingdom commodity market.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to encourage diversity in the construction and property sectors.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they have taken to support small businesses through changes to competition law.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the statement from the Association of Convenience Stores that longer trading hours on Sundays would harm small retailers.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to encourage more accelerators and incubators outside London to support all entrepreneurs across the country.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to help small lenders to compete effectively with the larger banks, in the light of the new bank corporation tax surcharge.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the results of the Confederation of British Industry's quarterly survey of the financial sector, what steps they are taking to reduce the cost of red tape and to support the growth of the business sector.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they plan to take, if any, to support the campaign launched by Dell for the post-2015 UN development agenda to promote sustainable development through entrepreneurship.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the effectiveness of the Growth Vouchers programme.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they are taking steps to tighten regulation to ensure that supermarkets do not mislead customers with confusing pricing promotions.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to weaken the ring-fence scheme separating retail and investment banks.