"uri","answering body","answer > is ministerial correction","answer > date of answer","answer > answer text","answer > answering member constituency","answer > answering member printed","answer > question first answered","answer > uri","answer > answering member > label","answering dept id","answering dept short name","answering dept sort name","date","hansard heading","house id","legislature > pref label","question text","registered interest","tabling member > label","tabling member constituency","tabling member printed","uin" "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1404837","Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy","false","2022-01-25","
The Governance Code on Public Appointments sets out that advisory assessment panels must satisfy themselves that all candidates for appointment can meet the Seven Principles of Public Life and adhere to the Code of Conduct for board members of public bodies.
In accordance with the Governance Code, BEIS requires that candidates declare relevant interests at the point of application and these are discussed at interview. Where appropriate, BEIS has on occasion sought references for candidates appointed to public positions which fall under the remit of the Commissioner for Public Appointments.We also provide the panel with other information, for example open source material, that they may wish to consider in reaching a judgement in a fair and open way.
","Mid Norfolk","George Freeman","2022-01-25T17:50:44.77Z","http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1404837/answer","Biography information for George Freeman","201","Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy","Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy","2022-01-20","Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Public Appointments","1","House of Commons","To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department seeks references for candidates appointed to public positions which fall under the remit of the Commissioner for Public Appointments.","false","Biography information for Kevin Brennan","Cardiff West","Kevin Brennan","108473" "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1342390","Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy","false","2021-07-05","Departments publish quarterly details of Ministers’ meetings with external organisations on GOV.UK. Details for the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy are available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/beis-ministerial-gifts-hospitality-travel-and-meetings.
Data for January to March 2021 will be published in due course.
","Derby North","Amanda Solloway","2021-07-05T15:32:39.597Z","http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1342390/answer","Biography information for Amanda Solloway","201","Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy","Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy","2021-06-30","Music","1","House of Commons","To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what meetings he has had with representatives of the recorded music industry in 2021.","false","Biography information for Kevin Brennan","Cardiff West","Kevin Brennan","24912" "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1342391","Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy","false","2021-07-05","The Chief Executive Officer of the Intellectual Property Office has met with representatives of the recorded music industry two times in 2021 so far.
","Derby North","Amanda Solloway","2021-07-05T15:31:14.517Z","http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1342391/answer","Biography information for Amanda Solloway","201","Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy","Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy","2021-06-30","UK Intellectual Property Office: Music","1","House of Commons","To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what meetings the chief executive officer of the Intellectual Property Office has had with representatives of the recorded music industry in 2021.","false","Biography information for Kevin Brennan","Cardiff West","Kevin Brennan","24913" "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1132267","Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy","false","2019-06-19","My rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has responsibility for intellectual property and regularly receives a wide range of representations about rights across the intellectual property spectrum.
In the case of a trade mark application for a band name, the application would be examined in accordance with the Trade Mark Act 1994 and the Trade Mark Rules 2008. Any trade mark applications including the name of a famous individual or group would be considered in line with Section 3(6) of the Trade Marks Act 1994, which states that a trade mark shall not be registered if or to the extent that the application is made in bad faith. Anyone can oppose the registration of a trade mark once it has been published after examination through the Intellectual Property Office’s low-cost tribunal service. The government also provides a specialised Intellectual Property Enterprise Court to provide access to justice at an affordable cost for SMEs and entrepreneurs. This court has streamlined procedures, a limit on legal costs and a cap on damages. It also includes a specific small claims track for disputes up to the value of £10,000.
","Kingswood","Chris Skidmore","2019-06-19T11:20:58.093Z","http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1132267/answer","Biography information for Chris Skidmore","201","Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy","Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy","2019-06-14","Musicians: Intellectual Property","1","House of Commons","To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent representations he has received on protecting musical groups from having their names registered by third parties for intellectual property purposes without permission.","false","Biography information for Kevin Brennan","Cardiff West","Kevin Brennan","264735" "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1343547","Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy","false","2021-07-08","In the period 1 April 2020 to 6 July 2021, 21,594 items of written correspondence from Hon. Members were received by Ministers in the Department. This figure includes 4,415 items that fell outside the Department’s remit and were successfully transferred to the correct department for a response. Of the remaining items, 16,158 were replied to by Ministers and 529 were replied to by officials (and the remainder are still open cases).
","Derby North","Amanda Solloway","2021-07-08T12:15:43.843Z","http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1343547/answer","Biography information for Amanda Solloway","201","Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy","Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy","2021-07-05","Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Correspondence","1","House of Commons","To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many items of written correspondence from hon. Members sent to Ministers in his Department have been (a) received and (b) replied to since 1 April 2020; and how many of those responses were responded to by (i) Ministers and (ii) officials.","false","Biography information for Kevin Brennan","Cardiff West","Kevin Brennan","27025" "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1137613","Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy","false","2019-07-11","As referenced in the answer to Question 264735, where an application is made to register a trade mark, the application is examined in accordance with the Trade Mark Act 1994 and Rules 2008.
For trade mark applications that consist of the name of a well-known band, the examiner will consider the application based on the facts of the application before them and Section 3(6) of the Trade Marks Act 1994 will be considered. Section 3(6) of the Act states that a trade mark shall not be registered if or to the extent that the application has been made in bad faith. In addition to this, every trade mark application is published, before it is registered, for an opposition period of up to three months. During this period, anyone can oppose the registration of a trade mark including where a third party believes that an application has been filed in bad faith - where, for example, facts not visible or apparent to the examiner are known by that third party. This opposition procedure provides a robust mechanism for all parties to submit detailed submissions and evidence.
","Kingswood","Chris Skidmore","2019-07-11T13:03:13.757Z","http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1137613/answer","Biography information for Chris Skidmore","201","Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy","Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy","2019-07-08","Musicians: Intellectual Property","1","House of Commons","To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 19 June 2019 to Question 264735 on Musicians: Intellectual Property, what steps the Intellectual Property Office take to verify that an individual who claims the rights to a well-known band name is entitled to do so, prior to its registration under the Trade Marks Act 1994.","false","Biography information for Kevin Brennan","Cardiff West","Kevin Brennan","274455" "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1139789","Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy","false","2019-07-22","We are currently evaluating the Shared Parental Leave and Pay scheme and are in the process of collecting data and information from a wide variety of sources. The evaluation will conclude later this year.
We expect to be in a position to report on the evaluation later this year.
","Rochester and Strood","Kelly Tolhurst","2019-07-22T16:57:10.54Z","http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1139789/answer","Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst","201","Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy","Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy","2019-07-17","Parental Leave: Self-Employed","1","House of Commons","To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to his oral contribution of 16 July 2019, Official Report, column 663, what the timeframe is for his Department to respond to the consultation on shared parental leave for the self-employed.","false","Biography information for Kevin Brennan","Cardiff West","Kevin Brennan","278392" "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1143354","Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy","false","2019-09-05","In making the decision to move the early May bank holiday to commemorate VE Day, options and implications were discussed between Government departments and with the devolved administrations. The Government recognises that some minor disruption has been caused to a small number of events but on this historic occasion we wanted to ensure as many people as possible have the valuable opportunity to pay a fitting tribute to our heroes of the Second World War.
","Stratford-on-Avon","Nadhim Zahawi","2019-09-05T13:32:42.427Z","http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1143354/answer","Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi","201","Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy","Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy","2019-09-02","VE Day","1","House of Commons","To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what representations she has received from events organisers on the cancellation of the May bank holiday in 2020 in order to commemorate VE Day.","false","Biography information for Kevin Brennan","Cardiff West","Kevin Brennan","284820" "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1143795","Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy","false","2019-09-05","Representatives of the department meet regularly with Ofgem on a variety of policy issues, including the retail energy market. It is for Ofgem to lead on erroneous billing and other breaches of supplier licensing conditions.
","Spelthorne","Kwasi Kwarteng","2019-09-05T14:14:40.1Z","http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1143795/answer","Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng","201","Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy","Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy","2019-09-02","Spark Energy: Billing","1","House of Commons","To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent discussions she has had with Ofgem on energy bills being issued in error to customers of other energy suppliers by Spark Energy Ltd.","false","Biography information for Kevin Brennan","Cardiff West","Kevin Brennan","285213" "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1488898","Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy","false","2022-07-18","The Government asked specific questions about impact in the consultation on AI and IP, but received very limited quantitative evidence. An impact assessment will be published alongside the legislation when laid. The proposed exception will be targeted to limit negative impacts, and the government welcomes further evidence from rights holders on how to best achieve this
","Loughborough","Jane Hunt","2022-07-18T16:29:04.56Z","http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1488898/answer","Biography information for Jane Hunt","201","Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy","Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy","2022-07-13","Music: Copyright","1","House of Commons","To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the potential financial impact on the UK music industry of his decision to expand the text and data mining exception.","false","Biography information for Kevin Brennan","Cardiff West","Kevin Brennan","35871"