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170087

registered interest
date	12/12/2014
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	NHS: Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what representations he has received from the Scottish Government on a possible exemption for the NHS in Scotland negotiations on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Cathy Jamieson
uin	218548
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text <p>The Transatlantic Trade and Investment partnership (TTIP) and the NHS have been discussed with the Scottish Government at official and Ministerial level.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Both the European Commission and US negotiators have explicitly ruled out public services from the scope of any market liberalisation in TTIP, and it has therefore not been necessary to discuss any exclusions related to specific public services. The Scottish Government’s ability to determine how publically funded health services in Scotland are provided will not be affected. It will be completely up to the Scottish Government to take decisions on which providers deliver health care services in the best interests of their patients.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 17/12/2014 16:18:24 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4011 label Biography information for Cathy Jamieson

169426

registered interest
date	10/12/2014
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Direct Marketing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps his Department is taking to tackle unsolicited mail.
tabling member constituency	Gillingham and Rainham
tabling member printed	Rehman Chishti
uin	218038
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>The Government has made sure that there are preference services in place for anyone who does not want to receive unsolicited mail.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>There are currently two ‘opt out’ services run by the Direct Marketing Association (DMA): the Mailing Preference Service (MPS) will stop addressed mail and the “Your Choice” preference service will stop unaddressed mailings. More information about these schemes can be found on the MPS website:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.mpsonline.org.uk/" target="_blank">http://www.mpsonline.org.uk/</a><a href="http://www.mpsonline.org.uk/" target="_blank">www.mpsonline.org.uk</a> or by telephoning 0845 703 4599 (MPS) or 020 7291 3300 (Your Choice). These are separate opt-outs as some people may want to stop one or other type of mailing rather than both.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Royal Mail also runs its own door-to-door ‘opt out’ service, though this will only stop those unaddressed mailings delivered by Royal Mail, around a quarter of all such mail. More information about Royal Mail’s service can be found on its website (<a href="http://www.royalmail.com/" target="_blank">www.royalmail.com</a>) or by phoning 01865 796964.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>By registering with all three services, consumers can stop the vast majority of unsolicited mail being received. Registration is free.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>To stop advertising mail from those companies with which there is some kind of direct relationship (for example, supermarkets or department stores, where the customer has a loyalty card and so on), consumers will need to contact those companies directly and ask for their personal details to be removed from direct mailing lists.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 15/12/2014 15:53:15 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
tabling member	3987 label Biography information for Rehman Chishti

164307

registered interest
date	24/11/2014
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	NHS: Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential effect on the NHS of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership.
tabling member constituency	Aberconwy
tabling member printed	Guto Bebb
uin	215642
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2014 answer text <p>There is no threat to the UK’s National Health Service from TTIP. This was confirmed again by the European Commission’s chief negotiator Ignacio Garcia Bercero at a meeting organised to the All Party Parliamentary Group on TTIP this week.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The chief negotiator outlined that EU public services are automatically excluded from all EU trade in service market liberalisation agreements. Publicly funded health services are specifically excluded. Member states decide how to deliver their public services and can change the delivery model at any time. TTIP will not change the fact that it is up to UK Government alone to decide how UK public services, including the NHS, are run.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 27/11/2014 17:24:11 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	3910 label Biography information for Guto Bebb

156160

registered interest
date	18/11/2014
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what representations he has received from the Welsh Government on negotiations on the proposed Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership.
tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
uin	214884
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2014 answer text <p>Ministers in the Welsh Governments, through regular Joint Ministerial Committee meetings, have an opportunity to input into the UK position where appropriate and Ministers have been kept abreast of developments. Officials from the Devolved Administrations are also invited to frequent cross-Whitehall meetings on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, and are in regular contact with trade policy officials in Whitehall.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 26/11/2014 14:22:47 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards

101789

registered interest
date	30/10/2014
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Construction: Billing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent discussions he has had with specialist subcontractors in the construction industry on tackling late payment to small and medium-sized businesses.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North East
tabling member printed	Mr William Bain
uin	212762
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2014 answer text <p>The Government takes the issue of prompt payment seriously and respects some of the differences which prevail in the construction industry. We are taking a number of steps, including promoting project bank accounts, through Government procurement. More widely, the Industrial Strategy for Construction committed to developing a construction supply chain payment charter, which was published on 22 April. The Charter sets out 11 “Fair Payment Commitments” including a commitment to reduce payment terms to a supply chain to 30 days from January 2018. The Leadership Council will encourage construction businesses from across the whole supply chain to comply with it.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 06/11/2014 16:06:48 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	1610 label Biography information for Mr William Bain

90588

registered interest
date	04/09/2014
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of potential GDP growth resulting from the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Greg Mulholland
uin	208268
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Independent analysis shows that an ambitious, comprehensive TTIP agreement could be worth up to £10bn annually to the UK in the long term. This translates to additional disposable income of around £400 per year for an average UK household.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 11/09/2014 15:49:57 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	1540 label Biography information for Greg Mulholland

79207

registered interest
date	22/07/2014
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, in how many meetings in the last year between financial sector professionals and Ministers or senior officials in his Department the Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership has been discussed.
tabling member constituency	Paisley and Renfrewshire North
tabling member printed	Jim Sheridan
uin	206895
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Details of meetings held by Ministers and Permanent Secretaries with external organisations are published quarterly and can be found at Gov.uk.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Information requested in respect of other officials’ meetings is not held centrally and could only be obtained at disproportionate costs.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock grouped question UIN 206880 206881 206882 206883 206884 206885 206886 206887 206888 206889 206890 206891 206892 206893 206896 206897 206898 206899 206900 206901 206913 206914 206915 206916 question first answered 04/09/2014 15:22:24 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	1464 label Biography information for Jim Sheridan

79208

registered interest
date	22/07/2014
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, in how many meetings in the last year between agricultural sector professionals and Ministers or senior officials in his Department the Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership has been discussed.
tabling member constituency	Paisley and Renfrewshire North
tabling member printed	Jim Sheridan
uin	206896
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Details of meetings held by Ministers and Permanent Secretaries with external organisations are published quarterly and can be found at Gov.uk.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Information requested in respect of other officials’ meetings is not held centrally and could only be obtained at disproportionate costs.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock grouped question UIN 206880 206881 206882 206883 206884 206885 206886 206887 206888 206889 206890 206891 206892 206893 206895 206897 206898 206899 206900 206901 206913 206914 206915 206916 question first answered 04/09/2014 15:22:26 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	1464 label Biography information for Jim Sheridan

79209

registered interest
date	22/07/2014
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, in how many meetings in the last year between pharmaceutical sector professionals and Ministers or senior officials in his Department the Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership has been discussed.
tabling member constituency	Paisley and Renfrewshire North
tabling member printed	Jim Sheridan
uin	206897
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Details of meetings held by Ministers and Permanent Secretaries with external organisations are published quarterly and can be found at Gov.uk.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Information requested in respect of other officials’ meetings is not held centrally and could only be obtained at disproportionate costs.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock grouped question UIN 206880 206881 206882 206883 206884 206885 206886 206887 206888 206889 206890 206891 206892 206893 206895 206896 206898 206899 206900 206901 206913 206914 206915 206916 question first answered 04/09/2014 15:22:26 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	1464 label Biography information for Jim Sheridan

79210

registered interest
date	22/07/2014
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, in how many meetings in the last year between chemical sector professionals and Ministers or senior officials in his Department the Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership has been discussed.
tabling member constituency	Paisley and Renfrewshire North
tabling member printed	Jim Sheridan
uin	206898
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Details of meetings held by Ministers and Permanent Secretaries with external organisations are published quarterly and can be found at Gov.uk.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Information requested in respect of other officials’ meetings is not held centrally and could only be obtained at disproportionate costs.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock grouped question UIN 206880 206881 206882 206883 206884 206885 206886 206887 206888 206889 206890 206891 206892 206893 206895 206896 206897 206899 206900 206901 206913 206914 206915 206916 question first answered 04/09/2014 15:22:26 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	1464 label Biography information for Jim Sheridan