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170297

	registered interest
	date	15/12/2014
	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	Scottish Power
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, when he received reports from the MacDonald Partnership in relation to mis-sold Scottish Power Power Plan warranties; what the titles of such reports were; and when he plans to respond to those reports.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Steve Rotheram
	uin	218595
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text <p>The initial report from Mr MacDonald was received on 17 July 2014 for review by the Insolvency Service. Further information including another more detailed report was received from him during September and October 2014, and these again have been reviewed by the Insolvency Service. The reports are confidential.</p><p> </p><p>The reports themselves do not require a direct response but I can confirm that the Insolvency Service has completed its review of this material and is in communication with Mr MacDonald.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 17/12/2014 11:11:20 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
	tabling member	4035 label Biography information for Steve Rotheram

391680

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2015
	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 steps his Department is taking in negotiations on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (a) to protect and (b) to ensure benefits to the UK entertainment industry.
	tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
	tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
	uin	8257
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2015 answer text <p>The EU-US free trade deal, like other EU trade deals, excludes the audiovisual sector from commitments to open EU markets to foreign competition. The Government is working closely with the European Commission to ensure that the wider entertainment industry benefits from this deal. There are also potential benefits through increased access to the US market and reductions in red tape, particularly for smaller businesses and individual artists.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 14/09/2015 13:24:01 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

419969

	registered interest
	date	09/10/2015
	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	Plastic Bags: EU Action
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will support an EU-wide ban on single-use plastic carrier bags.
	tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
	tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
	uin	10804
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2015 answer text <p>The EU Carrier Bags Directive (EU 2015/720) already requires all member states to take measures to reduce the consumption of plastic carrier bags and provides for marketing restrictions such as bans.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 19/10/2015 14:56:23 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

391273

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2015
	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	Iron and Steel
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what forecasts the Government has made of steel (a) production and (b) demand in the next 20 years; and from which countries he expects the UK will import steel to meet that demand.
	tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland
	tabling member printed	Tom Blenkinsop
	uin	8053
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>Neither the Office for National Statistics nor other governmental statistical sources make such forecasts for steel. The Government forecasts can influence markets and therefore must be able to be robust.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 07/09/2015 14:25:16 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	4037 label Biography information for Tom Blenkinsop

419796

	registered interest
	date	09/10/2015
	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	Iron and Steel: Redcar
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what advice the Government has received on Government intervention in the steelworks in Redcar and European Community state aid rules; and what discussions his Department has had on this issue.
	tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland
	tabling member printed	Tom Blenkinsop
	uin	10876
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2015 answer text <p>I received advice from Departmental officials on the legality of supporting a steel company in difficulty. The state aid rules on giving rescue and restructuring aid to steel companies are clear and all such interventions are prohibited.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 14/10/2015 16:16:24 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	4037 label Biography information for Tom Blenkinsop

419455

	registered interest
	date	17/09/2015
	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	Export Controls
	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 ensure that criterion 8 of the consolidated EU Licensing Criteria document is consistently applied to all export licences.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol West
	tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
	uin	10577
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2015 answer text <p>The Department for International Development (DFID) is responsible for assessing licence applications against Criterion 8. DFID considers export licence applications destined to all International Development Association eligible countries and may also ask to see applications in respect of other countries of concern. Further information on DFID’s role is given in the Government’s Strategic Export Controls Annual Report for 2014, which was presented to Parliament on 16 July 2015 and is also available on the gov.uk website.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 16/10/2015 12:25:57 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

419794

	registered interest
	date	09/10/2015
	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	Arms Trade: Exports
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what his policy is on the Government continuing to sign off arms export licenses for those countries identified as a cause for concern by the Committees on Arms Export Controls and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol West
	tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
	uin	10798
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2015 answer text <p>The Government takes its export responsibilities very seriously and aims to operate one of the most robust export control regimes in the world. Government policy is enshrined in the Consolidated EU and National Arms Export Licensing Criteria, known as the Consolidated Criteria. We rigorously examine every application on a case-by-case basis against the Consolidated Criteria and will only issue an export licence where to do so would be consistent with these criteria.</p><p>We undertake appropriate checks using both open and other sources when considering licence applications. To ensure a comprehensive and consistent approach, this will involve Desk and Post in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and relevant experts from other Departments.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 15/10/2015 15:42:23 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

384620

	registered interest
	date	22/06/2015
	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	Hazardous Substances: EU Law
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assistance and advice his Department plans to make available to small businesses seeking to comply with Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures.
	tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
	tabling member printed	Stuart McDonald
	uin	3450
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2015 answer text <p>Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures (the CLP Regulation) is a single market measure that acts directly in all European Union (EU) Member States. Supporting guidance is provided at EU level by the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA), in partnership with Member States. The guidance is routinely reviewed to ensure it reflects practical compliance experience and continues to support chemical suppliers both small and large.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The CLP regulation requires every Member State to establish a national CLP Helpdesk to provide compliance advice. The HSE acts as the UK CLP competent authority and, as part of this function, has provided the Helpdesk since 2009. It provides a suite of webpages that introduce the key duties in CLP, and steer visitors to the ECHA guidance. Additionally, the HSE will consider the feasibility of developing an on-line tool to help small businesses comply with the regulation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 25/06/2015 13:44:43 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

385384

	registered interest
	date	24/06/2015
	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	Postal Services: Universal Service Obligation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what plans he has to ensure that the Royal Mail's universal service obligation continues to be met.
	tabling member constituency	West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
	tabling member printed	Stuart Blair Donaldson
	uin	4182
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2015 answer text <p>Government is committed to securing a sustainable universal postal service for the UK.</p><p> </p><p>Parliament has given Ofcom, as an independent regulator, the primary statutory duty to secure the provision of a universal postal service - the collection and delivery of letters six days a week throughout the UK at uniform affordable prices - and to have regard for its financial sustainability.</p><p> </p><p>Ofcom has introduced a comprehensive monitoring regime which is forward looking, based on the plans of Royal Mail and other postal operators, to track Royal Mail’s performance and potential impacts on the provision of the universal service.</p><p> </p><p>Ofcom recently announced a fundamental review of the regulation of Royal Mail. The review will ensure regulation remains appropriate and sufficient to secure the universal postal service.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 02/07/2015 14:14:42 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	4377 label Biography information for Stuart Blair Donaldson

385385

	registered interest
	date	24/06/2015
	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	Postal Services: Aberdeenshire
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will make an assessment of Royal Mail's effectiveness in meeting the universal service obligation in Aberdeenshire.
	tabling member constituency	West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
	tabling member printed	Stuart Blair Donaldson
	uin	4176
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Royal Mail as the designated Universal Service Provider for the whole of the UK provides the same service for almost all communities and businesses in Scotland, including in Aberdeenshire, as it does across the UK.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has ensured that a strong regulatory framework is in place to protect the universal postal service. The primary statutory duty of Ofcom, the independent regulator for postal services, is to secure the provision of the universal postal service. Specifically, one of the safeguards of the regulatory framework is an effective and ongoing monitoring regime to track Royal Mail’s performance (for example, on quality of service and affordability of universal services, and progress on efficiency).</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 02/07/2015 14:13:43 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	4377 label Biography information for Stuart Blair Donaldson