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42111

	registered interest
	date	10/03/2014
	answering body	Deputy Prime Minister
	answering dept id	58
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, whether he plans to publish guidance to inform charities and other affected organisations about the implementation of the Transparency of Lobbying, Non-party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Act 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Perth and North Perthshire
	tabling member printed	Pete Wishart
	uin	191233
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2014 answer text Guidance is being produced by the Electoral Commission regarding the operation of the rules for non-party campaigners. The Commission are working with the UK's three charity regulators and other organisations to ensure that the guidance is clear and helpful. answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark grouped question UIN 191232 question first answered 17/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
	tabling member	1440 label Biography information for Pete Wishart

42110

	registered interest
	date	10/03/2014
	answering body	Deputy Prime Minister
	answering dept id	58
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, whether he plans to meet charities and other interested parties to discuss the issuing of guidance on the implementation of the Transparency of Lobbying, Non-party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Act 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Perth and North Perthshire
	tabling member printed	Pete Wishart
	uin	191232
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2014 answer text Guidance is being produced by the Electoral Commission regarding the operation of the rules for non-party campaigners. The Commission are working with the UK's three charity regulators and other organisations to ensure that the guidance is clear and helpful. answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark grouped question UIN 191233 question first answered 17/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
	tabling member	1440 label Biography information for Pete Wishart

40171

	registered interest
	date	26/02/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much in public duty costs allowance has been paid to each former Prime Minister in each year since 2010; what the limit is of the public duty costs allowance for former Prime Ministers; when that limit was last reviewed; whether the public duty costs allowance is payable in addition to their parliamentary allowances to former Prime Ministers who remain Members of Parliament; what audit is undertaken of claims made under the public duty costs allowance by former Prime Ministers; what checks are made to ensure that claims against the allowance meet the criteria for funding from the allowance; what guidance is provided to former Prime Ministers on claiming from the public duty costs allowance; and if he will place in the Library a copy of that guidance.
	tabling member constituency	Perth and North Perthshire
	tabling member printed	Pete Wishart
	uin	189655
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The amounts paid in 2011-12 and 2012-13 are as follows: </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>2011/12</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gordon Brown</p></td><td><p>&pound;114,998.17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Baroness Thatcher</p></td><td><p>&pound;109,191.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>John Major</p></td><td><p>&pound;115,000.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tony Blair</p></td><td><p>&pound;115,000.00</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>John Major</p></td><td><p>&pound;114,996.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gordon Brown</p></td><td><p>&pound;100,315.68</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Baroness Thatcher</p></td><td><p>&pound;74,087.76</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tony Blair</p></td><td><p>&pound;115,000.00</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The current limit for the PDCA is &pound;115,000. The limit is reviewed on an annual basis.</p><p>Former Prime Ministers will continue to receive the PDCA if they are a sitting MP, provided they are not serving as Leader of the Opposition.</p><p>Claims are processed by the Cabinet Office and form part of the annual audit of Cabinet Office expenditure.</p><p>All former Prime Ministers are provided with guidance on the PDCA. A copy of this has been placed in the Library of the House.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude question first answered 04/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
	tabling member	1440 label Biography information for Pete Wishart

1216348

	registered interest
	date	22/06/2020
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Arts: Intellectual Property
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the level of reliance of UK creative industries on UK-based trade mark attorneys; what assessment he has made of trends in the level of that reliance after the transition period; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Perth and North Perthshire
	tabling member printed	Pete Wishart
	uin	62315
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2020 answer text <p>The UK’s highly skilled legal profession play a vital role in advising UK businesses in the creative sector, and indeed across all sectors, on how to make the most from their IP portfolios</p><p> </p><p>Officials at the Intellectual Property Office are having ongoing conversations with representative bodies over how to best address any issues they may face once the transition period ends.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 30/06/2020 08:39:50 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
	tabling member	1440 label Biography information for Pete Wishart

1337292

	registered interest
	date	16/06/2021
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Intellectual Property: EU Countries
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he has had recent discussions with representatives from the EU to understand whether the simultaneous disclosure of unregistered designs in the UK and EU would provide protection for those designs in the UK and EU.
	tabling member constituency	Perth and North Perthshire
	tabling member printed	Pete Wishart
	uin	16804
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2021 answer text <p>The UK sought an agreement with the EU on reciprocal disclosure for unregistered designs. This would have been beneficial to UK design businesses. However, the</p><p>EU decided to pass up the opportunity to conclude such mutually beneficial text, which is disappointing. There are no plans to revisit this issue with our EU partners.</p><p> </p><p>However, the Government recognises that this an important issue for UK designers and will consider it in our future work on the UK designs system.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 21/06/2021 16:09:03 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
	tabling member	1440 label Biography information for Pete Wishart

1216349

	registered interest
	date	22/06/2020
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Arts: Intellectual Property
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to ensure the protection of the intellectual property of people in the creative industries in the event that a UK EU trade agreement is (a) agreed and (b) not agreed after the end of the transition period.
	tabling member constituency	Perth and North Perthshire
	tabling member printed	Pete Wishart
	uin	62316
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2020 answer text <p>The Government’s approach to negotiations between the UK and the EU aims to secure an Intellectual Property Chapter that includes mutual assurances to maintain high standards of protection for IP rights, including registered IP rights such as patents, trademarks and designs; and unregistered rights such as copyright, and trade secrets. The approach also reflects international agreements such as the WTO agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property and World Intellectual Property Organisation treaties.</p><p> </p><p>If no further negotiated agreement is reached between the UK and the EU, the arrangements in the intellectual property section of the Withdrawal Agreement take effect at the end of the transition period. These arrangements provide legal certainty and protect the interests of rightsholders and users of the IP framework.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 29/06/2020 16:47:51 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
	tabling member	1440 label Biography information for Pete Wishart

1271357

	registered interest
	date	15/12/2020
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Digital Markets Taskforce
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when he plans to implement recommendation 13b in Annex G of the Digital Market’s Taskforce’s report entitled A new pro-competition regime for digital markets.
	tabling member constituency	Perth and North Perthshire
	tabling member printed	Pete Wishart
	uin	129991
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/12/2020 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring digital markets remain competitive and deliver positive outcomes for consumers, small businesses, and society. That is why we have announced funding to establish a new Digital Markets Unit within the Competition and Markets Authority from 2021-22.</p><p> </p><p>We set up the Digital Markets Taskforce in March to offer expert advice. We will now consider the recommendations, including 13b and consult on proposals for a new pro-competition regime for digital markets in early 2021.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 23/12/2020 12:40:11 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
	tabling member	1440 label Biography information for Pete Wishart

1489703

	registered interest
	date	15/07/2022
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Audio-visual Industry: Copyright
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the financial impact on the UK audio-visual sector of his decision to expand the text and data mining exception.
	tabling member constituency	Perth and North Perthshire
	tabling member printed	Pete Wishart
	uin	37455
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2022 answer text <p>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.</p> answering member constituency Loughborough answering member printed Jane Hunt question first answered 20/07/2022 17:02:10 answering member 4839 label Biography information for Jane Hunt
	tabling member	1440 label Biography information for Pete Wishart

786307

	registered interest
	date	07/11/2017
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Intellectual Property: Social Media
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the Intellectual Property Office report, Share and share alike, published on 20 July 2017, what steps are being taken to address intellectual priority infringement through social media.
	tabling member constituency	Perth and North Perthshire
	tabling member printed	Pete Wishart
	uin	111957
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2017 answer text <p>Operation Jasper is an initiative that is led by National Trading Standards E Crime Unit and supported by industry, law enforcement and Government to reduce the availability of counterfeit and pirated goods on offer via social media. Jasper has been running since 2015 and has delivered over 12,000 de-listings, the removal of over 75 full profiles and over 100 raid actions. As a result of this work several thousand counterfeit and pirated products have been seized.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 15/11/2017 09:13:18 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
	tabling member	1440 label Biography information for Pete Wishart

1216350

	registered interest
	date	22/06/2020
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Intellectual Property: Legal Profession
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what new protections are being offered to UK IP legal practitioners who help support IP rights owners after the transition period.
	tabling member constituency	Perth and North Perthshire
	tabling member printed	Pete Wishart
	uin	62317
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2020 answer text <p>Officials at the Intellectual Property Office and Ministry of Justice are working together and continue to have conversations with representative bodies over how to best address issues they may face once the transition period ends.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 29/06/2020 16:53:11 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
	tabling member	1440 label Biography information for Pete Wishart