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1669076

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2023
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Attorney General: Theft
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what data their Department holds on the (a) number and (b) total cost of replacing (i) laptops, (ii) mobile phones, (iii) memory sticks and (iv) external hard drives that have been (A) lost and (B) stolen in the last year.
	tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
	tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
	uin	1221
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2023 answer text <p>The Attorney General’s Office has not had any laptops, mobile phones, memory sticks or external hard drives lost or stolen in the last year.</p> answering member constituency Mid Dorset and North Poole answering member printed Michael Tomlinson question first answered 17/11/2023 09:45:42 answering member 4497 label Biography information for Michael Tomlinson
	tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

1610314

	registered interest
	date	14/04/2023
	answering body	Department for Business and Trade
	answering dept id	214
	answering dept short name	Business and Trade
	answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
	hansard heading	Employment Tribunals Service
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Answer of 21 January 2020 to Question 3164 on Employment Tribunals Service: Fines, how many (a) warning notices and (b) financial penalty notices were issued to respondent employers under section 150 of the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 for failure to pay an employment tribunal award in each year since 2016-17.
	tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
	tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
	uin	180447
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2023 answer text <p>Workers should receive the money they are owed. We are committed to ensuring this happens and that they are protected from exploitation.</p><p>As stated in the answer to HL6685, data held on Employment Tribunal Penalties is derived from a live case management system used for internal purposes which has not been subject to sufficient validation that would be required for us to release this to Parliament at this time.</p><p>We will consider what data we may be able to publish on this subject in the future.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 19/04/2023 15:49:49 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
	tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

1610450

	registered interest
	date	14/04/2023
	answering body	Department for Business and Trade
	answering dept id	214
	answering dept short name	Business and Trade
	answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
	hansard heading	Online Intermediation Services for Business Users (Enforcement) Regulations 2020
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether her Department plans to reform the Online Intermediation Services for Business Users (Enforcement) Regulations 2020 following the passage of the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill.
	tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
	tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
	uin	180583
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2023 answer text <p>The Department for Business and Trade is reviewing all REUL in line with usual policy development to determine whether to repeal, replace or preserve it.</p><p>The Government will, in due course, provide further information regarding its plans for the Online Intermediation Services for Business Users (Enforcement) Regulations 2020.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 24/04/2023 12:36:56 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
	tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

1612456

	registered interest
	date	19/04/2023
	answering body	Department for Business and Trade
	answering dept id	214
	answering dept short name	Business and Trade
	answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
	hansard heading	Small Businesses: Electronic Commerce and Intellectual property
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of legislation to (a) support small businesses when trading online and (b) protect small businesses from infringement of their intellectual property rights.
	tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
	tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
	uin	181746
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2023 answer text <p>The Business Protection from Misleading Marketing Regulations 2008 protects businesses from misleading advertising by other businesses, and are enforced by Trading Standards.</p><p>The Government recently introduced the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill to establish a new pro-competition regime that will force the most powerful tech firms to treat businesses in the UK fairly – including small businesses.</p><p>The options available to a business which believes its intellectual property (IP) is being infringed online depend on the type of IP, where it is registered and where the alleged infringement is taking place.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 25/05/2023 14:55:04 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
	tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

1628582

	registered interest
	date	17/05/2023
	answering body	Department for Business and Trade
	answering dept id	214
	answering dept short name	Business and Trade
	answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
	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 and Trade, whether news publishers will be included in the types of third parties that firms designated as having Strategic Market Status by the Digital Markets Unit will be required to trade with on fair and reasonable grounds.
	tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
	tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
	uin	185688
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2023 answer text <p>The pro-competition regime aims to address the far-reaching power of the biggest tech firms. It will help rebalance the relationship between major platforms and those who rely on them, including press publishers.</p><p>Once a firm is designated as having SMS, the DMU will be able to set tailored conduct requirements for how it must treat consumers and other businesses in relation to its designated digital activities; this could include requirements to trade on fair and reasonable terms.</p><p>Like all the DMU’s tools, conduct requirements are sector-neutral in design and can be tailored to any kind of user relationship, including that with news publishers.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 23/05/2023 13:22:37 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
	tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

1628583

	registered interest
	date	17/05/2023
	answering body	Department for Business and Trade
	answering dept id	214
	answering dept short name	Business and Trade
	answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
	hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Manufacturing Industries
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential effect of a 10 per cent tariff on the import of vehicles on the UK's car manufacturing sector.
	tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
	tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
	uin	185689
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2023 answer text <p>The UK Global Tariff sets out the UK’s Most Favourite Nation tariffs. It applies to all imports of goods unless an exception applies, such as a Free Trade Agreement. The UKGT has been in place since 1 January 2021.</p><p> </p><p>In setting tariffs on automotive goods, the Government took into account a number of market and economic factors as well as the interests of UK businesses, manufacturers, and consumers as well as on the views expressed through a public consultation in February 2020.</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s programme of trade agreements also supports the import of vehicles. We continue to engage with partners to address issues, including around rules of origin, as needed.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 22/05/2023 14:13:08 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
	tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

1643479

	registered interest
	date	09/06/2023
	answering body	Department for Business and Trade
	answering dept id	214
	answering dept short name	Business and Trade
	answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
	hansard heading	Measurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what progress her Department has made on the consultation on choice on units of measurement: markings and sales.
	tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
	tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
	uin	188754
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2023 answer text <p>The Government has received over 100,000 responses to the consultation on the Choice on units of measurement: markings and sales and will publish its response in due course.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 19/06/2023 11:41:25 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
	tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

1643704

	registered interest
	date	12/06/2023
	answering body	Department for Business and Trade
	answering dept id	214
	answering dept short name	Business and Trade
	answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
	hansard heading	Baby Care Units: Parental Leave
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate she has made of the number of people eligible for the entitlements set out in the Neonatal Care (Leave and Pay) Act who will not receive those entitlements between the date the Bill received Royal Assent and the date the Act is due to be implemented.
	tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
	tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
	uin	189008
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2023 answer text <p>We are committed to introducing Neonatal Care Leave and Pay as quickly as possible. Work is ongoing across Government to deliver these new entitlements.</p><p> </p><p>It is not possible to deliver the Neonatal Care Leave and Pay entitlement immediately after Royal Assent as delivery requires updates to HMRC IT systems and a significant amount of secondary legislation.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 22/06/2023 14:57:26 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
	tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

1648087

	registered interest
	date	27/06/2023
	answering body	Department for Business and Trade
	answering dept id	214
	answering dept short name	Business and Trade
	answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
	hansard heading	Import Controls: Agricultural Products and Food
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if she will publish the (a) average amount of time it took for consignments of (i) food and (ii) agricultural products to clear customs in the latest period for which information is available and (b) Government's estimate of the average amount of time it will take for those consignments to clear customs under the Border Target Operating Model.
	tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
	tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
	uin	191317
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2023 answer text <p>This information is not held by the Department for Business and Trade.</p><p>A number of factors impact clearance times at the border. They will vary depending on the type of food or agricultural product being imported, the port of entry and the mode of transport. Under the risk-based approach to controls set out in the Border Target Operating Model many food and agricultural imports will not require checks at ports ensuring they can leave the port without delay.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 04/07/2023 15:56:36 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

1669064

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2023
	answering body	Department for Business and Trade
	answering dept id	214
	answering dept short name	Business and Trade
	answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
	hansard heading	Department for Business and Trade: Theft
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what data their Department holds on the (a) number and (b) total cost of replacing (i) laptops, (ii) mobile phones, (iii) memory sticks and (iv) external hard drives that have been (A) lost and (B) stolen in the last year.
	tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
	tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
	uin	1210
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2023 answer text <p>The figures for the Department for Business and Trade from 1 April 2023 to 10 November 2023 for phones and laptops are below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Item </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Cost</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Phone</p></td><td><p>68</p></td><td><p>£ 30,285</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Laptop</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>£ 30,734</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>TOTAL</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>96</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> £ 61,019</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department has no record of lost removable devices, including memory sticks or external hard-drives.</p><p> </p><p>All departmental IT is fully security encrypted.</p><p> </p><p>The departmental security unit records and investigates each reported loss from the</p><p>Department. If appropriate, the police are invited to undertake further inquiries.</p><p> </p><p>Any mobile device reported as lost is immediately and remotely deactivated and the</p><p>contents deleted. The user account on any laptop reported as lost is immediately.</p><p>and remotely locked.</p><p> </p><p>There has been no data loss or compromise as a result of these losses.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 15/11/2023 18:24:48 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
	tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney