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date	26/04/2021
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	Foreign Investment in UK: National Security
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 National Security and Investment: Sectors in Scope of the Mandatory Regime, published March 2021, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the sample size of respondents with respect to providing a basis for legislation.
tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
uin	187284
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>The Government received 94 written responses to the consultation on the sectors in scope of the mandatory notification regime. The responses were used to refine and narrow the definitions for the basis of secondary legislation to provide further clarity for parties on whether their proposed acquisition comes in scope of the mandatory notification regime.</p><p> </p><p>There were substantial responses for each sector definition and the responses received were representative of the key areas of the economy. This included investors, individuals, regulators, individual businesses, legal and advisory firms, trade associations and industry groups, academics and regulators. In addition, the Government has engaged informally with external stakeholders across the economy on the proposed descriptions.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 29/04/2021 07:45:06 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

1286512

registered interest
date	11/02/2021
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	Weddings: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will provide additional financial support to the wedding industry.
tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
uin	153309
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2021 answer text <p>I meet regularly with the industry-led Weddings Taskforce to understand the impact of COVID-19 on businesses and jobs in the sector.</p><p> </p><p>Over the course of the pandemic the Government has provided an unprecedented package of financial support to businesses, including those in the wedding sector, which we keep under regular review.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 22/02/2021 17:30:33 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

1257225

registered interest
date	01/12/2020
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	Travel Agents: Coronavirus
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 economic effect of the covid-19 pandemic on travel agencies.
tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
uin	123652
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2020 answer text <p>We know how difficult the current national and international restrictions are for the travel sector, with businesses having already faced many months of reduced trade. Impacted businesses can access a range of Government support measures, including the extended furlough and self-employed support schemes, as well as various government-backed loans.</p><p> </p><p>We are regularly assessing Covid-19’s impact on tourism businesses and are continuing to engage across Government and with stakeholders - such as the Association of British Travel Agents and Association of Independent Tour Operators - to assess how we can most effectively support the recovery of travel and tourism across the UK.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has also committed to producing a Tourism Recovery Plan setting out the transformation and growth of the sector over the next five years as part of our economic recovery.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 07/12/2020 15:41:42 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

1257233

registered interest
date	01/12/2020
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	Travel Agents: Coronavirus
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 the Government is taking to provide targeted financial support for the travel agency industry during the covid-19 pandemic.
tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
uin	123653
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2020 answer text <p>We recognise that these are extremely challenging conditions for businesses in the travel sector, including tour operators and travel agents, which is why we’ve provided a range of targeted measures to see the sector through COVID-19.</p><p> </p><p>On top of our wider economic support package, we've provided business rates relief and one-off grants for eligible hospitality and leisure businesses – and we’ve cut VAT for tourism and hospitality activities from 20% to 5% until the end of March.</p><p> </p><p>Additionally, on 18 July the Government announced that ATOL-protected holidaymakers can book with confidence following confirmation that the Government will protect refund credit notes offered if packages are cancelled as a result of COVID-19.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 07/12/2020 15:40:11 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq