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389423

registered interest
date	13/07/2015
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	Telecommunications
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 the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport on the reform of the Electronic Communication.
tabling member constituency	Wrexham
tabling member printed	Ian C. Lucas
uin	6622
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2015 answer text <p>I and my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport have regular discussions on a wide range of issues.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 17/07/2015 10:44:37 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas

389438

registered interest
date	13/07/2015
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	Electrical Goods: Counterfeit Manufacturing
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 he has made of the number of counterfeit electrical goods that are sold in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Swansea East
tabling member printed	Carolyn Harris
uin	6743
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2015 answer text <p>The Government has not made an assessment of the number of counterfeit electrical products product being sold in the UK. However, the IP Crime Group which is comprised of representatives from private sector, law enforcement agencies and government departments publishes an annual report into IP crime in the UK. The Crime Report contains a survey of Trading Standards departments and they report that in 2013/14 electrical items were the sixth most investigated product.</p><p> </p><p>IP Crime Report - <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/annual-ip-crime-report-2013-to-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/annual-ip-crime-report-2013-to-2014</a></p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 21/07/2015 13:49:07 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4480 label Biography information for Carolyn Harris

387449

registered interest
date	02/07/2015
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	Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Judicial Review
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 he plans to take in response to the High Court ruling in the judicial review case against the Government brought by UK Music and others.
tabling member constituency	Rhondda
tabling member printed	Chris Bryant
uin	5445
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2015 answer text <p>The Judge has invited both parties to make submissions on what consequences should flow from the judgment and will issue a further ruling in due course. As legal proceedings are ongoing, the Government is unable to offer further comment at this time.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 17/07/2015 10:43:50 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant

229326

registered interest
date	24/03/2015
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	Cybercrime: Insurance
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 raise awareness among small and medium-sized businesses of insurance against cyber-attacks.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	228929
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2015 answer text <p>The recently published government guidance on cyber security for small businesses encourages companies to consider insurance as part of their approach to managing cyber risk. Cyber insurance is a rapidly developing area with government and the insurance sector publishing a joint report on tackling cyber risks on 23 March 2015. A key component of that report is an agreement that participating insurers will include Cyber Essentials accreditation as part of their risk assessment for small and medium businesses.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Cyber Security Guidance for Small Business: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/412017/BIS-15-147-small-businesses-cyber-guide-March-2015.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/412017/BIS-15-147-small-businesses-cyber-guide-March-2015.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Cyber Insurance Report: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-cyber-security-the-role-of-insurance" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-cyber-security-the-role-of-insurance</a></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 26/03/2015 09:20:14 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

229327

registered interest
date	24/03/2015
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	Internet: Copyright
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, with reference to Penalty Fair, the Intellectual Property Office study of criminal sanctions for copyright infringement available under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, what plans his Department has to strengthen the penalties for online copyright infringement.
tabling member constituency	Maldon
tabling member printed	Mr John Whittingdale
uin	228923
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2015 answer text <p>This Government is committed to tackling intellectual property crime and is carefully considering the findings and recommendations of ‘Penalty Fair’, the independent review on criminal sanctions for copyright infringement.</p><p> </p><p>Appropriate next steps may include a public consultation, as recommended in the review, giving rights holders, members of the public and all copyright and internet interest groups the opportunity to provide their views. The implementation of any change would need careful consideration to understand its potential impact.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 26/03/2015 09:20:39 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale

229067

registered interest
date	23/03/2015
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	Business: Cybersecurity
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many organisations have been accredited to (a) Cyber Essentials and (b) Cyber Essentials Plus; and how many insurance companies reference Cyber Essentials accreditation.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	228816
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2015 answer text <p>As at the end of February 2015, 333 organisations had achieved Cyber Essentials accreditation and 72 had achieved Cyber Essentials Plus accreditation – a total of 405.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills does not currently hold information on how many insurance companies reference Cyber Essentials accreditation. However, Cyber insurance is a rapidly developing area with government and the insurance sector publishing a joint report on tackling cyber risks on 23 March 2015. A key component of that report is an agreement that participating insurers will include Cyber Essentials accreditation as part of their risk assessment for small and medium businesses.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Press Notice: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/cyber-security-insurance-new-steps-to-make-uk-world-centre" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/cyber-security-insurance-new-steps-to-make-uk-world-centre</a></p><p> </p><p>Report: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-cyber-security-the-role-of-insurance" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-cyber-security-the-role-of-insurance</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Previous statement on insurance from Nov 2014:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/cyber-security-is-essential-in-todays-marketplace" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/cyber-security-is-essential-in-todays-marketplace</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 26/03/2015 10:24:29 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

229537

registered interest
date	23/03/2015
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	Mobile Phones: Weather
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what discussions he has had with mobile phone operators on the effects of adverse weather on their systems; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Ross, Skye and Lochaber
tabling member printed	Mr Charles Kennedy
uin	908354
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2015 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>I have had no specific discussions with mobile phone operators on the issue of adverse weather, but there is a regular dialogue on issues of concern to both industry and Government.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills works closely with the telecoms industry, in particular via the pan industry and government Electronic Communications – Resilience &amp; Response Group (EC-RRG) which leads on enhancing resilience levels and the preparation and exercising of incident response.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 26/03/2015 14:30:15 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	634 label Biography information for Mr Charles Kennedy

228769

registered interest
date	20/03/2015
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	Counterfeit Manufacturing
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 the Government has taken to tackle the movement of counterfeit clothing into the UK.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	228530
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>This Government takes intellection property (IP) crime very seriously and is working closely with law enforcers and rights holders to tackle criminality, including the sale of counterfeit goods. The Intellectual Property Office continues to support Trading Standards, Police and partners with intelligence in support of enforcement operations. Locally, the National Markets Group is active in tackling IPR trade at our markets. Nationally, the UK Border Force is targeting importers using intelligence to enhance container seizures – these have increased year on year for the last 3 years. In addition, work is ongoing with source countries to tackle production in countries abroad. In particular, work between the UK and Chinese authorities has already resulted in seizures and arrests. All this activity is supported by education programmes and a government/private industry partnership to provide IP training to enforcement officers and brands representatives to help stem the demand for counterfeit products.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 24/03/2015 12:57:53 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

228473

registered interest
date	19/03/2015
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	ICT: 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, what contribution his Department plans to make to the EU consultation on the Digital Single Market.
tabling member constituency	Hove
tabling member printed	Mike Weatherley
uin	228398
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text <p>I refer my hon Friend to the reply I gave to Question UIN <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2015-03-11/227250/" target="_blank">227250</a>. The UK Government set out its policy in a paper published in January and is available at <a href="http://engage.number10.gov.uk/digital-single-market/" target="_blank">http://engage.number10.gov.uk/digital-single-market/</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 24/03/2015 15:30:30 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	3984 label Biography information for Mike Weatherley

227698

registered interest
date	17/03/2015
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	Internet
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 requiring internet search engines to incorporate trust marks and warnings to signify legal content in their algorithms and the search results presented to the consumers.
tabling member constituency	Hove
tabling member printed	Mike Weatherley
uin	227845
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Search engines play a valuable role in guiding consumers to sources of legitimate content online. They are well placed to work with copyright owners to explore ways to promote legitimate websites in search results, taking into account any competition issues. A series of round table discussions between search engines and copyright owners chaired by my noble Friend Baroness Neville-Rolfe, Minister for Intellectual Property, have been productive and work continues on these important matters.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 23/03/2015 12:57:11 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	3984 label Biography information for Mike Weatherley