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517806

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date	05/05/2016
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	Trade Promotion
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government who are the UK Trade Envoys, and to which country or countries each is assigned.
tabling member printed	Lord Kilclooney
uin	HL8229
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2016 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>The table below outlines all current Trade Envoys and the market/markets which they cover. Further information can be found at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/trade-envoys" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/trade-envoys</a></p><p> </p><table><thead><tr><td><p><strong>MP Trade Envoys</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Market/Markets</strong></p></td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><p>Adam Afriyie MP</p></td><td><p>Ghana</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rushanara Ali MP</p></td><td><p>Bangladesh</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Richard Benyon MP</p></td><td><p>DRC, Mozambique, Ethiopia</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jeffrey Donaldson MP</p></td><td><p>Egypt</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mark Garnier MP</p></td><td><p>Burma, Brunei, Thailand</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Richard Graham MP</p></td><td><p>Indonesia, ASEAN Economic Community (AEC), Philippines, Malaysia</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>John Howell MP</p></td><td><p>Nigeria</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Andrew Murrison MP</p></td><td><p>Morocco, Tunisia</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Andrew Percy MP</p></td><td><p>Canada</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mark Prisk MP</p></td><td><p>Brazil, Nordic and Baltics</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lord Astor of Hever DL</p></td><td><p>Kazakhstan, Oman</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury</p></td><td><p>Mexico</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lord (Richard) Faulkner</p></td><td><p>Taiwan</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lord Hollick of Notting Hill</p></td><td><p>Tanzania, Kenya</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lord Janvrin</p></td><td><p>Turkey</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lord King of Bridgwater</p></td><td><p>Saudi Arabia</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lord Lamont</p></td><td><p>Iran</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Baroness Morris of Bolton</p></td><td><p>Jordan, Kuwait, Palestinian Territories</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne</p></td><td><p>Iraq, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Baroness Northover</p></td><td><p>Angola</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lord Popat</p></td><td><p>Uganda, Rwanda</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lord Puttnam of Queensgate</p></td><td><p>Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lord Risby of Haverhill</p></td><td><p>Algeria</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member printed Lord Price question first answered 10/05/2016 14:52:53 answering member 4570 label Biography information for Lord Price
tabling member	657 label Biography information for Lord Kilclooney

517811

registered interest
date	05/05/2016
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	Local Enterprise Partnerships
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 the decision-making process followed by local enterprise partnerships is transparent.
tabling member constituency	Cheltenham
tabling member printed	Alex Chalk
uin	36665
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2016 answer text <p>We’ve set out clear standards on transparent decision making, which Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) must comply with through their local assurance frameworks. These are verified by their accountable section 151 officers. We commissioned the Government Internal Audit Agency to review the quality of these frameworks, and keep the system under review through annual performance conversations with each LEP.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 10/05/2016 11:16:18 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk

517323

registered interest
date	04/05/2016
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	Tobacco: Retail Trade
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of the potential annual cost to tobacco (a) retailers and (b) wholesalers of the introduction of a licensing regime.
tabling member constituency	Ribble Valley
tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Evans
uin	36418
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2016 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>My Rt hon Friend the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills has not made an assessment of the impacts of introducing a tobacco licensing regime or an estimate of annual cost. Under the Government’s Better Regulation framework, where regulatory measures that impact on business are being considered, it is the responsibility of the Secretary of State of the Department introducing the measure to ensure that an assessment is undertaken. This allows decisions to be taken with a clear understanding of the likely impacts of any measure. As announced in the 2015 Autumn Statement, HM Revenue and Customs are currently consulting on whether to introduce a tobacco licensing regime and responses to this consultation should inform any assessment, including the potential effect on small retailers and convenience stores.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry grouped question UIN 36417 question first answered 10/05/2016 10:58:51 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	474 label Biography information for Mr Nigel Evans

517324

registered interest
date	04/05/2016
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	Tobacco: Retail Trade
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of introduction of a tobacco licensing regime on small retailers and convenience stores.
tabling member constituency	Ribble Valley
tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Evans
uin	36417
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2016 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>My Rt hon Friend the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills has not made an assessment of the impacts of introducing a tobacco licensing regime or an estimate of annual cost. Under the Government’s Better Regulation framework, where regulatory measures that impact on business are being considered, it is the responsibility of the Secretary of State of the Department introducing the measure to ensure that an assessment is undertaken. This allows decisions to be taken with a clear understanding of the likely impacts of any measure. As announced in the 2015 Autumn Statement, HM Revenue and Customs are currently consulting on whether to introduce a tobacco licensing regime and responses to this consultation should inform any assessment, including the potential effect on small retailers and convenience stores.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry grouped question UIN 36418 question first answered 10/05/2016 10:58:51 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	474 label Biography information for Mr Nigel Evans

517331

registered interest
date	04/05/2016
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: Misrepresentation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether his Department plans to respond formally to (a) the recommendations relating to corporate dishonesty and regulatory failure and (b) other recommendations in the report of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Scottish Power Cashback Mis-selling, published on 20 April 2016.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Steve Rotheram
uin	36444
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2016 answer text <p>The Government notes the APPG’s report on Scottish Power and the PowerPlan Cashback Promise.</p><p>Two investigations have already been undertaken into the ‘cashback companies’ and Scottish Power. The first in 2002 was by the Office of Fair Trading, which made recommendations concerning the rules for customers to claim cashback and which the companies implemented. The second, in 2004, was by the Department of Trade and Industry under s447 of the Companies Act 1985. This investigation is confidential, and the findings are prevented by law from publication.</p><p>However it was concluded that there were no grounds for taking further action either against the companies, Scottish Power or the directors involved. This was reviewed again in 2014 when reports were received from the liquidators of the companies, but the position did not change. I can confirm that no new s447 investigation will be taking place.</p><p>The Government has no power to determine liability in this case and has no legal standing to intervene in what is a commercial claim by the liquidator of a limited company against Scottish Power. The liquidation of the companies involved in the scheme is still under way, and the creditors of those companies will receive reports from the liquidators if they are to be paid further dividends.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 10/05/2016 11:20:06 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4035 label Biography information for Steve Rotheram

517365

registered interest
date	04/05/2016
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	Minimum Wage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 15 February 2016 to Question 26319, what the total amount of arrears recovered by HM Revenue and Customs for non-compliance with the national minimum wage was in 2015-16; how many (a) workers and (b) employers those arrears were related to; and how many of those employers (i) received a financial penalty and (ii) have been named and shamed for that non-compliance.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	36447
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2016 answer text <p>In 2015-16 the Government recovered almost £10.3m of arrears for over 58,000 workers, from 958 employers. 813 of these employers were issued with a Notice of Underpayment (NoU) and had to pay a penalty.</p><p>In 2015/16, the Government named 280 employers. However, not all cases are put forward for naming, in particular:</p><p>- Where an investigation commenced before the advent of the naming scheme.</p><p>- Where an employer self-corrected the arrears and paid back to workers.</p><p>- Where the arrears owed were £100 or less.</p><p>- Where a case is being considered for criminal prosecution.</p><p>Furthermore, employers are not named at the point when a NoU is issued. Under the National Minimum Wage regulations, employers have 28 days to appeal against an NoU. They then have a further 14 days to make representations to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills against being named. Some of the cases identified in 2015-16 will therefore be considered for naming in future rounds.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 10/05/2016 13:39:07 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

517394

registered interest
date	04/05/2016
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	Space Technology
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 is taking to increase inward investment to the commercial satellite communications and space industry.
tabling member constituency	Wyre Forest
tabling member printed	Mark Garnier
uin	36393
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2016 answer text <p>Inward investment is a key pillar in the strategy to grow the UK’s share of the global space economy to £40 billion by 2030. Officials from UK Trade and Investment (UKTI) work with overseas commercial satellite operators using specialists through an existing network of inward investment teams in overseas posts, UKTI’s regional Investment Services Team, and local partners to support those wishing to come to the UK. They also work closely with officials in the UK Space Agency who provide advice on licensing and operating a spacecraft from the UK and access to competitive R&amp;D funding either through national programmes, EU programmes or through our membership of the European Space Agency (ESA). The UK Space Agency and UKTI also support overseas satellite operators in their dealings with Ofcom, who are responsible for the allocation of the radio spectrum in the UK - a vital resource for new satellite business ventures. The Government will continue to work with companies to provide practical and tailored support to support their inward investment plans.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 10/05/2016 14:53:21 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4074 label Biography information for Mark Garnier

517440

registered interest
date	04/05/2016
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 provisions are in place to ensure that the jurisdiction of Investor State Dispute Settlement tribunal hearings remains restricted to its current mandate under the terms of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	36540
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2016 answer text <p>Investment protection provisions in trade and investment treaties such as the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) aim to protect international investors from discriminatory or unfair treatment by a state. Their investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) provisions allow international investors to bring claims if they think the obligations set out in the treaty have been breached by the host state. As such, Governments cannot initiate claims against investors. Under the European Commission’s proposals for TTIP, in line with normal investment treaty practice, UK investors would be able to bring ISDS claims against the US Government.</p><p>The jurisdiction of any ISDS tribunal established in TTIP will be set out in the investment protection and ISDS provisions of the agreement. The aim of the European Commission’s proposals for investment protection provisions in TTIP is to clearly define the scope for ISDS claims and tribunal jurisdiction, including protecting the right of governments to regulate lawfully in the public interest. If an ISDS tribunal did exceed its jurisdiction in making an award, typically those elements of the resulting award would not be enforceable.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry grouped question UIN 36501 question first answered 10/05/2016 11:17:15 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

517448

registered interest
date	04/05/2016
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 role his Department has played in the negotiation of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP); and what negotiations on TTIP he has attended as a representative of the Government.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	36545
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2016 answer text <p>The European Commission conducts trade negotiations – including the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) – on behalf of the EU and its Member States. In the UK, the Department, for Business, Innovation and Skills has the lead policy responsibility for TTIP. Ministers and officials are in regular formal and informal contact with officials from the European Commission, EU Member States and US, as we work to secure an agreement that benefits UK businesses, workers and consumers. This includes discussions with negotiators, legislators, administrations, and various other stakeholders from the EU and US.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 10/05/2016 11:18:22 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

517450

registered interest
date	04/05/2016
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, whether (a) the Government will be able to bring cases to Investor State Dispute Settlements tribunals and (b) UK companies will be able to instigate actions against the US administration through such tribunals under the current terms of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	36501
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2016 answer text <p>Investment protection provisions in trade and investment treaties such as the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) aim to protect international investors from discriminatory or unfair treatment by a state. Their investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) provisions allow international investors to bring claims if they think the obligations set out in the treaty have been breached by the host state. As such, Governments cannot initiate claims against investors. Under the European Commission’s proposals for TTIP, in line with normal investment treaty practice, UK investors would be able to bring ISDS claims against the US Government.</p><p>The jurisdiction of any ISDS tribunal established in TTIP will be set out in the investment protection and ISDS provisions of the agreement. The aim of the European Commission’s proposals for investment protection provisions in TTIP is to clearly define the scope for ISDS claims and tribunal jurisdiction, including protecting the right of governments to regulate lawfully in the public interest. If an ISDS tribunal did exceed its jurisdiction in making an award, typically those elements of the resulting award would not be enforceable.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry grouped question UIN 36540 question first answered 10/05/2016 11:17:15 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell