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535163

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2016
	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	Digital Technology: EU Internal Trade
	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 full-time equivalent staff of his Department are working on the Digital Single Market.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	42455
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2016 answer text <p>There a number of departments across Whitehall who work on aspects of the Digital Single Market (DSM) including the Department for Culture Media and Sport, the Home Office and HM Treasury. And, within the Department for Business Innovation and Skills (BIS) there are a number of policy areas that are involved directly or indirectly in aspects of the Digital Single Market including the Intellectual Property Office, Competition and Consumer Policy and Advanced Manufacturing and Services.</p><p> </p><p>BIS leads on behalf of Government and coordinates activity across those departments with an interest. There is a core team of five FTEs who act as the hub for all of this work.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 14/07/2016 13:07:53 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

533298

	registered interest
	date	06/07/2016
	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	Brexit
	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 cost to the economy of the (a) UK and (b) North East of the UK leaving the EU and British digital industries therefore being unable to access the Digital Single Market.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	42070
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2016 answer text <p>I refer the hon Member to the answer to her own Parliamentary Question UIN <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-questions-answers/?page=1&amp;max=20&amp;questiontype=AllQuestions&amp;house=commons%2clords&amp;uin=41682" target="_blank">41682</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 11/07/2016 14:19:12 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

532392

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2016
	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	Digital Technology: EU Internal 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 plans he has to negotiate access to the Digital Single Market for British online retailers.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	41680
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2016 answer text <p>As my Rt hon Friend the Prime Minister has said, the negotiation with the European Union will need to begin under a new Prime Minister, who will take the decision about when to trigger article 50 and start the formal and legal process of leaving the European Union. Ministers will work closely with the new Prime Minister to set out the priorities for these negotiations.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 07/07/2016 15:01:34 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

532393

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2016
	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	Brexit
	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 cost to the economy of the (a) UK and (b) North East of the UK leaving the EU and businesses being unable to access the Digital Single Market.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	41682
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2016 answer text <p>The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills has not made such an assessment. As my Rt hon Friend the Prime Minister has said, the negotiation with the European Union will begin under a new Prime Minister, who will take the decision about when to trigger article 50 and start the formal and legal process of leaving the European Union. We will work closely with the new Prime Minister to set out the priorities for these negotiations.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 07/07/2016 14:59:48 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

532394

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2016
	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	Digital 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 ensure that digital consumer rights are not lost in the process of the UK leaving the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	41681
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2016 answer text <p>Consumer rights for the purchase of digital content are not regulated at EU level at present. In the UK the Consumer Rights Act 2015 provides UK consumers with bespoke consumer rights when buying digital content.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 07/07/2016 15:19:34 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

528990

	registered interest
	date	15/06/2016
	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	Broadband: Small Businesses
	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 is taking to improve broadband access for small businesses.
	tabling member constituency	Cheltenham
	tabling member printed	Alex Chalk
	uin	905555
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2016 answer text <p>The Government recognises the importance of broadband access throughout the UK for businesses of all sizes. Under the Broadband Connection Voucher Scheme, over 50,000 SMEs across 52 cities took a connection voucher, with around 41,000 businesses already connected to super and ultra-fast broadband.</p><p>The Government is also undertaking a Review into Business Broadband, jointly led by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, to explore the barriers faced by businesses, including SMEs, in accessing the affordable, high-speed broadband they need. That Review is ongoing and will report later this year.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 28/06/2016 15:23:26 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
	tabling member	4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk

521518

	registered interest
	date	25/05/2016
	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	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 steps his Department is taking to raise awareness of the dangers of purchasing counterfeit electrical goods.
	tabling member constituency	Makerfield
	tabling member printed	Yvonne Fovargue
	uin	38446
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2016 answer text <p>The Intellectual Property Office does not undertake any awareness raising activities that specifically highlight the dangers of purchasing counterfeit electrical goods.</p><p> </p><p>The Intellectual Property Office works with partners including trading standards, Border Force and industry on a range of initiatives to tackle IP crime. . These initiatives include outreach campaigns aimed at consumers and workplaces, as well as enforcement action and support for businesses. They are not however focused on counterfeit electrical goods in isolation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 21/06/2016 13:25:50 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot previous answer version 2026 answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
	tabling member	4034 label Biography information for Yvonne Fovargue

521519

	registered interest
	date	25/05/2016
	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	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 meetings he has had with (a) Amazon, (b) eBay and (c) other online retailers on the prevention of the sale of counterfeit electrical goods in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Makerfield
	tabling member printed	Yvonne Fovargue
	uin	38447
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2016 answer text <p>Details of Ministerial meetings, are published quarterly on gov.uk at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications?keywords=ministerial+meetings&amp;publication_filter_option=transparency-data&amp;topics%5B%5D=all&amp;departments%5B%5D=all&amp;official_document_status=all&amp;world_locations%5B%5D=all&amp;from_date=&amp;to_date=" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications?keywords=ministerial+meetings&amp;publication_filter_option=transparency-data&amp;topics%5B%5D=all&amp;departments%5B%5D=all&amp;official_document_status=all&amp;world_locations%5B%5D=all&amp;from_date=&amp;to_date=</a></p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 21/06/2016 13:24:14 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot previous answer version 2030 answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
	tabling member	4034 label Biography information for Yvonne Fovargue

521071

	registered interest
	date	24/05/2016
	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	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 steps he is taking to reduce the number of counterfeit electrical goods being sold online in order better to protect consumers; and whether he plans to bring forward legislative proposals to help reduce that number.
	tabling member constituency	Swansea East
	tabling member printed	Carolyn Harris
	uin	38165
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2016 answer text <p>The Government takes the issue of IP infringement seriously, including in relation to counterfeit electrical goods, and is working with industry and law enforcement agencies on a number of initiatives to tackle this issue.</p><p> </p><p>The Police IP Crime Unit was launched in September 2013 and has had significant impact having arrested over 60 people and suspended over 5,000 internet domain names. In 2014/15 Border Force detained over 1.6 million IP infringing items. If genuine the retail value of these items would have been in excess of £56 million. Ongoing enforcement initiatives include Operation Jasper, which is tackling the use of social media to sell counterfeit items, and work by National Trading Standards and the IPO Intelligence Hub to deal with the risks posed by ‘fulfilment houses’ that supply many items purchased online.</p><p> </p><p>The Government keeps the regulatory framework under review but believes the existing legislative framework enables the appropriate action to be taken against suppliers of counterfeit goods.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 24/06/2016 09:24:55 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
	tabling member	4480 label Biography information for Carolyn Harris

521074

	registered interest
	date	24/05/2016
	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	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, if he will estimate the number of counterfeit electrical goods that were sold in the UK in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Swansea East
	tabling member printed	Carolyn Harris
	uin	38203
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2016 answer text <p>The Government does not hold data estimating the number of counterfeit electrical goods that were sold in the UK during the last 3 years.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 24/06/2016 09:39:06 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
	tabling member	4480 label Biography information for Carolyn Harris