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1135832

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date	02/07/2019
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	Sharing Economy: Conditions of Employment
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 recent steps he has taken to protect workers rights in the gig economy.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	271367
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2019 answer text <p>Advances in technology and the rise of the gig economy have increased opportunities for people to work more flexibly. While we welcome these opportunities, they cannot be at the expense of workers’ rights.</p><p>That is why my rt. hon. Friend the Prime Minister commissioned Matthew Taylor to undertake his review of Modern Working Practices, and why we are taking the decisive action set out in the Good Work Plan to address his recommendations.</p><p>We have already made good progress. This Government have taken important steps to improve the transparency of information between workers and employers. Our research found that flexible workers, such as those in the gig economy, require stronger protections in terms of understanding the conditions of their employment before starting a job.</p><p>As such, we laid two statutory instruments in December that extends the right to a written statement to all workers and make access to a written statement a day one right.</p><p>Previously, an employee was entitled to a written statement after a month with the same employer. Our legislation means that from day one, workers in the gig economy have access to information such as maternity and paternity leave, specifics of when they are expected to work, whether the work is variable, and their eligibility for certain benefits.</p><p>This represents a significant step in the protection of workers rights in the gig economy and highlights our commitment to protecting the rights of workers across the country.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 08/07/2019 08:27:47 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1135911

registered interest
date	02/07/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Extradition: USA
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were extradited from the UK to the United States for non-violent crimes in each year from 2013 to 2019.
tabling member constituency	Haltemprice and Howden
tabling member printed	Mr David Davis
uin	271379
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2019 answer text <p>The following table provides the information requested:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Total number extradited from UK to US</p></td><td><p>Number extradited for non-violent offences</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019(to 30 June)</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>We have taken non-violent offences to include:</p><p>• Fraud<br>• Drug related offences<br>• Making false statements<br>• Extortion<br>• Illegally exporting restricted goods <br>• Money laundering<br>• Illegal trafficking in wildlife<br>• Bigamy<br>• Forgery<br>• Grand Larceny<br>• Identity Theft<br>• Racketeering<br>• Tax Offences</p><p>All figures are from local management information, and have not been quality assured to the level of published National Statistics. As such they should be treated as provisional and therefore subject to change. The figures do not include Scotland, which deals with its own extradition cases.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd grouped question UIN 271378 question first answered 04/07/2019 16:05:53 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	373 label Biography information for Sir David Davis

1136089

registered interest
date	02/07/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Public Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of the proposals announced by the Prime Minister since 23 May 2019.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	911689
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2019 answer text <p>The Prime Minister has made a number of announcements since 23 May, including on modern slavery and mental health. Where announcements have additional costs in 2019/20, they will be funded from existing departmental budgets.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 02/07/2019 12:45:19 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

1136090

registered interest
date	02/07/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Economic Situation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent assessment his Department has made of the short-term economic effect of the UK leaving the EU without a deal.
tabling member constituency	Bethnal Green and Bow
tabling member printed	Rushanara Ali
uin	911690
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2019 answer text <p>The Government has prepared extensively for a range of Brexit scenarios.</p><p> </p><p>But even with these preparations, leaving with “No Deal” would entail significant disruption in the short term. And in the long-term, the government’s analysis shows clearly that regions, nations and sectors of the UK would have lower economic output compared to today’s arrangements.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 02/07/2019 14:11:29 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4138 label Biography information for Rushanara Ali

1136091

registered interest
date	02/07/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Economic Growth and Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What fiscal steps he is taking to increase (a) jobs and (b) economic growth.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
tabling member printed	Royston Smith
uin	911691
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2019 answer text <p>We have worked hard to build a stronger, fairer economy – dealing with the deficit, helping people into work, and cutting taxes for people, families, and businesses.</p><p> </p><p>The economy has grown continuously for the past nine years, employment is currently at a record high, unemployment is currently at the joint lowest rate since 1975, and real wages are rising.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 02/07/2019 15:23:45 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

1136092

registered interest
date	02/07/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Personal Savings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to increase incentives for people to save.
tabling member constituency	New Forest West
tabling member printed	Sir Desmond Swayne
uin	911692
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2019 answer text <p>The Government has introduced a range of measures to support savers.</p><p>We have increased the amount of money that people can save into their ISAs each year to a record £20,000 and introduced a Personal Savings Allowance of up to £1,000 for basic rate taxpayers and up to £500 for higher rate taxpayers.</p><p>Thanks to these measures, over 95% of people with savings income pay no tax on that income.</p><p> </p><p>The new Help to Save scheme is supporting working families on low incomes to build up a rainy-day fund by offering a 50% bonus on up to £50 of monthly saving.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 02/07/2019 14:13:36 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne

1136093

registered interest
date	02/07/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Digital Technology
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What fiscal steps he is taking to grow the digital economy.
tabling member constituency	Walsall North
tabling member printed	Eddie Hughes
uin	911693
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2019 answer text <p>The UK's digital economy is thriving - growing ten times as fast as the wider economy - and we are pursuing a range of measures to reinforce its world-leading position. These include:</p><ul><li>Implementing a 10-year action plan to unlock over £20 billion to finance growth in innovative firms;</li><li>Committing a further £7 billion for research and development since 2016, with major investments in artificial intelligence and quantum technologies; and</li><li>Providing internationally competitive research and development tax reliefs to support investment.</li></ul><p>We are also embracing the opportunities presented by Distributed Ledger Technologies, including by:</p><ul><li>Investing over £10 million through Innovate UK and the research councils; and</li><li>Creating the £20 million GovTech Catalyst Fund, to explore technology-based solutions for public sector challenges.</li></ul> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 02/07/2019 15:33:01 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes

1136100

registered interest
date	02/07/2019
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Cybercrime: Rule of Law
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the application of the rule of law to cyber activities.
tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
uin	911731
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2019 answer text <p>I regularly meet ministerial colleagues to discuss important issues of common interest, including on matters relating to the rule of law. As my predecessor set out in his speech at Chatham House in May 2018, the UK has been clear that we consider cyber space to be an integral part of the rules based international order that we are proud to promote.</p><p> </p><p>Cyber space is not a lawless world. It is the Government’s view that there are boundaries of acceptable state behaviour in cyber space, just as there are everywhere else. Hostile actors cannot take action by cyber means without consequence.</p> answering member constituency Torridge and West Devon answering member printed Mr Geoffrey Cox question first answered 04/07/2019 11:10:59 answering member 1508 label Biography information for Sir Geoffrey Cox
tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena

1136185

registered interest
date	02/07/2019
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	Consumer Goods: Electrical Safety
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 effectiveness of the Consumer Protection Partnership in protecting the public from unsafe electrical products.
tabling member constituency	Swansea East
tabling member printed	Carolyn Harris
uin	272229
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2019 answer text <p>The Consumer Protection Partnership (CPP) was formed in April 2012 to bring together key partners within the consumer landscape to better identify, prioritise and coordinate collective action to tackle the issues causing greatest harm to consumers.</p><p>Consumer safety, including risks posed from unsafe electrical products is a priority for the Department and the CPP offers one forum to ensure that stakeholders voices are heard and engaged on this important issue.</p><p>The Office for Product Safety and Standards is taking forward work to improve consumer safety by increasing rates of registration for electronic products. We are examining mandatory registration and developing a range of options, underpinned by research and a strong evidence base to understand the obstacles to registration, consumer attitudes and the opportunities of new technology. Research with 4,000 consumers has been undertaken and a field trial to test different approaches is due to start in the Autumn.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 09/07/2019 15:33:54 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4480 label Biography information for Carolyn Harris

1136186

registered interest
date	02/07/2019
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Venezuela: Arms Trade
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the European Union’s embargo on sales of arms and military equipment to the Venezuelan Government.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
uin	272165
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2019 answer text <p>​The UK led international efforts for the introduction of a rigorous EU sanctions regime against Venezuela in November 2017 which includes an arms embargo and an embargo on equipment which could be used for repression. We are not aware of any sales of arms or military equipment by EU countries to the Venezuelan Government since that date<strong>.</strong></p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 09/07/2019 15:55:30 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins