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1167140

	registered interest
	date	29/10/2019
	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	Office for Product Safety and Standards
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how much funding was allocated to the Office for Product Safety and Standards; and how many staff were employed in that organisation in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Salford and Eccles
	tabling member printed	Rebecca Long Bailey
	uin	7164
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>This information can be derived from the BEIS Main and Supplementary Supply Estimates and the BEIS Annual Report and Accounts which are publicly available at the following:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fcollections%2Fhmt-main-estimates&amp;data=02%7C01%7Cfinance.foipq%40beis.gov.uk%7C5eb90949f40743afdf1808d7611d4862%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C637084650701124548&amp;sdata=l1g1c6QWv6%2BhXFfGO9xUXrQBYx%2Bnh3Np4MhvlZMGhr4%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-main-estimates</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fbeis-annual-report-and-accounts-2018-to-2019&amp;data=02%7C01%7Cfinance.foipq%40beis.gov.uk%7C5eb90949f40743afdf1808d7611d4862%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C637084650701124548&amp;sdata=saIyeoRJe7npFIdo8YrMHJ76axjTG%2F87r7s53ZoW0IQ%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/beis-annual-report-and-accounts-2018-to-2019</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fbeis-annual-report-and-accounts-2017-to-2018&amp;data=02%7C01%7Cfinance.foipq%40beis.gov.uk%7C5eb90949f40743afdf1808d7611d4862%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C637084650701134542&amp;sdata=lkyNshhhBnsFTTDqOBwREh1RsXDzeFTAEoHb6tBP3Qg%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/beis-annual-report-and-accounts-2017-to-2018</a></p><p> </p><p>The OPSS was formed in January 2018 and its funding up to 31 March 2018 is not separately identifiable.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 05/11/2019 14:19:15 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst previous answer version 3795 answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	4396 label Biography information for Rebecca Long Bailey

1167144

	registered interest
	date	29/10/2019
	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	Consumers: Protection
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary for State of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what the cost to the public purse was of all departmental and non-departmental public body spending on (a) consumer protection, (b) product safety and (c) consumer enforcement from 2010 to 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Salford and Eccles
	tabling member printed	Rebecca Long Bailey
	uin	7166
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>This Government is committed to ensuring consumers know and can exercise their rights and that there is an effective system to enforce them when things go wrong. Protecting public safety is a priority for this government and stringent legislation is in place which requires manufacturers to place only safe products on the market. The Office for Product Safety and Standards was set up in January 2018 to provide leadership on product safety issues.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year £M)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Consumer <strong>[i]</strong>Advice</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Consumer Advocacy<strong>[ii]</strong></strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Enforcement<strong>[iii]</strong></strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Product Safety</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>1.4</p></td><td><p>4.9</p></td><td><p>7.8</p></td><td rowspan="6"><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>8.5</p></td><td><p>3.9</p></td><td><p>8.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>15.8</p></td><td><p>2.7</p></td><td><p>4.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>10.8</p></td><td><p>3.7</p></td><td><p>14.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>10.4</p></td><td><p>4.2</p></td><td><p>14.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>11.0</p></td><td><p>4.2</p></td><td><p>14.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>10.6</p></td><td><p>3.7</p></td><td><p>14.4</p></td><td><p>0.67</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>9.7</p></td><td><p>3.6</p></td><td><p>14.3</p></td><td><p>1.15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>9.5</p></td><td><p>3.6</p></td><td><p>14.2</p></td><td><p>8.46</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>It has not been possible within the timeframe to identify robust information on BEIS expenditure on product safety prior to 2016-17.</p><p> </p><p>[i] Telephone and online advice for consumers on general consumer issues. Increase in 2012-13 includes £5m in transition costs moving the service from Consumer Direct to the Citizens Advice consumer service.</p><p>[ii] Provision of general consumer advocacy only</p><p>[iii] 2010-11 and 2011-12 represents BEIS funding for specific enforcement projects such as Scambusters, Illegal Money Lending, Ports and Borders prior to the establishment of National Trading Standards and Trading Standards Scotland in April 2012 to deliver national and cross-border enforcement.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 05/11/2019 14:25:44 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst previous answer version 3797 answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	4396 label Biography information for Rebecca Long Bailey

1167145

	registered interest
	date	29/10/2019
	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	Consumers: Protection
	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 the cost to the public purse has been of all departmental and non-departmental public body spending on (a) consumer protection, (b) product safety and (c) consumer enforcement to prepare for the UK leaving the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Salford and Eccles
	tabling member printed	Rebecca Long Bailey
	uin	7167
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>BEIS has allocated a total of £4.7m to Citizens Advice (including proportionate provision for Citizens Advice Scotland) to review and update advice provided across the advice spectrum, including consumer, to assist with EU exit. We have also allocated £0.4m to the Chartered Trading Standards Institute to update advice for businesses on consumer rights and training for Trading Standards Officers.</p><p> </p><p>On product safety, BEIS has spent a total of £3.1m in 2017/18 and 2018/19 to enable the Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) to prepare for EU exit.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 05/11/2019 14:25:51 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst previous answer version 3798 answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	4396 label Biography information for Rebecca Long Bailey

1167142

	registered interest
	date	29/10/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Competition and Markets Authority
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much funding was allocated to the Competition and Markets Authority; and how many staff were employed in that organisation in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Salford and Eccles
	tabling member printed	Rebecca Long Bailey
	uin	7165
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2019 answer text <p>The annual average number of staff employed by the CMA in each of the last five years is listed in their annual reports as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>14-15</p></td><td><p>15-16</p></td><td><p>16-17</p></td><td><p>17-18</p></td><td><p>18-19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>594</p></td><td><p>661</p></td><td><p>589</p></td><td><p>628</p></td><td><p>747</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Budget allocated to the CMA, as published at Main Estimates in each of the last five years is below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>14-15</p></td><td><p>15-16</p></td><td><p>16-17</p></td><td><p>17-18</p></td><td><p>18-19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total (£,000)</p></td><td><p>70,361</p></td><td><p>74,254</p></td><td><p>147,126</p></td><td><p>77,226</p></td><td><p>119,726</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 04/11/2019 10:20:32 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
	tabling member	4396 label Biography information for Rebecca Long Bailey