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1696636

registered interest
date	18/03/2024
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	217
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	ByteDance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether Bytedance would be required to divest ownership of TikTok under the terms of the provision on Foreign power acquisition of news media organisations added by the Government to the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hodge Hill
tabling member printed	Liam Byrne
uin	19002
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2024 answer text <p>The new terms introduced in our amendments to the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (DMCC) are based on the Enterprise Act 2002, and will therefore only apply to newspapers and news magazines given the unique role these publications play in contributing to the health of our democracy by providing accurate news and information, helping to shape opinions and contributing to political debate.</p><p>These changes would not cover online news providers or online intermediaries, including social media platforms such as TikTok.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 25/03/2024 09:21:36 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	1171 label Biography information for Liam Byrne

1696148

registered interest
date	14/03/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Horizon IT System
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how much and what proportion of the funding for Post Office redress schemes has been allocated to fund the Group Litigation Order scheme.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hodge Hill
tabling member printed	Liam Byrne
uin	18674
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2024 answer text <p>There is no fixed allocation of funding for Horizon scandal redress payments. Each redress claim is considered on its merits and the Government is committed to ensuring all necessary funding is available to pay all claims as soon as they are agreed.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 20/03/2024 17:38:33 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	1171 label Biography information for Liam Byrne

1696150

registered interest
date	14/03/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Department for Business and Trade: Supply Estimates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 11 March 2024 to Question 16678 on Department for Business and Trade: Supply Estimates, for what reason she has not provided the explanatory memorandum on her Department's supplementary estimates to the Business and Trade Committee; and when she plans to do so.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hodge Hill
tabling member printed	Liam Byrne
uin	18675
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2024 answer text <p>The Department for Business and Trade’s Supplementary Estimates Explanatory Memorandum was sent to the chair of the Business and Trade Committee on Friday 15<sup>th</sup> March 2024.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 20/03/2024 15:37:55 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	1171 label Biography information for Liam Byrne

1693389

registered interest
date	04/03/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Department for Business and Trade: Supply Estimates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if she will publish an explanatory memorandum in relation to her Department’s supplementary estimates for 2023-24.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hodge Hill
tabling member printed	Liam Byrne
uin	16678
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2024 answer text <p>Yes, the Secretary of State for Business and Trade will publish an explanatory memorandum in relation to the Department’s Supplementary Estimates for 2023-24.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 11/03/2024 11:36:07 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	1171 label Biography information for Liam Byrne

1693391

registered interest
date	04/03/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Post Office: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Supplementary Estimates, published on 27 February 2024, HC 500, how she plans to spend the additional £1.09 billion requested by her Department for the Post Office; and whether this sum includes the £123 million already settled with sub-postmasters by the Post Office.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hodge Hill
tabling member printed	Liam Byrne
uin	16679
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2024 answer text <p>The £1.09 billion requested by the Department for Post Office related matters as part of Supplementary Estimates for 23/24 is split by £338.4 million Resource Departmental Expenditure Limit (RDEL), and £752.4 million non-cash Annually Managed Expenditure (AME).</p><p> </p><p>The £338.4 million RDEL includes funding for redress to postmasters, investment costs to replace the Horizon IT system, delivery of the Horizon IT Inquiry and compensation schemes, Post Office’s corporation tax liabilities and the Group Litigation Order redress scheme.</p><p> </p><p>The increase of £752.4 million AME budget is due to the expected increase in the provision for likely future costs relating to Post Office redress schemes. The forecast for the outstanding estimated liability is updated and agreed with HM Treasury on an annual basis.</p><p> </p><p>This detail is shortly to be published in the Explanatory Memorandum for the Department.</p><p> </p><p>Funding drawn down by the Department at the Supplementary Estimate relates only to value of expected redress settlements within this Financial Year, as well as other payments outlined above, and not to total amounts paid out to postmasters to date.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 14/03/2024 17:00:03 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	1171 label Biography information for Liam Byrne

1687009

registered interest
date	02/02/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Horizon IT System: Convictions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when she plans to bring forward legislative proposals for overturning the convictions of subpostmasters.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hodge Hill
tabling member printed	Liam Byrne
uin	12790
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2024 answer text <p>We will introduce primary legislation within a few weeks to quash convictions arising from the Horizon scandal.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 07/02/2024 14:55:10 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	1171 label Biography information for Liam Byrne

1687011

registered interest
date	02/02/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Horizon IT System: Compensation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what budgetary provision her Department has allocated for payments of redress to victims of the Post Office Horizon scandal in each financial year in which payments are estimated to be made.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hodge Hill
tabling member printed	Liam Byrne
uin	12791
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2024 answer text <p>The final cost of Horizon compensation will depend on the circumstances set out in individual claims. We are promising fair and equal treatment of postmasters, not a set amount of money. The amount we spend will depend on how many people come forward and the claims which are submitted.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has to date committed a maximum of just over £1bn to ensure postmasters are compensated fairly. That is not a forecast: it is an estimate of the maximum Government funding which could be needed for compensation, which we have made in response to our obligation to make subsidies transparent.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 07/02/2024 15:59:07 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	1171 label Biography information for Liam Byrne

1687012

registered interest
date	02/02/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Department for Business and Trade: Public Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what her Departments budget was for internal resource allocation, broken down by year, for each year in which projections are available.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hodge Hill
tabling member printed	Liam Byrne
uin	12792
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2024 answer text <p>The Department for Business and Trade’s resource allocation budget following the Supplementary Estimate for 2023/24 is:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Control Total</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Full Yr Budget (£m) </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Resource DEL Admin</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>513.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Resource DEL Programme</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>1,454.1</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 13/02/2024 13:57:03 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	1171 label Biography information for Liam Byrne

1685103

registered interest
date	25/01/2024
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Teesworks Joint Venture Independent Review
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department has received the final report of the independent review of the Teesworks Joint Venture.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hodge Hill
tabling member printed	Liam Byrne
uin	11484
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2024 answer text <p>As set out in the <a href="https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2024-01-29/debates/DDB181A7-D443-40B0-90C6-2F50F828BF53/TeesworksJointVenture" target="_blank">oral statement</a> delivered by the Minister of State for Housing, Planning and Building Safety on 29 January 2024, the department received the independent panel's report on 23 January 2024 and the report was published 29 January 2024. A copy is available at the following <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/independent-review-report-south-tees-development-corporation-and-teesworks-joint-venture&amp;data=05|02|PS.Advisers@levellingup.gov.uk|1cb3482e81af400a40ed08dc21becafc|bf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8|0|0|638422350554509472|Unknown|TWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0=|0|||&amp;sdata=xQKuf1tauHQoGM3yZVWiQ/0GvTx4yIkXypEyZHrEXt8=&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">link</a>.</p> answering member constituency North Dorset answering member printed Simon Hoare question first answered 31/01/2024 16:51:21 answering member 4494 label Biography information for Simon Hoare
tabling member	1171 label Biography information for Liam Byrne

1684001

registered interest
date	22/01/2024
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Freeports: Security
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to his Department's online guidance on Freeports, last updated on 6 December 2023, whether (a) HMRC and (b) Border Force is responsible for conducting annual audits of security measures introduced by Freeport operators to mitigate physical, personnel and cyber security risks.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hodge Hill
tabling member printed	Liam Byrne
uin	10735
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2024 answer text <p>The annual audit which you reference has been superseded by a new approach, where the Freeport governing body will conduct the security audit and then report to the Freeport Security Forum (FSF) led by HMG. The FSF will be chaired by the Home Office and reviewed by experts within relevant departments, including HMT, Home Office and from Law Enforcement authorities. The Annual Freeport Security Audit (AFSA) complements but does not replace the standard UK customs and border security processes that apply to Freeports or similar facilities. Freeport Customs Site Operators are also required to obtain AEO(S) or equivalent authorisation from HMRC, an international gold standard for safety and security, and remain subject to robust ongoing oversight from HMRC.</p><p>For all English Freeports, the first AFSA is due to take place in the next couple of months. The online guidance on the Freeports webpage will be updated in line with the new process that is being followed in due course.</p><p>The report must be agreed and receive sign off by all local strategic security partners. If the FSF is not satisfied with a Freeport’s AFSA, they will work with the Freeport to agree improvement actions to be implemented. A Freeport will not pass annual review until the government is satisfied with the AFSA.</p> answering member constituency Redcar answering member printed Jacob Young question first answered 25/01/2024 17:36:50 answering member 4825 label Biography information for Jacob Young
tabling member	1171 label Biography information for Liam Byrne