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794168

registered interest
date	23/11/2017
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Small Businesses
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What plans his Department has to support Small Business Saturday.
tabling member constituency	Mid Dorset and North Poole
tabling member printed	Michael Tomlinson
uin	902509
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2017 answer text <p>Small Business Saturday is a nation-wide grass roots campaign, celebrating small businesses across the UK. It is now in its fifth year and will take place on Saturday 2 December 2017.</p><p>DIT Ministers will be supporting this activity to promote our small businesses and their essential contribution to the UK economy.</p><p>I am hosting a roundtable in Portishead to discuss exporting issues for SMEs and to celebrate Small Business Saturday with the Department’s mobile Exporting is GREAT Hub, which many members have already used.</p> answering member constituency North Somerset answering member printed Dr Liam Fox question first answered 23/11/2017 13:39:00 answering member 223 label Biography information for Sir Liam Fox
tabling member	4497 label Biography information for Michael Tomlinson

794169

registered interest
date	23/11/2017
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Trade Bill
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What formal consultations he undertook with the devolved administrations and other stakeholders on the provisions of the Trade Bill before that Bill was published.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	902510
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2017 answer text <p>My Rt Hon Friend the Secretary of State for International Trade met with Scottish and Welsh Government Ministers between publication of the Trade White Paper and introduction of the Trade Bill, and senior officials met their counterparts in Northern Ireland departments.</p><p> </p><p>DIT officials also spoke with each of the devolved administrations and shared draft clauses and explanatory notes prior to publication of the Bill.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 23/11/2017 13:41:37 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

794170

registered interest
date	23/11/2017
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Trade Agreements: Parliamentary Scrutiny
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment he has made of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to establish a system better to enable parliamentary scrutiny of trade agreements.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Martin Whitfield
uin	902512
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2017 answer text <p>As outlined in the Government’s White Paper ‘Preparing for our future UK trade policy’, we remain committed to a transparent, fair, and rules-based approach to international trade and invited views on the UK’s approach to its future trade policy.</p><p>We are reviewing responses and continue to engage with stakeholders on these issues.</p><p>After March 2019, the Government will ensure that Parliament has an appropriate role to play in the scrutiny of new UK trade treaties.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 23/11/2017 13:43:00 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4626 label Biography information for Martin Whitfield

793218

registered interest
date	22/11/2017
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Exports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What plans he has to develop an export strategy after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Chippenham
tabling member printed	Michelle Donelan
uin	902514
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2017 answer text <p>My Noble Friend the Minister of State for Trade and Export Promotion (Baroness Fairhead), will lead the creation of a new export strategy, bringing together expertise from across Government and the private sector.</p><p>This strategy will ensure that Government has the right financial, practical and promotional support in place to allow businesses to benefit from growth opportunities, generating wealth and wellbeing for the whole of the UK.</p><p>In addition, the Government will launch a targeted campaign to promote the support available from UK Export Finance (UKEF), as part of the wider GREAT campaign.</p> answering member constituency North Somerset answering member printed Dr Liam Fox question first answered 23/11/2017 13:48:06 answering member 223 label Biography information for Sir Liam Fox
tabling member	4530 label Biography information for Michelle Donelan

793224

registered interest
date	22/11/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cybersecurity
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps the Government is taking to ensure the cyber-security of both public and private sector organisations.
tabling member constituency	North Warwickshire
tabling member printed	Craig Tracey
uin	901971
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2017 answer text <p><strong>This Government launched the National Cyber Security Strategy in 2016 which included the creation of the National Cyber Security Centre. The NCSC provides world leading advice to public and private sector organisation with the intention of making the UK the safest place in the world to live and do business online.</strong></p> answering member constituency Ashford answering member printed Damian Green question first answered 22/11/2017 14:40:49 answering member 76 label Biography information for Damian Green
tabling member	4509 label Biography information for Craig Tracey

793225

registered interest
date	22/11/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Elections
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps the Government is taking to improve levels of confidence in the electoral process.
tabling member constituency	Eastleigh
tabling member printed	Mims Davies
uin	901973
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2017 answer text <p><strong>The Government treat the integrity of our democratic processes extremely seriously. The Government continue work to deliver voter identification pilots in May 2018 local elections, look for opportunities to end postal vote harvesting and to tackle the threat of disinformation and propaganda.</strong></p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 22/11/2017 14:43:12 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies

793226

registered interest
date	22/11/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Public Sector: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on bringing forward proposals to end the one per cent cap on pay rises for public sector workers.
tabling member constituency	Ipswich
tabling member printed	Sandy Martin
uin	901974
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2017 answer text <p><strong>As the Chief Secretary to the Treasury said on 12 September, we are moving away from a 1% public sector average award. Pay awards will be informed by a range of factors, including recruitment and retention. The Pay Review Bodies will come forward with their proposals next year.</strong></p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 22/11/2017 14:43:51 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4678 label Biography information for Sandy Martin

793227

registered interest
date	22/11/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Strength of the Union
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what discussions he has had with representatives of the devolved governments on maintaining the union after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Stirling
tabling member printed	Stephen Kerr
uin	901975
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2017 answer text <p><strong>I meet regularly with the devolved administration Ministers, including the Deputy First Minister of Scotland and the First Minister of Wales on the UK’s exit from the EU. This is through regular bilaterals and through the Joint Ministerial Committee for EU Negotiations, which I will chair again in December.</strong></p> answering member constituency Ashford answering member printed Damian Green grouped question UIN 901976 question first answered 22/11/2017 14:46:14 answering member 76 label Biography information for Damian Green
tabling member	4604 label Biography information for Stephen Kerr

793228

registered interest
date	22/11/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Strength of the Union
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what discussions he has had with representatives of the devolved governments on maintaining the union after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock
tabling member printed	Bill Grant
uin	901976
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2017 answer text <p><strong>I meet regularly with the devolved administration Ministers, including the Deputy First Minister of Scotland and the First Minister of Wales on the UK’s exit from the EU. This is through regular bilaterals and through the Joint Ministerial Committee for EU Negotiations, which I will chair again in December.</strong></p> answering member constituency Ashford answering member printed Damian Green grouped question UIN 901975 question first answered 22/11/2017 14:46:14 answering member 76 label Biography information for Damian Green
tabling member	4605 label Biography information for Bill Grant

793229

registered interest
date	22/11/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Civil Servants: Redundancy Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what plans he has to review the value of redundancy payments to civil servants.
tabling member constituency	Gower
tabling member printed	Tonia Antoniazzi
uin	901977
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2017 answer text <p><strong>The Government is consulting on reforms to the Civil Service Compensation Scheme to deliver a scheme that is fair to Civil Servants and taxpayers. We are currently holding discussions with Trade Unions with the aim of reaching an agreement on reforms. We will respond to the consultation in due course.</strong></p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 22/11/2017 14:46:48 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4623 label Biography information for Tonia Antoniazzi