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447676

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date	26/01/2016
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	Trade Promotion: South West
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 promote opportunities for businesses in the South West to access high growth markets abroad.
tabling member constituency	Somerton and Frome
tabling member printed	David Warburton
uin	24224
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2016 answer text <p>This financial year UK Trade &amp; Investment (UKTI) has helped more than 800 South West (SW) businesses access new markets. UKTI’s Passport to Export programme provided intensive support to 170 companies entering new markets including high growth markets (HGMs) such as China and UAE.</p><p> </p><p>A further 850 South West business delegates have attended business clinics and seminars promoting export opportunities including those in HGMs. During Export Week in November 2015, 233 business delegates had 787 one-to-one meetings with 69 visiting overseas Trade Officers at the ExploreExport event in Bristol.</p><p> </p><p>Additionally, in December alone SW businesses responded to 116 Export Opportunities as part of the Exporting is Great campaign, including 25 in China. To date UKTI South West has issued 119 Market Visit Grants to businesses, 42 of which were to HGMs.</p><p> </p><p>UKTI South West activity is supported by a High Impact in Growth Economies programme funded by the European Regional Development Fund. That programme has assisted forty South West SMEs to trade successfully in Brazil. Focused mainly on sectors with innovative high value products the programme is forecast to increase employment in the region by 260 jobs by 2017 as well as adding £100 million to South West export sales by 2020. UKTI South West aims to continue the programme by targeting further high growth markets over the next 3 years including Mexico, Cuba, Chile, China, India, Malaysia, Singapore and Brazil.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 02/03/2016 17:53:55 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4526 label Biography information for David Warburton

447846

registered interest
date	26/01/2016
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Broadcasting Programmes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of Ofcom's review of the future regulatory framework of the independent television production sector; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Somerton and Frome
tabling member printed	David Warburton
uin	24328
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2016 answer text <p>Ofcom reported on the operation of the television production sector on 23 December. I am now considering that report, and will make a decision in due course.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey grouped question UIN 24149 question first answered 29/01/2016 13:22:44 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4526 label Biography information for David Warburton

423064

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date	19/10/2015
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
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 Culture, Media and Sport, what his policy is on the digital single market.
tabling member constituency	Somerton and Frome
tabling member printed	David Warburton
uin	901740
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2015 answer text <p>The Department for Business and the Cabinet Office have overall policy responsibility for the Digital Single Market. The Department for Culture Media and Sport leads on telecoms, audio visual policy, IT Security and now Data Protection. The Digital Single Market is a key priority for the UK Government and we welcome its ambition. It offers huge potential for jobs and growth and could increase UK GDP by up to 2%, and it can also benefit citizens, as shown by our recent deal within the European Council on roaming.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 22/10/2015 16:03:22 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4526 label Biography information for David Warburton

420675

registered interest
date	12/10/2015
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Solar Power: Feed-in Tariffs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment she has made of the effect of proposed changes to the feed-in-tariff on solar firms and small businesses in (a) Somerton and Frome constituency, (b) the South West and (c) the UK.
tabling member constituency	Somerton and Frome
tabling member printed	David Warburton
uin	11475
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2015 answer text <p>Our consultation on the feed-in tariff review is still underway until 23<sup>rd</sup> October. The consultation document reflects the need to balance sector support whilst keeping bills down for consumers.</p><p>We strongly welcome evidence from the sector during the consultation to assist our analysis of the potential impact on businesses in the sector.</p><p>.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 16/10/2015 13:51:38 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom previous answer version 23633 answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4526 label Biography information for David Warburton