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793149

registered interest
date	21/11/2017
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 steps the Government has taken in response to the findings of the National Audit Office report entitled Protecting consumers from scams, unfair trading and unsafe goods, published in December 2016.
tabling member constituency	Hitchin and Harpenden
tabling member printed	Bim Afolami
uin	114934
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2017 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Government has carefully considered the findings of the National Audit Office’s December 2016 report. As recommended in the report, the Consumer Protection Partnership is taking action to further improve the Partnership’s assessment of consumer detriment, including through the Consumer Detriment Survey, and taking action to improve the sharing of intelligence both within and outside the Partnership.</p><p> </p><p>The forthcoming Consumer Green Paper will also closely examine markets which are not working fairly for consumers.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 29/11/2017 14:08:41 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami

793153

registered interest
date	21/11/2017
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	Counterfeit Manufacturing: Imports
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 discussions his Department has had with the Home Office on how to prevent the import of counterfeit goods; and what additional resources will be required for such purposes after the UK has left the EU.
tabling member constituency	Hitchin and Harpenden
tabling member printed	Bim Afolami
uin	114938
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2017 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) are responsible for policy on the enforcement of intellectual property rights at the UK’s borders and Border Force undertake border interventions to prevent the importation of infringing goods. Officials from the Department have regular discussions with HMRC regarding importation of counterfeit goods. It will be for HMRC and Border Force to determine what resources they will require at the borders, after the UK has left the EU.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 27/11/2017 14:03:40 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami

790025

registered interest
date	15/11/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Higher Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department's review of higher education will include part-time higher education and learning and earning.
tabling member constituency	Hitchin and Harpenden
tabling member printed	Bim Afolami
uin	113390
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2017 answer text <p>Studying part-time and later in life can bring enormous benefits for individuals, the economy and employers. That is why the Government has taken steps to help hardworking people who want to gain new skills and advance their careers by studying part-time. These measures include offering financial support in the form of loans to cover fees and, from 2018/19, maintenance costs. We have also enshrined in law the need for the new higher education sector regulator, the Office for Students, to have regard for part-time study.</p><p> </p><p>The government will set out further details of the review in due course.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 23/11/2017 12:47:10 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami

790221

registered interest
date	15/11/2017
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	Made Smarter Review
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 engagement his Department has had with the part-time distance learning sector on delivering the recommendations made in the final report of the Made Smarter Review.
tabling member constituency	Hitchin and Harpenden
tabling member printed	Bim Afolami
uin	113388
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2017 answer text <p>The Government welcomes the independent industry led ‘Made Smarter Review’. We look forward to working with industry and colleagues, including those in the part-time distance learning sector to capitalise on the huge potential digitalisation offers to UK manufacturing highlighted in the report.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry grouped question UIN 113385 question first answered 21/11/2017 16:40:42 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami

790222

registered interest
date	15/11/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Industry: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the incentives to retrain and re-skill as part of the industrial strategy.
tabling member constituency	Hitchin and Harpenden
tabling member printed	Bim Afolami
uin	113389
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2017 answer text <p>The Government is developing a modern Industrial Strategy which aims to increase employee wages through education and training. This will help workers achieve their career aspirations and increase their earning potential.</p><p>We are investing up to £40 million to pilot new approaches for career-long learning. The first of these pilots – the Flexible Learning Fund - was launched in October. This Fund provides up to £10 million to support projects designed to improve access to training for working adults with low or intermediate skills.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 24/11/2017 10:12:29 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami

790223

registered interest
date	15/11/2017
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	Made Smarter Review
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 discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Education and the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport on the recommendations proposed in the final report from the Made Smarter Review.
tabling member constituency	Hitchin and Harpenden
tabling member printed	Bim Afolami
uin	113387
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2017 answer text <p>The Government welcomes the independent industry led ‘Made Smarter Review’. We look forward to working with industry and colleagues to capitalise on the huge potential digitalisation offers to UK manufacturing highlighted in the report.</p><p>My rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State, along with colleagues across government including the Department for Education and Department for Culture, Media &amp; Sport, are carefully considering the recommendations set out in the final report.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry grouped question UIN 113386 question first answered 21/11/2017 16:41:31 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami

790237

registered interest
date	15/11/2017
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	Made Smarter Review
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 he plans to implement the recommendations proposed in the final report from the Made Smarter Review.
tabling member constituency	Hitchin and Harpenden
tabling member printed	Bim Afolami
uin	113386
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2017 answer text <p>The Government welcomes the independent industry led ‘Made Smarter Review’. We look forward to working with industry and colleagues to capitalise on the huge potential digitalisation offers to UK manufacturing highlighted in the report.</p><p>My rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State, along with colleagues across government including the Department for Education and Department for Culture, Media &amp; Sport, are carefully considering the recommendations set out in the final report.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry grouped question UIN 113387 question first answered 21/11/2017 16:41:31 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami

790239

registered interest
date	15/11/2017
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	Made Smarter Review
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 his Department has made of the potential contribution of part-time distance learning in supporting the delivery of the recommendations in the final report from the Made Smarter Review.
tabling member constituency	Hitchin and Harpenden
tabling member printed	Bim Afolami
uin	113385
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2017 answer text <p>The Government welcomes the independent industry led ‘Made Smarter Review’. We look forward to working with industry and colleagues, including those in the part-time distance learning sector to capitalise on the huge potential digitalisation offers to UK manufacturing highlighted in the report.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry grouped question UIN 113388 question first answered 21/11/2017 16:40:42 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami

784782

registered interest
date	06/11/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Income Tax: Tax Rates and Bands
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what effect reducing the top rate of tax from 50 per cent to 45 per cent has had on total tax receipts since 2012.
tabling member constituency	Hitchin and Harpenden
tabling member printed	Bim Afolami
uin	111774
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2017 answer text <p>HMRC does not routinely evaluate the effects of specific policies on tax receipts. The estimated cost of reducing the additional rate of income tax to 45 per cent is available on the government website, Budget 2013, page 66, table 2.2:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/budget-2013-documents" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/budget-2013-documents</a></p><p> </p><p>HMRC published a detailed evaluation of the impact of the 50 per cent tax rate on the Exchequer in 2012 ‘The Exchequer effect of the 50 per cent additional rate of income tax’. This report contains more information on the methodology for estimating the impact of the policy, specifically in annex A:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20130127161217/http:/www.hmrc.gov.uk/budget2012/excheq-income-tax-2042.pdf" target="_blank">http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20130127161217/http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/budget2012/excheq-income-tax-2042.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 15/11/2017 15:18:53 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami

785070

registered interest
date	06/11/2017
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Small Businesses: Data Protection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential effect of the General Data Protection Regulation on small businesses.
tabling member constituency	Hitchin and Harpenden
tabling member printed	Bim Afolami
uin	111775
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2017 answer text <p>The UK worked during negotiations to ensure that the obligations arising from the regulations are greater on an organisation only if the risk their activity poses to an individual is high. Organisations which already operate at the standard set by the Data Protection Act 1998 should be well placed to implement the new data protection framework.</p><p> </p><p>Although businesses will have to make themselves familiar with the new regulation and to what extent it applies to their operations, there are resources on the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) website (ico.org.uk) to help SMEs and those employing fewer than 250 people to prepare for the data protection regime. In addition, the ICO has launched a dedicated helpline service for organisations employing 250 people or fewer and has updated its SME toolkit to reflect the requirements of GDPR. The ICO continue to develop further guidance on both the Bill and GDPR to support the preparations of organisations. <strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 16/11/2017 15:17:46 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami