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1137133

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date	05/07/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Business: Slavery
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps the Government is taking in (a) the UK and (b) overseas to tackle (a) working conditions and (b) exploitation in the food supply chain.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	273755
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2019 answer text <p>Under Section 54 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015, large businesses with a turnover of £36m or more are required to publish annual modern slavery statements detailing the steps they are taking to prevent modern slavery in their UK operations and global supply chains. The requirement applies to all sectors, including agriculture. The Government is committed to doing more and will shortly be launching a consultation to strengthen the transparency in supply chains legislation, making it harder for companies to avoid scrutiny.</p><p>The Home Office regularly engages with businesses across a range of sectors to accelerate progress in tackling modern slavery in global supply chains.</p><p>The Gangmasters Labour and Abuse Authority (GLAA) licenses UK businesses which provide workers to the farming, food processing and shellfish gathering sectors to make sure they meet the employment standards required by law; and carries out inspections and enforcement activity. The GLAA also partner with businesses such as Sainsbury’s to deliver training sessions to their suppliers, equipping them to better identify and manage risks in their supply chains.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 15/07/2019 11:09:26 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1135974

registered interest
date	01/07/2019
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Guatemala: Indigenous Peoples
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make representations to his counterpart in the Guatemalan Government in response to reports of threats against human rights defender Domingo Vasquez and other members of the Nuevo Dia Ch'orti Indigenous Association in Guatemala.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	271432
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2019 answer text <p>The UK is concerned by reports of Human Rights Defenders (HRDs) facing frequent intimidation and violence in Guatemala. Officials at our Embassy in Guatemala met with Peace Brigades International (PBI) in April to discuss the threats against Mr Vasquez and the Nuevo Dia Ch'orti Indigenous Association (CCCND). Since then the Embassy has been following the issue and continues to engage with non-governmental organisations like PBI, with the Guatemalan Government and the private sector, bilaterally and through like-minded groups of donors, to promote consultation with indigenous populations and better protection for HRDs.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 04/07/2019 06:59:30 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1134850

registered interest
date	26/06/2019
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	Intellectual Property: Music
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he plans to reform the process of registering an artist or band’s name with the Intellectual Property Office so that evidence is required before an artist or band name can be formally registered.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	269691
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2019 answer text <p>The UK’s intellectual property framework is under constant review to ensure it works for both right holders and users and continues to be a stimulus for innovation and growth.</p><p> </p><p>Where an application is made to register an artist or band’s name as a trade mark, the application is examined by the Intellectual Property Office in accordance with the Trade Mark Act 1994 and Rules 2008. Some requirements are essential in order to obtain a filing date. This includes the full name and address of the applicant (who becomes the ‘proprietor’ once the mark is registered) as it is an essential requirement for filing an application. The name of the applicant must be a correct legal name (particularly in the case of companies) and not a trading name or style. For trade mark applications which include the name of a famous individual or group, Section 3(6) of the Trade Marks Act 1994 will be considered. Section 3(6) of the Act states that a trade mark shall not be registered if or to the extent that the application is made in bad faith.</p><p> </p><p>Anyone can oppose the registration of a trade mark during the application process, once it has been published following examination. If a third party believes that an application has been filed in bad faith - where, for example, facts not visible or apparent to the examiner are known by that third party - then an opposition can be filed on that basis, prior to the mark being registered. The requirement for evidence exists at this stage. This opposition procedure provides a robust mechanism for all parties to submit detailed submissions and evidence.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 02/07/2019 14:09:26 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy