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	registered interest
	date	16/11/2016
	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	Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Social Media
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department is monitoring content that is publicly available on social networking sites using overt monitoring techniques.
	tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
	tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
	uin	53222
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2016 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">No.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial"></ins><ins class="ministerial">In respect of media management and campaign communications, the DCMS communications team monitor relevant publicly available social media content to evaluate the effectiveness of government campaigns. DCMS follows Government Communications Service (GCS) Standards using the GCS Evaluation Framework https://gcs.civilservice.gov.uk/guidance/evaluation/tools-and-resources/</ins></p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 24/11/2016 11:19:00 question first ministerially corrected 15/12/2016 12:44:07 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock previous answer version 22391 answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

536647

	registered interest
	date	15/07/2016
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Department for Exiting the European Union: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many officials of which pay grade will work in the Department headed by the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union; and where that Department will be based.
	tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
	tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
	uin	42931
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2016 answer text <p>The recently announced Department for exiting the European Union will be led at Permanent Secretary level by Oliver Robbins. The new Department will sit at the heart of government and be staffed by the best and brightest from across the civil service and will draw on external expertise if required. The unit will bring together officials and policy expertise from across the Cabinet Office, Treasury, Foreign Office, Business Department and the wider civil service.</p><p>The department's Ministers are based in 9 Downing Street.</p> answering member constituency Haltemprice and Howden answering member printed Mr David Davis question first answered 20/07/2016 10:23:26 answering member 373 label Biography information for Sir David Davis
	tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

638034

	registered interest
	date	16/11/2016
	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	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Social Media
	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 his Department is monitoring content that is publicly available on social networking sites using overt monitoring techniques.
	tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
	tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
	uin	53220
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2016 answer text <p>The Department engages and makes use of social media to understand public and stakeholder sentiment and to respond where appropriate. The information gathered through monitoring enables the department to develop policy, provide real-time insights so we can respond quickly to users and anticipate potential issues. The department also undertakes systematic social media monitoring to evaluate campaigns and programmes of work.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 21/11/2016 10:53:34 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

752860

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2017
	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	Freezers and Refrigerators: Safety
	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 white goods manufacturers on fridge freezer safety since the Grenfell Tower fire.
	tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
	tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
	uin	5127
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>Shortly after the Grenfell Tower fire I spoke to the Association of Manufacturers of Domestic Appliances (AMDEA) to ensure their members were ready to take any actions necessary should investigations into the cause of the fire show that white goods were involved. I also attended the Working Group on Product Recalls and Safety where AMDEA were represented on 22 June.</p><p>My Rt Hon Friend the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy also spoke directly to the UK Managing Director and the Global CEO of Whirlpool to ensure they are taking all necessary steps to ensure consumer safety.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 20/07/2017 16:40:51 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

752861

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2017
	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	Electrical Safety: Testing
	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 he has made of the potential merits of free electrical appliance tests in tower blocks in England; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
	tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
	uin	5128
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>The UK has one of the highest sets of product safety requirements in the EU, which requires goods to meet strict safety rules before they are put into use.</p><p>I have asked the Working Group on Product Recalls and Safety to consider the merits of making safety check on white goods used in tower blocks and will liaise with the Department for Communities and Local Government and the Home Office over their recommendations.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 20/07/2017 16:41:22 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

752864

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2017
	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	UK Consumer Product Recall 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 progress has been made by the Steering Group created as a result of the Government's response to the independent review by Lynn Faulds Wood, UK consumer product recall, published 18 February 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
	tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
	uin	5294
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>In October 2016 the Steering Group was replaced by a new Working Group on Product Recalls and Safety with a permanent Chair, wider representation, and a broader remit. It was also asked to report to a much tighter timeframe than the Steering Group it replaced.</p><p>I received the Working Group’s initial recommendations to further improve the safety of white goods and the recall system in December 2016 and work started immediately to take these forward. In June this year, I asked the Working Group to review their report in light of the Grenfell Tower fire and their final report was published on 19<sup>th</sup> July.</p><p>Significant progress has already been made by the Working Group to develop a code of practice on corrective action and product recalls together with the British Standards Institution (BSI), and a public consultation will be published in the autumn. The Report also sets out the further work that is underway to strengthen the product safety framework including promoting the registration of appliances and better understanding consumer responses to safety information and recall communications.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 20/07/2017 16:41:46 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

753035

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2017
	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	Trading Standards: Fees and Charges
	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 fee structures are published by primary trading standards authorities for services to appliance manufacturers.
	tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
	tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
	uin	5516
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2017 answer text <p>Local Authorities are required to publish clear and transparent information explaining any charges under the primary authority scheme, and the basis on which they are calculated. They can recover only those costs reasonably incurred in providing the service and they must have regard to the guidance issued by HM Treasury in “Managing Public Money” in calculating these costs.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 24/07/2017 11:00:59 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

843955

	registered interest
	date	19/02/2018
	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	Office for Product Safety and Standards: Finance
	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 the funding the Office for Product Safety and Standards has been allocated from existing Departmental budgets; and whether it represents an increase in spending on product safety.
	tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
	tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
	uin	128341
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2018 answer text <p>New funding for the Office for Product Safety and Standards has been allocated from within existing Departmental budgets to increase spending on product safety. When the Office is fully operational its budget will include an additional £12m per year for new product safety activities, as announced in the Government’s response to the Working Group on Product Recalls and Safety. The budget for the Office for its first full year of operation in 2018/19 is expected to be around £25m in total which includes around £9m additional funding for product safety.</p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths question first answered 27/02/2018 13:59:53 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
	tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

843959

	registered interest
	date	19/02/2018
	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	Office for Product Safety and Standards: Staff
	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 many staff are planned to work within the Office for Product Safety and Standards; and what proportion of those staff will be (a) newly recruited and (b) transferred from within his Department.
	tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
	tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
	uin	128075
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2018 answer text <p>When fully staffed the Office for Product Safety and Standards will employ around 290 people. This includes approximately 180 existing staff covering pre-existing functions and up to 110 new posts specifically for product safety. The new posts will enable the Office to significantly increase national capacity in scientific, technical, enforcement and other product safety functions. Recruitment to those posts has already begun and positions are being filled by a mix of internal and external recruitment to ensure the Office has the specialist expertise it needs.</p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths question first answered 27/02/2018 13:57:22 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
	tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

882570

	registered interest
	date	13/04/2018
	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	Grenfell Tower: Fires
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when his Department plans to publish the findings of the investigation into the fridge identified as the seat of the fire at Grenfell Tower.
	tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
	tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
	uin	135632
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2018 answer text <p>The Department’s product safety investigation into Hotpoint model FF175 is ongoing and results will be published as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths question first answered 23/04/2018 10:56:40 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
	tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter