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79278

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	01/09/2014
	date	22/07/2014
	date tabled	22/07/2014
	ddp created	22/07/2014 20:50:21
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 19:19:34
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	EU External Trade: USA
	house id	1
	identifier	206923
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	10/09/2014 14:38:37
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will give a formal response to the report published by LSE Enterprise entitled, Costs and Benefits of an EU-US Investment Protection Treaty.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Paisley and Renfrewshire North
	tabling member printed	Jim Sheridan
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 206923
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	206923
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p> </p><p>The purpose of an investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) mechanism in an investment protection agreement is to provide an independent process for foreign investors to seek compensation where they believe they have suffered a loss as a result of action by the host state which breaches the provisions of the treaty. ISDS provisions can help to create a positive investment climate and promote growth. As such, ISDS will not have a direct impact on consumers, who will benefit from other elements of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) and who have separate routes for seeking redress. The UK currently has over 90 investment protection agreements with other countries. While a number of UK businesses have used ISDS to seek compensation, there has been no successful action against the UK in respect of any of these agreements. The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills has commissioned research into investment protection agreements and the ISDS mechanism, reviewed academic research, consulted external experts and carried out its own internal analysis on investment provisions. The ISDS provisions in TTIP are still under negotiation. We believe these provisions must strike the right balance between protecting investors and the host nation’s right to regulate and determine policy. Balanced investment protection provisions in TTIP could act as a model for future trade and investment agreements.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>I am not aware of having received any representations from South Africa, Ecuador, India and Indonesia on investor state dispute settlement in the TTIP negotiations.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> question first answered 10/09/2014 14:38:37 answering member 4070
	creator	1464 label Biography information for Jim Sheridan
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	1464 label Biography information for Jim Sheridan

79443

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	01/09/2014
	date	22/07/2014
	date tabled	22/07/2014
	ddp created	22/07/2014 20:50:59
	ddp modified	01/06/2015 12:18:43
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership
	house id	1
	identifier	206893
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	04/09/2014 15:22:26
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, in how many meetings in the last year between insurance sector professionals and himself or senior officials in 10 Downing Street the Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership has been discussed.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Paisley and Renfrewshire North
	tabling member printed	Jim Sheridan
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 206893
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	206893
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p> </p><p>Details of meetings held by Ministers and Permanent Secretaries with external organisations are published quarterly and can be found at Gov.uk.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Information requested in respect of other officials’ meetings is not held centrally and could only be obtained at disproportionate costs.</p><p> </p> question first answered 04/09/2014 15:22:26 answering member 4070
	creator	1464 label Biography information for Jim Sheridan
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	1464 label Biography information for Jim Sheridan

79442

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	01/09/2014
	date	22/07/2014
	date tabled	22/07/2014
	ddp created	22/07/2014 20:50:59
	ddp modified	01/06/2015 12:18:41
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership
	house id	1
	identifier	206892
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	04/09/2014 15:22:26
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, in how many meetings in the last year between energy sector professionals and himself or senior officials in 10 Downing Street the Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership has been discussed.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Paisley and Renfrewshire North
	tabling member printed	Jim Sheridan
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 206892
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	206892
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p> </p><p>Details of meetings held by Ministers and Permanent Secretaries with external organisations are published quarterly and can be found at Gov.uk.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Information requested in respect of other officials’ meetings is not held centrally and could only be obtained at disproportionate costs.</p><p> </p> question first answered 04/09/2014 15:22:26 answering member 4070
	creator	1464 label Biography information for Jim Sheridan
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	1464 label Biography information for Jim Sheridan

79441

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	01/09/2014
	date	22/07/2014
	date tabled	22/07/2014
	ddp created	22/07/2014 20:50:59
	ddp modified	01/06/2015 12:18:39
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership
	house id	1
	identifier	206891
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	04/09/2014 15:22:26
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, in how many meetings in the last year between manufacturing sector professionals and himself or senior officials in 10 Downing Street the Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership has been discussed.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Paisley and Renfrewshire North
	tabling member printed	Jim Sheridan
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 206891
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	206891
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p> </p><p>Details of meetings held by Ministers and Permanent Secretaries with external organisations are published quarterly and can be found at Gov.uk.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Information requested in respect of other officials’ meetings is not held centrally and could only be obtained at disproportionate costs.</p><p> </p> question first answered 04/09/2014 15:22:26 answering member 4070
	creator	1464 label Biography information for Jim Sheridan
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	1464 label Biography information for Jim Sheridan

79440

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	01/09/2014
	date	22/07/2014
	date tabled	22/07/2014
	ddp created	22/07/2014 20:50:59
	ddp modified	01/06/2015 12:18:37
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership
	house id	1
	identifier	206890
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	04/09/2014 15:22:25
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, in how many meetings in the last year between chemical sector professionals and himself or senior officials in 10 Downing Street the Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership has been discussed.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Paisley and Renfrewshire North
	tabling member printed	Jim Sheridan
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 206890
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	206890
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p> </p><p>Details of meetings held by Ministers and Permanent Secretaries with external organisations are published quarterly and can be found at Gov.uk.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Information requested in respect of other officials’ meetings is not held centrally and could only be obtained at disproportionate costs.</p><p> </p> question first answered 04/09/2014 15:22:25 answering member 4070
	creator	1464 label Biography information for Jim Sheridan
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	1464 label Biography information for Jim Sheridan

79439

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	01/09/2014
	date	22/07/2014
	date tabled	22/07/2014
	ddp created	22/07/2014 20:50:58
	ddp modified	01/06/2015 12:18:34
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership
	house id	1
	identifier	206889
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	04/09/2014 15:22:25
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, in how many meetings in the last year between pharmaceutical sector professionals and himself or senior officials in 10 Downing Street the Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership has been discussed.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Paisley and Renfrewshire North
	tabling member printed	Jim Sheridan
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 206889
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	206889
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p> </p><p>Details of meetings held by Ministers and Permanent Secretaries with external organisations are published quarterly and can be found at Gov.uk.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Information requested in respect of other officials’ meetings is not held centrally and could only be obtained at disproportionate costs.</p><p> </p> question first answered 04/09/2014 15:22:25 answering member 4070
	creator	1464 label Biography information for Jim Sheridan
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	1464 label Biography information for Jim Sheridan

79438

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	01/09/2014
	date	22/07/2014
	date tabled	22/07/2014
	ddp created	22/07/2014 20:50:58
	ddp modified	01/06/2015 12:18:32
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership
	house id	1
	identifier	206888
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	04/09/2014 15:22:25
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, in how many meetings in the last year between agricultural sector professionals and himself or senior officials in 10 Downing Street the Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership has been discussed.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Paisley and Renfrewshire North
	tabling member printed	Jim Sheridan
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 206888
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	206888
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p> </p><p>Details of meetings held by Ministers and Permanent Secretaries with external organisations are published quarterly and can be found at Gov.uk.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Information requested in respect of other officials’ meetings is not held centrally and could only be obtained at disproportionate costs.</p><p> </p> question first answered 04/09/2014 15:22:25 answering member 4070
	creator	1464 label Biography information for Jim Sheridan
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	1464 label Biography information for Jim Sheridan

79437

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	01/09/2014
	date	22/07/2014
	date tabled	22/07/2014
	ddp created	22/07/2014 20:50:58
	ddp modified	01/06/2015 12:18:30
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership
	house id	1
	identifier	206887
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	04/09/2014 15:22:25
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, in how many meetings in the last year between financial sector professionals and himself or senior officials in 10 Downing Street the Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership has been discussed.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Paisley and Renfrewshire North
	tabling member printed	Jim Sheridan
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 206887
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	206887
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p> </p><p>Details of meetings held by Ministers and Permanent Secretaries with external organisations are published quarterly and can be found at Gov.uk.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Information requested in respect of other officials’ meetings is not held centrally and could only be obtained at disproportionate costs.</p><p> </p> question first answered 04/09/2014 15:22:25 answering member 4070
	creator	1464 label Biography information for Jim Sheridan
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	1464 label Biography information for Jim Sheridan

79353

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	01/09/2014
	date	22/07/2014
	date tabled	22/07/2014
	ddp created	22/07/2014 20:50:38
	ddp modified	01/06/2015 12:19:24
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership
	house id	1
	identifier	206909
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	10/09/2014 14:38:37
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what representations he has received from his counterpart in (a) South Africa, (b) Ecuador, (c) India and (d) Indonesia on the investor state dispute mechanism in the Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership negotiations.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Paisley and Renfrewshire North
	tabling member printed	Jim Sheridan
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 206909
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	206909
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p> </p><p>The purpose of an investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) mechanism in an investment protection agreement is to provide an independent process for foreign investors to seek compensation where they believe they have suffered a loss as a result of action by the host state which breaches the provisions of the treaty. ISDS provisions can help to create a positive investment climate and promote growth. As such, ISDS will not have a direct impact on consumers, who will benefit from other elements of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) and who have separate routes for seeking redress. The UK currently has over 90 investment protection agreements with other countries. While a number of UK businesses have used ISDS to seek compensation, there has been no successful action against the UK in respect of any of these agreements. The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills has commissioned research into investment protection agreements and the ISDS mechanism, reviewed academic research, consulted external experts and carried out its own internal analysis on investment provisions. The ISDS provisions in TTIP are still under negotiation. We believe these provisions must strike the right balance between protecting investors and the host nation’s right to regulate and determine policy. Balanced investment protection provisions in TTIP could act as a model for future trade and investment agreements.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>I am not aware of having received any representations from South Africa, Ecuador, India and Indonesia on investor state dispute settlement in the TTIP negotiations.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> question first answered 10/09/2014 14:38:37 answering member 4070
	creator	1464 label Biography information for Jim Sheridan
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	1464 label Biography information for Jim Sheridan

79352

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	01/09/2014
	date	22/07/2014
	date tabled	22/07/2014
	ddp created	22/07/2014 20:50:38
	ddp modified	01/06/2015 12:19:46
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership
	house id	1
	identifier	206918
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	10/09/2014 14:53:08
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will take steps to ensure that DG Trade in the European Commission meets more environmental interest groups from the UK to discuss the Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership negotiations.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Paisley and Renfrewshire North
	tabling member printed	Jim Sheridan
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 206918
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	206918
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p> </p><p>The European Commission has been extensively consulting and reporting back as negotiations progress on the Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), for example through the establishment of their own expert advisory group, an open door policy for meetings with interested parties, and stakeholder events open to all interest groups during each round of negotiations. The Trade Commissioner and his senior officials have also contributed extensively to engagement in the UK, by providing evidence to the House of Lords during their enquiry into TTIP and by speaking at meetings and events organised both by the Government and stakeholders. We support their approach, and are happy to continue to encourage them to consult extensively.</p><p> </p> question first answered 10/09/2014 14:53:08 answering member 4070
	creator	1464 label Biography information for Jim Sheridan
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	1464 label Biography information for Jim Sheridan