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1241206

	registered interest
	date	07/10/2020
	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	Data Protection: Taxation
	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 he has made of the potential merits of using the taxation system to disincentivise the collection of personal data by companies.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	100434
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2020 answer text <p>The Government has not made an assessment of the use of taxation as a disincentive to the processing of personal data. The better use of data can help organisations of every kind succeed – across the public, private and third sectors. Data can be a driver of scientific and technological innovation, and central to the delivery of a whole range of vital public services and societal goals, from tackling climate change to supporting the National Health Service.</p><p>All organisations in the UK that process personal data, whether large or small, have to comply with the requirements of the Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA) and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The DPA and the GDPR strengthen the obligations on companies to process people’s data fairly, lawfully and transparently and to keep it safe and secure. It also strengthens people’s rights to seek to access, rectify or delete their data.</p><p>The legislation is regulated and enforced by the independent Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO). The ICO has issued comprehensive guidance for organisations on how to comply with the legislation and works closely with specific sectors to address areas of risk.</p><p>The ICO has a range of corrective powers and sanctions to enforce the GDPR, including:</p><ul><li><p>issuing warnings and reprimands;</p></li><li><p>imposing a temporary or permanent ban on data processing;</p></li><li><p>ordering the rectification, restriction or erasure of data; and</p></li><li><p>suspending data transfers to third countries.</p></li></ul><p><strong><p><p></strong></p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Mr John Whittingdale question first answered 14/10/2020 14:55:10 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1241808

	registered interest
	date	08/10/2020
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Protective Clothing: Standards
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that face coverings sold privately for use by the general public are of a high standard and effective.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	101034
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2020 answer text <p>In the United Kingdom, face coverings are being sold by a large number of retailers online and in store. Details of a product’s conformance to any standards can be found under the product details section online, or on the packaging or label of the covering itself.</p><p> </p><p>The Office for Product Safety and Standards has produced <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/899806/Guidance-for-businesses-and-individuals-face-coverings-version-3.pdf" target="_blank">guidance for manufacturers and sellers of face coverings</a>, which is available online.</p><p>In June 2020, the European Committee for Standardization (CEN) approved a Workshop Agreement with performance requirements, methods of testing and uses of community face coverings.</p><p>The British Retail Consortium has released a <a href="https://brc.org.uk/media/674992/face-coverings_guidelines_v2.pdf" target="_blank">specification for Textile Barrier Face Coverings</a> designed for both disposable and reusable coverings. The specification sets out the design, performance and chemical requirements of coverings, as well as labelling instructions.</p><p> </p><p>The British Standards Institution will not be creating a separate standard and intend to adopt the CEN Workshop Agreement. Copies of both the <a href="https://www.cen.eu/news/brief-news/Pages/NEWS-2020-004.aspx" target="_blank">CEN</a> and <a href="https://masques-barrieres.afnor.org/home/telechargement?culture=en-GB&amp;_ga=2.63895463.961209460.1593722455-599569319.1587024330" target="_blank">AFNOR</a> documents are freely available for the public to download.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 10/11/2020 11:49:37 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill previous answer version 54075 answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1241880

	registered interest
	date	08/10/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Beer: Excise Duties
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential effect on small, independent brewers of the proposal to reduce the production threshold at which Small Brewers Relief starts to taper.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	101035
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2020 answer text <p>The Government anticipates that by replacing the existing taper with a more gradual one spread over a wider range of production, small breweries will find it easier to grow and expand.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 13/10/2020 10:13:08 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1241882

	registered interest
	date	08/10/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Beer: Excise Duties
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to publish the further consultation on the proposed reforms of Small Brewers Relief.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	101036
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2020 answer text <p>As previously announced, the consultation will be published in the Autumn.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 13/10/2020 09:01:53 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1150113

	registered interest
	date	16/10/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Tax Avoidance: EU Law
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the UK remains in alignment with the EU Anti-Tax Avoidance Directive after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	1055
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2019 answer text <p>The Government is committed in ensuring all multinational enterprises pay their fair share of tax in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>The UK already has anti-avoidance rules in place which in most cases meet or exceed the Directive’s requirements.</p><p> </p><p>Finance Act 2019 introduced several technical changes which mean that the UK’s existing rules will be compliant with the approach taken by the Anti-Tax Avoidance Directive by 1 January 2020.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 21/10/2019 15:15:33 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1176479

	registered interest
	date	05/02/2020
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Radioisotopes: Imports
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the Government is taking to ensure the continued supply of isotope species for medical (a) diagnosis and (b) treatment after the transition period.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	13021
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2020 answer text <p>The United Kingdom has now left the European Union and entered the transition period, which will run until 31 December 2020.</p><p> </p><p>EU regulations on medicines and medical devices, including medical radioisotopes, will continue to apply to the UK throughout the transition period, during which we will negotiate a new trade agreement with the EU.</p><p> </p><p>All necessary measures are in place to ensure that civil nuclear sector can continue to operate in the UK after the end of the transition period.</p><p> </p><p>Both the EU and the UK are committed to agreeing a future partnership by the end of 2020 and are working to achieve this. It is in the interests of both the UK and the EU to agree a future partnership that keeps goods flowing, services being provided, and business being done.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 10/02/2020 16:57:50 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1176495

	registered interest
	date	05/02/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: China
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of extending the visas of Chinese students to allow them remain in the UK until it is safe to return to China following the coronavirus outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	13027
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2020 answer text <p>We will take a proportionate approach to individuals who are unable to comply with their visa due to circumstances beyond their control. Information and guidance will be placed into the public domain as soon as it is available.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 12/02/2020 15:40:32 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1177289

	registered interest
	date	10/02/2020
	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	Nuclear Reactors: Research
	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 effect on (a) Culham Centre for Fusion Energy and (b) other UK nuclear research-related grant holders of losing access to the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor after the conclusion of the current contracts.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	14728
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2020 answer text <p>The UK will remain a world-leader in fusion science. We recently approved an ambitious commitment to fund £220 million towards the first five-year phase of UK Atomic Energy Authority’s STEP programme. This phase will complete detailed design and development work, ensuring the UK’s fantastic nuclear researchers are well placed to deliver the world’s first commercial fusion power plant by 2040.</p><p> </p><p>UK companies have secured around £500 million in commercial contracts from ITER in areas including remote handling, plasma heating, and diagnostics; we are well positioned to deliver more before operations commence in 2025. UK academics and researchers are valued ITER partners, including those at Culham Centre for Fusion Energy.</p><p> </p><p>The UK will continue to participate in ITER via Fusion for Energy until the end of 2020.</p><p> </p><p>Beyond the Transition Period, we are open to participating in specific EU programmes where it is in the UK’s interests. The Euratom Research and Training Programme, including membership of Fusion for Energy, will be considered alongside other EU programmes.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 13/02/2020 16:16:55 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1168403

	registered interest
	date	19/12/2019
	answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
	answering dept id	203
	answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
	answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
	hansard heading	Brexit: Festivals and Special Occasions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, with reference to the Answer of 28 October 2019 to Question 3722, when the Government will announce plans for ceremonial and official events to mark the formal exit of the UK from the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	152
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2020 answer text <p>Our focus is on getting the PM’s great Brexit deal through Parliament over the coming weeks. As I said during DExEU Oral Questions on 9 January 2020, we’ll keep you posted on plans to commemorate 31 January and announcements will be made in the usual way – we will of course be celebrating the day.</p><p> </p><p>Financial accounts for this will be in line with normal processes.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge grouped question UIN 153 question first answered 10/01/2020 13:45:00 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1168404

	registered interest
	date	19/12/2019
	answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
	answering dept id	203
	answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
	answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
	hansard heading	Brexit: Festivals and Special Occasions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, whether his Department has established a budget or accounting line to provide for ceremonial and official events to mark the formal exit of the UK from the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	153
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2020 answer text <p>Our focus is on getting the PM’s great Brexit deal through Parliament over the coming weeks. As I said during DExEU Oral Questions on 9 January 2020, we’ll keep you posted on plans to commemorate 31 January and announcements will be made in the usual way – we will of course be celebrating the day.</p><p> </p><p>Financial accounts for this will be in line with normal processes.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge grouped question UIN 152 question first answered 10/01/2020 13:45:00 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady