729 1 10 false Kevin Brennan 2019-07-15T12:28:19.61Z Taunton Deane Rebecca Pow false 2019-07-15 Biography information for Rebecca Pow <p>As part of the recently launched Tourism Sector Deal, the Government committed to making the UK Europe’s most accessible tourism destination by 2025. As we develop our policies in this area, we will consider areas such as this.</p> Digital, Culture, Media and Sport 2019-07-09 Cardiff West Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport House of Commons Tourism: Coastal Areas 10 To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if he will make an assessment of the potential effect on the tourism economy of bringing forward policies to enable children who have never visited the seaside to do so on holiday. Digital, Culture, Media and Sport 275126 Biography information for Kevin Brennan 1 1 Department for Work and Pensions To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what specific qualifications are required to operate as a disability assessor for her Department. Work and Pensions 2019-07-11T14:37:59.443Z North Swindon Justin Tomlinson false 2019-07-11 Biography information for Justin Tomlinson <p>Health Professionals that carry out Work Capability and Personal Independence Payment assessments on behalf of the department must have the following qualifications and experience:</p><p> </p><ul><li>are an occupational therapist, nurse, physiotherapist, doctor (or paramedic - PIP only)</li><li>fully registered with the relevant licensing body (doctors must have a licence to practise)</li><li>the licensing body has not placed any sanctions on the health professional's registration</li><li>at least 2 years post full registration experience or less than 2 years post full registration experience by specific agreement with the department.</li></ul><p> </p><p>Health Professionals are subject to a rigorous recruitment process followed by a comprehensive training programme in disability assessment for both physical and mental health conditions and have to be approved by the department. Health Professionals are then required to complete a programme of continuing professional development.</p> Kevin Brennan Disability: Medical Examinations 274452 Cardiff West Work and Pensions 29 false 2019-07-08 false 2019-07-08 To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what representations he has received from the Family Holidays Association on providing financial support for domestic holidays for families in need. Holidays: Low Incomes 10 2019-07-11T12:05:57.797Z Eastleigh Mims Davies false 2019-07-11 Biography information for Mims Davies <p>DCMS Ministers have not met the Family Holiday Association.</p><p> </p><p>DCMS officials met with the organisation earlier this year. They are planning a follow up meeting in the near future.</p> 274453 Digital, Culture, Media and Sport 1 Cardiff West Kevin Brennan Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Education 274454 2019-07-08 Kevin Brennan Apprentices: Film 2019-07-11T08:26:40.183Z Guildford Anne Milton false 2019-07-11 Biography information for Anne Milton <p>The apprenticeship levy is collected by Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) from employers with a pay bill in excess of £3 million per year. HMRC does not collect data which allows levy collection to be broken down by sector. The Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) does not require levy-paying employers to register a sector when they set up an online apprenticeship service account to manage their funds. Therefore, ESFA are unable to supply information on the sectoral distribution of spending on apprenticeships in the format requested.</p><p> </p> To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the amount of apprenticeship levy money that was (a) paid by and (b) spent on apprenticeships by screen industry companies in financial year 2018-19. Education Department for Education false Cardiff West 1 60 Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy 1 274455 Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy 201 2019-07-08 2019-07-11T13:03:13.757Z Kingswood Chris Skidmore false 2019-07-11 Biography information for Chris Skidmore <p>As referenced in the answer to Question 264735, where an application is made to register a trade mark, the application is examined in accordance with the Trade Mark Act 1994 and Rules 2008.</p><p> </p><p>For trade mark applications that consist of the name of a well-known band, the examiner will consider the application based on the facts of the application before them and 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 has been made in bad faith. In addition to this, every trade mark application is published, before it is registered, <strong>for an opposition period of up to three months.</strong> During this period, anyone can oppose the registration of a trade mark including where 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. This opposition procedure provides a robust mechanism for all parties to submit detailed submissions and evidence.</p> Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Cardiff West Musicians: Intellectual Property To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 19 June 2019 to Question 264735 on Musicians: Intellectual Property, what steps the Intellectual Property Office take to verify that an individual who claims the rights to a well-known band name is entitled to do so, prior to its registration under the Trade Marks Act 1994. Kevin Brennan false 269653 International Trade Arms Trade: Saudi Arabia International Trade Cardiff West Kevin Brennan To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what the implications for his Department's policy on the sale of arms to Saudi Arabia are of the Court of Appeal ruling on 20 June 2019 in R (on the application of Campaign Against Arms Trade) v. The Secretary of State for International Trade. 2019-06-26 202 2019-07-02T11:51:59.183Z Beverley and Holderness Graham Stuart false 2019-07-02 Biography information for Graham Stuart Beverley and Holderness Graham Stuart <p>The Government is carefully considering the implications of the Court of Appeal judgment of 20 June for decision making. While we do this, we will not grant any new licences for exports to Saudi Arabia and its coalition partners (UAE, Kuwait, Bahrain and Egypt) for possible use in the conflict in Yemen. We disagree with the judgment and are seeking permission to appeal.</p><p> </p><p>Extant licences are not immediately affected by this judgment but decisions about these licences are remitted to the Government to reconsider in the light of the judgment. The Campaign Against Arms Trade did not seek an Order to suspend licences and the Court has not ordered their suspension. The Court expressly clarified that the outcome of the reconsideration was not a foregone conclusion.</p> 269654 Department for International Trade false 1 2019-07-02T11:51:59.217Z Beverley and Holderness Graham Stuart false 2019-07-02 Beverley and Holderness Graham Stuart <p>The Government is carefully considering the implications of the Court of Appeal judgment of 20 June for decision making. While we do this, we will not grant any new licences for exports to Saudi Arabia and its coalition partners (UAE, Kuwait, Bahrain and Egypt) for possible use in the conflict in Yemen. We disagree with the judgment and are seeking permission to appeal.</p><p> </p><p>Extant licences are not immediately affected by this judgment but decisions about these licences are remitted to the Government to reconsider in the light of the judgment. The Campaign Against Arms Trade did not seek an Order to suspend licences and the Court has not ordered their suspension. The Court expressly clarified that the outcome of the reconsideration was not a foregone conclusion.</p> 269653 To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what the implications of the Court of Appeal ruling on 20 June 2019 in R (on the application of Campaign Against Arms Trade) v. The Secretary of State for International Trade are for his Department's policy on existing licences to export arms to Saudi Arabia. 2019-06-26 202 International Trade International Trade false Arms Trade: Saudi Arabia 269654 Department for International Trade Cardiff West Kevin Brennan 1 false Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Digital, Culture, Media and Sport 266107 Kevin Brennan Cardiff West 2019-06-18 10 To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent estimate he has made of the number of public libraries operating for all or part of their opening hours without staff. Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Public Libraries: Staff 1 2019-06-24T13:28:19.983Z Eastleigh Mims Davies false 2019-06-24 <p>The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport monitors library service provision throughout England, but does not hold figures on the number of public libraries operating for all or part of their opening hours without staff.</p><p> </p><p>Following discussions involving the Department and the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) the annual library statistics, will for the first time, report for each local authority the scheduled staffed and unstaffed opening hours per week for their libraries. This annual report will be published by CIPFA in November or December.</p> 1 Kevin Brennan Cardiff West false 10 Digital, Culture, Media and Sport 266108 Creative Industries Council: Staff To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the representation of the creative industries workforce on the Creative Industries Council. 2019-06-18 Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport 2019-06-24T12:46:10.9Z Stourbridge Margot James false 2019-06-24 Biography information for Margot James <p>My department has this year undertaken a review of the Creative Industry Council’s membership. That review resulted in several new appointments which ensure that all creative industries are adequately represented. Under the new Terms of Reference, all members are appointed for (renewable) three year terms, providing the basis for ongoing review. By design the CIC is made up of leading figureheads of industry, who are able to drive industry lead approaches to the issues discussed in the meetings. They are experts in their field who are well able to champion their respective workforces.</p><p> </p><p>The review also took into account the need to ensure that the diversity of the creative industries workforce was represented on the council. There is also a subgroup which specifically looks at diversity within the sector.</p> Digital, Culture, Media and Sport 1 2019-06-24T12:47:43.983Z Stourbridge Margot James false 2019-06-24 <p>The Creative Industries Council is the main forum for creative industry and government collaboration. It has a specific sub group which focuses on IP issues, including the value of copyright and other intellectual property rights. We would urge the All Party Writers Group to contact that group to discuss the proposals raised in their report.</p><p> </p> Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Cardiff West 266109 2019-06-18 Kevin Brennan 10 To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of setting up of a Creators' Council as recommended in the all-party parliamentary writers group report Supporting the Writers of Tomorrow. Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Arts: Advisory Bodies false 0