Department of Health and Social Care<p>The Government recently consulted on draft amendments to regulations that would enable the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) to charge companies for the cost of developing technology appraisal and highly specialised technology evaluation recommendations relating to their products and to allow NICE to recruit appeal panel members representing the National Health Service from the devolved administrations.</p><p> </p><p>The consultation included a draft Impact Assessment and sought views on allowing NICE to charge small companies less and permit small companies to pay in instalments. The charging model in the consultation document proposed a 25% discount for small companies. The Government is currently analysing the responses and will publish its response in due course.</p>WinchesterSteve Brine2018-11-22192827false2018-11-22T15:08:39.71Z17Health and Social CareHealth and Social Care2018-11-19National Institute for Health and Care Excellence: Fees and Charges1House of CommonsTo ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his Department’s consultation entitled NICE recommendations: charging and appeal panels which closed on 14 September 2018, what discussions his Department has had with NICE on exempting the smallest companies from the proposed appraisal charges.falseSefton CentralBill Esterson192828Department of Health and Social Care<p>SecurMed, the not-for-profit company set up by stakeholders in the United Kingdom medicines supply chain, is responsible for setting the fee model and level of fees as the UK’s National Medicines Verification Organisation (NMVO). In their supervisory capacity, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) and the Department’s aim is to ensure that SecurMed is complying with the regulation in a fair and proportionate way. As part of that role, the MHRA and the Department have been involved in discussions with SecurMed to challenge and seek to influence the pricing model to ensure that the UK’s fee structure is fair and proportionate.</p><p> </p><p>The European Commission has confirmed that the fee model being used by SecurMed is in line with the majority of other member states NMVO’s across the European Union. It is based on the number of users and cost per connection where larger organisations, which are more likely to have multiple marketing authorisations, pay more. An annual fee waiver scheme exists for micro Marketing Authorisation Holders which is designed to support start-ups and help ensure there is not a barrier to market entry.</p>ThurrockJackie Doyle-Price2018-11-22false2018-11-22T17:48:40.693Z17Health and Social CareHealth and Social Care2018-11-19SecurMed: Fees and Charges1House of CommonsTo ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the European Medicines Verification Organisation’s report, NMVO’s Fee Models Status, published on 21 August 2018, what discussions his Department has had with the UK's National Medicines Verification Organisation on reducing the entrance fees for small companies in line with those of other European countries.falseSefton CentralBill Esterson192829Department for International Trade<p>Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) are development-focused trade agreements which aim to promote increased trade and investment and thereby contribute to sustainable development and poverty reduction.</p><p> </p><p>I am satisfied that criticism raised during the negotiation of the EPAs is addressed in the agreements. For example, concerns about potential impact of competition with EU goods is addressed in various ways, including the provision of a wide range of safeguards to protect African domestic products for fledgling industries or for food security.</p><p> </p>Meon ValleyGeorge Hollingbery2018-11-23false2018-11-23T14:04:53.39Z202International TradeInternational Trade2018-11-20Economic Partnership Agreements1House of CommonsTo ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, with reference to paragraph 10 of the draft explanatory memorandum to the Draft European Union (Definition of Treaties) (Economic Partnership Agreements and Trade Agreement) (Eastern and Southern Africa States, Southern African Development Community States, Ghana and Ecuador) Order 2018 published in July 2018, what assessment he has made of criticisms of economic partnership agreements.falseSefton CentralBill Esterson193421Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy<p>We are continuing to work with partners across government and across the life sciences sector on an update to the Life Sciences Sector Deal and will publish it in due course.</p>East SurreyMr Sam Gyimah2018-11-26falseEast SurreyMr Sam Gyimah2018-11-26T14:26:50.383Z201Business, Energy and Industrial StrategyBusiness, Energy and Industrial Strategy2018-11-20Life Sciences1House of CommonsTo ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when he plans to publish the updated Life Sciences Sector Deal.falseSefton CentralBill Esterson193424Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy<p>We are continuing to work with partners across government and across the life sciences sector on this and all measures included in the update to the Life Sciences Sector Deal will be set out in full at publication.</p>East SurreyMr Sam Gyimah2018-11-26falseEast SurreyMr Sam Gyimah2018-11-26T14:25:01.787Z201Business, Energy and Industrial StrategyBusiness, Energy and Industrial Strategy2018-11-20Life Sciences: Small Businesses1House of CommonsTo ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what provisions his Department has included within the updated Life Sciences Sector Deal to support the growth of small businesses.falseSefton CentralBill Esterson193425Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy<p>On 28 November 2018 the Government published a robust, objective assessment of potential impacts on sectors, nations and regions of the UK. This included both an assessment of tariff and non-tariff barrier costs broken down by sectors in different scenarios, including no deal, and how the economy and specific sectors may adjust to these.</p><p>We will continue publishing individual Impact Assessments to accompany legislation, where appropriate.</p>Rochester and StroodKelly Tolhurst2018-12-18falseRochester and StroodKelly Tolhurst2018-12-18T16:02:56.66Z201Business, Energy and Industrial StrategyBusiness, Energy and Industrial Strategy2018-12-12Business: Regulation1House of CommonsTo ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate he has made of the cost to businesses the delegated legislation relating to the possibility of the UK leaving the EU without a deal that have approved by Parliament.falseSefton CentralBill Esterson201670Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy<p>The Government recognises the importance of accurate and consistent measurement for UK business and science and will ensure the new International definition of the kilogram is reflected in UK law.</p>Rochester and StroodKelly Tolhurst2018-12-19false2018-12-19T12:15:58.53Z201Business, Energy and Industrial StrategyBusiness, Energy and Industrial Strategy2018-12-12Measurement1House of CommonsTo ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to amend Schedule 1 Part 5 of the Weights and Measurements Act 1985 to reflect the abolition of the International Prototype of the Kilogram as the standard definition of a kilogram by the International Bureau of Weights and Measures.falseSefton CentralBill Esterson201671Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy<p>The Accounts and Reports (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (the “Regulations”) transfer functions and legislation from the EU to the UK to ensure that the UK legislative framework remains coherent. It does not aim to create new policy.</p><p> </p><p>The Commission has the power to grant equivalence to third countries for their system of reporting payments to governments regarding the logging and mining activities of undertakings. There is no Parliamentary process built into the Commission’s decision. However there are specific criteria that the Commission must consider when exercising those powers.</p><p> </p><p>These Regulations transfer the power to the Secretary of State, to be exercised using the same criteria. The detailed criteria for forming the basis for granting equivalence are set out in paragraph 37 of Schedule 3 to the Regulations.</p><p> </p><p> </p>Rochester and StroodKelly Tolhurst2018-12-18falseRochester and StroodKelly Tolhurst2018-12-18T16:03:05.497Z201Business, Energy and Industrial StrategyBusiness, Energy and Industrial Strategy2018-12-11Company Accounts1House of CommonsTo ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans he has for parliamentary scrutiny of the responsibilities of the European Commission that will be transferred to the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy in relation to the Accounts and Reports (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018, which were laid before the House on 31 October 2018.falseSefton CentralBill Esterson201672Department for International Trade<p>The Secretary of State led a delegation of over 100 UK companies to the Consumer Electronics Show, the largest trade show in the world in support of fantastic, innovative UK business. The full costs of the Secretary of State’s visit was paid for by the department.</p><p> </p><p>The Department’s Tradeshow Access Programme provides grants to eligible businesses to attend overseas trade shows. This Programme supported 16 businesses to attend the Consumer Electronics Show, at a cost of approximately £2,000 per business. None of these businesses had their visit fully funded by the department.</p><p> </p><p>The department does not hold information on private costs incurred by members of the delegation to attend the Consumer Electronics Show.</p>Meon ValleyGeorge Hollingbery2019-01-14false2019-01-14T15:23:46.457Z202International TradeInternational Trade2019-01-08Trade Fairs: USA1House of CommonsTo ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what proportion of the cost of the visit by the Secretary of State and UK delegation to the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas was borne by the (a) public purse and (b) private sector; and how many members of the delegation had their visit fully funded by his Department.falseSefton CentralBill Esterson206312Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy<p>I warmly welcome the Chemistry Council’s strategy “Sustainable Innovation for a Better World” published in November.</p><p> </p><p>Sector Deals are a key part of our Industrial Strategy and we have agreed nine Deals to date.</p><p> </p><p>The Industrial Strategy White Paper set out six expectations for industry-led Sector Deal proposals. We anticipate entering into negotiations with some further sectors that can best meet those expectations.</p><p> </p><p>I welcome the chemistry sector’s interest in a Deal. My rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State and I regularly meet the sector and our discussions on a possible deal will continue.</p>WatfordRichard Harrington2019-01-14false2019-01-14T16:44:02.1Z201Business, Energy and Industrial StrategyBusiness, Energy and Industrial Strategy2019-01-09Chemicals: Industry1House of CommonsTo ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of the recommendations in the report, Sustainable Innovation for a Better World on the development of a sector deal for the UK Chemical Industry.falseSefton CentralBill Esterson20681610011121