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1236507

	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2020 answer text <p>Organisers of package holidays are required to comply with the Package Travel and Linked Travel Arrangements Regulations 2018. Consumers are entitled to a refund if they cancel a package holiday due to unavoidable and extraordinary circumstances occurring at the place of destination or its immediate vicinity which would significantly affect the performance of the package or transport to the destination, or if the organiser terminates the contract because of unavoidable and extraordinary circumstances.</p><p> </p><p>Given the evolving situation, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has updated its guidance for businesses to help them understand their legal obligations. This can found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cma-to-investigate-concerns-about-cancellation-policies-during-the-coronavirus-covid-19-pandemic/the-coronavirus-covid-19-pandemic-consumer-contracts-cancellation-and-refunds" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cma-to-investigate-concerns-about-cancellation-policies-during-the-coronavirus-covid-19-pandemic/the-coronavirus-covid-19-pandemic-consumer-contracts-cancellation-and-refunds</a>. If the CMA finds evidence that companies are failing to comply with the law, the CMA will take appropriate enforcement action. For example, recent action from the CMA has led to an undertaking from TUI to refund affected customers by the end of September.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 22/09/2020 15:17:07 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully

1192488

	registered interest
	date	04/05/2020
	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	Self-employment Income Support Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	If he will seek representations from self-employed workers on the effectiveness of the Self-employment Income Support Scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	902174
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2020 answer text <p>We have prioritised helping the greatest number of people as quickly as possible and it is difficult to come up with reliable criteria that apply to all the relevant sectors of the economy. We are aware some people will not be eligible for the scheme, but they may still benefit from a number of other support schemes available.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is engaging a wide range of stakeholders in relation to Covid-19, and in addition to the Business Secretary’s regular meeting with business representative organisations, I recently hosted a call with stakeholders on support for the self-employed and will continue to engage on the issue.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully grouped question UIN 902141 902142 question first answered 04/05/2020 15:52:46 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1599982

	registered interest
	date	28/02/2023
	answering body	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
	answering dept id	216
	answering dept short name	Science, Innovation and Technology
	answering dept sort name	Science, Innovation and Technology
	hansard heading	Manufacturing Industries: Telecommunications
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if she will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the level of dependency of the manufacturing sector on Chinese companies for cellular internet-of-things modules; and whether she is taking steps to help reduce that dependency.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	155114
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2023 answer text <p>The Government is monitoring the security threats unique to cellular internet-of-things modules. We have already taken action to ensure that emerging security threats relating to consumer IoT products can be addressed through the Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Act 2022, and will introduce further security requirements using the powers in this Act as necessitated by the evolving threat landscape.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 06/03/2023 17:52:24 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1625164

	registered interest
	date	02/05/2023
	answering body	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
	answering dept id	216
	answering dept short name	Science, Innovation and Technology
	answering dept sort name	Science, Innovation and Technology
	hansard heading	Religious Hatred: Internet
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether she has had recent discussions with the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport on the potential merits of including provisions in the Online Safety Bill on tackling online hate language targeted at religious groups.
	tabling member constituency	Luton North
	tabling member printed	Sarah Owen
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	183568
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2023 answer text <p>Under the Online Safety Bill, all user-to-user and search services will need to put in place systems and processes to prevent their users from encountering priority illegal offences, including religiously aggravated public order and harassment offences. They must also swiftly remove other illegal content once it has been reported or they become aware of its presence.</p><p>Services which are likely to be accessed by children will also be required to protect child users from content and activity that is harmful to children, including content that is abusive or incites hatred on the basis of religion.</p><p>Where content does not meet the criminal threshold and is accessed by adults, the Bill will ensure that the largest services remove content that is prohibited in their terms of service, such as hate speech. These services must also offer their adult users tools which reduce the likelihood that they see certain categories of content, or alert them to the nature of it. These tools will specifically apply to content which is abusive, or incites hatred, on the basis of religion.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 15/05/2023 10:57:47 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
	tabling member	4777 label Biography information for Sarah Owen

1589132

	registered interest
	date	24/02/2023
	answering body	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
	answering dept id	216
	answering dept short name	Science, Innovation and Technology
	answering dept sort name	Science, Innovation and Technology
	hansard heading	Tech Nation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, for what reason her Department discontinued grant funding to TechNation; and whether her Department is taking steps to help support scaleup tech ecosystems in the 2023-24 financial year.
	tabling member constituency	Christchurch
	tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	152187
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2023 answer text <p>We have supported grant funding to Tech Nation since 2017 to accelerate the growth of startups and scaleups across the UK and are grateful for their efforts.</p><p>We remain committed to our vision for the UK to be the best place to start and grow a digital business. Via the Digital Growth Grant, the government will provide £12 million to help startup and scaleup tech ecosystems in FY23/24-24/25.</p><p>The Digital Growth Grant was awarded via a competitive process, bringing this public funding into line with the majority of government grants. We announced that we would move to compete the funding on 11 April 2022. Following a period of market engagement and sector consultation, applications were opened in June and bidders notified in September 2022.</p><p>Barclays Eagle Labs was awarded the Digital Growth Grant because their application achieved the highest score against publicly available criteria when assessed by an independent panel. Their application represented the best value for taxpayers’ money, and will benefit the most startups and scale-ups over the next two financial years.</p><p>Barclays Eagle Labs will support over 22,000 businesses over the next two years, with at least 80% based outside London. As well as expanding access to Eagle Labs’ existing programmes and mentoring opportunities, to allow for even more businesses to be supported, they will also provide new growth programmes for start-ups and scale-ups, for example:</p><ul><li><p>A new accelerator programme which will be targeted at Black-founded tech businesses who are at, or are about to enter, their scaleup stage.</p></li><li><p>The new Scaleup Programme that will provide the leadership teams of technology scaleups with tailored coaching to help address their bespoke challenges and achieve their potential.</p></li></ul><p> </p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 02/03/2023 15:57:00 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
	tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

1585455

	registered interest
	date	08/02/2023
	answering body	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
	answering dept id	216
	answering dept short name	Science, Innovation and Technology
	answering dept sort name	Science, Innovation and Technology
	hansard heading	Regeneration: Employment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if she will have discussions with (a) the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and (b) local authorities on the potential for investment in employment opportunities through regeneration projects.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	142773
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2023 answer text <p>My Rt. Hon. Friend the Secretary of State has regular discussions with Cabinet colleagues on a number of issues. Details of ministerial meetings with external organisations are published on a quarterly basis and are available on GOV.UK.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 08/06/2023 16:01:47 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1587157

	registered interest
	date	20/02/2023
	answering body	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
	answering dept id	216
	answering dept short name	Science, Innovation and Technology
	answering dept sort name	Science, Innovation and Technology
	hansard heading	Information Commissioner's Office: Data Protection
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of requiring the Information Commissioner’s Office to (a) maintain a (i) central and (ii) publicly accessible repository of privacy notices providing the required Articles 13 and 14 information in the standard format and (b) challenge organisations where the information provided does not fully and clearly inform data subjects.
	tabling member constituency	Hemel Hempstead
	tabling member printed	Sir Mike Penning
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	148553
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2023 answer text <p>The UK Data Protection regime is administered and enforced independently of the government by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO). Article 52(1) of the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) requires that the Information Commissioner is to act with complete independence in performing his tasks and exercising his powers under the UK GDPR. Article 52(2) goes on to require that the Commissioner must remain free from external influence and neither seek nor take instructions from anybody when carrying out his functions under the UK GDPR. The Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA) sets out further detail about the governance arrangements and responsibilities of the Information Commissioner, in particular at Part 5 and Schedule 12.</p><p>The Information Commissioner is directly accountable to Parliament and reports against agreed key performance indicators to the DCMS Select Committee. The ICO-DCMS management agreement provides more information about the relationship between the ICO and DCMS, and can be found at: <a href="https://ico.org.uk/about-the-ico/who-we-are/relationship-with-the-dcms/" target="_blank">https://ico.org.uk/about-the-ico/who-we-are/relationship-with-the-dcms/</a>.</p><p>The UK GDPR can be found at: <a href="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2016/679/contents" target="_blank">https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2016/679/contents</a>, whilst the DPA can be found at: <a href="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2018/12/contents/enacted" target="_blank">https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2018/12/contents/enacted</a>.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 27/02/2023 15:14:21 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
	tabling member	1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning

1587156

	registered interest
	date	20/02/2023
	answering body	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
	answering dept id	216
	answering dept short name	Science, Innovation and Technology
	answering dept sort name	Science, Innovation and Technology
	hansard heading	Data Protection
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if she will take steps to require that statutory disclosures under articles 13 and 14 of the General Data Protection Regulation be presented in a standard format that (a) identifies (i) all the personal data categories processed for each purpose and (ii) the lawful basis for each purpose and (b) itemises the rights available to data subjects in each case.
	tabling member constituency	Hemel Hempstead
	tabling member printed	Sir Mike Penning
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	148552
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2023 answer text <p>Articles 13 and 14 give data subjects the right to be informed about the collection and use of their personal data. Article 13 and 14 already stipulate that controllers must include (i) information about the purposes of the processing for which the personal data are intended as well as the legal basis for the processing, and (ii) information about the rights available to the data subject in relation to their information, such as the rights of access, rectification and erasure.</p><p>Article 12 of the UK GDPR states that the information provided in Articles 13 and 14 must be provided in a ‘concise, transparent, intelligible and easily accessible form, using clear and plain language’. Additionally, Article 12 makes provision for this information to be provided in a variety of formats, rather than a single, standard format (‘the information shall be provided in writing, or by other means, including, where appropriate, by electronic means’).</p><p>The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) provides detailed guidance on the right to be informed. This guidance sets out that it is most effective to provide information to data subjects using a combination of different techniques including layering, dashboards, and just-in-time notices. The guidance also provides advice for controllers on what to consider when presenting this information to a data subject. This can be accessed here: <a href="https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/guide-to-data-protection/guide-to-the-general-data-protection-regulation-gdpr/the-right-to-be-informed/" target="_blank">https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/guide-to-data-protection/guide-to-the-general-data-protection-regulation-gdpr/the-right-to-be-informed/</a></p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 27/02/2023 15:13:16 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
	tabling member	1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning

1586481

	registered interest
	date	17/02/2023
	answering body	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
	answering dept id	216
	answering dept short name	Science, Innovation and Technology
	answering dept sort name	Science, Innovation and Technology
	hansard heading	Technology: Employment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to help create jobs in high-tech sectors.
	tabling member constituency	Solihull
	tabling member printed	Julian Knight
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	147036
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2023 answer text <p>The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology will be the driving force behind Government’s commitment to growing the economy, improving the lives of everyone in the UK through stronger growth, better jobs and new discoveries that advance the health and prosperity of society, whilst ensuring users are protected from harm online.</p><p>Last year, the Government published the UK’s Digital Strategy which outlines our plan to grow the digital economy and create more high-skilled, high wage jobs by cementing the UK as a Science and Tech superpower.</p><p>The Government is increasing publicly funded and economy-wide R&amp;D; this spending will increase £20 billion per annum by 2024/25, supporting the creation of additional jobs in high-tech sectors. We are also funding programmes aimed at boosting the growth of innovative tech start-ups and scale-ups in all corners of the country.</p><p>In order to create new jobs in high-tech sectors we need to address industry’s current and future demand for digital and other high-tech skills. We are leading work across Government and with industry to grow the digital workforce, tackle the digital skills gap and support a diverse range of people into digital roles. Our work is focusing on broadening and deepening the pool of talent. The Digital Skills Council convenes stakeholders from across the sector to deliver industry led action on driving the growth of the digital workforce, including widening the skills pipelines.</p><p>The £12.9 million Digital Growth Grant builds on more than £42.2 million invested by the government to support tech start-ups and scaleups. The grant will fund targeted support programmes, delivered by Barclays Eagle Labs, to help tech businesses across the country grow and create jobs. Combined investment from Government and Eagle Labs will benefit over 22,000 businesses in the next two years, with at least 80% based outside London.Combined investment</p><p>We recognise the importance of improving the diversity of the digital workforce and have supported the Tech Talent Charter since 2016. The Tech Talent Charter is helping to improve the diversity of the digital workforce by improving reporting on diversity statistics and fostering collaboration to create a more diverse tech workforce.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 27/02/2023 08:56:59 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
	tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1585453

	registered interest
	date	08/02/2023
	answering body	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
	answering dept id	216
	answering dept short name	Science, Innovation and Technology
	answering dept sort name	Science, Innovation and Technology
	hansard heading	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Investment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department plans to take to assess new opportunities for investment and growth within its remit.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	142771
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2023 answer text <p>The Government’s Science and Technology Framework recognises that investment in Science and Technology is vital for economic growth, and sets out ten strands of activity that will help create new opportunities. The UK has a firm plan for driving growth, including by taking steps on critical technologies and sectors, with commitments to spend: £650 million on Life Sciences; up to £1 billion of government investment for the UK’s Semiconductors sector; and £2.5 billion in funding quantum technologies.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 09/06/2023 11:23:46 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell