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749941

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date	10/07/2017
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	EU Intellectual Property Office
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the benefits and costs to the UK of membership of the European Union Intellectual Property Office.
tabling member printed	Lord Lester of Herne Hill
uin	HL626
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government recognises the importance of an effective and balanced intellectual property regime to support the UK's innovative and creative industries and to make the UK an attractive place for inward investment.</p><p>In order to inform our position in the upcoming negotiations with the EU, the Government continues to undertake a rigorous and extensive programme of analysis, which includes intellectual property. The UK's future relationship with the EUIPO will be a matter for negotiations and so it would not be appropriate for me to discuss the details of any analysis now.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 20/07/2017 15:12:52 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	2037 label Biography information for Lord Lester of Herne Hill

749964

registered interest
date	10/07/2017
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	Euratom
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the International Atomic Energy Authority following, and in connection with, their decision to withdraw from the Euratom Treaty.
tabling member printed	Lord Teverson
uin	HL649
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2017 answer text <p>The Department engages regularly with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), to ensure that the UK continues to meet international standards for nuclear safeguards and nuclear non-proliferation. In addition, my officials have held discussions in London and Vienna with the IAEA to discuss the arrangements that need to be put in place ahead of the UK’s withdrawal from Euratom.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 21/07/2017 11:00:37 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	3789 label Biography information for Lord Teverson

749967

registered interest
date	10/07/2017
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	HIV Infection: Drugs
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government when they expect to have a UK safeguarding authority that is authorised and approved by the International Atomic Energy Authority to replace the responsibilities undertaken on the UK’s behalf by Euratom.
tabling member printed	Lord Teverson
uin	HL652
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government announced in the Queen’s Speech its intention to introduce legislation to establish a domestic nuclear safeguards regime, to enable the UK to meet international safeguards and nuclear non-proliferation obligations after we leave Euratom. This primary and secondary legislation will provide the Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) with the powers needed to take on the role and responsibilities required to meet our international safeguards and nuclear non-proliferation obligations. The ONR is taking its preparatory work forward as a top priority in parallel with the legislative programme.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 21/07/2017 10:57:49 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	3789 label Biography information for Lord Teverson

749968

registered interest
date	10/07/2017
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	Euratom
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the government of the United States in regard to their intended withdrawal from the Euratom Treaty; and what subjects were covered during those discussions.
tabling member printed	Lord Teverson
uin	HL653
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2017 answer text <p>The Department has had several discussions with officials from the United States on civil nuclear cooperation when the UK leaves Euratom, including a future Nuclear Cooperation Agreement with the United States.</p><p>Our aim is clear: we want to maintain continuity of our mutually successful civil nuclear co-operation with Euratom and international partners.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 25/07/2017 10:02:23 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	3789 label Biography information for Lord Teverson

749969

registered interest
date	10/07/2017
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	HIV Infection: Drugs
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what negotiations they have undertaken with other members of Euratom to continue the work of the Joint European Torus project at the Culham Centre for Fusion Energy after 2018; and what result they hope to achieve.
tabling member printed	Lord Teverson
uin	HL654
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring that the UK continues to lead the world in fusion research [1]. We have taken action to secure the future of the Joint European Torus (JET) facility by guaranteeing the UK’s share of JET costs until the end of 2020.This underwriting of UK JET costs aims to provide the certainty needed to secure the extension of the JET contract and minimise the uncertainty around the future of this world class facility. The relevant Written Ministerial Statement can be found here:</p><p><a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2017-06-27/HCWS13/" target="_blank">http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2017-06-27/HCWS13/</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><em><strong>[1]</strong></em><em> A 2016 independent review by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) found the UK fusion research programme to be ‘of world-class quality, in facilities, people and impact’.</em></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 20/07/2017 11:51:11 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton attachment 1 file name WMS 27.06.17 on JET - HCWS13.pdf title WMS on JET 27.06.17 HCWS13
tabling member	3789 label Biography information for Lord Teverson

750359

registered interest
date	10/07/2017
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	EU Exit Business Advisory Group: Manufacturing Industries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Oral Answer of 27 June 2017, Official Report, column 441, what organisations on the EU Exit Business Advisory Group represent the chemicals industry.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	3968
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government regularly engages constructively and positively with businesses and representative organisations, including with the chemicals industry, on EU exit and other issues.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 14/07/2017 13:46:38 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

750360

registered interest
date	10/07/2017
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	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many contracts put out to tender by (a) his Department and (b) former constituent Departments have been (i) cancelled and (b) re-tendered in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	3953
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2017 answer text <p>This information is only held for contracts that have been awarded through our shared service provider.</p><p>Since 2015, of the contracts put out to tender (i) two have been cancelled; and (ii) neither were re-tendered.</p><p>We do not hold records for the other years.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 18/07/2017 16:49:16 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

750361

registered interest
date	10/07/2017
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	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Procurement
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 proportion of public procurement contracts (a) his Department and (b) former constituent Departments awarded through framework agreements in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	3951
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2017 answer text <p>This information is only held for contracts that have been awarded through our shared service provider.</p><p>For the years we have records, the proportion of contracts awarded through framework agreements is as follows:</p><p>FY 2015-16 38%</p><p>FY 2016-17 56%</p><p>YTD 2017-18 74%</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 18/07/2017 16:47:56 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

750363

registered interest
date	10/07/2017
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	Post Offices: Bank Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he has received any representations on the Post Office's planned operation of Transcash in 2017-18.
tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
tabling member printed	Stuart C. McDonald
uin	3839
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2017 answer text <p>The Department has not received any representation on the Post Office’s operation of Santander’s Transcash service in 2017-18.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 14/07/2017 08:29:09 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

750364

registered interest
date	10/07/2017
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	Economic Growth: Environment Protection
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 representations he has received from the Centre of Alternative Technology on the contents of his proposed Clean Growth Plan; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	New Forest West
tabling member printed	Sir Desmond Swayne
uin	3814
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>We are engaging across businesses, industry and other stakeholders on the shared challenge of moving to a low carbon economy and the development of the Clean Growth Plan.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 20/07/2017 10:20:09 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne