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1717569

registered interest
date	13/05/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Royal Mail: Post Office
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if she will publish the (a) Master Services Agreement and (b) Mails Distribution Agreement between Royal Mail Group and Post Office Limited signed in January 2012.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	25788
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2024 answer text <p>It would not be appropriate for the Government to publish the agreed terms. The Master Services Agreement and Mails Distribution Agreement are commercial agreements that were negotiated by Royal Mail (RM) and Post Office Limited (POL), at arm's length, designed to govern the ongoing relationship between the businesses.</p><p>The Master Services Agreement was a transitional document dealing with the separation of POL and RM ensuring POL retained access to certain key functions while it developed its own standalone capabilities appropriate to an independent business.</p><p>The Mails Distribution Agreement governs the retail mail and parcels services offered by POL on behalf of RM, including commercial terms.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 16/05/2024 15:33:25 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1717631

registered interest
date	13/05/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Export Credit Guarantees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 13 May 2024 to Question 24406 on Export Credit Guarantees, whether (a) a Minister or (b) an official in her Department has unilaterally proposed a 100% guarantee in advance of negotiations with a company.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	25789
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2024 answer text <p>The Department of Business and Trade has not unilaterally proposed a 100% guarantee to any company.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 16/05/2024 08:26:42 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1715332

registered interest
date	01/05/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Export Credit Guarantees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 19 February 2024 to Question 13544 on Export Credit Guarantees, whether (a) her Department or (b) UK Export Finance has unilaterally proposed a 100% guarantee in advance of negotiations with a company.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	24406
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2024 answer text <p>UK Export Finance has not unilaterally proposed a 100% guarantee in considering requests by applicants for its support.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 13/05/2024 15:11:46 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1714641

registered interest
date	29/04/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Export Credit Guarantees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how export development guarantees are scrutinised.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	24001
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2024 answer text <p>UK Export Finance (UKEF) undertakes appropriate financial and other due diligence on all applications for its support. Further information on the eligibility criteria for the Export Development Guarantee is provided online at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/export-development-guarantee#application-process" target="_blank">Export Development Guarantee - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p><p>Information on UKEF’s governance and due diligence can also be found in its Annual Report and Accounts.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 02/05/2024 16:01:28 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1712790

registered interest
date	22/04/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Export Credit Guarantees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 19 February 2024 to Question 13545, whether legal advice has been sought on providing a 100% guarantee on lending to a company under the Export Development Guarantee.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	22910
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2024 answer text <p>HM Government does not comment on ongoing commercial discussions.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 25/04/2024 15:33:33 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1702397

registered interest
date	19/04/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Harland and Wolff: Export Credit Guarantees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 7 February 2024 to Question 12549, whether the proposed £200 million guaranteed loan facility for Harland & Wolff under the Export Development Guarantee Scheme is compliant with the Subsidy Control Act 2022; and whether legal advice has been sought on this matter.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	22704
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2024 answer text <p>For reasons of commercial sensitivity, UK Export Finance does not comment on ongoing commercial discussions.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 24/04/2024 16:43:37 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1700135

registered interest
date	12/04/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Harland and Wolff: Export Credit Guarantees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 7 February to Question 12549 on Harland and Wolff: Export Credit Guarantees, what progress her Department has made on negotiations with Harland & Wolff in relation to compliance with applicable subsidy control rules.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	20908
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2024 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">UK Export Finance’s (UKEF’s) support for export transactions is conditional on the inclusion of UK goods and services, with a general requirement that there should be at least 20% UK content relative to the value of its support. In this instance, UKEF support has already secured over €200 million of UK content into this project.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">For reasons of commercial sensitivity, UK Export Finance does not comment on ongoing commercial discussions.</ins></p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 17/04/2024 17:29:14 question first ministerially corrected 23/04/2024 15:13:49 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands previous answer version 28292 answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1695767

registered interest
date	13/03/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Department for Business and Trade: Written Questions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when she intends to respond to Questions 16291 and 16292, tabled on 29 February 2024 by the Rt hon member for North Durham for answer on 5 March.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	18401
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2024 answer text <p>A response was provided to Questions 16291 and 16292 on 15 March 2024.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 18/03/2024 14:41:54 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1694129

registered interest
date	06/03/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Export Credit Guarantees: Debts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 4 March 2024 to Question 15586 on Export Credit Guarantees, whether Export Development Guarantee funding can be used to service existing company debts.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	17315
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2024 answer text <p>The Export Development Guarantee (EDG) is provided to enhance the borrower’s exporting capability. UK Export Finance assesses the intended use of funds on all EDG transactions.</p><p> </p><p>Subject to the terms and conditions of the financing documents, if funds are provided with no explicit limitations, then they become part of the borrower’s general cash to be used in the normal course of business, which can include debt service.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 13/03/2024 16:53:41 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1692805

registered interest
date	29/02/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Post Office: TB Cardew
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what is the (a) purpose and (b) value of Post Office Limited's contract with TB Cardew.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	16291
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2024 answer text <p>Information on Post Office’s contract with TB Cardew can be accessed here - <a href="https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/a6c99396-8da9-419f-a9df-284360e2b765?origin=SearchResults&amp;p=1" target="_blank">https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/a6c99396-8da9-419f-a9df-284360e2b765?origin=SearchResults&amp;p=1</a></p><p>Post Office’s management, together with the Board of Directors, are responsible for running Post Office day-to-day and taking commercial decisions.</p><p>As a public sector organisation Post Office is bound by the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Post Office’s procurement policy is reviewed regularly by the Post Office Board and the Board scrutinises procurements that are high-value or novel and/or contentious. In addition, as per the Articles of Association Post Office requires the prior written consent of the Shareholder for any undertaking to incur any expenditure in excess of £50 million.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake grouped question UIN 16292 question first answered 15/03/2024 10:02:55 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones