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1287071

registered interest
date	19/02/2021
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	Weddings: Coronavirus
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 steps his Department is taking to ensure that wedding (a) venues and (b) suppliers are supported during the third covid-19 lockdown.
tabling member constituency	Swansea East
tabling member printed	Carolyn Harris
uin	155205
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2021 answer text <p>I meet regularly with the industry-led Weddings Taskforce to understand the impact of COVID-19 on businesses and in both the venue and supply chain sector.</p><p> </p><p>We have provided an unprecedented package of financial support since March 2020 to businesses, including those in the weddings sector. We keep this regularly under review, through discussions with HM Treasury.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 01/03/2021 17:21:15 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4480 label Biography information for Carolyn Harris

1287199

registered interest
date	19/02/2021
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	Weddings: Coronavirus
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 fiscal steps his Department is taking to ensure that (a) wedding venues and (b) wedding suppliers are supported during the third covid-19 national lockdown.
tabling member constituency	Cities of London and Westminster
tabling member printed	Nickie Aiken
uin	155383
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2021 answer text <p>We have provided an unprecedented package of financial support since March 2020 to businesses, including those in the weddings sector. We keep this regularly under review, through discussions with HM Treasury.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 01/03/2021 17:07:34 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4741 label Biography information for Nickie Aiken

1287200

registered interest
date	19/02/2021
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	Weddings: Coronavirus
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 estimate his Department has made of the number of job losses in the wedding industry sector in the event that additional fiscal support from his Department is not made available to that sector in response to the third national covid-19 lockdown.
tabling member constituency	Cities of London and Westminster
tabling member printed	Nickie Aiken
uin	155384
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2021 answer text <p>We have provided an unprecedented package of financial support since March 2020 to businesses, including those in the weddings sector. We keep this regularly under review, through discussions with HM Treasury.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 01/03/2021 17:08:17 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4741 label Biography information for Nickie Aiken

1287222

registered interest
date	19/02/2021
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	Coronavirus: Disability
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 assessment his Department has made of the potential effect of covid-19 restrictions on people with hidden disabilities; and whether his Department has made an assessment of how the needs of those people are being met by retailers and other businesses.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	155127
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2021 answer text <p>The safer workplaces <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/working-safely-during-coronavirus-covid-19/shops-and-branches" target="_blank">guidance</a> provides some suggestions to help employers make their workplaces COVID-Secure for their employees, visitors, and customers. The Government took into account the needs of people with disabilities when developing the guidance.</p><p /><p>The guidance does not replace existing employment, health and safety or equalities legislation. It provides information to employers on how best to meet these responsibilities in the context of COVID-19.</p><p> </p><p>The Government welcomes efforts by retailers who have implemented a range of measures including dedicated hours and access for the elderly, disabled and priority access groups, and prioritising online deliveries for the most vulnerable.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 01/03/2021 17:19:10 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1287231

registered interest
date	19/02/2021
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	Whisky: Scotland
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 assessment he has made of the role of the Scotch Whisky industry in supporting (a) hospitality and (b) other businesses in the UK supply chain.
tabling member constituency	Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale
tabling member printed	David Mundell
uin	154856
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2021 answer text <p>The Government has made available a substantial package of financial support over the last year for the hospitality sector. My Rt. Hon. Friend Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer will be making further announcements on the next phase of our economic support package in his Budget on 3rd March.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 01/03/2021 17:18:09 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	1512 label Biography information for David Mundell

1287232

registered interest
date	19/02/2021
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	Whisky: Scotland
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 assessment he has made of the potential merits of Scotch Whisky distillers producing hand sanitiser for (a) the emergency services and (b) communities.
tabling member constituency	Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale
tabling member printed	David Mundell
uin	154857
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2021 answer text <p>This is a commercial matter for Scotch Whisky distillers. However, the Government would like to thank those distilleries which repurposed their facilities for the production of hand sanitiser for their tremendous contribution to the UK’s response to Covid-19.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 01/03/2021 17:16:42 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	1512 label Biography information for David Mundell

1287315

registered interest
date	19/02/2021
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	Weddings: Coronavirus
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 steps his Department is taking to ensure that wedding (a) venues and (b) suppliers are supported during the third covid-19 lockdown.
tabling member constituency	Blaenau Gwent
tabling member printed	Nick Smith
uin	154936
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2021 answer text <p>We have provided an unprecedented package of financial support since March 2020 to businesses, including those in the weddings sector. We keep this regularly under review, through discussions with HM Treasury.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 01/03/2021 17:06:57 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	3928 label Biography information for Nick Smith

1287331

registered interest
date	19/02/2021
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	Consumer Goods: Electrical Safety
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 plans he has to bring forward legislative proposals to protect consumers from unsafe electrical goods being sold online.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	155318
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2021 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring that only safe electrical goods can be sold in the UK. All distributors have a duty to act with due care to ensure products they are selling are safe, this includes online retailers.</p><p> </p><p>The Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) proactively engages with major online marketplaces to ensure that they are playing their part in protecting UK consumers from unsafe products. The OPSS have recently taken action to ensure that a number of non-compliant products being sold by overseas 3rd party sellers have been removed from sale, including electrical appliances.</p><p> </p><p>In order to ensure that the UK’s Product Safety framework is flexible and fit for the future, the OPSS is conducting a review. The review will ensure we have a framework that delivers safety for consumers while supporting businesses to innovate and grow and will consider the impact on product safety of new business models, including e-commerce and social media marketplaces.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully grouped question UIN 155320 question first answered 01/03/2021 17:14:21 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

1287335

registered interest
date	19/02/2021
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	Electronic Commerce: Safety
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 plans the Government has for protection of protect consumers from the sale of unsafe goods on social media marketplaces.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	155320
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2021 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring that only safe electrical goods can be sold in the UK. All distributors have a duty to act with due care to ensure products they are selling are safe, this includes online retailers.</p><p> </p><p>The Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) proactively engages with major online marketplaces to ensure that they are playing their part in protecting UK consumers from unsafe products. The OPSS have recently taken action to ensure that a number of non-compliant products being sold by overseas 3rd party sellers have been removed from sale, including electrical appliances.</p><p> </p><p>In order to ensure that the UK’s Product Safety framework is flexible and fit for the future, the OPSS is conducting a review. The review will ensure we have a framework that delivers safety for consumers while supporting businesses to innovate and grow and will consider the impact on product safety of new business models, including e-commerce and social media marketplaces.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully grouped question UIN 155318 question first answered 01/03/2021 17:14:21 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

1287393

registered interest
date	19/02/2021
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	Labour Market: Unfair Practices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when his Department plans to publish the Labour Market Enforcement Strategy 2020 to 2021.
tabling member constituency	Bradford East
tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
uin	155098
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2021 answer text <p>We are working with our colleagues at the Home Office to publish the Labour Market Enforcement Strategy 2020-21 in due course. It was important to take the time to work with the former Director of Labour Market Enforcement and the enforcement bodies to ensure that the Strategy is making the right recommendations in the face of the new challenges presented by the coronavirus pandemic. The 2020/21 will be published as an agreed Strategy and so we will be taking forward all the recommendations in the final version.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 01/03/2021 17:10:37 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain