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530641

registered interest
date	30/06/2016
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Gurpal Virdi
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, pursuant to the Ministerial Correction of 24 June 2016 to Question 40180, on Gurpal Virdi, (a) when the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) became aware that the Metropolitan Police had documentary evidence of the age of the complainant arrested on 7 November 1986 by PC Markwick and (b) whether the CPS asked for a statement by the arresting officer.
tabling member constituency	Worthing West
tabling member printed	Sir Peter Bottomley
uin	41555
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2016 answer text <p>(a) The prosecution case was that Gurpal Virdi was the arresting officer. When the file was received from the police in November 2013, before charge, it contained a document which stated the date of birth of the complainant.</p><p> </p><p>(b) DC Markwick is named on the extract of the court’s memorandum of conviction dated 24 June 1987 in the section “name of informant or complainant”. The CPS did not request a statement from Mr Markwick. The prosecution case was that Gurpal Virdi was the arresting officer.</p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 07/07/2016 09:02:55 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
tabling member	117 label Biography information for Sir Peter Bottomley

530642

registered interest
date	30/06/2016
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Gurpal Virdi
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, pursuant to the Ministerial Correction of 24 June 2016 to Question 40180, on Gurpal Virdi, how many statements of fact by the complainant were contradicted by (a) Tom Makins and (b) police or court records; and which police or court records confirmed the age of the complainant in November 1986.
tabling member constituency	Worthing West
tabling member printed	Sir Peter Bottomley
uin	41556
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2016 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) does not consider it possible to answer questions (a) and (b) with a number because of the degree of interpretation required to determine what may amount to a “contradiction” and what may be described materially as a “statement of fact”.</p><p>There are no contemporaneous documents from 1986. The memorandum of conviction, which is held in the form of a certified extract created some years later, contains the date of birth. The microfiche records, which are dated after 1986, also contain the date of birth.</p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 07/07/2016 09:04:08 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
tabling member	117 label Biography information for Sir Peter Bottomley

530643

registered interest
date	30/06/2016
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Skilled Workers: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect of the UK leaving the EU on the ability of firms to recruit skilled workers.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	41525
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2016 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring that the UK remains open for business and continues to grow and thrive. On the domestic front <em>we’re investing in boosting the skills of the workforce by increasing the quality and quantity of apprenticeships in England, to reach a commitment of 3 million new apprenticeship starts by 2020. An apprenticeship levy will be introduced from April 2017 to encourage employers to invest in the skills they need. But, </em>as my Rt hon Friend the Prime Minister has said, there will be no immediate changes as a result of the EU referendum, including in the circumstances of EEA citizens living and working in the UK and our visa policies for non-EEA nationals. Ensuring our new relationship with the EU works for business and other employers is a priority for my Department in the months ahead.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 07/07/2016 15:33:04 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

530644

registered interest
date	30/06/2016
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Trade Agreements
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate his Department has made of (a) the number of free trade and other agreements which the UK will need to renegotiate as a result of the outcome of the EU referendum and (b) the resources which will be required to renegotiate such agreements.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	41526
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2016 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Cabinet Office has established a new unit to oversee arrangements for the UK’s exit from the EU, after we have triggered Article 50. Until then, the UK remains a full member of the EU. The Government is reviewing trade policy, although the direction of future UK trade policy would be a matter for the new administration to consider once a new Prime Minister has been appointed.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry grouped question UIN 41527 question first answered 05/07/2016 15:12:30 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

530645

registered interest
date	30/06/2016
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Trade Agreements
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of the outcome of the EU referendum on the Government's ability to negotiate trade agreements.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	41527
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2016 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Cabinet Office has established a new unit to oversee arrangements for the UK’s exit from the EU, after we have triggered Article 50. Until then, the UK remains a full member of the EU. The Government is reviewing trade policy, although the direction of future UK trade policy would be a matter for the new administration to consider once a new Prime Minister has been appointed.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry grouped question UIN 41526 question first answered 05/07/2016 15:12:31 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

530646

registered interest
date	30/06/2016
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Medical Treatments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what engagement his Department has had with the Accelerated Access Review (AAR); and whether the AAR plans to investigate expediting the delivery of new drugs and devices to tackle MRSA and antimicrobial resistance.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
uin	41572
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2016 answer text <p>The Accelerated Access Review team is a joint unit between the Department of Health and the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills. The Accelerated Access Review is intended to reform the landscape for the assessment, adoption and reimbursement of innovative drugs, devices and other treatments across all therapeutic areas.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 08/07/2016 11:00:54 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

530647

registered interest
date	30/06/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Iraq Committee of Inquiry
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make arrangements for opposition party leaders or their nominated representatives to be granted advance sight of the conclusions of the Chilcot Report prior to that Report's publication.
tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
tabling member printed	Tim Farron
uin	41592
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2016 answer text <p>Yes.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 11/07/2016 08:44:27 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock previous answer version 5927 answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

530648

registered interest
date	30/06/2016
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	EU Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many Government officials with trade negotiating skills are currently based in Brussels.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	41516
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2016 answer text <p>There are currently over 40 civil servants across Government working as one team dedicated to trade policy, for example in the UK Permanent Representation to the EU in Brussels, the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, the Department for International Development, and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. In addition, officials based in other government departments and agencies, whose roles are not trade specific, are regularly involved in working on trade-related issues as appropriate.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 07/07/2016 15:29:05 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

530649

registered interest
date	30/06/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office EU Unit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the European and Global Issues Secretariat is part of the new EU Unit; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	41517
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2016 answer text <p>Oliver Robbins has been appointed as the head of the new EU Unit in the Cabinet Office. He will have responsibility for supporting Cabinet in the examination of options for our future relationship outside the EU, with Europe, and the rest of the world as well as responsibility for the wider European and Global Issues Secretariat.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Dorset answering member printed Mr Oliver Letwin question first answered 04/07/2016 16:40:37 answering member 247 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Letwin
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

530650

registered interest
date	30/06/2016
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Trade Agreements
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the Government's (a) expertise and (b) capacity to carry out trade deals as a result of the outcome of the EU referendum.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	41518
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2016 answer text <p>The Cabinet Office has established a new unit to oversee arrangements for the UK’s exit from the EU, after we have triggered Article 50. Until then, the UK remains a full member of the EU. The Government is reviewing trade policy, although the direction of future UK trade policy would be a matter for the new administration to consider once a new Prime Minister has been appointed.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 07/07/2016 15:30:41 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest