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1700793

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date	15/04/2024
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Maternity Services: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding has been allocated to the Maternity and Newborn Safety Investigation programme; and whether that funding is time limited.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	21497
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2024 answer text <p>The Department has allocated £16 million to the Maternity and Newborn Safety Investigations Programme for this financial year, which is the last year of this spending review period. Future budgets will be allocated in the usual way as part of the next Spending Review.</p><p>The lifespan of the programme is under review and will continue to be overseen by the Care Quality Commission, until directed otherwise by the Department. The Department, through the National Institute for Health and Care Research, is funding an evaluation to understand whether Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch investigations and Perinatal Mortality Review Tool reviews have met their anticipated requirements, resulted in system level quality improvements in maternity care, and improved outcomes for parents and families.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 18/04/2024 11:00:26 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

1700794

registered interest
date	15/04/2024
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	Small Businesses: Postal Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether she has made representations to Royal Mail on the impact of price rises on SMEs.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	21498
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2024 answer text <p>The Government does not have a role in Royal Mail’s commercial decisions, including the prices of stamps and other services.</p><p> </p><p>In setting its prices, Royal Mail must observe the regulatory framework set by Ofcom which imposes prices controls, ‘safeguard caps’, on certain second-class products to ensure a basic universal service is available to all at affordable prices.</p><p> </p><p>On 24 January 2024, following a public consultation, Ofcom announced its decisions regarding retail price caps on Royal Mail’s universal postal services to apply from 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2027.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 18/04/2024 11:12:13 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

1700799

registered interest
date	15/04/2024
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	Body Shop: Redundancy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether provisions have been made for employees of The Bodyshop who were made redundant.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	21499
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2024 answer text <p>I understand this will be a concerning time for those impacted. The Department for Work and Pensions’ Rapid Response Service is a service designed to give support and advice to employers and their employees when faced with redundancy.</p><p>The range of support may include:</p><ul><li>Connecting people to jobs in the labour market.</li><li>Help with job search including CV writing, interview skills, where to find jobs and how to apply for them.</li><li>Help to identify transferable skills and skills gaps (linked to the local labour market).</li><li>What benefits they may get and how to claim.</li></ul><p> </p><p>Employees may be entitled to statutory redundancy pay, compensatory notice pay and holiday pay from the Insolvency Service. Further information may be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/the-body-shop-in-administration-information-for-employees-and-creditors" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/the-body-shop-in-administration-information-for-employees-and-creditors</a>.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 19/04/2024 10:13:49 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

1700818

registered interest
date	15/04/2024
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	AI and Copyright Code of Practice Working Group
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, on what dates the AI and Copyright Code of Practice Working Group met in (a) 2023 and (b) 2024.
tabling member constituency	Rhondda
tabling member printed	Sir Chris Bryant
uin	21580
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2024 answer text <p>The working group on copyright and AI met under terms of reference available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/the-governments-code-of-practice-on-copyright-and-ai" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/the-governments-code-of-practice-on-copyright-and-ai</a>.</p><p>In 2023, the working group met as follows:</p><ul><li>5 June – AI firms and research sector only</li><li>6 June – right holders only</li><li>13 June, 30 June and 12 October – plenary sessions</li></ul><p>Selected members of the working group were also invited in 2023 to discuss themes arising from previous discussions and according to areas of their interest, as follows:</p><ul><li>13, 22, 26 and 29 September</li><li>4, 5 and 6 October</li></ul><p>The group did not meet in 2024.</p> answering member constituency Meriden answering member printed Saqib Bhatti question first answered 18/04/2024 14:38:06 answering member 4818 label Biography information for Saqib Bhatti
tabling member	1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant

1700819

registered interest
date	15/04/2024
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	AI and Copyright Code of Practice Working Group
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 publish the attendance of each meeting of the AI and Copyright Code of Practice Working Group in (a) 2023 and (b) 2024.
tabling member constituency	Rhondda
tabling member printed	Sir Chris Bryant
uin	21581
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2024 answer text <p>The working group on copyright and AI met under terms of reference available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/the-governments-code-of-practice-on-copyright-and-ai" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/the-governments-code-of-practice-on-copyright-and-ai</a>. This information for 2023 has previously been disclosed pursuant to a Freedom of Information request, and is set out in the following table:</p><p> </p><table><thead><tr><td><p><strong>Date of meeting</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Attendees, by organisation</strong></p></td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><p>05/06/2023 (AI firms and research sector only)</p></td><td><p>The Entrepreneurs Network; IP Federation; Stability AI; Knowledge Rights 21; Google DeepMind; Tech UK; British Library; UK Research and Innovation (UKRI); Microsoft; Synthesia IPO; Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS); Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>06/06/2023 (right holders only)</p></td><td><p>RELX; Professional Publishers Association; British Association of Picture Library Agencies (BAPLA); News Media Association; Alliance for IP; UK Music; NLA Media Access; Association of Photographers; Financial Times; Copyright Licensing Agency; British Phonographic Industry (BPI); Equity; Publishers Association; Creators’ Rights Alliance; Music Publishers Association; British Screen Forum; Design and Artists Copyright Society (DACS); Copyright Clearance Center; British Copyright Council; British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC); Premier League IPO; DCMS; CMA</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>13/06/2023</p></td><td><p>RELX; Professional Publishers Association; The Entrepreneurs Network; IP Federation; Stability AI; Knowledge Rights 21; News Media Association; Alliance for IP; Council of Music Makers; UK Music; NLA Media Access; Association of Photographers; Copyright Licensing Agency; Financial Times; BAPLA; Google DeepMind; Tech UK; Equity; vAIsual; British Library; Creators’ Rights Alliance; Music Publishers Association; UKRI; British Screen Forum; DACS; Copyright Clearance Center; British Copyright Council; Microsoft; BPI; Innovate UK; BBC IPO; DCMS; Office for AI (OAI); CMA</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>30/06/2023</p></td><td><p>Professional Publishers Association; BAPLA; Knowledge Rights 21; Publishers Association; News Media Association; Alliance for IP; The Entrepreneurs Network; UK Music; NLA Media Access; Association of Photographers; Copyright Licensing Agency; Financial Times; Startup Coalition; Equity; vAIsual; British Library; Creators’ Rights Alliance; Music Publishers Association; UKRI; British Screen Forum; DACS; Copyright Clearance Center; British Copyright Council; Microsoft; BPI; Tech UK; Innovate UK; BBC; RELX; Council of Music Makers IPO; DCMS; OAI</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>13/09/2023 (right holders only)</p></td><td><p>Professional Publishers Association; British Film Institute (BFI); Association of Photographers; Copyright Licensing Agency; Condé Nast; Guardian Media Group; Publishers Association; BPI; Equity IPO</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>22/09/2023</p></td><td><p>Association of Photographers; Getty Images; BBC; vAIsual; Microsoft; Music Publishers Association; Startup Coalition; British Copyright Council; Stability AI IPO</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>26/09/2023</p></td><td><p>RELX; Copyright Clearance Center; Copyright Licensing Agency; Alliance for IP; vAIsual; The Entrepreneurs Network; British Copyright Council; IP Federation; Synthesia; Publishers Association; WB Discovery; Council of Music Makers; Financial Times; Guardian Media Group; Startup Coalition</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>29/09/2023</p></td><td><p>Alliance for IP; British Copyright Council; Creators’ Rights Alliance; Equity; Stability AI; DACS; Microsoft; Innovate UK; BFI; British Screen Forum; Reading University; UK Music; Professional Publishers Association IPO</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>04/10/2023</p></td><td><p>Creators’ Rights Alliance; Equity; UK Music; Professional Publishers Association; Tech UK; News Media Association; Association of Photographers; Getty Images; The Entrepreneurs Network; BPI IPO</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>05/10/2023 (AI firms only)</p></td><td><p>The Entrepreneurs Network; Startup Coalition; Microsoft; Stability AI; vAIsual IPO</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>06/10/2023</p></td><td><p>British Library; UKRI; BFI; Tech UK; Alliance for IP; Professional Publishers Association; RELX; Copyright Clearance Center; Turing Institute; Knowledge Rights 21 IPO</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>12/10/2023</p></td><td><p>Professional Publishers Association; BAPLA; The Entrepreneurs Network; Knowledge Rights 21; Publishers Association; News Media Association; Alliance for IP; Council of Music Makers; UK Music; NLA Media Access; Association of Photographers; Copyright Licensing Agency; Financial Times; BPI; Startup Coalition; Equity; vAIsual; Guardian Media Group; Creators’ Rights Alliance; Music Publishers Association; UKRI; British Screen Forum; BFI; Copyright Clearance Center; British Copyright Council; IP Federation; Microsoft; Innovate UK; BBC IPO; DCMS; OAI; Department for Science, Innovation and Technology; CMA</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The group did not meet in 2024.</p> answering member constituency Meriden answering member printed Saqib Bhatti question first answered 18/04/2024 14:39:37 answering member 4818 label Biography information for Saqib Bhatti
tabling member	1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant

1700820

registered interest
date	15/04/2024
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	AI and Copyright Code of Practice Working Group
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 publish minutes of the AI and Copyright Code of Practice Working Group meetings in (a) 2023 and (b) 2024.
tabling member constituency	Rhondda
tabling member printed	Sir Chris Bryant
uin	21582
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2024 answer text <p>The working group on copyright and AI met under terms of reference available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/the-governments-code-of-practice-on-copyright-and-ai" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/the-governments-code-of-practice-on-copyright-and-ai</a>. The group did not meet in 2024.</p><p> </p><p>In the interests of enabling candid discussion of the issues, the terms of reference state that summary notes will not be published. In the interests of commercial confidentiality and as the consideration of these policy issues is still ongoing, I do not consider it appropriate to publish notes of these meetings at this time.</p> answering member constituency Meriden answering member printed Saqib Bhatti question first answered 18/04/2024 14:36:05 answering member 4818 label Biography information for Saqib Bhatti
tabling member	1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant

1700821

registered interest
date	15/04/2024
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Flowers: Diseases
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many recorded incidents of disease were connected to imports from the EU of (a) gypsophila, (b) solidago, (c) orchids, (d) dianthus and (e) chrysanthemum between 2010 and 2020.
tabling member constituency	Rhondda
tabling member printed	Sir Chris Bryant
uin	21583
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2024 answer text <p>Between 2010 and 2020 fifty-two (52) consignments from the EU were diagnosed with pests, or disease as part of general quarantine inspections. Findings were as follows:</p><p>(a) Gypsophila (1), (b) Solidago (1) (c) Orchids including Phalaenopsis, Cymbidium, Dendrobium &amp; Vanda, (13), (d) Dianthus (5) and (e) Chrysanthemum (32)</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Sir Mark Spencer question first answered 22/04/2024 13:32:43 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant

1700823

registered interest
date	15/04/2024
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Flowers: Diseases
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of declaring (a) Orchidaceae, (b) Dendranthema, (c) Dianthus, (d) Gypsophila and (e) Solidago from the EU as medium risk on the floristry industry.
tabling member constituency	Rhondda
tabling member printed	Sir Chris Bryant
uin	21584
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2024 answer text <p>The new import health control regime aims to achieve the lowest regulatory obligation for businesses, consistent with the need to protect biosecurity and public health and to safeguard the UK’s reputation for high regulatory standards.</p><p> </p><p>We will work closely with trade partners to ensure that the process and rationale for categorisation of commodities is understood and seen to be robust and fair. However, it should be noted that categorisation is based on the UK’s risk assessment, not stakeholder feedback.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Sir Mark Spencer question first answered 22/04/2024 13:28:03 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant