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1194777

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date	12/05/2020
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Trade: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps her Department is taking to help ensure the recovery of international trade after the covid-19 pandemic.
tabling member constituency	North Cornwall
tabling member printed	Scott Mann
uin	902528
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2020 answer text <p>Restoring an open trading system is vital for global recovery post-COVID. We will continue to champion free and fair trade, and we will support business recovery by opening up markets through free trade agreements, our new Export Strategy, and driving investment across all parts of the United Kingdom. Our ambitious free trade agreement with the US aims to reduce tariffs for key exports such as dairy. As Cornwall and the South West account for two-thirds of all our dairy exports to the US, this will be particularly important for local businesses in my Hon. Friend’s constituency and the surrounding areas, such as Davidstow creamery.</p> answering member constituency North East Hampshire answering member printed Mr Ranil Jayawardena question first answered 12/05/2020 16:04:50 answering member 4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena
tabling member	4496 label Biography information for Scott Mann

1194269

registered interest
date	11/05/2020
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Media: Public Health
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of arranging with the Independent Community News Network and the Publish Interest News Foundation for a portion of public health campaign spending to be disbursed across the independent media sector.
tabling member constituency	North Cornwall
tabling member printed	Scott Mann
uin	45333
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/05/2020 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">I met with the Independent Community News Network and the Public Interest News Foundation on 6 May to discuss Government support for the independent news publishing sector in light of the impacts of Covid-19. This meeting included a discussion on the effects of the Covid-19 outbreak on the independent news media sector, the Government's public information awareness campaign, and the ways in which the independent sector may be used to reach underserved audiences. I continue to engage with them via regular biweekly press sector meetings</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">All titles utilised in the public health campaign have been selected by the Government's media planning and buying agency, OmniGOV. As with any media planning approach, titles are selected on their ability to engage with audiences at a national, regional and local level and to ensure value for money, reach and targeting efficacy. The current partnership brings together over 600 national, regional and local titles across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland to reach 49 million people a month. The vast majority of titles are local papers and additional titles have been selected in order to further reach priority audiences including BAME and older men.</del></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">The government recognises the vital role of independent newspapers in supporting communities by ensuring the provision of reliable, high-quality information throughout the current pandemic. Safeguarding the UK’s news media so that they are able to continue to provide this is a key priority for the government and we are in regular dialogue with a range of stakeholders, including publishers, the Independent Community News Network and the Public Interest News Foundation to ensure that our response to the challenges they are facing is as effective and wide reaching as it can be. </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The government will continue to consider all possible options in the interests of promoting and sustaining high-quality news journalism. Never have the activities of journalists been more popular and critical; providing quality news to all, including those self-isolating, and binding communities together, a fundamental function of our modern day democracy.</ins></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Mr John Whittingdale question first answered 19/05/2020 13:12:59 question first ministerially corrected 19/05/2020 14:18:01 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale previous answer version 22534 answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Mr John Whittingdale answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
tabling member	4496 label Biography information for Scott Mann

1192336

registered interest
date	01/05/2020
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	National Federation of SubPostmasters
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 adding the National Association of Sub-Postmasters to his Department's industry group.
tabling member constituency	North Cornwall
tabling member printed	Scott Mann
uin	42130
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2020 answer text <p>The Government has already established a quarterly working group between the BEIS Minister for Postal Affairs, the National Federation of Sub-Postmasters (NFSP) and Post Office Limited to discuss how the relationship between the Post Office and postmasters can be improved. The working group also provides the NFSP with a forum to challenge Government and the Post Office on key issues, such as postmaster remuneration and hard-to-place branches. Officials also meet the NFSP on a regular basis</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 12/05/2020 10:00:42 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4496 label Biography information for Scott Mann

1192337

registered interest
date	01/05/2020
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 Office: Economic Growth
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 recent discussions he has had with the Post Office on their 100 day strategy for growth.
tabling member constituency	North Cornwall
tabling member printed	Scott Mann
uin	42131
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2020 answer text <p>The CEO of Post Office Limited regularly meet with BEIS Ministers, through scheduled monthly meetings with the Minister for Small Business, Consumers and Labour Markets as well as through wider Shareholder Meetings.</p><p>These meetings are held to discuss a range of matters including the development of the business’s new strategy under CEO Nick Read.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 12/05/2020 13:17:21 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4496 label Biography information for Scott Mann

1189975

registered interest
date	24/04/2020
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	Angling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will publish the results of the survey conducted in 2016 by his Department and the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science on the effect on the economy of recreational angling.
tabling member constituency	North Cornwall
tabling member printed	Scott Mann
uin	39546
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2020 answer text <p>I refer my hon. Friend to the answer I gave him on 3 March, PQ UIN 22008. [<a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2020-02-27/22008" target="_blank">www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2020-02-27/22008</a>]</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 04/05/2020 14:34:45 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4496 label Biography information for Scott Mann

1188774

registered interest
date	20/04/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Government has made an assessment of the potential merits for people who have changed jobs or who were made redundant in March 2020 of extending the cut-off date for real time information submissions in the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme to 31 March 2020.
tabling member constituency	North Cornwall
tabling member printed	Scott Mann
uin	38001
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2020 answer text <p>On 15 April, the Government announced it would extend the cut-off date for the CJRS to 19 March, to include employees whose payroll information was notified to HMRC by 19 March. Processing claims for the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme in cases where HMRC did not have RTI data by 19 March would require much greater manual handling by HMRC, which would significantly slow down the system while risking substantial levels of fraud. It would also require greater resource for HMRC when they are already under significant pressure to deliver the system designed. Those not eligible for the scheme may be able to access the other support Government is providing, including a package of temporary welfare measures and up to three months’ mortgage payment holidays for those struggling with their mortgage payments.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 37431 37460 37461 37797 37806 37961 question first answered 28/04/2020 16:26:42 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4496 label Biography information for Scott Mann

1183051

registered interest
date	05/03/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Electronic Government
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department plans to introduce an online chat function to the government gateway system.
tabling member constituency	North Cornwall
tabling member printed	Scott Mann
uin	25708
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2020 answer text Following the introduction of a new Digital Engagement Platform in January 2020, HMRC will be introducing a range of new interactive digital interventions across all of their digital services over the next two years. HMRC’s aim is to encourage taxpayers to make full use of those digital services, and this will in turn drive the choices that HMRC make on which digital interventions to deploy and where. answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 12/03/2020 15:03:22 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4496 label Biography information for Scott Mann

1183052

registered interest
date	05/03/2020
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	Business: Billing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to require large companies to pay smaller firms on time.
tabling member constituency	North Cornwall
tabling member printed	Scott Mann
uin	25709
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2020 answer text <p>The Government is committed to delivering on our manifesto commitment to clamp down on late payment and strengthen the powers of the Small Business Commissioner (SBC) to support small businesses who are least able to cover financial shortfalls and find temporary finance more difficult and more expensive to obtain.</p><p> </p><p>Legislation already exists under the Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act 1998, which sets out that payment terms between two businesses should not exceed 60 days, unless they are fair to both parties.</p><p> </p><p>Suppliers can also claim statutory interest, and debt recovery costs, on invoices not paid within the agreed period or (if no period is agreed) within 30 days. It also establishes maximum 30 day payment terms for transactions with public authorities.</p><p> </p><p>We will shortly be consulting on the merits of extending the powers of the Office of the Small Business Commissioner to intervene and advocate for small businesses, with less than 50 employees, in payment disputes with a larger business (50 or more employees).</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 12/03/2020 14:56:54 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4496 label Biography information for Scott Mann

1182751

registered interest
date	04/03/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what progress his Department has made on increasing involvement of small and medium sizes businesses in government procurement.
tabling member constituency	North Cornwall
tabling member printed	Scott Mann
uin	25161
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2020 answer text <p>Further to my answer to Oral Questions 1, 7, 13 and 17 on the 27th February 2020 (<a href="https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2020-02-27/debates/28CF28F4-7F40-41A4-A968-468F1D9785A0/SmallAndMedium-SizedBusinessesGovernmentContracts" target="_blank">Official Report, Vol. 672, Col. 448-449</a>), we have already introduced measures aimed at tackling barriers faced by SMEs, including ensuring that opportunities are advertised and that departments consider using contract lots to encourage SMEs to bid for government contracts.</p><p><strong><br></strong>More small suppliers than ever are looking to bid for Government business and last financial year, we spent almost £2bn more with SMEs - a total of £14.2bn, which is the highest spend ever.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 10/03/2020 12:11:04 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4496 label Biography information for Scott Mann

1182196

registered interest
date	03/03/2020
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	4G: Seas and Oceans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps his Department is taking to extend the range of 4G signals out to sea to increase communications with fishing vessels.
tabling member constituency	North Cornwall
tabling member printed	Scott Mann
uin	24383
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2020 answer text <p>The Government announced on 9 March that it had signed the deal with the Mobile Network Operators to deliver the Shared Rural Network programme, which will see them collectively increase 4G coverage throughout the United Kingdom to 95% by end-2025. The Shared Rural Network is a programme to improve 4G coverage across the landmass of the UK, rather than offshore. As a result of the Shared Rural Network, it is possible that offshore coverage may be improved near ports or ferry routes, or adjacent to coastal population centres. This is not guaranteed, however, because exact deployment plans will be managed by the Mobile Network Operators themselves, in order for them to best deliver the coverage outcomes for the programme. Furthermore, the current 4G spectrum licenses issued by Ofcom to the Mobile Network Operators limit 4G coverage to the UK and the UK Territorial Sea (up to 12 nautical miles).</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>At the World Radiocommunication Conference in 2019, the UK signed an international treaty ensuring global coordination of radio spectrum frequencies. These regulations are of great importance to the international maritime community because they help minimise the likelihood of interference and allow for the unconditional operation of critical nautical safety communications. However, these regulations also impose certain measures to limit interference between countries and can therefore impact on 4G offshore coverage potential for fishing vessels.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>DCMS supports improvements in maritime communications and is currently monitoring developments in alternative communications technologies that could provide better connectivity to fishing vessels, where coverage from land based systems is limited. Some vessels may already have these technologies installed for safety related requirements.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>DCMS also recognises the importance of the maritime sector for the UK economy and is aware of its dependence on suitable maritime communications services. We will continue to work closely with Ofcom and other government departments to ensure the interests of this sector in telecoms are adequately considered.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman question first answered 10/03/2020 13:57:48 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
tabling member	4496 label Biography information for Scott Mann