Asked by: Lord Smith of Finsbury (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether it is their intention that UK Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys should continue to have rights of representation in EU countries, whatever the outcome of the Brexit negotiations might be.
Answered by Lord Henley
We firmly believe it is in the interests of both the EU and UK to strike a deal and we remain confident that we will agree a mutually advantageous deal with the EU. In this scenario the UK’s market access to the EU will continue on current terms during a time limited implementation period, including UK practitioners’ rights of representation. However, in the absence of any withdrawal agreement with the EU, arrangements for representation before the EU bodies and in EU Member States will be a matter for the EU and its Member States. Rights of representation before the European Patent Office will not be affected by EU exit, as this is not an EU body.
Asked by: Lord Smith of Finsbury (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will seek to continue the UK's participation in the EU Intellectual Property Office after the UK leaves the EU.
Answered by Lord Henley
The Government has set out its broad position on the future economic relationship with the EU, including on intellectual property, in the White Paper published on 12 July 2018. The final outcome is subject to future negotiations with the European Union.
Asked by: Lord Smith of Finsbury (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask Her Majesty's Government when they expect to publish a substantive response to the report of the Independent Review of Tidal Lagoons led by Charles Hendry; and what steps they are intending to take in order to ensure that the proposed Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon project can proceed.
Answered by Lord Henley
A response to the Hendry Review into the strategic case for tidal lagoons will be published shortly.
Asked by: Lord Smith of Finsbury (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what estimate they have made of the cost to UK universities of implementing the Immigration Skills Charge for non-EU workers recruited through the Tier 2 Visa Route, as proposed in Clause 55 of the Immigration Bill, and of the charges recommended by the Migration Advisory Committee.
Answered by Baroness Evans of Bowes Park
The Government has not estimated the cost to UK universities of implementing the Immigration Skills Charge. The cost will depend on the rate set and the Government is considering carefully the Migration Advisory Committee’s recommendations on rate and scope. Evidence about the likely impact of different rates on different types of organisation, including universities, will be taken into account in our considerations.