Asked by: Bim Afolami (Conservative - Hitchin and Harpenden)
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy what discussions his Department has had with the Home Office on how to prevent the import of counterfeit goods; and what additional resources will be required for such purposes after the UK has left the EU.
Answered by Lord Johnson of Marylebone
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) are responsible for policy on the enforcement of intellectual property rights at the UK’s borders and Border Force undertake border interventions to prevent the importation of infringing goods. Officials from the Department have regular discussions with HMRC regarding importation of counterfeit goods. It will be for HMRC and Border Force to determine what resources they will require at the borders, after the UK has left the EU.
Asked by: Bim Afolami (Conservative - Hitchin and Harpenden)
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what engagement his Department has had with the part-time distance learning sector on delivering the recommendations made in the final report of the Made Smarter Review.
Answered by Claire Perry
The Government welcomes the independent industry led ‘Made Smarter Review’. We look forward to working with industry and colleagues, including those in the part-time distance learning sector to capitalise on the huge potential digitalisation offers to UK manufacturing highlighted in the report.
Asked by: Bim Afolami (Conservative - Hitchin and Harpenden)
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Education and the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport on the recommendations proposed in the final report from the Made Smarter Review.
Answered by Claire Perry
The Government welcomes the independent industry led ‘Made Smarter Review’. We look forward to working with industry and colleagues to capitalise on the huge potential digitalisation offers to UK manufacturing highlighted in the report.
My rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State, along with colleagues across government including the Department for Education and Department for Culture, Media & Sport, are carefully considering the recommendations set out in the final report.
Asked by: Bim Afolami (Conservative - Hitchin and Harpenden)
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how he plans to implement the recommendations proposed in the final report from the Made Smarter Review.
Answered by Claire Perry
The Government welcomes the independent industry led ‘Made Smarter Review’. We look forward to working with industry and colleagues to capitalise on the huge potential digitalisation offers to UK manufacturing highlighted in the report.
My rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State, along with colleagues across government including the Department for Education and Department for Culture, Media & Sport, are carefully considering the recommendations set out in the final report.
Asked by: Bim Afolami (Conservative - Hitchin and Harpenden)
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the potential contribution of part-time distance learning in supporting the delivery of the recommendations in the final report from the Made Smarter Review.
Answered by Claire Perry
The Government welcomes the independent industry led ‘Made Smarter Review’. We look forward to working with industry and colleagues, including those in the part-time distance learning sector to capitalise on the huge potential digitalisation offers to UK manufacturing highlighted in the report.