Mike Wood: DIT: All Documents

Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 29 Jun 2022
Steel Safeguards

"I welcome the Secretary of State’s recognition of the need for support not only for British steel producers, as a strategic national interest, but for downstream users, such as our world-class manufacturers and engineering firms in Dudley South. What assessment has she made of the needs of industry in reaching …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 02 Dec 2021
Oral Answers to Questions

"The UK-Australia agreement in principle marked the first time that Australia had ever agreed to a specific reference to the Paris agreement in a free trade agreement. Does my hon. Friend agree that trade is an effective way of encouraging other countries to bring their environmental protection standards up to …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 02 Dec 2021
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"Big landmark trade agreements such as those with Japan, New Zealand and Australia make the headlines, but the excellent work that my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State is doing to remove trade barriers around the world also creates big new opportunities for businesses in my constituency of Dudley …..."
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Written Question

BeoutQ

Tuesday 12th May 2020

Asked by: Mike Wood (Conservative - Kingswinford and South Staffordshire)

Question to the Department for International Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment her Department has made of the effect of (a) Saudi-based pirate broadcaster beoutQ and (b) piracy more widely, on the value of exports from the UK’s creative industries; and if she will make a statement.

Answered by Graham Stuart

Officials in the Department for International Trade work closely with their counterparts in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport and the Intellectual Property Office on matters relating to the protection of intellectual property (IP) rights around the world.

Government ministers and our Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have raised this matter with the Saudi Arabian government and will continue to make representations about any alleged broadcast infringement activities of UK IP.

We understand broadcasting piracy in Saudi Arabia, through the pirate operator beoutQ, has now stopped. This followed pressure by the UK, the US, European countries, and major sports rights holders.

We remain vigilant for any further instances of illegal use of UK-owned intellectual property rights across all industries and will continue to raise these issues in territories where protection is not upheld.

Written Question

BeoutQ

Tuesday 12th May 2020

Asked by: Mike Wood (Conservative - Kingswinford and South Staffordshire)

Question to the Department for International Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what discussions officials in her Department have had with their Saudi Arabian counterparts on that country's role in the operation of the pirate broadcaster beoutQ and the effect of that pirate broadcasting on exports of UK sports international broadcast rights.

Answered by Graham Stuart

We understand broadcasting piracy in Saudi Arabia, through the pirate operator beoutQ, has now stopped. This followed pressure by the UK, the US, European countries, and major sports rights holders.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 25 Apr 2019
Oral Answers to Questions

"I welcome the progress that has been made in closing the gender pay gap and increasing the representation of women on company boards, but what are the Government doing to support low-paid, low-skilled women, who often seem to be left out of the conversation?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 07 Feb 2019
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"Shared parental leave is as much about cultural change as it is about legislation. What is my right hon. Friend doing to help parents better understand and access shared parental leave?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 20 Dec 2018
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"What are the Government doing to support women in their communities who are isolated as a result of poor English language skills?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 15 Nov 2018
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"Will my hon. Friend join me in welcoming the £1.7 billion announced in the Budget to increase work allowances for families with children, which will mean that 2.4 million families will be better off?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 28 Jun 2018
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"What discussions has the Minister had with ministerial colleagues at the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport about bids to address period poverty through the tampon tax fund?..."
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