Question to the Scotland Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of visits abroad by Scottish Government Ministers on UK trade policy.

Answered by Douglas Alexander - Secretary of State for Scotland

The Hon Gentleman, not the Scottish Government, can be assured that it is the UK Government that has delivered trade deals with India, the United States, the European Union. As the former trade policy Minister, I have some experience in these matters.

In every negotiation there is give and take. The President does not give gifts, he does deals and the negotiating counterpart of the United States is the United Kingdom.

Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the cooling-off period proposals in section 267 of the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 on printed news products.

Answered by Kate Dearden - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade)

The Government has consulted on how refunds should work when consumers exercise their statutory cooling-off rights (Consultation on the implementation of the new subscription contracts regime). We are analysing all the responses, including in relation to digital platform fees and views from the printed news sector.

The impact assessment for the subscriptions chapter in the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumer Act can be found here: Subscription traps: annex 2 impact assessment. Together the subscription measures are anticipated to provide £400m of consumer benefits per year and the estimated net direct cost to businesses is £171m per year. Sector-specific analysis has not been conducted.

Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of section 267 of the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 on platform fees for digital subscriptions.

Answered by Kate Dearden - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade)

The Government has consulted on how refunds should work when consumers exercise their statutory cooling-off rights (Consultation on the implementation of the new subscription contracts regime). We are analysing all the responses, including in relation to digital platform fees and views from the printed news sector.

The impact assessment for the subscriptions chapter in the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumer Act can be found here: Subscription traps: annex 2 impact assessment. Together the subscription measures are anticipated to provide £400m of consumer benefits per year and the estimated net direct cost to businesses is £171m per year. Sector-specific analysis has not been conducted.

Attendance of the Attorney General at the Bar of the House on the Chinese espionage case

Found: Watch the meeting Members present: Liam Byrne (Chair); Antonia Bance; John Cooper; Alison Griffiths;

Found: Watch the meeting Members present: Liam Byrne (Chair); Antonia Bance; John Cooper; Alison Griffiths;

Found: Watch the meeting Members present: Liam Byrne (Chair); Antonia Bance; John Cooper; Alison Griffiths;

Found: Watch the meeting Members present: Liam Byrne (Chair); Antonia Bance; John Cooper; Alison Griffiths;