Private Sector Consulted?
UK Parliamentarians question Ministers as to who has been consulted during the Shareholder Executive’s Trading Fund Assessment. An announcement on the outcome of the assessment is expected in the pre-budget statement that will be made during November 2008.
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"Maps: Licensing
Mr. Kemp: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government whether plans are in place to simplify the re-use of licences for Ordnance Survey mapping data. [228401]
Mr. Iain Wright: In common with other Trading Funds, Ordnance Survey is currently subject to an Assessment by The Shareholder Executive on behalf of Government. Once the Trading Funds Assessment is concluded and has reported to Government, Ministers will consider, if necessary consult, and then make decisions
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based upon the recommendations made by the assessment. Ordnance Survey will then develop and implement any necessary changes to its licences in line with these decisions."
"Adam Afriyie: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform which representatives of the private sector the shareholder executive team (a) has met and (b) plans to meet as part of the trading fund assessment. [223240]
Mr. McFadden [holding answer 10 September 2008]: To date, as part of the trading funds assessment, the Shareholder Executive team has heard the views of around 20-25 stakeholders from the private sector, as well as others from the public and third sectors. The private sector stakeholders have included customers, suppliers and competitors of the trading funds, small UK-based companies, large multinationals and representatives of trade associations and interest groups. It would not be appropriate to name the organisations individually because their contributions to and comments on the assessment have been to
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inform advice to Ministers and were on a non-attributable basis. The team will continue to seek the views of a large number of stakeholders as the assessment progresses. Any change in Government policy that arises as a result of the assessment will be subject to the appropriate public consultation."
"Trading Funds
Adam Afriyie: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform how many people there are in the shareholder executive team undertaking the trading fund assessment; and what the criteria for their selection were. [223239]
Mr. McFadden: There are currently four officials (equating to approximately 2.0 FTE) from the Shareholder Executive engaged directly in the Trading Funds Assessment
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and they are working closely with others in BERR, HMT and elsewhere in Whitehall. The Shareholder Executive officials were selected to give a balance of civil service and private sector financial expertise, as well as wider knowledge of certain of the trading funds included in the assessment.
Adam Afriyie: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform which public sector bodies the shareholder executive team (a) has met and (b) plans to meet as part of the trading fund assessment. [223241]
Mr. McFadden: As part of the trading funds assessment, representatives of the Shareholder Executive team have met and are continuing to work closely with representatives from BERR, OFT, OPSI, HMT, Cabinet Office, the trading funds themselves and their parent Departments and public sector customers."
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