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Oliver Dowden MP: written questions

4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026

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2 published records · newest first.

Written questions

  • Retail Trade: Counterfeit ManufacturingDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 18 May 2026AnsweredUIN 1998More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what recent discussions she has had with (a) local police forces and (b) Trading Standards authorities on enforcement action against independent shops suspected of supplying counterfeit

    Answer: The Intellectual Property Office funds the Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit or PIPCU. PIPCU and Trading Standards work in concert with the Intellectual Property Office to undertake multi-agency efforts to disrupt counterfeiting activity. We continu...

    Answered 26 May 2026

    Original Parliament record
  • Cybersecurity: CertificationDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 13 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126635More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if she will take steps to align the National Cyber Security Centre’s Cyber Essentials certification with the insurance industry’s standards to protect organisations against cyber risk,

    Answer: The government is engaging insurers and brokers to encourage clear, proportionate conversations about cyber risk and good cyber hygiene. Insurers typically take risk‑based approaches to underwriting and the government is encouraging the inclusion of funda...

    Answered 21 Apr 2026

    Original Parliament record
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4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026. One record per UIN and tabled date; the named department is not a measure of answer quality.

View as listDepartment for Business and Trade: 2Department for Business and Trade2Department for Culture, Media and Sport: 22Department for Culture, Media a…22Department for Education: 2Department for Education2Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: 13Department for Energy Security …13Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: 4Department for Environment, Foo…4Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: 2Department for Science, Innovat…2Department for Transport: 23Department for Transport23Department of Health and Social Care: 23Department of Health and Social…23Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: 2Foreign, Commonwealth and Devel…2Home Office: 14Home Office14Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: 52Ministry of Housing, Communitie…52Ministry of Justice: 17Ministry of Justice17Treasury: 5Treasury5
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4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026. One record per UIN and tabled date; the named department is not a measure of answer quality. Published records do not measure effort or effectiveness. Methodology.
Department or topicPublished records
Department for Business and Trade2
Department for Culture, Media and Sport22
Department for Education2
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero13
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs4
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology2
Department for Transport23
Department of Health and Social Care23
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office2
Home Office14
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government52
Ministry of Justice17
Treasury5

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