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93747

registered interest
date	16/10/2014
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Enterprise Finance Guarantee Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the number of (a) cases of mediation undertaken between banks and individuals or companies and (b) outcome of mediation following use of the enterprise finance guarantee scheme.
tabling member constituency	Delyn
tabling member printed	Mr David Hanson
uin	210871
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2014 answer text <p>Operation of the Enterprise Finance Guarantee (EFG) is devolved by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) to the participating lenders. BIS monitors lenders’ administration of EFG but does not intervene in individual disputes between lenders and borrowers.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>If a borrower has a complaint regarding their loan they should initially follow their lender’s internal complaints process. If that does not provide a satisfactory outcome then in most cases they have the option of approaching the Financial Ombudsman Service.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Use of mediation as a means of resolving any disputes which may have arisen between participating lenders and borrowers who have received an EFG-backed loan is a matter for the lender and borrower.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 24/10/2014 11:30:48 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	533 label Biography information for David Hanson

93750

registered interest
date	16/10/2014
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Working Conditions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps his Department plans to take to ensure that companies are held responsible for labour conditions throughout their supply chains.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	210900
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2014 answer text <p>Companies are held accountable by investors, consumers and civil society as well as governments for the way in which they conduct their operations, including labour conditions, and how they report on their actions in this regard.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Since October 2013, quoted companies have been required to provide information in their Annual Report about social, community and human rights issues, including information about any policies of the company in relation to those matters and the effectiveness of those policies.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department has negotiated at the European level to strengthen current human rights disclosure requirements and make them more specific. Provisions have now been agreed that will apply across all EU Member States from 2017 to large quoted companies and Public Interest Entities. My Department will shortly be consulting on the transposition of these measures into UK law.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Additional disclosure requirements will be introduced in the Modern Slavery Bill. Big businesses will have to publicly state each year what action they have taken to ensure their supply chains are slavery free. This requirement goes further than any similar legislation in the world by applying to businesses regardless of the nature of a company or what it supplies, whether goods or services.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In September 2013, the UK was the first country to publish a National Action Plan implementing the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. The Action Plan underlines the duty of businesses to respect the human rights of their employees and those in their supply chains. My Department is taking action to develop guidance for businesses reporting on this obligation, beginning with the retail sector.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In order to toughen up our enforcement of the National Minimum Wage my Department has made it simpler to name and shame employers that break the law on the National Minimum Wage and has increased the financial penalty that employers pay for breaking the law from 50 per cent to 100 per cent of the unpaid wages owed to workers. The maximum penalty has also increased from £5,000 to £20,000 and will be applied per worker not per firm.</p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 23/10/2014 16:23:04 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

93760

registered interest
date	16/10/2014
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Local Government Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what criteria his Department used to calculate recent changes in funding levels for local authorities.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	210903
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2014 answer text <p>The methodology that determines the retained business rates and Revenue Support Grant for local authorities is set out in the Local Govenrment Finance report each year. The Report for 2014/15 is available at:<br><br>https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/final-local-government-finance-settlement-england-2014-to-2015/final-settlement-2014-to-2015-and-illustrative-settlement-2015-2016<br><br>I also refer the hon. Member to the Written Statement of 5 February 2014, Official Report, Column 19-21WS.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins question first answered 23/10/2014 15:56:58 answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

93764

registered interest
date	16/10/2014
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Internet: Data Protection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the potential for online personal information and big data to be used for discriminatory practices by organisations and agencies.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne East
tabling member printed	Mr Nicholas Brown
uin	210878
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2014 answer text <p>The Government is committed to protecting the privacy and data security rights of individuals, and does recognise that the potential exists for online personal information and data to be misused by organisations and agencies, including for discriminatory purposes. For this reason, stringent safeguards are in place to ensure personal data is protected and handled appropriately.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Data Protection Act 1998 and Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights impose clear legal limits on how organisations can record, store, alter, use or disclose personal data. In addition the Information Commissioners Office, the UK’s independent authority for upholding information rights, provides advice to citizens, rulings on eligible complaints and can take action when the law on data privacy is broken.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government is also currently working with the Information Economy Council, business groups, regulators, the third sector, and consumer bodies to develop a framework of trust and privacy principles for businesses. The framework will be in addition to existing data protection legislation and is being developed to help create greater public confidence in how companies use and re-use their personal data.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 23/10/2014 16:00:16 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	523 label Biography information for Mr Nicholas Brown

93766

registered interest
date	16/10/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Minesweepers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the crew complement by (a) rank and (b) specialisation is of Sandown class minehunters.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	210834
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2014 answer text <p>Ships' and submarines' complements are not fixed; they vary, even across a Class, due to equipment fits and in response to specific tasking.</p><p> </p><p>The tables attached show the average number of liability positions for each platform when in its normal operating role.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois grouped question UIN 210751 210753 210755 210756 210758 210835 210836 210837 210838 210839 210840 210841 question first answered 28/10/2014 17:56:26 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois attachment 1 file name 20141028 - MOD - Crew compliments of Royal Navy Ships and Submarines by rank and specialisation - 210751.doc title Royal Navy Crew Compliments - 210751 previous answer version 24058 answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

93767

registered interest
date	16/10/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Patrol Craft
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the crew complement by (a) rank and (b) specialisation is of River class patrol vessels.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	210835
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2014 answer text <p>Ships' and submarines' complements are not fixed; they vary, even across a Class, due to equipment fits and in response to specific tasking.</p><p> </p><p>The tables attached show the average number of liability positions for each platform when in its normal operating role.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois grouped question UIN 210751 210753 210755 210756 210758 210834 210836 210837 210838 210839 210840 210841 question first answered 28/10/2014 17:56:26 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois attachment 1 file name 20141028 - MOD - Crew compliments of Royal Navy Ships and Submarines by rank and specialisation - 210751.doc title Royal Navy Crew Compliments - 210751 previous answer version 24055 answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

93768

registered interest
date	16/10/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Patrol Craft
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the crew complement by (a) rank and (b) specialisation is of Archer class patrol vessels.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	210836
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2014 answer text <p>Ships' and submarines' complements are not fixed; they vary, even across a Class, due to equipment fits and in response to specific tasking.</p><p> </p><p>The tables attached show the average number of liability positions for each platform when in its normal operating role.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois grouped question UIN 210751 210753 210755 210756 210758 210834 210835 210837 210838 210839 210840 210841 question first answered 28/10/2014 17:56:27 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois attachment 1 file name 20141028 - MOD - Crew compliments of Royal Navy Ships and Submarines by rank and specialisation - 210751.doc title Royal Navy Crew Compliments - 210751 previous answer version 24056 answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

93769

registered interest
date	16/10/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Warships
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the crew complement by (a) rank and (b) specialisation is of (i) HMS Echo, (ii) HMS Enterprise, (iii) HMS Scott, (iv) HMSML Gleaner, (v) HMS Protector and (vi) HMS Endurance.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	210837
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2014 answer text <p>Ships' and submarines' complements are not fixed; they vary, even across a Class, due to equipment fits and in response to specific tasking.</p><p> </p><p>The tables attached show the average number of liability positions for each platform when in its normal operating role.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois grouped question UIN 210751 210753 210755 210756 210758 210834 210835 210836 210838 210839 210840 210841 question first answered 28/10/2014 17:56:27 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois attachment 1 file name 20141028 - MOD - Crew compliments of Royal Navy Ships and Submarines by rank and specialisation - 210751.doc title Royal Navy Crew Compliments - 210751 previous answer version 24057 answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

93770

registered interest
date	16/10/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Patrol Craft
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the crew complement by (a) rank and (b) specialisation is of Scimitar class patrol vessels.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	210838
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2014 answer text <p>Ships' and submarines' complements are not fixed; they vary, even across a Class, due to equipment fits and in response to specific tasking.</p><p> </p><p>The tables attached show the average number of liability positions for each platform when in its normal operating role.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois grouped question UIN 210751 210753 210755 210756 210758 210834 210835 210836 210837 210839 210840 210841 question first answered 28/10/2014 17:56:28 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois attachment 1 file name 20141028 - MOD - Crew compliments of Royal Navy Ships and Submarines by rank and specialisation - 210751.doc title Royal Navy Crew Compliments - 210751 previous answer version 24052 answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

93771

registered interest
date	16/10/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Astute Class Submarines
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the crew complement by (a) rank and (b) specialisation is of Astute class submarines.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	210839
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2014 answer text <p>Ships' and submarines' complements are not fixed; they vary, even across a Class, due to equipment fits and in response to specific tasking.</p><p> </p><p>The tables attached show the average number of liability positions for each platform when in its normal operating role.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois grouped question UIN 210751 210753 210755 210756 210758 210834 210835 210836 210837 210838 210840 210841 question first answered 28/10/2014 17:56:28 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois attachment 1 file name 20141028 - MOD - Crew compliments of Royal Navy Ships and Submarines by rank and specialisation - 210751.doc title Royal Navy Crew Compliments - 210751 previous answer version 24053 answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching