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459287

registered interest
date	10/03/2016
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	Disabled Students' Allowances
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 effect of the changes to the Disabled Students' Allowance on the number of university applications in the forthcoming academic year.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
tabling member printed	Chris Leslie
uin	30639
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2016 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>The reform of Disabled Students’ Allowances is intended to ensure higher education institutions are consistently meeting their duties to disabled students under the Equality Act, and is not expected to impact on application rates.</p><p> </p><p>The Government carried out an Equality Analysis as part of the recent consultation on reforms to Disabled Students’ Allowances. This is available online at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/481527/bis-15-658-disabled-students-allowances-equality-analysis.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/481527/bis-15-658-disabled-students-allowances-equality-analysis.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 04/04/2016 13:59:25 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	422 label Biography information for Mr Chris Leslie

459289

registered interest
date	10/03/2016
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	Minimum Wage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 8 March 2016 to Question 26318, what the reasons are for the differences between the total amount of arrears owed by the 92 employers named and shamed by his Department on 5 February 2016 for non-compliance with the national minimum wage and the total amount of the financial penalties imposed on those employers; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	30640
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2016 answer text <p>Penalties are calculated based on the value of arrears on the Notice of Underpayment issued by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) but vary according to the penalty regime in place at the time underpayments took place and how quickly the employer pays back arrears to the worker.</p><p> </p><p>The rate at which penalties are calculated has increased twice since the beginning of the naming scheme, demonstrating our continued commitment to the enforcement of minimum wage law:</p><p> </p><ul><li>For underpayments which occurred before 7 March 2014, the penalty rate was set at 50% of arrears owed;</li><li>For underpayments which occurred on or after 7 March 2014, the rate was set at 100% of arrears owed;</li><li>From April 2016, underpayments will result in penalties set at 200% of arrears owed.</li></ul><p> </p><p>The amount at which penalties are capped has also increased. Before 7 March 2014 penalties were capped at £5,000 per employer. The Government increased the cap to £20,000, and began to apply it on a per-worker basis from 26 May 2015.</p><p> </p><p>Currently, an employer who pays back arrears within 14 days of receiving a Notice of Underpayment from HMRC are subject to a 50% penalty rate, which incentivises quick repayment of the money owed to employees. After penalties are doubled to 200% of arrears in April, this prompt payment rate will also double to 100% of arrears.</p><p> </p><p>Of the 92 employers named on 5 February, 66 paid back the arrears they owed within 14 days, and were therefore subject to a reduced penalty rate.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 16/03/2016 12:01:40 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

459290

registered interest
date	10/03/2016
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	National Union of Mineworkers: Membership
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what information the Certification Officer holds on the number of members of the National Union of Mineworkers in each year from 2003-04 to present.
tabling member constituency	Thornbury and Yate
tabling member printed	Luke Hall
uin	30658
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2016 answer text <p>The number of members of the National Union of Mineworkers in each year from 2003-04 to present, as submitted to the Certification Officer, are provided in the two links below.</p><p> </p><p><strong>2003-2012</strong></p><p> </p><p><a href="http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20140701201750/http:/www.certoffice.org/Nav/Trade-Unions/National-Union-of-Mineworkers.aspx" target="_blank">http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20140701201750/http://www.certoffice.org/Nav/Trade-Unions/National-Union-of-Mineworkers.aspx</a></p><p> </p><p><strong>2012-2014</strong></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-union-of-mineworkers-annual-returns" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-union-of-mineworkers-annual-returns</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 22/03/2016 15:42:31 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall

459291

registered interest
date	10/03/2016
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	National Union of Mineworkers: Northumberland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what information the Certification Officer holds on the number of members of the Northumberland branch of the National Union of Mineworkers in each year from 2003-04 to present.
tabling member constituency	Thornbury and Yate
tabling member printed	Luke Hall
uin	30659
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2016 answer text <p>The two links below provide information that the Certification Officer holds on the number of members of the Northumberland branch of the National Union of Mineworkers in each year from 2003 to 2014.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Annual Returns 2003-12</strong></p><p> </p><p><a href="http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20140701201750/http:/www.certoffice.org/Nav/Trade-Unions/National-Union-of-Mineworkers-(Northumberland-Area.aspx" target="_blank">http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20140701201750/http://www.certoffice.org/Nav/Trade-Unions/National-Union-of-Mineworkers-(Northumberland-Area.aspx</a></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Annual Returns 2012-2014</strong></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-union-of-mineworkers-northumberland-area-annual-returns" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-union-of-mineworkers-northumberland-area-annual-returns</a></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 22/03/2016 15:40:28 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall

459292

registered interest
date	10/03/2016
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	Trade Unions: Membership
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what guidance the Certification Officer has produced for trades unions on requirements to compile and maintain an accurate register of members; and what monitoring the Certification Officer undertakes of trades unions' compliance with those requirements.
tabling member constituency	Thornbury and Yate
tabling member printed	Luke Hall
uin	30660
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2016 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>Under Section 24 of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992, unions are required to compile and maintain an up to date register of members’ names and addresses. The 1992 Act gives a right to members to make a complaint to the Certification Officer if they consider that the union has failed to comply with this duty. The Certification Officer ensures compliance by making enquiries and, where appropriate, issuing an enforcement order, where he finds a breach.</p><p> </p><p>Under the Transparency of Lobbying, Non-party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Act 2014, unions will be required to submit a Membership Audit Certificate to the Certification Officer (with the first MACs expected from October this year). This will provide greater assurance that the duty under Section 24 of the 1992 Act is being complied with.</p><p> </p><p>The Certification Officer has not published guidance in relation to these requirements. The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills published guidance in March 2015.</p><p> </p><p>This guidance, which also sets out previous Certification Officer decisions on how unions can take reasonably practicable steps to comply with this duty, is on the Gov.UK website. A link to this guidance is provided below:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/412221/bis-14-142-guidance-on-trade-union-register-of-members.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/412221/bis-14-142-guidance-on-trade-union-register-of-members.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 25/04/2016 14:25:48 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall

459293

registered interest
date	10/03/2016
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	Trade Unions: Membership
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what sanctions the Certification Officer can implement against trades unions which fail to compile and maintain an accurate register of members; and on what occasions such sanctions have been used in the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Thornbury and Yate
tabling member printed	Luke Hall
uin	30661
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2016 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>Section 24(1) of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 currently requires trade unions to keep registers of their members’ names and addresses and to ensure, so far as reasonably practicable, that these registers are accurate and up-to-date.</p><p> </p><p>Under the 1992 Act, if the Certification Officer finds that a union has breached this duty, he must make a declaration of his findings and may make an enforcement order. Failure to comply with the Certification Officer’s enforcement order may be treated as contempt of court.</p><p> </p><p>In the last 10 years, the Certification Officer has made one declaration that Unite the Union breached section 24(1) of the 1992 Act. This case was Mr J Hicks v Unite the Union (No2) (D/32-39/14-15). The Certification Officer decided that it was not appropriate to issue an enforcement order in this case.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 21/04/2016 15:22:31 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall

459295

registered interest
date	10/03/2016
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	Pubs Code Adjudicator
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many names were provided to Ministers to enable them to take a formal decision on the appointment of the Pubs Code Adjudicator.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Greg Mulholland
uin	30687
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2016 answer text <p>I refer the hon Member to the answer I gave to the hon Member for Hove on 10 March, Official Report, Vol 607, Col 426.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 30/03/2016 09:54:52 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	1540 label Biography information for Greg Mulholland

459296

registered interest
date	10/03/2016
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	Pubs Code Adjudicator
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will publish the actual or potential conflicts of interest declared by the Pubs Code Adjudicator, Mr Paul Newby, prior to his appointment.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Greg Mulholland
uin	30688
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2016 answer text <p>The appointment panel satisfied itself there were no conflicts of interest when they made recommendations to Ministers. In due course and as is usual practice, the Adjudicator’s office will publish a register of interests.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 18/03/2016 14:11:30 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	1540 label Biography information for Greg Mulholland

459297

registered interest
date	10/03/2016
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	Pubs Code Adjudicator
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many applicants to the Pubs Code Adjudicator role declared actual or potential conflicts of interest.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Greg Mulholland
uin	30689
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2016 answer text <p>It is standard Government practice not to provide such information. The Government only provides such information about the successful candidate.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 18/03/2016 14:08:01 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	1540 label Biography information for Greg Mulholland

459298

registered interest
date	10/03/2016
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	Pubs Code Adjudicator
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what discussions his Department or its employment agency adviser had with Mr Paul Newby about actual and potential conflicts of interest prior to his appointment as the Pubs Code Adjudicator.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Greg Mulholland
uin	30690
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2016 answer text <p>As is standard practice, Mr Newby was asked during the appointments process to declare any potential conflicts of interest.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 18/03/2016 14:02:28 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	1540 label Biography information for Greg Mulholland