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824485

registered interest
date	17/01/2018
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Carillion: Insolvency
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate the Government has made of the number of companies affected by the liquidation of Carillion; and what steps the Government plans to take to minimise job losses at those companies.
tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton North East
tabling member printed	Emma Reynolds
uin	123286
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2018 answer text <p>At this stage in the liquidation process it is far too soon for the Liquidator to have gathered in full details of the company’s debts and creditors. The Liquidation process for such a complex and interconnected group of companies will take some time. The Official Receiver and his Special Managers have access to the records of the company and will be analysing these as quickly as possible.</p><p>We have taken steps to minimise job losses by enacting robust contingency plans to mitigate the impact of Carillion’s insolvency on public services and the individuals employed by the company. PWC are acting as Special Manager to the Official Receiver to ensure that we can continue to provide public services until the liquidation is complete, this means people providing these services can continue to go to work and be confident that they will get paid.</p><p>We met with and sought assurance from major high street lenders that they will not penalise small businesses affected by Carillion’s liquidation. Lenders are contacting customers and, where appropriate, are putting in place emergency measures, including overdraft extensions, payment holidays and fee waivers to ensure those facing short term issues can be helped to stay on track.</p><p>Government undertook to fund for 48 hours the costs of Carillion continuing to deliver purely private contracts in order to give private sector contractors to determine whether they want to pay for continuation of services from Carillion in liquidation while they move their contracts to another firm.</p><p>Between 15 and 16 January all of the company’s private sector service customers have been contacted by the Official Receiver to determine their ongoing needs. Over 90% of these customers have indicated that they want Carillion to continue providing services in the interim until new suppliers can be found and will provide funding which enables the Official Receiver to retain the employees working on those contracts.</p><p>My rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy chaired the first meeting on 18 January of a taskforce to advise on the impact on small businesses and employees affected by Carillion insolvency. It will act as a means for government to communicate to those affected by Carillion’s liquidation, assess wider economic impacts and consider how to ensure that employees are provided with the right support to maximise rapid re-employment.</p><p>Information is published online by the Insolvency Service for employees, creditors and suppliers affected and seeking advice. This can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/carillion-declares-insolvency-information-for-employees-creditors-and-suppliers" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/carillion-declares-insolvency-information-for-employees-creditors-and-suppliers</a>.</p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths question first answered 22/01/2018 15:58:01 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
tabling member	4077 label Biography information for Emma Reynolds

824486

registered interest
date	17/01/2018
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Carillion: Insolvency
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate he has made of the number of jobs at risk in Carillion's supply chain.
tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton North East
tabling member printed	Emma Reynolds
uin	123287
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2018 answer text <p>The nature of Carillion business means that it sub-contracts significant proportions of its work, with the potential for those sub-contractors to sub-contract out further elements. The complexity of the contracting structure is such that it is not possible for Government at this stage in the liquidation process to have an estimate of the number of jobs at risk in Carillion’s supply chain.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths question first answered 22/01/2018 18:00:17 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
tabling member	4077 label Biography information for Emma Reynolds

824535

registered interest
date	17/01/2018
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Washing Machines: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what regulatory standards are in place for filters in washing machines; and whether he has plans to review those standards.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	123336
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2018 answer text <p>Washing machines placed on the market on or after the 8 December 2016 must comply with the Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016 and before that date with the Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 1994. As these regulations require manufacturers to ensure that washing machines they place on the market are safe, this means any filter used in the product must also be safe. There are no plans to review these requirements.</p><p> </p><p>Manufacturers can create a presumption of compliance with the legislation by conforming to relevant Harmonised European safety standards.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs is responsible for environmental protection policy.</p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths question first answered 25/01/2018 11:39:19 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

823491

registered interest
date	16/01/2018
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Beverage Containers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate has been made of the number of hot drink cups that are (a) used each year and (b) sent for recycling by his Department.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	122963
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2018 answer text <p>The Department was created in July 2016.</p><p> </p><p>The Department’s catering supplier, Baxter Storey, purchased the following disposable cups for use in the staff restaurants and coffee shops:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>No. of cups</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>60,832</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>48,912</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The Department makes provision for recycling and has specially marked recycling bins throughout the Department.</p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths question first answered 23/01/2018 16:41:02 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

823524

registered interest
date	16/01/2018
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Carillion: Debts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate he has made of (a) the amount of money owed by Carillion to and (b) the number of self-employed sub-contactor creditors of Carillion for (i) public sector and (ii) private sector contracts.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	122993
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2018 answer text <p>The nature of Carillion business means that it sub-contracts significant proportions of its work, with the potential for those sub-contractors to sub-contract out further elements.</p><p>At this stage in the liquidation process it is too soon for the Liquidator to have gathered in full details of the company’s debts and creditors. The Liquidation process for such a complex and interconnected group of companies will take some time. The Official receiver and his Special Managers have access to the records of the company and will be analysing these over the coming days.</p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths question first answered 19/01/2018 14:47:48 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

823555

registered interest
date	16/01/2018
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Companies House: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 10 January 2018 to Question 121070, how many staff at Companies House monitor the accuracy of data on the beneficial ownership register for companies; and how many of those staff have been recruited in the past 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	123021
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2018 answer text <p>Companies House carries out systematic checks on all information received, ensuring that it is valid, complete and in compliance with company law filing requirements. This includes people with significant control (PSC) information provided on incorporation and throughout the life of a company.</p><p> </p><p>Companies House is committed to ensuring companies comply with the requirements of the PSC regime, our current compliance rate is 98%. There are 20 staff employed to deal with PSC compliance activities and 18 of these have been recruited in the last year. They will recruit further staff this year.</p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths question first answered 22/01/2018 15:11:56 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

823642

registered interest
date	16/01/2018
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	European Social Fund: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what the total number of disability projects is that have been funded by European Social Funding in each year since 2007.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	123099
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2018 answer text <p>The European Social Fund (ESF) Managing Authorities in the United Kingdom (the Department for Work and Pensions, the Devolved Administrations and HM Government of Gibraltar) do not hold disaggregated data on disability projects. However, the operational programmes designed by UK ESF Managing Authorities support disadvantaged groups, which includes disabled people.</p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths question first answered 22/01/2018 14:06:24 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

823645

registered interest
date	16/01/2018
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Carillion: Insolvency
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to support SMEs and their employees in Carillion's supply chain following that company's liquidation.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	123102
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2018 answer text <p>My rt. hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and I are working to ensure information is provided to SMEs in the Carillion supply chain and employees of the business in a timely manner.</p><p>On 18 January, the Secretary of State chaired the first meeting of a taskforce to advise on the impact on small businesses and employees affected by Carillion insolvency. It will act as a means for government to communicate to those affected by Carillion’s liquidation, including the wider supply chain, assess wider economic impacts and consider how to ensure that employees are provided with the right support to maximise rapid re-employment. The taskforce’s attendees included representatives from leading business bodies, the construction trade sector, unions, banks and government.</p><p>I have met twice with leading business and construction trade bodies, representing Carillion’s sub-contractors, to understand the impact of Carillion’s insolvency on the supply chain, and agree actions that could be taken to mitigate this. It is our intention to continue to meet regularly with this group on an ongoing basis.</p><p>The Secretary of State and I met major high street lenders on 17 January 2018 to seek assurances that they will not penalise small businesses affected by Carillion’s liquidation. Lenders are contacting customers and, where appropriate, are putting in place emergency measures, including overdraft extensions, payment holidays and fee waivers to ensure those facing short term issues can be helped to stay on track.</p><p>Support is being provided by the Government to affected employees through the Job Centre Plus Rapid Response Service and local government initiatives. The Department is also providing a range of advice and support services for firms, delivered both nationally and locally available to SMEs affected by the insolvency of Carillion. These include a network of 38 Local Growth Hubs, run in conjunction with the Local Enterprise Partnership, to help businesses of all sizes and in all sectors to access support.</p><p>Information is published online by the Insolvency Service for employees, creditors and suppliers affected and seeking advice. In addition to providing current information, they provide a dedicated hotline for enquiries and contact numbers to other relevant organisations such as the Pensions Advisory Service, and the website PwC have been established to provide information.</p><p>These can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/carillion-declares-insolvency-information-for-employees-creditors-and-suppliers" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/carillion-declares-insolvency-information-for-employees-creditors-and-suppliers</a>.</p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths question first answered 22/01/2018 15:06:57 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

822810

registered interest
date	15/01/2018
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Companies House: Databases
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the effect on business and public confidence of the HM Revenue and Customs' guidance note which maintains that data concerning company registration from Companies House should not be relied upon because this data is obtained only on a trust basis.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	122493
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2018 answer text <p>No such assessment has been made. HM Revenue and Customs’ guidance note “Anti-Money Laundering Supervision: Trust or Company Service Providers” does not comment on the basis on which Companies House obtains company registration data.</p><p> </p><p>Companies House carries out checks on all information received, ensuring that it is valid, complete and in compliance with company law filing requirements. The obligation to ensure that the information is accurate lies with the company and its directors. The validation checks serve to help companies get it right.</p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths question first answered 22/01/2018 11:34:53 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

822832

registered interest
date	15/01/2018
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Redundancy Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the extent of the practice of insolvent companies failing to pay redundancy payments to staff they have dismissed.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	122515
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2018 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has made the relevant statutory payments from the National Insurance Fund under the provisions of the Employment Rights Act 1996 to the former employees of insolvent employers, as listed below:</p><p> </p><p><strong>In the year 2016 – 2017 </strong></p><p>Number of claims from employees received: 63,589</p><p>Number of insolvent cases: 6,994</p><p>Total amount paid: £250,846,496</p><p>Of which were:</p><p>Redundancy, arrears of pay and holiday pay: £179,898,774</p><p>Compensatory Notice Pay: £46,955,219</p><p>Protective Awards: £20,333,935</p><p>Pension payments: £3,933,676</p><p> </p><p><strong>For the year to date </strong>(up until end of December 2017)</p><p>Number of claims from employees received: 45,784</p><p>Number of insolvent cases: 4,940</p><p>Total amount paid: £187,577,458</p><p>Of which were:</p><p>Redundancy, arrears of pay and holiday pay: £140,026,948</p><p>Compensatory Notice Pay: £33,697,391</p><p>Protective Awards: £12,931,388</p><p>Pension payments: £2,992,746</p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths question first answered 18/01/2018 15:58:03 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn