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795378

registered interest
date	27/11/2017
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	Prince Harry: Weddings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he plans to designate a public holiday to mark the occasion of the marriage of HRH Prince Henry and Ms Meghan Markle.
tabling member constituency	Belfast East
tabling member printed	Gavin Robinson
uin	115799
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2017 answer text <p>The Government offers warmest congratulations to HRH Prince Harry and Miss Meghan Markle upon their engagement. As has previously been announced, there are no plans for a bank holiday for the wedding.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 30/11/2017 15:45:26 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4360 label Biography information for Gavin Robinson

795467

registered interest
date	27/11/2017
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	Construction: Billing
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 20 November 2017 to Question 113349, on construction: billing, when he plans to publish the results of the consultations on payment practices within the construction sector.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	115888
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2017 answer text <p>The deadline for responses to both construction payment consultations is Friday 19 January 2018. Consultation outcomes will be published within 12 weeks of the close of the consultations or an explanation if this is not possible.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 30/11/2017 12:03:36 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

795476

registered interest
date	27/11/2017
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	Competition and Markets Authority
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he has plans to evaluate the performance of the Competition and Markets Authority.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	115897
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2017 answer text <p>In line with Civil Service rules, the Department undertakes an annual review of the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to ensure that it is an accountable, high-performing organisation, delivering value for money. It also regularly monitors the CMA’s progress against its business plan. The performance of the CMA is set out in its annual report and accounts which can be accessed on GOV.UK.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 30/11/2017 17:44:21 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

795492

registered interest
date	27/11/2017
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	Business: Regulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether it remains his Department's policy to reduce the level of regulation by £10bn and what progress he has made on meeting that target.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	115913
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2017 answer text <p>The target to deliver £10 billion of savings only applied in respect of the last Parliament, which was originally expected to run for five years from 2015 to 2020. The Government is currently considering its approach to setting a Business Impact Target in respect of the current Parliament.</p><p>The Government will publish the progress that was made against the £10 billion target in due course.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 29/11/2017 15:44:14 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

795098

registered interest
date	24/11/2017
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	Growth Hubs: Sheffield City Region
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 plans he has for investment in the Sheffield City Region Growth Hub.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough
tabling member printed	Gill Furniss
uin	115640
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2017 answer text <p>Over the last three years, Government has invested and funded the establishment of 38 Growth Hubs (one in each Local Enterprise Partnership area) including a Growth Hub within Sheffield City Region which launched in April 2016.</p><p>Since launch Growth Hubs have engaged and supported over 570,000 businesses.</p><p>Of these, Sheffield City Region Growth Hub has supported over 4,600 businesses; in addition to delivering 2,950 diagnostic interventions and helping 650 individuals to start a new business.</p><p>Within the Industrial Strategy White Paper, the Government has also announced that it will continue to invest in Growth Hubs by building on the existing programme, providing continued funding to enable Growth Hubs to continue to bring public and private sector partners together, such as UK Research and Innovation, the British Business Bank, Tech Nation, investors and universities.</p><p>We will also continue to support and invest in Growth Hubs in order that they carry on building their reach, developing peer to peer networks, signposting businesses to the best support available from the private and public sectors, and working with businesses with the greatest growth potential.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 29/11/2017 10:20:55 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4571 label Biography information for Gill Furniss

794361

registered interest
date	23/11/2017
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	Minimum Wage: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to paragraph 4.31 of the Autumn Budget 2017, for what reasons (a) 18 to 20 year olds and (b) 16 to 17 year olds are paid less than the level of the National Minimum Wage set for 21 to 24 year olds.
tabling member constituency	Jarrow
tabling member printed	Mr Stephen Hepburn
uin	115334
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2017 answer text <p>The Government sets age-related minimum wages in order to protect younger workers, who may otherwise be more vulnerable to being unemployed than older workers.</p><p> </p><p>The 2017 Low Pay Commission report (Figure 3.15) shows the unemployment rates for young people not in full-time education in the UK is 31.3 per cent for 16-18 year olds, 15.5 per cent for 18-20 year olds. This compares to 8.4 per cent for those aged 21 to 24 in the second quarter of 2017.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is setting minimum thresholds only and we recognise and commend those employers who seek to set higher rates of pay.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 29/11/2017 14:10:37 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	520 label Biography information for Mr Stephen Hepburn

794401

registered interest
date	23/11/2017
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	Foreign Companies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when the Government plans to respond to consultation on Property ownership and public contracting by overseas companies and legal entities: beneficial ownership register.
tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
uin	115374
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2017 answer text <p>The responses to the call for evidence are currently being analysed and a response will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 28/11/2017 16:41:44 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

793898

registered interest
date	22/11/2017
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	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 if he will bring forward legislative proposals to facilitate the restructuring at an early stage of viable businesses in order to prevent their insolvency and any adverse consequential effects on other firms and jobs in the supply chain.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	114987
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2017 answer text <p>Government has recently consulted on whether improvements could be made to the existing restructuring options available within the insolvency regime. A summary of responses to this consultation was published in September 2016. Government has continued to discuss the proposals with interested parties and the issues that they raised since this time. This further engagement will ensure that any reforms, if necessary, will be fit for purpose and best achieve the Government’s aims of rescuing distressed but viable businesses, therefore preserving both value and jobs.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 27/11/2017 11:41:37 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

793929

registered interest
date	22/11/2017
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	Randox Testing Services and Trimega
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether the United Kingdom Accreditation Service assessed (a) Randox Testing Service between 2013 and 2017 and (b) Trimega between 2010 and 2014 against the standards set by the Forensic Science Regulator after initial accreditation had been granted.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	115018
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2017 answer text <p>As the National Accreditation Body, the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) is independent of Government. UKAS has provided the following information.</p><p>Trimega (subsequently Ingemino from 16 January 2014) was granted UKAS accreditation to the international standard for test laboratories ISO/IEC 17025 “General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories”, on 10 July 2013. This accreditation was withdrawn on 11 April 2014.</p><p>Randox Testing Services was granted accreditation to ISO/IEC 17025 on 27 November 2009 and still holds accreditation to this standard.</p><p> </p><p>Neither Trimega nor Randox Testing Services have been assessed by UKAS against the Forensic Science Regulator’s Codes of Practice and Conduct.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 29/11/2017 16:18:39 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

793983

registered interest
date	22/11/2017
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	Antidumping Duties
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 discussions he has had with (a) the Secretary of State for International Trade and (b) the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the potential effect of adopting the lesser duty rule as part of a future trade remedy scheme once the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent Central
tabling member printed	Gareth Snell
uin	115072
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2017 answer text <p>My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy regularly discusses trade policy issues with his colleagues. The Trade White Paper, published 9 October, set out the Government’s proposals for an independent UK trade remedy scheme once we have left the EU. Our policy is for the amount of any duties to be set at the lower of either: the level of the dumping or subsidy; or the level of injury caused to a UK industry as identified during the investigation process. This approach is known as the lesser duty rule. The Taxation (Cross-Border Trade) Bill, introduced on 20 November, included provisions to apply the lesser duty rule where remedies are recommended to address injury caused by dumping or subsidies.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 28/11/2017 16:42:27 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4595 label Biography information for Gareth Snell