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622113

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date	26/10/2016
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	ACAS: 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, what information his Department holds on the number of staff working for ACAS who are (a) BME, (b) disabled, (c) female, (d) male and (e) over 50 years of age.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	50496
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2016 answer text <p>Information provided by Acas shows that at 30 September 2016 the number of staff working for Acas who are (a) BME, (b) disabled, (c) female, (d) male and (e) over 50 years of age is as set out in the table below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>BME</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong> <strong> </strong> <strong> </strong> <strong>Disabled </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Female </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Male</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Over 50 </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>81*</p></td><td><p>119</p></td><td><p>488</p></td><td><p>348</p></td><td><p>415</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>* an additional 49 responses were given as ‘unknown’ or ‘prefer not to say’</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 31/10/2016 15:22:51 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

622114

registered interest
date	26/10/2016
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	ACAS
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 consultation process has taken place on the proposed reforms to ACAS and its staffing structure.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	50495
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2016 answer text <p>Reform and other business processes are an operational matter for Acas.</p><p> </p><p>Since October 2015 Acas has held regular and in depth discussions with trade union representatives and consulted them as it developed ideas on the reform proposals. Acas listened to what trade union and other colleagues said and took it into account.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 31/10/2016 15:17:58 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

536414

registered interest
date	14/07/2016
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	Employment: Vetting
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 conduct a public inquiry into the practice of employment blacklisting; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	42792
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2016 answer text <p>Blacklisting is an unacceptable practice. The Government has to date, seen no evidence of this practice recurring since the introduction of the Blacklists Regulations in 2010. However, we understand the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is currently investigating some allegations of blacklisting.</p><p> </p><p>We will be paying close attention to the outcome of these investigations, and once they are known we will consider whether any further action needs to be taken as a result.</p><p> </p><p>Individuals who believe they have new evidence of blacklisting should provide this to the ICO so that it can decide whether there are grounds for an investigation using their powers under the Data Protection Act.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 19/07/2016 16:41:51 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens