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846215

registered interest
date	21/02/2018
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	New Businesses: Midlands
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 his Department is taking to increase the number of business start-ups in (a) the Midlands and (b) Coventry.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	128897
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2018 answer text <p>Our Industrial Strategy aims to make Britain the best place to start and grow a business, and a global draw for the most innovative companies.</p><p>The British Business Bank (BBB) programmes are supporting £4 billion of finance to over 65,000 smaller businesses (as at end Sept 2017), whilst the Start Up Loans programme had lent £392.1m to more than 53,000 entrepreneurs (at end of January 2018). We will also offer support for SMEs in future sectors to tackle barriers growth. This will include a further £900m in the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund for start-ups that are developing new propositions that respond to key global challenges</p><p>The Government also provides support to start-up businesses across England through GOV.UK and the Business Support Helpline. In addition we have funded the provision of tailored advice and support through the Coventry and Warwickshire Growth Hub and across the Midlands via the establishment of a Growth Hubs in each Local Enterprise Partnership area.</p><p>The Coventry and Warwickshire Growth Hub provides support to businesses in Coventry and includes a number of bespoke business support schemes for start-ups. The Government supported British Business Bank also has start-up loans available for small businesses in Coventry and the Midlands, including through the Midlands Engine Investment Fund.</p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths question first answered 26/02/2018 16:55:23 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

846361

registered interest
date	21/02/2018
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	Carers: Conditions of Employment
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 legislative plans his Department has to address the issue of late notice shift changes and cancellations to assist working people with caring responsibilities; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	129016
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2018 answer text <p>The issue of one-sided flexibility was considered as part of the Taylor Review of Modern Working Practices.</p><p> </p><p>The Review considered a range of penalties designed to punish employers who schedule work at late notice, or offer work only to cancel it at the last minute. However, these tended to have wider implications and would be complex to administer and enforce, meaning those who required additional protection may not benefit from any changes.</p><p> </p><p>However, the Government remains committed to ensuring that flexibility does not benefit the employer, at the unreasonable expense of the worker, and that flexibility is genuinely a mutually beneficial arrangement. We continue to examine these issues in implementing the Government response to the Review of Modern Working Practices.</p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths question first answered 26/02/2018 16:24:22 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

846363

registered interest
date	21/02/2018
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	Conditions of Employment
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 legislative plans his Department has to ensure working people have a regular and fixed hours contract; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	129018
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2018 answer text <p>In the Government response to the Taylor Review we committed to providing a right to request a more predictable contract for all workers, including those on zero hours/ atypical contracts.</p><p> </p><p>This is not an overnight project and we need to consult on how this can be best achieved and we will bring forward any necessary legislation in due course after that.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths question first answered 26/02/2018 16:28:09 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

846364

registered interest
date	21/02/2018
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	Zero Hours Contracts
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 legislative plans his Department has to eliminate the use of zero hours contracts; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	129019
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2018 answer text <p>Zero hours contracts were considered as part of the Review of Modern Working Practices and we agree with the review in concluding that banning zero hours contracts altogether “would negatively impact more people than it would help”.</p><p> </p><p>The review, and Government, recognises that zero hours contracts have an important part to play in a modern, flexible labour market and benefit those who cannot or do not want to work in a regular contract.</p><p> </p><p>We have published our response to the review which commits to firm action and future legislation where appropriate. This includes a commitment to provide a right to request a more predictable contract for all workers, including those on zero hours contracts. We have also agreed to ask the Low Pay Commission to consider higher minimum wage rates for workers on zero hours contracts for non-guaranteed hours.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths question first answered 26/02/2018 16:34:01 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

846366

registered interest
date	21/02/2018
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	Conditions of Employment
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 legislative plans his Department has to simplify the definition of a worker in statute; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	129020
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2018 answer text <p>Employment status is an important and complex issue that is central to the employment rights and tax systems. We are committed to making it easier for individuals and businesses to determine whether someone is an employee, a worker, or self-employed.</p><p> </p><p>Changing legislation is one of the options that the Government is considering to achieve this. However, this is an important and complex issue, and so it’s right that the Government takes the time to consider and consult on this properly and to ensure that there are no unintended consequences.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths question first answered 26/02/2018 16:42:02 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

845542

registered interest
date	20/02/2018
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	Consumers: 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, whether the consumer green paper will include additional costs incurred by disabled people.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	128514
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2018 answer text <p>We will issue a Consumer Green Paper in due course that will tackle areas where markets are not working for consumers.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths question first answered 26/02/2018 16:55:00 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

845656

registered interest
date	20/02/2018
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	Disability Aids
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 call on the Competition and Markets Authority to assess the effect of competition on the specialised equipment market for disabled people.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	128628
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2018 answer text <p>The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is the independent non-ministerial department responsible for investigating market-wide competition issues in the UK. The CMA and its predecessors are experienced in the specialised equipment markets, having previously investigated unfair practices and anti-competitive agreements within the mobility aids sector. The CMA is responsible for identifying its own work programme, in line with its published prioritisation principles, and the Government is supportive of it continuing its focus on making markets work well for vulnerable consumers.</p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths question first answered 26/02/2018 16:55:43 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

843951

registered interest
date	19/02/2018
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: Correspondence
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 he plans to respond to the letter dated 20 December 2016 from Eamon O'Hearn.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	128339
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2018 answer text <p>A letter was sent in response on 26 February 2018.</p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths question first answered 26/02/2018 14:40:42 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths previous answer version 42510 answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

844034

registered interest
date	19/02/2018
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	Business: Shropshire
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 value added to the UK economy by businesses based in Shropshire.
tabling member constituency	Telford
tabling member printed	Lucy Allan
uin	128151
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2018 answer text <p>The Office for National Statistics (ONS) provides annual Gross value added (GVA) estimates which provide a measure of the contribution of an area to the UK economy. Figures, published by the ONS in December 2017, estimate the GVA for the Shropshire County Council area in 2016 was £6,236 million.</p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths question first answered 26/02/2018 16:56:02 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
tabling member	4411 label Biography information for Lucy Allan

839121

registered interest
date	08/02/2018
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	Consumer Goods: Safety
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 the General Data Protection Regulation, what steps he is taking to support manufacturers to track appliances sold to customers to enable effective product corrective action.
tabling member constituency	Tynemouth
tabling member printed	Mr Alan Campbell
uin	127680
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2018 answer text <p>Manufacturers and distributors are responsible for ensuring they have effective systems in place to prevent risks to consumers if a product that they have placed on the market is found to be unsafe.</p><p>On 21<sup>st</sup> January I announced the creation of a new Office for Product Safety and Standards to co-ordinate rapid and effective action on national product safety issues. The new Office is supporting the British Standards Institution (BSI) to develop a code of practice on corrective action and recalls which aims to help business to prepare and deal with any product safety issue which may arise.</p><p>The code will provide guidance on the use of data, including that it should be handled in accordance with data protection legislation, which would include the General Data Protection Regulation when it comes into force in May 2018. The code will be published shortly.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths question first answered 26/02/2018 15:34:56 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
tabling member	529 label Biography information for Sir Alan Campbell