Show Search Form

Search Results

registered interest	true false
date	exactly: or between: and
answering body
answering dept id
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
hansard heading
house id
legislature	pref label
question text
tabling member constituency
tabling member printed
uin
answer	is ministerial correction true false date of answer exactly: or between: and answer text answering member constituency answering member printed grouped question UIN question first answered answering member label
tabling member	label

Search

1549834

registered interest
date	08/12/2022
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 Tribunals Service: Costs
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 17 October 2022 to Question 54579 on Employment Tribunal Service: Costs, if he will publish the data he used to estimate the median cost.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	106429
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2022 answer text <p>With reference to my answer of 17 October to question 54579 the data used to estimate the median cost is already published and can be found in the Survey of employment tribunal applications 2018 survey at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/survey-of-employment-tribunal-applications-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/survey-of-employment-tribunal-applications-2018</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to supporting people to resolve their disputes without the need for costly litigation. Before an individual makes a claim to an Employment Tribunal they need to contact Acas first where they will be offered the option of free early conciliation to attempt to resolve disputes without needing a judicial determination. The Government also continues to invest in state enforcement and has more than doubled the National Minimum wage budget for compliance and enforcement to £27.8 million for 2022/23, up from £13.2 million in 2015/16.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake grouped question UIN 106438 question first answered 16/12/2022 14:12:25 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1549835

registered interest
date	08/12/2022
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, if he will take steps to strengthen protections for workers on zero-hour contracts to ensure that they have the ability to decline offered shifts without incurring a risk that they will not be offered suitable shifts in future.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	106430
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2022 answer text <p>Zero hours contracts are an important part of the UK’s flexible labour market, for both employers to manage changing demand and for individuals who may need to balance work around other commitments such as childcare and study.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has made good progress in bringing forward measures that add flexibility for workers while ensuring the protection of employment rights including banning exclusivity clauses in Zero Hours Contracts in 2015. In 2020, the Government introduced the right for all workers to receive a day one written statement of rights, setting out leave entitlements and pay. This ensures all workers have transparent information about their employment relationship.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 16/12/2022 14:17:52 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1549836

registered interest
date	08/12/2022
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, whether his Department is taking steps to communicate the changes implemented by the Exclusivity Terms for Zero Hours Workers (Unenforceability and Redress) Regulations 2022 to (a) employers and (b) employees.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	106431
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2022 answer text <p>The changes implemented by the above Regulations came into force on Monday 5 December and were accompanied by social media posts and a Government press release which can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/millions-of-britons-to-be-able-to-request-flexible-working-on-day-one-of-employment" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/millions-of-britons-to-be-able-to-request-flexible-working-on-day-one-of-employment</a>.</p><p> </p><p>We also provided an update on the Regulations to all those who had responded to our consultation on this reform and all stakeholders who we engage with regularly on employment rights issues.</p><p> </p><p>Employers and employees will be able to find guidance on the new Regulations on the Acas website. Acas provides free and impartial information and advice to employers and employees on all aspects of workplace relations and employment law.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 16/12/2022 14:14:14 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1549837

registered interest
date	08/12/2022
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, if he will make an estimate of the number of cases which have been brought to the employment tribunal service for people seeking redress under the Exclusivity Terms in Zero Hours Contracts (Redress) Regulations 2015 in the period since those regulations came into force.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	106432
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2022 answer text <p>The post-implementation review for these regulations states that there had been very few claims based on HM Courts &amp; Tribunal Service data. Based on the information collected for the review, it was considered reasonable to assume that there was a maximum of between 5 and 10 employment tribunal claims a year related to the regulations.</p><p> </p><p>The review concluded that the objective of the regulations - to provide redress for individuals affected by employer non-compliance with the ban on exclusivity clauses - had been achieved, with stakeholders viewing the regulations as an important deterrent and effective and proportionate means of realising the policy objective.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 16/12/2022 14:15:25 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1549838

registered interest
date	08/12/2022
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, if he will make an estimate of the number people on zero-hour contracts who have taken up second jobs since the introduction of the Exclusivity Terms in Zero Hours Contracts (Redress) Regulations 2015.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	106433
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2022 answer text <p>BEIS published a post-implementation review for the regulations. The review includes analysis of the Labour Force Survey of people on zero-hour contracts in their main job who have a second job.</p><p> </p><p>The review concluded that the objective of the regulations - to provide redress for individuals affected by employer non-compliance with the ban on exclusivity clauses - had been achieved, with stakeholders viewing the regulations as an important deterrent and effective and proportionate means of realising the policy objective.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 16/12/2022 14:16:15 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1549839

registered interest
date	08/12/2022
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, if he will make a comparative assessment of the potential impact of the cost-of-living crisis on workers employed on (a) zero-hour and (b) other contracts.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	106434
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2022 answer text <p>The Government has supported UK households through cost of living challenges by ensuring households on the lowest incomes have proportionally benefited the most from support packages.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has announced further funding for 2023-24 that will ensure over 8 million of the most vulnerable households across the UK will continue to be supported through next winter via additional Cost of Living Payments. This is on top the 10.1% increase in benefits from April 2023, and support provided to all households from the Energy Price Guarantee which will save the average UK household £500 in 2023-24.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 16/12/2022 14:09:41 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1549843

registered interest
date	08/12/2022
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 Tribunals Service: Costs
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 17 October 2022 to Question 54579 on Employment Tribunal Service: Costs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the median cost of seeking advice or representation for an employment tribunal claim on access to justice for people earning below the Lower Earnings Level.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	106438
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2022 answer text <p>With reference to my answer of 17 October to question 54579 the data used to estimate the median cost is already published and can be found in the Survey of employment tribunal applications 2018 survey at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/survey-of-employment-tribunal-applications-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/survey-of-employment-tribunal-applications-2018</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to supporting people to resolve their disputes without the need for costly litigation. Before an individual makes a claim to an Employment Tribunal they need to contact Acas first where they will be offered the option of free early conciliation to attempt to resolve disputes without needing a judicial determination. The Government also continues to invest in state enforcement and has more than doubled the National Minimum wage budget for compliance and enforcement to £27.8 million for 2022/23, up from £13.2 million in 2015/16.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake grouped question UIN 106429 question first answered 16/12/2022 14:12:25 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1549969

registered interest
date	08/12/2022
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: EU Law
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 potential risk to (a) businesses and (b) investors of the revocation or amendment of retained EU law under the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	106477
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2022 answer text <p>We have published an impact assessment for the Bill which is available on GOV.UK.</p><p>Going forwards, departments will identify how they will reform their REUL using the powers in the Bill. In doing so they will conduct proportionate analysis of any impacts on business and investors (where relevant) as well as other stakeholders, and produce impact assessments in the usual way.</p><p>The Government remains committed to engaging with stakeholders to ensure policy decisions are well informed and result in benefits for our people and our businesses.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 16/12/2022 13:13:12 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1549979

registered interest
date	08/12/2022
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	Housing: Washington and Sunderland West
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 make an estimate of the number of homes with lofts that have had loft insulation installed in Washington and Sunderland West constituency as of 31 October 2022.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	106399
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2022 answer text <p>The Department estimates that under the Energy Company Obligation (ECO) and Green Homes Grant (GHG) Government schemes, around 1,000 loft insulation measures and around 100 under floor insulation measures have been installed in Washington and Sunderland West constituency as at end of September 2022.</p><p> </p><p><em><a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fcollections%2Fhousehold-energy-efficiency-national-statistics&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary.PQ%40BEIS.gov.uk%7Cb75eb6c2c5964371fde708dadeb2e47d%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C638067157156507626%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=tpWk44cW9HbrhfrvSsnsHOEQWAQVUHwYu7WFKwoUzjk%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Household Energy Efficiency Statistics - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></em></p><p> </p><p><em><a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fcollections%2Fgreen-home-grant-statistics&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary.PQ%40BEIS.gov.uk%7Cb75eb6c2c5964371fde708dadeb2e47d%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C638067157156663849%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=fym2%2BieEZE9zg85ZFxjY3NnB2gkJ3pBdeTQEak7t9TM%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Green Homes Grant and Home Upgrade Grant statistics - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></em></p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart grouped question UIN 106400 question first answered 16/12/2022 13:11:01 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

1549980

registered interest
date	08/12/2022
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	Housing: Washington and Sunderland West
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 make an estimate of the number of homes that have had under floor insulation installed in Washington and Sunderland West constituency as of 31 October 2022.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	106400
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2022 answer text <p>The Department estimates that under the Energy Company Obligation (ECO) and Green Homes Grant (GHG) Government schemes, around 1,000 loft insulation measures and around 100 under floor insulation measures have been installed in Washington and Sunderland West constituency as at end of September 2022.</p><p> </p><p><em><a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fcollections%2Fhousehold-energy-efficiency-national-statistics&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary.PQ%40BEIS.gov.uk%7Cb75eb6c2c5964371fde708dadeb2e47d%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C638067157156507626%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=tpWk44cW9HbrhfrvSsnsHOEQWAQVUHwYu7WFKwoUzjk%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Household Energy Efficiency Statistics - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></em></p><p> </p><p><em><a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fcollections%2Fgreen-home-grant-statistics&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary.PQ%40BEIS.gov.uk%7Cb75eb6c2c5964371fde708dadeb2e47d%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C638067157156663849%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=fym2%2BieEZE9zg85ZFxjY3NnB2gkJ3pBdeTQEak7t9TM%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Green Homes Grant and Home Upgrade Grant statistics - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></em></p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart grouped question UIN 106399 question first answered 16/12/2022 13:11:01 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson