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810647

registered interest
date	21/12/2017
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	Bereavement Leave
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 it his policy to bring forward a mandatory minimum period of bereavement leave for workers who have experienced the death of a close relative.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	120992
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2018 answer text <p>The Government recognises that the loss of a close family member is deeply distressing.</p><p> </p><p>Acas has published guidance for employers on supporting bereaved colleagues and managing grief in the workplace, which was developed in partnership with Cruse Bereavement Care and others. The Government is clear that it expects all managers to act with the sensitivity and flexibility deserved at such a difficult time.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, in view of the commitment in the Conservative Party manifesto, the Government is supporting the Private Member’s Bill brought forward by my hon Friend the Member for Thirsk and Malton (Kevin Hollinrake) to introduce a new statutory paid leave entitlement for employees who suffer the bereavement of a child.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 09/01/2018 15:49:45 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

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

793027

registered interest
date	21/11/2017
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 Exiting the European Union with reference to his Department's paper Providing a cross-border civil judicial cooperation framework: a future partnership, published in August 2017, what steps he is taking to ensure that UK insolvency and restructuring procedures and judgements will continue to be recognised across the EU after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	114812
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2017 answer text <p>The Government’s Civil Judicial Cooperation Future Partnership Paper of August 2017 makes clear that an effective framework of civil judicial cooperation, which includes insolvency law, is an important part of the deep and special partnership we want to establish with the EU. It is in the interests of the UK and the EU that there continues to be an effective framework for resolving cross-border legal disputes after we leave.</p><p>This will provide confidence and certainty to families, business and individuals, ensuring they can continue to settle cross-border disputes efficiently and effectively in the future. The current rules, on which we hope to model a new agreement, provide a legal route to resolving often difficult or desperate situations.</p><p>The exact future relationship between the EU and UK on civil judicial cooperation, including the recognition of insolvency and restructuring procedures and judgments, is subject to negotiations with our EU partners.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 27/11/2017 11:20:26 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

793028

registered interest
date	21/11/2017
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, with reference to his Department's consultation paper A review of the corporate insolvency framework, published in May 2016, which proposals have been identified as priorities for implementation.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	114813
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2017 answer text <p>Following the publication of the summary of responses to the consultation in September 2016, the Government has continued to engage with a very wide range of interested parties to further discuss and explore issues raised in responses to the consultation. 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 grouped question UIN 114814 question first answered 27/11/2017 11:19:55 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

793029

registered interest
date	21/11/2017
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, what steps his Department has taken to implement the recommendations of the Insolvency Service consultation on the corporate insolvency framework; and what plans he has to reform the current system.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	114814
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2017 answer text <p>Following the publication of the summary of responses to the consultation in September 2016, the Government has continued to engage with a very wide range of interested parties to further discuss and explore issues raised in responses to the consultation. 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 grouped question UIN 114813 question first answered 27/11/2017 11:19:55 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

765960

registered interest
date	06/10/2017
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	Electronic Equipment: Sales
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 have been taken since the Westminster Hall debate on faulty electrical imports in March 2016 to review consumer protection against internet sales of faulty or counterfeit mobile telephone chargers, tablets and similar goods.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	106380
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>Protecting consumers from unsafe, faulty and counterfeit goods is a priority. I set up the Working Group on Product Recalls and Safety in October 2016 to bring together product safety experts, the fire service and trading standards professionals to identify necessary improvements to the system of product recalls and safety. The Group published its report in July setting out recommendations and outlining the actions the Working Group has been taking. This includes working with the British Standards Institution (BSI) to develop a code of practice on corrective action and recalls. The Government will respond in the autumn.</p><p>The Department funds National Trading Standards (NTS) who prioritise national and cross-local authority boundary consumer enforcement in England and Wales. A successful programme of operations to tackle the sale of counterfeit and unsafe goods being made available on social media is ongoing. Similarly Trading Standards Scotland coordinates and enforces cross boundary and national casework also undertaking specialist functions which includes tackling e-crime.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 16/10/2017 12:55:23 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

765961

registered interest
date	06/10/2017
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	Electrical Goods: Imports
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 his policy is on (a) regulating the import of electrical goods such as mobile phone chargers and (b) consumer protection and redress with trading partners for faulty of sub-standard goods after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	106095
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>Product safety is a priority of this Government and the UK has legislation in place, which requires manufacturers to place only safe products on the market and to take action where a safety issue is identified.</p><p>It is our priority to continue the UK’s strong history of protecting consumers. The European Union (Withdrawal) Bill will convert directly applicable EU law into UK law and provide a power to correct parts of the law that no longer work. This will help maximise certainty for consumers and businesses as we leave the EU.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 16/10/2017 12:51:05 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

757019

registered interest
date	04/09/2017
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	Electrical Goods: Counterfeit Manufacturing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how much funding his Department has allocated to Trading Standards services in (a) Scotland, (b) Northern Ireland, (c) Wales and (d) England to tackle counterfeit electrical goods being imported into the UK in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	8286
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2017 answer text <p>National Trading Standards receive £13.25 million per year from BEIS to prioritise and coordinate national and cross-local authority boundary enforcement in England and Wales, including action to stop the sale of counterfeit electrical goods. Trading Standards Scotland receive £1.25m for similar activity in Scotland.</p><p>National Trading Standards ‘Operation Jasper’ resulted in the seizure of over £1m in counterfeit goods including luxury brands, dangerous electrical equipment and unsafe cosmetic products in 2016/17.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 08/09/2017 14:20:52 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

757020

registered interest
date	04/09/2017
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	Electrical Goods: Counterfeit Manufacturing
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 Trading Standards Scotland on tackling counterfeit electrical goods being imported into Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	8287
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has not held discussions with Trading Standards Scotland on tackling counterfeit electrical goods being imported into Scotland.</p><p>The Intellectual Property Office has recently provided funding to support training courses for 70 Trading Standards officers in Scotland and works closely with the Scottish Anti-Illicit Trade Group to reduce the importation and sale of counterfeit goods including electrical items.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 11/09/2017 13:21:34 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

753038

registered interest
date	17/07/2017
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	Offshore Industry: North Sea
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 recent progress has been made on supporting decommissioning in the North Sea oil and gas industry.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	5555
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>The oil and gas industry has decommissioned around 12% of the installations and pipelines in the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS) to date. The volume of decommissioning activity is expected to increase over the coming years. The Government is committed to supporting the development of a world leading oil and gas decommissioning industry to take advantage of this opportunity.</p><p>The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy is working with the Oil and Gas Authority to help build capacity in the supply chain by giving greater visibility of forthcoming programmes so they can prepare accordingly for the opportunity that decommissioning activity will present.</p><p>The Government supported the establishment of the Oil and Gas Technology Centre (OGTC) as part of the Aberdeen City Region Deal. The OGTC is now working with industry to develop new ways in which technology can help in the decommissioning process.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 20/07/2017 16:54:10 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day