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846163

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	Paternity 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, whether his Department has any plans to extend paid paternity leave.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	128854
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2018 answer text <p>The Government does not currently have any plans to extend the period of paid Paternity Leave.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the evaluation of Shared Parental Leave and Pay we are collecting information on the take up of paternity benefits, including survey data on the take up of paternity leave and pay, which will inform the development of policy in this area.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths question first answered 01/03/2018 11:21:18 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

846170

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	Parental 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, pursuant to the Answer of 21 March 2017 to Question 68339, on Parental Leave: Males, what the timetable is for his Department to publish the results of its review of Shared Parental Leave and Pay in 2018.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	128860
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2018 answer text <p>We have started to evaluate the Shared Parental Leave and Pay schemes and will gather and analyse information from a variety of sources.</p><p> </p><p>Subject to the progress of data collection, we anticipate publishing findings in Spring 2019.</p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths question first answered 01/03/2018 11:23:20 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

802235

registered interest
date	06/12/2017
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	Royal Mail: Privatisation
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 effect of the privatisation of Royal Mail on employment standards in the postal industry.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	117922
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2017 answer text <p>Almost all Royal Mail’s 142,000 staff are on permanent contracts and earn above the living wage. Employees own 12% of its shares. It has been a Times Top 50 Employer for Women for four consecutive years. This Government will protect workers’ rights, ensuring they keep pace with the changing labour market.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 13/12/2017 15:51:50 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

785082

registered interest
date	06/11/2017
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	Post Offices
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 publish a response to the Government's Post Office network consultation of November 2016.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	111531
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2017 answer text <p>I refer the hon Member to the 5 September 2017 answer I gave to Question UIN <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2017-07-18/5796/" target="_blank">5796</a>.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 13/11/2017 08:14:12 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

765423

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	Driverless Vehicles: 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 assessment his Department has made of the potential effect on employment of the introduction of autonomous vehicles.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	105482
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2017 answer text <p>Technological progress has often resulted in shifts in the labour market, and the rise of automation is an example of such a shift.</p><p>We believe that new opportunities will be opened up by connected and autonomous vehicle technologies: For example, new high-skilled jobs will be created in their development: we have estimated that the domestic market for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (CAVs) alone will be worth £28bn by 2035, and that production of CAVs and CAV technologies in the UK will support over 27,000 jobs. 70% of the jobs relating to CAV technology are estimated to be in highly-skilled professional and technical roles in software-related industries. In addition, there will be significant social and economic benefits, which we believe will be a net gain to society, including access to jobs and social inclusion for those that currently find it difficult to get around.</p><p>We are engaging in a broad programme of research, development, demonstration, including exploring the full range of social and behavioural impacts of this technology.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 24/10/2017 12:01:23 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

756859

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	Furniture: 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, whether his Department has made an assessment of (a) the adequacy of and (b) compliance with the fire safety standards of furniture products in the UK; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	7834
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>The fire safety requirements currently in place for upholstered furniture and furnishings used in UK homes are being reviewed to ensure they reflect changed fire safety risks, risks associated with exposure to flame retardant chemicals and technological advances. In doing so, public protection remains the Government’s priority.</p><p>We have consulted on proposals for reform and are reviewing options in light of the stakeholder responses received and in light of the Grenfell Tower Fire. We will publish the Government response in due course.</p><p>Local authority trading standards are responsible for checking compliance with and enforcement of the requirements.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 12/09/2017 15:46:45 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

657461

registered interest
date	07/12/2016
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	Agency Workers: 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 recent representations he has received on the status and rights of agency workers.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	907835
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2016 answer text <p>I receive regular correspondence from individuals and organisations concerning the rights of workers, including agency workers. The status and rights of agency workers are being examined further by Matthew Taylor in his review of modern working practices. In considering their position he will be engaging with workers, employers, trade unions and representative bodies over the coming months.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 13/12/2016 17:10:24 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft