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751680

registered interest
date	13/07/2017
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	Regulation
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 11 July 2017 to Question 1354, on regulation, whether his policy on regulating over the course of the current Parliament includes contact with the Red Tape Initiative launched on 20 April 2017 and chaired by the right hon. Member for West Dorset.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	4818
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2017 answer text <p>We are currently considering how best to continue to deliver our commitment to regulate more efficiently and effectively over the course of this Parliament.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 18/07/2017 15:10:18 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

751855

registered interest
date	13/07/2017
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	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 safeguards his Department has put in place to protect people employed on zero-hours contracts from exploitation by their employers.
tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
tabling member printed	Neil Gray
uin	4889
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2017 answer text <p>This Government is clear that zero hours contracts should not be considered as an alternative to proper business planning or used as a permanent arrangement if it is not justifiable. They play a small but important part in the labour market, allowing flexibility for both employers and individuals. People on zero-hour contracts make up less than 3 per cent of the workforce and almost 70 per cent are happy with the number of hours they work, according to the latest ONS Labour Force Survey research (March 2015).</p><p>In May 2015 Government banned the use of exclusivity clauses in zero hours contracts so that people cannot be prevented from looking for or working elsewhere when their employer does not guarantee work.</p><p>Matthew Taylor in his Review of Modern Working Practices has proposed some reforms around zero-hour contracts and Government will consider the whole report carefully and make a full response later this year.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 18/07/2017 15:16:52 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4365 label Biography information for Neil Gray

751856

registered interest
date	13/07/2017
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	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 safeguards his Department has put in place to protect people employed on flexible contracts from exploitation by their employers.
tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
tabling member printed	Neil Gray
uin	4890
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2017 answer text <p>The availability of atypical employment provides a number of benefits for workers who cannot or do not want to commit to ‘standard’ full-time employment. This results in high participation rates among groups which might otherwise be excluded from work altogether, like mothers returning to work.</p><p>The UK’s flexible labour market means those who work in flexible arrangements continue to be entitled to employment protections regardless of the contract type. But we recognise that there are instances where the UK labour market is not working fairly for everyone and is why we asked Matthew Taylor to carry out his independent Review of Working Practices. Our full response later this year will reflect Government’s position and next steps.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 18/07/2017 15:17:53 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4365 label Biography information for Neil Gray

751872

registered interest
date	13/07/2017
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	Modern Working Practices Review
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 the Government plans to respond to each of the recommendations made by the Taylor Review of Modern Employment Practices.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	4861
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2017 answer text <p>I made an oral statement to the House on 11 July 2017 to announce the publication of the Matthew Taylor Review of Modern Working Practices.</p><p> </p><p>The report is comprehensive and detailed and, as Matthew Taylor himself recognises, is just the start of a long term programme. It will require detailed, careful thought and further consultation. It is important that we take action where we need to. So we will spend the next few months building on the debate that Matthew has created and engage with stakeholders to discuss the report. We need to listen to what those who engaged in this review feel about it.</p><p> </p><p>This Government will give the report the careful consideration it deserves and will respond in full later this year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 18/07/2017 13:41:51 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

751873

registered interest
date	13/07/2017
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	Productivity: North East
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 the Government is taking to address the regional productivity gap in the North East.
tabling member constituency	Jarrow
tabling member printed	Mr Stephen Hepburn
uin	4846
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2017 answer text <p>The objective of Government’s Industrial Strategy is to increase productivity and drive growth across the United Kingdom. We have provided a framework to build on the strengths of different places and address the factors that hold others back. This will include investing in key infrastructure projects, increasing skill levels, and backing local innovation strengths.</p><p>In the North East the Industrial Strategy will build on the £379.6m million Local Growth Fund awarded to the North East LEP, which will bring an estimated 8,200 jobs and up to £300 million of public and private sector matched investment to the area.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 18/07/2017 15:10:01 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	520 label Biography information for Mr Stephen Hepburn

751877

registered interest
date	13/07/2017
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	Merchant Shipping: Minimum Wage
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 update his Department's guidance on National Minimum Wage Enforcement for seafarers.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull East
tabling member printed	Karl Turner
uin	4780
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2017 answer text <p>In collaboration with the Department for Transport and maritime stakeholders, we have been developing more detailed guidance on minimum wage law with respect to seafarers. Once this work has been completed, the guidance relating to seafarers will be published as part of a periodic update to the broader guidance on compliance with the National Minimum Wage.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 18/07/2017 13:13:15 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner

751253

registered interest
date	12/07/2017
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	Tickets: 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 plans he has to publish updated guidance on sections 90 to 95 of the Consumer Rights Act 2015 on secondary ticketing.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	4581
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2017 answer text <p>The Digital Economy Act 2017 amended S90 of the Consumer Rights Act on secondary ticketing. My Department will be consulting industry; stakeholder and consumer interests to help inform an appropriate update of this guidance.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 18/07/2017 15:15:52 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

751488

registered interest
date	12/07/2017
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	Gratuities
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 Answer of 20 December 2016 to Question 57781, when his Department plans to announce the outcome of the tips, gratuities, cover and service charges: proposals for further action consultation which ended on 27 June 2016.
tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
uin	4517
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2017 answer text <p>The government is currently considering next steps in light of responses to the consultation.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 18/07/2017 13:20:32 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James previous answer version 5065 answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

751489

registered interest
date	12/07/2017
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	Infrastructure: Suffolk
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 fiscal measures his Department is taking to support infrastructure projects in Suffolk.
tabling member constituency	Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
tabling member printed	Dr Dan Poulter
uin	4479
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2017 answer text <p>Growth Deals provide funds to Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) for projects that benefit the local area and economy. New Anglia LEP’s total Growth Deal with Government is worth £290.8m and is supporting a number of key local infrastructure projects in Suffolk. This includes a commitment of £5m for a Beccles relief road, a feasibility study on the options of a third river crossing in Lowestoft and £5m to support superfast broadband roll-out across the county.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 18/07/2017 15:11:29 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter

750726

registered interest
date	11/07/2017
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	Insolvency Service
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 plans he has to further regulate the insolvency service.
tabling member constituency	Ogmore
tabling member printed	Chris Elmore
uin	4186
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2017 answer text <p>The Insolvency Service is an Executive Agency of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy; I have no plans to change the regulatory arrangements for the Department. However, I also have ministerial responsibility as oversight regulator for the insolvency profession and as such will continue to ensure that confidence in the insolvency regime is maintained.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 18/07/2017 13:59:28 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4572 label Biography information for Chris Elmore