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852680

	registered interest
	date	01/03/2018
	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	Working Hours: 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, whether his Department is undertaking a review of the Working Time Directive.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
	tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
	uin	130676
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2018 answer text <p>The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy is not undertaking a review of the Working Time Directive. The European Commission has recently undertaken such a review and the results are available on its website.</p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths question first answered 06/03/2018 15:04:17 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
	tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

846345

	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	Utilities: Billing
	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 merits of making mandatory the provision of utility bills in accessible formats.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
	tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
	uin	129003
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2018 answer text <p>I would expect utility and other providers to be willing to supply bills in more accessible formats, such as in large print and braille upon request.</p><p> </p><p>In the energy sector, the Regulator Ofgem requires suppliers to establish and maintain a Priority Services Register of their vulnerable customers and provide them with appropriate mechanisms and arrangements including communications in an accessible format.</p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths question first answered 28/02/2018 14:18:01 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
	tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

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

850772

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2018
	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: Telford and Wrekin
	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 the (a) number and (b) financial value of start-up loans was for small businesses in (i) Telford and Wrekin and (ii) the Telford constituency in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Telford
	tabling member printed	Lucy Allan
	uin	130006
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2018 answer text <p>We are working hard to support businesses and entrepreneurs across the UK, to ensure they can access finance and support to grow and that the right conditions are in place for companies to invest for the long-term.</p><p> </p><p>For the 12 month period up to end of September 2017, the Start Up Loans programme provided 30 loans to businesses in Telford &amp; Wrekin totalling over £325,000, of which 20 loans were to businesses in the Telford constituency totalling over £169,000In addition, the Government has funded the provision of tailored advice and support for start-ups and SMEs in each Local Enterprise Partnership area and in Telford this is through The Marches Growth Hub.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Telford constituency is also part of the Midlands Engine. A key part of the Government’s strategy for fuelling growth in the region is the £250m Midlands Engine Investment Fund (MEIF), which was launched on 22 February and is a result of close collaboration between the British Business Bank, the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government and 10 Midlands Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs). It aims to transform the finance landscape for smaller businesses in the Midlands, accelerate economic growth and promote job creation.</p><p> </p><p>Finally, my Rt. Hon Friend the Chancellor announced in the Autumn Budget that we are extending the British Business Bank’s Enterprise Finance Guarantee to March 2022 and expanding the programme to support up to £500 million of loans per annum.</p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths grouped question UIN 130007 question first answered 06/03/2018 15:03:40 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
	tabling member	4411 label Biography information for Lucy Allan

850225

	registered interest
	date	26/02/2018
	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	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, to publish the latest estimates made by HM Revenue and Customs on the (a) number and (b) proportion of workers in (i) the adult care sector and (ii) each other sector who were paid below the level of the national minimum wage.
	tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
	tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
	uin	129793
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2018 answer text <p>Estimates of the number of jobs paid below NMW/NLW are available in Chart 3 on page 10 of the 2017 Government evidence to the LPC report- <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/630197/nmw-nlw-lpc-evidence-compliance-enforcement-2017.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/630197/nmw-nlw-lpc-evidence-compliance-enforcement-2017.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>The Government will publish new evidence to the Low Pay Commission containing ASHE 2017 estimates of jobs below minimum wage rates and enforcement stats for 2017/18 later this year.</p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths question first answered 05/03/2018 14:57:26 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
	tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

852658

	registered interest
	date	01/03/2018
	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	Maplin and Toys R Us: 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 plans he has to support employees of ToysRUs and Maplin.
	tabling member constituency	Harlow
	tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
	uin	130654
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2018 answer text <p>We have mobilised the Department for Work and Pensions and Jobcentre Plus to work with the companies to understand the level of employee support required. This service is tailored to individuals’ needs to help these workers get back into employment as soon as possible.</p><p>If redundancies are deemed necessary by the administrators, the Insolvency Service’s Redundancy Payments Service will pay statutory redundancy pay to eligible employees, subject to statutory limits.</p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths question first answered 06/03/2018 15:39:34 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
	tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

845766

	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	Low Pay: Universal Credit
	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 include in the Government's response to the Taylor Review provisions to ensure that low-paid workers on zero-hours contracts are aware of their entitlement to Universal Credit.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	128738
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2018 answer text <p>The Government Response to the Taylor Review of Modern Working Practices was published on 7 February this year, alongside four public consultations.</p><p> </p><p>The Review did not focus specifically on Universal Credit, but did identified the difficulties people encounter relating to income insecurity when working atypical work patterns, such as on zero hours contracts.</p><p> </p><p>Responsibility for ensuring all people, including those who work on zero hours contracts, are aware of their entitlement to Universal Credit is a matter for the Department for Work and Pensions.</p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths question first answered 28/02/2018 15:05:46 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

847044

	registered interest
	date	22/02/2018
	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	Living Wage: Young People
	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 estimate he has made of the proportion of people under the age of 25 who are in full time work and are not in receipt of the National Living Wage.
	tabling member constituency	North West Durham
	tabling member printed	Laura Pidcock
	uin	129218
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2018 answer text <p>The National Living Wage is applicable to those aged 25 and over.</p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths question first answered 01/03/2018 16:10:14 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
	tabling member	4665 label Biography information for Laura Pidcock

850223

	registered interest
	date	26/02/2018
	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	Land Registry: Greater London
	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 many (a) mortgages, (b) leaseholds and (c) properties overall are registered with the Land Registry in (i) London and (ii) Hampstead and Kilburn constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
	tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
	uin	129791
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2018 answer text <p>HM Land Registry records the number of freehold and leasehold titles registered. A registered title does not always equate one to one with an individual property.</p><p> </p><p>(i) For London, there are (a) 3,077,299 mortgages, (b) 1,368,992 leasehold titles and a total of 3,262,166 freehold and leasehold titles registered with HM Land Registry.</p><p> </p><p>(ii) For Hampstead and Kilburn, there are (a) 27,508 mortgages, (b) 35,241 leasehold titles and a total of 55,648 freehold and leasehold titles registered with HM Land Registry.</p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths question first answered 05/03/2018 14:36:27 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
	tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq