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868417

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2018
	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	World War I: Anniversaries
	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 he has made representations to the retail sector to allow Sunday shop workers to take part in the commemoration of the centenary of the 1918 armistice; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Warrington North
	tabling member printed	Helen Jones
	uin	133637
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2018 answer text <p>Shop workers (except those employed to work solely on Sundays) have the right to opt out of working on Sundays, subject to a notice period, even if they have entered into a contractual agreement to do Sunday shop work. They are legally protected against dismissal or detriment for exercising this right.</p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths question first answered 26/03/2018 15:24:06 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
	tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones

865110

	registered interest
	date	16/03/2018
	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	United Kingdom Accreditation 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 the Government's policy is on (a) international and (b) EU recognition of the United Kingdom Accreditation Service after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
	tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
	uin	132977
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2018 answer text <p>The United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) is the UK’s National Accreditation Body. We are working closely with UKAS to ensure that its future relationships with international and European bodies continue to support a productive, open and competitive business environment in the UK. The UK Government recognises the valuable role of accreditation and conformity assessment in providing business confidence.</p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths question first answered 26/03/2018 16:41:43 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
	tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle

868539

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2018
	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	New Businesses: 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 steps his Department it taking to support young entrepreneurs.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	133759
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2018 answer text <p>Our Industrial Strategy aims to support entrepreneurs of all ages across the UK to ensure they can access the finance and wider support to grow and have the right conditions for companies to invest long-term.</p><p>The British Business Bank (BBB), through its Start Up Loans programme has lent over £400m to more than 54,000 entrepreneurs (at end of February 2018). Over 24,000 loans at a value of over £160m has been lent to individuals under the age of 30.</p><p>The Government also provides support to start-up businesses across England through GOV.UK and the Business Support Helpline. During financial year 2017/18, the Business Support Helpline provided support to 2,359 people under the age of 25.</p><p>In addition, the Government has supported and invested in the creation of a network of 38 Growth Hubs (one in each Local Enterprise Partnership area), helping simplify the business support landscape, providing joined up access to the full range of local and national support programmes (public and private).</p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths question first answered 26/03/2018 15:45:59 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

868540

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2018
	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	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, pursuant to the Answer of 23 February 2018 to Question 128539, what progress his Department is making on redacting personal information from the submissions to the Taylor Review of modern working practices; and what the timetable is for publishing copies of the written evidence submitted to that review on the Gov.uk website.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
	tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
	uin	133760
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2018 answer text <p>The Government intends to publish both the submissions to the review and a list of who responded by the end of April.</p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths question first answered 26/03/2018 15:45:42 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
	tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

867200

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2018
	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	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, what plans he has to respond to the recent finding by HMRC that 98,150 workers were paid less than the minimum wage in 2016-17.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
	uin	133318
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2018 answer text <p>Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) enforce the National Minimum Wage (NMW) on behalf of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. We are clear that anyone entitled to be paid the minimum wage should receive it.</p><p> </p><p>The enforcement budget has been increased to £25.3m for 2017/18 up from £13 million in 2015/2016. We have also doubled the fines for firms who break the rules from 100% to 200% of the arrears owed to the worker, up to a maximum of £20,000 per worker.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to proactive targeted enforcement activity and a £1.75 million communications campaign last year to raise employer awareness, HMRC follows up on every complaint it receives; including those made to the ACAS helpline and via the online complaint form.</p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths grouped question UIN 133319 question first answered 26/03/2018 12:59:38 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
	tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

867201

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2018
	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	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, what steps he has taken since 2015 to increase compliance with minimum wage regulations by employers.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
	uin	133319
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2018 answer text <p>Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) enforce the National Minimum Wage (NMW) on behalf of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. We are clear that anyone entitled to be paid the minimum wage should receive it.</p><p> </p><p>The enforcement budget has been increased to £25.3m for 2017/18 up from £13 million in 2015/2016. We have also doubled the fines for firms who break the rules from 100% to 200% of the arrears owed to the worker, up to a maximum of £20,000 per worker.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to proactive targeted enforcement activity and a £1.75 million communications campaign last year to raise employer awareness, HMRC follows up on every complaint it receives; including those made to the ACAS helpline and via the online complaint form.</p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths grouped question UIN 133318 question first answered 26/03/2018 12:59:38 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
	tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

865127

	registered interest
	date	16/03/2018
	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	Consumers: Data Protection
	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 his Department will use the upcoming Consumer Law Green Paper to commit to solving data sharing issues in order to improve the protection of vulnerable consumers.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	132994
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2018 answer text <p>We will issue a Consumer Green Paper in due course that will tackle areas where markets are not working for consumers.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths question first answered 26/03/2018 14:30:02 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

867566

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2018
	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	Conditions of Employment: 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, pursuant to Answer of 16 March 2018 to Question 132396 on Conditions of Employment, whether his Department is conducting a review on the deregulation of employment rights under existing EU (a) Decisions, (b) Regulations and (c) Directives.
	tabling member constituency	Salford and Eccles
	tabling member printed	Rebecca Long Bailey
	uin	133541
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2018 answer text <p>The Government’s position on employment rights was set out recently in the Government Response to the Taylor Review of Modern Working Practices, in which we committed to firm action and future legislation to enhance employment rights. We are currently consulting on how best to achieve this change.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths grouped question UIN 133540 133542 question first answered 26/03/2018 15:47:30 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
	tabling member	4396 label Biography information for Rebecca Long Bailey

867567

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2018
	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	Conditions of Employment: 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, pursuant to Answer of 16 March 2018 to Question 132396 on Conditions of Employment, whether his Department has made an assessment of the effect on the UK employment market of the potential deregulation of (a) employment rights and (b) protections under EU (a) Decisions, (b) Regulations and (c) Directives.
	tabling member constituency	Salford and Eccles
	tabling member printed	Rebecca Long Bailey
	uin	133542
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2018 answer text <p>The Government’s position on employment rights was set out recently in the Government Response to the Taylor Review of Modern Working Practices, in which we committed to firm action and future legislation to enhance employment rights. We are currently consulting on how best to achieve this change.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths grouped question UIN 133540 133541 question first answered 26/03/2018 15:47:30 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
	tabling member	4396 label Biography information for Rebecca Long Bailey

867565

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2018
	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	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, pursuant to the Answer of 16 March 2018 to Question 132396 on Conditions of Employment, whether his Department plans to commission a review on the deregulation of employment rights.
	tabling member constituency	Salford and Eccles
	tabling member printed	Rebecca Long Bailey
	uin	133540
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2018 answer text <p>The Government’s position on employment rights was set out recently in the Government Response to the Taylor Review of Modern Working Practices, in which we committed to firm action and future legislation to enhance employment rights. We are currently consulting on how best to achieve this change.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths grouped question UIN 133541 133542 question first answered 26/03/2018 15:47:30 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
	tabling member	4396 label Biography information for Rebecca Long Bailey