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834028

	registered interest
	date	30/01/2018
	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	What Works Centre for Local Economic Growth
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, which private companies form part of the What Works Centre for Local Economic Growth.
	tabling member constituency	South Shields
	tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
	uin	125785
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2018 answer text <p>The What Works Centre for Local Economic Growth was set up in October 2013 as part of the What Works network to analyse which policies are most effective in supporting and increasing local economic growth. It is jointly run by the London School of Economics, Centre for Cities, and Arup and funded by the Economic and Social Research Council, the Department for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy, the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, the Department for Work and Pensions and the Department for Transport.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths question first answered 02/02/2018 14:11:03 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
	tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

833033

	registered interest
	date	29/01/2018
	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	Small Businesses: West Midlands
	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 support his Department is providing to SMEs in the West Midlands before the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Telford
	tabling member printed	Lucy Allan
	uin	125349
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2018 answer text <p>Our Industrial Strategy aims to make Britain the best place to start and grow a business, and a global draw for the most innovative companies. We are already doing a lot for small and medium sized (SMEs) enterprises in the West Midlands.</p><p>Growth Hubs help simplify the business support landscape, providing joined up access to the full range of local and national support programmes (public and private). Since their launch, the six Growth Hubs in the West Midlands have engaged and supported over 37,500 businesses; delivered over 2,200 intensive assists; and helped over 1,850 individuals to start a business.</p><p>Businesses in the West Midlands can also access national support through GOV.UK and the Business Support Helpline.</p><p>British Business Bank programmes are currently facilitating over £629m to 3,493 businesses in the West Midlands. In addition the Start Up loans programme has issued 4,421 loans to value of over £30m.</p><p>The West Midlands also forms 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, which aims to transform the finance landscape for smaller businesses in the Midlands, accelerate economic growth and promote job creation. The Fund launched its first wave, £120m of Debt and Small Business funds, in August 2017.</p><p>Alongside this, the Government is working with the European Union to agree a deal on an implementation period and future partnership following the UK’s exit in order to ensure a smooth and orderly transition for businesses. Any additional support provided to small businesses will also be informed by the outcome of these ongoing negotiations.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths question first answered 02/02/2018 14:13:18 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
	tabling member	4411 label Biography information for Lucy Allan

833034

	registered interest
	date	29/01/2018
	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	Small Businesses: Telford
	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 small and medium-sized enterprises in Telford constituency have received support under each business support scheme operated by his Department since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Telford
	tabling member printed	Lucy Allan
	uin	125350
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2018 answer text <p>Our Industrial Strategy aims to make Britain the best place to start and grow a business, and a global draw for the most innovative companies. We are already doing a lot for small and medium sized (SMEs) enterprises in Telford.</p><p> </p><p>Over 14,000 businesses have been supported and 239 people have had help to start a new business by The Marches Growth Hub which provides support to local SMEs in the area. Growth Hubs help simplify the business support landscape providing joined up access to the full range of local and national support programmes (public and private).</p><p> </p><p>Since November 2014, British Business Bank programmes have facilitated over £70m to 131 businesses in the constituency of Telford.* This includes 63 Start Up loans at a value of over £420k. 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, which aims to transform the finance landscape for smaller businesses in the Midlands, accelerate economic growth and promote job creation. The Fund launched its first wave, £120m of Debt and Small Business funds, in August 2017.**</p><p> </p><p>Since 2010-11, Innovate UK has also provided over £345,000 of funding to 8 businesses in the Telford constituency so that they can take forward their ideas and make them commercially viable.</p><p> </p><p><em>*British Business Bank received State Aid clearance in November 2014, figures show flow of finance facilitated from November 2014 date to the end of September 2017 only</em></p><p><em>** constituency level data on MEIF is not available</em></p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths question first answered 02/02/2018 14:57:38 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
	tabling member	4411 label Biography information for Lucy Allan

833858

	registered interest
	date	30/01/2018
	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	Small Businesses: North West
	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 estimate he has made of the number of small businesses in (a) Warrington and (b) the north-west owed money by Carillion; and what the average amount owed is.
	tabling member constituency	Warrington North
	tabling member printed	Helen Jones
	uin	125616
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2018 answer text <p>My rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State and I have established a Taskforce to support businesses affected by the Carillion. The taskforce includes representatives from leading business bodies, the construction sector, unions, banks and government to advise how to mitigate impacts on the supply chain and employees. The Taskforce has made good progress in exchange of information, collaborations, and to identify key actions that need to be taken.</p><p> </p><p>The Official Receiver was appointed liquidator of Carillion Plc and a number of companies in the Carillion group. In this role as liquidator he is independent of government. As part of his duties, the Official Receiver will establish the creditor claims in the liquidation.</p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths question first answered 02/02/2018 14:12:52 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
	tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones

833875

	registered interest
	date	30/01/2018
	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	Managers: Pay
	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 the regulations to implement the Government's policy of requiring listed companies to publish pay ratios; and whether those regulations are planned to be in force by June 2018.
	tabling member constituency	East Dunbartonshire
	tabling member printed	Jo Swinson
	uin	125633
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to introducing a new statutory reporting requirement to require quoted companies to disclose and explain the ratio of the Chief Executive Officer’s total annual remuneration to the average annual remuneration of the company’s UK employees. The regulations to implement this provision (along with the other new reporting provisions being introduced as part of the corporate governance reforms announced in August 2017) are being drafted and will be laid in draft in Parliament later this year subject to other Parliamentary business.</p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths question first answered 02/02/2018 14:11:34 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
	tabling member	1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson

833938

	registered interest
	date	30/01/2018
	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	Managers: Pay
	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 oral contribution of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy of 30 January 2018, on executive pay, whether he has plans to restrict the level of executive pay in FTSE 100 companies through government procurement rules.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	125696
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2018 answer text <p>What quoted companies pay their directors is ultimately a matter for their shareholders, who have a binding vote on the remuneration policy determining executive pay. However, the Government intends to introduce new measures to increase accountability and transparency in executive pay, as part of the corporate governance reforms announced in August 2017.</p><p>These include a new statutory requirement on quoted companies to disclose and explain each year the ratio of their Chief Executive Officer’s total annual remuneration to the average annual remuneration of the company’s UK employees. Companies will also be required to track and explain changes to the ratio over time, and explain how the ratio relates to pay, reward and progression policies for the company’s employees as a whole.</p><p>The Government is additionally introducing a new statutory requirement for quoted companies to set out clearly and publicly the impact of share price changes on complex, long-term incentive schemes.</p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths question first answered 02/02/2018 14:10:50 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

833947

	registered interest
	date	30/01/2018
	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	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 assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of introducing reforms to the UK's corporate insolvency framework to remove potential barriers to the resolution of cross-border insolvencies after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	125705
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2018 answer text <p>The European Union (Withdrawal) Bill 2017-19 currently before Parliament will give Government the powers it needs to correct inoperabilities in the law following withdrawal, and preparations for a range of outcomes are under way.</p><p> </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. The Government has made clear that an effective framework of civil judicial cooperation 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> </p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths question first answered 02/02/2018 13:37:38 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

833738

	registered interest
	date	30/01/2018
	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	Gratuities
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what representations he has received on hospitality workers being forced to pay a proportion of table sales to their employer; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
	tabling member printed	Darren Jones
	uin	125497
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2018 answer text <p>The Government received a wide range of evidence in relation to tipping in response to a call for evidence and a subsequent consultation. The Government is committed to ensuring all workers are paid fairly, and at least at the appropriate National Minimum Wage rate. Deductions from workers’ wages that take the wage below the National Minimum Wage rate are only permitted in exceptional circumstances set out in Government guidance entitled ‘Calculating the National Minimum Wage’.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths question first answered 02/02/2018 13:00:34 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
	tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones

831141

	registered interest
	date	26/01/2018
	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	Companies House
	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 timescale is for his Department’s review of Companies House.
	tabling member constituency	Loughborough
	tabling member printed	Nicky Morgan
	uin	125149
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2018 answer text <p>In line with Cabinet Office guidance*, the Department will undertake a tailored review of Companies House within this Parliament.</p><p> </p><p><em>*<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/tailored-reviews-of-public-bodies-guidance" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/tailored-reviews-of-public-bodies-guidance</a></em></p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths question first answered 02/02/2018 14:14:01 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
	tabling member	4027 label Biography information for Baroness Morgan of Cotes

834053

	registered interest
	date	30/01/2018
	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	Community Assets: Government Assistance
	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 information his Department holds on the number of community-owned (a) shops and (b) pubs that operate in the UK; whether his Department offers support to such enterprises; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Stroud
	tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
	uin	125810
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2018 answer text <p>Ministers regularly engage with stakeholders from both retail and hospitality to understand their priorities and work with colleagues across Government to optimise trading conditions.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has introduced the Great British High Street Competition, now in its third year, which celebrates the achievements of local areas in creating vibrant and dynamic high streets and is open to applications from any community large or small. The £3.62m <strong><em>More than a Pub: The Community Business Support Programme</em></strong>, launched in March 2016 and co-funded by the Government and Power to Change, is helping to support communities across England to own their local pub.</p><p> </p><p>We do not hold data on the number of community-owned shops or pubs that operate in the UK.</p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths question first answered 02/02/2018 14:58:07 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
	tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew