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1149076

registered interest
date	14/10/2019
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	Thomas Cook: 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, if she will request that the liquidator of Thomas Cook does not contest protective award claims from employees of the company.
tabling member constituency	Peterborough
tabling member printed	Ms Lisa Forbes
uin	372
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2019 answer text <p>The Official Receiver was appointed as liquidator of the Thomas Cook group of companies by the court and, as liquidator, the Official Receiver acts as an officer of the court. It will be for the Official Receiver to determine his response to any claims for protective awards from former employees made to an Employment Tribunal, taking account of the particular circumstances of the claims.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 17/10/2019 14:40:14 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4717 label Biography information for Ms Lisa Forbes

1149077

registered interest
date	14/10/2019
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	Sahaviriya Steel Industries UK: Tees Valley
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 much funding from the public purse has been allocated to the SSI Task Force since the closure of SSI by programme; and what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the SSI Task Force in supporting (a) former employees and (b) the economy in the Tees Valley area following the collapse of SSI.
tabling member constituency	Peterborough
tabling member printed	Ms Lisa Forbes
uin	373
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2019 answer text <p>The SSI Task Force was set up in 2015 to support impacted workers after the liquidation of the company. We are working with the Task Force and Tees Valley Combined Authority on an evaluation of the economic impact on both affected workers and the local economy. This will be published shortly. Progress reports for the Task Force are available at <a href="https://www.redcar-cleveland.gov.uk/SSITaskForce" target="_blank">www.redcar-cleveland.gov.uk/SSITaskForce</a>.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 17/10/2019 14:41:24 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4717 label Biography information for Ms Lisa Forbes

1149080

registered interest
date	14/10/2019
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	Thomas Cook: 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, with reference to the SSI Taskforce established following the closure of SSI, if she will establish (a) a safety net fund for areas where large numbers of Thomas Cook employees are being made redundant and (b) a business growth zone for Peterborough following the collapse of Thomas Cook.
tabling member constituency	Peterborough
tabling member printed	Ms Lisa Forbes
uin	374
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2019 answer text <p>Established in 2015, the SSI Taskforce has been responsible for delivering a range of support initiatives following the closure of the SSI steelworks in Redcar. The National Taskforce for Thomas Cook is bringing together key partners to support former employees in all parts of the UK, with regional focus at Manchester and Peterborough where many employees were based.</p><p> </p><p>The Business Board of the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority, in partnership with Peterborough City Council, has developed a package of support for those affected locally which includes a dedicated advice service. This will support former employees with re-employment or with advice on starting a business of their own, and support businesses in a position to take on redundant employees.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 17/10/2019 14:40:22 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4717 label Biography information for Ms Lisa Forbes

1149083

registered interest
date	14/10/2019
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	Thomas Cook: 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 representations she has received from Peterborough City Council for financial support following the collapse of Thomas Cook.
tabling member constituency	Peterborough
tabling member printed	Ms Lisa Forbes
uin	377
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2019 answer text <p>The Business Board of the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority, in partnership with Peterborough City Council, has developed a package of support for those affected locally which includes a dedicated advice service. This will support former employees with re-employment or with advice on starting a business of their own, and support businesses in a position to take on redundant employees.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 17/10/2019 14:40:35 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4717 label Biography information for Ms Lisa Forbes

1149485

registered interest
date	15/10/2019
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	Thomas Cook: 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, how many requests the Insolvency Service has received for redundancy payments from Thomas Cook employees; and how many of those request were from head office employees.
tabling member constituency	Peterborough
tabling member printed	Ms Lisa Forbes
uin	737
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2019 answer text <p>The Insolvency Service’s Redundancy Payments Service has received claims from 7,186 former Thomas Cook employees. 462 of these have specifically stated in their claim that Peterborough was their place of work, though it is not mandatory to do so.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 21/10/2019 15:58:47 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4717 label Biography information for Ms Lisa Forbes

1149488

registered interest
date	15/10/2019
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	Thomas Cook: 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 future meetings are planned of the National Taskforce for Thomas Cook; and what funding will be allocated to that task force from the public purse.
tabling member constituency	Peterborough
tabling member printed	Ms Lisa Forbes
uin	740
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2019 answer text <p>The fourth meeting of the National Taskforce for Thomas Cook will be held on 23 October 2019. The taskforce aims to ensure existing mechanisms offer support for employees and for the local economies most affected by the liquidation of Thomas Cook.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 21/10/2019 15:59:50 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4717 label Biography information for Ms Lisa Forbes

1149489

registered interest
date	15/10/2019
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	Thomas Cook: 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 support she plans to provide to businesses in Peterborough that were in the supply chain for Thomas Cook.
tabling member constituency	Peterborough
tabling member printed	Ms Lisa Forbes
uin	741
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2019 answer text <p>The Business Secretary has convened a special cross-government taskforce alongside local stakeholders to support employees, local stakeholders and supply chains. The taskforce is considering existing support schemes available and will monitor local business impacts.</p><p> </p><p>The Business Board of the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority, in partnership with Peterborough City Council, has developed a package of support for those affected locally which includes a dedicated advice service. This will support former employees with re-employment or with advice on starting a business of their own, and support businesses in a position to take on redundant employees.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 21/10/2019 16:00:43 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4717 label Biography information for Ms Lisa Forbes

1149884

registered interest
date	16/10/2019
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	Thomas Cook: 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 estimate she has made of the number of the Thomas Cook employees who have been made redundant in each region of the UK.
tabling member constituency	Peterborough
tabling member printed	Ms Lisa Forbes
uin	1082
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Dissolution.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 05/11/2019 16:56:25 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst previous answer version 700 answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4717 label Biography information for Ms Lisa Forbes

1149885

registered interest
date	16/10/2019
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	Thomas Cook: 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, if she will make new capital grant funding available to businesses in Peterborough to generate jobs after the collapse of Thomas Cook.
tabling member constituency	Peterborough
tabling member printed	Ms Lisa Forbes
uin	1083
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2019 answer text <p>The National Taskforce for Thomas Cook aims to ensure support for employees and for the local economies most affected by the liquidation.</p><p> </p><p>The Business Board of the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority, in partnership with Peterborough City Council, has developed a package of support for those affected locally which includes a dedicated advice service. This will support former employees with re-employment or with advice on starting a business of their own, and support businesses in a position to take on redundant employees. It will also provide advice and funding for businesses affected in the supply chain.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 23/10/2019 12:57:47 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst previous answer version 701 answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4717 label Biography information for Ms Lisa Forbes

1149886

registered interest
date	16/10/2019
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	Thomas Cook: 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, if she will take steps to help ensure that the site of the former Thomas Cook headquarters in Peterborough is used to generate future employment.
tabling member constituency	Peterborough
tabling member printed	Ms Lisa Forbes
uin	1084
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2019 answer text <p>Local partners, including Opportunity Peterborough and Peterborough City Council, are exploring how best to create future employment at the former Peterborough HQ site and secure future investment into the City, working with the Thomas Cook Trust Fund and local and national property agents.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 23/10/2019 12:58:04 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst previous answer version 703 answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4717 label Biography information for Ms Lisa Forbes