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1504094

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2022
	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	Migrant Workers: 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, if he will make an assessment of UK labour market inspection performance against International Labour Organization benchmarks for (a) the number of labour market inspectors per 10,000 persons employed and (b) the average number of labour inspection visits conducted per inspector.
	tabling member constituency	Aberavon
	tabling member printed	Stephen Kinnock
	uin	45831
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2022 answer text <p>This Government has an excellent record on enforcement of employment rights. As part of this we have more than doubled the budget for minimum wage enforcement and compliance, which is now over £27 million per year. In 2020/21 HMRC concluded over 2,700 minimum wage investigations, and returned more than £16.7m in arrears to over 155,000 workers. HMRC issued 575 fines totalling more than £14m to businesses who had failed to pay the minimum wage.</p><p> </p><p>The Government also continues to invest in the work of the Employment Agency Standards inspectorate (EAS) and the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority (GLAA) which protects vulnerable and exploited workers.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 21/09/2022 14:55:07 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
	tabling member	4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock

1505519

	registered interest
	date	06/09/2022
	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	Employment Agency Standards Inspectorate: Staff
	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 and what proportion of all full-time equivalent staff employed by the Employment Agency Standards Inspectorate work in front-line roles involving site inspections as of 6 September 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Aberavon
	tabling member printed	Stephen Kinnock
	uin	48366
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2022 answer text <p>As of 6th September 2022, the Employment Agency Standards Inspectorate employ 27.4 FTE staff in frontline roles involving site inspections.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 20/09/2022 14:56:01 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
	tabling member	4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock

1505520

	registered interest
	date	06/09/2022
	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: Enforcement
	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 it remains the Government’s policy to establish a single enforcement body for employment rights, as stated in its response of June 2021 to a consultation on proposals for such an enforcement body.
	tabling member constituency	Aberavon
	tabling member printed	Stephen Kinnock
	uin	48367
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2022 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">The creation of a single enforcement body for employment rights requires primary legislation which will only be introduced when parliamentary time allows.</del></p><p> </p><p>The creation of this new body will be a substantial organisational change, so it is right that we take our time to thoroughly consider all aspects of this reform before proceeding.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 20/09/2022 14:56:42 question first ministerially corrected 21/09/2022 08:55:31 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price previous answer version 18910 answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
	tabling member	4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock

1505521

	registered interest
	date	06/09/2022
	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	Clothing: Manufacturing Industries
	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 terms of reference are for the review of Operation Tacit by the Director of Labour Market Enforcement; what estimate he has made of when that review will be completed; and if he will publish the findings of that review.
	tabling member constituency	Aberavon
	tabling member printed	Stephen Kinnock
	uin	48368
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2022 answer text <p>The Director of Labour Market Enforcement is an independent statutory office holder. The terms of reference, timing, and publication of her review are matters for her.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 20/09/2022 14:58:53 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
	tabling member	4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock

1505522

	registered interest
	date	06/09/2022
	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	Employment Agencies: 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, how many (a) financial penalties and (b) criminal prosecutions there were for offences under the Employment Agencies Standards Regulations in each year since 2010; and how many and what proportion of prosecutions for such offences led to a conviction in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Aberavon
	tabling member printed	Stephen Kinnock
	uin	48369
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2022 answer text <p>The Employment Agencies Standards inspectorate (EAS) does not issue financial penalties as it’s legislation does not include provisions to do so. Below is a table setting out the number of prosecutions finalised in each year since 2010 and the proportion of convictions based on Financial Years. The number is low as there are other routes used by EAS to achieve compliance with the legislation and prosecution is considered as a last resort:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Number of Prosecutions</p></td><td><p>Proportion resulting in conviction</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>50%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019/20</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020/21</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021/22</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 20/09/2022 14:59:51 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
	tabling member	4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock

756320

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Blood: Contamination
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to consult in Wales on establishing terms of reference for the inquiry into contaminated blood.
	tabling member constituency	Aberavon
	tabling member printed	Stephen Kinnock
	uin	7612
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>The Government has written to recipients of the ex gratia schemes which provide financial and other types of support to those affected by HIV and/or hepatitis C through treatment with National Health Service-supplied blood or blood products before September 1991, seeking their views on the scope, format and sponsorship of the inquiry. This includes recipients in Wales, England, Scotland and Northern Ireland.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 12/09/2017 14:36:17 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
	tabling member	4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock

756321

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Blood: Contamination
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to work with the devolved administrations in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland on setting the terms of reference for the inquiry into contaminated blood.
	tabling member constituency	Aberavon
	tabling member printed	Stephen Kinnock
	uin	7613
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>The Government is working with the devolved administrations to ensure that they are fully consulted in developing the Terms of Reference for the inquiry into contaminated blood, particularly given the Government’s intention that the inquiry should cover the whole United Kingdom as the events in question pre-date devolution. UK Government officials are in regular contact with officials in the devolved administrations about the inquiry.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 12/09/2017 14:35:28 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
	tabling member	4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock

756324

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Prisoners: Medical Treatments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many prisoners have required (a) medical treatment and (b) emergency medical treatment at an NHS hospital at (i) HMP Parc, (ii) HMP Bure and (iii) HMP The Mount in the past 24 months.
	tabling member constituency	Aberavon
	tabling member printed	Stephen Kinnock
	uin	7623
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>The information requested is not collected centrally.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 12/09/2017 14:44:19 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
	tabling member	4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock

804391

	registered interest
	date	11/12/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	National Institute for Health Research
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will set out the percentage of funds distributed through the National Institute for Health Research broken down by region in the most recent year for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Altrincham and Sale West
	tabling member printed	Mr Graham Brady
	uin	118544
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2017 answer text <p>Most (88.6%) National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) funding is awarded to organisations that are geographically based, but some funding is awarded to national bodies and organisations (11.4 %). The Department does not hold information on a geographical basis about how this funding is then distributed. The figures provided in the table below shows gross NIHR spend which includes contributions from the devolved administrations and other bodies to NIHR funded research programmes. Net spend was £1,035.7 million.</p><p> </p><p>NIHR Funding of Research by Region 2016-17</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Region</p></td><td><p>Regional Total £ million</p></td><td><p>Percentage</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>49.4</p></td><td><p>4.6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East of England</p></td><td><p>84.9</p></td><td><p>7.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>311.1</p></td><td><p>29.1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>46.0</p></td><td><p>4.3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>78.3</p></td><td><p>7.3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>139.1</p></td><td><p>13.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>66.9</p></td><td><p>6.3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>74.4</p></td><td><p>7.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire and Humber</p></td><td><p>76.9</p></td><td><p>7.2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>14.9</p></td><td><p>1.4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>3.9</p></td><td><p>0.4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northern Ireland</p></td><td><p>2.8</p></td><td><p>0.3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>National</p></td><td><p>121.6</p></td><td><p>11.4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grand Total</p></td><td><p>1,070.3</p></td><td><p>100.0%</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price grouped question UIN 118531 question first answered 14/12/2017 15:48:50 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
	tabling member	435 label Biography information for Sir Graham Brady

804398

	registered interest
	date	11/12/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	National Institute for Health Research: Grants
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will publish the funding allocated by the National Institute of Health Research to each region for the most recent year for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Altrincham and Sale West
	tabling member printed	Mr Graham Brady
	uin	118531
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2017 answer text <p>Most (88.6%) National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) funding is awarded to organisations that are geographically based, but some funding is awarded to national bodies and organisations (11.4 %). The Department does not hold information on a geographical basis about how this funding is then distributed. The figures provided in the table below shows gross NIHR spend which includes contributions from the devolved administrations and other bodies to NIHR funded research programmes. Net spend was £1,035.7 million.</p><p> </p><p>NIHR Funding of Research by Region 2016-17</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Region</p></td><td><p>Regional Total £ million</p></td><td><p>Percentage</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>49.4</p></td><td><p>4.6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East of England</p></td><td><p>84.9</p></td><td><p>7.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>311.1</p></td><td><p>29.1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>46.0</p></td><td><p>4.3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>78.3</p></td><td><p>7.3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>139.1</p></td><td><p>13.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>66.9</p></td><td><p>6.3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>74.4</p></td><td><p>7.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire and Humber</p></td><td><p>76.9</p></td><td><p>7.2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>14.9</p></td><td><p>1.4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>3.9</p></td><td><p>0.4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northern Ireland</p></td><td><p>2.8</p></td><td><p>0.3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>National</p></td><td><p>121.6</p></td><td><p>11.4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grand Total</p></td><td><p>1,070.3</p></td><td><p>100.0%</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price grouped question UIN 118544 question first answered 14/12/2017 15:48:50 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
	tabling member	435 label Biography information for Sir Graham Brady