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	registered interest
	date	03/06/2016
	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, pursuant to the Answers of 1 June 2016 to Questions 38139 and 38140, how much of the £10.3 million of minimum wage arrears recovered in 2015-16 was recovered from the 85 employers who did not respond to the National Minimum Wage campaign announced by HM Revenue and Customs on 29 July 2015 but were not issued with a Notice of Underpayment and did not have to pay a penalty; and how many workers were identified as having been underpaid by those 85 employers.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	39267
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2016 answer text <p>In 2015/16 a total of 145 employers found to be non-compliant with National Minimum Wage (NMW) legislation were not issued with a Notice of Underpayment (NoU) or a financial penalty for any of the arrears they owed.</p><p>56 of these employers voluntarily disclosed arrears of £742,587 owed to 4875 workers through the campaign announced by HM Revenue &amp; Customs on 29 July 2015.</p><p>83 of these employers, owing a combined total of £841,282 to 8768 workers, were not issued with an NoU or penalty for other reasons. For instance, HMRC will not issue a notice of underpayment where complainant workers have entered into a compromise agreement with the employer, or in cases where pay liabilities have been transferred to a new employer under the terms of the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations (1981).</p><p>In addition, HMRC were also notified in 2015/16 of a further 6 employers who owed £482,005 of arrears to 412 workers. These were additional arrears related to cases originally closed in 2014/15.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 08/09/2016 09:35:04 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

532398

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2016
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Written Questions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, when he expects to answer Question 39267, tabled by the hon. Member for Brighton, Pavilion on 3 June 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	41740
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2016 answer text <p>I have done so.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 08/09/2016 09:35:30 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James previous answer version 6205 answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles answering member 3995
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

542249

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2016
	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	ARM: SoftBank
	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 implications for the security of the UK of the proposed takeover of ARM Holdings by the Japanese company Softbank; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	New Forest East
	tabling member printed	Dr Julian Lewis
	uin	43943
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2016 answer text <p>I can confirm that the takeover of ARM as currently proposed does not undermine the UK’s national security.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 08/09/2016 10:48:09 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	54 label Biography information for Sir Julian Lewis

573952

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2016
	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	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Written Questions
	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 7 July 2016 to Question 41740, when he expects to answer Question 39267, tabled by the hon. Member for Brighton, Pavilion on 3 June 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	44539
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2016 answer text <p>I have done so.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 08/09/2016 09:35:38 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

574201

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2016
	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: Loans
	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 provide any alternative support for people who have been refused a Start-up loan due to their credit score.
	tabling member constituency	Ogmore
	tabling member printed	Chris Elmore
	uin	44747
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2016 answer text <p>The Start Up Loans Company assess applications based on a range of factors including business viability and affordability. If an application does not meet the lending criteria an applicant will be signposted to a number of credit reference agencies to obtain a copy of their credit report. Additionally, they will be signposted to other lending organisations and charities that may be able to help them.</p><p> </p><p>There are also other Government supported schemes to help people who want to set up and grow a business. The 39 Growth Hubs across England provide support to help businesses start-up and grow with the Business Support Helpline also providing information and guidance. In addition, individuals and small businesses can access the British Business Bank’s Business Finance Guide, which aims to ensure individuals understand the finance options available to them.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 08/09/2016 16:39:29 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James previous answer version 9644 answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4572 label Biography information for Chris Elmore

576539

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2016
	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	Children: Obesity
	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 role of his Department was in drafting the Government's childhood obesity plan.
	tabling member constituency	Heywood and Middleton
	tabling member printed	Liz McInnes
	uin	44973
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2016 answer text <p>The Department of Health led on drawing up the action plan to tackle childhood obesity with input from across Government, including this Department.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 08/09/2016 14:23:14 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4342 label Biography information for Liz McInnes

576540

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2016
	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	Directors: Disclosure of Information
	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 of the annual returns or confirmation statements submitted to Companies House since 1 July 2016 did not contain information on the relevant company's persons of significant control.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester South
	tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
	uin	45005
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2016 answer text <p>There should be no confirmation statements on the public register that do not contain any information on the relevant company’s persons of significant control (PSC). Any confirmation statement submitted to Companies House without any information about PSCs will be rejected.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 08/09/2016 14:26:26 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth