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806144

	registered interest
	date	13/12/2017
	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	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 assessment he has made of the opportunities to reform state aid following the UK’s departure from the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Clwyd West
	tabling member printed	Mr David Jones
	uin	119345
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2017 answer text <p>The Government is aware that the EU negotiating mandate explicitly refers to state aid in the context of any future trade agreement between the EU and UK. This future relationship is subject to negotiation.</p><p> </p><p>While the Government cannot speculate on outcomes at this stage, any future regime will be based on the principles of open and fair markets. As my Right Hon Friend the Prime Minister said in Florence the Government believes “it would be a serious mistake to try to beat other countries’ industries by unfairly subsidising one’s own”.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 22/12/2017 14:26:56 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	1502 label Biography information for Mr David Jones

810541

	registered interest
	date	21/12/2017
	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	Business: 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of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, which regulations affecting business his Department has withdrawn or amended in each year since 2010 to date; which regulations affecting business his Department plans to withdraw or amend in (i) 2018 and (ii) years beyond 2018; and what estimate he has made of the net cost to business to withdrawal or amendment of each withdrawn or amended regulation.
	tabling member constituency	Witham
	tabling member printed	Priti Patel
	uin	120886
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2018 answer text <p>The changes to regulations affecting business during the 2010-15 Parliament are recorded in Statements of New Regulation that were published every six months. These are available on <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/one-in-two-out-statement-of-new-regulation" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/one-in-two-out-statement-of-new-regulation</a>. For the 2015-17 Parliament, the Government will shortly publish its final report on the savings to business delivered during that Parliament. This will be published on <a href="http://www.gov.uk/" target="_blank">www.gov.uk</a>.</p><p> </p><p>As we leave the EU, the Government is committed to maximising certainty for individuals and businesses, making the UK the best place in the world to do business. This will mean fostering a high quality, stable and predictable regulatory environment, whilst also actively taking opportunities to support innovative business models. It is not possible to give a definitive figure on which regulations will be withdrawn or amended in (i) 2018 and (ii) years beyond 2018. This is because the volume of legislation will depend on policy decisions to be taken.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 08/01/2018 15:47:17 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

810563

	registered interest
	date	21/12/2017
	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: 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, which EU (a) Directives, (b) Regulations and (c) other legislation affecting his Department he is planning to propose the (i) revocation and (ii) amendment of after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Witham
	tabling member printed	Priti Patel
	uin	120908
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2018 answer text <p>The European Union (Withdrawal) Bill will retain EU law as it applies in the UK on exit day.</p><p>We expect between 800 and 1000 statutory instruments will be required across Government to correct this retained EU law to ensure the statute book functions appropriately outside the EU. All Departments are engaged in this process.</p><p>Once we leave the EU, we will make our own laws. As we leave the EU, the Government’s EU exit legislative programme is designed to cater for the full range of negotiated and non-negotiated outcomes.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 08/01/2018 15:49:50 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

810701

	registered interest
	date	22/12/2017
	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	Standardisation: 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, whether the United Kingdom will remain a member of the European Committee on Standardisation after we leave the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	121046
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2018 answer text <p>The British Standards Institution (BSI) is the UK’s National Standards Body and it is a member of the European Committee for Standardization (CEN). BSI and CEN are independent of the UK Government and European Union, respectively. BSI has made clear its preference to remain a member of CEN. We are working with BSI to ensure that the UK’s future relationship with the European Standards Organisations, including CEN, continues to support a productive, open and competitive business environment in the UK.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 09/01/2018 15:46:45 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

810473

	registered interest
	date	21/12/2017
	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	Business: Human Rights
	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 timetable is for his Department to respond to the Sixth Report from the Joint Committee on Human Rights, Human Rights and Business 2017: Promoting responsibility and ensuring accountability, HC443 of Session 2016–17.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	120819
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2018 answer text <p>The Department and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office jointly led preparation of the Government’s response, which was passed to the Committee on 13 December. I understand the Committee is to consider and then publish the Government’s response.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 08/01/2018 16:26:38 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

810650

	registered interest
	date	21/12/2017
	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	Battery Chargers: 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, what steps his Department is taking to ensure electrical chargers comply with regulatory standards.
	tabling member constituency	Cheltenham
	tabling member printed	Alex Chalk
	uin	120995
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2018 answer text <p>Electrical chargers must comply with the Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations which require manufacturers to only put safe products on the market. These Regulations are primarily enforced by Local Authority Trading Standards.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is now considering a recommendation made by the Working Group on Product Recalls and Safety to provide more central capacity to support consumers on product safety, including with regard to electrical products, and we will respond to that recommendation in due course.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 09/01/2018 15:43:15 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk

809710

	registered interest
	date	19/12/2017
	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	Offshore Industry: North Sea
	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 is taking to ensure that National Minimum Wage rates are (a) applied and (b) enforced for seafarers employed to work on oil and gas decommissioning projects on the UK continental shelf.
	tabling member constituency	Salford and Eccles
	tabling member printed	Rebecca Long Bailey
	uin	120330
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2018 answer text <p>The National Minimum Wage (Offshore Employment) Order 1999 applies the 1998 National Minimum Wage Act to offshore employment in the territorial waters of the UK and the UK sector of the continental shelf.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is clear that everyone who is entitled to the National Minimum Wage (NMW) or National Living Wage (NLW) should receive it. HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) investigates every complaint it receives and workers can call the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (Acas) Helpline (on 0300 123 1100) for information and guidance about the NMW, or visit their website (<a href="http://www.acas.org.uk/" target="_blank">www.acas.org.uk</a>).</p><p> </p><p>Furthermore, the Government has established the Legal Working Group on Seafarers to improve the guidance on these matters, and to ensure seafarers are aware of their rights.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 08/01/2018 15:45:16 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4396 label Biography information for Rebecca Long Bailey

810643

	registered interest
	date	21/12/2017
	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	Ryanair
	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 recent representations he has received on working conditions at Ryanair.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	120988
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2018 answer text <p>Ministers and officials across the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy discuss and consider a wide range of business issues on a regular basis and with many business and employee representative stakeholders.</p><p> </p><p>This Government is clear that employers must take their employment law responsibilities seriously and cannot simply opt out of them. Any worker who believes that they are being treated unfairly should contact the Advisory Conciliation and Arbitration Service (Acas) helpline on 0300 123 1100 for guidance.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 08/01/2018 14:39:39 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

806142

	registered interest
	date	13/12/2017
	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	Charities: 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 recent discussions he has had with charities to discuss the impact of state aid rules on their work.
	tabling member constituency	Clwyd West
	tabling member printed	Mr David Jones
	uin	119343
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2017 answer text <p>Neither my Rt hon Friend the Secretary of State, nor I have had discussions with charities about the impact of these rules on their work.</p><p>The State aid rules apply to funding given to charities, as they would for any other body, where they are involved in economic activities. The rules are blind as to legal form; rather they are concerned with whether an entity is undertaking economic activities. And equally State aid may be granted legally to charities on the same terms as anyone else if it complies with the rules.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 22/12/2017 15:12:22 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	1502 label Biography information for Mr David Jones

810523

	registered interest
	date	21/12/2017
	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: 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, what recent assessment he has made of the effects of employment regulations on micro-businesses; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Witham
	tabling member printed	Priti Patel
	uin	120868
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2018 answer text <p>Government assesses all significant new employment regulation on all types of businesses, including micro businesses, through undertaking impact assessments. The Government commissioned Matthew Taylor to conduct an independent review into modern working practices. The review was published in July 2017 and highlighted the strengths of the UK’s flexible labour market relative to other countries. However, the review also proposed new measures the Government should take to improve outcomes for all those participating in the labour market. The Government will respond shortly.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 08/01/2018 16:29:30 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel