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713838

	registered interest
	date	24/03/2017
	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	Carers: Leave
	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 consider making provision for grandparents and other carers to be entitled to up to 10 days statutory leave to provide emergency care for a grandchild or other dependant.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	69070
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2017 answer text <p>Workers in the UK are entitled to a minimum of 28 days paid annual leave if they work full time and a proportionate amount if they work part time. Grandparents may also be able exercise the Right to Time Off for Dependents which allows employees to take a reasonable amount of time off work to deal with certain unexpected or sudden emergencies involving a dependant and to put care arrangements in place.</p><p>The Government is developing a new national Carers Strategy, which will consider the range of issues faced by people who provide unpaid care for a relative, friend or someone close to them.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 29/03/2017 09:10:43 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

713602

	registered interest
	date	23/03/2017
	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	Self-employed
	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 Matthew Taylor's independent review into modern employment practices will consider whether those moving from employee positions to self-employment are being driven by positive choice or through market forces.
	tabling member constituency	Great Grimsby
	tabling member printed	Melanie Onn
	uin	68953
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2017 answer text <p>The wide ranging independent Review of Employment Practices in the Modern Economy is considering how employment rules need to change to keep pace with changes in the way people work in the modern economy, including the rapid recent growth in self-employment and the shift in business practice from hiring to contracting.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has commissioned new research looking specifically at the gig economy. It will look at the number of individuals working in the gig economy in the UK and the motivations, experiences and skills of these individuals. The research should be ready in the Summer.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 29/03/2017 14:27:47 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4464 label Biography information for Melanie Onn

713589

	registered interest
	date	23/03/2017
	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	Self-employed
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, following the independent self-employment review of February 2016, whether he plans to introduce a legal definition of self-employment.
	tabling member constituency	Great Grimsby
	tabling member printed	Melanie Onn
	uin	69019
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2017 answer text <p>The independent Matthew Taylor review on employment practices in a modern economy is considering the impact of non-standard working arrangements on employment status and employment rights. That review will be reporting in the summer with recommendations which this Government will consider.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 29/03/2017 14:48:28 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4464 label Biography information for Melanie Onn

713840

	registered interest
	date	24/03/2017
	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: Internet
	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 five most visited websites were by staff of his Department in the last year for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
	tabling member printed	Justin Madders
	uin	69110
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2017 answer text <p>The five most visited websites by staff of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy from September 2016 to March 2017 were</p><ul><li>intranet.beis.gov.uk</li><li>bbc.co.uk</li><li>twitter.com</li><li>theguardian.com</li><li>beis.manhattan-online.com (this is a room booking system for the Department).</li></ul><p> </p><p>The information provided also includes staff of the Department of International Trade as the IT system is shared between the two departments.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 29/03/2017 16:27:09 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

713604

	registered interest
	date	23/03/2017
	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	Self-employed
	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 Matthew Taylor's independent review into modern employment practices will consider whether people in self-employment should share the same characteristics of workers and should therefore be entitled to sick pay, annual leave and the national living wage.
	tabling member constituency	Great Grimsby
	tabling member printed	Melanie Onn
	uin	68955
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2017 answer text <p>The current employment framework means a person’s entitlement to employment rights is determined by their employment status. The wide ranging independent Review of Employment Practices in the Modern Economy is considering the impact of non-standard forms of employment on security, pay and rights.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 29/03/2017 14:45:38 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4464 label Biography information for Melanie Onn

713590

	registered interest
	date	23/03/2017
	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	Adoption: Self-employed
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, following the independent self-employment review of February 2016, what steps he is taking to introduce a new adoption allowance for self-employed people.
	tabling member constituency	Great Grimsby
	tabling member printed	Melanie Onn
	uin	69018
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2017 answer text <p>The Government will consult in the summer on whether there is a case for greater parity in parental benefits between the employed and the self-employed.</p><p> </p><p>Local Authorities may make a payment equivalent to Maternity Allowance in cases where adopters do not qualify for family related statutory pay because they are self-employed. This payment is discretionary and means-tested to ensure that resources are targeted at those adopters who need it most and is part of a package of post-adoption support.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 29/03/2017 14:52:01 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4464 label Biography information for Melanie Onn

714250

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2017
	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	Parental Leave: Grandparents
	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 plans he has to open a consultation on parental leave for grandparents.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	69211
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2017 answer text <p>The Government is exploring options for supporting working families and we will bring forward proposals in due course.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 29/03/2017 13:27:46 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

713593

	registered interest
	date	23/03/2017
	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	Conditions of Employment: Maternity 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 assessment he has made of the potential merits of applying equivalent maternity rights for women in permanent employment to women in casual, fixed-term or zero-hours employment contracts.
	tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
	tabling member printed	Tracy Brabin
	uin	68999
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2017 answer text <p>Entitlement to statutory employment rights, including family related statutory leave and pay, is determined by the individual’s employment status and not the type of contract that they have. This means that many women on casual, fixed-term or zero-hours contracts will already enjoy the same maternity benefits as women in full-time, permanent employment.</p><p>The wide ranging independent review of Modern Employment Practices is looking at the impact of non-standard forms of employment on security, pay and rights</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 29/03/2017 13:06:14 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James previous answer version 42702 answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4588 label Biography information for Tracy Brabin

713603

	registered interest
	date	23/03/2017
	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	Self-employed
	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 Matthew Taylor's independent review into modern employment practices will consider whether the recent growth in the self-employed workforce represents a genuine wave of entrepreneurship and a desire for flexible working or a tool for businesses to hold down pay and restrict workers' rights.
	tabling member constituency	Great Grimsby
	tabling member printed	Melanie Onn
	uin	68954
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2017 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The wide ranging independent Review of Modern Employment Practices is considering if the current definitions of employment status need to be updated to reflect new forms of working.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has commissioned new research looking specifically at the gig economy. The research will look at the number of individuals working in the gig economy in the UK and the motivations, experiences and skills of these individuals. The research should be ready in the Summer.</p><p> </p><p>The Review is also considering to what extent the growth in non-standard forms of employment, including self-employment, undermines the reach of policies like the National Living Wage, pension auto-enrolment, sick pay, and holiday pay.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 29/03/2017 14:54:02 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4464 label Biography information for Melanie Onn