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657461

	registered interest
	date	07/12/2016
	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	Agency 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, what recent representations he has received on the status and rights of agency workers.
	tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
	uin	907835
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2016 answer text <p>I receive regular correspondence from individuals and organisations concerning the rights of workers, including agency workers. The status and rights of agency workers are being examined further by Matthew Taylor in his review of modern working practices. In considering their position he will be engaging with workers, employers, trade unions and representative bodies over the coming months.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 13/12/2016 17:10:24 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

654526

	registered interest
	date	07/12/2016
	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: Equal Pay
	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 his Department has to publish information on the gender pay gap among its employees.
	tabling member constituency	Rossendale and Darwen
	tabling member printed	Jake Berry
	uin	56594
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2016 answer text <p>The Office for National Statistics already publishes a comprehensive set of data on Civil Servants in each Government Department on an annual basis in October. This includes average salaries and any existing pay gaps by gender.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has published draft regulations, under the Equality Act 2010, for the gender pay gap reporting requirements. These regulations remain in draft until they are approved by Parliament.</p><p> </p><p>Under these draft regulations, employers with 250 or more employees have to publish information relating to the gender pay gap in their organisation within a 12 months period ending with the snapshot date of 5 April each year.</p><p> </p><p>The Department will meet any requirements on gender pay gap reporting placed upon it.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 12/12/2016 17:19:18 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry

654537

	registered interest
	date	07/12/2016
	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	Economic Growth
	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 support business growth in (a) Northamptonshire and (b) England.
	tabling member constituency	Kettering
	tabling member printed	Mr Philip Hollobone
	uin	56685
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2016 answer text <p>Support for those seeking to start and grow a business is available online at Gov.uk or from the National Business Support Helpline which provides signposting, diagnostic support and advice on a range of issues. The service can be accessed by telephone on 0300 456 3565 or via webchat, email, Twitter, Facebook and YouTube. There are 39 Growth Hubs across England which join up local and national business support for businesses in their area. Northamptonshire businesses have access to the Northamptonshire Growth Hub and South East Midland’s Velocity. The Midlands Engine Investment Fund, due to be launched in 2017 (subject to final funding arrangements), is expected to provide over £250m of support to the region’s 460,000 smaller businesses. The British Business Bank and Innovate UK also provide assistance to support business growth.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 14/12/2016 11:06:04 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	1537 label Biography information for Mr Philip Hollobone

654375

	registered interest
	date	07/12/2016
	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	Groceries Code Adjudicator
	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 cap is on the turnover of businesses to be covered by the Groceries Adjudicator.
	tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
	tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
	uin	56557
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2016 answer text <p>The Groceries Supply Code of Practice applies to retailers with a turnover exceeding £1 billion for sales of groceries in the United Kingdom.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 12/12/2016 16:36:49 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

654376

	registered interest
	date	07/12/2016
	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	Groceries Code Adjudicator
	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 (a) legal status is and (b) statutory powers are of the Groceries Adjudicator.
	tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
	tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
	uin	56556
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2016 answer text <p>The Groceries Code Adjudicator Act 2013 established the Groceries Code Adjudicator (GCA) and gave the GCA powers to enforce the Groceries Supply Code of Practice which regulates aspects of the relationship between the 10 largest grocery retailers and their direct suppliers. These powers allow the GCA to:</p><ul><li>investigate complaints from any source about how supermarkets treat their suppliers;</li><li>make recommendations to retailers if a complaint is upheld;</li><li>require retailers to publish details of a breach of the code;</li><li>impose a fine on the retailer up to a maximum of 1% of their annual turnover; and</li><li>arbitrate disputes between retailers and supplier.</li></ul> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 12/12/2016 16:36:15 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

654524

	registered interest
	date	07/12/2016
	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	Director of Labour Market 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, which (a) workers' representatives groups and (b) trade unions were consulted by his Department during the drawing up of the shortlist for Director of Labour Market Enforcement.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
	tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
	uin	56566
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2016 answer text <p>The recruitment campaign for the Director of Labour Market Enforcement was undertaken in line with guidance issued by the Office for the Commissioner for Public Appointments (OCPA). The selection panel was chaired by an OCPA appointed Public Appointments Assessor (PAA), and included representatives from the Home Office and the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and an independent panel member.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 12/12/2016 17:14:28 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

654525

	registered interest
	date	07/12/2016
	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	Labour Market
	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 he has made of the number of workers employed within sectors of the economy that the Government has identified as at risk of labour market abuse and exploitation.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
	tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
	uin	56567
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2016 answer text <p>The Government has created the role of Director of Labour Market Enforcement who will lead an intelligence hub to draw together evidence and intelligence about abuse in the labour market. It will be a priority for the Director, once in post, to make an assessment of the risk of abuse and exploitation in different sectors of the economy. This will form part of the annual labour market enforcement strategy which will set the strategic priorities for the work of the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority, the Employment Agency Standards Inspectorate and enforcement of the National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage by HM Revenue and Customs.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 12/12/2016 17:16:30 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

654527

	registered interest
	date	07/12/2016
	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	Business
	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 businesses are operating within the (a) construction, (b) care homes, (c) hotels and (d) catering sectors in the most recent period for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
	tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
	uin	56559
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2016 answer text <p>The Business Population Estimates published in November 2016 give the following estimates for the number of private business in the UK:</p><p> </p><p>(a) construction, 342,490 (Division 41, Construction of buildings)</p><p>(b) care homes, 36,620 (Division 87, Residential care activities)</p><p>(c) hotels, 8,815 (Group 551, Hotels and similar accommodation)</p><p>(d) catering sector, 149,440 (Division 56, Food and beverage service activities)</p><p> </p><p>The data is published here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/business-population-estimates-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/business-population-estimates-2016</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 12/12/2016 17:13:13 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

654529

	registered interest
	date	07/12/2016
	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	Employment Agencies: Advertising
	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 his Department will take steps to prevent recruitment firms advertising for jobs exclusively abroad before they have advertised locally.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull East
	tabling member printed	Karl Turner
	uin	56648
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2016 answer text <p>The Government amended the Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003 in January 2015 and further in May 2016, to require employment agencies and employment businesses to advertise both specific and generic roles in English, in Great Britain, at the same time or up to 28 days before advertising in another European Economic Area (EEA) Member State.</p><p>For skilled workers from outside the EEA, the Immigration Rules already incorporate a resident labour market test (with exemptions for some roles). This requires the recruiter to place two adverts in the UK for 28 days to ensure that there are no suitable workers already in the UK, before a visa can be obtained for the worker.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 13/12/2016 14:49:50 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner

654530

	registered interest
	date	07/12/2016
	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	Migrant Workers
	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 it his policy to conduct a regional analysis of levels of unskilled migration and its effect on local wages.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull East
	tabling member printed	Karl Turner
	uin	56666
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2016 answer text <p>The Migration Advisory Committee undertook a comprehensive study on migrants in low-skilled work in 2014. This provided analysis on regional and wage factors.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 12/12/2016 17:20:53 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner