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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

521066

	registered interest
	date	24/05/2016
	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	Minimum Wage
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, with reference to the Answer of 10 May 2016 to Question 36447, how much of the £10.3 million of minimum wage arrears recovered in 2015-16 was recovered from the 145 employers who were not issued with a Notice of Underpayment and who did not have to pay a penalty.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	38139
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/06/2016 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">60 employers responded to the National Minimum Wage campaign announced by HM Revenue and Customs on 29 July 2015. Between them, these employers voluntarily disclosed arrears of £786,038 owed to 4869 workers.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">In 2015/16 819 employers were issued with a Notice of Underpayment (NoU), and of this number, 814 were issued with a penalty. The combined penalties issued to these employers totalled £1,780,367.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">5 employers were issued with an NoU but no penalty because they had either gone into liquidation or had otherwise ceased trading, or because an Employment Tribunal had issued a judgment that no financial penalty should be imposed. Collectively these employers owed £57,603 to 30 workers. </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">A further 145 employers found to have underpaid their workers were not issued with a NoU or a penalty. Collectively these employers owed £2,065,874 to 14,055 workers.</ins></p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 01/06/2016 10:27:14 question first ministerially corrected 08/09/2016 16:12:22 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James previous answer version 1387 answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles answering member 3995
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

521067

	registered interest
	date	24/05/2016
	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	Minimum Wage
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, with reference to the Answer of 14 September 2015 to Question 8859, how many employers took advantage of the National Minimum Wage campaign announced on 30 July 2015 to self-report their non-compliance with the National Minimum Wage; how many workers were identified as having been underpaid by those employers; and what the total sum was of arrears recovered for those workers.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	38140
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/06/2016 answer text <p><ins class="ministerial">In total</ins> 60 employers responded to the National Minimum Wage campaign announced by HM Revenue and Customs on 29 July 2015. <del class="ministerial">Between them, these employers voluntarily disclosed arrears of £786,038 owed to 4869 workers.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">56 employers voluntarily disclosed arrears of £742,587 owed to 4875 workers. A further 4 employers voluntarily also disclosed arrears of £43,451 owed to 36 workers, but since these latter cases were closed after 1 April 2016, these arrears are not included in 2015/16 year end totals. </ins></p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 01/06/2016 10:27:52 question first ministerially corrected 08/09/2016 16:12:34 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James previous answer version 1385 answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles answering member 3995
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

810725

	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	Companies: Ownership
	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 take steps to increase the number of staff at Companies House that monitor the accuracy of data on the beneficial ownership register for companies.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
	uin	121070
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2018 answer text <p>Companies House has recently increased the number of staff that deal specifically with beneficial ownership (people with significant control) compliance activities. Companies House plans to further increase this figure over the coming months.</p><p> </p><p>These staff work closely with a number of other bodies who are also involved in ensuring compliance with legislation regarding beneficial ownership.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 10/01/2018 14:20:27 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

810532

	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	Better Regulation Executive
	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 performance indicators are for the Better Regulation Executive.
	tabling member constituency	Witham
	tabling member printed	Priti Patel
	uin	120877
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2018 answer text <p>The Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 requires the Government to publish a target to monitor the economic impact on business of certain changes to regulation. The target will apply for the duration of this Parliament and must be set by June 2018.</p><p>The target will inform the approach taken by the Better Regulation Executive to regulatory reform in this Parliament, including any relevant performance indicators.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James grouped question UIN 120880 120884 question first answered 09/01/2018 16:16:20 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

810535

	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, what regulations the Better Regulation Executive has identified for (a) revocation and (b) amendment in order to reduce burdens on business.
	tabling member constituency	Witham
	tabling member printed	Priti Patel
	uin	120880
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2018 answer text <p>The Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 requires the Government to publish a target to monitor the economic impact on business of certain changes to regulation. The target will apply for the duration of this Parliament and must be set by June 2018.</p><p>The target will inform the approach taken by the Better Regulation Executive to regulatory reform in this Parliament, including any relevant performance indicators.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James grouped question UIN 120877 120884 question first answered 09/01/2018 16:16:20 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

810539

	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, whether the one-in-two-out approach to regulatory costs is still being applied by the Government.
	tabling member constituency	Witham
	tabling member printed	Priti Patel
	uin	120884
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2018 answer text <p>The Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 requires the Government to publish a target to monitor the economic impact on business of certain changes to regulation. The target will apply for the duration of this Parliament and must be set by June 2018.</p><p>The target will inform the approach taken by the Better Regulation Executive to regulatory reform in this Parliament, including any relevant performance indicators.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James grouped question UIN 120877 120880 question first answered 09/01/2018 16:16:20 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

810647

	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	Bereavement 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 make it his policy to bring forward a mandatory minimum period of bereavement leave for workers who have experienced the death of a close relative.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	120992
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2018 answer text <p>The Government recognises that the loss of a close family member is deeply distressing.</p><p> </p><p>Acas has published guidance for employers on supporting bereaved colleagues and managing grief in the workplace, which was developed in partnership with Cruse Bereavement Care and others. The Government is clear that it expects all managers to act with the sensitivity and flexibility deserved at such a difficult time.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, in view of the commitment in the Conservative Party manifesto, the Government is supporting the Private Member’s Bill brought forward by my hon Friend the Member for Thirsk and Malton (Kevin Hollinrake) to introduce a new statutory paid leave entitlement for employees who suffer the bereavement of a child.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 09/01/2018 15:49:45 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

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

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