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1506174

	registered interest
	date	08/09/2022
	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: York
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the findings of a recent study conducted by York High Street Forum Research on an anticipated reduction of footfall on high streets in York, if he will provide financial support in the way of (a) grants or loans and (b) an extension of the payback of covid-19 loans to high street businesses.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	49709
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2022 answer text <p>We will continue to support high street businesses as they recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.</p><ul><li>Eligible retail, hospitality and leisure businesses can benefit from 50% businesses rates relief worth almost £1.7 billion in 2022-23.</li><li>“Pay as You Grow” options allow Bounce Back Loan borrowers to tailor their repayments to individual circumstances. Businesses have the option to repay their loan over a period of up to ten years, as well as the option to move temporarily to interest-only payments for periods of up to six months or pause their repayments entirely for up to six months.</li><li>Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme lenders can extend the repayment period for CBILS facilities where this is needed, to a maximum of 10 years.</li></ul><p>Last week the Government announced a new six-month scheme – the Energy Price Guarantee for Businesses – to protect all businesses and other non-domestic energy users from soaring energy costs.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 23/09/2022 08:43:17 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1505601

	registered interest
	date	06/09/2022
	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	Help to Grow Schemes
	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 have successfully enrolled on (a) Help to Grow: Management and (b) Help to Grow: Digital.
	tabling member constituency	Stalybridge and Hyde
	tabling member printed	Jonathan Reynolds
	uin	48327
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2022 answer text <p>We intend to publish data on take up of the Help to Grow programmes later this year on the GOV.UK website. Help to Grow: Management will support up to 30,000 small business leaders to improve their leadership and management capability and enhance their growth through world-leading business schools. Help to Grow: Digital could help up to 100,000 eligible SMEs adopt new digital technologies over three years as it offers businesses targeted financial support.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 21/09/2022 11:19:41 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
	tabling member	4119 label Biography information for Jonathan Reynolds

1519632

	registered interest
	date	10/10/2022
	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	Hospitality Industry: Vacancies
	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 her Department has made of trends in the level of staff shortages in the hospitality sector, and if he will have discussions with representatives from the Hospitality Rising campaign in helping to addressing these shortages.
	tabling member constituency	Dudley South
	tabling member printed	Mike Wood
	uin	59788
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2022 answer text <p>We are in regular dialogue with the sector and are aware of the recruitment challenges facing businesses. The Hospitality Sector Council is actively looking at this issue, including working directly with the Hospitality Rising Campaign through our Hospitality and Tourism Skills Board.</p><p> </p><p>The ONS publishes data on staff vacancy rates in the sector. This was most recently estimated at 7.2%, and this rate has fallen for the past 4 months.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 17/10/2022 10:15:25 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
	tabling member	4384 label Biography information for Mike Wood

1141381

	registered interest
	date	23/07/2019
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	MMR Vaccine
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure (a) transparency and (b) accountability in the process of manufacturing the MMR vaccine.
	tabling member constituency	Gravesham
	tabling member printed	Adam Holloway
	uin	280999
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2019 answer text <p>Two Measles, Mumps and Rubella (MMR) vaccines are licensed for use in the United Kingdom: M-M-RVaxPro and Priorix. Both vaccines are on the National Health Service’s routine immunisation schedule. The quality, safety and efficacy of both M-M-RVaxPro and Priorix have been evaluated before they were given a Marketing Authorisation in Europe, and the Marketing Authorisation Holder for each vaccines is legally required to submit periodic safety update reports to the regulator, which are documents intended to provide an evaluation of the risk-benefit balance of a medicinal product at defined time points after its authorisation. The sites at which the products are manufactured are also required to undergo periodic inspections to ensure that they comply with Good Manufacturing Practices. Each batch of vaccines is tested by an official medicines control laboratory (OMCL). OMCL testing is independent of and in addition to the manufacturer’s testing. These procedures ensure that the MMR vaccines available in the UK are safe and efficacious and that the manufacturers/Marketing Authorisation holders are held accountable for their products.</p><p>A European Public Assessment Report (EPAR) for M-M-RVaxPro is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/documents/scientific-discussion/m-m-rvaxpro-epar-scientific-discussion_en.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/documents/scientific-discussion/m-m-rvaxpro-epar-scientific-discussion_en.pdf</a></p><p>Priorix was approved before public assessment reports were a requirement. The EPAR for M-M-RVaxPro contains a general summary of the manufacturing information that was provided during the assessment process; however, the specific details of the manufacturing process are confidential.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 25/07/2019 16:38:57 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
	tabling member	1522 label Biography information for Adam Holloway

1504094

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2022
	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: 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, if he will make an assessment of UK labour market inspection performance against International Labour Organization benchmarks for (a) the number of labour market inspectors per 10,000 persons employed and (b) the average number of labour inspection visits conducted per inspector.
	tabling member constituency	Aberavon
	tabling member printed	Stephen Kinnock
	uin	45831
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2022 answer text <p>This Government has an excellent record on enforcement of employment rights. As part of this we have more than doubled the budget for minimum wage enforcement and compliance, which is now over £27 million per year. In 2020/21 HMRC concluded over 2,700 minimum wage investigations, and returned more than £16.7m in arrears to over 155,000 workers. HMRC issued 575 fines totalling more than £14m to businesses who had failed to pay the minimum wage.</p><p> </p><p>The Government also continues to invest in the work of the Employment Agency Standards inspectorate (EAS) and the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority (GLAA) which protects vulnerable and exploited workers.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 21/09/2022 14:55:07 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
	tabling member	4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock

1507625

	registered interest
	date	22/09/2022
	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	Hospitality Industry
	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 his Department has had with representatives of the hospitality industry on (a) rising energy bills, (b) labour shortages and (c) rising food and drink prices.
	tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
	tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
	uin	54626
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2022 answer text <p>This Department launched the Hospitality Sector Council to oversee the delivery of the Hospitality Strategy in July 2021 to support the sector across a range of policy areas, grouped into three themes: Reopening, Recovery, and Resilience. The Council last met on 18 July and is scheduled to meet on 24 October.</p><p> </p><p>Between meetings, council members provide regular insights and data on the energy challenges faced by businesses, informing the development of Government support including the Energy Bill Relief Scheme. The Government engages regularly with hospitality businesses and organisations to understand the pressing issues and challenges that they face, including cost pressures, supply chain disruptions and the impact of rising energy prices on businesses of all sizes.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 11/10/2022 08:42:46 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
	tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

1506217

	registered interest
	date	08/09/2022
	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 House: Reform
	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 officials in his Department are working on legislative proposals relating to Companies House reform as of 8 September 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
	tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
	uin	49679
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2022 answer text <p>There were 24 BEIS officials working on legislative proposals relating to Companies House reform at that date, with support from legal advisors from the Government Legal Department.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 23/09/2022 08:40:49 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
	tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1505933

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2022
	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	Audit: Reform
	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 officials in his Department are working on legislative proposals on audit reform.
	tabling member constituency	Stalybridge and Hyde
	tabling member printed	Jonathan Reynolds
	uin	49130
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2022 answer text <p>There are 19 BEIS officials working on legislative proposals on reform of audit and corporate governance.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 22/09/2022 08:11:11 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
	tabling member	4119 label Biography information for Jonathan Reynolds

1506050

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2022
	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: 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 steps his Department plans to take to help businesses with (a) reduced demand and (b) increased costs.
	tabling member constituency	Battersea
	tabling member printed	Marsha De Cordova
	uin	49259
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2022 answer text <p>The recently announced Energy Bill Relief Scheme (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-outlines-plans-to-help-cut-energy-bills-for-businesses" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-outlines-plans-to-help-cut-energy-bills-for-businesses</a>) ensures that all businesses and other non-domestic customers are protected from excessively high energy bills over the winter period. A review of the scheme, to be published in three months, will identify the most vulnerable non-domestic customers and how the government will continue assisting them with energy costs after the initial six months.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 23/09/2022 10:44:39 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
	tabling member	4676 label Biography information for Marsha De Cordova

1504883

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2022
	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	Low Pay: Inflation
	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 the Low Pay Commission on the impact of inflation on those on low pay; and if he will support an increase in the National Living Wage in the context of recent trends in inflation and rising energy costs.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	47592
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2022 answer text <p>The Low Pay Commission are an independent and expert body. They draw on extensive economic and labour market analysis, including the current state of the economy, to inform their recommendations for the National Living Wage. The Government engage with the Low Pay Commission on these recommendations frequently. The Government has set a target for the National Living Wage to reach equal two-thirds of median earnings by 2024, taking economic conditions into account.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 21/09/2022 11:12:24 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell