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1172127

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	21/01/2020
	date	21/01/2020
	date tabled	21/01/2020
	ddp created	21/01/2020 13:12:11
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	ddp modified	21/01/2020 13:15:09 21/01/2020 15:26:08
	hansard heading	Business Rates
	house id	1
	identifier	900288
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	21/01/2020 14:54:14
	question text	What discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on reducing business rates for firms.
	session	2019/20
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
	tabling member printed	Aaron Bell
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2019/20 900288
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	900288
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>This Government will conduct a fundamental review of business rates.</p><p> </p><p>My Retail Sector Council industry co-chair and I have already met the Financial Secretary to the Treasury to discuss the Council’s review of the costs retailers face, including business rates.</p><p> </p><p>I will continue to engage with Treasury colleagues as we deliver this important manifesto commitment.</p>
	creator	4837 label Biography information for Aaron Bell
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4837 label Biography information for Aaron Bell

1141476

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	25/07/2019
	date	23/07/2019
	date tabled	23/07/2019
	ddp created	23/07/2019 17:03:59
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	ddp modified	23/07/2019 17:13:46 31/07/2019 15:49:01
	hansard heading	Post Offices: Rural Areas
	house id	1
	identifier	281127
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	31/07/2019 15:17:46
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to support rural post offices.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	South Leicestershire
	tabling member printed	Alberto Costa
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 281127
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	281127
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>While the Government sets the strategic direction for the Post Office, it allows the company the commercial freedom to deliver this strategy as an independent business.</p><p>The Government recognises the critical role that post offices play in rural communities across the UK; this is why the Government committed in its 2017 manifesto to safeguard the post office network and enhance the provision of rural services.</p><p>Thanks to significant Government investment of over £2 billion since 2010 the overall number of post offices across the UK remains at its most stable in decades with over 11,500 branches. This investment includes the continuation of subsidy payments to support community post offices, the last shop in the village.</p><p>In addition, I met with Lord Gardiner of Kimble, the Minister for Rural Affairs, on 26 June 2019 to discuss the key role rural post offices play in communities. It remains a Government priority, as stated in the 2017 Conservative manifesto, to ensure the rural network is protected.</p>
	creator	4439 label Biography information for Alberto Costa written parliamentary question 1141476
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4439

1132448

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	19/06/2019
	date	17/06/2019
	date tabled	17/06/2019
	ddp created	17/06/2019 19:11:53
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	ddp modified	17/06/2019 19:18:30 24/06/2019 16:00:06
	hansard heading	Offshore Industry: Agency Workers
	house id	1
	identifier	265512
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	24/06/2019 15:28:43
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to ensure that the employment of agency workers on drilling rigs in the offshore drilling industry is compliant with the provisions of the Agency Workers Regulations 2010.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 265512
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	265512
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Workers within the offshore oil and gas industry in internal or territorial waters, or working regarding exploitation of the continental shelf, are entitled to the same protections as UK workers. This includes receiving the National Minimum Wage for all their work on installation, construction and maintenance, regardless of nationality or where they ordinarily work. As with all other workers, their terms and conditions of employment are for negotiation and agreement between employers and employees (or their representatives). Once agreed they form a legally binding contract of employment. While it is always open to either party to seek to renegotiate the terms of the contract, if the employer changes any of the terms without the employee’s agreement, the employee may be entitled to seek legal redress.</p><p> </p><p>Agency workers’ rights conferred by the Agency Worker Regulations 2010 are self-enforced at an Employment Tribunal. The enforcement body for the recruitment sector, the Employment Agency Standards inspectorate (EAS), investigates every relevant complaint that falls under its remit as set out in the Employment Agencies Act 1973 and has a strong track record in upholding the rights of agency workers.</p>
	creator	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1132449

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	19/06/2019
	date	17/06/2019
	date tabled	17/06/2019
	ddp created	17/06/2019 19:11:55
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	ddp modified	17/06/2019 19:18:34 24/06/2019 16:00:04
	hansard heading	Offshore Industry: Conditions of Employment
	house id	1
	identifier	265513
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	24/06/2019 15:28:43
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make an assessment of changes in employment practices of major drilling contractors in the offshore oil and gas industry since 2015.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 265513
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	265513
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Workers within the offshore oil and gas industry in internal or territorial waters, or working regarding exploitation of the continental shelf, are entitled to the same protections as UK workers. This includes receiving the National Minimum Wage for all their work on installation, construction and maintenance, regardless of nationality or where they ordinarily work. As with all other workers, their terms and conditions of employment are for negotiation and agreement between employers and employees (or their representatives). Once agreed they form a legally binding contract of employment. While it is always open to either party to seek to renegotiate the terms of the contract, if the employer changes any of the terms without the employee’s agreement, the employee may be entitled to seek legal redress.</p><p> </p><p>Agency workers’ rights conferred by the Agency Worker Regulations 2010 are self-enforced at an Employment Tribunal. The enforcement body for the recruitment sector, the Employment Agency Standards inspectorate (EAS), investigates every relevant complaint that falls under its remit as set out in the Employment Agencies Act 1973 and has a strong track record in upholding the rights of agency workers.</p>
	creator	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1129325

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	06/06/2019
	date	03/06/2019
	date tabled	03/06/2019
	ddp created	03/06/2019 16:46:18
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	ddp modified	03/06/2019 17:11:38 06/06/2019 13:32:04
	hansard heading	Whirlpool Corporation: Tumble Dryers
	house id	1
	identifier	259438
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	06/06/2019 13:00:36
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many members of the public contacted the Office for Product Safety and Standards as a result of its review of Whirlpool’s handling of its tumble dryer safety issue announced in November 2015.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
	tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 259438
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	259438
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) has received just over 7,000 emails from members of the public in relation to its review of Whirlpool’s actions, arising from a Which? correspondence campaign and a further five not initiated by the Which? campaign.</p><p>In the current phase of its ongoing investigation, OPSS is following up with individual consumers who have provided relevant information to ensure that any evidence they hold can be recorded and analysed as incident data. This includes where information has referred to us by third parties, including from the consumer group Which?.</p>
	creator	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1129327

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	06/06/2019
	date	03/06/2019
	date tabled	03/06/2019
	ddp created	03/06/2019 16:46:25
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	ddp modified	03/06/2019 17:11:42 06/06/2019 13:32:01
	hansard heading	Whirlpool Corporation: Tumble Dryers
	house id	1
	identifier	259439
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	06/06/2019 13:00:36
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how correspondence sent to the Office for Product Safety and Standards by members of the public as a result of its review of Whirlpool’s handling of its tumble dryer safety issue announced in November 2015 was taken into account as part of that inquiry’s final report.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
	tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 259439
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	259439
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) has received just over 7,000 emails from members of the public in relation to its review of Whirlpool’s actions, arising from a Which? correspondence campaign and a further five not initiated by the Which? campaign.</p><p>In the current phase of its ongoing investigation, OPSS is following up with individual consumers who have provided relevant information to ensure that any evidence they hold can be recorded and analysed as incident data. This includes where information has referred to us by third parties, including from the consumer group Which?.</p>
	creator	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1129328

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	05/06/2019
	date	03/06/2019
	date tabled	03/06/2019
	ddp created	03/06/2019 16:46:28
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	ddp modified	03/06/2019 17:11:44 11/06/2019 16:29:05
	hansard heading	Tumble Dryers: Safety
	house id	1
	identifier	259440
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	11/06/2019 15:57:48
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to Whirlpool’s handling of its tumble dryer safety issue and concerns about its repair programme, what steps his Department is taking to help protect consumers from the fire risks of tumble dryers.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
	tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 259440
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	259440
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring the safety of consumers and I have personally been involved in issues related to Whirlpool tumble dryers since my appointment.</p><p> </p><p>The Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) was tasked with reviewing the effectiveness of Whirlpool’s technical modification and the adequacy of its consumer outreach Programme, and that review was published on 4th April.</p><p> </p><p>OPSS issued a Decision Letter setting out the requirements that Whirlpool must take to improve its management of risk and its communications with customers on 2nd April. Whirlpool were given 28 days to respond setting out the actions they will take.</p><p> </p><p>The General Product Safety Regulations 2005 provides powers to deal with goods to ensure the safety of consumers and OPSS will continue to take appropriate steps to hold Whirlpool to account and will continue to be actively engaged in respect of the Whirlpool tumble dryer safety issue.</p>
	creator	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1129340

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	05/06/2019
	date	03/06/2019
	date tabled	03/06/2019
	ddp created	03/06/2019 16:47:08
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	ddp modified	03/06/2019 17:12:10 11/06/2019 16:29:02
	hansard heading	Refrigerators: Standards
	house id	1
	identifier	259441
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	11/06/2019 15:58:00
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether the Office for Product Safety and Standards has plans to implement the new CENELEC refrigerating appliances standard.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
	tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 259441
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	259441
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Adoption of a CENELEC standard as a British standard is a matter for the British Standardisation Institution (BSI). BSI published the revised CENELEC standard as the British Standard on 31 March 2019. The use of standards generally is voluntary. As a reference to the CENELEC standard has not been published in the Official Journal by the European Commission, it cannot give presumption of conformity with requirements of the legislation.</p><p> </p><p>The Government continues to work with BSI and other stakeholders such as the London Fire Brigade at international level to further enhance safety standards and drive up best practice. However, business must comply with the essential safety requirements of the legislation.</p>
	creator	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1137504

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	11/07/2019
	date	08/07/2019
	date tabled	08/07/2019
	ddp created	08/07/2019 21:28:25
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	ddp modified	08/07/2019 21:37:53 11/07/2019 13:35:06
	hansard heading	Pyramid Selling: Unemployed People
	house id	1
	identifier	274627
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	11/07/2019 13:03:22
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to ensure job seekers are not targeted by multi-level marketing companies.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
	tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 274627
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	274627
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>There are existing provisions to protect job seekers contained within the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) and the Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003 (as amended).</p><p> </p><p>Under GDPR the processing of personal data is generally prohibited, unless it is expressly allowed by law or the data subject has consented to the processing. Consent must be freely given, specific, informed and unambiguous. Job seekers can therefore use these provisions to ensure their personal data is not being used inappropriately for purposes they have not consented to. Should anyone feel that their data has been misused under the provisions of GDPR they can contact the Information Commissioners Office.</p><p> </p><p>The Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003 (as amended) restrict an employment business or agency from using work seekers’ personal information and precludes them from sharing that information with multi-level marketing companies. The Employment Agency Standards Inspectorate investigates complaints of an employment business or agency passing on personal information erroneously.</p>
	creator	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1176799

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	10/02/2020
	date	06/02/2020
	date tabled	06/02/2020
	ddp created	06/02/2020 17:29:39
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	ddp modified	06/02/2020 17:48:55 13/02/2020 17:50:27
	hansard heading	Royal Mail: Industrial Disputes
	house id	1
	identifier	13576
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	13/02/2020 17:18:21
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent discussion (a) she and (b) officials in her Department has had with representatives from the Communication Workers Union on avoiding industrial action by Royal Mail employees.
	session	2019/20
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
	tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2019/20 13576
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	13576
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>BEIS Ministers and officials have regular discussions with stakeholders on a number of issues.</p>
	creator	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel