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536414

	registered interest
	date	14/07/2016
	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: Vetting
	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 conduct a public inquiry into the practice of employment blacklisting; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
	tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
	uin	42792
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2016 answer text <p>Blacklisting is an unacceptable practice. The Government has to date, seen no evidence of this practice recurring since the introduction of the Blacklists Regulations in 2010. However, we understand the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is currently investigating some allegations of blacklisting.</p><p> </p><p>We will be paying close attention to the outcome of these investigations, and once they are known we will consider whether any further action needs to be taken as a result.</p><p> </p><p>Individuals who believe they have new evidence of blacklisting should provide this to the ICO so that it can decide whether there are grounds for an investigation using their powers under the Data Protection Act.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 19/07/2016 16:41:51 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

539736

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2016
	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: Public Expenditure
	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 his Department's total budget in each of the next five years; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	43020
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2016 answer text <p>Following the Machinery of Government changes, budgets will be formally agreed and approved by Parliament through the relevant Supply Estimate process. The next Estimate will be published in early 2017. The Department is working through the budgetary implications of the recent MOG announcements in advance of this.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 21/07/2016 15:59:33 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

539737

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2016
	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: Civil Servants
	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 Civil Servants employed by the Department for Energy and Climate Change he expects to move to employment in his Department; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	43021
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2016 answer text <p>All the Civil Servants previously employed by the Department for Energy and Climate Change have moved to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. All of its functions, along with the business, industrial strategy, science and innovation functions of the former Department for Business, Innovation and Skills have come together to form the new Department.</p><p> </p><p>Details of staff numbers at the former Department for Energy and Climate Change were published in its Annual Report and Accounts 2015/16 on 13 July 2016</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 21/07/2016 15:57:05 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

539811

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2016
	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	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, whether his Department will be responsible for family-friendly employment policy and the right to request flexible working and shared parental leave.
	tabling member constituency	Stalybridge and Hyde
	tabling member printed	Jonathan Reynolds
	uin	43273
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2016 answer text <p>Ministers, and therefore Departments’ portfolio of policy responsibilities, are being agreed and will be announced in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 21/07/2016 16:03:13 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4119 label Biography information for Jonathan Reynolds

540114

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2016
	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	Companies: Disclosure of Information
	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 UK companies have reported information on people with significant control to Companies House since 30 June 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester South
	tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
	uin	43371
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/08/2016 answer text <p>As at 13.50 on 20 July 2016, there were 96,857 companies on the live register (excluding dissolved companies) that had reported information on people with significant control to Companies House since 30 June 2016.</p><p> </p><p>The information provided forms part of Companies House Management Information and has not undergone any formal audit. This information has been extracted from the live database, which is being continually updated and it is subject to change. The number above is therefore a snapshot of the register.</p><p> </p><p>Since 30 June, companies have been required to provide information on their PSCs to Companies House on incorporation or as their Confirmation Statement (formerly the annual return) becomes due. The register will therefore build up over time and be complete from 29 June 2017.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 10/08/2016 05:57:03 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

539726

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2016
	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	New Businesses: Leeds City Region
	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 support his Department provides to people in the Leeds City Region who wish to start their own business.
	tabling member constituency	Calder Valley
	tabling member printed	Craig Whittaker
	uin	43114
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/08/2016 answer text <p>The Leeds City Region Enterprise Partnership Growth Service connects entrepreneurs and businesses to the right help for their needs. It works with public and private sector partners – for example, chambers of commerce, universities, the national Business Support Helpline and banks – to refer businesses to the appropriate expert advice and support, including Start Up loans and the Start and Grow programme. The Leeds City Region Enterprise Partnership Growth Service is one of 39 growth hubs across the country that receives funding from my Department.</p><p> </p><p>58,000 businesses were newly registered for VAT or PAYE in the Leeds City Region during 2010 to 2014.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 10/08/2016 06:53:30 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	3940 label Biography information for Craig Whittaker

539729

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2016
	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: Yorkshire and the Humber
	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 protect employment levels in the Yorkshire and Humber region from the potential (a) immediate and (b) short to long-term effects of the UK withdrawing from the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Calder Valley
	tabling member printed	Craig Whittaker
	uin	43113
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/08/2016 answer text <p>The employment rate is at a record high. Government is committed to ensuring that UK remains open for business, and continues to grow and thrive. Our recent UK Innovation survey report confirms business innovation is growing across the UK and Yorkshire and Humber leads the way as the most innovative region. Government has awarded £1.19 billion in Growth Deals to the Local Enterprise Partnerships in the region so far which is forecast to attract £1.62 billion of co-investment and create 39,000 jobs.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 10/08/2016 07:07:23 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	3940 label Biography information for Craig Whittaker

539825

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2016
	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	Conditions of Employment: 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 Government plans to ensure that UK employment rights continue to comply with EU standards.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	43234
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/08/2016 answer text <p>There will be no immediate changes to our relationship with the EU. While we remain a full member of the EU, we will exercise our rights and meet our obligations as a member of the EU accordingly, including existing directives on employment rights.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 10/08/2016 07:16:07 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James previous answer version 8028 answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

536718

	registered interest
	date	15/07/2016
	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	Companies House: Standards
	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 review the oversight, operational procedures and response times of interactions with customers by Companies House.
	tabling member constituency	Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey
	tabling member printed	Drew Hendry
	uin	42898
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/08/2016 answer text <p>Companies House continually reviews its operational procedures and response times as part of its normal business strategy.</p><p> </p><p>Companies House endeavours to respond to customer queries within a maximum of 10 working days but aims to provide prompt responses well within this time. At present, Companies House is implementing a new finance system, including updating its debt collection process As a result, from February to August 2016, the response time for some enquiries is being extended to 21 days. Once this temporary work is concluded the response targets will revert back to the 10-day target. This is expected to be at the end of August.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 10/08/2016 06:56:59 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4467 label Biography information for Drew Hendry

536108

	registered interest
	date	13/07/2016
	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	Minimum Wage
	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 he plans to ensure that companies do not offset the costs of paying the new minimum wage by reducing rates of pay for (a) some workers and (b) night and weekend working.
	tabling member constituency	Warrington North
	tabling member printed	Helen Jones
	uin	42658
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/08/2016 answer text <p>We recognise that employers will respond to the National Living Wage in a variety of ways depending on their circumstances, but the Government does not consider it acceptable for companies to use it as an excuse to cut staff benefits.</p><p> </p><p>In a growing economy, the National Living Wage should represent an opportunity to invest in talented staff and improve productivity. Employers need to ensure their pay and reward packages are competitive to retain and develop the people they need for their business.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 10/08/2016 06:33:15 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones