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516146

	registered interest
	date	27/04/2016
	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	Redundancy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will extend the protective award to employees made redundant at a company which dismisses more than 20 people across the organisation but fewer than 20 people in individual working environments.
	tabling member constituency	Redcar
	tabling member printed	Anna Turley
	uin	35812
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2016 answer text The Government has no plans to bring forward legislation amending collective redundancy provisions and the treatment of ‘establishment’. The European Court of Justice has confirmed that ‘establishment’ means the individual workplace and not necessarily the whole enterprise. answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 10/05/2016 13:26:25 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles previous answer version 59131 answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
	tabling member	4449 label Biography information for Anna Turley

427477

	registered interest
	date	10/11/2015
	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	Sahaviriya Steel Industries UK: Redcar
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment his Department made of the financial viability of the Redcar coke ovens and blast furnace as a standalone operation without South Bank coke ovens.
	tabling member constituency	Redcar
	tabling member printed	Anna Turley
	uin	16043
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2015 answer text <p>We have made no such assessment. On liquidation of a company, it is the responsibility of the liquidator to sell the free assets of the company. In the case of SSI UK, this was the Official Receiver who is independent. I am informed that the Official Receiver did maintain operations at SSI, including the coke ovens, for a period while he tried to find purchasers for the assets of SSI UK but as of the 12 October, no purchaser had been found and the Official Receiver ceased operations of the coke ovens and blast furnace.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 24/11/2015 09:07:17 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	4449 label Biography information for Anna Turley

426278

	registered interest
	date	04/11/2015
	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	Sahaviriya Steel Industries UK: Redcar
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what due diligence was undertaken by his Department prior to the purchase of the Redcar coke ovens and blast furnace.
	tabling member constituency	Redcar
	tabling member printed	Anna Turley
	uin	14918
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2015 answer text <p>The purchase of the Redcar coke ovens and blast furnace was a commercial transaction between SSI and Tata Steel, both privately owned companies.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 09/11/2015 14:47:09 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	4449 label Biography information for Anna Turley

425599

	registered interest
	date	03/11/2015
	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	Sahaviriya Steel Industries UK: Redcar
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what criteria were used to cap the value of the Government support package to £80 million for people affected by the closure of SSI Redcar.
	tabling member constituency	Redcar
	tabling member printed	Anna Turley
	uin	14664
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2015 answer text <p>The package, worth up to £80 million, announced to support former SSI workers and the Tees Valley economy more broadly was based on an initial assessment of what could make an immediate and lasting difference to the people affected and the local economy.</p><br /><p>We are looking closely Task Force to deliver proposals which they have identified will help recover from this closure, including funding to support apprentices complete their training, support for workers to retrain, and help for local businesses to grow. As the Prime Minister and Secretary of State have said, should more funding be needed, we will consider that.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 22/12/2015 15:12:53 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	4449 label Biography information for Anna Turley

425598

	registered interest
	date	03/11/2015
	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	Sahaviriya Steel Industries UK: Redcar
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what discussions he has had with the Prime Minister about the value of the Government support package for people affected by the closure of the SSI Steelworks in Redcar.
	tabling member constituency	Redcar
	tabling member printed	Anna Turley
	uin	14663
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2015 answer text <p>The package, worth up to £80 million, announced to support former SSI workers and the Tees Valley economy more broadly was agreed across Government.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 06/11/2015 14:20:25 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	4449 label Biography information for Anna Turley

426450

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2015
	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	Sahaviriya Steel Industries UK: Redcar
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the effect of the closure of Redcar coke ovens and blast furnace on the local economy.
	tabling member constituency	Redcar
	tabling member printed	Anna Turley
	uin	14994
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2015 answer text <p>The closure of SSI in Redcar will undoubtedly have a significant impact on individuals, the supply chain and local economy more broadly. That is why we have announced a support package, worth up to £80 million, to support the future of the Tees Valley economy and we are working closely with a local Task Force, chaired by Amanda Skelton, to deliver this support.</p><br /><p>In total we have agreed over £40 million of support aimed at skills and jobs creation:</p><br /><ul><li>£3m has been made available to four Further Education colleges in the region to support re-training activity, as well as a further £2.65m skills funding to plug any gaps in skills provision not available via the Further Education Offer;</li><li>£1.7m to ensure that the fifty apprentices who were with SSI can continue their apprenticeships with alternative employers;</li></ul><ul><li>A £16.5m Jobs and Skills Fund to help local firms employ former SSI workers or their spouses in full-time or part-time jobs for a minimum of three years;</li><li>£16m support for firms in the SSI supply chain and wider Tees Valley impacted by the Redcar steelworks closure, to safeguard jobs, provide the stimulus to create new posts and provide expert assistance to help them expand their business</li><li>£750,000 to fund advice and grants to start up a new business.</li></ul><p><strong></strong></p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 11/11/2015 14:47:35 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	4449 label Biography information for Anna Turley

426276

	registered interest
	date	04/11/2015
	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	Sahaviriya Steel Industries UK: Redcar
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, when concerns were first raised with his Department over the financial viability of SSI in Redcar.
	tabling member constituency	Redcar
	tabling member printed	Anna Turley
	uin	14916
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2015 answer text <p>SSI UK had been in financial difficulties ever since it reopened the Redcar plant in 2012. This is a company that unfortunately made significant losses. In 2012, it lost £275million. In 2013, it lost £193.5million. In 2014, it lost £81million. And up to the end of June in 2015, it had lost £92.5m</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 16/12/2015 14:33:48 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	4449 label Biography information for Anna Turley

426275

	registered interest
	date	04/11/2015
	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	Sahaviriya Steel Industries UK: Redcar
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether monitoring activity was put in place by his Department to oversee the financial viability of SSI in Redcar.
	tabling member constituency	Redcar
	tabling member printed	Anna Turley
	uin	14722
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2015 answer text <p>It is up to companies to run their own financial affairs and to submit annual returns and accounts. My Department was aware of the serious financial difficulties facing SSI UK prior to its closure and made every effort within the bounds of the law to provide assistance where we could, including ensuring workers could be paid their monthly salaries.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 13/11/2015 14:12:16 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	4449 label Biography information for Anna Turley

425596

	registered interest
	date	03/11/2015
	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	Sahaviriya Steel Industries UK: Redcar
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will assess the performance of the Official Receiver during the liquidation of SSI UK.
	tabling member constituency	Redcar
	tabling member printed	Anna Turley
	uin	14661
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2015 answer text <p>It is not part of the Secretary of State’s functions to assess the performance of the Official Receiver when acting as liquidator. The Secretary of State cannot interfere in the administration of the liquidation.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 06/11/2015 14:17:40 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	4449 label Biography information for Anna Turley

515741

	registered interest
	date	26/04/2016
	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	Redundancy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will bring forward legislative proposals on redundancy to specify that the word establishment applies to a whole business rather than an individual working environment.
	tabling member constituency	Redcar
	tabling member printed	Anna Turley
	uin	35709
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2016 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 12/05/2016 12:41:29 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles previous answer version 59130 answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
	tabling member	4449 label Biography information for Anna Turley