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994542

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2018
	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	Technology: East Midlands
	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 promote the expansion of the technology sector in the East Midlands.
	tabling member constituency	Mansfield
	tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
	uin	183953
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2018 answer text <p>Through our modern Industrial Strategy, we are creating opportunities for the UK technology sector to build on its strengths and continue to grow. This includes the ambition to raise total R&amp;D investment to 2.4% of GDP by 2027. The government is increasing spending on R&amp;D by £7bn by 2021/22, the largest increase in 40 years.</p><p> </p><p>Support in the East Midlands includes the recently announced funding to support the creation of a new, locally-led development body for Toton, with £70m for the Defence and National Rehabilitation Centre. Innovate UK funding of £12m has been invested by the Energy Research Accelerator (ERA) in the Research and Acceleration Demonstration Building on Nottingham University’s Innovation Park. The D2N2 Local Enterprise Partnership has contributed £5m of Local Growth Fund to the Advanced Manufacturing Building at Nottingham University’s Jubilee Campus. The facility will allow for diverse engineering and science disciplines to collaborate and contribute to pioneering developments for a range of sectors.</p><p> </p><p>Through the Midlands Engine Strategy, we are investing in skills, industries, and infrastructure – building on the many strengths of the Midlands to boost productivity. It confirmed the Midlands Engine Investment Fund, which provides over £250 million to support small businesses across the Midlands to start and grow.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 06/11/2018 11:12:34 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley

994657

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2018
	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	Motor Vehicles: Hire Services
	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 assessment he has made of the accountability of the vehicle rental industry to its customers; and how many complaints his Department has received on that industry in the last twelve months.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow East
	tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
	uin	183921
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2018 answer text <p>The Department has not undertaken a specific assessment of the accountability of the vehicle hire industry.</p><p> </p><p>In the last 12 months BEIS has received 5 complaints about consumer protection relating to the vehicle hire industry.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 02/11/2018 14:36:31 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

992835

	registered interest
	date	22/10/2018
	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	Small Businesses: 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, how many regulations made by his Department are applicable to SMEs.
	tabling member constituency	Salford and Eccles
	tabling member printed	Rebecca Long Bailey
	uin	182296
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2018 answer text <p>All BEIS policies are assessed for their relevance to, and impact on, SMEs as part of good policymaking. This includes consideration of exemptions for small and micro businesses. All BEIS legislation is published on legislation.gov.uk.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 30/10/2018 15:06:24 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	4396 label Biography information for Rebecca Long Bailey

994685

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2018
	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	Mike Ashley
	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 whether Mike Ashley has met the commitments on employments practices he gave to the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Select Committee in June 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	183931
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2018 answer text <p>The Government has already set out the results of enforcement action taken against Sports Direct. We expect employers to meet the legal obligations and have demonstrated that we will act accordingly when they do not do so.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 30/10/2018 15:05:51 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

992636

	registered interest
	date	22/10/2018
	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	Living Wage: Business
	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 estimate he has made of the number of businesses paying the national living wage in (a) Coventry, (b) the West Midlands and (c) England; and if he'll make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	182093
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2018 answer text <p>This Government is committed to building an economy that works for everyone, and the National Living Wage is part of our wider commitment to ensuring this, both in terms of fair pay and fair working conditions.</p><p> </p><p>We do not hold these particular statistics. Analysis from the Low Pay Commission (published in March 2018) shows that around 2.1 million workers are on the National Living Wage (NLW) and National Minimum Wage (NMW) rates, in England, which equates to 8.9% of all workers. In Coventry around 11,400 workers are on the minimum wage (equivalent to around 8.1% of all workers), and across the West Midlands 266,000 workers are on the minimum wage (equivalent to 11.5% of all workers in the region).</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 29/10/2018 15:43:59 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst previous answer version 80904 answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

992657

	registered interest
	date	22/10/2018
	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, what steps the Government is taking to reduce the number of cases where independent contractors are considered employees for tax purposes but do not have corresponding workplace rights.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	182130
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to providing greater clarity for businesses and individuals on employment status. As Matthew Taylor identified in his review, this is a complex issue and is one of the major challenges for public policy.</p><p> </p><p>We are considering how best to achieve change that works for all. We received over 160 detailed responses to the Employment Status Consultation. We are currently analysing the responses and will respond in due course.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 29/10/2018 15:43:31 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

993578

	registered interest
	date	23/10/2018
	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: Public Consultation
	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 responses his Department received to its consultation on Employment Status, published in February 2018.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	182672
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to providing greater clarity for businesses and individuals on employment status. As Matthew Taylor identified in his review, this is a complex issue and is one of the major challenges for public policy.</p><p>During the Employment Status Consultation period, we held regional and Ministerial roundtable events to engage in depth with over 70 stakeholder organisations, including representatives from the courier and parcel delivery sector, business groups and trade unions. We also received over 160 detailed written responses to the consultation. We are currently analysing the responses and will respond in due course.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst grouped question UIN 182669 182670 182671 question first answered 29/10/2018 15:42:50 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

993577

	registered interest
	date	23/10/2018
	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: Public Consultation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, which (a) business groups and (b) trade unions his Department held meetings with on the consultation on Employment Status.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	182671
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to providing greater clarity for businesses and individuals on employment status. As Matthew Taylor identified in his review, this is a complex issue and is one of the major challenges for public policy.</p><p>During the Employment Status Consultation period, we held regional and Ministerial roundtable events to engage in depth with over 70 stakeholder organisations, including representatives from the courier and parcel delivery sector, business groups and trade unions. We also received over 160 detailed written responses to the consultation. We are currently analysing the responses and will respond in due course.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst grouped question UIN 182669 182670 182672 question first answered 29/10/2018 15:42:50 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

993576

	registered interest
	date	23/10/2018
	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	Delivery Services: 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, what discussions his Department has had with representatives from the (a) courier and (b) parcel delivery sector on the proposals in its consultation on employment status; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	182670
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to providing greater clarity for businesses and individuals on employment status. As Matthew Taylor identified in his review, this is a complex issue and is one of the major challenges for public policy.</p><p>During the Employment Status Consultation period, we held regional and Ministerial roundtable events to engage in depth with over 70 stakeholder organisations, including representatives from the courier and parcel delivery sector, business groups and trade unions. We also received over 160 detailed written responses to the consultation. We are currently analysing the responses and will respond in due course.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst grouped question UIN 182669 182671 182672 question first answered 29/10/2018 15:42:50 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

993575

	registered interest
	date	23/10/2018
	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: Public Consultation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when the Government plans to publish its response to the consultation on Employment Status, published on 7 February 2018.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	182669
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to providing greater clarity for businesses and individuals on employment status. As Matthew Taylor identified in his review, this is a complex issue and is one of the major challenges for public policy.</p><p>During the Employment Status Consultation period, we held regional and Ministerial roundtable events to engage in depth with over 70 stakeholder organisations, including representatives from the courier and parcel delivery sector, business groups and trade unions. We also received over 160 detailed written responses to the consultation. We are currently analysing the responses and will respond in due course.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst grouped question UIN 182670 182671 182672 question first answered 29/10/2018 15:42:50 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms