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997174

	registered interest
	date	29/10/2018
	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	World War I and World War II: Medals
	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 potential merits of introducing a medal for women who worked in munitions factories during the world wars.
	tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
	tabling member printed	Tracy Brabin
	uin	185093
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government recognises the hard work of the Munitions workers and is extremely grateful for their input and sacrifices made during both world wars often working in harsh conditions, to ensure that our soldiers were well equipped during the war effort.</p><p> </p><p>There are no plans to introduce a medal for munitions workers who served during the world wars. A commemorative badge is available thanks to the support of the BAE Systems Heritage Department and the efforts of the Munitions Workers Association. This is similar to those badges given to those who worked in the mines during the second world war – the so-called Bevan Boys. Surviving munitions workers and their families can approach the Munitions Workers Association to receive this commemorative badge.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 02/11/2018 14:35:39 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst previous answer version 82622 answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	4588 label Biography information for Tracy Brabin

985705

	registered interest
	date	11/10/2018
	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	Trading Standards: Recruitment
	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 increase the number of Trading Standards Officers in England and Wales.
	tabling member constituency	Swansea East
	tabling member printed	Carolyn Harris
	uin	178336
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2018 answer text <p>Trading Standards Officers are employed by local authorities which are independent from central government. These authorities are responsible for determining their spending priorities and for the recruitment of Trading Standards Officers; they are accountable to their local electorate.</p><p> </p><p>The Department provides funding to National Trading Standards (NTS) to enable local authorities in England and Wales to take coordinated action on consumer harm issues that cross local authority boundaries.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 19/10/2018 09:47:38 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	4480 label Biography information for Carolyn Harris

985706

	registered interest
	date	11/10/2018
	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	Trading Standards: Performance Appraisal
	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 his Department assesses the quality and quantity of work undertaken by Trading Standards Officers.
	tabling member constituency	Swansea East
	tabling member printed	Carolyn Harris
	uin	178337
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2018 answer text <p>Resources for local trading standards services are determined by local authorities. Each local authority trading standards service publishes its own enforcement policy having regard to the principles set out in the Regulators’ Code. It is the responsibility of individual local authorities to manage the quality and quantity of work undertaken by Trading Standards Officers.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 18/10/2018 15:01:46 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	4480 label Biography information for Carolyn Harris

985709

	registered interest
	date	11/10/2018
	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	Trading Standards: Performance Appraisal
	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 measure the (a) quality and (b) quantity of work undertaken by Trading Standards Officers.
	tabling member constituency	Swansea East
	tabling member printed	Carolyn Harris
	uin	178338
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2018 answer text <p>Resources for local trading standards services are determined by local authorities. Each local authority trading standards service publishes its own enforcement policy having regard to the principles set out in the Regulators’ Code. It is the responsibility of individual local authorities to manage the quality and quantity of work undertaken by Trading Standards Officers.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 19/10/2018 09:48:02 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	4480 label Biography information for Carolyn Harris

988655

	registered interest
	date	16/10/2018
	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	Trading Standards: Finance
	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 the UK Government will provide additional funding to National Trading Standards and Trading Standards Scotland.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	180259
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2018 answer text <p>The Department has provided a single enforcement grant of £12,961,000 to National Trading Standards and of £1,215,000 to Trading Standards Scotland for financial year 2018/19. We keep the funding needs of both organisations under constant review.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 22/10/2018 15:30:04 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

987929

	registered interest
	date	15/10/2018
	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	Trading Standards: Enforcement
	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 plans to undertake a review of the enforcement powers of National Trading Standards and Trading Standards Scotland.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	179254
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2018 answer text <p>National Trading Standards (NTS) and Trading Standards Scotland (TSS) do not have enforcement powers of their own but work with local authority trading standards services to take enforcement action.</p><p>The Government consulted on changes to ensure local and national enforcers work within an effective framework for protecting consumers, in the Green Paper “Modernising Consumer Markets”. The Department will respond in due course.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 18/10/2018 15:00:36 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

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

993748

	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	Small Businesses: Billing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 16 October 2018 to Question 178284 on Small Businesses: Billing, if he will publish the industry-led events organised by the Chartered Institute of Credit Management to promote the Prompt Payment Code.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	182756
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2018 answer text <p>Events organised by the Chartered Institute of Credit Management are co-ordinated by the Institute itself.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 29/10/2018 15:42:29 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

987751

	registered interest
	date	15/10/2018
	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	Self-employed
	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 plans the Government has to deal with the use of inaccurate classification of self-employment by companies.
	tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton North East
	tabling member printed	Emma Reynolds
	uin	179206
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2018 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 18/10/2018 16:20:06 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	4077 label Biography information for Emma Reynolds

988664

	registered interest
	date	16/10/2018
	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	Retail Trade: Urban Areas
	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 potential changes to the level of high street retailing in the next five years.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	uin	180111
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2018 answer text <p>This Government recognises that High Street retailing is evolving, but high streets remain a crucial part of our local and regional economies, creating jobs, nurturing small businesses and injecting billions of pounds into our economy.</p><p> </p><p>Under current assessments, the majority of employment remains in high street retail. 95% of retail jobs related to traditional retailers in 2017, with 5% of jobs accounted for by online only retailers.</p><p> </p><p>To make assessments of potential changes, we have assembled an industry led expert panel focusing on what consumers and local communities want from their high streets of the future. In conjunction with the expert panel, evidence sessions are also being held across the country. We want to know what the public, and young people in particular, want from their high streets of the future. The responses will be considered by the expert panel and help to inform their recommendations.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 22/10/2018 15:31:27 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell