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1091123

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2019
	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	What steps the Government is taking to support high street businesses.
	tabling member constituency	Lewes
	tabling member printed	Maria Caulfield
	uin	909881
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2019 answer text <p>High streets are changing, and the Government is committed to helping communities adapt.</p><p> </p><p>In Budget 2018, we set out Our Plan for the High Street, a £1.6bn package to support the sustainable transformation of our high streets.</p><p> </p><p>This includes a £675m Future High Streets Fund, support for local leadership with a High Streets Task Force, and a one third cut to the business rates bills of eligible small retailers for two years from April this year.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 19/03/2019 15:16:06 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield

1091126

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2019
	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	Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What plans he has to review the operation of the Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998.
	tabling member constituency	Central Ayrshire
	tabling member printed	Dr Philippa Whitford
	uin	909885
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2019 answer text <p>The Government has continued to examine and make reforms to the whistleblowing regime, both to the guidance and legislative framework of protections for workers. The most recent reforms came into effect last year.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will continue to listen to stakeholders and will, of course, review the recent reforms once there is sufficient evidence of their impact.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 19/03/2019 15:16:28 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	4385 label Biography information for Dr Philippa Whitford

1091124

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2019
	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	Post Offices: Closures
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What assessment he has made of the effect of recent post office closures on high street footfall.
	tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
	tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
	uin	909882
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2019 answer text <p>The Government recognise and value the importance that post offices play in communities across the UK and we remain committed to the Post Office network’s future.</p><p> </p><p>There is no programme of Post Office closures and the network has been as its most stable for decades thanks to Government investment of over £2 billion since 2010.</p><p> </p><p>The Post Office have in fact opened 350 branches through their New Network Location programme since April 2017.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 19/03/2019 15:16:15 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1055937

	registered interest
	date	06/02/2019
	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	Compassionate Leave
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the recommendations on page 16 of the Carers UK report, Juggling work and unpaid care: A growing issue, published on 5 February 2019, if he will make it his policy to introduce new rights to paid care leave and a longer period of unpaid leave.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
	tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
	uin	217571
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2019 answer text <p>The Government has set out the largest upgrade to workers rights in a generation. We are committed to supporting carers and to do so in a way that takes account of their own health and wellbeing, life chances and promotes access to employment and retention.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is taking action to address the practical challenges of balancing work and caring responsibilities, as set out in the action plan that we published in June 2018. The Department is considering the question of dedicated employment rights for carers alongside existing employment rights (such as the right to request flexible working and the right to time off for family and dependants), and we are working with colleagues across Government to ensure that any emerging proposals are the most effective.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 11/02/2019 17:19:22 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

1063603

	registered interest
	date	18/02/2019
	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: Voluntary Work
	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 there was a public consultation in support of the development of guidance relating to section 44 of the National Minimum Wage Act 1998.
	tabling member constituency	Ashford
	tabling member printed	Damian Green
	uin	222588
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2019 answer text <p>Section 44 of the National Minimum Wage Act 1998 sets out a specific exemption that applies to voluntary workers. People volunteering for charities, voluntary organisations and other relevant organisations contribute a huge value to society, and they do so without an expectation of being paid the National Minimum Wage.</p><p> </p><p>Guidance is available on <a href="https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fgov.uk&amp;data=02%7C01%7CSusan.Walker%40beis.gov.uk%7C9504bf748f074d9c905b08d6964ea43d%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C636861663186015865&amp;sdata=Xcsw8v7BSTD2O4SB2kRvVRAD5eU7LFx78KVx02w6kBI%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">gov.uk</a> to support charitable and other relevant organisations in determining when voluntary workers are covered by the exemption. This is contained in ‘Calculating the Minimum Wage’, which was first published in April 2013 and can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/calculating-the-minimum-wage" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/calculating-the-minimum-wage</a></p><p> </p><p>This guidance on when voluntary workers are exempt from the National Minimum Wage has not been the subject of a formal consultation and there are no immediate plans to amend it. If the Department receives representations that show there is a need for improved guidance we would consider these carefully.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst grouped question UIN 222587 222589 question first answered 26/02/2019 14:46:22 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	76 label Biography information for Damian Green

1063604

	registered interest
	date	18/02/2019
	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: Voluntary Work
	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 amend the guidance relating to section 44 of the National Minimum Wage Act 1998; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Ashford
	tabling member printed	Damian Green
	uin	222589
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2019 answer text <p>Section 44 of the National Minimum Wage Act 1998 sets out a specific exemption that applies to voluntary workers. People volunteering for charities, voluntary organisations and other relevant organisations contribute a huge value to society, and they do so without an expectation of being paid the National Minimum Wage.</p><p> </p><p>Guidance is available on <a href="https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fgov.uk&amp;data=02%7C01%7CSusan.Walker%40beis.gov.uk%7C9504bf748f074d9c905b08d6964ea43d%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C636861663186015865&amp;sdata=Xcsw8v7BSTD2O4SB2kRvVRAD5eU7LFx78KVx02w6kBI%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">gov.uk</a> to support charitable and other relevant organisations in determining when voluntary workers are covered by the exemption. This is contained in ‘Calculating the Minimum Wage’, which was first published in April 2013 and can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/calculating-the-minimum-wage" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/calculating-the-minimum-wage</a></p><p> </p><p>This guidance on when voluntary workers are exempt from the National Minimum Wage has not been the subject of a formal consultation and there are no immediate plans to amend it. If the Department receives representations that show there is a need for improved guidance we would consider these carefully.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst grouped question UIN 222587 222588 question first answered 26/02/2019 14:46:22 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	76 label Biography information for Damian Green

1063631

	registered interest
	date	18/02/2019
	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 Countries
	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 European Court of Justice will have jurisdiction over a claim brought by a UK national under the Transfer of Undertaking Regulations 2006 in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal and that national's employment transfers under the regulations from a UK employer to an employer in an EU member state.
	tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
	tabling member printed	Justin Madders
	uin	222618
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2019 answer text <p>The EU Withdrawal Act 2018 established that if the UK leaves the EU without a deal UK courts and tribunals will no longer be able to refer cases to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) on or after exit day. Decisions of the CJEU made on or after exit day will not be binding on UK courts and tribunals, but judges may take these judgments into account if it is relevant to the matter before them. This principle will apply to claims brought in the UK under the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (TUPE).</p><p> </p><p>As is the case before exit, an employment claim against an employer in another EU Member State (i.e. not the UK) may be brought in that country under its relevant national legislation. This will depend on the facts and circumstances of a particular case.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 26/02/2019 14:54:19 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1082665

	registered interest
	date	06/03/2019
	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	Public Houses: Codes of Practice
	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 tenants will be fully consulted as part of the review into the Pubs Code.
	tabling member constituency	Bolton West
	tabling member printed	Chris Green
	uin	229246
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2019 answer text <p>The Government is currently considering the format of the statutory review and will ensure all those with an interest, including tenants and pub companies, have an opportunity to contribute fully to the review.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 13/03/2019 17:34:03 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	4398 label Biography information for Chris Green

1063825

	registered interest
	date	18/02/2019
	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	Secondhand Goods: Certification Quality Marks
	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 secondhand goods with a CE label can continue to be sold by charity shops in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
	tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
	tabling member printed	Toby Perkins
	uin	222760
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2019 answer text <p>CE marking is a declaration that a product complied with relevant EU legislation when the product was initially placed on the EU market. If a product has already been placed on the market and is then later sold as second hand, it does not generally have to be relabelled.</p><p> </p><p>If the UK leaves without a deal, the Government has announced a time-limited continuity approach to minimise disruption to businesses and consumers. This will mean that CE marked goods – whether new or second hand – can continue to be sold in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>Charity shops will, therefore, still be able to sell second-hand goods labelled with the CE Marking, as long as those goods were compliant at the time they were initially placed on the UK market, and are still safe.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 26/02/2019 14:54:35 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

1060757

	registered interest
	date	13/02/2019
	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	Working Hours: 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 it is his policy to replicate the Working Time Regulations after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
	tabling member printed	Ian Murray
	uin	220853
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2019 answer text <p>Employment law which derives from the EU is implemented in the UK, in statute if necessary. This includes the Agency Workers Directive and the Working Time Directive, which have been transposed into UK law. There is therefore no need to replicate them after the UK leaves the EU. We have committed not to roll back workers’ rights and that commitment includes the protections provided for by the Working Time Directive and the Agency Workers Directive. We also recently laid the Agency Workers (Amendment) Regulations 2019 which if passed will increase protections for agency workers on pay between assignment contracts.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst grouped question UIN 220854 question first answered 19/02/2019 16:19:14 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst previous answer version 102482 answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray