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62802

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	03/07/2014
	date	19/06/2014
	date tabled	19/06/2014
	ddp created	19/06/2014 18:57:29
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 18:23:02
	answering body	The Lord Chairman of Committees
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	200
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Chairman of Committees (HoL)
	hansard heading	Spencer Perceval
	house id	2
	identifier	HL482
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	26/06/2014 11:13:36
	question text	To ask the Chairman of Committees whether there are plans to mark the assassination of Prime Minister Spencer Perceval in 1812; if so, what those plans are; and if not, why not.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Laird
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL482
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL482
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The House of Lords has no such plans. A series of events was held in 2012 to mark the 200<sup>th</sup> anniversary of the assassination of Prime Minister Spencer Perceval. The House of Commons authorities plan to erect a plaque in St Stephen's Hall near the spot where Spencer Perceval was assassinated.</p> question first answered 26/06/2014 11:13:36 answering member 2124
	creator	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird

62548

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	23/06/2014
	date	18/06/2014
	date tabled	18/06/2014
	ddp created	18/06/2014 21:50:29
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 09:48:13
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Minimum Wage
	house id	1
	identifier	201382
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	25/06/2014 14:50:12
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many complaints about payment of the National Minimum Wage (a) were made, (b) were resolved within the required Departmental timescales and (c) were not resolved within the required Departmental timescales in 2013-14.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
	tabling member printed	Ian Murray
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 201382
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	201382
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Government is committed to increasing compliance with minimum wage legislation and effective enforcement of it. Everyone who is entitled to the minimum wage should receive it. HM Revenue &amp; Customs (HMRC) enforces the National Minimum Wage (NMW) on behalf of BIS.</p><p>HMRC investigates every complaint made to the Pay and Work Rights helpline and deals with each NMW complaint on a case-by-case basis. The timescale for each case is dependent on a number of factors:</p><ul><li>the complexity of the issues</li><li>the size of employer</li><li>the cooperation of the employer</li><li>the enforcement route required</li></ul><p>In 2013/14, HMRC investigated 1631 cases. Of these, 1084 cases were closed; 565 cases were closed within 120 days; 519 cases were closed outside of 120 days and 547 cases are still open and yet to be concluded.</p><p>Please note that investigations may not commence and be completed in the same financial year.</p> question first answered 25/06/2014 14:50:12 answering member 1497
	creator	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

62551

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	23/06/2014
	date	18/06/2014
	date tabled	18/06/2014
	ddp created	18/06/2014 21:50:29
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 09:48:31
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Employment Agency Standards Inspectorate
	house id	1
	identifier	201394
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	25/06/2014 14:41:23
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the budget for the Employment Agency Standards Inspectorate is for 2014-15.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
	tabling member printed	Ian Murray
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 201394
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	201394
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The budget for the Employment Agency Standards inspectorate is no longer devolved below branch level in the Labour Markets Directorate, and we are therefore unable to provide this information.</p> question first answered 25/06/2014 14:41:23 answering member 1497
	creator	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

62550

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	23/06/2014
	date	18/06/2014
	date tabled	18/06/2014
	ddp created	18/06/2014 21:50:29
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 09:48:26
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Postal Services
	house id	1
	identifier	201400
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	23/06/2014 14:50:29
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what discussions his Department has had with Royal Mail regarding the redirection notices it provides to other postal operators.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
	tabling member printed	Ian Murray
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 201400
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	201400
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p> </p><p>None. Matters relating to its operations and services, which includes its Redirection Service, are the direct responsibility of Royal Mail's management.</p><p> </p> question first answered 23/06/2014 14:50:29 answering member 1497
	creator	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

62552

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	23/06/2014
	date	18/06/2014
	date tabled	18/06/2014
	ddp created	18/06/2014 21:50:30
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 09:48:36
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	TNT
	house id	1
	identifier	201401
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	23/06/2014 14:48:43
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what discussions his Department has had with Ofcom regarding the postal service standards provided by TNT.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
	tabling member printed	Ian Murray
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 201401
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	201401
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p> </p><p>Ministers and officials in the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) meet with officials from Ofcom, the independent regulator for postal services, on a regular basis to discuss a broad range of market issues. There have not been any specific discussions about TNT Post's service standards.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>All postal operators are subject to regulatory conditions set by Ofcom. These regulatory conditions cover such things as the security and confidentiality of the mail that operators handle and ensure that effective complaints procedures are in place for consumers. More information about Ofcom's regulatory regime can be found on its website (<a href="http://www.ofcom.org.uk/" target="_blank">www.ofcom.org.uk</a>).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> question first answered 23/06/2014 14:48:43 answering member 1497
	creator	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

62782

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	23/06/2014
	date	18/06/2014
	date tabled	18/06/2014
	ddp created	18/06/2014 21:52:25
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 10:11:31
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Conditions of Employment
	house id	1
	identifier	201365
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	26/06/2014 16:46:18
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the effect of the use of zero hour contracts on workers' wellbeing.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 201365
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	201365
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>No assessment of the effects of zero hours contracts on worker's wellbeing has been made by this Department. However the Workplace Employers Relations Study (WERS) found that overall well-being of employees increased between 2004 and 2011 despite the recession. Overall job satisfaction also increased and is very high by international standards.</p><p>Zero hour contracts have a place in today's labour market, supporting business flexibility, making it easier to hire new staff and providing pathways to employment for young people.</p><p>Following a public consultation, which closed in March this year, this Government has introduced legislation via the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill to ban the use of exclusivity clauses in contracts which do not guarantee any hours.</p> question first answered 26/06/2014 16:46:18 answering member 1497
	creator	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

62549

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	23/06/2014
	date	18/06/2014
	date tabled	18/06/2014
	ddp created	18/06/2014 21:50:29
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 09:48:19
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Minimum Wage
	house id	1
	identifier	201383
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	25/06/2014 14:50:12
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the target timescale is for resolving complaints regarding non-payment of the National Minimum Wage.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
	tabling member printed	Ian Murray
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 201383
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	201383
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Government is committed to increasing compliance with minimum wage legislation and effective enforcement of it. Everyone who is entitled to the minimum wage should receive it. HM Revenue &amp; Customs (HMRC) enforces the National Minimum Wage (NMW) on behalf of BIS.</p><p>HMRC investigates every complaint made to the Pay and Work Rights helpline and deals with each NMW complaint on a case-by-case basis. The timescale for each case is dependent on a number of factors:</p><ul><li>the complexity of the issues</li><li>the size of employer</li><li>the cooperation of the employer</li><li>the enforcement route required</li></ul><p>In 2013/14, HMRC investigated 1631 cases. Of these, 1084 cases were closed; 565 cases were closed within 120 days; 519 cases were closed outside of 120 days and 547 cases are still open and yet to be concluded.</p><p>Please note that investigations may not commence and be completed in the same financial year.</p> question first answered 25/06/2014 14:50:12 answering member 1497
	creator	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

62569

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	23/06/2014
	date	18/06/2014
	date tabled	18/06/2014
	ddp created	18/06/2014 21:50:36
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 09:50:19
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Minimum Wage
	house id	1
	identifier	201395
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	25/06/2014 14:39:07
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much the Government spent on National Minimum Wage enforcement in 2013-14.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
	tabling member printed	Ian Murray
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 201395
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	201395
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Final figures for the Government spend on National Minimum Wage enforcement during 2013/14 are not yet available.</p> question first answered 25/06/2014 14:39:07 answering member 1497
	creator	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

62589

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	23/06/2014
	date	18/06/2014
	date tabled	18/06/2014
	ddp created	18/06/2014 21:50:40
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 09:52:17
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Furniture and Furnishings (Fire) (Safety) Regulations 1988
	house id	1
	identifier	201237
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	24/06/2014 13:52:18
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many inspections each local authority has carried out to ensure compliance with the Furniture and Furnishings (Fire) (Safety) Regulations 1988 in each of the last three years.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Bury North
	tabling member printed	Mr David Nuttall
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 201237
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	201237
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p> </p><p>The data in the detail requested is not held centrally. The total number of inspections carried out by local authority trading standards across all products, which would include those for furniture and furnishings, was 9,674 in 2011.</p><p> </p> question first answered 24/06/2014 13:52:18 answering member 88
	creator	4140 label Biography information for Mr David Nuttall
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4140 label Biography information for Mr David Nuttall

62570

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	23/06/2014
	date	18/06/2014
	date tabled	18/06/2014
	ddp created	18/06/2014 21:50:36
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 09:50:25
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Minimum Wage
	house id	1
	identifier	201385
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	23/06/2014 16:50:18
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the budget for enforcement of the National Minimum Wage was in 2013-14; and what that budget will be in (a) 2014-15 and (b) 2015-16.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
	tabling member printed	Ian Murray
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 201385
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	201385
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p> </p><p>The National Minimum Wage enforcement budgets for 2013/14, 2014/15 and 2015/16 in principal were set out in Parliamentary Question 174284 on 7 November 2013, Official Report 7 Nov 2013, Col 351W.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The 2014/15 budget was reviewed at the start of the financial year and will be considered again at mid-year and may be subject to change.</p><p> </p> question first answered 23/06/2014 16:50:18 answering member 1497
	creator	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray