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923508

	registered interest
	date	13/06/2018
	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	Local Enterprise Partnerships: Directors
	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 proportion of Local Enterprise Partnership boards comprise representatives from (a) the private sector, (b) the public sector, (c) trade unions, (d) universities, (e) further education colleges and (f) chambers of commerce.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	153276
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2018 answer text <p>Local Enterprise Partnerships bring together business and civic leaders across a functional economic area to prioritise investment to where it will most effectively drive growth.</p><p> </p><p>As set out in the Government’s National Assurance Framework, all Local Enterprise Partnership boards must have a private sector chair, with at least 50% of the rest of the members also coming from the private sector. Other board membership should be drawn from local authority leaders and other relevant public sector organisations. It is for individual Local Enterprise Partnerships to determine the specific composition of their boards, reflecting the economic priorities of their areas.</p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths question first answered 18/06/2018 14:59:46 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

905623

	registered interest
	date	16/05/2018
	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	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Correspondence
	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 he plans to respond to the letter of 2 May 2018 from Eamon O'Hearn on Unilever Norwich job losses.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	144895
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2018 answer text <p>My Rt Hon Friend has replied to this letter.</p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths question first answered 21/05/2018 13:55:33 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

906414

	registered interest
	date	17/05/2018
	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	Regional Planning and Development: North of England
	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 applications for funding through the Northern Powerhouse have been (a) received and (b) successfully awarded by local authority district in each month since January 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
	tabling member printed	Tim Farron
	uin	145300
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2018 answer text <p>Table 1 (copy attached) shows the distribution of 2690 ‘applications received’ by the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund (NPIF) and the 258 ‘successfully awarded investments or loans’ by Local Authority District from March 2017 to March 2018. Of the applications received, 286 were from outside of the Northern Powerhouse area, but could have been eligible if the applicants were willing to relocate to the area or conduct “significant business” there. Please note, the NPIF became operational in March 2017, so there is no data for the Fund before that date.</p><p>Table 2 (also in the attached) shows in £million the sums awarded to the eleven Northern Powerhouse LEPs as Growth Deals for the period 2015-2021. The full award came to £3,435.41m.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths question first answered 23/05/2018 16:09:23 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths attachment 1 file name PQ 145300 Northern Powerhouse funding data.docx title Northern Powerhouse funding data previous answer version 59639 answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
	tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

906415

	registered interest
	date	17/05/2018
	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	Regional Planning and Development: North of England
	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 interest rate for finance under the Northern Powerhouse was offered to successful bidders by local authority district in each month since January 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
	tabling member printed	Tim Farron
	uin	145301
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2018 answer text <p>The Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund (NPIF), has a total of five delivery partners operating the seven funds. These funds utilise a range of interest rates which are set according to the risk of each investment or loan. The rates used are commercially sensitive and not publicly available.</p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths question first answered 25/05/2018 13:49:18 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
	tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

907141

	registered interest
	date	18/05/2018
	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	Clothing and Social Services: Pay
	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 non-compliance with the (a) national living wage and (b) national minimum wage in the (i) garment and (ii) social care industry.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	145557
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/05/2018 answer text <p>The Government has made clear its commitment to crack down on worker exploitation across all sectors of the labour market and welcomes the Labour Market Enforcement Strategy 2018 -19.</p><p> </p><p>There is significant crossover and alignment between this strategy and the government's response to the Taylor Review of Modern Working Practices and subsequent consultations. The Government will publish a response to the Director of Labour Market Enforcement's strategy later this year, once the consultations have closed and the government has considered the responses.</p><p> </p><p>Estimates of the number of jobs paid below National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage by Low Pay Sector (as defined by the Low Pay Commission) are available in Chart 3 on page 10 of the 2017 Government evidence to the LPC report- <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/630197/nmw-nlw-lpc-evidence-compliance-enforcement-2017.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/630197/nmw-nlw-lpc-evidence-compliance-enforcement-2017.pdf</a>.</p><p> </p><p>These estimates are derived from the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2016; and it should be noted that some textile and clothing occupations are included in the ‘Non-Low Paying Sectors’ category.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will publish new evidence to the Low Pay Commission containing ASHE 2017 estimates of jobs below minimum wage rates and enforcement stats for 2017/18 later this year.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC works closely with other government departments and agencies to tackle National Minimum Wage non-compliance and wider labour market risks, including in the garment and fashion manufacturing industry.</p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths grouped question UIN 145558 question first answered 29/05/2018 14:29:21 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

907155

	registered interest
	date	18/05/2018
	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
	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 assessment he has made of the merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to make leading brands jointly responsible for non-compliance with the national living wage within their supply chains.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	145558
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/05/2018 answer text <p>The Government has made clear its commitment to crack down on worker exploitation across all sectors of the labour market and welcomes the Labour Market Enforcement Strategy 2018 -19.</p><p> </p><p>There is significant crossover and alignment between this strategy and the government's response to the Taylor Review of Modern Working Practices and subsequent consultations. The Government will publish a response to the Director of Labour Market Enforcement's strategy later this year, once the consultations have closed and the government has considered the responses.</p><p> </p><p>Estimates of the number of jobs paid below National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage by Low Pay Sector (as defined by the Low Pay Commission) are available in Chart 3 on page 10 of the 2017 Government evidence to the LPC report- <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/630197/nmw-nlw-lpc-evidence-compliance-enforcement-2017.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/630197/nmw-nlw-lpc-evidence-compliance-enforcement-2017.pdf</a>.</p><p> </p><p>These estimates are derived from the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2016; and it should be noted that some textile and clothing occupations are included in the ‘Non-Low Paying Sectors’ category.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will publish new evidence to the Low Pay Commission containing ASHE 2017 estimates of jobs below minimum wage rates and enforcement stats for 2017/18 later this year.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC works closely with other government departments and agencies to tackle National Minimum Wage non-compliance and wider labour market risks, including in the garment and fashion manufacturing industry.</p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths grouped question UIN 145557 question first answered 29/05/2018 14:29:21 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

908989

	registered interest
	date	21/05/2018
	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: Young People
	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 the effect on productivity of excluding under 25 year olds from receiving the National Living Wage.
	tabling member constituency	Warrington South
	tabling member printed	Faisal Rashid
	uin	146349
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/05/2018 answer text <p>Workers under 25 are entitled to the National Minimum Wage (NMW), which is designed to ensure younger workers are fairly rewarded, while protecting the employment prospects of those workers. For younger workers, the priority in those years is to secure work and gain experience – something that has always been reflected in the NMW rate structure.</p><p> </p><p>Age-related rates protect younger workers who are more vulnerable in the labour market. For example, between January to March 2018, the unemployment rate for people aged 16 to 24 was 12 per cent compared to 3 per cent for those aged 25 and over.</p><p> </p><p>All of the NLW and NMW rates are recommended by the independent Low Pay Commission (LPC). The LPC is carrying out a review of the youth rate structure to see if the current structure best supports their remit. They are due to provide their advice to Government in Spring 2019.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths question first answered 30/05/2018 13:20:01 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
	tabling member	4670 label Biography information for Faisal Rashid

909053

	registered interest
	date	21/05/2018
	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: 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, what steps the Government is taking to implement the recommendations of the UK Labour Market Enforcement Strategy 2018-19.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	146119
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2018 answer text <p>The Government has made clear its commitment to crack down on worker exploitation across all sectors of the labour market and welcomes the Labour Market Enforcement Strategy 2018 -19.</p><p> </p><p>There is significant crossover and alignment between this strategy and the government's response to the Taylor Review of Modern Working Practices and subsequent consultations. The Government will publish a response to the Director of Labour Market Enforcement's strategy later this year, once the consultations have closed and the government has considered the responses.</p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths question first answered 24/05/2018 14:12:37 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

909229

	registered interest
	date	21/05/2018
	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	Migrant Workers: EU Nationals
	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 has made an estimate of the number of workers working in the UK who are covered by the EU Posted Workers’ Directive.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	146290
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2018 answer text <p>The Government does not hold information on the number of workers working in the UK who are covered by the EU Posting of Workers Directive.</p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths question first answered 07/06/2018 09:29:25 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

909568

	registered interest
	date	22/05/2018
	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	Electrical Goods: Sales
	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 he plans to bring forward legislative proposals to increase protection for the buyer in consumer-to-consumer private online sales of electrical goods.
	tabling member constituency	Swansea East
	tabling member printed	Carolyn Harris
	uin	146926
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/05/2018 answer text <p>Existing laws (such as the Sale of Goods Act 1979 and the Misrepresentation Act 1967) apply to consumer to consumer transactions, including the sale of electrical goods, but we want to make sure that this legal framework is right for the future.</p><p> </p><p>That’s why the Government’s <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/consumer-green-paper-modernising-consumer-markets" target="_blank">Consumer Green Paper</a> launched on 11 April seeks views on whether the existing legal framework applicable to consumer-to-consumer transactions should be strengthened further. The consultation is open until 4 July 2018 and the feedback received will help determine next steps.</p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths question first answered 31/05/2018 09:47:29 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
	tabling member	4480 label Biography information for Carolyn Harris