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1585470

	registered interest
	date	08/02/2023
	answering body	Department for Business and Trade
	answering dept id	214
	answering dept short name	Business and Trade
	answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
	hansard heading	Parental Leave and Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 21 November 2022 to Question 84999 on Parental Leave: Fathers, when she plans to publish her Department's response to the 2019 consultation on reforming parental leave and pay.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	142798
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2023 answer text <p>In 2019, the Government consulted on high-level options for reforming parental leave and pay. The Government is currently considering responses to the consultation and will respond in due course.  We are committed to making it easier for fathers to take Paternity Leave.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 20/02/2023 17:47:15 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1586337

	registered interest
	date	17/02/2023
	answering body	Department for Business and Trade
	answering dept id	214
	answering dept short name	Business and Trade
	answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
	hansard heading	Business Premises: Guide Dogs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent discussions she has had with businesses on access refusal for guide dogs.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	147183
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2023 answer text <p>There have been no recent discussions between this Department and businesses on access refusal for guide dogs.</p><p> </p><p>Strong protection already exists in the Equality Act 2010, which places a duty on businesses and service providers to make reasonable adjustments to improve disabled people’s access to goods and services so they are not placed at a substantial disadvantage compared to non-disabled people. This reasonable adjustment duty is an anticipatory duty, meaning that those who provide goods, facilities and services to members of the public are expected to anticipate the reasonable adjustments that disabled customers may require, including auxiliary aids.</p><p><br> The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) is the public body responsible for enforcing the Equality Act. In 2017, the Commission published two pieces of guidance - a guide to help businesses understand what they can do to meet their legal duties to assistance dog owners, and a guide to help tourism businesses welcome people with access requirements. The EHRC supports disabled individuals who have experienced discrimination to take their cases to court.</p><p> </p><p>These duties and protections are ultimately enforceable through the courts, but as a first step, anybody who thinks that they have been discriminated against in the services offered to them - including where access to an assistance dog has been refused - can take legal action to resolve the issue. Before doing so, they might first find it useful to contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS) which provides free bespoke advice and in-depth support to individuals with discrimination concerns via their website - <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.equalityadvisoryservice.com%2F&amp;data=05%7C01%7Cparly.pqs%40trade.gov.uk%7C46233a6998db487901bd08db208da71b%7C8fa217ec33aa46fbad96dfe68006bb86%7C0%7C0%7C638139565010846936%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=hBqSSYQxXqKlF3MeXja11LttCdN7UkWLUIWmhJKlizw%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">http://www.equalityadvisoryservice.com/</a>, or by telephone on 0808 800 0082 or by text phone on 0808 800 0084.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 20/03/2023 12:36:02 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1607836

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2023
	answering body	Department for Business and Trade
	answering dept id	214
	answering dept short name	Business and Trade
	answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
	hansard heading	Royal Mail: Universal Service Obligation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Seventh Report of the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee entitled Royal Mail, published on 17 March 2023, HC 1045, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of the powers of Ofcom to hold Royal Mail accountable for meeting the universal service obligation and its standard of service.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	174391
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2023 answer text <p>Ofcom has the necessary powers to set and monitor Royal Mail’s service standards, including powers to investigate and take enforcement action should Royal Mail fail to achieve its obligations without good justification. Ofcom will, if appropriate, issue fines for failure to meet performance targets such as the £1.5m penalty imposed on Royal Mail in 2020 for missing its 2018/19 delivery target.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 03/04/2023 14:41:32 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1607837

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2023
	answering body	Department for Business and Trade
	answering dept id	214
	answering dept short name	Business and Trade
	answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
	hansard heading	Postage Stamps: Prices
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether she has had recent discussions with Ofcom on trends in the price of 1st class stamps over the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	174392
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2023 answer text <p>Ministers and officials have met with Ofcom to discuss a range of issues in relation to its role as the regulatory authority for the postal sector.</p><p>The Government does not have a role in Royal Mail’s commercial decisions, including the price of stamps but, in setting prices, Royal Mail must observe the regulatory framework set by Ofcom. This framework imposes prices controls, ‘safeguard caps’, on certain second-class products to ensure a basic universal service is available to all at affordable prices.</p><p>Ofcom will conduct a review of the safeguard caps that should apply from April 2024 including a consultation in 2023-24.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 03/04/2023 14:47:35 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1628599

	registered interest
	date	17/05/2023
	answering body	Department for Business and Trade
	answering dept id	214
	answering dept short name	Business and Trade
	answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
	hansard heading	Business: Environmental Protection and Human Rights
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether her Department are taking steps to mandate the introduction of (a) human rights and (b) environmental due diligence measures for companies.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	185697
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2023 answer text <p>The Government’s approach to due diligence is one of both encouraging and supporting a business-led approach. This, in turn, promotes standards as set out in international frameworks, such as the OECD Guidelines on Multinational Enterprises and the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. Additionally, and in order to tackle illegal deforestation in UK supply chains, the Environment Act has introduced world-leading due diligence legislation.</p><p>The Department will soon be launching a review of non-financial information through a call for evidence. The review is part of the Government’s wider effort to improve business regulation to reduce burdens and drive economic growth now that the UK has left the European Union. With that in mind the Government currently has no plans to legally mandate companies to conduct further due diligence assessments before considering existing reporting requirements. We will however continue to keep these issues under review.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 24/05/2023 13:18:35 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1641875

	registered interest
	date	05/06/2023
	answering body	Department for Business and Trade
	answering dept id	214
	answering dept short name	Business and Trade
	answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
	hansard heading	Royal Mail: Standards
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of Royal Mail failing to meet their USO letter delivery targets on people who rely on letters to receive (a) health appointment invitations and (b) energy support vouchers.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	187770
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2023 answer text <p>The Government’s objective continues to be ensuring the provision of a sustainable, accessible and affordable universal postal service.</p><p> </p><p>It is for Ofcom, as the independent regulator of postal services, to set and monitor Royal Mail’s service standards and decide how to use its powers to investigate and take enforcement action should Royal Mail fail to achieve its obligations without good justification.</p><p> </p><p>On 15 May 2023, Ofcom announced an investigation into Royal Mail’s quality of service performance for 2022-23.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 13/06/2023 11:55:48 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1687964

	registered interest
	date	06/02/2024
	answering body	Department for Business and Trade
	answering dept id	214
	answering dept short name	Business and Trade
	answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
	hansard heading	Wines: Sales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Written Statement of 8 January 2024 on Wine Quantities and Units of Measurement Update HCWS168, when retailers will be able to sell still and sparkling wine in the 200ml size.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	13411
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2024 answer text <p>The Government is planning to introduce legislation in spring 2024 on the proposals for new prepacked wine quantities announced on 27 December. All new legislative changes are subject to parliamentary scrutiny and due process, including in this case the need to notify the World Trade Organisation. Once this legislative process is complete, the legislation is expected to come into force around Autumn 2024, permitting the sale of still wine in pre-packed 200ml formats. The sale of pre-packed sparkling wine in the 200ml size is already permitted.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 14/02/2024 10:35:35 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1544176

	registered interest
	date	21/11/2022
	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	Postal Services: Standards
	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 had recent discussions with Royal Mail on Saturday letter deliveries.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	92300
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2022 answer text <p>The Department has regular discussions with Royal Mail on a wide range of issues.</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s objective continues to be ensuring the provision of a sustainable, accessible, and affordable universal postal service. The Government has no current plans to change the statutory minimum requirements of the universal postal service which are set out in the Postal Services Act 2011.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 29/11/2022 17:19:47 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1544177

	registered interest
	date	21/11/2022
	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	Postal Services: Standards
	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 potential impact of the 4-week suspension of Royal Mail’s quality of service targets over Christmas 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	92301
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2022 answer text <p>Royal Mail’s quality of service targets for the delivery of universal postal services are set by Ofcom under its regulatory framework which includes an exemption from meeting performance targets during the Christmas period (defined as the first Monday of December until the first working day after the following New Year public holiday). It requires Royal Mail to notify Ofcom and the consumer advocacy bodies and publish, no later than two months from the end of each Christmas period, its performance during that period.</p><p> </p><p>In its recent review of postal regulation, Ofcom decided to retain the exemption as it considered that its current approach remained appropriate.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 29/11/2022 17:19:54 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1544178

	registered interest
	date	21/11/2022
	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	Postal Services: Fees and Charges
	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 Ofcom's Residential Postal Tracker Q3 2021 - Q2 2022 published September 2022, what assessment he has made of that report's findings that 25 per cent of consumers have cut back on sending post to be able to afford essentials; and whether he has made a recent assessment of the adequacy of the price of sending post.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	92302
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2022 answer text <p>As a private business, Royal Mail’s management sets the prices for its services. The Government does not have a role in Royal Mail’s commercial decisions.</p><p> </p><p>In setting prices Royal Mail must observe the regulatory framework set by Ofcom, the independent regulator. This framework imposes price caps, ‘safeguard caps’, on certain second-class products to ensure a basic universal service is available to all at affordable prices and users of postal services, especially vulnerable consumers, are protected from on-going price rises.</p><p> </p><p>Ofcom will include consideration of the findings of its Residential Postal Tracker Q3 2021 - Q2 2022 in its upcoming review of safeguard caps including a consultation and statement during 2023/24.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 29/11/2022 17:20:08 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West