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1179977

	registered interest
	date	24/02/2020
	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	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, further to the Answer of 16 January 2020 to Question 2530, on Pay, if he will publish data on the minimum wage (a) arrears and (b) penalties issued in each constituency in each of the last six financial years.
	tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
	tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
	uin	19869
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2020 answer text <p>The Government is committed to cracking down on employers who fail to pay the NMW. HMRC follows up on every worker complaint it receives, even those which are anonymous. The Government publishes a regional breakdown of National Minimum Wage enforcement activity, including arrears and penalties, as part of the annual Enforcement and Compliance Report. The most recent report can be found <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-living-wage-and-national-minimum-wage-government-evidence-on-compliance-and-enforcement-2019?utm_source=c1be9ead-a906-4fe7-ba50-f499bf80967a&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=govuk-notifications&amp;utm_content=immediate" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Caution is required when analysing Minimum Wage enforcement by geography. Enforcement data is reported based on employers’ details, not workers’. This means HMRC may identify arrears for workers who live outside of the immediate area where their employer is based. Similarly, for large employers, arrears and penalties may be attributed to a specific head office location.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 27/02/2020 09:19:44 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
	tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

1192826

	registered interest
	date	04/05/2020
	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	Redundancy: Equality
	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 monitor redundancies by protected characteristics after the end of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
	tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
	uin	43000
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2020 answer text <p>The Government does not routinely monitor redundancy statistics by protected characteristics. However, when employers select employees for redundancy, they must comply with the requirements of the Equality Act 2010 and ensure that they do not unlawfully discriminate. There are also additional considerations that employers must take into account when redundancies affect women who are pregnant or on maternity leave.</p><p> </p><p>The Government continues to gather data, including through interactions with stakeholders, to understand the impacts of COVID-19 on all citizens, including groups with protected characteristics.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 11/05/2020 16:53:04 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
	tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

1194398

	registered interest
	date	11/05/2020
	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	Bounce Back Loan Scheme
	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 much the average loan issued under the Bounce Back Loan Scheme is.
	tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
	tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
	uin	45167
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/05/2020 answer text <p>The Bounce Back Loan Scheme (BBLS) has been introduced to help small and medium-sized businesses to borrow between £2000 and £50,000.</p><p> </p><p>As of 10 May, over 268,000 loans have been issued with a total value of over £8.3 billion.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 19/05/2020 09:09:58 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
	tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

1198372

	registered interest
	date	01/06/2020
	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	Car Washes: Coronavirus
	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 car washes are permitted to operate during the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
	tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
	uin	51928
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2020 answer text <p>The guidance on <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fgov.uk%2Fworkingsafely&amp;data=02%7C01%7CValdemar.Alsop%40beis.gov.uk%7Cbd39763b3a9943e7b53708d7f8adb3cc%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C637251297231636737&amp;sdata=zA6bfV0rpA76KXywAa8Sv%2BWy%2B%2FupVVYTvPcWb67pGfU%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">working safely during COVID-19</a> is aimed at working environments, not whether a specific business can reopen.</p><p> </p><p>The guidance is designed to help employers, workers and the self-employed understand how to work safely, including what employers need to think about to adapt a workplace to manage risk in the context of the coronavirus pandemic.</p><p> </p><p>We know that every organisation is different. Whether hand or automatic car washes, employers can use the guidance to create specific plans for their business in consultation with those who are affected by their operations, including workers and contractors. Plans will depend on the nature of your business, such as the sector, and the details of your workforce and operations.</p><p> </p><p>Whether a business must remain closed varies according to which part of the UK you are operating in. For England the rules are set out on the gov.uk website. The website also includes links to information for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 05/06/2020 08:28:53 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully previous answer version 25849 answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
	tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

1202961

	registered interest
	date	11/06/2020
	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	Health and Safety: Coronavirus
	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 people categorised as clinically extremely vulnerable during the covid-19 outbreak have continued working in their place of work during the outbreak; and what steps he is taking to support that group of people in the workplace.
	tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
	tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
	uin	58697
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2020 answer text <p>The Government made clear that vulnerable people who are at increased risk of severe illness from coronavirus (COVID-19) need to be particularly stringent in following social distancing measures. Members of staff who are vulnerable or extremely vulnerable, as well as individuals whom they live with, should be supported by their employers as they follow the required social distancing and shielding measures.</p><p> </p><p>It is critical that employers offer safe workplaces. The Government has published guidance to help ensure workplaces are as safe as possible during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. These guides cover a range of working environments and are available at <a href="http://www.gov.uk/workingsafely" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/workingsafely</a>.</p><p> </p><p>This guidance does not replace health and safety or equalities legislation, it provides information to employers on how best to meet these responsibilities in the context of COVID-19.</p><p> </p><p>Employees have a legal duty to make sure the workplace is safe for their employees; this includes reasonable adjustments for employees with disabilities and those who are clinically vulnerable.</p><p> </p><p>The safer workplaces guidance provides some suggestions to help employers make their workplaces COVID-19 secure for their employees, visitors and customers.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 17/06/2020 08:36:32 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully previous answer version 29521 answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
	tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

1225190

	registered interest
	date	15/07/2020
	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	Companies: Coronavirus
	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 13 July 2020 to Question 70388 on Companies: Coronavirus, what steps the Government plans to take to monitor whether companies borrowing through the Coronavirus Large Business Interruption Scheme are (a) engaged in trading activity in the UK at the Initial Drawdown Date and (b) using that finance facility to support their trading activity in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
	tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
	uin	74551
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2020 answer text <p>The Coronavirus Large Business Interruption Scheme (CLBILS) guidance makes it clear that the British Business Bank is not responsible for monitoring or verifying the use of any money advanced by accredited lenders to borrowers.</p><p> </p><p>It is the lenders responsibility to ensure that CLBILS facilities comply with the CLBILS eligibility criteria, which include (amongst others):</p><p> </p><ul><li>That the relevant Applicant or Applicant’s Group is or will be engaged in Trading Activity in the United Kingdom at the Initial Drawdown Date</li><li>That the Proposed Scheme Facility will be used for an Eligible Purpose (which may include the refinancing of an existing Borrowing Facility used for an Eligible Purpose) and to support trading in the United Kingdom.</li></ul><p> </p><p>If the facility was not eligible at the offer date then the lender would not be able to claim against the guarantee. The British Business Bank retains the rights to request information from accredited lenders in order to verify whether a facility was eligible on the offer date.</p><p> </p><p>Lenders undergo a review to test a sample of CLBILS facilities to ensure that processes are being followed in accordance with the agreement.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 20/07/2020 14:12:00 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
	tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

1226291

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2020
	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	Credit
	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 merits of requiring (a) retailer advertising and (b) influencer marketing on buy now pay later products to include identification of risks to consumers.
	tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
	tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
	uin	76681
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2020 answer text <p>The Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008 (CPRs) make it a criminal offence for traders to give consumers misleading information. Under the CPRs, traders must provide consumers with the information necessary to make informed decisions and not omit or hide material information which the average consumer needs.</p><p>Last year, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) announced new rules to address harms in the Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) market, saving consumers around £40-60 million a year.</p><p>The new rules aim to reduce the overall cost of credit for consumers by banning firms from charging backdated interest on repaid sums and requiring firms to provide better information to consumers about BNPL offers, including associated risks. Firms must also give prompts to consumers, to remind them when the offer period is about to end, so that consumers are more likely to repay the credit before they incur interest.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 01/09/2020 07:52:38 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
	tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

1229331

	registered interest
	date	28/08/2020
	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	Foreign Companies: Coronavirus
	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 monitoring the Government undertakes to assess whether funding from the (a) Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme and (b) Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme has been provided to firms based outside of the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
	tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
	uin	81865
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2020 answer text <p>In order to be eligible for finance under the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS), a small or medium sized enterprise (SME) must have the core of its business operations based in the UK. An SME which is foreign-owned is in principle eligible to apply for CBILS, provided it is trading in the UK (not just selling into the UK) and uses the CBILS facility to support its business activity in the UK. The same is true for an SME which has UK ownership but is registered abroad.</p><p> </p><p>For firms to be eligible for the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS), they must have a UK bank account and UK payroll. However, HMRC will continue to monitor claim data, compare against records and review reports of any fraudulent or misleading claims. HMRC will not hesitate to take action against those found to be abusing or misleading the scheme.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 03/09/2020 15:59:41 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
	tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

1231502

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2020
	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	Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
	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 has issued guidance on the implications for the calculation of statutory redundancy pay of being placed on reduced pay in a furlough agreement under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme and then made redundant; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
	tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
	uin	85040
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2020 answer text <p>Any employee who is dismissed due to redundancy and who satisfies certain qualifying conditions has a statutory entitlement to a lump sum from their employer, based on their age, length of service and contractual weekly earnings, subject to a statutory upper limit, payable at, or soon after, the dismissal date.</p><p> </p><p>The Government introduced new legislation which commenced on 31 July to ensure that furloughed employees who are subsequently made redundant receive statutory redundancy pay based on the employee’s normal pay, rather than their furlough pay (potentially 80% of their normal wage). The Government issued guidance on these changes which can be found on the Acas website at: <a href="https://www.acas.org.uk/manage-staff-redundancies/work-out-redundancy-pay" target="_blank">https://www.acas.org.uk/manage-staff-redundancies/work-out-redundancy-pay</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has always urged employers to do the right thing and not seek to disadvantage furloughed employees who are facing redundancy. We are aware that most companies will do this and we have now underpinned these expectations with additional statutory protections.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 09/09/2020 14:45:42 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
	tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

1234982

	registered interest
	date	16/09/2020
	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	Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
	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 9 September 2020 to Question 85040 on the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, what the piece of legislation is that is referred to in the Answer that will provide statutory protection against the calculation of statutory redundancy pay being based on reduced pay in a furlough agreement under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
	tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
	uin	91029
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2020 answer text <p>The legislation that I was referring to in my answer of 9 September 2020 to Question <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-09-04/85040" target="_blank">85040</a> is The Employment Rights Act 1996 (Coronavirus, Calculation of a Week’s Pay) Regulations 2020.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 21/09/2020 11:52:45 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
	tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy