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1186079

	registered interest
	date	18/03/2020
	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	Zero Hours Contracts: Wales
	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 his Department plans to take to support people on zero hour contracts in (a) Newport West, (b) Wales and (c) the UK as a result of the outbreak of covid-19.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
	uin	31537
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2020 answer text <p>The Chancellor has outlined an unprecedented package of measures to protect millions of people’s jobs and incomes as part of the national effort in response to coronavirus.</p><p> </p><p>If infected, many people who are on Zero-Hour Contracts will be entitled to Statutory Sick Pay. Those who are not eligible to receive sick pay are able to claim Universal Credit (UC) and/or new style Employment and Support Allowance (ESA), where they qualify.</p><p> </p><p>The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme is being set up to help pay people’s wages. Employers will be able to contact HMRC for a grant to cover 80% of the wages, up to a monthly cap of £2,500, for their workforce who remain on payroll but are temporarily not working during the coronavirus outbreak. This scheme aims to support all those employed through the PAYE system regardless of their employment contract, including those on zero-hour contracts.</p><p> </p><p>Businesses and Employees can get advice on individual employment issues by visiting the Acas website.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 27/03/2020 12:20:56 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
	tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1423164

	registered interest
	date	18/02/2022
	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	Zero Hours Contracts: Females
	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 assessment he has made of the causes of women of colour being more likely than white men and women to be employed on zero-hours contracts.
	tabling member constituency	Preston
	tabling member printed	Sir Mark Hendrick
	uin	124982
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2022 answer text <p>The Government is committed to building a fairer Britain and ensuring that equality and opportunity is available for all.</p><p> </p><p>Overall, individuals on zero-hours contracts represent a very small proportion of the workforce – just 3%. For this small group, this may be the type of contract which works best for them. The majority of people (62%) on zero-hours contracts say that they do not want more hours.</p><p> </p><p>Zero-hours contracts remain an important part of the UK’s flexible labour market, for both employers where there is not a constant demand for staff and for individuals who may need to balance work around other commitments such as childcare and study.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 28/02/2022 16:21:23 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
	tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

1221494

	registered interest
	date	07/07/2020
	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	Zero Hours Contracts: 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 and what proportion of workers on zero hours contracts have been (a) furloughed, (b) laid off or (c) had their (i) hours or (ii) pay reduced during the covid-19 outbreak; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Warrington North
	tabling member printed	Charlotte Nichols
	uin	70522
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2020 answer text <p>We are actively monitoring the impact of Covid-19 on different groups in the labour market. The latest external estimates, from the Resolution Foundation think tank found that, of those surveyed in the UK between 6-11 May:</p><p> </p><ul><li>33% of workers in the lowest quintile income group had either been furloughed (25%), lost their job (5%) or lost hours and pay (3%) due to coronavirus. This compares to 16% of those in the highest quintile income group, with 6% being furloughed, 3% losing their job and 7% losing hours and pay.</li></ul><ul><li>40% of workers on zero hours contracts had either been furloughed (24%), lost their job (4%) or lost hours and pay (12%) due to coronavirus. This compares to 22% of all employees, with 15% being furloughed, 3% losing their job and 4% losing hours and pay.</li></ul><p> </p><p>Published HM Treasury analysis on the impact of Covid-19 on working household incomes found that Government interventions since March have supported the poorest working households the most (as a proportion of February income).</p><p> </p><p>On 8 July, my Rt. Hon. Friend Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer announced a package of support to tackle the impact of Covid-19 crisis. This package provides £201m of new funding in 20-21 for skills provision and invests billions in a strong and coherent employment support offer. It provides the help people need now to swiftly find new work, while offering greater support for people who will find that journey harder.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully grouped question UIN 70521 question first answered 15/07/2020 16:34:04 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
	tabling member	4799 label Biography information for Charlotte Nichols

1177806

	registered interest
	date	11/02/2020
	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	Zero Hours Contracts
	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 she will make an assessment of the potential merits of giving workers on zero-hours contracts the right to a contract with guaranteed minimum hours.
	tabling member constituency	South Shields
	tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
	uin	724
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2020 answer text <p>We are committed to making the UK the best place in the world to work and grow a business. As announced in the Queen’s Speech we will be bringing forward an Employment Rights Bill to deliver the greatest reform of workers’ rights in over 20 years.</p><p>These reforms include taking firm action to tackle what Matthew Taylor termed one-sided flexibility, where some businesses have transferred too much business risk to the individual, sometimes at the detriment of their financial security and personal well-being.</p><p>We will also give all workers the right to request a more stable contract, which aims to encourage conversations between employers and businesses.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 24/02/2020 14:51:15 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
	tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1198999

	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	Yolo London: Redundancy
	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 received notification from Yolo London Ltd of its intention to make more than 20 employees redundant as per section 193(2) of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992.
	tabling member constituency	Greenwich and Woolwich
	tabling member printed	Matthew Pennycook
	uin	52286
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2020 answer text <p>Information provided to Government under Section 193 of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 regarding proposed redundancies is commercially confidential and for the purpose of providing those facing redundancy with assistance such as training and job seeking advice. In appropriate cases, failure to notify without good cause is a criminal offence and can result in an unlimited fine.</p><p> </p><p>Any information provided through this process is not in the public domain and it is open to employers to take legal action against the Secretary of State for breach of confidence if unauthorised disclosures were made. Therefore, we are unable to provide the information requested.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 09/06/2020 08:59:25 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
	tabling member	4520 label Biography information for Matthew Pennycook

1416587

	registered interest
	date	25/01/2022
	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	Yoga: 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 he has plans to provide additional financial support for yoga studios.
	tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
	tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
	uin	111607
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2022 answer text <p>The Government has delivered to Local Authorities over £700 million for grants to support businesses most impacted by Omicron, part of a £1 billion wider support package announced by the Chancellor on 21 December.</p><p> </p><p>The Omicron Hospitality and Leisure Grant supports businesses that offer in-person services, where the main service and activity takes place in a fixed rate-paying premises, in the hospitality, leisure and accommodation sectors. For the purposes of this scheme, the definition of a leisure business excludes gyms and sports businesses where physical exercise or training is conducted on an individual basis or group basis. The funding supports sectors where social mixing is a primary motivation for consumers. <br> <br> Alongside the Omicron Hospitality and Leisure Grant, more than £100 million worth of Additional Restrictions Grant discretionary funding has also been made available to Local Authorities in England to support other businesses severely impacted by Omicron. Gyms, yoga studios and other sports businesses may be eligible for this scheme. Local Authorities have discretion to allocate this funding to businesses most in need.</p><p>The Guidance for both OHLG and ARG schemes can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/local-restrictions-support-grants-lrsg-and-additional-restrictions-grant-arg-guidance-for-local-authorities" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/local-restrictions-support-grants-lrsg-and-additional-restrictions-grant-arg-guidance-for-local-authorities</a></p><p><br> On top of wider economic support, the Government announced a £100 million support fund for Local Authority leisure centres to ensure these important facilities remain available once public health restrictions are lifted.</p><p><br> Sport England has provided £270 million directly to support community sport clubs and exercise centres through this pandemic, via a range of funds. This includes £8,991,129 on multisport projects which included yoga, and of which £108,573 was specifically to fund yoga.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully grouped question UIN 111606 111609 111610 question first answered 01/02/2022 16:31:33 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
	tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1416588

	registered interest
	date	25/01/2022
	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	Yoga: 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 guidance he has provided to local authorities on the granting of covid-19-related financial support to yoga studios.
	tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
	tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
	uin	111608
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2022 answer text <p>The Government has delivered to Local Authorities over £700 million for grants to support businesses most impacted by Omicron, part of a £1 billion wider support package announced by the Chancellor on 21 December.</p><p> </p><p>The Omicron Hospitality and Leisure Grant supports businesses that offer in-person services, where the main service and activity takes place in a fixed rate-paying premises, in the hospitality, leisure and accommodation sectors. For the purposes of this scheme, the definition of a leisure business excludes gyms and sports businesses where physical exercise or training is conducted on an individual basis or group basis. The funding supports sectors where social mixing is a primary motivation for consumers. <br> <br> Alongside the Omicron Hospitality and Leisure Grant, more than £100 million worth of Additional Restrictions Grant discretionary funding has also been made available to Local Authorities in England to support other businesses severely impacted by Omicron. Gyms, yoga studios and other sports businesses may be eligible for this scheme. Local Authorities have discretion to allocate this funding to businesses most in need.</p><p>The Guidance for both OHLG and ARG schemes can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/local-restrictions-support-grants-lrsg-and-additional-restrictions-grant-arg-guidance-for-local-authorities" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/local-restrictions-support-grants-lrsg-and-additional-restrictions-grant-arg-guidance-for-local-authorities</a></p><p><br> On top of wider economic support, the Government announced a £100 million support fund for Local Authority leisure centres to ensure these important facilities remain available once public health restrictions are lifted.</p><p><br> Sport England has provided £270 million directly to support community sport clubs and exercise centres through this pandemic, via a range of funds. This includes £8,991,129 on multisport projects which included yoga, and of which £108,573 was specifically to fund yoga.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 07/02/2022 17:25:39 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
	tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1201549

	registered interest
	date	05/06/2020
	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	Yell Group: Regulation
	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 contact his Department has had with regulatory agencies on the business practices of Yell Ltd.
	tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
	tabling member printed	Kirsten Oswald
	uin	55700
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2020 answer text <p>The Department has not been in contact with regulatory agencies in connection with the business practices of Yell Ltd.</p><p> </p><p>Business-to-business contract disputes are generally a matter for the parties involved, except in a small number of regulated sectors.</p><p> </p><p>We would encourage any business that is being offered a service to read the contract carefully, and research the reputation of the service provider before making any commitment.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 15/06/2020 14:14:57 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
	tabling member	4413 label Biography information for Kirsten Oswald

1483615

	registered interest
	date	27/06/2022
	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	World Economic Forum
	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 is engaged in any partnerships with the World Economic Forum.
	tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
	tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
	uin	25728
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2022 answer text <p>Since November 2020, BEIS has been a member of the <a href="https://www.weforum.org/communities/gfc-on-agile-governance" target="_blank">Global Futures Council on Agile Governance</a>, focusing on the development of government regulatory practices to help drive economic growth.</p><p> </p><p>In May this year, the UK became a government partner in the <a href="https://www.weforum.org/first-movers-coalition" target="_blank">First Movers Coalition</a>. This is an initiative launched by the United States with the WEF and is a coalition of more than 35 international companies committed to harness their purchasing power and supply chains to create early markets for innovative clean energy technologies.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 05/07/2022 16:33:08 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
	tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1386419

	registered interest
	date	08/12/2021
	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, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of amending the Working Time Regulations in response to the Court of Justice of the European Union ruling in the case of Federacion de Servicios de Comisiones Oberas v Deutsche Bank SAE (CJEU Case C-55/18); and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
	tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
	uin	89609
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2021 answer text <p>It is important that employers comply with the Working Time Regulations in respect of working hours and daily and weekly rest, and that they are held to account if they don't. Workers can take a case to employment tribunal concerning insufficient rest, and the Health and Safety Executive directly enforces maximum working hours. The Government has also committed to bringing forward state enforcement of the rules in the Working Time Regulations on holiday pay for vulnerable workers, to ensure that workers get the paid time off they deserve.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 13/12/2021 17:54:15 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
	tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens