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810647

	registered interest
	date	21/12/2017
	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	Bereavement Leave
	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 it his policy to bring forward a mandatory minimum period of bereavement leave for workers who have experienced the death of a close relative.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	120992
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2018 answer text <p>The Government recognises that the loss of a close family member is deeply distressing.</p><p> </p><p>Acas has published guidance for employers on supporting bereaved colleagues and managing grief in the workplace, which was developed in partnership with Cruse Bereavement Care and others. The Government is clear that it expects all managers to act with the sensitivity and flexibility deserved at such a difficult time.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, in view of the commitment in the Conservative Party manifesto, the Government is supporting the Private Member’s Bill brought forward by my hon Friend the Member for Thirsk and Malton (Kevin Hollinrake) to introduce a new statutory paid leave entitlement for employees who suffer the bereavement of a child.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 09/01/2018 15:49:45 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

846073

	registered interest
	date	21/02/2018
	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	Biofuels
	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 undertake a review of the cost of wood pellets used to fuel biomass boilers.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	128782
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2018 answer text <p>The level of support given to biomass in the Renewable Heat Incentive was last amended in September 2017, and the Department currently has no plans to undertake a review of wood pellet costs.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 01/03/2018 16:01:36 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

731769

	registered interest
	date	22/06/2017
	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	British Business Bank
	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 finance the British Business Bank has provided since its creation in (a) the Linlithgow and East Falkirk constituency, (b) Scotland and (c) the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	624
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2017 answer text <p>The British Business Bank (BBB) is a government-owned economic development bank. It manages the UK Government’s access to finance programmes for smaller businesses within a single commercially-minded institution. The Bank received State aid clearance to start operating in November 2014. Since this date, BBB has facilitated the following finance:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>UK</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Scotland</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Linlithgow and East Falkirk*</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Finance facilitated</p></td><td><p>£9.5bn</p></td><td><p>Over £323m</p></td><td><p>Almost £1m</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>* ENABLE data is not available at constituency level</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 28/06/2017 14:10:18 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1121731

	registered interest
	date	18/04/2019
	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	Business: Conditions of Employment
	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 estimate he has made of the number of (a) small, (b) medium-sized and (c) large businesses that have (i) fired and (ii) rehired employees in accordance with his Department's guidance on changing an employment contract in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	245891
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2019 answer text <p>The Government do not hold statistics on this matter. In general, the terms and conditions of employment are for negotiation and agreement between employers and employees (or their representatives). Once agreed, however, they form a legally binding contract of employment. While it is always open to either party to seek to renegotiate the terms of the contract, if the employer changes any of the terms without the employee’s agreement, the employee may be entitled to seek legal redress.</p><p> </p><p>Additionally, employees who consider that their dismissal was unfair can complain to an employment tribunal, generally subject to a qualifying period of continuous service.</p><p> </p><p>Both employers and employees are strongly encouraged to follow the guidance available on GOV.UK at https://www.gov.uk/your-employment-contract-how-it-can-be-changed when considering changing their terms and conditions of employment.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 30/04/2019 09:39:41 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

869316

	registered interest
	date	22/03/2018
	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	Car Washes: Warnings
	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 introduce legislative proposals to create a mandatory requirement that maximum vehicle height warnings be clearly displayed for automated car washes.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	134050
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2018 answer text <p>This Department has no plans to do so.</p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths question first answered 04/04/2018 15:04:24 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

731795

	registered interest
	date	22/06/2017
	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	Carbon Capture and Storage
	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 he has for carbon capture and storage.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	732
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2017 answer text <p>The Government’s view is that carbon capture and storage (CCS) has a potential role in the long-term decarbonisation of the UK’s economy, but its costs must come down.</p><p>We will set out our plans for CCS in due course, taking into account the findings and recommendations made in the report ‘Lowest Cost Decarbonisation for the UK: the critical role of carbon capture and storage’, published by the Lord Oxburgh-led Parliamentary Advisory Group on CCS.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 28/06/2017 12:36:02 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

539738

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2016
	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: Registration
	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 information his Department holds on the level of address fraud in the registration of companies; and if his Department will seek to review the process and legislation for the registration of companies in order to avoid such fraud in future.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	43058
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/08/2016 answer text <p>As part of its responsibility for maintaining the UK companies register, Companies House undertake some basic checks on companies during the incorporation process. The Government has no current plans to require additional processes and checks before registration.</p><p> </p><p>Companies House maintains statistics on the nature of the complaints it receives about alleged address fraud.</p><p> </p><p>Companies House follows up on all complaints received about newly incorporated companies and works closely with law enforcement agencies where fraudulent activity is suspected. It is an offence under the Companies Act to submit false information to Companies House.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 25/08/2016 12:49:42 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1121730

	registered interest
	date	18/04/2019
	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
	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 bring forward legislative proposals to prevent employers (a) firing and (b) rehiring employees by changing employment contracts.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	245890
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2019 answer text <p>On 17 December 2018 we published the Good Work Plan, which sets out our vision for the future of the labour market and our ambitious plan for implementing the recommendations arising from the Taylor Review. This important package represents the biggest upgrade to workers’ rights in over 20 years and demonstrates how we are leading the way internationally to ensure workers have access to the rights and protections they deserve in the context of a changing world of work.</p><p> </p><p>Successive governments have introduced a legal framework which ensures that employers should always treat their employees fairly.</p><p> </p><p>In general, the terms and conditions of employment are for negotiation and agreement between employers and employees (or their representatives). Once agreed, however, they form a legally binding contract of employment. While it is always open to either party to seek to renegotiate the terms of the contract, if the employer changes any of the terms without the employee’s agreement, the employee may be entitled to seek legal redress.</p><p> </p><p>Additionally, employees who consider that their dismissal was unfair can complain to an employment tribunal, generally subject to a qualifying period of continuous service.</p><p> </p><p>Both employers and employees are strongly encouraged to follow the guidance available on GOV.UK at https://www.gov.uk/your-employment-contract-how-it-can-be-changed when considering changing their terms and conditions of employment.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 30/04/2019 09:39:33 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

596168

	registered interest
	date	07/10/2016
	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
	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 taking steps to identify businesses that engage in labour exploitation.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	46876
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2016 answer text <p>The Immigration Act 2016 creates a new Director of Labour Market Enforcement. They will be responsible for overseeing and setting priorities for the Employment Agency Standards Inspectorate, National Minimum Wage enforcement and the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority. This will strengthen efforts to identify businesses that engage in labour exploitation.</p><p> </p><p>To enable more effective enforcement, we are creating:</p><ul><li>A new intelligence hub so that enforcement is targeted at areas of risk; and</li><li>A new regime of Labour Market Enforcement undertakings and orders, backed up by a criminal offence and custodial sentence, to allow us to tackle repeat labour market offenders and rogue businesses.</li></ul><p> </p><p>We have already reformed the Gangmasters Licensing Authority into the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority with the ability to tackle labour exploitation.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 17/10/2016 09:31:53 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

674923

	registered interest
	date	18/01/2017
	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
	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 estimate he has made of the number of (a) small, (b) medium-sized and (c) large businesses that have fired and rehired employees in accord with his Department's guidance on changing an employment contract in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	60570
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2017 answer text <p>Government does not collect information on terminated and re-instated employment contracts. Employment contracts and contractual changes are a matter for the individual and the employer to agree, but they must comply with the legal framework.</p><p>Guidance on the GOV.UK website reflects the legal requirements employers must follow when asking individuals to consider contractual changes. The guidance also provides advice on recourse available if an individual feels they have been unfairly treated.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 23/01/2017 16:29:08 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day