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1602352

	registered interest
	date	08/03/2023
	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	Equal Pay: Ethnic Groups
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what her Department's planned timetable is for the publication of the Government’s ethnicity pay gap reporting guidance.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
	uin	161403
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2023 answer text <p>This Government remains committed to tackling all areas of disparities in this country, including in employment. It is crucial that everyone is treated fairly in the workplace, so that they can thrive and reach their full potential and we want to ensure that everyone has access to the same employment opportunities.</p><p> </p><p>Ethnicity pay gap reporting is just one type of tool to assist employers in doing this and it may not always be the most appropriate mechanism for some types of organisations. Therefore, as set out in the “Inclusive Britain” report, which was published in March 2022, the Government will not be legislating to make ethnicity pay reporting mandatory at this stage. Instead we are committed to producing guidance to support those who wish to report voluntarily. This will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake grouped question UIN 161405 question first answered 16/03/2023 13:01:25 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
	tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1602367

	registered interest
	date	08/03/2023
	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	Equal Pay: Ethnic Groups
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the number of firms who have published ethnicity pay gap reporting.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
	uin	161405
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2023 answer text <p>This Government remains committed to tackling all areas of disparities in this country, including in employment. It is crucial that everyone is treated fairly in the workplace, so that they can thrive and reach their full potential and we want to ensure that everyone has access to the same employment opportunities.</p><p> </p><p>Ethnicity pay gap reporting is just one type of tool to assist employers in doing this and it may not always be the most appropriate mechanism for some types of organisations. Therefore, as set out in the “Inclusive Britain” report, which was published in March 2022, the Government will not be legislating to make ethnicity pay reporting mandatory at this stage. Instead we are committed to producing guidance to support those who wish to report voluntarily. This will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake grouped question UIN 161403 question first answered 16/03/2023 13:01:25 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
	tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1691148

	registered interest
	date	22/02/2024
	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	New Businesses: Investment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent assessment her Department has made of the equality impact of the increase in the angel investment annual income threshold.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
	uin	15338
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2024 answer text <p>The Government is aware of the recent increase in the threshold level for High Net Worth individuals as defined under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000. Self-certification under this exemption is one of several ways in which individual investors can make angel investments. Other options include self-certifying as a sophisticated investor through membership of an angel group or syndicate for at least six months, or accessing investments through a firm authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority.</p><p>HM Treasury sponsors the relevant legislation and hence the Department for Business and Trade has not sought to assess the equality impact of this change.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 01/03/2024 14:49:33 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
	tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1691157

	registered interest
	date	22/02/2024
	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	New Businesses: Investment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions his Department has had with stakeholders on the decision to increase the angel investment annual income threshold to £170,000.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
	uin	15339
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2024 answer text <p>The Department for Business and Trade has received several representations about the recent increase in the threshold level for angel investors wishing to self-certify as High Net Worth individuals under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000. These representations have been referred to HM Treasury which is the sponsor of this legislation.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 01/03/2024 09:08:02 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
	tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1693432

	registered interest
	date	04/03/2024
	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	Department for Business and Trade: Anti-Muslim Hatred Working Group
	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 document entitled Draft terms of reference for the Anti-Muslim Hatred Working Group, what updates her Department has provided on relevant developments in its area of work to that group since 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
	uin	16848
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2024 answer text <p>Ministers and officials have regular discussions with the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities over a range of issues. More broadly, I refer the hon. Member to the answer of 1 March 2024, Official Report, PQ 16019 on tackling anti-Muslim hatred.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 21/03/2024 08:54:43 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
	tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds