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654375

registered interest
date	07/12/2016
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	Groceries Code Adjudicator
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 the cap is on the turnover of businesses to be covered by the Groceries Adjudicator.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	56557
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2016 answer text <p>The Groceries Supply Code of Practice applies to retailers with a turnover exceeding £1 billion for sales of groceries in the United Kingdom.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 12/12/2016 16:36:49 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

654376

registered interest
date	07/12/2016
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	Groceries Code Adjudicator
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 the (a) legal status is and (b) statutory powers are of the Groceries Adjudicator.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	56556
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2016 answer text <p>The Groceries Code Adjudicator Act 2013 established the Groceries Code Adjudicator (GCA) and gave the GCA powers to enforce the Groceries Supply Code of Practice which regulates aspects of the relationship between the 10 largest grocery retailers and their direct suppliers. These powers allow the GCA to:</p><ul><li>investigate complaints from any source about how supermarkets treat their suppliers;</li><li>make recommendations to retailers if a complaint is upheld;</li><li>require retailers to publish details of a breach of the code;</li><li>impose a fine on the retailer up to a maximum of 1% of their annual turnover; and</li><li>arbitrate disputes between retailers and supplier.</li></ul> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 12/12/2016 16:36:15 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

654524

registered interest
date	07/12/2016
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	Director of Labour Market Enforcement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, which (a) workers' representatives groups and (b) trade unions were consulted by his Department during the drawing up of the shortlist for Director of Labour Market Enforcement.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	56566
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2016 answer text <p>The recruitment campaign for the Director of Labour Market Enforcement was undertaken in line with guidance issued by the Office for the Commissioner for Public Appointments (OCPA). The selection panel was chaired by an OCPA appointed Public Appointments Assessor (PAA), and included representatives from the Home Office and the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and an independent panel member.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 12/12/2016 17:14:28 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

654525

registered interest
date	07/12/2016
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	Labour Market
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 workers employed within sectors of the economy that the Government has identified as at risk of labour market abuse and exploitation.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	56567
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2016 answer text <p>The Government has created the role of Director of Labour Market Enforcement who will lead an intelligence hub to draw together evidence and intelligence about abuse in the labour market. It will be a priority for the Director, once in post, to make an assessment of the risk of abuse and exploitation in different sectors of the economy. This will form part of the annual labour market enforcement strategy which will set the strategic priorities for the work of the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority, the Employment Agency Standards Inspectorate and enforcement of the National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage by HM Revenue and Customs.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 12/12/2016 17:16:30 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

654526

registered interest
date	07/12/2016
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	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Equal 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, what plans his Department has to publish information on the gender pay gap among its employees.
tabling member constituency	Rossendale and Darwen
tabling member printed	Jake Berry
uin	56594
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2016 answer text <p>The Office for National Statistics already publishes a comprehensive set of data on Civil Servants in each Government Department on an annual basis in October. This includes average salaries and any existing pay gaps by gender.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has published draft regulations, under the Equality Act 2010, for the gender pay gap reporting requirements. These regulations remain in draft until they are approved by Parliament.</p><p> </p><p>Under these draft regulations, employers with 250 or more employees have to publish information relating to the gender pay gap in their organisation within a 12 months period ending with the snapshot date of 5 April each year.</p><p> </p><p>The Department will meet any requirements on gender pay gap reporting placed upon it.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 12/12/2016 17:19:18 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry

654527

registered interest
date	07/12/2016
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	Business
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 businesses are operating within the (a) construction, (b) care homes, (c) hotels and (d) catering sectors in the most recent period for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	56559
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2016 answer text <p>The Business Population Estimates published in November 2016 give the following estimates for the number of private business in the UK:</p><p> </p><p>(a) construction, 342,490 (Division 41, Construction of buildings)</p><p>(b) care homes, 36,620 (Division 87, Residential care activities)</p><p>(c) hotels, 8,815 (Group 551, Hotels and similar accommodation)</p><p>(d) catering sector, 149,440 (Division 56, Food and beverage service activities)</p><p> </p><p>The data is published here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/business-population-estimates-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/business-population-estimates-2016</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 12/12/2016 17:13:13 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

654530

registered interest
date	07/12/2016
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	Migrant Workers
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 conduct a regional analysis of levels of unskilled migration and its effect on local wages.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull East
tabling member printed	Karl Turner
uin	56666
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2016 answer text <p>The Migration Advisory Committee undertook a comprehensive study on migrants in low-skilled work in 2014. This provided analysis on regional and wage factors.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 12/12/2016 17:20:53 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner

652584

registered interest
date	06/12/2016
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	Minimum Wage: Young People
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 an estimate of the potential effect of businesses paying the adult minimum wage rate to people under 25 years of age who are not in training but carrying out the same work as those 25 years of age or over on (a) rates of poverty and (b) levels of disposable income for people under 25 years of age.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Helen Jones
uin	56280
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2016 answer text <p>The Government will publish an impact assessment on the increase in the National Living Wage and the increases in the National Minimum Wage rates announced at Autumn Statement in due course.</p><p>The Low Pay Commission also evaluates the impact of the various rates upon both employers and workers, drawing on economic, labour market and pay analysis, independent research and stakeholder evidence. Their report can be found at: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-minimum-wage-low-pay-commission-autumn-2016-report" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-minimum-wage-low-pay-commission-autumn-2016-report</a>.</p><p>From April 2017 all National Minimum Wage rates, and the National Living Wage, will be increased by more than inflation. The main rate (for 21 – 24 year olds) is expected, at that point, to be at its highest ever level in real terms.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James grouped question UIN 56281 question first answered 12/12/2016 11:30:18 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones

652585

registered interest
date	06/12/2016
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	Minimum Wage: Young People
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 an estimate of the cost to businesses of their paying the adult minimum wage rate to people under 25 years of age who are not in training but are doing the same job as people 25 years of age or older.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Helen Jones
uin	56281
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2016 answer text <p>The Government will publish an impact assessment on the increase in the National Living Wage and the increases in the National Minimum Wage rates announced at Autumn Statement in due course.</p><p>The Low Pay Commission also evaluates the impact of the various rates upon both employers and workers, drawing on economic, labour market and pay analysis, independent research and stakeholder evidence. Their report can be found at: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-minimum-wage-low-pay-commission-autumn-2016-report" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-minimum-wage-low-pay-commission-autumn-2016-report</a>.</p><p>From April 2017 all National Minimum Wage rates, and the National Living Wage, will be increased by more than inflation. The main rate (for 21 – 24 year olds) is expected, at that point, to be at its highest ever level in real terms.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James grouped question UIN 56280 question first answered 12/12/2016 11:30:18 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones

652779

registered interest
date	06/12/2016
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, with reference to the ruling of the Employment Tribunal on Aslam and others vs Uber of 28 October 2016, case number 2202550/2015, relating to the employment classification of Uber drivers, if he will estimate how many other such subordinate workers there are in the UK who are classified with a different legal status.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	56428
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2016 answer text <p>The Government does not collate data on the employment status of those in the UK labour market with regard to employment rights.</p><p> </p><p>However, Matthew Taylor has been asked to conduct an independent review which includes considering the implications for employment rights and other policies of the emergence of new business models such as on–demand platforms.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 12/12/2016 16:58:02 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah