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456125

registered interest
date	29/02/2016
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Companies: Human Rights
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps his Department takes to monitor and assess allegations of human rights abuses by UK-listed companies.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	28888
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2016 answer text <p>Where allegations are made against companies (listed or otherwise) about breaches of the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, including the guidelines on human rights, these breaches are assessed by the UK’s National Contact Point in accordance with the framework set out in the Guidelines.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 07/03/2016 11:50:40 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

446209

registered interest
date	20/01/2016
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Business: Compensation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many businesses were compensated for the indirect costs of the (a) EU Emissions Trading System and (b) carbon price floor; what the average award per eligible business was; and what the total monetary value of such compensation was in (i) 2013-14, (ii) 2014-15 and (iii) 2015-16 to date.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	23405
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2016 answer text <p>Since the compensation schemes for indirect costs of the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) and the Carbon Price Support (CPS) mechanism began, the total number of businesses compensated is 60 and 58 respectively. The table below sets out the amounts of compensation paid from 2013 to 2015 in calendar years. CPS compensation payments began in 2014. The average award per business over that period can be calculated from the table.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>2015 <em>(to 21 January 2016)*</em></p></td><td><p>TOTAL</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(£)</p></td><td><p>(£)</p></td><td><p>(£)</p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>EU ETS</p></td><td><p>31,707,192.00</p></td><td><p>19,632,228.00</p></td><td><p>18,130,331.00</p></td><td><p>69,469,751.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CPS</p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>33,247,349.00</p></td><td><p>44,811,626.00</p></td><td><p>78,058,975.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>TOTAL</p></td><td><p>31,707,192.00</p></td><td><p>52,879,577.00</p></td><td><p>62,941,957.00</p></td><td><p>147,528,726.00</p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>(* Claimants have until 31 March 2016 to submit Quarter 4 2015 applications).</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 26/01/2016 16:28:36 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

428466

registered interest
date	16/11/2015
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Stocks and Shares
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will encourage the International Organisation of Securities Commissions to bring global listing rules in line with those set out in the European Non-Financial Reporting Directive.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	16506
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2015 answer text <br /><p>The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) is due to implement the requirements in the EU Non-Financial Reporting Directive into UK law by 6 December 2016. BIS has no plans to extend these requirements beyond those contained in the EU Directive.</p><br /><p>Representation to the International Organisation of Securities Commissions and policy responsibility for UK listing rules falls within the remit of the Financial Conduct Authority and any further enquiries on these matters should be directed to them.</p><p><strong></strong></p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 20/11/2015 11:10:43 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

428467

registered interest
date	16/11/2015
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Accountancy: EU Law
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what progress he has made in transposing the European Non-Financial Reporting Directive into UK law; and whether there will be additional reporting requirements.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	16505
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2015 answer text <br /><p>A consultation will be published shortly seeking views on the Governments plans to transpose this directive into UK law. We have no current plans to implement any reporting requirements beyond those required by the Directive.</p><p><strong></strong></p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 20/11/2015 11:11:53 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell