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65281

registered interest
date	02/07/2014
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	Street Trading
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what plans he has to (a) amend or repeal the Pedlars Acts 1871 and 1881 and (b) amend Schedule 4 to the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982 covering the street trading regime of England and Wales; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North Warwickshire
tabling member printed	Dan Byles
uin	203563
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p>The original Street Trading and Pedlary consultation was issued in November 2012 and covered the repeal of the Pedlars Acts 1871 and 1881 and other, incidental changes to the Local Government and Miscellaneous Provisions Act to ensure compliance with the EU Services Directive 2006/123/EC. The consultation had been extended in order for the Government to engage further with the UK's pedlar community and closed in April 2013. We hope to issue a response by the end of the summer.</p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 07/07/2014 15:30:46 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
tabling member	4112 label Biography information for Dan Byles

65588

registered interest
date	02/07/2014
answering body	Women and Equalities
answering dept id	31
answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
hansard heading	Gender: Equality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Ministers for Women and Equalities, how much the Government has spent on the Think, Act, Report initiative.
tabling member constituency	Ashfield
tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
uin	203666
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p><em>Think, Act, Report</em> was launched in September 2011. On average it has had 2 full-time equivalent staff working on it since then, comprising one team leader (Grade 7) and one Senior Executive Officer. Around £5,000 has been spent on events and publications to support the initiative. Significant support in kind has been received from supporting businesses and other organisations, including the Royal Bank of Scotland, CIPD, CMI, Opportunity Now, and others. More than 200 companies are now supporting <em>Think, Act, Report</em>, collectively employing over 2million people.</p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 07/07/2014 14:58:47 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

64875

registered interest
date	01/07/2014
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	Asbestos
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 30 June 2014, Official Report, column 461W, on asbestos, what training does the responsible person as a duty holder in line with Health and Safety Executive guidance receive in order to perform their duties.
tabling member constituency	North Ayrshire and Arran
tabling member printed	Katy Clark
uin	203387
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p>The duty holder works in consultation with specialist contractors who are qualified to carry out any necessary maintenance relating to asbestos.</p><p>Under the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012, there is a requirement for a competence to undertake this function. As this is very specific legislation, competence would require knowledge, experience and a suitable qualification (BOHS P405) or a combination of two or more of these requirements.</p><p>A role-specific bespoke course may be arranged to meet the client's needs provided by a competent body.</p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 08/07/2014 15:38:32 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
tabling member	1590 label Biography information for Baroness Clark of Kilwinning

64881

registered interest
date	01/07/2014
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	Redundancy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, in light of the collapse of Comet and the recent industrial tribunal ruling on employee compensation, what plans he has to issue guidance on the law relating to the role of administrators in consulting employees regarding redundancy.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
tabling member printed	Alan Johnson
uin	203234
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p>I will be looking at the employment tribunal ruling in the Comet case, and its consequences, carefully. As the appeal period has yet to elapse, it would be inappropriate for me to comment further at this stage.</p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 08/07/2014 15:35:41 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
tabling member	376 label Biography information for Alan Johnson

64882

registered interest
date	01/07/2014
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	Bankruptcy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the (a) average total debt, secured and unsecured, in debtor petition bankruptcies, (b) average total debt, secured and unsecured, in creditor petition bankruptcies and (c) median unsecured debt in all bankruptcies was of individuals who filed for bankruptcy in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
uin	203245
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p>The data requested are not available in the Insolvency Service's data warehouse in a form that would allow this question to be answered. The data for individual bankrupts are held on the Insolvency Service's case management system, but cannot be extracted and aggregated except at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 08/07/2014 15:43:34 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

64883

registered interest
date	01/07/2014
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	Debts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the average total debt was of individuals who filed for a debt relief order in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
uin	203246
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p>The average debt level of an individual that was granted a Debt Relief Order in England and Wales in each of the last five years can be found in table 1 below.</p><p><strong><em>Table 1: Average Liabilities of Individuals granted a Debt Relief Order<sup>1</sup></em></strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Average Liability (£)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>8,717</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>8,453</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>8,504</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>8,410</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>8,554</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong><sup>1</sup></strong><strong>Including those under enquiry or revoked at a later date</strong></p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 08/07/2014 15:41:23 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

64884

registered interest
date	01/07/2014
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	Members: Correspondence
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 is taking to increase the number of ministerial replies sent to hon. Members in electronic form only.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Simon Kirby
uin	203286
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p>I refer my Hon. Friend to the answer given by my Rt. Hon. Friend the Minister for the Cabinet Office (Francis Maude) on Monday 7 July 2014, Official Report, column reference 5-6W.</p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson grouped question UIN 203297 question first answered 08/07/2014 15:46:48 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
tabling member	3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby

64886

registered interest
date	01/07/2014
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	Asbestos
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 30 June 2014, Official Report, column 461W, on asbestos, how often inspections for asbestos containing materials are carried out in buildings owned or managed by his Department.
tabling member constituency	North Ayrshire and Arran
tabling member printed	Katy Clark
uin	203337
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p>Inspections for asbestos containing materials are carried out in buildings owned or managed by Department for Business, Innovation and Skills in accordance with statutory requirements.</p><p>The asbestos regulations require all buildings containing asbestos to be inspected a minimum of once every twelve months. The level and type of asbestos in each building would dictate any additional inspections, maintenance and remedial work to be carried out in a particular building.</p><p> </p><p>The management plan, including records and drawings, should be reviewed every 12 months and any identified or suspected ACM must be inspected and its condition assessed periodically, to check that it has not deteriorated or been damaged.</p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 08/07/2014 16:09:59 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
tabling member	1590 label Biography information for Baroness Clark of Kilwinning

64887

registered interest
date	01/07/2014
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	Members: Correspondence
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 estimate the total number of ministerial replies from his Department to hon. Members in a parliamentary session; and what proportion of such replies are sent (a) by letter and (b) by email.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Simon Kirby
uin	203297
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p>I refer my Hon. Friend to the answer given by my Rt. Hon. Friend the Minister for the Cabinet Office (Francis Maude) on Monday 7 July 2014, Official Report, column reference 5-6W.</p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson grouped question UIN 203286 question first answered 08/07/2014 15:46:48 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
tabling member	3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby

65107

registered interest
date	01/07/2014
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	Asbestos
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to his Department's answer of 30 June 2014, Official Report, column 460W, on asbestos, whether all staff in his Department who work in buildings which contain asbestos are (a) aware of the asbestos in the buildings, (b) trained in how to manage asbestos and (c) required to sign an asbestos register before working on the premises.
tabling member constituency	North Ayrshire and Arran
tabling member printed	Katy Clark
uin	203430
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p>Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012, Regulation 10 requires that those who may be exposed to materials containing asbestos have relevant training. In all instances, prior to works starting, a full risk assessment is undertaken to manage risks.</p><p>General staff (such as office, cleaning and catering staff) who regularly work in buildings owned or used by the Department of Business, Innovation and Skills would not be working in an environment where they would disturb or be exposed to asbestos-containing materials. For these staff, therefore, training on how to manage asbestos is not provided and the signing of an asbestos register is not required. However, where it is identified that a member of staff or contractor could potentially be exposed to asbestos-containing materials, a full risk assessment in compliance with the regulations would take place.</p><p>The regulation is specific to those who could work with asbestos. This would reasonably exclude general office workers, caterers, cleaners, etc. However, all would be protected by the Health &amp; Safety at Work Act and Health &amp; Safety at Work Regulations whereby all works are risk assessed prior to start to ensure the safe working and environment for those directly and indirectly affected.</p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 08/07/2014 16:12:38 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
tabling member	1590 label Biography information for Baroness Clark of Kilwinning