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1666835

registered interest
date	24/10/2023
answering body	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept id	216
answering dept short name	Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept sort name	Science, Innovation and Technology
hansard heading	AI, Data, Robotics Forum
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether representatives from (a) the Government and (b) British industry will attend the European AI, Data and Robotics Forum on 8 and 9 November 2023.
tabling member constituency	South Swindon
tabling member printed	Sir Robert Buckland
uin	204016
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2023 answer text <p>Given the proximity of the Safety Summit to the European AI, Data and Robotics Forum on 8 and 9 of November, the Government will not be sending any Ministers or officials to the event. However, both UK Government Ministers and officials participate in European technology-focused events, with an SCS-led official delegation attending the IAPP (International Association of Privacy Professionals) Europe Data Protection Conference this November, which will seek to facilitate our EU data objectives.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 26/10/2023 10:51:10 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland

1626651

registered interest
date	10/05/2023
answering body	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept id	216
answering dept short name	Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept sort name	Science, Innovation and Technology
hansard heading	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Holiday Leave
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if she will make an assessment of the potential implications of the Employment Appeal Tribunal ruling in the 2017 case of Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council v Willetts & Ors for the calculation of holiday pay entitlement for staff in her Department; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	184421
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/05/2023 answer text <p>The Department is aware of the ruling and will reflect the position in its policies. The Department is still working through the mechanics of the recent Machinery of Government change. This includes finalising which staff will be transferred into the Department. It is therefore not yet possible to accurately assess the impact on the Department.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 19/05/2023 09:27:54 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1470139

registered interest
date	14/06/2022
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	Bounce Back Loan Scheme
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 hold discussions with the National Audit Office about the production of a follow-up to the report on the Bounce Back Loan Scheme: an update.
tabling member constituency	Wycombe
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Baker
uin	17928
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2022 answer text <p>The National Audit Office (NAO) is independent of Government and sets its own agenda for investigations. It should be noted the Comptroller and Auditor General of the NAO has complete discretion in determining which areas of public spending to scrutinise.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 22/06/2022 16:15:08 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker

1463627

registered interest
date	17/05/2022
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	Insolvency Service: Closures
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 gov.uk news story of 11 May 2022, Insolvency Service transitions to regional hubs as part of efficiency drive, if he will place in the Library a copy of the business case for the decision to close Insolvency Service offices.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	3652
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2022 answer text <p>It would not be appropriate to place in the Library a copy of the business case for the Insolvency Service’s move to regional centres as it contains commercially sensitive information.</p><p> </p><p>This transition involves closing 10 smaller sites and developing regional centres in 11 locations in which the Insolvency Service has offices. These centres will enable it to provide services more efficiently, with greater flexibility to respond to future changes in demand for services. The Insolvency Service has put in place measures to support staff in affected offices to transfer to their nearest regional centre.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 23/05/2022 14:11:31 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1463628

registered interest
date	17/05/2022
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	Insolvency Service: Closures
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 gov.uk news story of 11 May 2022, Insolvency Service transitions to regional hubs as part of efficiency drive, whether his Department has consulted with (a) the public, and (b) the business community over the closure of Insolvency Service offices.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	3653
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2022 answer text <p>A key objective of the project to transition the Insolvency Service to a regional hub structure, is to ensure it continues to deliver high standards of service to business and the public. The regional hub structure will enable the Insolvency Service to operate more efficiently and effectively in the future.</p><p> </p><p>There has been informal engagement with a number of stakeholders and this will continue as the transition to regional hubs is delivered over the next three years.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 23/05/2022 13:28:59 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1462986

registered interest
date	16/05/2022
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	Insolvency Service: Closures
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 gov.uk news story of 11 May 2022, Insolvency Service transitions to regional hubs as part of efficiency drive, what estimate his Department has made of the potential cost of (a) recruitment, (b) training and (c) development that will be required to replace staff as a result of the decision to close Insolvency Service offices.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	2536
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/05/2022 answer text <p>The Insolvency Service announced its transforming workplaces strategy on 11 May 2022. It is not the intention of that strategy to reduce workforce numbers either by redundancy or otherwise.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 19/05/2022 16:19:52 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1462987

registered interest
date	16/05/2022
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	Insolvency Service: Training
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 his Department has spent on Insolvency Service Investigator Programme training for staff in the Insolvency Service in each of the last three financial years.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	2537
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/05/2022 answer text <p>Spending on the Insolvency Service’s investigator programme over the last 3 years was:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>YEAR </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>SPEND (£) </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019/2020</p></td><td><p>242,151</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020/2021</p></td><td><p>314,213</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021/2022</p></td><td><p>115,336</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 19/05/2022 16:20:45 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1462990

registered interest
date	16/05/2022
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	Insolvency Service: Training
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 and what proportion of Insolvency Service staff started but did not complete Insolvency Service Investigator Programme training in each of the last three years; and what the associated costs were.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	2538
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/05/2022 answer text <p>The number of Insolvency Service staff beginning but not completing the investigator programme over the last three years was:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>YEAR</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>NO OF LEARNERS ENROLLED </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>NO OF LEARNERS LEAVING WITHOUT COMPLETION</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>COST (£)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019/20</p></td><td><p>128</p></td><td><p>45</p></td><td><p>35</p></td><td><p>85,131</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020/21</p></td><td><p>74</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>38,214</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021/22</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 19/05/2022 16:21:01 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1462991

registered interest
date	16/05/2022
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	Insolvency Service: Redundancy
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 gov.uk news story of 11 May 2022, Insolvency Service transitions to regional hubs as part of efficiency drive, what estimate his Department has made of the cost of redundancies as a result of Insolvency Service office closures.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	2539
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/05/2022 answer text <p>The Insolvency Service announced its transforming workplaces strategy on 11 May 2022. It is not the intention of that strategy to reduce workforce numbers either by redundancy or otherwise.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 19/05/2022 16:21:11 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1462992

registered interest
date	16/05/2022
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	Insolvency Service: Redundancy
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 gov.uk news story of 11 May 2022, Insolvency Service transitions to regional hubs as part of efficiency drive, whether his Department will offer the option of homeworking to mitigate potential redundancies for staff based in Insolvency Service offices that are due to be closed.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	2540
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/05/2022 answer text <p>In order to support employees moving to a new regional centre location, the Insolvency Service will be exploring with each employee what adjustments can be made to their working arrangements to support their move. The Insolvency Service offers a range of flexible working arrangements including hybrid working.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 19/05/2022 16:21:18 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens