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1505519

registered interest
date	06/09/2022
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	Employment Agency Standards Inspectorate: Staff
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 all full-time equivalent staff employed by the Employment Agency Standards Inspectorate work in front-line roles involving site inspections as of 6 September 2022.
tabling member constituency	Aberavon
tabling member printed	Stephen Kinnock
uin	48366
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2022 answer text <p>As of 6th September 2022, the Employment Agency Standards Inspectorate employ 27.4 FTE staff in frontline roles involving site inspections.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 20/09/2022 14:56:01 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock

1505520

registered interest
date	06/09/2022
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	Conditions of Employment: 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, whether it remains the Government’s policy to establish a single enforcement body for employment rights, as stated in its response of June 2021 to a consultation on proposals for such an enforcement body.
tabling member constituency	Aberavon
tabling member printed	Stephen Kinnock
uin	48367
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2022 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">The creation of a single enforcement body for employment rights requires primary legislation which will only be introduced when parliamentary time allows.</del></p><p> </p><p>The creation of this new body will be a substantial organisational change, so it is right that we take our time to thoroughly consider all aspects of this reform before proceeding.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 20/09/2022 14:56:42 question first ministerially corrected 21/09/2022 08:55:31 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price previous answer version 18910 answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock

1505521

registered interest
date	06/09/2022
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	Clothing: Manufacturing Industries
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 terms of reference are for the review of Operation Tacit by the Director of Labour Market Enforcement; what estimate he has made of when that review will be completed; and if he will publish the findings of that review.
tabling member constituency	Aberavon
tabling member printed	Stephen Kinnock
uin	48368
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2022 answer text <p>The Director of Labour Market Enforcement is an independent statutory office holder. The terms of reference, timing, and publication of her review are matters for her.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 20/09/2022 14:58:53 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock

1505522

registered interest
date	06/09/2022
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	Employment Agencies: Regulation
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 (a) financial penalties and (b) criminal prosecutions there were for offences under the Employment Agencies Standards Regulations in each year since 2010; and how many and what proportion of prosecutions for such offences led to a conviction in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Aberavon
tabling member printed	Stephen Kinnock
uin	48369
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2022 answer text <p>The Employment Agencies Standards inspectorate (EAS) does not issue financial penalties as it’s legislation does not include provisions to do so. Below is a table setting out the number of prosecutions finalised in each year since 2010 and the proportion of convictions based on Financial Years. The number is low as there are other routes used by EAS to achieve compliance with the legislation and prosecution is considered as a last resort:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Number of Prosecutions</p></td><td><p>Proportion resulting in conviction</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>50%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019/20</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020/21</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021/22</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 20/09/2022 14:59:51 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock

1505601

registered interest
date	06/09/2022
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	Help to Grow Schemes
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 have successfully enrolled on (a) Help to Grow: Management and (b) Help to Grow: Digital.
tabling member constituency	Stalybridge and Hyde
tabling member printed	Jonathan Reynolds
uin	48327
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2022 answer text <p>We intend to publish data on take up of the Help to Grow programmes later this year on the GOV.UK website. Help to Grow: Management will support up to 30,000 small business leaders to improve their leadership and management capability and enhance their growth through world-leading business schools. Help to Grow: Digital could help up to 100,000 eligible SMEs adopt new digital technologies over three years as it offers businesses targeted financial support.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 21/09/2022 11:19:41 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4119 label Biography information for Jonathan Reynolds

1504787

registered interest
date	05/09/2022
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	Agricultural Products
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, on what dates he has met representatives of (a) Cargill, (b) Archer Daniels Midland, (c) Bunge and (d) Louis Dreyfus since March 2022; and if he will publish (a) details of what was discussed and (b) minutes of those meetings.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	47503
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2022 answer text <p>Ministers regularly meet with external stakeholders. Details of ministerial meetings with external organisations are published quarterly and can be found on GOV.UK at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/beis-ministerial-gifts-hospitality-travel-and-meetings" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/beis-ministerial-gifts-hospitality-travel-and-meetings</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The latest published data covers January to March 2022, further data will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 21/09/2022 13:57:31 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1504883

registered interest
date	05/09/2022
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	Low Pay: Inflation
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 recent discussions he has had with the Low Pay Commission on the impact of inflation on those on low pay; and if he will support an increase in the National Living Wage in the context of recent trends in inflation and rising energy costs.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	47592
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2022 answer text <p>The Low Pay Commission are an independent and expert body. They draw on extensive economic and labour market analysis, including the current state of the economy, to inform their recommendations for the National Living Wage. The Government engage with the Low Pay Commission on these recommendations frequently. The Government has set a target for the National Living Wage to reach equal two-thirds of median earnings by 2024, taking economic conditions into account.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 21/09/2022 11:12:24 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1505018

registered interest
date	05/09/2022
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	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution
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 payments were fraudulently charged to his Department’s budget using electronic purchasing cards in the financial years (a) 2019-20, (b) 2020-21 and (c) 2021-22; and what the total value was of fraudulent payments (i) made and (ii) recovered in each of those years.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	47430
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2022 answer text <p>No payments charged to the Department’s budget using electronic purchasing cards during financial years (a) 2019-20, (b) 2020-21 and (c) 2021-22 were identified as fraudulent.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 20/09/2022 14:51:06 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1141255

registered interest
date	23/07/2019
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Non-surgical Cosmetic Procedures: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what legal duties govern the administering of dermal fillers to people under the age of 18 by non-regulated practitioners.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	280927
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2019 answer text <p>Currently there are no restrictions that limit the administration of dermal fillers on young people under the age of 18 years old.</p><p>The Department is exploring options to introduce age restrictions on access to cosmetic procedures, bringing them in line with legislation on tattoos, teeth whitening and the use of sunbeds. From May 2020 all dermal fillers, irrespective of their composition and intended use, will be regulated as medical devices under Annex XVI of the Medical Device Regulations (EU 2017/745). The new Regulations will significantly improve the quality and safety of dermal fillers.</p><p>The Government is committed to improving the safety of cosmetic procedures through better training for practitioners, and clear information so that people can make informed decisions about their care. The growth in non-surgical treatments increases the need for consumer protection and we are currently working with stakeholders to strengthen the regulation of cosmetic procedures.</p><p>We urge anyone seeking a cosmetic procedure to take the time to find a reputable, insured and appropriately qualified practitioner who is either subject to statutory regulation or on a voluntary register accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 25/07/2019 16:32:36 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1141380

registered interest
date	23/07/2019
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	MMR Vaccine: Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to maintain and improve pharmacovigilance in relation to the MMR vaccine.
tabling member constituency	Gravesham
tabling member printed	Adam Holloway
uin	280998
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2019 answer text <p>As with all vaccines and medicines, the safety of the Measles, Mumps and Rubella (MMR) vaccine remains under continual review by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA). The MHRA uses all available sources of evidence in pharmacovigilance, including regular review of suspected adverse reactions submitted through the Yellow Card Scheme, data from clinical and epidemiological studies, the medical literature and information from pharmaceutical companies and other worldwide regulatory authorities. The MHRA’s processes and data analysis systems are regularly evaluated to ensure optimal performance in monitoring the safety of vaccines and medicines.</p><p>The balance of benefits and risks of MMR vaccine remains overwhelmingly favourable.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 25/07/2019 16:35:38 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	1522 label Biography information for Adam Holloway