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63463
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-06-24more like thismore than 2014-06-24
answering body
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept id 26 remove filter
answering dept short name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
hansard heading Insolvency more like this
house id 1 remove filter
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many times the Insolvency Service's Redundancy Payments Service has made payments of protective awards due to failures on the part of the company or administrator to conduct a proper collective consultation in each of the last five years; to which companies such awards were made; and how much was paid out in (a) statutory entitlements and (b) protective awards in each such case. more like this
tabling member constituency Kingston upon Hull North more like this
tabling member printed
Diana Johnson more like this
uin 202006 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-06-30more like thismore than 2014-06-30
answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Insolvency Service's Redundancy Payments Service (RPS) only makes protective award payments to employees if their employer is insolvent and an employment tribunal has determined that there was insufficient consultation, by the company, administrator or liquidator, regarding redundancies and makes a protective award.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In the last five financial years, the RPS has paid out the following in statutory payments for cases where a protective award was awarded:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>· 2009-2010 £87,209,871.62</p><p> </p><p>· 2010-2011 £82,604,201.50</p><p> </p><p>· 2011-2012 £68,181,382.07</p><p> </p><p>· 2012-2013 £57,267,407.27</p><p> </p><p>· 2013-2014 £7,937,522.34</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The protective award payments made on these cases (in addition to the statutory payments) were as following:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><ul><li>2009-2010 £28,808,241.65</li><li>2010-2011 £30,997,901.63</li><li>2011-2012 £23,437,557.92</li><li>2012-2013 £29,290,224.74</li><li>2013-2014 £16,581,330.05</li></ul><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>These figures include cases in administration and those in liquidation</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>A breakdown of the individual cases is not readily available and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p>
answering member constituency Cardiff Central more like this
answering member printed Jenny Willott remove filter
question first answered
less than 2014-06-30T15:16:35.2382727Zmore like thismore than 2014-06-30T15:16:35.2382727Z
answering member
1497
label Biography information for Jenny Willott more like this
tabling member
1533
label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson more like this
63466
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-06-24more like thismore than 2014-06-24
answering body
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept id 26 remove filter
answering dept short name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
hansard heading Insolvency more like this
house id 1 remove filter
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many outstanding protective awards to be paid by the Insolvency Service's Redundancy Payments Services are owed to firms in which less than 20 people are employed on one site. more like this
tabling member constituency Kingston upon Hull North more like this
tabling member printed
Diana Johnson more like this
uin 202009 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-06-30more like thismore than 2014-06-30
answer text <p> </p><p>Under legislation, a protective award can be made where it is determined that there was insufficient consultation in situations involving 20 or more redundancies in one establishment. The Redundancy Payments Service makes payments, to affected employees, where an employment tribunal has made an award and the employer is insolvent.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Employment Appeal Tribunal, in the Woolworths case (USDAW v WW Realisations 1 Ltd and others), decided that it should remove the European test of ‘establishment' from UK law. The Department is appealing this judgment as we do not agree with this interpretation of the law.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We think the right interpretation of the law is that employers must consult employee representatives if making 20 or more redundancies at one establishment. In a dispute, it is for the employment tribunals to decide what is an establishment on the facts of each individual case.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Until the Woolworths appeal is determined, employment tribunals are staying (not deciding) claims from employees who worked on sites with fewer than 20 proposed redundancies and the RPS is unable to make payments to such employees.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Information on the number of affected cases is not readily available and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>
answering member constituency Cardiff Central more like this
answering member printed Jenny Willott remove filter
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less than 2014-06-30T15:23:19.5566941Zmore like thismore than 2014-06-30T15:23:19.5566941Z
answering member
1497
label Biography information for Jenny Willott more like this
tabling member
1533
label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson more like this
63548
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-06-24more like thismore than 2014-06-24
answering body
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept id 26 remove filter
answering dept short name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
hansard heading Illegal Money Lending Teams: Finance more like this
house id 1 remove filter
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much he allocated to the Illegal Money Lending Unit in (a) Scotland, (b) England, (c) Wales and (d) Northern Ireland in each of the last four years up to the most recent period for which figures are available. more like this
tabling member constituency Airdrie and Shotts more like this
tabling member printed
Pamela Nash more like this
uin 202104 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-06-30more like thismore than 2014-06-30
answer text <p>Since 1<sup>st</sup> April 2012 the National Trading Standards Board (NTSB) has been responsible for the Illegal Money Lending Units in England and Wales, and Trading Standards Scotland (TSS) has been responsible for the Illegal Money Lending Unit in Scotland. The NTSB and TSS decide what proportion of their total grant funding (provided by BIS) should be allocated for delivery of these functions. Before April 2012 Government directly funded all three of the Illegal Money lending Teams.</p><p>Below are the budgets allocated to the Illegal Money Lending teams over the last four years.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>England</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Wales</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Scotland</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014/15</strong></p></td><td><p>£3.60m</p></td><td><p>£0.63m</p></td><td><p>£0.4m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td><td><p>£3.91m</p></td><td><p>£0.67m</p></td><td><p>£0.4m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td><p>£4.13m</p></td><td><p>£0.59m</p></td><td><p>£0.38m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011/12</strong></p></td><td><p>£4.07m</p></td><td><p>£0.65m</p></td><td><p>£0.48m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2010/11</strong></p></td><td><p>£4.07m</p></td><td><p>£0.65m</p></td><td><p>£0.48m</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Trading Standards is a devolved matter in Northern Ireland and so it is not possible to provide comparable data.</p>
answering member constituency Cardiff Central more like this
answering member printed Jenny Willott remove filter
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less than 2014-06-30T15:42:10.5464652Zmore like thismore than 2014-06-30T15:42:10.5464652Z
answering member
1497
label Biography information for Jenny Willott more like this
tabling member
3909
label Biography information for Pamela Nash more like this
63549
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-06-24more like thismore than 2014-06-24
answering body
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept id 26 remove filter
answering dept short name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
hansard heading Postal Services: Rural Areas more like this
house id 1 remove filter
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what plans he has to ensure that the six days a week universal Royal Mail service continues in rural areas. more like this
tabling member constituency East Londonderry more like this
tabling member printed
Mr Gregory Campbell more like this
uin 202198 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-06-30more like thismore than 2014-06-30
answer text <p> </p><p>The one price six-days-a-week postal delivery service to all addresses in the UK is clearly set down under the Postal Services Act 2011 as part of the minimum requirements of the UK's universal service and can only be changed by Government with the approval of both houses of Parliament. The protection is exactly the same for rural areas as urban areas of the UK.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Parliament has given Ofcom the primary statutory duty to protect the ongoing provision of the universal service throughout the country and ensured that Ofcom has the regulatory powers and tools it needs to intervene if the universal service is ever at risk. More information about the regulatory framework for postal services can be found on Ofcom's website (<a href="http://www.ofcom.org.uk/" target="_blank">www.ofcom.org.uk</a>).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency Cardiff Central more like this
answering member printed Jenny Willott remove filter
question first answered
less than 2014-06-30T15:24:41.8209667Zmore like thismore than 2014-06-30T15:24:41.8209667Z
answering member
1497
label Biography information for Jenny Willott more like this
tabling member
1409
label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell more like this
63555
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-06-24more like thismore than 2014-06-24
answering body
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept id 26 remove filter
answering dept short name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
hansard heading Money Lenders more like this
house id 1 remove filter
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many full-time and part-time staff were employed to work in the Illegal Money Lending Unit in (a) Scotland, (b) England, (c) Wales and (d) Northern Ireland in each of the last four years up to the most recent period for which records are available. more like this
tabling member constituency Airdrie and Shotts more like this
tabling member printed
Pamela Nash more like this
uin 202197 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-06-30more like thismore than 2014-06-30
answer text <p>The numbers of full-time and part-time staff that have been employed by the Illegal Money Lending Units in Scotland, England and Wales over the last four years are as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="3"><p>Full-Time</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Part-Time (full time equivalents)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Financial Years</p></td><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Wales</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>58</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>1.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>63</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>1.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>63</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>1.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>Unavailable</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Trading Standards is a devolved matter in Northern Ireland and so it is not possible to provide comparable data.</p>
answering member constituency Cardiff Central more like this
answering member printed Jenny Willott remove filter
question first answered
less than 2014-06-30T15:45:03.5903187Zmore like thismore than 2014-06-30T15:45:03.5903187Z
answering member
1497
label Biography information for Jenny Willott more like this
tabling member
3909
label Biography information for Pamela Nash more like this
63144
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-06-23more like thismore than 2014-06-23
answering body
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept id 26 remove filter
answering dept short name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
hansard heading Trade Union Recognition more like this
house id 1 remove filter
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of the number of companies registered in (a) Paisley and Renfrewshire North constituency, (b) Renfrewshire, (c) Scotland and (d) the UK that do not recognise trades unions. more like this
tabling member constituency Paisley and Renfrewshire North more like this
tabling member printed
Jim Sheridan more like this
uin 201716 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-06-30more like thismore than 2014-06-30
answer text <p>This Department does not hold information on to whether or not individual employers recognise a trade union or not.</p><p>You may be interested in the following figures, from the 2011 Workplace Employment Relations Study (WERS), showing percentage of workplaces with recognised unions where the workplace is located in Scotland, the other Government Office Regions and Great Britain as a whole. This does not include information on Northern Ireland workplaces where employment law is devolved.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Government Office Region</p></td><td><p>Percentage of workplaces with recognised unions</p><p>(%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>38</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>21</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire and Humberside</p></td><td><p>34</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>31</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>23</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East of England</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>31</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Great Britain</p></td><td><p>22</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>More information on the WERS data is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/workplace-employment-relations-study-wers" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/workplace-employment-relations-study-wers</a></p>
answering member constituency Cardiff Central more like this
answering member printed Jenny Willott remove filter
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less than 2014-06-30T15:47:50.4226796Zmore like thismore than 2014-06-30T15:47:50.4226796Z
answering member
1497
label Biography information for Jenny Willott more like this
tabling member
1464
label Biography information for Jim Sheridan more like this
63146
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-06-23more like thismore than 2014-06-23
answering body
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept id 26 remove filter
answering dept short name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
hansard heading Bankruptcy: Harlow more like this
house id 1 remove filter
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many businesses in Harlow constituency have been declared bankrupt in each of the last 10 years. more like this
tabling member constituency Harlow more like this
tabling member printed
Robert Halfon more like this
uin 201692 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-06-26more like thismore than 2014-06-26
answer text <p>Figures are not available at the level of detail requested.</p><p>Official statistics covering corporate insolvencies for England and Wales are not available at sub-national level, as the data supplied to the Insolvency Service does not include location information. The latest national level figures are available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/insolvency-statistics-january-to-march-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/insolvency-statistics-january-to-march-2014</a></p><p>Official statistics covering individual insolvencies are available at the level of parliamentary constituencies, but do not separately identify bankruptcies where the individual was self-employed. The latest figures, covering the period 2000 to 2012, are available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/insolvency-statistics-individual-insolvencies-by-region" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/insolvency-statistics-individual-insolvencies-by-region</a>. An update to this publication, covering the calendar year 2013, will be published as a statistical release on Thursday 10 July 2014.</p>
answering member constituency Cardiff Central more like this
answering member printed Jenny Willott remove filter
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less than 2014-06-26T14:43:32.5039639Zmore like thismore than 2014-06-26T14:43:32.5039639Z
answering member
1497
label Biography information for Jenny Willott more like this
tabling member
3985
label Biography information for Robert Halfon more like this
63154
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-06-23more like thismore than 2014-06-23
answering body
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept id 26 remove filter
answering dept short name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
hansard heading Insolvency more like this
house id 1 remove filter
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he is taking to improve competition in the Insolvency Practitioner market. more like this
tabling member constituency Hyndburn more like this
tabling member printed
Graham Jones more like this
uin 201831 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-06-26more like thismore than 2014-06-26
answer text <p> </p><p>The Government is taking a number of steps in this area:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>- A measure in the Deregulation Bill will introduce the option for an insolvency practitioner to specialise in either corporate or individual insolvency. This will encourage new entrants into the profession, which will benefit creditors without lowering standards;</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>- There are a number of red tape challenge measures in the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill which will reduce costs and remove unnecessary processes in insolvency cases;</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>- Also in the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill are measures which will strengthen the regulatory framework for insolvency practitioners to boost confidence in the regime;</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>- The Government has also been consulting on measures to improve the transparency and accountability of how fees are charged by insolvency practitioners.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>
answering member constituency Cardiff Central more like this
answering member printed Jenny Willott remove filter
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less than 2014-06-26T15:10:39.6366396Zmore like thismore than 2014-06-26T15:10:39.6366396Z
answering member
1497
label Biography information for Jenny Willott more like this
tabling member
3999
label Biography information for Graham P Jones more like this
63155
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-06-23more like thismore than 2014-06-23
answering body
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept id 26 remove filter
answering dept short name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
hansard heading Postal Services more like this
house id 1 remove filter
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will estimate the proportion of UK addresses end-to-end postal delivery companies would need to cover before there is a threat to the financial sustainability of the universal service. more like this
tabling member constituency Westminster North more like this
tabling member printed
Ms Karen Buck more like this
uin 201887 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-06-26more like thismore than 2014-06-26
answer text <p> </p><p>Under the Postal Services Act 2011, Parliament gave Ofcom, as an independent regulator for postal services, the primary statutory duty to secure the provision of the universal service and to this end Ofcom must have regard for the financial sustainability of the universal service.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Last year, following a consultation, Ofcom, as the independent regulator for postal services, set out its guidance on its approach to intervening in response to a material threat to the provision of the universal service.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Ofcom has made clear that if its ongoing monitoring regime, which keeps the situation under continual review and allows for any new evidence, does not prompt the need for any earlier assessment, it will as a matter of course carry out a full assessment of the impact of competition on the universal service towards the end of 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>More information about Ofcom's regulatory regime can be found on its website (<a href="http://www.ofcom.org.uk/" target="_blank">www.ofcom.org.uk</a>).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>
answering member constituency Cardiff Central more like this
answering member printed Jenny Willott remove filter
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less than 2014-06-26T15:17:38.5811771Zmore like thismore than 2014-06-26T15:17:38.5811771Z
answering member
1497
label Biography information for Jenny Willott more like this
tabling member
199
label Biography information for Ms Karen Buck more like this
63156
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-06-23more like thismore than 2014-06-23
answering body
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept id 26 remove filter
answering dept short name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
hansard heading Postal Services more like this
house id 1 remove filter
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will estimate the time it would take for Ofcom to undertake a review of the effects of end-to-end competition on the universal service. more like this
tabling member constituency Westminster North more like this
tabling member printed
Ms Karen Buck more like this
uin 201888 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-06-26more like thismore than 2014-06-26
answer text <p> </p><p>Last year, following a consultation, Ofcom, as the independent regulator for postal services, set out its guidance on its approach to intervening in response to a material threat to the universal service.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Ofcom has made clear that if its ongoing monitoring regime, which keeps the situation under continual review and allows for any new evidence, does not prompt the need for any earlier assessment, it will as a matter of course carry out a full assessment of the impact of competition on the universal service towards the end of 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Ofcom's comprehensive monitoring regime is forward looking, based on business plans of Royal Mail and other postal operators, and as set out in its guidance, appropriate intervention could be taken within 6-9 months of identifying a potential risk to the provision of the universal service. More information about Ofcom's regulatory regime can be found on its website (www.ofcom.org.uk).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>
answering member constituency Cardiff Central more like this
answering member printed Jenny Willott remove filter
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less than 2014-06-26T15:16:15.1148867Zmore like thismore than 2014-06-26T15:16:15.1148867Z
answering member
1497
label Biography information for Jenny Willott more like this
tabling member
199
label Biography information for Ms Karen Buck more like this