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1082537

registered interest
date	06/03/2019
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	Parental Leave: Childbirth
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 28 February 2019 to Question 225613, on Parental Leave: Childbirth, whether his Department plans to say more about next steps by 30 April 2019.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	229200
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2019 answer text <p>The preliminary work on the internal review of the provisions for parents of premature, sick and multiple babies was recently completed and officials have identified potential areas for further work and options for taking this forward.</p><p> </p><p>I expect to be in a position to say more about this in due course.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 13/03/2019 17:36:15 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst previous answer version 106907 answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

1082538

registered interest
date	06/03/2019
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	Living Wage: Young People
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 his Department will undertake an economic impact assessment on the potential merits of extending the national living wage to employees under the age of 25.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	229201
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2019 answer text <p>The Government is committed to building an economy that works for everyone, including young people. About 350,000 workers under the age of 25 are expected to benefit from inflation-beating increases in the National Minimum Wage rates in April 2019.</p><p> </p><p>For those young workers, the rates are set as high as possible without damaging their employment prospects, drawing upon advice from the independent Low Pay Commission. The priority is to help them secure work and gain experience and the evidence shows that it is working. The unemployment rate for people aged 16 to 24 is 11.8%, down from 20% in 2010. However, it is still above the unemployment rate for people aged 25 or over (less than 3%), which demonstrates the need to give young people support in getting on the career ladder.</p><p> </p><p>The Government notes the Low Pay Commission’s intention to review whether the current structure of the National Minimum Wage rates remains fit for purpose, and it will carefully consider its recommendations which are due later this year.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 13/03/2019 17:36:28 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

1082651

registered interest
date	06/03/2019
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	Post Offices: 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, how many Post Office branches have closed in (a) North West Durham constituency, (b)the North East and (c) the UK since 2010.
tabling member constituency	North West Durham
tabling member printed	Laura Pidcock
uin	229235
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2019 answer text <p>The Government values and recognises the important role that the Post Office plays in North West Durham and other communities across the North East and the UK. This is why we committed in our 2017 Manifesto to safeguard the Post Office network and protect existing rural services. This strategy, backed by Government investment of over £2 billion since 2010, has delivered a branch network that is at its most stable and accessible in decades, with over 11,500 branches.</p><p> </p><p>The Post Office reports annually on the size and shape of the network; the most recent report can be found at <a href="https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fcorporate.postoffice.co.uk%2Fmodernising-post-office&amp;data=02%7C01%7CPhil.Bennett%40beis.gov.uk%7C69422bc3d53f4714c4bc08d6a317e606%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C636875720366755680&amp;sdata=3v0%2FvgCfqZP35RoHDpJ1fJY7GNn5fWdZFDKV9h2Ib9s%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">http://corporate.postoffice.co.uk/modernising-post-office</a>. The report shows the number of branches in the network so that the change can be seen year on</p><p>year.</p><p> </p><p>The information requested is set out below. The vast majority of the Post Office network is operated on an agency/franchise basis with branches located in retail premises. The figures show the number of Directly Managed Branches operated by the Post Office and the number of Agency branches.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Number of open post offices in 2010 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Directly Managed Branches </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Agency branches </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total branches </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West Durham Constituency</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East Government Office Region</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>481</p></td><td><p>491</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UK</p></td><td><p>373</p></td><td><p>11532</p></td><td><p>11905</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Number of open post offices in 2018 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Directly Managed Branches </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Agency branches </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total branches </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West Durham Constituency</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East Government Office Region</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>484</p></td><td><p>490</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UK</p></td><td><p>262</p></td><td><p>11285</p></td><td><p>11547</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><em>Source: Post Office Limited</em></p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst grouped question UIN 229240 question first answered 13/03/2019 17:36:52 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst previous answer version 106908 answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4665 label Biography information for Laura Pidcock

1082656

registered interest
date	06/03/2019
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	Post Offices: Retail Trade
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 post office branches have been relocated into retail premises in (a) North West Durham, (b) North East England and (c) the UK since 2010.
tabling member constituency	North West Durham
tabling member printed	Laura Pidcock
uin	229240
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2019 answer text <p>The Government values and recognises the important role that the Post Office plays in North West Durham and other communities across the North East and the UK. This is why we committed in our 2017 Manifesto to safeguard the Post Office network and protect existing rural services. This strategy, backed by Government investment of over £2 billion since 2010, has delivered a branch network that is at its most stable and accessible in decades, with over 11,500 branches.</p><p> </p><p>The Post Office reports annually on the size and shape of the network; the most recent report can be found at <a href="https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fcorporate.postoffice.co.uk%2Fmodernising-post-office&amp;data=02%7C01%7CPhil.Bennett%40beis.gov.uk%7C69422bc3d53f4714c4bc08d6a317e606%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C636875720366755680&amp;sdata=3v0%2FvgCfqZP35RoHDpJ1fJY7GNn5fWdZFDKV9h2Ib9s%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">http://corporate.postoffice.co.uk/modernising-post-office</a>. The report shows the number of branches in the network so that the change can be seen year on</p><p>year.</p><p> </p><p>The information requested is set out below. The vast majority of the Post Office network is operated on an agency/franchise basis with branches located in retail premises. The figures show the number of Directly Managed Branches operated by the Post Office and the number of Agency branches.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Number of open post offices in 2010 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Directly Managed Branches </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Agency branches </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total branches </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West Durham Constituency</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East Government Office Region</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>481</p></td><td><p>491</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UK</p></td><td><p>373</p></td><td><p>11532</p></td><td><p>11905</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Number of open post offices in 2018 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Directly Managed Branches </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Agency branches </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total branches </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West Durham Constituency</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East Government Office Region</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>484</p></td><td><p>490</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UK</p></td><td><p>262</p></td><td><p>11285</p></td><td><p>11547</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><em>Source: Post Office Limited</em></p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst grouped question UIN 229235 question first answered 13/03/2019 17:36:52 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst previous answer version 106909 answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4665 label Biography information for Laura Pidcock

1082136

registered interest
date	05/03/2019
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	Scottish Limited Partnerships: Ownership
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 Scottish Limited Partnerships have not registered a Person of Significant Control.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
uin	228684
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2019 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to her on 11th March 2019 to Question <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2019-02-27/226693/" target="_blank">226693</a>.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 13/03/2019 17:37:26 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst previous answer version 106902 answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

1082138

registered interest
date	05/03/2019
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	Scottish Limited Partnerships: Ownership
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 Scottish Limited Partnerships are qualifying partnerships under the terms of the Scottish Partnerships (Register of People with Significant Control) Regulations 2017 and the Companies and Partnerships (Accounts and Audit) Regulations 2013.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
uin	228686
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2019 answer text <p>As of 28 February 2019, there are 33,579 Scottish Limited Partnerships (SLPs) registered with Companies House. All registered SLPs are eligible under the terms of the Scottish Partnerships (Register of People with Significant Control) Regulations 2017.</p><p> </p><p>The above regulations also require a Scottish qualifying partnership (SQP) to register with Companies House and deliver information concerning its People with Significant Control (PSC). An SQP is a general partnership constituted under the law of Scotland that is a qualifying partnership under the Partnership (Accounts) Regulations 2008. On 28 February 2019, 369 bodies had declared as being eligible as SQPs and delivered PSC information to Companies House.</p><p> </p><p>The Government published, on 10 December 2018, the response to its consultation on the reform of limited partnership law. The reforms, which include tighter registration requirements, seek to tackle the misuse of limited partnerships, especially Scottish limited partnerships, while modernising the law governing them. The Government intends to legislate when parliamentary time allows.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 13/03/2019 17:36:05 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst previous answer version 106906 answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss