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967768

registered interest
date	04/09/2018
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	Director of Labour Market 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, by what date the Government plans to respond to the recommendations in the 2018-19 strategy of the Director of Labour Market Enforcement.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	170267
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2018 answer text <p>The government is carefully considering all 37 recommendations made by the Director of Labour Market Enforcement and we will respond in due course.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 12/09/2018 16:53:28 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

967769

registered interest
date	04/09/2018
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, by what date the Government plans to publish the outcome of its consultation on Employment status.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	170268
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2018 answer text <p>The Government is considering the responses to the consultations and will respond in due course. I am grateful to all those who have contributed.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 12/09/2018 16:53:34 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

967813

registered interest
date	04/09/2018
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	New Businesses: Nottinghamshire
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 funding was awarded to businesses in Nottinghamshire under the Government-backed start-up loans scheme; and how much of that money has been repaid to date.
tabling member constituency	Mansfield
tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
uin	170444
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2018 answer text <p>The Industrial Strategy aims to make the UK the best place in the world to start or grow a business. The Start Up Loans programme helps individuals access the necessary finance to start or grow a business in the UK. In addition to receiving a loan, applicants are offered free business support and access to a business mentor for 12 months after receiving funding, thereby enhancing their chances of success. Individuals can borrow between £500 and £25,000 and loan repayment periods are between one and five years.</p><p> </p><p>The Start Up Loans programme is managed by the Start Up Loans Company, a subsidiary of the British Business Bank. At the end of July 2018 the Start Up Loans programme had lent £436m to over 57,000 entrepreneurs.</p><p> </p><p>Since the inception of the programme in 2012, 808 loans have been distributed in Nottinghamshire at a value of £5.4m with repayments of £2.2m to date.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 12/09/2018 17:02:25 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley

967825

registered interest
date	04/09/2018
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	Small Businesses: Billing
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 assessment he has made of recent trends in the proportion of late payments to SMEs.
tabling member constituency	Windsor
tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
uin	170292
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2018 answer text <p>The Government understands how important tackling late payment is, especially for smaller businesses. In due course, the Department will be publishing a call for evidence to understand the current trends and evidence on how late payments are affecting SMEs and to seek views on how the Government could go further to tackle the problem.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 12/09/2018 16:53:42 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

967826

registered interest
date	04/09/2018
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	Self-employed
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 assessment he has made of recent trends in the number of self-employed individuals.
tabling member constituency	Windsor
tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
uin	170293
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2018 answer text <p>The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy relies on published labour market statistics from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) which are available here:</p><p><a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/employmentandemployeetypes/bulletins/uklabourmarket/previousReleases" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/employmentandemployeetypes/bulletins/uklabourmarket/previousReleases</a></p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 12/09/2018 16:53:50 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

967905

registered interest
date	04/09/2018
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	Unfair Dismissal: Job Security
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 assessment has he made of the effect of increasing the qualifying period for unfair dismissal claims to two years on job security.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	170358
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2018 answer text <p>In line with good practice, the Government carried out an Equality Impact Assessment before taking the decision to extend the qualifying period for unfair dismissal to two years. This assessment was published and is available here: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/31436/11-512-resolving-workplace-disputes-impact-assessment.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/31436/11-512-resolving-workplace-disputes-impact-assessment.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 12/09/2018 16:53:58 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

967906

registered interest
date	04/09/2018
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	Unfair Dismissal: Equality
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 equality impact assessment the Government has made since the qualifying period for unfair dismissal claims was increased to two years.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	170359
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2018 answer text <p>In line with good practice, the Government carried out an Equality Impact Assessment before taking the decision to extend the qualifying period for unfair dismissal to two years. This assessment was published and is available here: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/31436/11-512-resolving-workplace-disputes-impact-assessment.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/31436/11-512-resolving-workplace-disputes-impact-assessment.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 12/09/2018 16:54:05 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

964252

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
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	Products: Safety
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 his Department has made an assessment of the (a) effectiveness of the product safety and the enforcement regime in the UK; and (b) effect on the product safety enforcement regime of the UK leaving the EU.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough
tabling member printed	Gill Furniss
uin	169627
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2018 answer text <p>The Government published its strategy for product safety “Strengthening national capacity for product safety: Strategy 2018-2020” on 10 August. This includes an analysis of the product safety landscape and sets out our plan to further strengthen the UK approach.</p><p> </p><p>Ensuring the UK retains an effective product safety regime on EU exit remains a priority and the Office for Product Safety and Standards will continue to work with Local Authority Trading Standards and businesses to ensure that products being placed on the UK market are safe.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 06/09/2018 14:59:53 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4571 label Biography information for Gill Furniss

964570

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
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	Gratuities: Public Consultation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when his Department plans to publish the response to the consultation on tips, gratuities, cover and service charges which closed on 27 June 2016.
tabling member constituency	Bolton North East
tabling member printed	Sir David Crausby
uin	169016
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>The Government‘s consultation identified a range of tipping practices used by employers. The Government is considering next steps and reserves the right to take further legislative action if restaurants do not pay their staff fairly. Any action must benefit workers and not place extra burden on those businesses that do pay their staff fairly.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 11/09/2018 14:23:53 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	437 label Biography information for Sir David Crausby

964712

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
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	Retirement
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 information his Department holds on the number of people forced to retire since the abolition of the compulsory retirement age.
tabling member constituency	South Antrim
tabling member printed	Paul Girvan
uin	169764
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>We will publish a Post Implementation Review of the removal of the Default Retirement Age in due course.</p><p> </p><p>The Post Implementation Review will assess the extent to which the aims of the policy have been met five years from policy implementation. The Review will also cover the extent to which employers utilise an Employer-Justified Retirement Age and the number of age discrimination complaints raised to Acas and Employment Tribunal.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 11/09/2018 14:25:13 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4633 label Biography information for Paul Girvan