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1012285

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date	22/11/2018
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	Nuclear Power Stations: Cumbria
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 his Department has made of the likely effect of Toshiba's decision to withdraw from constructing a proposed nuclear power station in Cumbria on future UK energy production.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	194635
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2018 answer text <p>Toshiba’s decision to withdraw from Moorside was a commercial one which will understandably have come as a disappointment to the people of West Cumbria. However, the site will return to the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority in due course and we will consider options for its future. The site remains eligible for nuclear new build projects and we welcome discussions with potential investors and operators.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 29/11/2018 09:38:21 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1012286

registered interest
date	22/11/2018
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	Pay
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 issued public information setting out the difference between the national minimum wage and the living wage.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	194636
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2018 answer text <p>We are committed to ensuring all employers pay their workers correctly. As part of our enforcement strategy, HMRC target workers and employers with information and advice.</p><p> </p><p>In April 2018 we launched a £1.48 million campaign to raise awareness of NMW rules, particularly in sectors with a high risk of non-compliance.</p><p> </p><p>Full guidance setting out the difference between the National Minimum Wage and the National Living Wage is available on <a href="http://www.gov.uk" target="_blank">www.gov.uk</a> and within the associated guidance document entitled ‘Calculating the National Minimum Wage’.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 29/11/2018 10:05:20 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1012287

registered interest
date	22/11/2018
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	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 recent meetings he has had with union representatives on job security in the work force.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	194637
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2018 answer text <p>Ministers and officials of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy meet union representatives regularly to discuss a wide range of issues, including those relating to employment and the UK’s labour market.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 29/11/2018 10:09:13 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1012288

registered interest
date	22/11/2018
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Parental Leave
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what her Department's policy is on shared parental leave.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	194638
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2018 answer text <p>The Department for Work and Pensions is committed to being a good modern employer and to offering family friendly employment policies that support business needs. This includes encouraging Shared Parental Leave by providing contractual Shared Parental Pay, which exceeds statutory arrangements and reflects best employment practice.</p><p> </p><p>Using Shared Parental Leave and Shared Parental Pay, employees who are having a baby or adopting a child may be able to share up to 50 weeks of leave and up to 37 weeks of pay, if they meet the eligibility criteria.</p><p> </p><p>For 26 of those weeks leave<strong>, </strong>if an employee meets the qualifying criteria, departmental Shared Parental Pay will be paid at full pay, less any weeks’ statutory maternity pay, maternity allowance or statutory adoption pay and leave already taken. The remaining 13 weeks will be paid at statutory rate for 13 weeks.</p><p> </p><p>Employees may be able to share the pay and leave in the first year after their child is born or placed with their family for adoption and use Shared Parental Leave to take leave in blocks separated by periods of work, or take it all in one go. Employees can also choose to be off work together or to stagger the leave and pay.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 29/11/2018 11:02:34 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon