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1133846

registered interest
date	21/06/2019
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	Children: Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of paying parents using the collect and pay service have paid some child maintenance in each quarter of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
uin	267757
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2019 answer text <p>The latest statistics on the number of paying parents and the proportion of those parents using the Collect &amp; Pay service, who have paid some child maintenance in each quarter in the last three years are published in Table 7 of the Child Maintenance Service Statistics: Paying Parents Compliance.</p><p>It is available online at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/child-maintenance-service-august-2013-to-december-2018-experimental" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/child-maintenance-service-august-2013-to-december-2018-experimental</a></p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 26/06/2019 10:28:17 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

1133852

registered interest
date	21/06/2019
answering body	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
answering dept id	36
answering dept short name	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
answering dept sort name	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
hansard heading	VE Day: Anniversaries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the hon. Member for Houghton and Sunderland South, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, pursuant to the Answer of 20 June 2019 to Question 265547 on VE Day: Anniversaries, whether the Electoral Commission was consulted before the announcement that the Early May Bank Holiday in 2020 would be moved from Monday 4 May to Friday 8 May to mark the 75th anniversary of VE Day.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	267756
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2019 answer text <p>The Commission was not consulted on the decision to move the Early May Bank Holiday in 2020.</p><p>It welcomes the government’s commitment to work with the electoral community to address the practical implications of this for the administration of the polls. It is currently developing guidance for Returning Officers to support them with preparing for and delivering the 2020 elections.</p> answering member constituency Houghton and Sunderland South answering member printed Bridget Phillipson question first answered 26/06/2019 11:23:00 answering member 4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1133864

registered interest
date	21/06/2019
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	Race in the Workplace Review
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 steps the Government has taken to implement the recommendations of the Race in the workplace: the McGregor-Smith review, published on 28 February 2017.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	267779
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2019 answer text <p>The Government has been working with Business in the Community and others to provide support and guidance to employers in implementing the McGregor-Smith review recommendations. In March 2017 the first annual best employer for race list was opened with 66 employers listed. In October 2017 BITC published the ‘let’s talk about race’ booklet and a portal of best practice for employers.</p><p> </p><p>In October 2018, the Prime Minister launched a consultation on how best to implement mandatory ethnicity pay reporting and we will set out next steps in due course. Alongside this, the Race at Work Charter was announced which commits signatories to effective practices that support fairness at work. So far over 160 employers have signed up.</p><p> </p><p>The Government commissioned a ‘One year on’ report to assess the extent to which the review’s recommendations had been implemented and this was published in October 2018.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 26/06/2019 11:51:54 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1133877

registered interest
date	21/06/2019
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	Children: Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many parents were paying child maintenance using a deduction from earnings request under the child maintenance service in each quarter of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
uin	267758
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2019 answer text <p>The number of Paying Parents who were paying child maintenance using a Deduction from Earnings request under the Child Maintenance Service in each quarter of the last three years are outlined in the tables below. These figures count all Paying Parents due to pay maintenance via Deduction from Earnings request, regardless of whether any maintenance had been paid in that quarter.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Calendar Year 2018</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Quarter ending</p></td><td><p><strong>March 2018</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>June 2018</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>September 2018</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>December 2018</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Number of paying parents with a Deduction from earnings request</p></td><td><p>480</p></td><td><p>580</p></td><td><p>590</p></td><td><p>570</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Calendar Year 2017</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Quarter ending</p></td><td><p><strong>March 2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>June 2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>September 2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>December 2017</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Number of paying parents with a Deduction from earnings request</p></td><td><p>290</p></td><td><p>320</p></td><td><p>330</p></td><td><p>380</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Calendar Year 2016</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Quarter ending</p></td><td><p><strong>March 2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>June 2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>September 2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>December 2016</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Number of paying parents with a Deduction from earnings request</p></td><td><p>210</p></td><td><p>230</p></td><td><p>250</p></td><td><p>270</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Please note that figures have been rounded to the nearest 10.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 26/06/2019 10:42:35 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

1133642

registered interest
date	20/06/2019
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	Measurement: Metrication
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 assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of switching to metric measurements for distance.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	267291
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2019 answer text <p>Metric units are the legal units for all measurement of length other than for road traffic signs, distance and speed measurements where the mile, yard, foot and inch are the primary units of measurement.</p><p> </p><p>The use of units of measurement for these purposes is a matter for the Department of Transport.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 26/06/2019 11:52:10 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst previous answer version 125218 answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1133671

registered interest
date	20/06/2019
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	Productivity
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 the potential effect of a four day working week on productivity.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	267170
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2019 answer text <p>The Department is following trials of the four-day working week closely but has not yet conducted a robust assessment of the impacts.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 26/06/2019 11:52:01 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst previous answer version 125217 answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1133697

registered interest
date	20/06/2019
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	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 criteria will need to be met for the Small Business Commissioner to fine businesses for late payments to small medium enterprises; and how much those fines will be.
tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
uin	267330
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2019 answer text <p>The Government Response to the recent Call for Evidence on Creating a Responsible Payment Culture, published on the 19 June, sets out that we will be consulting on the merits of strengthening the Commissioner’s ability to assist and advocate for small business in the area of late payments.</p><p> </p><p>This will include seeking views on sanctions, including but not limited to financial penalties. It is important that we consider views through public consultation before awarding the Commissioner new powers.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 26/06/2019 11:52:50 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

1133131

registered interest
date	19/06/2019
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Supported Housing: Older People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing new forms of tenure for older people in specialist housing-with-care settings.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	266695
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2019 answer text <p>The Government currently does not have any plans to introduce other forms of tenure.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 26/06/2019 10:52:49 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1133147

registered interest
date	19/06/2019
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	Waste Heat Recovery
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 12 June 2019 to Question 259850 on Waste Heat Recovery, whether Canetis Technologies Ltd have discussed the representations of their own products with the Building Research Establishment.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	266625
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2019 answer text <p>BEIS officials understand that the Building Research Establishment has had discussions with Canetis Technologies Ltd. about the representation of its Flue Gas Heat Recovery System products in the Product Characteristics Database.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 26/06/2019 11:52:17 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1133164

registered interest
date	19/06/2019
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	Business: Carbon Emissions
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 18 June 2019 to Question 262225 on Business: Carbon Emissions, which organisations made those representations; which businesses signed the letter referred to in the Answer; and how many of those (a) organisations and (b) businesses supported net zero (i) by 2030 and (ii) before 2050.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	266628
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2019 answer text <p>As noted in my previous answer, a number of organisations have written expressing their support for setting a net zero emissions target. This letter can be accessed here:<br><a href="http://www.aldersgategroup.org.uk/asset/download/1435/Net%20zero%20business%20letter%20to%20PM.pdf" target="_blank"><br>http://www.aldersgategroup.org.uk/asset/download/1435/Net%20zero%20business%20letter%20to%20PM.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>Our independent advisors - the Committee on Climate Change - make clear in their report that they do not currently consider it credible for the UK to aim to reach net-zero emissions earlier than 2050. We have considered their advice and are legislating in line with it, to end the UK’s contribution to climate change.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 26/06/2019 11:52:24 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew