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1134064

registered interest
date	24/06/2019
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	Whirlpool Corporation: Tumble Dryers
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 discussions he has had with Whirlpool on its online system for the reporting by consumers of tumble dryers which require modification for reasons of safety; and what his understanding is of the timescales involved for consumers once they have made such a report.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	268526
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2019 answer text <p>The Office for Product Safety and Standards has been in regular dialogue with Whirlpool regarding its programme of outreach to consumers. It has been clear with Whirlpool that it expects them to ensure consumers have easy ways of reporting effected dryers and to prioritise their actions to respond to consumers and ensure public safety is maintained.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 27/06/2019 14:26:42 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

1134073

registered interest
date	24/06/2019
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	Media: Overtime
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 prevalence of unpaid overtime in the TV, film and radio production industries; and what steps his Department is taking to ensure companies in those industries pay their employees for overtime worked.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
uin	268533
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2019 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring fair remuneration for workers across the economy. In April 2019, the National Living Wage rate was increased to £8.21 per hour, a rise of 4.9 percent. Over 1.8 million workers benefitted directly from this increase.</p><p> </p><p>Employers in all industries are required by law to ensure that all workers due the National Minimum Wage or National Living Wage (NMW) receive it, including for overtime. We take tough action against the minority of employers who underpay the NMW. Since 2015, the Government has doubled HMRC’s enforcement and compliance to £27.4m for 2019/20</p><p> </p><p>Anyone who feels they are being underpaid the NMW should contact Acas (<a href="http://www.acas.org.uk" target="_blank">www.acas.org.uk</a>, 0300 123 1100) for free impartial advice or make a complaint directly to HMRC through their online form.</p><p> </p><p>Employers and employees are free to negotiate terms and conditions that go beyond the requirements set out in legislation. It is in employers’ interests to ensure that their reward packages are competitive, in order to retain and develop the staff who are fundamental to their success.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 27/06/2019 14:28:50 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4573 label Biography information for Dr Rosena Allin-Khan

1134082

registered interest
date	24/06/2019
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	Research: Finance
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 discussions he has had with (a) Ofcom, (b) Ofwat and (c) Ofgem on incentives for innovation and research and development in their sectors and how that relates to the 2.4 per cent GDP spend on R&D target.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	268539
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2019 answer text <p>In October 2018 we launched a consultation to build our understanding of whether there are opportunities to further encourage new innovative methods and technologies in the utilities sectors to improve outcomes for consumers. This sought views on the barriers to innovation in the utilities sectors, and how we could improve the regulatory framework to further encourage innovation. We are analysing the responses to this consultation and plan to publish a response in due course.</p><p> </p><p>In June 2019 we announced measures in our White Paper on Regulation for the Fourth Industrial Revolution to support regulators to enable innovation in their sectors, as part of our approach to increasing R&amp;D investment to 2.4% of GDP by 2027. We have invested in projects by both Ofcom and Ofgem to support innovation through the Regulators’ Pioneer Fund.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 27/06/2019 08:10:00 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1134092

registered interest
date	24/06/2019
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	Corporation Tax
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 companies previously registered as non-resident for corporation tax purposes in countries other than Luxembourg provided an address in Luxembourg to the Land Registry in May 2019.
tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
uin	268475
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2019 answer text <p>HM Land Registry do not hold information about a company’s tax status as this is not required for land registration purposes.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 27/06/2019 11:27:55 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

1134221

registered interest
date	24/06/2019
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	Pregnancy: Redundancy
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 any plans to increase legal protections from redundancy for pregnant employees, and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	268600
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2019 answer text <p>We published a consultation document containing proposals to extend existing protections against redundancy for pregnant women and new parents. The consultation closed on 5th April 2019.</p><p>We plan to publish the Government Response in due course.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 27/06/2019 14:29:27 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1132635

registered interest
date	17/06/2019
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	Kier Group
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the restructuring of infrastructure and development company Keir, particularly in relation to concerns over their financial position.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL16413
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2019 answer text <p>The restructuring announced by Kier on 17 June is a commercial decision for the company. The delivery of public services is not affected by Kier’s recent announcement and we are confident that the company can continue to fulfil their contracts with the government. We remain in close communication with Kier’s management and will continue to discuss their proposed changes.</p><p> </p><p>We continue to monitor the financial health of all of our strategic suppliers, including Kier.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 27/06/2019 11:36:49 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark