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1278617

registered interest
date	20/01/2021
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	Wind Power: Seas and Oceans
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 15 January 2021 to Question 130796 on Wind Power: Seas and Oceans, when the review of UK content measurement and reporting methodology will be completed.
tabling member constituency	Ogmore
tabling member printed	Chris Elmore
uin	140897
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2021 answer text <p>The sector is leading the review of the UK content methodology and is responsible for the timelines associated for the review.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 29/01/2021 08:23:17 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	4572 label Biography information for Chris Elmore

1278620

registered interest
date	20/01/2021
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	Public Houses: Coronavirus
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 has been allocated to each local authority area for the £1,000 wet-led pubs grant for December 2020.
tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
uin	140820
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2021 answer text <p>The Government has put forward an unprecedented package of support for businesses in recognition of the disruption caused by Covid-19. This support includes the Christmas Support Payment for wet-led pubs who missed out on much needed business during the busy festive period. Pubs in scope of this scheme will need to provide evidence that they derive more than 50% of their income from drink sales. Grants were made available to eligible pubs upon entry to Tier 2 or Tier 3 restrictions following the scheduled Tier review dates of 2 December and 16 December, and to those that entered Tier 4 between 2 and 29 December if they had not already qualified for the grant.</p><p> </p><p>We worked closely with Local Authorities to calculate the amount of funding required for this scheme, using business rates data and local business information. We continue to work closely with Local Authorities to ensure that funding is delivered to pubs that are in scope of this scheme as quickly as possible.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 25/01/2021 16:14:32 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

1278652

registered interest
date	20/01/2021
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: Coronavirus
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 guidance he plans to publish to raise awareness that essential businesses affected by covid-19 restrictions are eligible for the lockdown discretionary grant fund announced on 5 January 2021.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
tabling member printed	Alex Norris
uin	140923
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2021 answer text <p>Guidance for the January Business Support Package was published on 13<sup>th</sup> January. The discretionary funding announced on 5<sup>th</sup> January provides further resource to the Additional Restrictions Grant (ARG). The ARG is a discretionary fund which is managed by local authorities. As such, schemes vary between areas and are managed and advertised locally.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 25/01/2021 16:16:10 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris

1278684

registered interest
date	20/01/2021
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	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: UN Climate Conference 2021
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 departmental staff will be attending COP26 in an official capacity with their expenses covered.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	140780
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2021 answer text <p>The number of departmental staff that will be attending COP26 in an official capacity has yet to be confirmed.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 29/01/2021 08:25:13 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1278700

registered interest
date	20/01/2021
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, when he plans to publish the Government's response to his Department's July 2019 consultation, Good Work Plan: Proposals to Support Families.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	140900
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2021 answer text <p>We are currently assessing the responses from the consultation on high-level options for reforming parental leave and pay. We have also conducted a formal evaluation of the Shared Parental Leave and Pay scheme, including large-scale, representative surveys of employers and parents. Together, these will give us a fuller picture of how well the current system of parental leave and pay is working for parents and employers.</p><p> </p><p>We are currently processing and analysing the data that we have collected and will consider this in tandem to the information that we have collected through the consultation. This has taken longer than expected due to the impact of Covid-19 on our research partners and because we have necessarily prioritised work on supporting parents during the pandemic. We will publish our findings in due course.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 29/01/2021 13:19:19 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1278701

registered interest
date	20/01/2021
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 and Parental 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, when he plans to publish the outcome of his Department's evaluation of the Shared Parental Leave and Pay scheme.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	140901
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2021 answer text <p>The evaluation of the Shared Parental Leave and Pay scheme is ongoing. This has included commissioning and interrogating information collected through large scale, representative, surveys of employers and parents and a qualitative study of parents who have used the scheme. The various data sources will help us to better understand the barriers and enablers to parents taking Shared Parental Leave.</p><p> </p><p>We are currently processing and analysing the data that we have collected. This has taken longer than expected due to the impact of Covid-19 on our research partners and because we have necessarily prioritised work on supporting parents during the pandemic. However, the evaluation of the Shared Parental Leave and Pay scheme remains important for Government and we will publish our findings in due course.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 29/01/2021 13:17:33 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1278703

registered interest
date	20/01/2021
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	Employment Tribunals Service: Coronavirus
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 the Secretary of State for Justice on the backlog of Employment Tribunal single claims since the covid-19 lockdown announced in March 2020.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	140903
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2021 answer text <p>Ensuring access to justice remains a priority for this Government. In response to the pandemic, we are installing new video technology, recruiting more judges and introducing reforms to improve efficiency.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has worked closely with the Ministry of Justice (MOJ), to implement a package of measures to help Employment Tribunals hear more cases, enable deployment of a greater range of judicial expertise including from non-employment judges, and support greater use of virtual hearings.</p><p> </p><p>As a result, since September 2020, Employment Tribunals have been able to return to pre-Covid levels of sitting days and case disposals, and they are the single largest user of video hearings among tribunals.</p><p> </p><p>The Department continues to work closely with Ministry of Justice to ensure the system is equipped for future challenges.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 29/01/2021 13:16:21 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1278709

registered interest
date	20/01/2021
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, which (a) trade unions, (b) employers' organisations and (c) businesses his Department has consulted on the forthcoming consultation on employment rights.
tabling member constituency	Hayes and Harlington
tabling member printed	John McDonnell
uin	140739
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2021 answer text <p>There is no Government plan to reduce workers’ rights.</p><p> </p><p>In our manifesto the government promised to maintain existing levels of protections for workers provided by our laws and regulations as we left the EU. In any case, our high standards were never dependent on our membership of the EU. The UK has one of the best employment rights records in the world and it is well known that in many areas the UK goes further than the EU on worker protections.</p><p> </p><p>We have also committed to enhancing workers’ rights now that we have left the EU. We have already set out plans to bring forward legislation which will make workplaces fairer, provide better support for working families and new protections for those in low-paid work.</p><p>Our manifesto contains commitments to create a new, single enforcement body for labour market abuses, to give greater protections for workers, as well as plans to encourage greater flexible working.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully grouped question UIN 140740 question first answered 29/01/2021 13:11:32 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	178 label Biography information for John McDonnell

1278710

registered interest
date	20/01/2021
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, when the forthcoming consultation on employment rights will open.
tabling member constituency	Hayes and Harlington
tabling member printed	John McDonnell
uin	140740
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2021 answer text <p>There is no Government plan to reduce workers’ rights.</p><p> </p><p>In our manifesto the government promised to maintain existing levels of protections for workers provided by our laws and regulations as we left the EU. In any case, our high standards were never dependent on our membership of the EU. The UK has one of the best employment rights records in the world and it is well known that in many areas the UK goes further than the EU on worker protections.</p><p> </p><p>We have also committed to enhancing workers’ rights now that we have left the EU. We have already set out plans to bring forward legislation which will make workplaces fairer, provide better support for working families and new protections for those in low-paid work.</p><p>Our manifesto contains commitments to create a new, single enforcement body for labour market abuses, to give greater protections for workers, as well as plans to encourage greater flexible working.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully grouped question UIN 140739 question first answered 29/01/2021 13:11:32 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	178 label Biography information for John McDonnell

1278712

registered interest
date	20/01/2021
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	Bereavement Leave
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 plans he has to introduce rights to statutory bereavement leave for workers.
tabling member constituency	Hayes and Harlington
tabling member printed	John McDonnell
uin	140741
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2021 answer text <p>We recognise that the death of a close family member, friend, or colleague can be deeply upsetting. The Government believes that individuals are best placed to understand their own specific needs and we encourage their employers to respond in an appropriate and sensitive way.</p><p> </p><p>Recognising that the death of a child is particularly tragic, in April 2020 we introduced a new statutory entitlement to Parental Bereavement Leave and Pay for parents who lose a child under the age of 18. Although there is no statutory entitlement to bereavement leave for employees who lose a close relative who is not a child, all employees have a ‘day 1’ right to take unpaid time off work for an emergency involving a dependant.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 29/01/2021 13:12:55 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	178 label Biography information for John McDonnell