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1646316

registered interest
date	21/06/2023
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Minimum Wage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled More than 200 companies named for not paying staff minimum wage, published on 21 June 2023, how many employers were (a) named and (b) fined; how many people received pay arrears; and what amount of wages were recovered as a result of unpaid trial shifts at the outset of employment.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South
tabling member printed	Stewart Malcolm McDonald
uin	190635
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2023 answer text <p>In the latest naming round, 202 employers were named for failing to pay almost £5 million to 63,000 workers. The employers were also ordered to pay nearly £7 million in penalties.</p><p> </p><p>Unpaid working time, which can include unpaid trial shifts, was a factor in 39% of these cases. Unpaid working time can arise for a number of reasons, outlined in our recently published educational bulletin, which can be found here: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1164147/National_Minimum_Wage_Naming_Scheme_Round_19_21st_June_2023_Educational_Bulletin.pdf" target="_blank">National Minimum Wage Naming Scheme R19 Educational Bulletin</a>.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 26/06/2023 13:16:03 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	4461 label Biography information for Stewart Malcolm McDonald

1646056

registered interest
date	20/06/2023
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Investment: Codes of Practice
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of updating the UK Stewardship Code 2020 to reflect the actions of signatories after it has been signed.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	190365
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2023 answer text <p>The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) sets the UK Stewardship Code and revised it in 2020 to promote better reporting on stewardship outcomes. Research in 2022 found strong evidence of positive changes in stewardship practice under the revised Code. Signatories to the Code have to submit a new report each year to maintain their signatory status.</p><p> </p><p>The FRC’s terms and conditions for the Stewardship Code outline the circumstances in which the FRC may remove an organisation from the list of signatories, including provision of information which is later discovered to be false or inaccurate, or investigation by a regulatory body.</p><p> </p><p>From this autumn, the FRC plans to work with the Financial Conduct Authority, the Department for Work and Pensions and the Pensions Regulator to review the regulatory framework for stewardship, including the operation of the Stewardship Code. The review will assess how far the Code is creating a market for effective stewardship and the need for any further regulation in this area.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake grouped question UIN 190366 question first answered 26/06/2023 12:08:23 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1646057

registered interest
date	20/06/2023
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Investment: Codes of Practice
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps her Department is taking to strengthen the UK Stewardship Code 2020.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	190366
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2023 answer text <p>The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) sets the UK Stewardship Code and revised it in 2020 to promote better reporting on stewardship outcomes. Research in 2022 found strong evidence of positive changes in stewardship practice under the revised Code. Signatories to the Code have to submit a new report each year to maintain their signatory status.</p><p> </p><p>The FRC’s terms and conditions for the Stewardship Code outline the circumstances in which the FRC may remove an organisation from the list of signatories, including provision of information which is later discovered to be false or inaccurate, or investigation by a regulatory body.</p><p> </p><p>From this autumn, the FRC plans to work with the Financial Conduct Authority, the Department for Work and Pensions and the Pensions Regulator to review the regulatory framework for stewardship, including the operation of the Stewardship Code. The review will assess how far the Code is creating a market for effective stewardship and the need for any further regulation in this area.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake grouped question UIN 190365 question first answered 26/06/2023 12:08:23 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1646059

registered interest
date	20/06/2023
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Investment: Codes of Practice
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the application by Vanguard Asset Management Ltd to be admitted to the UK Stewardship Code 2020; and whether she has had discussions with the Financial Reporting Council on this issue.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	190368
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2023 answer text <p>The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) sets the UK Stewardship Code and has an independent and robust process to ensure that each applicant seeking to or remain a Code signatory has sufficiently demonstrated how they have applied the Principles of the Code. As part of this, signatories must report annually on how they have followed the Code and these reports are reviewed by the FRC.</p><p> </p><p>The FRC does not comment on individual applicants or signatories to the Stewardship Code.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 26/06/2023 12:03:18 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1645582

registered interest
date	19/06/2023
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Minerals: Mining
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment she has made of the impact on levels of land based extraction of critical minerals of emerging green industries.
tabling member constituency	Enfield North
tabling member printed	Feryal Clark
uin	190156
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2023 answer text <p>Within the Critical Minerals Strategy, we are seeking to maximise what the UK can produce domestically, where viable for businesses and where it works for communities and our natural environment. As part of this effort, we commissioned an assessment of the UK’s geological potential for critical mineral extraction. In April this year, the Critical Minerals Intelligence Centre published its report on <em>“Potential for Critical Raw Material Prospectivity in the UK”, </em>which highlighted the UK’s potential to produce a variety of critical minerals, including lithium – a key ingredient of electric vehicles. It is a preliminary assessment, and the Government is working with the British Geological Survey to understand next steps.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 26/06/2023 13:32:09 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4822 label Biography information for Feryal Clark

1645630

registered interest
date	19/06/2023
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Public Sector: Living Wage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether she has plans to ensure every public sector employee receives at least the Living Wage.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Sir Stephen Timms
uin	190015
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2023 answer text <p>All employers, including the public sector, are responsible for paying the correct minimum wage to their staff. The vast majority of responsible employers make sure they get it right.</p><p> </p><p>The Government takes enforcing the minimum wage seriously. We are clear that anyone entitled to be paid the minimum wage should receive it and take robust enforcement action against employers who do not pay their staff correctly.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 22/06/2023 14:46:32 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1645631

registered interest
date	19/06/2023
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Public Sector: Living Wage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether she has plans to ensure that outsourced staff in the public sector receive (a) at least the Living Wage and (b) certainty over hours of work.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Sir Stephen Timms
uin	190016
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2023 answer text <p>All employers, including the public sector, are responsible for paying the correct minimum wage to their staff. The vast majority of responsible employers make sure they get it right.</p><p> </p><p>The Government takes enforcing the minimum wage seriously. We are clear that anyone entitled to be paid the minimum wage should receive it and take robust enforcement action against employers who do not pay their staff correctly. </p><p> </p><p>The Government is also supporting the Workers (Predictable Terms and Conditions) Bill, which will give qualifying workers the right to request a more predictable working pattern.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 22/06/2023 14:51:22 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1645720

registered interest
date	19/06/2023
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Minimum Wage: Apprentices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if she will make it her policy to bring the National Minimum Wage Apprentice Rate in line with the National Minimum Wage.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Charlotte Nichols
uin	190187
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2023 answer text <p>The Apprentice National Minimum Wage rate is set to acknowledge the costs to employers and the benefits to young people in apprenticeships. The Apprentice rate increased by 9.7% to £5.28 in April 2023. This increase maintains parity with the Under 18 National Minimum Wage rate.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 26/06/2023 11:21:53 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	4799 label Biography information for Charlotte Nichols

1645736

registered interest
date	19/06/2023
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Strategic Trade Advisory Group
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, for what reason the Strategic Trade Advisory Group has not met since June 2022; and when the Group is next planned to meet.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Darren Jones
uin	190203
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2023 answer text <p>The Department for Business and Trade is reforming its approach to external engagement to meet the needs of industry and match the priorities of the new Department. A new approach will be set out in due course, but in the meantime the Department continues to engage with a full range of interested parties on key issues.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 22/06/2023 08:59:12 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones

1645306

registered interest
date	16/06/2023
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Paternity Leave
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his policies of the report by Pregnant Then Screwed entitled Leave in the Lurch, Paternity Leave, Gender Equality and the UK Economy, published on 15 June 2023; and whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the rate of Statutory Paternity Leave.
tabling member constituency	Belfast South
tabling member printed	Claire Hanna
uin	189996
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2023 answer text <p>The Government has not made an assessment of this report. As set out in our Manifesto, the Government is committed to making it easier for father and partners to take Paternity Leave. In 2019, we also consulted on high-level options and principles for reforming the parental leave and pay system. We have analysed the responses to the consultation and will publish our response in due course.</p><p> </p><p>The standard rate of Statutory Paternity Pay is reviewed annually. From April 2023, it increased by September's Consumer Price Index figure of 10.1 per cent to £172.48.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 23/06/2023 12:01:11 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	4827 label Biography information for Claire Hanna