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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-10-16more like thismore than 2014-10-16
answering body
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept id 26 remove filter
answering dept short name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
hansard heading Internet: Data Protection more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the potential for online personal information and big data to be used for discriminatory practices by organisations and agencies. more like this
tabling member constituency Newcastle upon Tyne East more like this
tabling member printed
Mr Nicholas Brown more like this
uin 210878 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-10-23more like thismore than 2014-10-23
answer text <p>The Government is committed to protecting the privacy and data security rights of individuals, and does recognise that the potential exists for online personal information and data to be misused by organisations and agencies, including for discriminatory purposes. For this reason, stringent safeguards are in place to ensure personal data is protected and handled appropriately.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Data Protection Act 1998 and Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights impose clear legal limits on how organisations can record, store, alter, use or disclose personal data. In addition the Information Commissioners Office, the UK’s independent authority for upholding information rights, provides advice to citizens, rulings on eligible complaints and can take action when the law on data privacy is broken.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government is also currently working with the Information Economy Council, business groups, regulators, the third sector, and consumer bodies to develop a framework of trust and privacy principles for businesses. The framework will be in addition to existing data protection legislation and is being developed to help create greater public confidence in how companies use and re-use their personal data.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>
answering member constituency Wantage more like this
answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-10-23T16:00:16.2195587Zmore like thismore than 2014-10-23T16:00:16.2195587Z
answering member
1580
label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot more like this
tabling member
523
label Biography information for Mr Nicholas Brown remove filter
91231
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-09-09more like thismore than 2014-09-09
answering body
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept id 26 remove filter
answering dept short name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
hansard heading Manufacturing Industries more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent assessment he has made of the performance of the UK manufacturing sector since 2010. more like this
tabling member constituency Newcastle upon Tyne East more like this
tabling member printed
Mr Nicholas Brown more like this
uin 208722 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-10-01more like thismore than 2014-10-01
answer text <p>The latest official figures for the second quarter of 2014 put manufacturing output at 2.1% above 2010 levels.</p><p>Food and drink output was 5.5% above 2010 levels and output in the manufacture of transport equipment sector (chiefly automotive and aerospace) was 30.6% above 2010 levels. Productivity (labour output per hour) within transport equipment has also increased by 28.4% since 2010.</p><p>Exports of manufactured goods are 10% higher than in 2010. Aerospace and automotive manufacturing performed very strongly with exports growing by just over 30% in real terms since 2010.</p> more like this
answering member constituency West Suffolk more like this
answering member printed Matthew Hancock more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-10-01T13:00:39.6922654Zmore like thismore than 2014-10-01T13:00:39.6922654Z
answering member
4070
label Biography information for Matt Hancock more like this
tabling member
523
label Biography information for Mr Nicholas Brown remove filter
76237
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-07-08more like thismore than 2014-07-08
answering body
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept id 26 remove filter
answering dept short name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
hansard heading Pay more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, which organisations collect subscriptions through the employers' payroll service in their Department and its agencies. more like this
tabling member constituency Newcastle upon Tyne East more like this
tabling member printed
Mr Nicholas Brown more like this
uin 204494 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-07-15more like thismore than 2014-07-15
answer text <p>BIS collects subscriptions through our payroll service from the following organisations:</p><p>HMRC, C&amp;E Sports, Pension PARL, PCS Union, Prospect, HASSRA Lottery, Benhealthcare, SimplyHealth,</p><p>DSRA Lottery, Charities Aid Foundation, Birmingham Hos Saturday Fund, Welsh Hospitals, Charities Trust,</p><p>Cash For Health, Westfield Health, CS Benevolent, British Health Care Ass, Scottish Ben Fund,</p><p>CS Sports Council, Civil Service Club, Sun Life Assurance, National Friendly, HSA Individual,</p><p>Sov Health Care, Healthshield, Healthsure Group, First Division Association, Leeds Hospital Fund,</p><p>Hospital Saturday Fund, AVC EQLIFE DB, Minerva SSA ( DTI Sports), Merseyside Health, AVC Equitable Life,</p><p>Pension Standard Life, Pension TUC PRU, AVC Scottish Widows, Pension Scottish Widow,</p><p>UK CS Benefit Society, AVC StandLife, DESO Ret Officer Ass.</p><p>I have approached the Chief Executives of the Department's Executive Agencies (Insolvency Service, Companies House, National Measurement Office, Intellectual Property Office, UK Space Agency, Ordnance Survey, Met Office, Land Registry and the Skills Funding Agency) and they will respond to the Hon. Member directly.</p>
answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire more like this
answering member printed Jo Swinson more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-07-15T16:07:42.3193148Zmore like thismore than 2014-07-15T16:07:42.3193148Z
answering member
1513
label Biography information for Jo Swinson more like this
attachment
1
file name Executive Agency Letters for UIN 204494.pdf more like this
title Executive Agency Letters - UIN 204494 more like this
tabling member
523
label Biography information for Mr Nicholas Brown remove filter
64454
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-06-27more like thismore than 2014-06-27
answering body
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept id 26 remove filter
answering dept short name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
hansard heading Trade Unions more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, for what reasons he decided against change following his review into his Department's check-off system for employees' trade union subscriptions. more like this
tabling member constituency Newcastle upon Tyne East more like this
tabling member printed
Mr Nicholas Brown more like this
uin 202857 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-07-07more like thismore than 2014-07-07
answer text <p>I have not reviewed, and have no plans to review, this Department's check-off arrangements.</p><p>I have not reviewed these arrangements, as I believe that Trade Unions have an important role to play in creating a positive employment relations climate from which all organisations can benefit. I also believe that the check-off system does not create a distinguishable burden on the administration of the HR function in this Department.</p> more like this
answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire more like this
answering member printed Jo Swinson more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-07-07T16:07:57.4669922Zmore like thismore than 2014-07-07T16:07:57.4669922Z
answering member
1513
label Biography information for Jo Swinson more like this
tabling member
523
label Biography information for Mr Nicholas Brown remove filter
58405
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-06-05more like thismore than 2014-06-05
answering body
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept id 26 remove filter
answering dept short name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
hansard heading Holiday Leave more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, with reference to the Answer of 6 May 2014, Official Report, column 87W, on holiday leave, what assessment his Department has made of the conclusions of the Citizen's Advice Bureau's Report entitled Give us a Break on the lack of awareness and denial of paid holiday entitlement to UK workers. more like this
tabling member constituency Newcastle upon Tyne East more like this
tabling member printed
Mr Nicholas Brown more like this
uin 199434 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-06-11more like thismore than 2014-06-11
answer text <p> </p><p>The Citizen's Advice Bureau's Report, Give us a Break, was a formal submission to the Ministerial Review of Workplace Rights, Compliance and Enforcement and therefore this Department assessed the report along with other submissions to the review. The written Ministerial Statement following the review was laid in parliament on 10<sup>th</sup> July 2012. We continually review a broad range of evidence. As outlined in reply of 6 May 2014, Official Report, column 87W, the right to paid annual leave is an important right, and we would urge workers who feel they are not receiving it to contact the Pay and Work Rights Helpline (0800 917 2368) or Acas (www.acas.org.uk) for free and confidential advice.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency Cardiff Central more like this
answering member printed Jenny Willott more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-06-11T15:21:26.8894207Zmore like thismore than 2014-06-11T15:21:26.8894207Z
answering member
1497
label Biography information for Jenny Willott more like this
tabling member
523
label Biography information for Mr Nicholas Brown remove filter
49609
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-05-02more like thismore than 2014-05-02
answering body
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept id 26 remove filter
answering dept short name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many Regional Growth Fund bids were submitted by each local enterprise partnership area in the most recent bidding round; and how many of these were successful. more like this
tabling member constituency Newcastle upon Tyne East more like this
tabling member printed
Mr Nicholas Brown more like this
uin 197628 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-05-12more like thismore than 2014-05-12
answer text <p>133 bids were submitted to Round 5 of the Regional Growth Fund. Three of these bids withdrew and one was for less than the £1 million bidding threshold.</p><p> </p><p>129 bids were therefore appraised, of which 98 were projects and 31 were programmes. Of these, 13 programmes and 37 projects were selected. Programmes may cover a number of Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) areas and some are national in scope so are not represented in the following table.</p><p> </p><p>The following table shows the number of Round 5 project bids by LEP area with the number of bids that were selected for funding. Project bids originating from an area covered by more than one LEP are shown at the bottom of the table.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>LEP Round 5 Projects</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Applications</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Selected</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Black Country</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cheshire and Warrington</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Coast to Capital</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Coventry and Warwickshire</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cumbria</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Enterprise M3</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gloucestershire</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Greater Birmingham and Solihull</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Greater Cambridge &amp; Greater Peterborough</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Greater Lincolnshire</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Greater Manchester</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Heart of the South West</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hertfordshire</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Humber</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lancashire</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Leeds City Region</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Leicester and Leicestershire</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Liverpool City Region</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>New Anglia</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North Eastern</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sheffield City Region</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East Midlands</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Swindon and Wiltshire</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tees Valley</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Thames Valley Berkshire</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West of England</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>York and North Yorkshire</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Project bids from an area covered by more than one LEP: </strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Derby, Derbyshire, Nottingham and Nottinghamshire, &amp; Sheffield City Region</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Greater Birmingham and Solihull &amp; Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Greater Birmingham and Solihull &amp; Worcestershire</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Greater Cambridge &amp; Greater Peterborough &amp; New Anglia</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northamptonshire &amp; South East Midlands</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Grand Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>98</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>37</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p>
answering member constituency Sevenoaks more like this
answering member printed Michael Fallon more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-05-12T12:00:00.00Zmore like thismore than 2014-05-12T12:00:00.00Z
answering member
88
label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon more like this
tabling member
523
label Biography information for Mr Nicholas Brown remove filter
48422
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-04-25more like thismore than 2014-04-25
answering body
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept id 26 remove filter
answering dept short name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the level of denial of paid statutory holiday entitlement in the workplace; and what steps he is taking to tackle such a refusal of statutory rights. more like this
tabling member constituency Newcastle upon Tyne East more like this
tabling member printed
Mr Nicholas Brown more like this
uin 196508 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-05-06more like thismore than 2014-05-06
answer text <p>The Working Time Regulations entitle all workers in the UK to 5.6 weeks paid annual leave. This is an important right, and evidence suggests that the number of employees not taking it is very small. Labour Force Survey analysis shows that the vast majority of workers (95 per cent) report receiving their entitlement to paid leave. Similarly the 4<sup>th</sup> Work Life Balance Employees survey indicates that 93 per cent of employees receive their full statutory annual leave entitlement.</p><p> </p><p>Statutory holiday entitlement can be calculated online at <a href="http://www.gov.uk/calculate-your-holiday-entitlement" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/calculate-your-holiday-entitlement</a></p><p> </p><p>Workers who think they may not be receiving their full statutory entitlement should contact the Pay and Work Rights Helpline on 0800 917 2368, or ACAS (<a href="http://www.acas.org.uk/" target="_blank">www.acas.org.uk</a>) for free and confidential advice.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Cardiff Central more like this
answering member printed Jenny Willott more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-05-06T12:00:00.00Zmore like thismore than 2014-05-06T12:00:00.00Z
answering member
1497
label Biography information for Jenny Willott more like this
tabling member
523
label Biography information for Mr Nicholas Brown remove filter