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registered interest false more like this
date remove maximum value filtermore like thismore than 2016-03-22
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 Department for Business, Innovation and Skills: Apprentices 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 civil service apprentices have been appointed by his Department to date. more like this
tabling member constituency Sheffield, Heeley more like this
tabling member printed
Louise Haigh more like this
uin 32111 more like this
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answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2016-04-21more like thismore than 2016-04-21
answer text <p>Since 2010 BIS has appointed a total of 89 apprentices, of which 44 were new appointments and 45 were existing civil servants taking up an apprenticeship.</p><p> </p><p>BIS is committed to meet the apprenticeship target of 2.3% of the workforce.</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency Orpington more like this
answering member printed Joseph Johnson more like this
question first answered
less than 2016-04-21T15:26:35.443Zmore like thismore than 2016-04-21T15:26:35.443Z
answering member
4039
label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone more like this
previous answer version
54590
answering member constituency Orpington more like this
answering member printed Joseph Johnson more like this
answering member
4039
label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone more like this
tabling member
4473
label Biography information for Louise Haigh more like this
484450
registered interest false more like this
date remove maximum value filtermore like thismore than 2016-03-22
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 Minimum Wage 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 progress his Department has made on implementing its plans to impose financial penalties of up to £20,000 per worker against companies who fail to pay the national minimum wage. more like this
tabling member constituency Cardiff West more like this
tabling member printed
Kevin Brennan more like this
uin 32089 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2016-04-14more like thisremove minimum value filter
answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>From 26 May 2015, the maximum penalty for underpayment of the National Minimum Wage (NMW) increased from £20,000 per notice of underpayment (NoU) to £20,000 per worker.</p><p> </p><p>From 1 April 2016 the penalty has been increased to 200% of the total underpayment for all of the workers specified in a NoU. By increasing penalties for underpayment of the NMW it is intended that employers, who could otherwise be tempted to underpay, comply with the law and working people receive the money they are legally due. The maximum penalty will remain at £20,000 per worker.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> more like this
answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford more like this
answering member printed Nick Boles more like this
question first answered
less than 2016-04-14T16:20:43.6Zmore like thismore than 2016-04-14T16:20:43.6Z
answering member
3995
label Biography information for Nick Boles more like this
previous answer version
54589
answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford more like this
answering member printed Nick Boles more like this
answering member
3995
label Biography information for Nick Boles more like this
tabling member
1400
label Biography information for Kevin Brennan more like this
482987
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2016-03-21more like thismore than 2016-03-21
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 Voluntary Work: 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, when the Government plans to implement its policy of providing three days' paid volunteering leave for employees of large organisations. more like this
tabling member constituency Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle more like this
tabling member printed
Alan Johnson more like this
uin 31840 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2016-04-18more like thismore than 2016-04-18
answer text <p>The Government will be setting out plans for taking this policy forward in due course.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford more like this
answering member printed Nick Boles more like this
question first answered
less than 2016-04-18T15:09:13.75Zmore like thismore than 2016-04-18T15:09:13.75Z
answering member
3995
label Biography information for Nick Boles more like this
tabling member
376
label Biography information for Alan Johnson more like this
480614
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2016-03-18more like thismore than 2016-03-18
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 Research: Capital Investment 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 much his Department has invested in (a) large facilities and (b) other (i) national and (ii) international capital projects managed by the Research Councils in each of the last ten years. more like this
tabling member constituency Cardiff West more like this
tabling member printed
Kevin Brennan more like this
uin 31756 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2016-04-20more like thismore than 2016-04-20
answer text <p>This Government a record £6.9 billion in new equipment, new laboratories and new research institutes across the UK from 2015/16 to 2020/21.</p><p>Details of investments in large facilities and national and international capital projects by the Research Councils is held by the Councils themselves, in line with the delivery responsibilities placed on the Partner Organisations that BIS funds. We do not hold this level of information for the period you request centrally, however, aggregate capital expenditure for each of the seven Research Councils is available through their individual delivery plans, which are published and available online.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Orpington more like this
answering member printed Joseph Johnson more like this
question first answered
less than 2016-04-20T08:29:39.637Zmore like thismore than 2016-04-20T08:29:39.637Z
answering member
4039
label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone more like this
tabling member
1400
label Biography information for Kevin Brennan more like this
475677
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2016-03-15more like thismore than 2016-03-15
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 Pregnancy: Discrimination 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 the reason is for the time taken to publish the final version of the report on pregnancy and maternity-related discrimination and disadvantage. more like this
tabling member constituency Livingston more like this
tabling member printed
Hannah Bardell more like this
uin 31230 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2016-04-14more like thisremove minimum value filter
answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>The final reports on pregnancy and maternity-related discrimination in the workplace were published on 22 March 2016, together with the Government response to recommendations made by the Equality and Human Rights Commission. We had intended to publish the final reports in December 2015, but this did not prove possible as the research reports were extensive and took longer than expected to finalise.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> more like this
answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford more like this
answering member printed Nick Boles more like this
grouped question UIN 31236 more like this
question first answered
less than 2016-04-14T16:16:52.473Zmore like thismore than 2016-04-14T16:16:52.473Z
answering member
3995
label Biography information for Nick Boles more like this
previous answer version
52565
answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford more like this
answering member printed Nick Boles more like this
answering member
3995
label Biography information for Nick Boles more like this
tabling member
4486
label Biography information for Hannah Bardell more like this
475681
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2016-03-15more like thismore than 2016-03-15
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 Pregnancy: Discrimination 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, when the final version of the report on pregnancy and maternity-related discrimination and disadvantage will be published. more like this
tabling member constituency Livingston more like this
tabling member printed
Hannah Bardell more like this
uin 31236 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2016-04-14more like thisremove minimum value filter
answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>The final reports on pregnancy and maternity-related discrimination in the workplace were published on 22 March 2016, together with the Government response to recommendations made by the Equality and Human Rights Commission. We had intended to publish the final reports in December 2015, but this did not prove possible as the research reports were extensive and took longer than expected to finalise.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> more like this
answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford more like this
answering member printed Nick Boles more like this
grouped question UIN 31230 more like this
question first answered
less than 2016-04-14T16:16:52.567Zmore like thismore than 2016-04-14T16:16:52.567Z
answering member
3995
label Biography information for Nick Boles more like this
previous answer version
52566
answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford more like this
answering member printed Nick Boles more like this
answering member
3995
label Biography information for Nick Boles more like this
tabling member
4486
label Biography information for Hannah Bardell more like this
459292
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2016-03-10more like thismore than 2016-03-10
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: Membership 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 guidance the Certification Officer has produced for trades unions on requirements to compile and maintain an accurate register of members; and what monitoring the Certification Officer undertakes of trades unions' compliance with those requirements. more like this
tabling member constituency Thornbury and Yate more like this
tabling member printed
Luke Hall more like this
uin 30660 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2016-04-25more like thismore than 2016-04-25
answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>Under Section 24 of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992, unions are required to compile and maintain an up to date register of members’ names and addresses. The 1992 Act gives a right to members to make a complaint to the Certification Officer if they consider that the union has failed to comply with this duty. The Certification Officer ensures compliance by making enquiries and, where appropriate, issuing an enforcement order, where he finds a breach.</p><p> </p><p>Under the Transparency of Lobbying, Non-party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Act 2014, unions will be required to submit a Membership Audit Certificate to the Certification Officer (with the first MACs expected from October this year). This will provide greater assurance that the duty under Section 24 of the 1992 Act is being complied with.</p><p> </p><p>The Certification Officer has not published guidance in relation to these requirements. The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills published guidance in March 2015.</p><p> </p><p>This guidance, which also sets out previous Certification Officer decisions on how unions can take reasonably practicable steps to comply with this duty, is on the Gov.UK website. A link to this guidance is provided below:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/412221/bis-14-142-guidance-on-trade-union-register-of-members.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/412221/bis-14-142-guidance-on-trade-union-register-of-members.pdf</a></p>
answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford more like this
answering member printed Nick Boles more like this
question first answered
less than 2016-04-25T14:25:48.24Zmore like thismore than 2016-04-25T14:25:48.24Z
answering member
3995
label Biography information for Nick Boles more like this
tabling member
4450
label Biography information for Luke Hall more like this
459293
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2016-03-10more like thismore than 2016-03-10
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: Membership 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 sanctions the Certification Officer can implement against trades unions which fail to compile and maintain an accurate register of members; and on what occasions such sanctions have been used in the last 10 years. more like this
tabling member constituency Thornbury and Yate more like this
tabling member printed
Luke Hall more like this
uin 30661 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2016-04-21more like thismore than 2016-04-21
answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>Section 24(1) of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 currently requires trade unions to keep registers of their members’ names and addresses and to ensure, so far as reasonably practicable, that these registers are accurate and up-to-date.</p><p> </p><p>Under the 1992 Act, if the Certification Officer finds that a union has breached this duty, he must make a declaration of his findings and may make an enforcement order. Failure to comply with the Certification Officer’s enforcement order may be treated as contempt of court.</p><p> </p><p>In the last 10 years, the Certification Officer has made one declaration that Unite the Union breached section 24(1) of the 1992 Act. This case was Mr J Hicks v Unite the Union (No2) (D/32-39/14-15). The Certification Officer decided that it was not appropriate to issue an enforcement order in this case.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> more like this
answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford more like this
answering member printed Nick Boles more like this
question first answered
less than 2016-04-21T15:22:31.297Zmore like thismore than 2016-04-21T15:22:31.297Z
answering member
3995
label Biography information for Nick Boles more like this
tabling member
4450
label Biography information for Luke Hall more like this
458386
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2016-03-08more like thismore than 2016-03-08
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 Research: EU Grants and Loans 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 proportion of research funding received by UK universities came from EU funding streams in each year since 2005. more like this
tabling member constituency Cambridge more like this
tabling member printed
Daniel Zeichner more like this
uin 30150 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2016-04-22more like thismore than 2016-04-22
answer text <p>EU funding as a proportion of the total volume of research grants and contracts in all UK Higher Education Institutions rose from 8.3% in 2005/06 to 15.5% in 2013/14. The figures for the individual years (based on the Higher Education Institutions’ financial year of 1 August to 31 July) are as follows:</p><p>2005/2006</p><p>Total UK-wide research grants and contracts £3,120,606,000</p><p>EU-sourced UK-wide Grants and Contracts £259,439,000</p><p>Percentage EU-sourced Grants and Contracts 8.3%</p><p> </p><p>2006/2007</p><p>Total UK-wide research grants and contracts £3,376,991,000</p><p>EU-sourced UK-wide Grants and Contracts £303,991,000</p><p>Percentage EU-sourced Grants and Contracts 9.0%</p><p> </p><p>2007/2008</p><p>Total UK-wide research grants and contracts £3,721,881,000</p><p>EU-sourced UK-wide Grants and Contracts £331,062,000</p><p>Percentage EU-sourced Grants and Contracts 8.9%</p><p> </p><p>2008/2009</p><p>Total UK-wide research grants and contracts £4,144,582,000</p><p>EU-sourced UK-wide Grants and Contracts £391,555,000</p><p>Percentage EU-sourced Grants and Contracts 9.4%</p><p> </p><p>2009/2010</p><p>Total UK-wide research grants and contracts £4,345,421,000</p><p>EU-sourced UK-wide Grants and Contracts £452,505,000</p><p>Percentage EU-sourced Grants and Contracts 10.4%</p><p> </p><p>2010/2011</p><p>Total UK-wide research grants and contracts £4,432,394,000</p><p>EU-sourced UK-wide Grants and Contracts £513,016,000</p><p>Percentage EU-sourced Grants and Contracts 11.6%</p><p> </p><p>2011/2012</p><p>Total UK-wide research grants and contracts £4,509,715,000</p><p>EU-sourced UK-wide Grants and Contracts £599,729,000</p><p>Percentage EU-sourced Grants and Contracts 13.3%</p><p> </p><p>2012/2013</p><p>Total UK-wide research grants and contracts £4,768,549,000</p><p>EU-sourced UK-wide Grants and Contracts £690,285,000</p><p>Percentage EU-sourced Grants and Contracts 14.5%</p><p> </p><p>2013/2014</p><p>Total UK-wide research grants and contracts £5,083,991,000</p><p>EU-sourced UK-wide Grants and Contracts £789,201,000</p><p>Percentage EU-sourced Grants and Contracts 15.5%</p>
answering member constituency Orpington more like this
answering member printed Joseph Johnson more like this
question first answered
less than 2016-04-22T13:05:08.987Zmore like thismore than 2016-04-22T13:05:08.987Z
answering member
4039
label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone more like this
tabling member
4382
label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner more like this
458396
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2016-03-08more like thismore than 2016-03-08
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 Minimum Wage 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 businesses have been (a) charged with and (b) successfully prosecuted for non-payment of the minimum wage in each year from the minimum wage coming into force up to 2010. more like this
tabling member constituency Glasgow North more like this
tabling member printed
Patrick Grady more like this
uin 30267 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2016-04-20more like thismore than 2016-04-20
answer text <p>Prosecution is reserved for the most serious cases. In most cases the Government applies civil sanctions, of up to £20,000 per worker, which are appropriate in the great majority of cases, and ensure a worker is paid back the arrears they are owed as quickly as possible. There is no guarantee that prosecution will result in arrears being paid back to the workers.</p><p>With the agreement of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, HMRC started considering prosecution for minimum wage offences from May 2006. The first prosecution for an offence under the National Minimum Wage Act 1998 took place in 2007. Table 1 sets out the number of NMW prosecutions in each year since this date, all of which were successful.</p><p><strong>Table 1: Successful NMW prosecutions </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Number of NMW prosecutions</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford more like this
answering member printed Nick Boles more like this
question first answered
less than 2016-04-20T14:45:40.803Zmore like thismore than 2016-04-20T14:45:40.803Z
answering member
3995
label Biography information for Nick Boles more like this
tabling member
4432
label Biography information for Patrick Grady more like this