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856011

registered interest
date	06/03/2018
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	Global Partnership against the Spread of Weapons and Materials of Mass Destruction
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 safety, environment and social impact programmes his Department has undertaken as part of G8 Global Partnership initiatives, since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	131177
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2018 answer text <p>The Global Partnership Against the Spread of Weapons and Materials ‍Destruction (the Global Partnership) was launched at the G8 Summit in Kananaskis, Canada in 2002 with a mandate to prevent terrorists and those that harbour them from acquiring weapons and materials of mass destruction and their means of delivery. The Foreign &amp; Commonwealth Office holds the overall policy responsibility for the UK’s participation in the Global Partnership. Under the Global Partnership, the Ministry of Defence has managed the chemical weapon destruction and international biological security elements of the UK’s contribution, while the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy delivers work, through the UK’s Global Threat Reduction Programme, to provide assistance overseas to strengthen nuclear and radiological security. None of the programmes undertaken since 2010 by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, and its predecessors, under the Global Partnership have had safety, environment or social impact as their primary purpose.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 12/03/2018 14:26:43 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

856012

registered interest
date	06/03/2018
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: Emergencies
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 his Department spent on civil emergency planning in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	131178
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2018 answer text <p>The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and it’s predecessors has spent the following on civil emergency planning in each financial year since 2011/2012, from when data is available:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total Spend</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/2012</p></td><td><p>£6,273,862</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/2013</p></td><td><p>£9,113,498</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/2014</p></td><td><p>£10,061,333</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/2015</p></td><td><p>£12,577,060</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/2016</p></td><td><p>£12,175,457</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/2017</p></td><td><p>£14,407,109</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/2018 (Current figure spend until end of Jan)</p></td><td><p>£13,749,151</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>These costs include both staff administrative and programme spend. Administrative spend includes salaries for those employed to work on emergency planning. Programme spend relates projects preparing for civil emergencies, including training, exercising and resourcing for emergency response.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 12/03/2018 12:12:20 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

843742

registered interest
date	19/02/2018
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 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, how many people started to receive statutory (a) paternity pay and (b) shared parental pay since April 2015.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	128165
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2018 answer text <p>From information provided by employers to HM Revenue &amp; Customs (HMRC), the following individuals started to receive (a) Statutory Paternity Pay and (b) Statutory Shared Parental Pay between April 2015 and September 2017.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Tax year </strong> <strong>2015 / 2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Tax year </strong> <strong>2016 / 2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>April 2017 to September 2017 (inclusive)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Numbers in receipt of Statutory Paternity Pay</strong></p></td><td><p>214,500</p></td><td><p>218,600</p></td><td><p>108,600</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Numbers in receipt of Statutory Shared Parental Pay </strong></p></td><td><p>6,200*</p></td><td><p>8,700</p></td><td><p>Information is not yet available</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>* This data includes claims for either Statutory Shared Parental Pay or Statutory Additional Paternity Pay: HMRC’s records do not distinguish between the two in 2015/16.</p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths question first answered 22/02/2018 13:58:43 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

765816

registered interest
date	06/10/2017
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 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, how may people received (a) statutory paternity and (b) shared parental pay in the financial year 2016-17.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	106314
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2017 answer text <p>Based on the data provided to HM Revenue &amp; Customs by employers, we estimate that around 221,000 employees claimed statutory Paternity Pay and around 8,700 employees claimed statutory Shared Parental Pay in 2016-17.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 11/10/2017 14:39:56 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

760769

registered interest
date	14/09/2017
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	Infrastructure: Ownership
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 bring forward legislative proposals to ensure the delivery of (a) utilities, (b) communications, (c) transport and (d) energy infrastructure in the event of foreign ownership of such infrastructure.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	105095
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2017 answer text <p>The Government will shortly bring forward proposals to ensure that foreign ownership of companies controlling important infrastructure does not undermine British security or essential services. These proposals will consolidate and strengthen Government’s powers to protect national security.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 12/10/2017 11:03:52 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

754503

registered interest
date	20/07/2017
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	Directors: 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, if he will ensure that listed companies publish the ratio of executive pay to the average pay of the broader UK workforce.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	6495
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2017 answer text <p>The Government published its response to consultation on the Green Paper on <em>Corporate Governance Reform </em>on 29th August.</p><p>The response sets out the Government’s plans to introduce secondary legislation to require quoted companies to report annually the ratio of CEO pay to the average pay of their UK workforce along with a narrative explaining changes to that ratio from year to year and setting the ratio in the context of pay and conditions across the wider workforce.</p><p>Companies already face a binding vote on their executive remuneration policy at least once every three years, and must win a binding shareholder vote for any executive pay proposals that deviate from that policy. Most listed companies secure strong backing from their shareholders for their executive pay arrangements and are sensitive to shareholder concerns.</p><p>A minority, however, do not respond adequately to shareholder concerns. The Government has therefore invited the Financial Reporting Council to revise the UK Corporate Governance Code to be more specific about the steps that premium listed companies should take to understand and address shareholder concerns when they encounter significant opposition to their executive pay policies and awards.</p><p>The Government has also invited the Investment Association to implement a proposal made in its response to the Green Paper to maintain a public register of listed companies encountering shareholder opposition to pay awards of 20% or more. This will be accompanied by a record of what these companies have said they are doing to address shareholder concerns. The Government will monitor the impact of these measures.</p><p>A copy of the Government’s response to consultation on the <em>Corporate Governance Reform </em>green paper can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/corporate-governance-reform" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/corporate-governance-reform</a>.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James grouped question UIN 6496 question first answered 05/09/2017 16:27:49 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

754519

registered interest
date	20/07/2017
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	Directors: 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, what plans he has to make executive pay packages subject to annual votes by shareholders.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	6496
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2017 answer text <p>The Government published its response to consultation on the Green Paper on <em>Corporate Governance Reform </em>on 29th August.</p><p>The response sets out the Government’s plans to introduce secondary legislation to require quoted companies to report annually the ratio of CEO pay to the average pay of their UK workforce along with a narrative explaining changes to that ratio from year to year and setting the ratio in the context of pay and conditions across the wider workforce.</p><p>Companies already face a binding vote on their executive remuneration policy at least once every three years, and must win a binding shareholder vote for any executive pay proposals that deviate from that policy. Most listed companies secure strong backing from their shareholders for their executive pay arrangements and are sensitive to shareholder concerns.</p><p>A minority, however, do not respond adequately to shareholder concerns. The Government has therefore invited the Financial Reporting Council to revise the UK Corporate Governance Code to be more specific about the steps that premium listed companies should take to understand and address shareholder concerns when they encounter significant opposition to their executive pay policies and awards.</p><p>The Government has also invited the Investment Association to implement a proposal made in its response to the Green Paper to maintain a public register of listed companies encountering shareholder opposition to pay awards of 20% or more. This will be accompanied by a record of what these companies have said they are doing to address shareholder concerns. The Government will monitor the impact of these measures.</p><p>A copy of the Government’s response to consultation on the <em>Corporate Governance Reform </em>green paper can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/corporate-governance-reform" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/corporate-governance-reform</a>.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James grouped question UIN 6495 question first answered 05/09/2017 16:27:50 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd