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registered interest
date	10/07/2017
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	Parental Leave: Multiple Births
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 assessment the Government has made of the adequacy of the length of maternity and paternity leave of parents who have multiple births.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	3880
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2017 answer text <p>The UK’s maternity leave arrangements are among the most generous in the world. All employed mothers are entitled to up to 52 weeks of maternity leave and most are entitled to 39 weeks of statutory pay - nearly three times the minimum required by the EU. This provides mothers with sufficient leave to cope with unexpected eventualities including ill health and complications associated with multiple births.</p><p> </p><p>Employers must also allow their pregnant employees paid time off work for all antenatal care. A pregnant woman expecting a multiple birth will therefore be entitled to sufficient time off work to attend additional antenatal appointments as required.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Paternity Leave provisions give the father/partner some flexibility in when to take up to two weeks of leave, subject to eligibility. Fathers/partners also have other employment rights which can support them in adjusting to challenging circumstances such as multiple births. These include the right to emergency leave (time off for dependents), the right to Parental Leave (which extends to all employed parents) and a right to time off work to attend up to two antenatal appointments.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 13/07/2017 10:02:17 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

749707

registered interest
date	07/07/2017
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	Motor Vehicles: Manufacturing Industries
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 steps the Government is taking to support the British automotive industry after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
uin	3635
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2017 answer text <p>The Department works closely with the UK automotive industry to understand the impacts and opportunities of leaving the EU. The Government will continue its longstanding programme of support for the sector’s competitiveness. We are determined to ensure that the UK continues to be one of the most competitive locations in the world for automotive and advanced manufacturing. This includes seeking a tariff and barrier-free comprehensive free trade deal in goods and services with the EU for a new, mutually beneficial customs agreement that allows cross-border trade to be as frictionless as possible</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 13/07/2017 16:17:12 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry previous answer version 3994 answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

749708

registered interest
date	07/07/2017
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	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: McKinsey and Company
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 publish the value of the contracts awarded by his Department to McKinsey & Co in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	3637
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2017 answer text <p>The value of contracts awarded by the core departments of BIS and DECC prior to June 2016, and thereafter BEIS, with McKinsey &amp; Co is:</p><p>2015 - £449,000</p><p>2016 - £ Nil</p><p>2017 - £ Nil</p><p> </p><p>BEIS does not hold central records prior to 2015.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 12/07/2017 14:42:38 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

749373

registered interest
date	06/07/2017
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	Apprentices: 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 findings of the 2016 Apprenticeship Pay Survey.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Gordon Marsden
uin	3394
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>The 2016 Apprenticeship Pay Survey report will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 11/07/2017 09:50:54 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

749502

registered interest
date	06/07/2017
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	Working Mothers: Flexible Working
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 the Government provides to employers on the provision of flexible hours for mothers returning to work.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	3419
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2017 answer text <p>Government provides a range of guidance on the provision of flexible hours, including for mothers returning to work. This includes guidance on the GOV.UK website covering what employers have to do, types of flexible working, the statutory application process and appeals. ACAS also provides advice and guidance.</p><p>As we said in response to the Women &amp; Equalities Select Committee report on the gender pay gap, the Government recognises the need to increase communications activity around flexible working and will explore options for doing so.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 12/07/2017 11:10:25 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

749503

registered interest
date	06/07/2017
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	Equal 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 discussions he has had with business organisations on the implications of maternity leave and requests for flexible working for the gender pay gap.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	3420
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2017 answer text <p>The Department meets regularly with business organisations to discuss a range of issues including those which can impact upon the gender pay gap. Consultations in 2015 and 2016 on the gender pay gap have emphasised that fully capitalising on the talent and experience of women makes business sense; it is good for individuals, employers and the economy.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 12/07/2017 11:10:37 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

749528

registered interest
date	06/07/2017
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	University of Sheffield: Iron and Steel
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 assessment he has made of the effect of the decision by the Higher Education Funding Council for England not to fund the Advanced Structured Testing Centre at Sheffield University on the UK steel industry; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	3549
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>The Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) is a non-departmental public body with statutory independence from Ministers. Detailed and specific funding decisions are therefore entirely a matter for HEFCE. In this instance, HEFCE issued a competitive call into which universities across the UK were invited to submit bids for science capital funding. All bids were evaluated by an independent expert assessment panel against clearly defined, published criteria, including a requirement that bids should be built on a strong record of research excellence and should leverage co-investment from non-public sources at a ratio of at least 2:1.</p><p> </p><p>The University of Sheffield’s bid for a “Steel Research and Testing Centre” did not meet all of the criteria on this occasion. A further funding round will open in the Autumn, and the University may submit a revised bid.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 11/07/2017 09:03:09 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

749530

registered interest
date	06/07/2017
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	Energy: Small Businesses
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 assessment he has made of the effect of energy prices on the viability of small and medium-sized businesses.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	3324
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring competitive and affordable energy costs for all businesses as well as households. The Committee on Climate Change recently assessed energy costs for all businesses and concluded that energy costs are a small proportion of businesses’ operating costs.</p><p>In their final report on the investigation into the energy markets published in June 2016, the Competition Markets Authority proposed a number of remedies to help microbusinesses access better energy deals. The Government supports the implementation of these measures which have now been implemented by Ofgem. These will improve the transparency of tariffs available to businesses and by making it easier for these businesses to switch suppliers.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 12/07/2017 12:39:31 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

749531

registered interest
date	06/07/2017
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	Energy: Prices
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 estimate his Department has made of the potential reduction in the domestic energy market consumer detriment to be achieved by implementing an extension of the pre-payment meter safeguard tariff to those eligible for Warm Home Discount who have a credit meter.
tabling member constituency	Don Valley
tabling member printed	Caroline Flint
uin	3335
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>The Department has made no such assessment. The effect of any extension of the safeguard tariff would depend on the number of customers who are eligible and the level at which the cap is set. This is a matter for Ofgem, which is currently considering options, including extending the current safeguard tariff.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 11/07/2017 14:21:17 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	389 label Biography information for Caroline Flint

749532

registered interest
date	06/07/2017
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	Energy: Prices
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 his Department defines a vulnerable customer in the domestic energy market.
tabling member constituency	Don Valley
tabling member printed	Caroline Flint
uin	3336
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>Ofgem is subject to a duty under the Gas Act (1986) and Electricity Act (1989), to consider the interests of consumers who might be considered vulnerable in the domestic energy market. These include those who are disabled, chronically sick, elderly, on low income or live in rural areas.</p><p>Ofgem are also able to take into account the needs of other groups of consumers who may be vulnerable.</p><p>Ofgem’s Consumer Vulnerability Strategy is available online at:</p><p><a href="https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/ofgem-publications/75550/consumer-vulnerability-strategy-pdf" target="_blank">https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/ofgem-publications/75550/consumer-vulnerability-strategy-pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 11/07/2017 15:23:11 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	389 label Biography information for Caroline Flint