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1715367

registered interest
date	01/05/2024
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	Export Controls
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 30 April 2024 to Question 23805 on Oil: Imports, when he plans to publish the UK Strategic Export Controls Annual Report 2023.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	24572
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2024 answer text <p>We plan to publish this report before Parliament rises for Summer Recess.</p> answering member constituency Havant answering member printed Alan Mak question first answered 07/05/2024 13:32:35 answering member 4484 label Biography information for Alan Mak
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1714846

registered interest
date	30/04/2024
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	Export Credit Guarantees: Western Sahara
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 Western Sahara Campaign UK v Secretary of State for International Trade & Anor. [2022] EWHC 3108 (Admin), when UK Export Finance will provide credit for British businesses operating in Western Sahara.
tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
uin	24212
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2024 answer text <p>The UK government regards the status of Western Sahara as undetermined and supports United Nations-led efforts to achieve a lasting and mutually acceptable political solution that provides for the self-determination of the people of Western Sahara. UK Export Finance does not currently provide support for exports to, or investment in, Western Sahara.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 07/05/2024 15:38:28 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

1714918

registered interest
date	30/04/2024
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	Trade Unions: Ballots
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what information her Department holds on how many trade union ballots in each industrial sector there were in each month of 2023.
tabling member constituency	Isle of Wight
tabling member printed	Bob Seely
uin	24296
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2024 answer text <p>Available data relating to ballots for industrial action held by registered trade unions can be found on gov.uk under the Certification Officer’s official list of trade unions and their annual returns. However, data for the 2023 calendar year will not be available until later this year. Data for 2024 will not be available until the following year.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake grouped question UIN 24297 24298 24300 24301 question first answered 08/05/2024 14:41:09 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	4681 label Biography information for Bob Seely

1714920

registered interest
date	30/04/2024
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	Trade Unions: Ballots
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what information her Department holds on the average percentage of trade union members (a) voting in ballots and (b) voting in favour of industrial action in each month of 2023.
tabling member constituency	Isle of Wight
tabling member printed	Bob Seely
uin	24297
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2024 answer text <p>Available data relating to ballots for industrial action held by registered trade unions can be found on gov.uk under the Certification Officer’s official list of trade unions and their annual returns. However, data for the 2023 calendar year will not be available until later this year. Data for 2024 will not be available until the following year.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake grouped question UIN 24296 24298 24300 24301 question first answered 08/05/2024 14:41:09 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	4681 label Biography information for Bob Seely

1714982

registered interest
date	30/04/2024
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: Enforcement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many times her Department has taken enforcement action against businesses for non-compliance with minimum wage legislation in each financial year since 2015.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	24254
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2024 answer text <p>All businesses – irrespective of their size or business sector – are responsible for paying the correct minimum wage to their staff. The government is clear that anyone entitled to be paid the minimum wage should receive it and takes robust enforcement action against employers who do not pay their staff correctly. HMRC enforces minimum wage regulations on behalf of DBT. <br></p><p>Table 1: National Minimum Wage arrears, workers identified, and penalties issued from 2015/16 – 2021/22. Statistics for 2022/23 have not been published yet.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial year</p></td><td><p>Arrears</p></td><td><p>Number of workers</p></td><td><p>Penalties issued</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>£10,281,396</p></td><td><p>58,080</p></td><td><p>815</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>£10,918,047</p></td><td><p>98,150</p></td><td><p>821</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>£15,615,609</p></td><td><p>201,785</p></td><td><p>810</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>£24,447,919</p></td><td><p>221,581</p></td><td><p>1,008</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019/20</p></td><td><p>£20,836,609</p></td><td><p>263,350</p></td><td><p>992</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020/21</p></td><td><p>£16,758,324</p></td><td><p>155,196</p></td><td><p>575</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021/22</p></td><td><p>£16,316,841</p></td><td><p>120,295</p></td><td><p>696</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 08/05/2024 09:20:38 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1714983

registered interest
date	30/04/2024
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: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, in how many cases businesses in Wales were found to be non-compliant with minimum wage legislation in each year since 2019.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	24255
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2024 answer text <p>All businesses – irrespective of their size or business sector – are responsible for paying the correct minimum wage to their staff. The government is clear that anyone entitled to be paid the minimum wage should receive it and takes robust enforcement action against employers who do not pay their staff correctly. HMRC enforces minimum wage regulations on behalf of DBT. Regional data for Wales has been provided in Table 1.</p><p> </p><p>Table 1: National Minimum Wage arrears, workers identified, and penalties issued in Wales, 2019/20 to 2021/22.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p>Region</p></td><td><p>Arrears</p></td><td><p>Number of workers</p></td><td><p>Penalties issued</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019/20</p></td><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>£325,419</p></td><td><p>4,227</p></td><td><p>41</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020/21</p></td><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>£262,408</p></td><td><p>3,895</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021/22</p></td><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>£69,769</p></td><td><p>661</p></td><td><p>43</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 08/05/2024 09:32:26 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1714532

registered interest
date	29/04/2024
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	INEOS: Grangemouth
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 25 March 2024 to Question 19719 on INEOS: Belgium, whether she made an assessment of the potential merits of supporting the cethelyne cracker plant at the existing Ineos site at Grangemouth.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	24145
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2024 answer text <p>UK Export Finance is the UK’s Export Credit Agency, and its role is to provide finance and insurance to support UK exports.</p><p> </p><p>It has not had any involvement with the Grangemouth Petrochemical site.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands grouped question UIN 24146 question first answered 03/05/2024 08:48:31 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1714533

registered interest
date	29/04/2024
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	INEOS: Belgium
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 25 March 2024 to Question 19719 on INEOS: Belgium, whether her Department sought assurances from Ineos on the safeguarding of the petrochemical site at Grangemouth before providing support for the Ineos Project One plant at Antwerp.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	24146
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2024 answer text <p>UK Export Finance is the UK’s Export Credit Agency, and its role is to provide finance and insurance to support UK exports.</p><p> </p><p>It has not had any involvement with the Grangemouth Petrochemical site.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands grouped question UIN 24145 question first answered 03/05/2024 08:48:31 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1714641

registered interest
date	29/04/2024
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	Export Credit Guarantees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how export development guarantees are scrutinised.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	24001
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2024 answer text <p>UK Export Finance (UKEF) undertakes appropriate financial and other due diligence on all applications for its support. Further information on the eligibility criteria for the Export Development Guarantee is provided online at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/export-development-guarantee#application-process" target="_blank">Export Development Guarantee - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p><p>Information on UKEF’s governance and due diligence can also be found in its Annual Report and Accounts.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 02/05/2024 16:01:28 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1714103

registered interest
date	26/04/2024
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	Trade Agreements: New Zealand
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 had recent discussions with her counterpart in New Zealand on the potential impact of the proposed Fast-Track Approvals Bill on that country's obligations under the chapter of the UK-New Zealand free trade agreement on the environment.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	23950
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2024 answer text <p>On March 13<sup>th</sup>, the UK and New Zealand highlighted the importance of our environment commitments at the first ever Environment and Climate Change Sub-Committee under the FTA. The Department for Business and Trade will continue discussions with New Zealand on implementing the Environment Chapter and will monitor the proposed Bill as it develops in New Zealand’s Parliament.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands grouped question UIN 23951 question first answered 07/05/2024 15:50:10 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones