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1719631

registered interest
date	21/05/2024
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	Department for Business and Trade: Equality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what the cost to the public purse of staff diversity networks in her Department was in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	27268
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2024 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the Rt Hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Havant answering member printed Alan Mak question first answered 23/05/2024 15:03:22 answering member 4484 label Biography information for Alan Mak
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1719632

registered interest
date	21/05/2024
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	Department for Business and Trade: Black Lives Matter
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether Ministers in her Department have met representatives of Black Lives Matter UK in the last five years.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	27269
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2024 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the Rt Hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Havant answering member printed Alan Mak question first answered 23/05/2024 15:01:52 answering member 4484 label Biography information for Alan Mak
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1717843

registered interest
date	14/05/2024
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	Department for Business and Trade: Motor Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many and what proportion of (a) cars and (b) other vehicles used by her Department were made in Britain.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	26042
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2024 answer text <p>The Government Car service (GCS) provides vehicles to a number of Government departments. Due to logistical and operational reasons the type of vehicles deployed at each department can vary on a daily or weekly basis. The GCS fleet currently has 122 vehicles, 58 (48%) of which are vehicles made in Britain.</p> answering member constituency Havant answering member printed Alan Mak question first answered 22/05/2024 14:28:57 answering member 4484 label Biography information for Alan Mak
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1717852

registered interest
date	14/05/2024
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	Competition and Markets Authority: Consultants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how much the Competition and Markets Authority has spent on external consultancies in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	26050
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2024 answer text <p>For each of the last five audited financial years, the Competition and Markets Authority has spent the following amount on external consultancies.</p><p><strong>Year</strong> <strong>Amount</strong></p><p>2018/19 £239,900.46</p><p>2019/20 £541,058.36</p><p>2020/21 £585,389.23</p><p>2021/22 £733,361.96</p><p>2022/23 £786,795.35</p><p>Figures for 2023/24 have not been finalised and will be published in the CMA annual report in July 2024 once audited.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 22/05/2024 14:20:23 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1717093

registered interest
date	10/05/2024
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	Department for Business and Trade: Shein
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether she or Ministers in her Department have met representatives of Shein in the last three years.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	25628
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2024 answer text <p>The Department for Business and Trade publishes details of Ministerial gifts, hospitality, travel, and meetings on the transparency pages of gov.uk as part of the Government's transparency agenda.</p> answering member constituency Havant answering member printed Alan Mak question first answered 20/05/2024 16:14:33 answering member 4484 label Biography information for Alan Mak
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1717094

registered interest
date	10/05/2024
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	Clothing: Sales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps she is taking to ensure that clothing sold in the UK is not the product of illegal labour practices from overseas.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	25629
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2024 answer text <p>The UK is committed to confronting the scourge of modern-day slavery and working in partnership with producing countries to achieve sustainability in all supply chains, including the garment trade.</p><p>The Government's Overseas Business Risk guidance makes clear to UK companies the risks of operating in certain regions and urges them to conduct appropriate due diligence when making business decisions. The Modern Slavery Act requires in-scope businesses to publish modern slavery statements annually including on the steps taken to prevent modern slavery in their supply chains.</p> answering member constituency Havant answering member printed Alan Mak question first answered 20/05/2024 16:27:00 answering member 4484 label Biography information for Alan Mak
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1717169

registered interest
date	10/05/2024
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	Minimum Wage: Prosecutions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if she will make an estimate of the number of firms that have been prosecuted for not paying the national minimum wage in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	25636
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2024 answer text <p>Criminal prosecution is reserved for the most serious cases involving deliberate underpayment or reckless pay practices. Criminal sanctions against companies can mean that workers end up waiting considerably longer for their lost earnings to be paid back. Our priority is to ensure that workers receive the money they are owed as quickly as possible. For this reason, in the vast majority of cases, HMRC pursues civil enforcement.</p><p> </p><p>The number of National Minimum Wage prosecutions from 2017/18 to 2021/22 is as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>No. of prosecutions</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019/20</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020/21</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021/22</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 20/05/2024 16:02:32 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1716947

registered interest
date	09/05/2024
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	Department for Business and Trade: Food
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what her Department's policy is on the procurement of (a) food and (b) drinks produced in Britain for use in its canteens and restaurants.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	25413
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2024 answer text <p>This information is not centrally held. The Government Property Agency are responsible for the procurement of food and drink for the Department for Business and Trade.</p> answering member constituency Havant answering member printed Alan Mak question first answered 17/05/2024 11:51:37 answering member 4484 label Biography information for Alan Mak
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1715248

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	Department for Business and Trade: LGBT+ People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what the cost to her Department was of (a) events, (b) activities, (c) merchandise and (d) other costs relating to Pride Month 2023.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	24377
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2024 answer text <p>The costs incurred in the Department for Business and Trade for expenditure related to Pride Month 2023 was £750.</p> answering member constituency Havant answering member printed Alan Mak question first answered 10/05/2024 08:16:02 answering member 4484 label Biography information for Alan Mak
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1713455

registered interest
date	24/04/2024
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	British Business Bank: Consultants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how much the British Business Bank has spent on external consultancies in the last five years.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	23371
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2024 answer text <p>The British Business Bank plc Group incurred the following costs for professional services: investment scheme design and transactions and operational fees over the past five years (figures taken from audited accounts).</p><ul><li>Year ended 31 March 2023 £11,409,000.</li><li>Year ended 31 March 2022 £6,096,000.</li><li>Year ended 31 March 2021 £9,203,000.</li><li>Year ended 31 March 2020 £9,637,000.</li><li>Year ended 31 March 2019 £9,444,000.</li></ul><p>The figures do not include costs for professional services: investment scheme design and transactions and operational fees spent on delivering the Covid-19 loan schemes.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 02/05/2024 14:46:22 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes