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1077248

	registered interest
	date	25/02/2019
	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	Connect Airways: Flybe
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the treatment of shareholders by Flybe during the purchasing of its working assets by the Connect Airways consortium.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Alan Brown
	uin	225560
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2019 answer text <p>The treatment of shareholders of listed companies in the context of a takeover is regulated by the Takeover Code, overseen by the Takeover Panel. This is independent of Government.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst grouped question UIN 225561 question first answered 04/03/2019 13:52:23 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1077690

	registered interest
	date	26/02/2019
	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	Minimum Wage: Non-payment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, for what reasons his Department has not published the names of the companies who have underpaid the national minimum wage since July 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Salford and Eccles
	tabling member printed	Rebecca Long Bailey
	uin	226132
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2019 answer text <p>Everyone who is entitled to the National Minimum Wage should receive it and we will act where employers have been found to be in breach of the law. This Government continues to invest heavily in minimum wage enforcement, almost doubling the budget to £26.3 million for 2018/19, up from £13.2 million in 2015/16.</p><p> </p><p>Last year, the Director of Labour Market Enforcement recommended making changes to the scheme “to increase its compliance and deterrent effect.” Work has now begun on this to ensure the scheme continues to best fulfil this purpose.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst grouped question UIN 226133 question first answered 04/03/2019 13:51:02 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	4396 label Biography information for Rebecca Long Bailey

1077691

	registered interest
	date	26/02/2019
	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	Minimum Wage: Non-payment
	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 his Department plans to publish the names of employers who have underpaid the national minimum wage since July 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Salford and Eccles
	tabling member printed	Rebecca Long Bailey
	uin	226133
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2019 answer text <p>Everyone who is entitled to the National Minimum Wage should receive it and we will act where employers have been found to be in breach of the law. This Government continues to invest heavily in minimum wage enforcement, almost doubling the budget to £26.3 million for 2018/19, up from £13.2 million in 2015/16.</p><p> </p><p>Last year, the Director of Labour Market Enforcement recommended making changes to the scheme “to increase its compliance and deterrent effect.” Work has now begun on this to ensure the scheme continues to best fulfil this purpose.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst grouped question UIN 226132 question first answered 04/03/2019 13:51:02 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	4396 label Biography information for Rebecca Long Bailey

1077259

	registered interest
	date	25/02/2019
	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	Cosmetics
	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 progress his Department has made on creating a UK cosmetics portal as part of preparations for the UK leaving the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
	tabling member printed	Ronnie Cowan
	uin	225549
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2019 answer text <p>The UK’s new cosmetics database is being developed by the Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS). OPSS have worked closely with cosmetics businesses in creating the database, which is currently undergoing testing with the sector.</p><p> </p><p>OPSS will continue to communicate with businesses, trade associations and other regulators regarding the steps businesses need to take for notification of new and existing products.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 04/03/2019 13:51:41 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	4465 label Biography information for Ronnie Cowan

1077261

	registered interest
	date	25/02/2019
	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	Cosmetics
	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 his Department is having with the cosmetics industry on implications for that industry of the UK leaving the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
	tabling member printed	Ronnie Cowan
	uin	225550
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2019 answer text <p>Officials have been working closely with the Cosmetic, Toiletry and Perfumery Association (CTPA) and individual businesses to help them prepare for the UK’s exit from the EU. This includes helping the CTPA prepare their guidance for the UK leaving the EU, including in the event of leaving without a deal, as well as attending industry events and engaging with individual businesses.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 04/03/2019 13:51:50 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	4465 label Biography information for Ronnie Cowan

1077263

	registered interest
	date	25/02/2019
	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	Cosmetics
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department is providing financial support to the cosmetics industry as part of preparations for the UK leaving the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
	tabling member printed	Ronnie Cowan
	uin	225551
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2019 answer text <p>Delivering a deal negotiated with the EU remains the Government’s top priority. However, officials have been working closely with the cosmetics industry to reduce the potential impact on them should the UK leave the EU without a deal, including providing for transitional arrangements for labelling changes and appropriate levels of notification for cosmetic products already on the market. There are no further plans to provide financial support to the cosmetics industry as part of the UK’s preparations for EU exit.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 04/03/2019 13:51:58 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	4465 label Biography information for Ronnie Cowan