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1124011

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	07/05/2019
	date	30/04/2019
	date tabled	30/04/2019
	ddp created	30/04/2019 17:17:59
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	ddp modified	30/04/2019 17:27:19 08/05/2019 15:32:04
	hansard heading	Retail Trade
	house id	1
	identifier	249204
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	08/05/2019 15:00:34
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department has taken to promote the retail industry through the Government's Industrial Strategy.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 249204
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	249204
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>At Autumn Budget 2018, my rt. hon. Friend Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer announced the Future High Streets Fund, which aims to invest £675m in England to support local areas to develop and fund plans to make their high streets and town centres fit for the future. Autumn Budget also announced a cut in business rates by one third for the next two years for all retailers in England with a rateable value below £51,000, worth almost £1bn to retailers.</p><p> </p><p>The industry-led Retail Sector Council has agreed its priority work areas for the next two years, focusing on: costs to business, skills and lifelong learning, employment protections, the circular economy, consumer protections, and retail and the Industrial Strategy.</p><p> </p><p>A senior industry figure is leading each of these work groups and will bring proposals for action for both industry and government back to the Council for consideration. The Industrial Strategy workstream is led by Sir Charlie Mayfield, Chairman of the John Lewis Partnership and member of the Industrial Strategy Council, and will look at how the Industrial Strategy can work to the benefit of the retail sector.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>As part of the Industrial Strategy, and following the Taylor Review of Modern Working Practices, the Government responded with the Good Work Plan, which will bring forward legislation to extend workers’ rights, including for people who work in the retail sector. This includes the introduction of new guidance to support the interpretation of holiday pay rules, as well as the biggest ever increase to the National Living Wage. An awareness campaign will be launched, targeted at both individuals and employers, to boost awareness and understanding to help ensure all workers are benefiting from their paid entitlement to leave. All these measures will improve the wages and working contracts of many of those working in the retail sector.</p>
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1125281

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	13/05/2019
	date	08/05/2019
	date tabled	08/05/2019
	ddp created	08/05/2019 17:56:31
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	ddp modified	13/05/2019 11:55:05 14/05/2019 13:05:10
	hansard heading	Caravan Sites
	house id	1
	identifier	251894
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	14/05/2019 12:33:01
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to ban owners of caravan holiday home parks vetting potential purchasers of those caravans; and if he will make a statement.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
	tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 251894
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	251894
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Government has made no such assessment.</p>
	creator	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

1125349

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	13/05/2019
	date	08/05/2019
	date tabled	08/05/2019
	ddp created	08/05/2019 17:59:35
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	ddp modified	09/05/2019 14:15:09 16/05/2019 14:11:03
	hansard heading	Living Wage and Minimum Wage: Non-payment
	house id	1
	identifier	252048
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	16/05/2019 13:39:20
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 7 May 2019 to Question 248059, when the review of the NMW Naming Scheme began; and whether it his policy to suspend naming non-compliant employers until that review has concluded.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
	tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 252048
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	252048
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>As announced in the Government response of December 2018, the review of the National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage (NMW) Naming Scheme commenced in response to recommendations made by the Director of Labour Market Enforcement in his 2018/2019 Labour Market Enforcement Strategy. No further naming of employers for NMW breaches will take place until the review has been completed.</p>
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	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1126962

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	20/05/2019
	date	15/05/2019
	date tabled	15/05/2019
	ddp created	15/05/2019 18:30:30
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	ddp modified	15/05/2019 18:42:40 22/05/2019 16:52:03
	hansard heading	Construction: Trading Standards
	house id	1
	identifier	254821
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	22/05/2019 16:20:22
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of Trading Standards in protecting consumers from rogue and incompetent builders in the construction industry.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Morecambe and Lunesdale
	tabling member printed	David Morris
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 254821
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	254821
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>No such assessment has been made, but the Government is considering options to ensure that our system of consumer protection provides a robust response to both local and national threats for the Consumer White Paper.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has endorsed the TrustMark scheme to reduce the number of rogue and incompetent builders; and to identify local traders who have undergone independent checks for both trade competence and good trading practice. This scheme gives consumers increased confidence and ability to choose registered businesses including builders who adhere to and maintain high standards.</p><p> </p><p>TrustMark is actively involved with Trading Standards to provide further protection to consumers affected by rogue builders.</p>
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	tabling member	4135 label Biography information for David Morris

1126964

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	20/05/2019
	date	15/05/2019
	date tabled	15/05/2019
	ddp created	15/05/2019 18:30:35
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	ddp modified	15/05/2019 18:42:44 21/05/2019 15:28:12
	hansard heading	Construction: Trading Standards
	house id	1
	identifier	254823
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	21/05/2019 14:56:02
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what guidance his Department has issued to the public on identifying competent builders.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Morecambe and Lunesdale
	tabling member printed	David Morris
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 254823
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	254823
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Department has not issued guidance to consumers on identifying competent builders. However, the Government has endorsed the TrustMark scheme, which identifies local traders who have undergone independent checks for both trade competence and good trading practice. This scheme gives consumers increased confidence and ability to choose registered businesses including builders who adhere to and maintain high standards.</p><p> </p><p>Further information is available for consumers on the Citizens Advice website at: <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.citizensadvice.org.uk%2Fconsumer%2Fget-more-help%2Ffind-a-trader-and-check-you-can-trust-them%2F&amp;data=02%7C01%7CDavid.A.Evans%40beis.gov.uk%7C5e108d5ef26c4fe5799d08d6d9e53d9e%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C636935975928961375&amp;sdata=yiYErA%2BneSDju7p8BfPMbMPySqK5tc9zS7ArZpKBZrc%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/consumer/get-more-help/find-a-trader-and-check-you-can-trust-them/</a>.</p><p> </p><p>For free information on their rights and how to take a complaint forward, consumers should contact the Citizens Advice consumer service on 03454 04 05 06 (<a href="http://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/" target="_blank">www.citizensadvice.org.uk/</a>).</p>
	creator	4135 label Biography information for David Morris
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4135 label Biography information for David Morris

1126965

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	20/05/2019
	date	15/05/2019
	date tabled	15/05/2019
	ddp created	15/05/2019 18:30:38
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	ddp modified	15/05/2019 18:42:47 21/05/2019 15:28:10
	hansard heading	Consumers
	house id	1
	identifier	254824
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	21/05/2019 14:56:17
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when the Government plans to publish the White Paper on modernising consumer markets.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Morecambe and Lunesdale
	tabling member printed	David Morris
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 254824
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	254824
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Government’s Consumer White Paper is due to be published later this year.</p>
	creator	4135 label Biography information for David Morris
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4135 label Biography information for David Morris

1127147

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	21/05/2019
	date	16/05/2019
	date tabled	16/05/2019
	ddp created	16/05/2019 16:42:13
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	ddp modified	20/05/2019 10:25:10 22/05/2019 16:52:04
	hansard heading	Females: Directors
	house id	1
	identifier	255270
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	22/05/2019 16:20:15
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate his Department has made of the number of women in senior roles at UK energy companies.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 255270
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	255270
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>Government does not make assessments of the number of women in senior roles at UK energy companies, but alongside sponsoring the Hampton-Alexander Review on FTSE Women Leaders and promoting diversity in the energy sector, we support the work of POWERful Women which collates data on gender diversity in senior and middle management levels in the energy sector - which can be found at: <a href="http://powerfulwomen.org.uk/board-statistics-by-company/" target="_blank">http://powerfulwomen.org.uk/board-statistics-by-company/</a></p><p>Strong progress has been made in that the representation of women on FTSE 100 boards has increased from 12.5% in 2011 to 31.6% in May 2019 and among executive directors has doubled from 5.5% to 10.3% in the same period.</p><p> </p>
	creator	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1127872

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	04/06/2019
	date	21/05/2019
	date tabled	21/05/2019
	ddp created	21/05/2019 17:44:35
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	ddp modified	21/05/2019 17:59:16 05/06/2019 16:21:01
	hansard heading	Regeneration: Grimsby
	house id	1
	identifier	257101
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	05/06/2019 15:49:28
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when he plans to start the implementation of phase one of the Greater Grimsby Town Deal, and if he will make a statement.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Great Grimsby
	tabling member printed	Melanie Onn
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 257101
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	257101
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>The ground-breaking Greater Grimsby Town Deal was launched on 5 July 2018 beginning a stronger relationship between central government and local partners. The Town Deal meets a commitment to pilot a new approach to driving growth in our towns and was included in the Industrial Strategy, our long-term plan to boost productivity by backing businesses to create high-quality, well paid jobs throughout the United Kingdom, with investment in skills, industries, and infrastructure, as well as ensuring our places realise their full potential.</p><p> </p><p>The Town Deal is focused on four inter-related themes, namely:</p><p> </p><ul><li>driving economic growth</li><li>accelerating housing delivery</li><li>transforming Grimsby’s waterfront</li><li>improving skills and educational attainment.</li></ul><p> </p><p>The Government has been working intensively with North East Lincolnshire Council, the Project Board, and the private sector on implementation since the launch of the Town Deal and there has been considerable progress.</p><p> </p><p>We have continued to support delivery of the Grimsby Heritage Action Zone and, in January 2019, announced a further £3.2m investment in heritage, culture and creative industries as a catalyst for economic growth in Grimsby through DCMS’s Cultural Development Fund. We are delivering in skills too. The Department for Education announced that the University of Lincoln-led Institute of Technology (IoT) proposal was one of 12 successful IoT proposals that will be established across the country. The IoT will operate across Lincolnshire, including Grimsby, and will be a key plank of the Town Deal.</p><p> </p><p>Progress continues to be made on implementation of the South Humber Industrial Investment Programme including starting important infrastructure works to get these strategic economic sites ready for market, including the Humber Link Road and highways improvements to Moody Lane.</p><p> </p><p>We have also been working closely with the Council and other partners to support regeneration of Grimsby’s town centre and reconnecting it with its waterfront and we hope to be saying more about this in the near future.</p>
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	tabling member	4464 label Biography information for Melanie Onn

1128918

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	06/06/2019
	date	03/06/2019
	date tabled	03/06/2019
	ddp created	03/06/2019 16:28:39
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	ddp modified	03/06/2019 16:56:01 11/06/2019 16:21:06
	hansard heading	Post Office: Finance
	house id	1
	identifier	258991
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	11/06/2019 15:49:46
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how much funding from the public purse has been provided to Post Office Ltd in each of the last five years.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Gedling
	tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 258991
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	258991
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>Government subsidy ensures that branches serving our rural communities that need additional support receive it so that they can stay open.</p><p> </p><p>Government subsidy has been declining in recent years; this reflects the progress that the business has made. Post Office Limited returned to profit after 16 years of losses and has thereby reduced its reliance on the taxpayer.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has provided the following funding to the Post Office over the last five years:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Network Subsidy Payment (£ million)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Investment funding</strong> <strong>(£ million)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>160</p></td><td><p>170</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>130</p></td><td><p>150</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>140</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>70</p></td><td><p>70</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>168</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p>
	creator	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker
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1128919

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	06/06/2019
	date	03/06/2019
	date tabled	03/06/2019
	ddp created	03/06/2019 16:28:41
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	ddp modified	03/06/2019 16:56:03 07/06/2019 12:29:02
	hansard heading	Post Office: Finance
	house id	1
	identifier	258992
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	07/06/2019 11:57:56
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what funding from the public purse will be provided to Post Office Ltd in the next three years; and if he will make a statement.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Gedling
	tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 258992
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	258992
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p><strong>Draft Answer</strong></p><p>Between 2010 and 2018 the Government provided nearly £2 billion to maintain and invest in our national network. This led to the most stable Post Office network in a generation, with 93% of the population living within 1 mile and over 99% within three miles of their nearest branch.</p><p> </p><p>The funding was split into investment funding to support the modernisation of the network and the business and subsidy payment to sustain those branches that are not sustainable on a commercial basis. Government investment has also enabled the modernisation of over 7,500 branches, added more than 200,000 opening hours per week and established the Post Office as the largest network trading on Sunday.</p><p> </p><p>The current Funding Agreement between BEIS and Post Office Limited runs until the end of March 2021. The funding provided by Government over FY 2019/20 &amp; 2020/21 is as per below:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Network Subsidy Payment (£ million)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Investment funding</strong> <strong>(£ million)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019/20</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>42</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020/21</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p>
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