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star this property date less than 2014-12-15more like thismore than 2014-12-15
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Department for Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
star this property answering dept id 26 more like this
unstar this property answering dept short name Business, Innovation and Skills remove filter
unstar this property answering dept sort name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
star this property hansard heading Scottish Power more like this
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star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, when he received reports from the MacDonald Partnership in relation to mis-sold Scottish Power Power Plan warranties; what the titles of such reports were; and when he plans to respond to those reports. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Liverpool, Walton more like this
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Steve Rotheram more like this
star this property uin 218595 more like this
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star this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2014-12-17more like thismore than 2014-12-17
star this property answer text <p>The initial report from Mr MacDonald was received on 17 July 2014 for review by the Insolvency Service. Further information including another more detailed report was received from him during September and October 2014, and these again have been reviewed by the Insolvency Service. The reports are confidential.</p><p> </p><p>The reports themselves do not require a direct response but I can confirm that the Insolvency Service has completed its review of this material and is in communication with Mr MacDonald.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire more like this
star this property answering member printed Jo Swinson more like this
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less than 2014-12-17T11:11:20.067Zmore like thismore than 2014-12-17T11:11:20.067Z
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star this property label Biography information for Jo Swinson more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Steve Rotheram more like this
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star this property date less than 2016-03-17more like thismore than 2016-03-17
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Department for Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
star this property answering dept id 26 more like this
unstar this property answering dept short name Business, Innovation and Skills remove filter
unstar this property answering dept sort name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
star this property hansard heading Zika Virus: Research more like this
star this property house id 1 more like this
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star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps his Department is taking to help support research into the Zika virus. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Wells more like this
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James Heappey more like this
star this property uin 31598 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2016-03-21more like thismore than 2016-03-21
star this property answer text <p>In February we allocated £1 million from the Government’s Global Challenges Research Fund to help urgently tackle the Zika virus; the Medical Research Council (MRC) received over 100 applications for support through its Rapid Response Initiative. To meet this demand, in March we committed up to an additional £2 million, with a further £1 million from the Wellcome Trust, bringing the total that was available up to a maximum of £4 million of funding.</p><p>Today, the MRC has announced that it has allocated c. £3.2 million of this funding to tackle the emerging and unknown threats of this virus. Our commitment to protect the science budget in real terms to the end of the Parliament means we can react quickly to help tackle these life-threatening global challenges.</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Orpington more like this
star this property answering member printed Joseph Johnson more like this
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less than 2016-03-21T11:26:37.567Zmore like thismore than 2016-03-21T11:26:37.567Z
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star this property label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for James Heappey more like this
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star this property date less than 2015-02-10more like thismore than 2015-02-10
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Department for Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
star this property answering dept id 26 more like this
unstar this property answering dept short name Business, Innovation and Skills remove filter
unstar this property answering dept sort name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
star this property hansard heading Zero Hours Contracts more like this
star this property house id 1 more like this
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star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what definition the Government uses for classifying a zero hours contract. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Wirral South more like this
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Alison McGovern more like this
star this property uin 223955 more like this
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star this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2015-02-24more like thismore than 2015-02-24
star this property answer text <p>There is no legal definition of a zero hours contract in UK domestic employment law. In general terms a zero hours contract is an arrangement under which an employer does not guarantee the individual any work, and the individual is not obliged to accept any work offered.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The ONS in their Labour Force Survey describe a zero hours contract as a contract ‘where a person is not contracted to work a set number of hours, and is only paid for the number of hours that they actually work’.</p><p> </p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire more like this
star this property answering member printed Jo Swinson more like this
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less than 2015-02-24T11:48:33.627Zmore like thismore than 2015-02-24T11:48:33.627Z
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star this property label Biography information for Jo Swinson more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Alison McGovern more like this
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star this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2015-02-09more like thismore than 2015-02-09
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Department for Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
star this property answering dept id 26 more like this
unstar this property answering dept short name Business, Innovation and Skills remove filter
unstar this property answering dept sort name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
star this property hansard heading Zero Hours Contracts more like this
star this property house id 1 more like this
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star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will take steps to ensure that employees working on zero-hours contracts, who are in practice working regular hours over an extended period, have the right to a fixed-term contract. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Stoke-on-Trent South more like this
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Robert Flello more like this
star this property uin 907603 more like this
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star this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2015-02-12more like thismore than 2015-02-12
star this property answer text <p>All employees on zero hours contracts can already, after 26 weeks, request a move to fixed hours contracts under flexible working legislation, brought in on 30 June 2014. We are also currently banning exclusivity clauses in zero hours contracts and the employment status review currently taking place is looking further at the employment rights zero hours workers have.</p><p> </p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire more like this
star this property answering member printed Jo Swinson more like this
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less than 2015-02-12T16:28:53.86Zmore like thismore than 2015-02-12T16:28:53.86Z
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star this property label Biography information for Jo Swinson more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Robert Flello more like this
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star this property date less than 2014-11-05more like thismore than 2014-11-05
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Department for Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
star this property answering dept id 26 more like this
unstar this property answering dept short name Business, Innovation and Skills remove filter
unstar this property answering dept sort name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
star this property hansard heading Young People: Training more like this
star this property house id 1 more like this
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star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will take steps to ensure that EU and UK funding programmes aimed at increasing young people's skills prioritise interpersonal skills known to be highly valued by employers. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Belfast North more like this
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Mr Nigel Dodds more like this
star this property uin 213502 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2014-11-17more like thismore than 2014-11-17
star this property answer text <p>Our mainstream vocational education programmes in England are designed to equip people with the wide range of vocational and generic skills that employers need:</p><p> </p><p>• Employers are in the driving seat of new apprenticeships – by designing frameworks and standards so that they contain the elements, and young people are equipped with the skills, that employers need.</p><p> </p><p>• Work experience and employability skills are key elements of traineeships which are designed for those who are motivated to work but lack the necessary skills, behaviours and experience.</p><p> </p><p>• Projects under the Employer Ownership Pilot cover a wide range of training provision led by employers. Many of these training areas will cover interpersonal skills as it is ultimately for employers to decide which areas of training they value and are of most importance.</p><p> </p><p>• Ofsted inspection of vocational education provision includes consideration of employability skills.</p><p> </p><p>One of the main priorities of the new European Social Fund (ESF) programme for 2014-2020 is to develop the skills of the potential and existing workforce, with special emphasis on helping young people. There will be particular focus on reducing the relatively high proportion of people with low levels of qualifications/skills and developing those skills, including interpersonal skills which have been identified by employers as meeting their needs.</p><p> </p><p>Young people are being given better support to get ready for employment through the Department for Education’s 16-19 Study Programmes. These focus on exactly the areas that employers say matter, such as employability skills and work experience, and under which schools and colleges could chose to prioritise activity which relates to inter-personal skills.</p><p> </p>
star this property answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford more like this
star this property answering member printed Nick Boles more like this
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less than 2014-11-17T11:53:30.667Zmore like thismore than 2014-11-17T11:53:30.667Z
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star this property label Biography information for Nick Boles more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn more like this
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star this property date less than 2015-10-13more like thismore than 2015-10-13
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Department for Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
star this property answering dept id 26 more like this
unstar this property answering dept short name Business, Innovation and Skills remove filter
unstar this property answering dept sort name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
star this property hansard heading Young People: Pay more like this
star this property house id 1 more like this
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star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps his Department is taking to improve rates of pay for people aged under 25. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Pontypridd more like this
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Owen Smith more like this
star this property uin 11768 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2015-10-22more like thismore than 2015-10-22
star this property answer text <p>The priority for younger workers is to gain skills and experience and to secure work. This is already reflected in the National Minimum Wage rate structure, where the youth rate is currently £1.40 lower than the adult rate. This reflects that wages tend to increase through the early 20s, as workers gain more experience. Youth unemployment is higher compared to those over 25.</p><p>The wages of younger workers will continue to be underpinned by the National Minimum Wage as recommended by the Low Pay Commission at the highest possible level without affecting employment.</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford more like this
star this property answering member printed Nick Boles more like this
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less than 2015-10-22T14:12:31.61Zmore like thismore than 2015-10-22T14:12:31.61Z
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star this property label Biography information for Nick Boles more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Owen Smith more like this
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star this property date less than 2016-06-28more like thismore than 2016-06-28
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Department for Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
star this property answering dept id 26 more like this
unstar this property answering dept short name Business, Innovation and Skills remove filter
unstar this property answering dept sort name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
star this property hansard heading Young People: Minimum Wage more like this
star this property house id 1 more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether he plans to raise the rate of the national minimum wage for people under 25 to the rate of the national living wage. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Rutherglen and Hamilton West more like this
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Margaret Ferrier more like this
star this property uin 41424 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2016-07-04more like thismore than 2016-07-04
star this property answer text <p>The priority for younger workers is to secure work and gain experience so that they can compete in the labour market.</p><p>The wages of younger workers will continue to be underpinned by the National Minimum Wage as recommended by the Low Pay Commission at the highest possible level without costing jobs.</p><p>Earlier this year the Government accepted the Low Pay Commission’s recommendations to increase rate for 21-24 year olds to £6.95 per hour - the largest single increase in the main rate of the NMW since 2008 in cash terms.</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford more like this
star this property answering member printed Nick Boles more like this
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less than 2016-07-04T13:21:26.26Zmore like thismore than 2016-07-04T13:21:26.26Z
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star this property label Biography information for Nick Boles more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Margaret Ferrier more like this
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star this property date less than 2015-05-28more like thismore than 2015-05-28
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Department for Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
star this property answering dept id 26 more like this
unstar this property answering dept short name Business, Innovation and Skills remove filter
unstar this property answering dept sort name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
star this property hansard heading York College more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what funding from the public purse was allocated to York College in each of the last 10 years. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency York Central more like this
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Rachael Maskell more like this
star this property uin 448 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2015-06-04more like thismore than 2015-06-04
star this property answer text <p /> <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 23 March 2015 to Question UIN <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2015-03-18/228227/" target="_blank">228227</a> regarding further education funding.</p><p>The Department provides funding for adult further education and higher education. Adult skills funding allocations to further education providers are published on the Skills Funding Agency website:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/sfa-funding-allocations-to-training-providers-2014-to-2015" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/sfa-funding-allocations-to-training-providers-2014-to-2015</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/sfa-funding-allocations-to-training-providers-2005-to-2013" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/sfa-funding-allocations-to-training-providers-2005-to-2013</a></p><p>For higher education, Table 1 shows the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) funding to York College between financial years 2005-06 and 2014-15.</p><p>Funding to further education providers for learners aged 16-18 is provided by the Department for Education.</p><p><strong>Table 1: HEFCE funding to York College, 2005-06 to 2014-15</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Funding (thousands)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2005-06</p></td><td><p>£1,175</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006-07</p></td><td><p>£1,086</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007-08</p></td><td><p>£1,153</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008-09</p></td><td><p>£1,338</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>£1,753</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>£1,750</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>£1,764</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>£1,380</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>£848</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>£415</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p>
star this property answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford more like this
star this property answering member printed Nick Boles more like this
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less than 2015-06-04T15:12:27.113Zmore like thismore than 2015-06-04T15:12:27.113Z
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star this property label Biography information for Nick Boles more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Rachael Maskell more like this
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star this property date less than 2015-05-28more like thismore than 2015-05-28
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Department for Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
star this property answering dept id 26 more like this
unstar this property answering dept short name Business, Innovation and Skills remove filter
unstar this property answering dept sort name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
star this property hansard heading York College more like this
star this property house id 1 more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what information his Department holds on the number of pupils at York College in each of the last 10 years. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency York Central more like this
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Rachael Maskell more like this
star this property uin 449 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2015-06-04more like thismore than 2015-06-04
star this property answer text <p>Table 1 shows the number of government funded further education learners participating at York College between academic years 2004/05 and 2013/14.</p><p><strong>Table 1: Further education and skills participation by academic year for York College, 2004/05 to 2013/14</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Academic year</strong></td><td><strong>Learners</strong></td></tr><tr><td>2004/05</td><td>13,470</td></tr><tr><td>2005/06</td><td>9,190</td></tr><tr><td>2006/07</td><td>8,100</td></tr><tr><td>2007/08</td><td>8,440</td></tr><tr><td>2008/09</td><td>8,650</td></tr><tr><td>2009/10</td><td>7,940</td></tr><tr><td>2010/11</td><td>6,260</td></tr><tr><td>2011/12</td><td>6,180</td></tr><tr><td>2012/13</td><td>7,030</td></tr><tr><td>2013/14</td><td>6,480</td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Notes:</strong></p><p>1) Volumes are rounded to the nearest ten.</p><p>2) Full-year numbers are a count of the number of learners that participated at any point during the year.</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford more like this
star this property answering member printed Nick Boles more like this
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less than 2015-06-04T14:24:14.58Zmore like thismore than 2015-06-04T14:24:14.58Z
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star this property label Biography information for Nick Boles more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Rachael Maskell more like this
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star this property date less than 2016-03-10more like thismore than 2016-03-10
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Department for Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
star this property answering dept id 26 more like this
unstar this property answering dept short name Business, Innovation and Skills remove filter
unstar this property answering dept sort name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
star this property hansard heading Written Questions: Government Responses more like this
star this property house id 1 more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, when he plans to answer Question 28906, tabled on 3 March 2016 by the hon. Member for Houghton and Sunderland South, on the living wage. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Houghton and Sunderland South more like this
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Bridget Phillipson more like this
star this property uin 30776 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2016-03-22more like thismore than 2016-03-22
star this property answer text <p>£42,000 has been allocated to advertisements on the London Underground.</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s new National Living Wage is a step up for working people, so it is important workers know their rights and that employers pay the new £7.20 from April 1<sup>st</sup>. The campaign will tell people about their entitlements and is targeted at employers, and workers currently earning the National Minimum Wage.</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford more like this
star this property answering member printed Nick Boles more like this
star this property grouped question UIN 28906 more like this
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less than 2016-03-22T15:48:32.32Zmore like thismore than 2016-03-22T15:48:32.32Z
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star this property label Biography information for Nick Boles more like this
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star this property answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford more like this
star this property answering member printed Nick Boles more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson more like this