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date	31/01/2023
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	Health Professions: Migrant Workers
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports that individual healthcare recruits from India are being charged significant sums of money to obtain a work permit and visa; and whether this is prohibited by section 6(i) of the Employment Agencies Act 1973.
tabling member printed	Lord Willis of Knaresborough
uin	HL5290
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2023 answer text <p>We have noted the reports of unethical and exploitative practices in this sector. To address this the Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC) has recently published guidance aimed at candidates who are applying for health and social care jobs in the UK from abroad. It provides information on how to avoid scams, working rights and standards, what to consider when deciding whether to take a health or care job in the UK and where to go for further guidance, help or support.</p><p> </p><p>Section 6 of the Employment Agencies Act 1973 (EAA 1973) prohibits the charging of work-finding fees to work-seekers wherever they are recruited from, provided the agency is operating in Great Britain. Agencies are permitted to charge fees for other paid-for services and can pass on visa costs to work-seekers, but this should be clearly set out in writing to the work-seeker. The Employment Agency Standards (EAS) Inspectorate continues to work closely with DHSC to ensure their guidance aligns with these requirements.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 08/02/2023 11:32:03 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	4151 label Biography information for Lord Willis of Knaresborough

1402058

registered interest
date	11/01/2022
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	Horizon IT System: Compensation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what provision they will make for oversight, independent of the Post Office and Government, of the Alternative Dispute Resolutions in the Horizon compensation cases.
tabling member printed	Lord Arbuthnot of Edrom
uin	HL5290
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2022 answer text <p>The Government will monitor the Post Office’s progress on compensation cases as well as the approach being taken when making offers of compensation and track for consistency and fairness. Furthermore, a QC or other suitably qualified legal professional will review the proposed approach for assessing claims for at least an initial cohort of cases, and will be available to advise POL and the Government on issues arising as required.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 25/01/2022 16:42:30 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	56 label Biography information for Lord Arbuthnot of Edrom

685386

registered interest
date	06/02/2017
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	Regional Growth Fund
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have for future funding rounds of the Regional Growth Fund; and whether they expect bids to be open to public and private sector organisations.
tabling member printed	Lord Allen of Kensington
uin	HL5290
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/02/2017 answer text <p>Following the 2015 Spending Review no future rounds of the Regional Growth Fund are proposed.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 16/02/2017 12:39:14 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	4304 label Biography information for Lord Allen of Kensington