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1549840

registered interest
date	08/12/2022
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	Flexible Working
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 his planned timetable is for the implementation of the policies set out in the Written Ministerial Statement entitled Employment Rights, HCWS411, published on 5 December 2022.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	106435
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2022 answer text <p>On 5 December the Government set out its position on flexible working and published the response to the consultation “making flexible working the default”, including plans for legislation.</p><p>The Government is pleased to support the Employment Relations (Flexible Working) Bill which gives effect to many of the measures, and is currently progressing through Parliament.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 13/12/2022 14:02:39 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1549841

registered interest
date	08/12/2022
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	Flexible Working
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make an estimate of the number of people who have had requests for flexible working refused in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	106436
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2022 answer text <p>In September 2021, the Government published a Post Implementation Review of the 2014 Flexible Working Regulations. This considered evidence from a range of different sources, including the Management and Wellbeing Practices Survey.</p><p> </p><p>The survey found that in 83% of workplaces, where a request had been made, the request was granted, with 9% of employers reporting turning down a flexible working request in 2018-19 (the remaining proportion had an unknown outcome). These numbers remain broadly unchanged since the right to request flexible working legislation was extended in 2014.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 13/12/2022 14:02:46 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1549842

registered interest
date	08/12/2022
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	Employment Tribunals Service
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the letter of 8 November from the Minister for Enterprise, Markets and Small Business to the hon. Member for Ellesmere Port and Neston, what steps his Department is discussing with the Ministry of Justice to enhance the efficiency, resilience, and sustainability of the employment tribunal system.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	106437
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2022 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice and BEIS have introduced several measures to maximise capacity and efficiency in the Employment Tribunal to help respond to demand. This includes greater investment in Acas (to avoid the need for cases going to Tribunal) and greater support to ensure that those that do go to Tribunal are heard more quickly. For example, my Rt. Hon. Friend the Deputy Prime Minister has recently announced an extra £2.85 million investment in the Employment Tribunal this year, allowing up to 1,700 more cases to come before judges by the end of March 2023.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 13/12/2022 14:02:53 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1549844

registered interest
date	08/12/2022
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	Zero Hours Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the Office for National Statics data entitled People in Employment on Zero Hours contracts published on 15 November 2022, what assessment he has made of the reasons for the rise in the number of people recorded as looking for an additional job between April-June 2022 and July-September 2022.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	106439
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2022 answer text <p>Zero hours contracts are a small but important part of the UK’s flexible labour market. This Government is committed to putting more power into the hands of individuals and businesses to find and create work that suits their personal circumstances.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has widened the ban on exclusivity clauses, to contracts where the guaranteed weekly income is equivalent to or below the Lower Earnings Limit of £123 a week. The reforms ensure that workers in this group that have exclusivity clauses can top up their income with extra work if they choose.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 13/12/2022 14:03:01 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1549856

registered interest
date	08/12/2022
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	Recognition of Professional Qualifications (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill, what plans they have to (a) revoke, (b) replace or (c) retain the Recognition of Professional Qualifications (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019.
tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
uin	106359
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2022 answer text <p>The Recognition of Professional Qualifications (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 includes measures to implement obligations under the EU Withdrawal Agreement, the Separation Agreement with Norway, Iceland, and Liechtenstein (the ‘EEA EFTA States’), and the Swiss Citizens’ Rights Agreement. The Government has committed that the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill will preserve retained EU law that is necessary to maintain the UK’s international obligations, such as those in the agreements with the EU, EEA EFTA States and Switzerland.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 13/12/2022 14:02:06 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

1549307

registered interest
date	07/12/2022
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	Housing: Heating
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 he plans to publish the Government response to the consultation entitled Phasing out the installation of fossil fuel heating in homes off the gas grid, published on 19 October 2021.
tabling member constituency	Ynys Môn
tabling member printed	Virginia Crosbie
uin	105471
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2022 answer text <p>The Government will respond to that consultation in due course.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 12/12/2022 17:12:22 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4859 label Biography information for Virginia Crosbie

1549352

registered interest
date	07/12/2022
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	Fixed-term Employees (Prevention of Less Favourable Treatment) Regulations 2002
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the Retained EU Law Bill, what plans they have to (a) replace, (b) revoke or (c) retain the Fixed-Term Employees (Prevention of Less Favourable Treatment) Regulations 2002.
tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
uin	105309
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2022 answer text <p>In leaving the European Union (EU) we regained the ability to regulate autonomously, and the Government is therefore conducting a comprehensive review of all retained EU employment law to ensure that our regulations are tailored to the needs of the UK economy and help create the conditions for economic growth.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 12/12/2022 17:10:47 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

1549371

registered interest
date	07/12/2022
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	Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund
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 type of energy efficiency measure was most frequently installed in homes through the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund, as of 24 November 2022.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	105310
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2022 answer text <p>Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund Wave 1 remains in delivery, with data on the most installed measures expected to be published following the post-delivery assessments.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 13/12/2022 18:38:12 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1549372

registered interest
date	07/12/2022
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	Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund: Sefton Central
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 type of energy efficiency measure was most frequently installed in homes in Sefton Central constituency through the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund, as of 24 November 2022.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	105311
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2022 answer text <p>The Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund Wave 1 awarded around £179m of grant funding, delivering from 2022 into 2023, of which £11m was awarded to the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority consortium, including housing associations with homes in Sefton. The SHDF does not hold data on the most frequently installed Energy Efficiency measure in the Sefton Central Constituency.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 12/12/2022 17:10:54 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1549375

registered interest
date	07/12/2022
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	Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many homes have been upgraded to an Energy Performance Certificate level C through the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund, as of 24 November 2022.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	105312
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2022 answer text <p>This parliament, the Government has committed to investing £6.6bn in energy efficiency, with the Autumn Statement announcing an additional £6bn from 2025-2028.</p><p> </p><p>SHDF Wave 1 awarded around £179m of grant funding, delivering from 2022 into 2023. Delivery is ongoing with data on the number of homes upgraded to EPC C expected to be published once post-delivery retrofit surveys are completed. The SHDF Wave 2.1 competition, which closed on 18th November 2022, will allocate up to £800m of grant funding, with successful projects likely to be notified in March 2023.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 12/12/2022 17:11:02 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson