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167296

registered interest
date	02/12/2014
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Diversification: Greater London
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps his Department is taking to diversify London's economy; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Hackney North and Stoke Newington
tabling member printed	Ms Diane Abbott
uin	216728
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2014 answer text <p>The Mayor has a statutory responsibility for economic development in the capital. It is for the Mayor, advised by the London Enterprise Panel, to determine priorities for economic development in the capital and to use the resources available to support economic growth in London.</p><p> </p><p>Last summer London was awarded £236m from the Local Growth Fund, as part of their Growth Deal. A further £1billion will be awarded to LEPs in the New Year, on a competitive basis.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 08/12/2014 14:38:43 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
tabling member	172 label Biography information for Ms Diane Abbott

167397

registered interest
date	02/12/2014
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Bureaucracy: EU Action
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent steps he has taken at a EU level to reduce bureaucracy.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	216821
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2014 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government continues to attach high priority to the reduction of unnecessary EU bureaucracy. We have called on the European Commission to step up its efforts in this area, and we therefore welcome the fact that the Commission has created the new post of First Vice-President (Frans Timmermans) with specific responsibility for Better Regulation across the entire Commission.</p><p> </p><p>We succeeded in securing agreement on very positive Conclusions at the 4 December EU Competitiveness Council, which call on the EU institutions to enhance efforts to reduce the overall regulatory burden, and call on the Commission to develop and put in place reduction targets in particularly burdensome areas, especially for SMEs.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, as I reported in my Written Ministerial Statement of 6 November (Column 51WS), since October 2013, 10 out of the 30 recommendations of the Business Taskforce report, “Cut EU red tape”, have been achieved, saving businesses over £200 million, as highlighted in the Taskforce’s progress report published last month at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cut-eu-red-tape-business-taskforce-report-one-year-on" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cut-eu-red-tape-business-taskforce-report-one-year-on</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 08/12/2014 15:42:06 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock previous answer version 31971 answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

167398

registered interest
date	02/12/2014
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Service Industries: EU Action
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what progress he has made on services liberalisation at an EU level; and if he will make statement.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	216820
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2014 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Following the introduction of the EU services directive, the UK has been a leader in pushing for consistent implementation across member states. More recently, the UK published a non-paper on further services liberalisation which has been widely shared in Europe. Its recommendations have attracted considerable support. We have seen positive signals on services liberalisation from the new Single Market Commissioner, Elżbieta Bieńkowska, in her keynote speech on 18<sup>th</sup> November and services liberalisation also features in the Commission’s recently published ‘Investment Plan for Europe’.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 08/12/2014 15:41:15 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock previous answer version 31968 answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

167399

registered interest
date	02/12/2014
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Holiday Leave: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what representations the Government has received on the decision of the Employment Appeal Tribunal of 4 November 2014 in Bear Scotland and others v Mr David Fulton and others.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Mr Christopher Chope
uin	216899
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2014 answer text <p>The Government has received many representations on this significant judgment about holiday pay. My Rt Hon Friend the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills has convened a Taskforce of business representatives and Government departments to assess how we can limit the negative impact on business and jobs.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We are also discussing the implications of the judgment with a wide range of other representative bodies.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 05/12/2014 14:13:36 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

167400

registered interest
date	02/12/2014
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Holiday Leave: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what response the Government plans to make to the Employment Appeal Tribunal decision of 4 November 2014 in Bear Scotland and others v Mr David Fulton and others.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Mr Christopher Chope
uin	216900
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2014 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government respects the Employment Appeal Tribunal judgment on holiday pay and is urgently working through the detail.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Employers and workers can contact the ACAS helpline on 0300 123 1100 for free and confidential advice if they have any queries on their rights and responsibilities in respect of holiday pay.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 05/12/2014 14:16:23 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

167401

registered interest
date	02/12/2014
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Groceries Code Adjudicator
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, on how many occasions the Groceries Code Adjudicator has met stakeholders engaged in production and processing within the (a) beef and (b) grain industry.
tabling member constituency	Angus
tabling member printed	Mr Mike Weir
uin	216918
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2014 answer text <p>Relations with stakeholders in the supply sectors are operational matters for the office of the Groceries Code Adjudicator, which is an independent statutory regulator established by the Groceries Code Adjudicator Act 2013.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The GCA’s first Annual Report for the period ending 31<sup>st</sup> March 2014 confirms that the Adjudicator had by that date participated in events attended by over 3,000 suppliers and their representative bodies – including those from the dairy, arable and livestock sectors.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Annual Report may be viewed at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/322415/10143-GCA-Annual_Report_2014.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/322415/10143-GCA-Annual_Report_2014.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p><em> </em></p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson grouped question UIN 216921 216924 question first answered 08/12/2014 14:49:34 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
tabling member	1384 label Biography information for Mike Weir

167402

registered interest
date	02/12/2014
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Groceries Code Adjudicator
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether the Groceries Code Adjudicator has undertaken research pursuant to the launch of an investigation into issues connected with the (a) beef and (b) grain industry.
tabling member constituency	Angus
tabling member printed	Mr Mike Weir
uin	216919
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2014 answer text <p>The Groceries Code Adjudicator is an independent regulator established under the Groceries Code Adjudicator Act 2013. Decisions relating to the exercise of the Adjudicator’s statutory powers of investigation are therefore matters for the Adjudicator.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson grouped question UIN 216922 216925 question first answered 08/12/2014 14:55:04 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
tabling member	1384 label Biography information for Mike Weir

167403

registered interest
date	02/12/2014
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Groceries Code Adjudicator
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if the Groceries Code Adjudicator will make it his policy to prioritise work relating to the (a) beef and (b) grain industry.
tabling member constituency	Angus
tabling member printed	Mr Mike Weir
uin	216920
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2014 answer text <p>The Groceries Code Adjudicator is an independent regulator established under the Groceries Code Adjudicator Act 2013 to oversee and enforce the Groceries Supply Code of Practice.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Adjudicator has a statutory duty to arbitrate disputes under the Code referred to it by direct suppliers; and has the power to conduct an investigation where it has reasonable grounds to suspect that the Code has been breached.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In each case, such decisions relating to the exercise of the Adjudicator’s statutory powers are matters for the Adjudicator. The Adjudicator has published its prioritisation principles in guidance on its investigation and enforcement functions.<em> </em>The guidance may be viewed at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/325842/GCA_Statutory_Guidance_post_consultation_final_June_14.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/325842/GCA_Statutory_Guidance_post_consultation_final_June_14.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson grouped question UIN 216923 216926 216928 question first answered 08/12/2014 14:51:53 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
tabling member	1384 label Biography information for Mike Weir

167404

registered interest
date	02/12/2014
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Groceries Code Adjudicator
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, on how many occasions the Groceries Code Adjudicator has met stakeholders engaged in production and processing within the (a) egg and (b) dairy industry in 2013-14.
tabling member constituency	Angus
tabling member printed	Mr Mike Weir
uin	216921
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2014 answer text <p>Relations with stakeholders in the supply sectors are operational matters for the office of the Groceries Code Adjudicator, which is an independent statutory regulator established by the Groceries Code Adjudicator Act 2013.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The GCA’s first Annual Report for the period ending 31<sup>st</sup> March 2014 confirms that the Adjudicator had by that date participated in events attended by over 3,000 suppliers and their representative bodies – including those from the dairy, arable and livestock sectors.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Annual Report may be viewed at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/322415/10143-GCA-Annual_Report_2014.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/322415/10143-GCA-Annual_Report_2014.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p><em> </em></p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson grouped question UIN 216918 216924 question first answered 08/12/2014 14:49:34 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
tabling member	1384 label Biography information for Mike Weir

167405

registered interest
date	02/12/2014
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Groceries Code Adjudicator
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether the Groceries Code Adjudicator has undertaken research pursuant to the launch of an investigation into issues connected with the (a) egg and (b) dairy industry.
tabling member constituency	Angus
tabling member printed	Mr Mike Weir
uin	216922
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2014 answer text <p>The Groceries Code Adjudicator is an independent regulator established under the Groceries Code Adjudicator Act 2013. Decisions relating to the exercise of the Adjudicator’s statutory powers of investigation are therefore matters for the Adjudicator.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson grouped question UIN 216919 216925 question first answered 08/12/2014 14:55:04 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
tabling member	1384 label Biography information for Mike Weir