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524903

registered interest
date	14/06/2016
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	Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will conduct a review into the effect of the use of payment intermediaries on pay transparency before the end of 2016.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	40487
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2016 answer text <p>This is a complicated issue and we are considering the most appropriate way to ensure more transparency.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 29/06/2016 09:55:11 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

517325

registered interest
date	04/05/2016
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	Post Offices: Franchises
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much the Post Office has spent on refurbishing or converting premises of franchise partners for Crown post offices that were franchised in 2014 and 2015 since January 2014.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	36430
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2016 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>Post Office Limited runs and manages its Crown post offices. Franchising of these offices is the operational responsibility of the Post Office.</p><p> </p><p>I have asked Paula Vennells, the Chief Executive of Post Office Limited, to write to the hon Member on these matters. A copy of her reply will be placed in the libraries of the House.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman grouped question UIN 36431 36432 36433 36434 question first answered 09/05/2016 09:31:04 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

517326

registered interest
date	04/05/2016
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	Post Offices: Franchises
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many full-time equivalent jobs there were in January 2016 in (a) the 39 Crown post offices the Post Office is proposing to franchise and (b) the three Crown post offices the Post Office plans to close.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	36431
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2016 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>Post Office Limited runs and manages its Crown post offices. Franchising of these offices is the operational responsibility of the Post Office.</p><p> </p><p>I have asked Paula Vennells, the Chief Executive of Post Office Limited, to write to the hon Member on these matters. A copy of her reply will be placed in the libraries of the House.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman grouped question UIN 36430 36432 36433 36434 question first answered 09/05/2016 09:31:04 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

517327

registered interest
date	04/05/2016
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	Post Offices: Franchises
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much the Post Office has spent on refurbishing the premises of (a) the 39 Crown post offices it is proposing to franchise and (b) the three Crown post offices the Post Office is proposing to close since January 2010.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	36433
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2016 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>Post Office Limited runs and manages its Crown post offices. Franchising of these offices is the operational responsibility of the Post Office.</p><p> </p><p>I have asked Paula Vennells, the Chief Executive of Post Office Limited, to write to the hon Member on these matters. A copy of her reply will be placed in the libraries of the House.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman grouped question UIN 36430 36431 36432 36434 question first answered 09/05/2016 09:31:04 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

517328

registered interest
date	04/05/2016
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	Post Offices: Franchises
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many franchise Post Office branches have (a) closed and (b) relocated since January 2010.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	36434
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2016 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>Post Office Limited runs and manages its Crown post offices. Franchising of these offices is the operational responsibility of the Post Office.</p><p> </p><p>I have asked Paula Vennells, the Chief Executive of Post Office Limited, to write to the hon Member on these matters. A copy of her reply will be placed in the libraries of the House.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman grouped question UIN 36430 36431 36432 36433 question first answered 09/05/2016 09:31:05 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

517329

registered interest
date	04/05/2016
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	Post Offices: Franchises
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many public consultations the Post Office conducted on proposals to franchise Crown post offices in 2014 and 2015; and how many of those post offices so consulted on proceeded to be franchised.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	36432
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2016 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>Post Office Limited runs and manages its Crown post offices. Franchising of these offices is the operational responsibility of the Post Office.</p><p> </p><p>I have asked Paula Vennells, the Chief Executive of Post Office Limited, to write to the hon Member on these matters. A copy of her reply will be placed in the libraries of the House.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman grouped question UIN 36430 36431 36433 36434 question first answered 09/05/2016 09:31:04 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

514334

registered interest
date	20/04/2016
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	Higher Education: Equal 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 action he is taking to address the gender pay gap in the higher education sector.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	34738
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2016 answer text <p>Higher Education (HE) institutions are autonomous on staffing matters including pay.</p><p>The New Joint Negotiating Committee for Higher Education Staff (JNCHES) provides guidance on pay and pay related issues in the HE sector, including on pay equality with a view to reducing the gender pay gap.</p><p>My right hon. Friend the Prime Minister has set out this Government’s ambition to eliminate the gender pay gap in a generation. The Government will be introducing regulations which will require all larger employers, including higher education institutions, to publish gender pay gap data and expect employers to start publishing the required information from April 2017.</p><p>We are aiming to commence the regulations for the private, voluntary and public sectors at the earliest opportunity, when the Parliamentary timetable allows and once all issues have been considered. We will provide a £0.5 million package of support to help business calculate, understand and address their gender pay gaps.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 29/04/2016 10:24:36 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

451846

registered interest
date	10/02/2016
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	Post Office: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the cost was to the public purse of settlement agreements for staff from Crown Post Offices which were franchised in 2014 and 2015.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	26945
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2016 answer text <p>Post Office Limited runs and manages its directly managed Crown post offices. Arrangements for employees of these offices and changes to the Crown network are the operational responsibility of the Post Office.</p><p>I have therefore asked Paula Vennells, the Chief Executive of Post Office Limited, to write to you on this matter. A copy of her reply will be placed in the libraries of the House.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman grouped question UIN 26943 26944 26946 question first answered 26/02/2016 12:24:16 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

451848

registered interest
date	10/02/2016
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	Post Offices: Lancaster
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the cost to the public purse has been of the refurbishment of Crown Post Offices in Lancaster since January 2010.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	26946
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2016 answer text <p>Post Office Limited runs and manages its directly managed Crown post offices. Arrangements for employees of these offices and changes to the Crown network are the operational responsibility of the Post Office.</p><p>I have therefore asked Paula Vennells, the Chief Executive of Post Office Limited, to write to you on this matter. A copy of her reply will be placed in the libraries of the House.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman grouped question UIN 26943 26944 26945 question first answered 26/02/2016 12:24:17 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

451857

registered interest
date	10/02/2016
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	Post Offices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many (a) local and (b) main post offices were open at the end of (i) April 2015 and (ii) January 2016.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	26942
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2016 answer text <p>Provision of the post office network is the operational responsibility of the Post Office.</p><p>I have therefore asked Paula Vennells, the Chief Executive of Post Office Limited, to write to you on this matter. A copy of her reply will be placed in the libraries of the House.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 26/02/2016 12:39:06 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith