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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2016-02-11more like thismore than 2016-02-11
answering body
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept id 26 more like this
answering dept short name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
hansard heading Department for Business, Innovation and Skills: Sheffield more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will publish the cost-benefit analysis related to his Department's decision to close its Sheffield office. more like this
tabling member constituency Sheffield Central more like this
tabling member printed
Paul Blomfield more like this
uin 27113 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2016-02-22more like thismore than 2016-02-22
answer text <p>The Department intends to close the Sheffield office at St Paul’s Place by January 2018. This intention is based on the strategic vision for the Department by 2020 that seeks to save 30-40% of its operating costs, reduce the number of locations it operates from (from currently around 80 to 7 centres and a regional footprint for the provision of local services), and halves the number of its Partner Organisations.</p><p> </p><p>The location strategy is based on the need to simplify delivery and focus expertise in specific areas. This includes locating the policy function in one place, close to Ministers, in the HQ in London. This decision was based on on-going analysis and discussions, leading to the decision by the Executive Board.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> more like this
answering member constituency Orpington more like this
answering member printed Joseph Johnson more like this
question first answered
less than 2016-02-22T17:15:59.06Zmore like thismore than 2016-02-22T17:15:59.06Z
answering member
4039
label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone more like this
tabling member
4058
label Biography information for Paul Blomfield more like this
452339
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2016-02-11more like thismore than 2016-02-11
answering body
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept id 26 more like this
answering dept short name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
hansard heading Department for Business, Innovation and Skills: Policy more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the benefits to his Department of conducting policy work outside of London. more like this
tabling member constituency Sheffield Central more like this
tabling member printed
Paul Blomfield more like this
uin 27114 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2016-02-22more like thismore than 2016-02-22
answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>Since summer 2015 the Department has been reviewing its business model. By 2020, we want to simplify our structure, become more digital, be cheaper for taxpayers and better for users. As part of this we anticipate reducing the number of our locations from more than 80 to approximately 7 centres plus a regional footprint for the provision of local services. The intention to close the BIS Sheffield office at St Paul’s Place is based on a strategy to simplify delivery and focus expertise in specific areas. Consistent with this strategy the policy function will be in one place, close to Ministers, and the Department has made a decision to locate all its policy functions in the HQ in London. By 2020 the majority of employees in BIS and our Partner Organisations will continue to be based outside of London.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> more like this
answering member constituency Orpington more like this
answering member printed Joseph Johnson more like this
question first answered
less than 2016-02-22T17:10:06.913Zmore like thismore than 2016-02-22T17:10:06.913Z
answering member
4039
label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone more like this
tabling member
4058
label Biography information for Paul Blomfield more like this
452524
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2016-02-11more like thismore than 2016-02-11
answering body
Department for Transport more like this
answering dept id 27 more like this
answering dept short name Transport more like this
answering dept sort name Transport more like this
hansard heading Railways: North of England more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether proposals for Northern Powerhouse Rail are based on city centre to city centre connectivity and on ensuring half-hour journeys between Leeds, Sheffield and Manchester. more like this
tabling member constituency Sheffield Central more like this
tabling member printed
Paul Blomfield more like this
uin 27135 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2016-02-22more like thismore than 2016-02-22
answer text <p>Northern Powerhouse Rail is the government and Transport for the North’s shared vision to dramatically improve frequencies and journey times between the city centres of Liverpool, Manchester, Sheffield, Leeds, Hull, Newcastle, and Manchester Airport.</p><p> </p><p>The aspiration for journey times between Leeds, Sheffield and Manchester is 30 minutes.</p><p> </p><p>Since the publication of the March 2015 Northern Transport Strategy, the government and Transport for the North have undertaken significant work to understand what the capability of the rail infrastructure would need to be, by route, to deliver such transformational connectivity.</p><p> </p><p>An updated Strategy will be published in the spring.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> more like this
answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough more like this
answering member printed Andrew Jones more like this
question first answered
less than 2016-02-22T15:59:42.53Zmore like thismore than 2016-02-22T15:59:42.53Z
answering member
3996
label Biography information for Andrew Jones more like this
tabling member
4058
label Biography information for Paul Blomfield more like this
452525
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2016-02-11more like thismore than 2016-02-11
answering body
Department for Transport more like this
answering dept id 27 more like this
answering dept short name Transport more like this
answering dept sort name Transport more like this
hansard heading High Speed 2 Line more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish the independent costings of linking High Speed 2 to the Northern Powerhouse Rail work for both Manchester and Sheffield city centre station locations. more like this
tabling member constituency Sheffield Central more like this
tabling member printed
Paul Blomfield more like this
uin 27136 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2016-02-22more like thismore than 2016-02-22
answer text <p>Since the publication of the March 2015 Northern Transport Strategy, the government and Transport for the North have undertaken significant work to understand what the capability of the rail infrastructure – between and within cities - would need to be to deliver the Northern Powerhouse Rail vision.</p><p> </p><p>Network Rail and HS2 Ltd. are currently working to establish the scale of investment required. We expect to have an understanding of the relative scale of costs by autumn 2016.</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough more like this
answering member printed Andrew Jones more like this
question first answered
less than 2016-02-22T16:02:50.057Zmore like thismore than 2016-02-22T16:02:50.057Z
answering member
3996
label Biography information for Andrew Jones more like this
tabling member
4058
label Biography information for Paul Blomfield more like this
450173
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2016-02-03more like thismore than 2016-02-03
answering body
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept id 26 more like this
answering dept short name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
hansard heading Minimum Wage more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the effects of confidentiality agreements between employers not paying the national minimum wage and their employees challenging that non-payment on the numbers of people coming forward to make a complaint to ACAS. more like this
tabling member constituency Sheffield Central more like this
tabling member printed
Paul Blomfield more like this
uin 25608 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2016-02-11more like thismore than 2016-02-11
answer text <p><strong>Final approved answer for 2016/02785</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>No assessment has been made on the impact of confidentiality agreements on the identification of National Minimum Wage (NMW) non-compliance.</p><p>Confidentiality is an important protection for workers who wish to make a NMW complaint. If any worker is concerned they have not received what they are entitled to they should contact the ACAS helpline on 0300 123 1100 for free and confidential advice. HMRC follow up every complaint referred to them by Acas and compliance officers can investigate without knowledge of the complainant’s identity. In addition to complaint-led work HMRC investigate employers using third-party intelligence and risk-based targeted enforcement in sectors and areas where there is a higher risk of workers being paid below the NMW.</p><p>The Government is committed to cracking down on employers who break NMW law. Between April 2015 and November 2015 HMRC took action against over 500 businesses, identifying over £8 million for 46,000 workers. This is already the largest amount of arrears identified in any single year since the introduction of the NMW.</p><p>Building on existing reforms, the Prime Minister announced on 1 September 2015 further measures to strengthen the enforcement of the NMW including higher penalties, a dedicated HMRC team to tackle the most serious cases of wilful non-compliance and additional funding for HMRC from April 2016. We have also increased communications so that working people can access support to make complaints in confidence if needed</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Table 1: NMW enquiries to the Pay and Work Rights Helpline by trade sector, 2009/10 to 2014/15.</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Trade Sector</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2009/10<sup>3</sup></strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010/11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011/12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014/15</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Activities of households as employers</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Admin/Office work</p></td><td><p>2,530</p></td><td><p>4,410</p></td><td><p>3,910</p></td><td><p>2,950</p></td><td><p>3,310</p></td><td><p>2,390</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Agriculture and related activities</p></td><td><p>140</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>120</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>110</p></td><td><p>100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cleaning services</p></td><td><p>440</p></td><td><p>400</p></td><td><p>350</p></td><td><p>320</p></td><td><p>420</p></td><td><p>320</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Construction and related trades</p></td><td><p>1,350</p></td><td><p>1,290</p></td><td><p>1,050</p></td><td><p>760</p></td><td><p>1,010</p></td><td><p>810</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Education and teaching</p></td><td><p>270</p></td><td><p>370</p></td><td><p>350</p></td><td><p>300</p></td><td><p>540</p></td><td><p>450</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Food processing and packaging</p></td><td><p>90</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hairdressing</p></td><td><p>1,670</p></td><td><p>1,520</p></td><td><p>1,360</p></td><td><p>930</p></td><td><p>1,040</p></td><td><p>730</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Health, social work and child care</p></td><td><p>1,590</p></td><td><p>1,750</p></td><td><p>1,590</p></td><td><p>1,430</p></td><td><p>2,090</p></td><td><p>1,930</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hospitality</p></td><td><p>1,880</p></td><td><p>1,580</p></td><td><p>1,560</p></td><td><p>1,400</p></td><td><p>1,780</p></td><td><p>1,340</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Information technology and communication</p></td><td><p>150</p></td><td><p>170</p></td><td><p>180</p></td><td><p>120</p></td><td><p>240</p></td><td><p>150</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Modelling, entertainment, recreation</p></td><td><p>90</p></td><td><p>90</p></td><td><p>110</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>160</p></td><td><p>50</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other manufacturing</p></td><td><p>240</p></td><td><p>200</p></td><td><p>150</p></td><td><p>140</p></td><td><p>140</p></td><td><p>120</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Security services</p></td><td><p>240</p></td><td><p>170</p></td><td><p>140</p></td><td><p>120</p></td><td><p>150</p></td><td><p>110</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Shellfish gathering</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Taxi/minicab services</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Textiles</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Training Provider</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>70</p></td><td><p>70</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Transport (other than Taxi/mini-cab)</p></td><td><p>350</p></td><td><p>380</p></td><td><p>280</p></td><td><p>270</p></td><td><p>440</p></td><td><p>260</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Warehousing, storage and distribution</p></td><td><p>490</p></td><td><p>440</p></td><td><p>420</p></td><td><p>340</p></td><td><p>360</p></td><td><p>310</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wholesale and retail trade</p></td><td><p>1,580</p></td><td><p>1,560</p></td><td><p>1,550</p></td><td><p>1,150</p></td><td><p>1,470</p></td><td><p>930</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other</p></td><td><p>4,980</p></td><td><p>3,880</p></td><td><p>2,590</p></td><td><p>1,980</p></td><td><p>2,780</p></td><td><p>2,210</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Not Known</p></td><td><p>3,580</p></td><td><p>2,190</p></td><td><p>5,020</p></td><td><p>5,350</p></td><td><p>5,210</p></td><td><p>7,180</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>21,700</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>20,600</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>20,900</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>17,800</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>21,500</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>19,500</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: Pay and Workers Rights Helpline and the Acas Helpline</p><p>Notes:</p><ol><li>Calls to the helpline are in part driven by NMW policy announcements and communications activity.</li><li>Sector level figures are rounded to the nearest 10, totals are rounded to the nearest 100.</li><li>Reporting years are based on April to March, with the exception of 2009/10 as the Helpline opened in May 2009.</li></ol><p> </p><p>Since the 1<sup>st</sup> April 2015, the Acas Helpline has, in addition to its usual services, been answering queries previously handled by the Pay and Work Rights Helpline.</p><p> </p><p>Provisional in-year data for 2015/16 show there have been 9,800 queries relating to NMW legislation to the Acas Helpline and 3,700 queries relating to non-payment/deductions from NMW. Information on the number of NMW enquiries by trade sector is not collected on a comparable basis as Acas do not ask callers to disclose information about the sector worked in. Therefore, Acas only record this information when a caller chooses to provide it.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 1: The number of NMW related calls received by Acas, 2011/12 to 2015/16.</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Query topic</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011/12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014/15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015/16<sup>4</sup></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NMW</p></td><td><p>4,400</p></td><td><p>3,800</p></td><td><p>3,800</p></td><td><p>4,400</p></td><td><p>9,800</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Non-Payment/Deductions from NMW</p></td><td><p>2,000</p></td><td><p>2,500</p></td><td><p>2,900</p></td><td><p>3,100</p></td><td><p>3,700</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: Acas</p><p>Notes</p><ol><li>Figures are rounded to the nearest 100.</li><li>One call may be counted as both a ‘NMW’ and ‘Non-payment/Deductions from NMW’ issue. A caller may enquire about the NMW rates and then raise a NMW underpayment issue therefore these categories should not be added together as it will involve double counting.</li><li>For years earlier than 2015/16, a proportion of calls would have been referred to the Pay and Work Rights Helpline.</li><li>Reporting years are based on April to March, with the exception of 2015/16 which covers April 2015 to January 2016, the latest period for which information is available.</li></ol><p> </p>
answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford more like this
answering member printed Nick Boles more like this
grouped question UIN 25610 more like this
question first answered
less than 2016-02-11T15:45:12.967Zmore like thismore than 2016-02-11T15:45:12.967Z
answering member
3995
label Biography information for Nick Boles more like this
tabling member
4058
label Biography information for Paul Blomfield more like this
450174
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2016-02-03more like thismore than 2016-02-03
answering body
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept id 26 more like this
answering dept short name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
hansard heading Minimum Wage more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many calls were made to (a) the Pay and Work Rights Helpline and (b) ACAS reporting non-payment of the National Minimum Wage by sector in each of the last five years. more like this
tabling member constituency Sheffield Central more like this
tabling member printed
Paul Blomfield more like this
uin 25610 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2016-02-11more like thismore than 2016-02-11
answer text <p><strong>Final approved answer for 2016/02785</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>No assessment has been made on the impact of confidentiality agreements on the identification of National Minimum Wage (NMW) non-compliance.</p><p>Confidentiality is an important protection for workers who wish to make a NMW complaint. If any worker is concerned they have not received what they are entitled to they should contact the ACAS helpline on 0300 123 1100 for free and confidential advice. HMRC follow up every complaint referred to them by Acas and compliance officers can investigate without knowledge of the complainant’s identity. In addition to complaint-led work HMRC investigate employers using third-party intelligence and risk-based targeted enforcement in sectors and areas where there is a higher risk of workers being paid below the NMW.</p><p>The Government is committed to cracking down on employers who break NMW law. Between April 2015 and November 2015 HMRC took action against over 500 businesses, identifying over £8 million for 46,000 workers. This is already the largest amount of arrears identified in any single year since the introduction of the NMW.</p><p>Building on existing reforms, the Prime Minister announced on 1 September 2015 further measures to strengthen the enforcement of the NMW including higher penalties, a dedicated HMRC team to tackle the most serious cases of wilful non-compliance and additional funding for HMRC from April 2016. We have also increased communications so that working people can access support to make complaints in confidence if needed</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Table 1: NMW enquiries to the Pay and Work Rights Helpline by trade sector, 2009/10 to 2014/15.</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Trade Sector</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2009/10<sup>3</sup></strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010/11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011/12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014/15</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Activities of households as employers</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Admin/Office work</p></td><td><p>2,530</p></td><td><p>4,410</p></td><td><p>3,910</p></td><td><p>2,950</p></td><td><p>3,310</p></td><td><p>2,390</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Agriculture and related activities</p></td><td><p>140</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>120</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>110</p></td><td><p>100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cleaning services</p></td><td><p>440</p></td><td><p>400</p></td><td><p>350</p></td><td><p>320</p></td><td><p>420</p></td><td><p>320</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Construction and related trades</p></td><td><p>1,350</p></td><td><p>1,290</p></td><td><p>1,050</p></td><td><p>760</p></td><td><p>1,010</p></td><td><p>810</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Education and teaching</p></td><td><p>270</p></td><td><p>370</p></td><td><p>350</p></td><td><p>300</p></td><td><p>540</p></td><td><p>450</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Food processing and packaging</p></td><td><p>90</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hairdressing</p></td><td><p>1,670</p></td><td><p>1,520</p></td><td><p>1,360</p></td><td><p>930</p></td><td><p>1,040</p></td><td><p>730</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Health, social work and child care</p></td><td><p>1,590</p></td><td><p>1,750</p></td><td><p>1,590</p></td><td><p>1,430</p></td><td><p>2,090</p></td><td><p>1,930</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hospitality</p></td><td><p>1,880</p></td><td><p>1,580</p></td><td><p>1,560</p></td><td><p>1,400</p></td><td><p>1,780</p></td><td><p>1,340</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Information technology and communication</p></td><td><p>150</p></td><td><p>170</p></td><td><p>180</p></td><td><p>120</p></td><td><p>240</p></td><td><p>150</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Modelling, entertainment, recreation</p></td><td><p>90</p></td><td><p>90</p></td><td><p>110</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>160</p></td><td><p>50</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other manufacturing</p></td><td><p>240</p></td><td><p>200</p></td><td><p>150</p></td><td><p>140</p></td><td><p>140</p></td><td><p>120</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Security services</p></td><td><p>240</p></td><td><p>170</p></td><td><p>140</p></td><td><p>120</p></td><td><p>150</p></td><td><p>110</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Shellfish gathering</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Taxi/minicab services</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Textiles</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Training Provider</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>70</p></td><td><p>70</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Transport (other than Taxi/mini-cab)</p></td><td><p>350</p></td><td><p>380</p></td><td><p>280</p></td><td><p>270</p></td><td><p>440</p></td><td><p>260</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Warehousing, storage and distribution</p></td><td><p>490</p></td><td><p>440</p></td><td><p>420</p></td><td><p>340</p></td><td><p>360</p></td><td><p>310</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wholesale and retail trade</p></td><td><p>1,580</p></td><td><p>1,560</p></td><td><p>1,550</p></td><td><p>1,150</p></td><td><p>1,470</p></td><td><p>930</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other</p></td><td><p>4,980</p></td><td><p>3,880</p></td><td><p>2,590</p></td><td><p>1,980</p></td><td><p>2,780</p></td><td><p>2,210</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Not Known</p></td><td><p>3,580</p></td><td><p>2,190</p></td><td><p>5,020</p></td><td><p>5,350</p></td><td><p>5,210</p></td><td><p>7,180</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>21,700</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>20,600</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>20,900</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>17,800</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>21,500</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>19,500</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: Pay and Workers Rights Helpline and the Acas Helpline</p><p>Notes:</p><ol><li>Calls to the helpline are in part driven by NMW policy announcements and communications activity.</li><li>Sector level figures are rounded to the nearest 10, totals are rounded to the nearest 100.</li><li>Reporting years are based on April to March, with the exception of 2009/10 as the Helpline opened in May 2009.</li></ol><p> </p><p>Since the 1<sup>st</sup> April 2015, the Acas Helpline has, in addition to its usual services, been answering queries previously handled by the Pay and Work Rights Helpline.</p><p> </p><p>Provisional in-year data for 2015/16 show there have been 9,800 queries relating to NMW legislation to the Acas Helpline and 3,700 queries relating to non-payment/deductions from NMW. Information on the number of NMW enquiries by trade sector is not collected on a comparable basis as Acas do not ask callers to disclose information about the sector worked in. Therefore, Acas only record this information when a caller chooses to provide it.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 1: The number of NMW related calls received by Acas, 2011/12 to 2015/16.</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Query topic</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011/12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014/15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015/16<sup>4</sup></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NMW</p></td><td><p>4,400</p></td><td><p>3,800</p></td><td><p>3,800</p></td><td><p>4,400</p></td><td><p>9,800</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Non-Payment/Deductions from NMW</p></td><td><p>2,000</p></td><td><p>2,500</p></td><td><p>2,900</p></td><td><p>3,100</p></td><td><p>3,700</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: Acas</p><p>Notes</p><ol><li>Figures are rounded to the nearest 100.</li><li>One call may be counted as both a ‘NMW’ and ‘Non-payment/Deductions from NMW’ issue. A caller may enquire about the NMW rates and then raise a NMW underpayment issue therefore these categories should not be added together as it will involve double counting.</li><li>For years earlier than 2015/16, a proportion of calls would have been referred to the Pay and Work Rights Helpline.</li><li>Reporting years are based on April to March, with the exception of 2015/16 which covers April 2015 to January 2016, the latest period for which information is available.</li></ol><p> </p>
answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford more like this
answering member printed Nick Boles more like this
grouped question UIN 25608 more like this
question first answered
less than 2016-02-11T15:45:13.137Zmore like thismore than 2016-02-11T15:45:13.137Z
answering member
3995
label Biography information for Nick Boles more like this
tabling member
4058
label Biography information for Paul Blomfield more like this
450175
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2016-02-03more like thismore than 2016-02-03
answering body
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept id 26 more like this
answering dept short name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
hansard heading Employment: Telephone Services more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
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pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the reasons for the reduction in numbers of complaints made to the Pay and Work Rights Helpline since 2010. more like this
tabling member constituency Sheffield Central more like this
tabling member printed
Paul Blomfield more like this
uin 25611 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2016-02-11more like thismore than 2016-02-11
answer text <p>No assessment has been made of the reasons for the reduction in the number of complaints made to the Pay and Work Rights Helpline since 2010.</p><p>Since 1 April 2015, the Acas Helpline has, in addition to its usual services, been answering queries previously handled by the Pay and Work Rights Helpline. No formal assessment has been made at this time of the outcomes for workers, but we continue to work closely with Acas and four enforcement bodies to ensure the service is bedding in effectively and delivering the right outcomes for the public.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford more like this
answering member printed Nick Boles more like this
question first answered
less than 2016-02-11T15:06:26.62Zmore like thismore than 2016-02-11T15:06:26.62Z
answering member
3995
label Biography information for Nick Boles more like this
tabling member
4058
label Biography information for Paul Blomfield more like this
450265
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2016-02-03more like thismore than 2016-02-03
answering body
Ministry of Justice more like this
answering dept id 54 more like this
answering dept short name Justice more like this
answering dept sort name Justice more like this
hansard heading Minimum Wage more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average length of time of cases in employment tribunals related to non-payment of the National Minimum Wage was in each of the last five years. more like this
tabling member constituency Sheffield Central more like this
tabling member printed
Paul Blomfield more like this
uin 25609 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2016-02-11more like thismore than 2016-02-11
answer text <p>The average clearance time of employment tribunal claims for non-payment of the National Minimum Wage<sup>1</sup> in each of the last five years is as shown in Table 1 below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p>Average time in weeks</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>43</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>41</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>43</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>32</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>74</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>source: ET Database February 2016</p><p><sup>1</sup> &quot;Suffer a detriment and/or dismissal related to failure to pay the minimum wage or allow access to records&quot;</p><p> </p><p>In 2014-15 we reviewed outstanding cases and removed a backlog of very old cases from the case management system. The overall trend in average clearance time for single cases is improving and this can be seen in the Published Statistics at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/tribunals-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/tribunals-statistics</a>.</p>
answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire more like this
answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara more like this
question first answered
less than 2016-02-11T13:42:53.527Zmore like thismore than 2016-02-11T13:42:53.527Z
answering member
1496
label Biography information for Shailesh Vara more like this
tabling member
4058
label Biography information for Paul Blomfield more like this
450323
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2016-02-03more like thismore than 2016-02-03
answering body
HM Treasury more like this
answering dept id 14 more like this
answering dept short name Treasury more like this
answering dept sort name CaTreasury more like this
hansard heading Investment Trusts more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what progress his Department and the FCA have made on the Connaught Income Fund Series 1. more like this
tabling member constituency Sheffield Central more like this
tabling member printed
Paul Blomfield more like this
uin 25675 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2016-02-08more like thismore than 2016-02-08
answer text <p>The FCA is an independent, non-governmental organisation, and so it would not be appropriate for the government to intervene in, or comment on, their ongoing investigation into the Connaught Income Fund Series 1.</p><p> </p><p>On 29 January, the FCA published on their website an update to investors on the Connaught Income Fund. This update outlines that a settlement has been reached between the liquidators of the fund and Capita Financial Managers Ltd. The FCA have asked the liquidators to distribute the settlement sum to investors as soon as possible. The update also states that while the FCA’s investigation is ongoing, they will not provide any comments or details on progress because to do so may later turn out to be misleading.</p> more like this
answering member constituency West Worcestershire more like this
answering member printed Harriett Baldwin more like this
question first answered
less than 2016-02-08T16:43:54.45Zmore like thismore than 2016-02-08T16:43:54.45Z
answering member
4107
label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin more like this
tabling member
4058
label Biography information for Paul Blomfield more like this
450352
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2016-02-03more like thismore than 2016-02-03
answering body
Department for Education more like this
answering dept id 60 more like this
answering dept short name Education more like this
answering dept sort name Education more like this
hansard heading Relationships and Sex Education more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans she has to include LGBT issues in sex and relationship education in schools. more like this
tabling member constituency Sheffield Central more like this
tabling member printed
Paul Blomfield more like this
uin 25673 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2016-02-11more like thismore than 2016-02-11
answer text <p>All schools should offer high quality, age-appropriate sex and relationship education (SRE), and build a curriculum that meets the needs of all their students. We expect schools to ensure that young people feel that SRE education is relevant to them.</p><p>SRE is compulsory in all maintained secondary schools and many primary schools also teach SRE, in an age-appropriate manner. We expect academies and free schools to deliver relationship education as part of their provision of a broad and balanced curriculum. Any school teaching SRE must have regard to the Secretary of State’s SRE guidance.</p><p>We welcome the supplementary SRE guidance, <em>SRE for the 21st Century</em>, produced by Brook, the PSHE Association and the Sex Education Forum, which includes guidance on ensuring that SRE is inclusive. All children and young people, regardless of background or identity, are entitled to quality SRE that helps them build confidence and stay healthy.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich more like this
answering member printed Edward Timpson more like this
question first answered
less than 2016-02-11T09:56:04.357Zmore like thismore than 2016-02-11T09:56:04.357Z
answering member
1605
label Biography information for Edward Timpson more like this
tabling member
4058
label Biography information for Paul Blomfield more like this