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60879

registered interest
date	10/06/2014
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	Minimum Wage: Ethnic Groups
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of the ethnic breakdown of workers earning between the National Minimum Wage and the Living Wage.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	199996
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2014 answer text <p>The Government supports a living wage and encourages businesses to pay it when it is affordable and not at the expense of jobs. However, decisions on what wages to set, above the national minimum wage, are for employers and workers.</p><p>The Government has not estimated the breakdown of workers earning between the National Minimum Wage and the Living Wage by ethnicity.</p><p>The Government's main policy lever in addressing low pay is the National Minimum Wage (NMW). Using the Labour Force Survey, in 2013, 8.3% of the ‘ethnic minority' group (see footnote) were in jobs that paid at or below the NMW while overall 7.8% of the jobs in the economy paid at or below the NMW. This is as set out in the Low Pay Commission's 2014 Report, Figure 2.6.</p><p>We are absolutely clear that anyone from whatever background who is entitled to be paid the minimum wage should receive it. HMRC investigates every complaint made through the free and confidential Pay and Work Rights Helpline. Since 1 October 2013, employers who fail to pay the National Minimum Wage (NMW) will be publicly named and shamed under revamped criteria announced in August 2013 to make it easier to clamp down on rogue businesses. This is on top of financial penalties which employers already face if they fail to pay NMW.</p><p>Footnote:</p><p>The definition of ‘ethnic-minority' group is as defined in the Labour Force Survey (LFS)</p><p>Also please note that the LFS overstates the number of Minimum Wage jobs and workers when compared to the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE) dataset.</p> answering member constituency Cardiff Central answering member printed Jenny Willott question first answered 17/06/2014 16:54:07 answering member 1497 label Biography information for Jenny Willott
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

60880

registered interest
date	10/06/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Conditions of Employment: Ethnic Groups
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the ethnic breakdown of workers on zero hour contracts.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	199997
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2014 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 18/06/2014 12:16:37 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd attachment 1 file name PQ 199997.pdf title ONS Letter to Member
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

60882

registered interest
date	10/06/2014
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	Equality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what consideration his Department gives to the diversity policies and records of businesses or other organisations when considering their bid for commercial contracts or grants.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	199939
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2014 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to the answer by my Rt. Hon. Friend the Minister for the Cabinet Office (Francis Maude) on 16 June 2014, Official Report, column 434W.</p> answering member constituency Cardiff Central answering member printed Jenny Willott question first answered 17/06/2014 16:48:56 answering member 1497 label Biography information for Jenny Willott
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

60883

registered interest
date	10/06/2014
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	Equality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what targets his Department has for increasing diversity; and what progress has been made on meeting those targets in the last year.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	199918
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2014 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to the answer by my Rt. Hon. Friend the Minister for the Cabinet Office (Francis Maude) on 16 June 2014, Official Report, column 434W.</p> answering member constituency Cardiff Central answering member printed Jenny Willott question first answered 17/06/2014 16:51:18 answering member 1497 label Biography information for Jenny Willott
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

60884

registered interest
date	10/06/2014
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	Disciplinary Proceedings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what proportion of staff within his Department who have been subject to formal disciplinary proceedings in each of the last five financial years classed themselves as white British.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	199875
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2014 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answergiven by my Rt. Hon. Friend the Minister for the Cabinet Office (Francis Maude) on 16 June 2014, Official Report, column 433W.</p> answering member constituency Cardiff Central answering member printed Jenny Willott grouped question UIN 199896 question first answered 17/06/2014 16:56:40 answering member 1497 label Biography information for Jenny Willott
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

60885

registered interest
date	10/06/2014
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	Disciplinary Proceedings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what proportion of staff within his Department who have been dismissed following formal disciplinary proceedings in each of the last five financial years classed themselves as white British.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	199896
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2014 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answergiven by my Rt. Hon. Friend the Minister for the Cabinet Office (Francis Maude) on 16 June 2014, Official Report, column 433W.</p> answering member constituency Cardiff Central answering member printed Jenny Willott grouped question UIN 199875 question first answered 17/06/2014 16:56:40 answering member 1497 label Biography information for Jenny Willott
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

60891

registered interest
date	10/06/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Disciplinary Proceedings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of staff within his Department who have been dismissed following formal disciplinary proceedings in each of the last five financial years classed themselves as white British.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	199916
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to her on 16 June 2014, <em>Official Report</em>, column 433W, by the Minister for the Cabinet Office.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom grouped question UIN 199894 question first answered 23/06/2014 16:08:16 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

60892

registered interest
date	10/06/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Disciplinary Proceedings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of staff within his Department who have been subject to formal disciplinary proceedings in each of the last five financial years classed themselves as white British.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	199894
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to her on 16 June 2014, <em>Official Report</em>, column 433W, by the Minister for the Cabinet Office.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom grouped question UIN 199916 question first answered 23/06/2014 16:08:16 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

60895

registered interest
date	10/06/2014
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Disciplinary Proceedings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what proportion of staff within his Department who have been dismissed following formal disciplinary proceedings in each of the last five financial years classed themselves as white British.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	199899
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>It is not possible to provide definitive or meaningful percentages, as (a) not all staff declare their ethnicity, (b) due to the manner in which white ethnicity data is self-reported by staff , and (c) the sample sizes are so small as to be statistically misleading when comparing years.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis grouped question UIN 199878 question first answered 01/07/2014 13:55:54 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

60897

registered interest
date	10/06/2014
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Disciplinary Proceedings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what proportion of staff within his Department who have been subject to formal disciplinary proceedings in each of the last five financial years classed themselves as white British.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	199878
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>It is not possible to provide definitive or meaningful percentages, as (a) not all staff declare their ethnicity, (b) due to the manner in which white ethnicity data is self-reported by staff , and (c) the sample sizes are so small as to be statistically misleading when comparing years.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis grouped question UIN 199899 question first answered 01/07/2014 13:55:54 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson