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1132264

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	19/06/2019
	date	14/06/2019
	date tabled	14/06/2019
	ddp created	14/06/2019 14:11:15
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	ddp modified	17/06/2019 11:15:10 19/06/2019 09:56:01
	hansard heading	Wind Power
	house id	1
	identifier	264736
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	19/06/2019 09:24:49
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department has plans to support local community (a) ownership and (b) control of onshore wind farms.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
	tabling member printed	Paul Farrelly
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 264736
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	264736
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>The National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) sets out the Government’s policy on onshore wind and explains that for new schemes to be acceptable they should be on a site allocated in a development plan and have community support.</p><p> </p><p>The NPPF also sets out that in principle local planning authorities should support community-led initiatives for renewable and low carbon energy.</p>
	creator	1436 label Biography information for Paul Farrelly
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	1436 label Biography information for Paul Farrelly

1132290

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	19/06/2019
	date	14/06/2019
	date tabled	14/06/2019
	ddp created	14/06/2019 14:12:22
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	ddp modified	14/06/2019 14:17:51 19/06/2019 09:57:13
	hansard heading	Minimum Wage: Enforcement
	house id	1
	identifier	264794
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	19/06/2019 09:25:45
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 10 June 2019 to Question 260713 on Minimum Wage, whether the Director of Labour Market Enforcement recommended that the naming of non-compliant employers be suspended for the duration of the review of the National Minimum Wage Naming Scheme.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
	tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 264794
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	264794
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Government remains committed to enforcing the National Minimum Wage (NMW). We have more than doubled HMRC’s budget for NMW compliance and enforcement since 2015 to £27.4 million for 2019/20.</p><p> </p><p>The Director of Labour Market Enforcement recommended evaluation of the National Minimum Wage Naming Scheme in his 2018/19 Strategy. The Director’s consultation revealed mixed views from stakeholders about naming; some were strongly supportive, whilst others proposed ideas for increasing its effectiveness as a deterrent to underpayment of the minimum wage.</p><p> </p><p>The Government decided to pause the naming of non-compliant employers while we determine what changes are needed to make sure the scheme continues to have resonance and acts as a tool to drive compliance.</p>
	creator	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1132267

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	19/06/2019
	date	14/06/2019
	date tabled	14/06/2019
	ddp created	14/06/2019 14:11:22
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	ddp modified	18/06/2019 14:55:07 19/06/2019 11:52:01
	hansard heading	Musicians: Intellectual Property
	house id	1
	identifier	264735
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	19/06/2019 11:20:58
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent representations he has received on protecting musical groups from having their names registered by third parties for intellectual property purposes without permission.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 264735
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	264735
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>My rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has responsibility for intellectual property and regularly receives a wide range of representations about rights across the intellectual property spectrum.</p><p> </p><p>In the case of a trade mark application for a band name, the application would be examined in accordance with the Trade Mark Act 1994 and the Trade Mark Rules 2008. Any trade mark applications including the name of a famous individual or group would be considered in line with Section 3(6) of the Trade Marks Act 1994, which states that a trade mark shall not be registered if or to the extent that the application is made in bad faith. Anyone can oppose the registration of a trade mark once it has been published after examination through the Intellectual Property Office’s low-cost tribunal service. The government also provides a specialised Intellectual Property Enterprise Court to provide access to justice at an affordable cost for SMEs and entrepreneurs. This court has streamlined procedures, a limit on legal costs and a cap on damages. It also includes a specific small claims track for disputes up to the value of £10,000.</p>
	creator	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

1132289

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	19/06/2019
	date	14/06/2019
	date tabled	14/06/2019
	ddp created	14/06/2019 14:12:20
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	ddp modified	14/06/2019 14:17:49 20/06/2019 09:35:03
	hansard heading	Minimum Wage: Enforcement
	house id	1
	identifier	264793
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	20/06/2019 09:03:25
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 11 June 2019 to Question 261273, what the outcomes of the HMRC investigations that were completed but did not result in employers being found non-compliant were.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
	tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 264793
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	264793
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>HMRC may open an investigation into an employer’s compliance with National Minimum Wage law either following a worker complaint or via proactive risk-based enforcement activity. Where HMRC find no minimum wage arrears are due, they will not take enforcement action such as issuing a Notice of Underpayment and financial penalty.</p><p> </p><p>Where HMRC find that arrears are due to workers they will generally issue a Notice of Underpayment and financial penalty. In some cases, employers may be allowed to carry out self-correction action which ensures that workers are paid the money due to them without the issue of a Notice of Underpayment. Overall, in 2018/19 HMRC found arrears in 45% of cases they closed; this “strike rate” has increased year-on year since the introduction of the National Living Wage in 2016.</p><p> </p><p>This information will be covered in more detail in BEIS’ Minimum Wage Enforcement and Compliance report, which we will publish in due course.</p>
	creator	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock