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1137737

registered interest
date	09/07/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Self-employed
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to support self-employed professionals and consultants.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	275231
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2019 answer text <p>The Government is committed to supporting self-employed professionals and consultants. From April 2019, the UK will have increased its Personal Allowance by over 90% in less than a decade. The self-employed have also been given access to the full rate of the new State Pension, worth over £2,000 a year more to a self-employed individual than under the previous system.</p><p> </p><p>Budget 2018 announced that the Government is extending the New Enterprise Allowance, to help people start a business; introducing a £10m pilot to support self-employed training; and equalising the treatment of all self-employed people with respect to the Universal Credit Minimum Income Floor.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 17/07/2019 10:04:33 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1109340

registered interest
date	03/04/2019
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Self-employed
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to support freelancers.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
tabling member printed	Paul Farrelly
uin	240521
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2019 answer text <p>The Government’s December 2018 Good Work Plan sets out the vision for the future of the labour market and the ambitious plans for implementing the recommendations arising from the Taylor Review of Modern Working Practices.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has committed to legislate to improve the clarity of the employment status tests, reflecting the reality of modern working relationships. This will help to ensure that both businesses and individuals understand their rights and obligations.</p><p> </p><p>Employment status is a complex issue and so it is only right that we take time to consider how best to achieve change that works for all. We will bring forward detailed proposals on status in due course.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 08/04/2019 16:07:41 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	1436 label Biography information for Paul Farrelly

999170

registered interest
date	31/10/2018
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Self-employed
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to pages 62 to 65 of the February 2018 of the Government response to the Taylor Review of Modern Working Practices, what steps the Government has taken to improve support for self-employed people.
tabling member constituency	East Dunbartonshire
tabling member printed	Jo Swinson
uin	186256
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government has received over 400 detailed responses to the four consultations launched in February. We are very grateful to everyone who took the time to respond. Their insights have been invaluable in informing our policy development. We will be publishing our response to these consultations in due course.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst grouped question UIN 186253 186254 question first answered 05/11/2018 16:29:26 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson

987751

registered interest
date	15/10/2018
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Self-employed
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans the Government has to deal with the use of inaccurate classification of self-employment by companies.
tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton North East
tabling member printed	Emma Reynolds
uin	179206
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to providing greater clarity for businesses and individuals on employment status. As Matthew Taylor identified in his review, this is a complex issue and is one of the major challenges for public policy.</p><p> </p><p>We are considering how best to achieve change that works for all. We received over 160 detailed responses to the Employment Status Consultation. We are currently analysing the responses and will respond in due course.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 18/10/2018 16:20:06 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4077 label Biography information for Emma Reynolds

984601

registered interest
date	09/10/2018
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Self-employed
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to support the self-employed in (a) Kent, (b) Medway and (c) England.
tabling member constituency	Gillingham and Rainham
tabling member printed	Rehman Chishti
uin	177274
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2018 answer text <p>Our Industrial Strategy sets out our long-term plan to support entrepreneurs starting and growing a business.</p><p> </p><p>The Kent and Medway Growth Hub provides a range of support for people looking to start and grow their business. Through the 38 local Growth Hubs, self-employed business people can access tailored advice and support - including learning about improving business planning, accounting, marketing and procurement. For example, Medway Council fund a free three-day workshop that provides people with the key things you need to know about starting their own business.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Access to finance is also important. Since March 2012, the Start Up Loans Company, part of the Government-owned British Business Bank, has provided over 1,000 loans worth just under £7 million to start-up businesses in Kent and over £800,000 to businesses in Medway.</p><p> </p><p>Government are supporting the self employed more broadly, such as self-employed mothers who qualify for Maternity Allowance are also now able to share parental leave and pay with an employed father or partner. In addition, the Government has increased the personal allowance from £11,500 to £11,850 (benefiting employed and self-employed taxpayers) and self-employed people are now able to build their entitlement to the new State Pension at the same rate as employed people.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 17/10/2018 15:43:29 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	3987 label Biography information for Rehman Chishti

973367

registered interest
date	13/09/2018
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Self-employed
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent estimate he has made of the number of self-employed people (a) with and (b) without employees.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	174745
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2018 answer text <p>This data is available publicly here:</p><p><a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/employmentandemployeetypes/bulletins/uklabourmarket/september2018" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/employmentandemployeetypes/bulletins/uklabourmarket/september2018</a></p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 10/10/2018 16:09:02 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

967826

registered interest
date	04/09/2018
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Self-employed
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of recent trends in the number of self-employed individuals.
tabling member constituency	Windsor
tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
uin	170293
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2018 answer text <p>The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy relies on published labour market statistics from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) which are available here:</p><p><a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/employmentandemployeetypes/bulletins/uklabourmarket/previousReleases" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/employmentandemployeetypes/bulletins/uklabourmarket/previousReleases</a></p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 12/09/2018 16:53:50 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

904791

registered interest
date	15/05/2018
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Self-employed
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent progress the Government has made on implementation of the recommendations Julie Deane MBE's Self Employment Review; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Broxtowe
tabling member printed	Anna Soubry
uin	144252
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2018 answer text <p>Matthew Taylor took the recommendations made in Julie Deane’s review into account when he carried his own Review of Modern Employment Practices, commissioned by my rt. hon. Friend the Prime Minister on 1<sup>st</sup> October 2016. Mr Taylor’s review considered the implications of new forms of work, driven by digital platforms, for employee rights and responsibilities, employer freedoms and obligations, and our existing regulatory framework surrounding employment.</p><p> </p><p>The Government published its response to the review on 7 February 2018, including its Good Work Plan for taking forward the recommendations on employment policy and legislation.</p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths question first answered 23/05/2018 16:11:09 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
tabling member	3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry

903939

registered interest
date	14/05/2018
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Self-employed
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people that declared themselves as self-employed were found to be have employee status in 2017.
tabling member constituency	South Antrim
tabling member printed	Paul Girvan
uin	143851
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2018 answer text <p>We have interpreted this question to relate to child maintenance customers.</p><p> </p><p>The Department does not routinely collate information on the number of people that declared themselves self-employed to the Child Maintenance Service that subsequently were found to be have employee status. Obtaining the information to answer this question could only be provided at a disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 22/05/2018 13:54:56 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4633 label Biography information for Paul Girvan

885008

registered interest
date	16/04/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Self-employed
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people are registered self-employed.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	135996
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2018 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 23/04/2018 11:00:23 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith attachment 1 file name PQ 135996.pdf title UKSA Response
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson