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385927

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date	26/06/2015
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	Apprentices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he is taking to prevent employers exploiting apprentices by (a) breaking their contract in Level 2 and Level 3 courses of study, (b) treating the Level 3 study as a new contract, (c) failing to maintain pay at the basic apprenticeship national minimum wage and (d) failing to progress the apprentice's wage entitlement as a second year apprentice.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hodge Hill
tabling member printed	Liam Byrne
uin	4455
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2015 answer text <p>Apprenticeships are jobs with quality training and as such apprentices are employees and subject to the same terms and conditions as other employees, including redundancy. Where apprentices are made redundant, the Skills Funding Agency will do everything possible to find another apprenticeship position with a new employer.</p><p> </p><p>Where an individual completes a Level 2 apprenticeship and goes on to Level 3 this is treated as an entirely new apprenticeship with the requirement for higher level skills attainment. In most cases this would not require a new contract of employment.</p><p> </p><p>Targeted steps have been taken to reduce non-compliance with the National Minimum Wage. HMRC prioritises complaints made concerning apprenticeship pay. Employers who fail to pay the National Minimum Wage will be Named and Shamed, as well as receiving financial penalties. Furthermore, Naming is not an alternative to prosecution. Where there is evidence that an offence has been committed the case will always be considered for prosecution.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 03/07/2015 10:39:33 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	1171 label Biography information for Liam Byrne

385928

registered interest
date	26/06/2015
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	Apprentices: Minimum Wage
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 second year apprentices aged 19 are earning the national minimum wage in the most recent period for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hodge Hill
tabling member printed	Liam Byrne
uin	4479
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2015 answer text <p>Apprentices aged 19 or above and in their second year are entitled to the National Minimum Wage for their age.</p><p> </p><p>The Apprenticeship Pay Survey<sup><sup>[1]</sup></sup> is the most detailed source of information on apprentice pay. The latest survey carried out in 2014 estimated that 73% of second year<sup><sup>[2]</sup></sup> apprentices aged 19 or above are earning the National Minimum Wage.</p><p> </p><p>Anyone entitled to be paid the minimum wage should receive it. We are committed to improving compliance with the National Minimum Wage and in particular for apprentices.</p><p> </p><p>Employers and workers can access further guidance by contacting the Acas Helpline online at: <a href="http://www.acas.org.uk/helplineonline" target="_blank">www.acas.org.uk/helplineonline</a> or by phone on 0300 123 1100.</p><p> </p><p>[1] <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/apprenticeship-pay-survey-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/apprenticeship-pay-survey-2014</a></p><p>[2] Apprentices who have been undertaking an apprenticeship for one or more years.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 03/07/2015 10:42:58 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	1171 label Biography information for Liam Byrne

385929

registered interest
date	26/06/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when the Cabinet Secretary plans to reply to the letter to him dated 10 June 2015 from the hon. Member for Reigate.
tabling member constituency	Reigate
tabling member printed	Crispin Blunt
uin	4412
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2015 answer text <p>The Cabinet Secretary replied to my hon. Friend on 29 June 2015.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 01/07/2015 16:28:44 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	104 label Biography information for Crispin Blunt

385931

registered interest
date	26/06/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: St Helens North
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many telephone calls to HM Revenue and Customs from residents and businesses in St Helens North constituency were unanswered in 2014-15.
tabling member constituency	St Helens North
tabling member printed	Conor McGinn
uin	4440
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2015 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) does not hold this data by constituency.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMRC handles around 50 million telephone calls annually and regularly publishes general performance reports on GOV.UK.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 01/07/2015 11:22:05 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4458 label Biography information for Conor McGinn

385932

registered interest
date	26/06/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Thames Tideway Tunnel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the Barnett consequentials are arising from the Government financial support package for the Thames Tideway Tunnel infrastructure project.
tabling member constituency	Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath
tabling member printed	Roger Mullin
uin	4464
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2015 answer text <p>A Written Ministerial Statement of 5 June 2014 (Official Record, Col. 11WS) sets out the reasons for the Government’s decision to provide contingent financial support for the Thames Tideway Tunnel project, and the scope of that provision. The support package is designed to make sure that taxpayers’ interests are protected throughout the construction phase to which it applies.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The likelihood of the support package being called upon is remote, and there will no spending by the UK Government unless it is called upon. Should new funding ultimately be provided to UK Government departments in support of the project, the Barnett formula will apply in the usual way.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 06/07/2015 15:25:23 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4468 label Biography information for Roger Mullin

385933

registered interest
date	26/06/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Service Operators Grant
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will estimate the number of jobs and businesses that rely on the Bus Service Operators Grant; and what assessment he has made of the effect of this Grant on the availability of bus services in Merseyside.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	4467
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2015 answer text <p>The Bus Service Operators Grant is paid to operators of eligible local bus services and community transport organisations to help them recover some of their fuel costs. This benefits passengers by reducing fares and supporting some bus routes which might otherwise cease to be served. The Grant supports jobs and businesses by making employment accessible to a greater number of people and providing a wider catchment area of qualified employees to businesses.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p>Currently there are no plans to estimate the number of jobs and businesses that rely on the Grant.</p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p>We have not made a separate assessment of the effect of the Grant on bus services in Merseyside.</p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 01/07/2015 13:46:30 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

385934

registered interest
date	26/06/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Aggregates Levy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with the European Commission on the reinstatement of the Aggregate Credit Levy Scheme; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	South Down
tabling member printed	Ms Margaret Ritchie
uin	4474
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2015 answer text <p>Treasury Ministers and officials have meetings with a wide variety of organisations in the public and private sectors as part of the process of policy development and delivery.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The previous Coalition government committed to make the case to the Commission to reinstate the Aggregates Levy Credit Scheme in Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Discussions with representatives of the aggregates industry in Northern Ireland are ongoing.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 01/07/2015 14:23:38 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

385935

registered interest
date	26/06/2015
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	Social Rented Housing: Lewisham
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many households are on the social housing waiting list in the London Borough of Lewisham; and how many of those households require a (a) one, (b) two and (c) three bedroom property.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	4454
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2015 answer text <p>The number of bedrooms required by households on local authority waiting list are published in the Department’s data set ‘Local authority housing statistics data returns’, table C, which is available at the following link.<br><br><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/local-authority-housing-statistics-data-returns-for-2013-to-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/local-authority-housing-statistics-data-returns-for-2013-to-2014</a></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 03/07/2015 13:11:47 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

385936

registered interest
date	26/06/2015
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	Affordable Housing: Greater London
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the number of affordable homes that will be (a) started and (b) completed in (i) Lewisham, Deptford constituency, (ii) the London Borough of Lewisham and (iii) London.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	4446
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2015 answer text <p>The Department does not forecast affordable housing delivery by locality by year. The Government is committed to deliver 275,000 affordable homes in England across 2015-20 with £38 billion of public and private investment.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 06/07/2015 14:41:01 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

385937

registered interest
date	26/06/2015
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	Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will estimate how many new properties have been sold to foreign investors in (a) Lewisham, Deptford constituency, (b) London and (c) the UK.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	4450
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2015 answer text <p>This information is not available centrally.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 01/07/2015 15:43:15 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft