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224010

registered interest
date	26/02/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Drugs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the UK's policy will be on substantial changes to the international drugs control regime at the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs in Vienna in March 2015.
tabling member constituency	Enfield, Southgate
tabling member printed	Mr David Burrowes
uin	225649
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2015 answer text <p>The Coalition Government and our strategic international partners do not support substantial change to the UN drug control conventions.<br><br>The Conventions provide a robust framework for tackling the harms caused by drugs. We continue to work with our partners to promote a balance and evidence-based international approach to drugs within the UN conventions.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone question first answered 02/03/2015 14:22:52 answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
tabling member	1518 label Biography information for Mr David Burrowes

223499

registered interest
date	25/02/2015
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	Utilities
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what guidance his Department issues to utility and energy companies on the supply of information of customers to credit reference agencies; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Morecambe and Lunesdale
tabling member printed	David Morris
uin	225320
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2015 answer text <p>The Department of Business, Innovation and Skills has not issued guidance to utility and energy companies on the supply of information of customers to consumer credit reference agencies. These matters are regulated under the Data Protection Act (DPA). Compliance with the DPA is regulated and enforced by the Office of the Information Commissioner which maintains guidance relating to the Act.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 02/03/2015 17:48:54 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
tabling member	4135 label Biography information for David Morris

223502

registered interest
date	25/02/2015
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	BAFTA
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 23 February 2015 to Question 224087, which of those documents on BAFTA funding provide guidance on diversity issues.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	225343
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2015 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Innovate UK is the UK’s innovation agency. It is the prime channel through which the Government incentivises business-led technology innovation. Its grant funding is allocated based on the merits of applications, including the economic, social and environmental impacts. Innovate UK’s terms and conditions for grant funding do not include explicit requirements in relation to diversity, but any contribution to equality of opportunity presented in a proposal would strengthen the case for funding support.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 02/03/2015 11:13:42 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

223515

registered interest
date	25/02/2015
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	Working Mothers: Breastfeeding
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing a statutory right for mothers to take breaks for breastfeeding in the workplace.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Charlotte Leslie
uin	225438
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2015 answer text <p>The Government encourages breastfeeding and recommends employers enable women to breastfeed as a matter of best practice.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) is conducting research on pregnancy and maternity-related discrimination and disadvantage in the workplace; which includes the experiences of mothers returning to work from maternity leave. This research will identify the number of mothers who would like to breastfeed or express milk in the workplace but do not; either because they are not allowed to, or because they think they would not be allowed to. These results will help to assess the scale of unmet demand from mothers to take breaks for breastfeeding in the workplace. The research results will be published in due course.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Alongside the new entitlement to shared parental leave the Government will continue to work with employers to highlight the business benefits of supporting breastfeeding; and promote best practice and guidance. BIS will continue to keep under review the evidence around this issue.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 02/03/2015 17:49:50 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
tabling member	3933 label Biography information for Charlotte Leslie

223519

registered interest
date	25/02/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Social Services: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the name is of each social care provider being investigated by HM Revenue and Customs for non-compliance with national minimum wage regulations.
tabling member constituency	Leicester West
tabling member printed	Liz Kendall
uin	225483
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2015 answer text <p>The Government takes the enforcement of the National Minimum Wage (NMW) very seriously and has increased the financial penalty percentage from 50% to 100% of the unpaid wages owed to workers, and the maximum penalty from £5,000 to £20,000. These new limits are now in force where arrears are identified in pay reference periods on or after 7 March 2014. The Government will also bring in primary legislation as soon as possible so that the maximum £20,000 penalty can apply to each underpaid worker.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) are unable to comment on ongoing investigations.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 02/03/2015 17:47:21 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4026 label Biography information for Liz Kendall

223522

registered interest
date	25/02/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: WiFi
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to his Department's press release of 11 February 2015, Free wifi to help rail commuters stay connected, and the speech of the Minister for the Cabinet Office at Sprint 15 of 3 February 2015, whether the free train wifi announced in that release will use the infrastructure announced in that speech.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	225471
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2015 answer text <p>The infrastructure to which the Minister for the Cabinet Office referred is the masts, fibre and cables around the country owned, operated or leased by the public sector.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Free Wi-Fi on trains will be delivered by train-borne equipment and operated using the best available coverage of the mobile networks.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government has already agreed licence changes with the mobile network operators to achieve 90% geographic coverage of the mobile networks, which we expect will deliver an improvement to mobile coverage across the rail network. The Government is committed to working with the rail and mobile industries to improve coverage on the rail network including exploring options from the use of the publicly owned assets, where it is appropriate to do so.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 02/03/2015 17:53:23 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

223528

registered interest
date	25/02/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Whisky: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of the average price of a 700ml bottle of whisky is constituted by tax; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North Antrim
tabling member printed	Ian Paisley
uin	225321
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2015 answer text <p>Data on the proportion of an average-priced bottle of whisky which is paid on tax is published by HMRC in the Alcohol Factsheet. This can be found in Table 3.1 at:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.uktradeinfo.com/Statistics/Pages/TaxAndDutybulletins.aspx" target="_blank">https://www.uktradeinfo.com/Statistics/Pages/TaxAndDutybulletins.aspx</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 02/03/2015 17:31:57 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	4129 label Biography information for Ian Paisley

223545

registered interest
date	25/02/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Minimum Wage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 24 February 2015 to Question 224081, how many people have been assisted by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) in pursuing national minimum wage recovery through the civil courts on their behalf; and what the value was of wages recovered through the civil courts where HMRC has so pursued recovery in each year from 2005.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	225382
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2015 answer text <p>The Government takes the enforcement of National Minimum Wage (NMW) very seriously. HM Revenue &amp; Customs (HMRC) enforce NMW legislation on behalf of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) and has done so since the introduction of NMW in April 1999.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMRC do not keep data on action taken through the civil courts in a format that would enable provision of the statistics requested.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 225383 question first answered 02/03/2015 17:45:29 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

223546

registered interest
date	25/02/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Minimum Wage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many investigations were commenced by HM Revenue and Customs National Minimum Wage compliance teams in each of the last five years; and how many such investigations resulted in a Notice of Underpayment being issued.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
uin	225467
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2015 answer text <p>The Government takes the enforcement of the National Minimum Wage (NMW) very seriously and has increased the financial penalty percentage from 50% to 100% of the unpaid wages owed to workers, and the maximum penalty from £5,000 to £20,000. These new limits are now in force where arrears are identified in pay reference periods on or after 7 March 2014. The Government will also bring in primary legislation as soon as possible so that the maximum £20,000 penalty can apply to each underpaid worker.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMRC record data based on investigations completed. I refer the honourable member to the answer provided on 6 May 2014 at Hansard Column 110W which provides details of investigations completed and incidences of non-compliance.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMRC do not hold data on Employment Tribunals and action taken through civil courts in a format that would enable provision of the statistics requested.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>I refer the honourable member to the answer provided at UIN 205613 for details of penalties issued and their value.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 225468 225470 question first answered 02/03/2015 17:44:07 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

223548

registered interest
date	25/02/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Minimum Wage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many enforcement actions were pursued by HM Revenue and Customs National Minimum Wage compliance teams through (a) employment tribunals and (b) civil courts in each of the last five years; and what amount was recovered through that process in each such year.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
uin	225468
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2015 answer text <p>The Government takes the enforcement of the National Minimum Wage (NMW) very seriously and has increased the financial penalty percentage from 50% to 100% of the unpaid wages owed to workers, and the maximum penalty from £5,000 to £20,000. These new limits are now in force where arrears are identified in pay reference periods on or after 7 March 2014. The Government will also bring in primary legislation as soon as possible so that the maximum £20,000 penalty can apply to each underpaid worker.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMRC record data based on investigations completed. I refer the honourable member to the answer provided on 6 May 2014 at Hansard Column 110W which provides details of investigations completed and incidences of non-compliance.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMRC do not hold data on Employment Tribunals and action taken through civil courts in a format that would enable provision of the statistics requested.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>I refer the honourable member to the answer provided at UIN 205613 for details of penalties issued and their value.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 225467 225470 question first answered 02/03/2015 17:44:07 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna