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registered interest false more like this
date remove maximum value filtermore like thismore than 2017-10-30
answering body
HM Treasury more like this
answering dept id 14 more like this
answering dept short name Treasury more like this
answering dept sort name CaTreasury more like this
hansard heading Enterprise Investment Scheme more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have for revising the Enterprise Investment Scheme; and what assessment they have made of the economic impact of any future reductions in support available through that scheme. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Mendelsohn more like this
uin HL2700 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2017-11-13more like thismore than 2017-11-13
answer text <p>The consultation <em>Financing Growth in Innovative Firms </em>set out the vital role the Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) plays in incentivising investment into early stage, high-growth firms. In 2015-16 more than 3,400 companies raised £1.9 billion through the scheme. The consultation also noted an ongoing issue of low-risk ‘capital preservation’ investments structured around the relief and asked an open question about how best to target the relief to ensure it helps innovative, high-growth firms receive the investment they need. The government will set out its response to the consultation in the Budget.</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member printed Lord Bates more like this
question first answered
less than 2017-11-13T15:48:54.67Zmore like thismore than 2017-11-13T15:48:54.67Z
answering member
1091
label Biography information for Lord Bates more like this
tabling member
4286
label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn remove filter
780337
registered interest false more like this
date remove maximum value filtermore like thismore than 2017-10-30
answering body
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept id 201 more like this
answering dept short name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
hansard heading Small Businesses more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government how many civil servants in (1) the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, and (2) the Department for International Trade, were responsible for small business policy in each year since 2010, broken down by grade. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Mendelsohn more like this
uin HL2701 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2017-11-10more like thismore than 2017-11-10
answer text <p>Both the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and the Department for International Trade have staff working in a wide range of policy development and delivery activities which support small businesses across the UK. The information is not held centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate costs.</p> more like this
answering member printed Lord Henley more like this
question first answered
less than 2017-11-10T12:50:39.453Zmore like thisremove minimum value filter
answering member
2616
label Biography information for Lord Henley more like this
tabling member
4286
label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn remove filter
780339
registered interest false more like this
date remove maximum value filtermore like thismore than 2017-10-30
answering body
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept id 201 more like this
answering dept short name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
hansard heading Minimum Wage: Prosecutions more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government how many successful prosecutions were made against employers for failing to pay the National Minimum Wage for internship roles in each year since 2010; and what were the details of those prosecutions. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Mendelsohn more like this
uin HL2703 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction true more like this
date of answer less than 2017-11-10more like thismore than 2017-11-10
answer text <p>Details of the employers prosecuted for National Minimum Wage offences up to the end of 2016/17 are included in Table 1 below and are also published in Annex C of the 2017 <em><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/630197/nmw-nlw-lpc-evidence-compliance-enforcement-2017.pdf" target="_blank">Government Evidence to the Low Pay Commission on compliance and enforcemen</a>t.</em> HMRC does not have any records of prosecutions in relation to interns.</p><p> </p><p>Table 1: NMW Prosecutions, 2007/08 to 2016/17</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Name of employer</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Trading Name</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Area</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Offence</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Date</strong></ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">1</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">T Aguda</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Rascals Day Nursery Ltd</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Walthamstow</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">31 (5) (a)</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">28/08/2007</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Torbay Council</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Torquay</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">31 (5) (b)</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">01/10/2007</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">3</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">R Singh</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Pound Mania</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Nottingham</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">31 (5) (b)</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">30/04/2008</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">4</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">David Jackson</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Jackson’s Butchers</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Sheffield</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">31 (1); 31 (2); 31 (3); 31 (4).</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">02/07/2008</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">5</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Pauline Smout</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Jackson’s Butchers</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Sheffield</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">31 (1); 31 (2); 31 (3); 31 (4)</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">02/07/2008</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">6</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Zaheer Ibrahim</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">The Jewel in the Crown</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Nottingham</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">31 (5) (b)</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">21/07/2008</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">7</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Ahmed Yassine</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">The Pheonix Hotel</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Rotherham</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">31 (2); 31 (5) (b)</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">13/02/2009</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">8</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">B G Optical</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Manchester</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">31(1); 31(2); 31(3); 31(4); 31(5)(a); 31(5)(b)</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">23/06/2010</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">9</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Widescope Security</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">London</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">31(1); 31(5)(b)</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">26/02/2013</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">10</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Amanda Barrett</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Amanda’s Precious Bubbles Day Nursery Ltd</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Birmingham</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">31(1); 31(2)</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">11/05/2016</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">11</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Richard Hunt</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">The Rock Hotel (Weymouth) Ltd</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Weymouth</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">31(5)(a); 31(5)(b)</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">13/05/2016</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">12</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">L.UK/Euro (Brighton) Ltd</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">3D Telecon</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Oldham</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">31(1); 31(5)(a)</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">04/08/2016</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">13</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Dida Brothers Car Wash</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Southampton</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">31(1); 31(2)</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">08/12/2016</ins></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><thead><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>Name of employer</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>Trading Name</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>Area</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>Offence</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>Date</strong></del></p></td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">1</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">T Aguda</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Rascals Day Nursery Ltd</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Walthamstow</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">31 (5) (a)</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">28/08/2007</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">2</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Torbay Council</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"> </del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Torquay</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">31 (5) (b)</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">01/10/2007</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">3</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">R Singh</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Pound Mania</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Nottingham</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">31 (5) (b)</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">30/04/2008</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">4</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">David Jackson</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Jackson’s Butchers</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Sheffield</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">31 (1); 31 (2); 31 (3); 31 (4).</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">02/07/2008</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">5</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Pauline Smout</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Jackson’s Butchers</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Sheffield</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">31 (1); 31 (2); 31 (3); 31 (4)</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">02/07/2008</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">6</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Zaheer Ibrahim</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">The Jewel in the Crown</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Nottingham</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">31 (5) (b)</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">21/07/2008</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">7</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Ahmed Yassine</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">The Pheonix Hotel</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Rotherham</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">31 (2); 31 (5) (b)</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">13/02/2009</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">8</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">B G Optical</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"> </del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Manchester</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">31(1); 31(2); 31(3); 31(4); 31(5)(a); 31(5)(b)</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">23/06/2010</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">9</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Widescope Security</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"> </del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">London</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">31(1); 31(5)(b)</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">26/02/2013</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">10</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Amanda Barrett</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Amanda’s Precious Bubbles Day Nursery Ltd</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Birmingham</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">31(1); 31(2)</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">11/05/2016</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">11</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Richard Hunt</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">The Rock Hotel (Weymouth) Ltd</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Weymouth</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">31(5)(a); 31(5)(b)</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">13/05/2016</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">12</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">L.UK/Euro (Brighton) Ltd</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">3D Telecon</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Oldham</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">31(1); 31(5)(a)</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">04/08/2016</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">13</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Dida Brothers Car Wash</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"> </del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Southampton</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">31(1); 31(2)</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">08/12/2016</del></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: BEIS/HMRC enforcement data</p>
answering member printed Lord Henley more like this
question first answered
less than 2017-11-10T13:56:21.617Zmore like thismore than 2017-11-10T13:56:21.617Z
question first ministerially corrected
less than 2017-11-16T11:59:25.293Zmore like thismore than 2017-11-16T11:59:25.293Z
answering member
2616
label Biography information for Lord Henley more like this
attachment
1
file name Attachment to HL2703.pdf more like this
title Evidence and analysis to the Low Pay Commission more like this
previous answer version
21502
answering member printed Lord Henley more like this
answering member
2616
label Biography information for Lord Henley more like this
attachment
1
file name Attachment to HL2703.pdf more like this
title Evidence and analysis to the Low Pay Commission more like this
tabling member
4286
label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn remove filter
780340
registered interest false more like this
date remove maximum value filtermore like thismore than 2017-10-30
answering body
HM Treasury more like this
answering dept id 14 more like this
answering dept short name Treasury more like this
answering dept sort name CaTreasury more like this
hansard heading Minimum Wage: Complaints more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government, in each year since 2010, how many complaints were referred to HMRC from (1) ACAS, (2) Citizens Advice, and (3) individuals, relating to workers being unpaid or paid less than the National Minimum Wage for internship roles; how many of those complaints were investigated by HMRC; and how many resulted in a prosecution against an employer. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Mendelsohn more like this
uin HL2704 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2017-11-13more like thismore than 2017-11-13
answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) only holds data on referrals that resulted in an investigation being opened.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC began receiving complaint referrals from Acas on 17 March 2015. From this date until 31 March 2016 HMRC opened 6 investigations relating to interns that were referred by Acas.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC began receiving complaint referrals from Citizens Advice from September 2016. HMRC has recorded no investigations opened after referral from Citizens Advice that specifically relate to interns.</p><p> </p><p>The following numbers of investigations were opened as a result of direct complaints in relation to interns from 1 April 2010 to 17 March 2015:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Investigations opened from direct complaints</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>28</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>44</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>56</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>HMRC has recorded no prosecutions in relation to interns and the National Minimum Wage.</p><p> </p>
answering member printed Lord Bates more like this
question first answered
less than 2017-11-13T16:16:49.983Zmore like thismore than 2017-11-13T16:16:49.983Z
answering member
1091
label Biography information for Lord Bates more like this
tabling member
4286
label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn remove filter