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77535

	registered interest
	date	14/07/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	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 non-criminal financial penalties were issued by HM Revenue and Customs to employers for underpayment of the minimum wage in each of the last six financial years.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	205613
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2014 answer text <p>The Government takes the enforcement of National Minimum Wage (NMW) very seriously and 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>The vast majority of employers obey the law and pay their employees at least the national minimum wage.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC investigates all complaints made about employers suspected of not paying the minimum wage, in addition to carrying out targeted enforcement where it identifies a high risk of non-payment of NMW across the whole of the UK.</p><p> </p><p>The number of penalties issued for non-payment of National Minimum Wage for the timescales requested is set out below:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Penalties issued</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Penalties amount</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008/09</p></td><td><p>N/A*</p></td><td><p>N/A*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>381</p></td><td><p>£111,183</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>934</p></td><td><p>£520,568</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>906</p></td><td><p>£766,807</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>708</p></td><td><p>£776,517</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>652</p></td><td><p>£815,269</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>*Civil penalties were introduced on 6 April 2009 for employers who are found to have underpaid their workers.</p><p> </p><p>I refer the honourable member to my response of 6 May 2014, Hansard Column 110W. In 2008/09, there were 4317 complete inspections with 1746 incidences of non-compliance.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In all years, the remaining investigations did not highlight sufficient evidence to prove non-compliance with the National Minimum Wage Act.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 205614 question first answered 12/09/2014 09:50:00 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

77537

	registered interest
	date	14/07/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	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 employers were found by HM Revenue and Customs to have paid the minimum wage in each of the last six financial years.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	205614
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2014 answer text <p>The Government takes the enforcement of National Minimum Wage (NMW) very seriously and 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>The vast majority of employers obey the law and pay their employees at least the national minimum wage.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC investigates all complaints made about employers suspected of not paying the minimum wage, in addition to carrying out targeted enforcement where it identifies a high risk of non-payment of NMW across the whole of the UK.</p><p> </p><p>The number of penalties issued for non-payment of National Minimum Wage for the timescales requested is set out below:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Penalties issued</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Penalties amount</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008/09</p></td><td><p>N/A*</p></td><td><p>N/A*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>381</p></td><td><p>£111,183</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>934</p></td><td><p>£520,568</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>906</p></td><td><p>£766,807</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>708</p></td><td><p>£776,517</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>652</p></td><td><p>£815,269</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>*Civil penalties were introduced on 6 April 2009 for employers who are found to have underpaid their workers.</p><p> </p><p>I refer the honourable member to my response of 6 May 2014, Hansard Column 110W. In 2008/09, there were 4317 complete inspections with 1746 incidences of non-compliance.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In all years, the remaining investigations did not highlight sufficient evidence to prove non-compliance with the National Minimum Wage Act.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 205613 question first answered 12/09/2014 09:50:01 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

106400

	registered interest
	date	04/11/2014
	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 12 September 2014 to Question 205614, what proportion of the penalties imposed in each year have been successfully enforced; and how much of the amount of penalty imposed is outstanding.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	213409
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2014 answer text <p>The Government takes the enforcement of National Minimum Wage 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>The vast majority of employers pay penalties upon being issued with a Notice of Underpayment. Where they do not, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) will seek to recover through debt management processes. In the period 2009/10 - 2013/14 HMRC issued over 3,500 penalties totalling nearly £3m. Of these, 2 per cent are currently being pursued through debt management processes..</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 11/11/2014 16:55:22 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

77521

	registered interest
	date	14/07/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Minimum Wage
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps HM Revenue and Customs takes when an employer whom it has deemed to have underpaid the minimum wage absconds without repaying the money owed.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	205524
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/08/2014 answer text <p>The Government takes the enforcement of the National Minimum Wage (NMW) very seriously. HMRC review every complaint that is referred to them by the Pay and Work Rights Helpline. In addition, by collating and analysing data received from various sources, HMRC ensure targeted enforcement through robust risk assessment processes to identify employers across the United Kingdom who are more likely to be not paying NMW.</p><p> </p><p>The majority of employers identified as paying below National Minimum Wage will pay arrears on receipt of a formal Notice of Underpayment. Where they don’t, we will pursue recovery through the civil courts.</p><p> </p><p>For deliberate non-compliance or obstructive behaviour, we investigate at a criminal level. This could include employers who abscond.</p><p> </p><p>The statistics requested on absconded employers are not available, and HMRC does not routinely collect statistics on falsification and obstruction of investigation.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Of those employers prosecuted within the last five financial years, there were no incidences of previous underpayment of the National Minimum Wage. Employment Tribunals are the responsibility of HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 205525 205612 question first answered 18/08/2014 10:01:33 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

77527

	registered interest
	date	14/07/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Minimum Wage
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what outstanding total of minimum wage arrears were unpaid because the employer had absconded in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	205525
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/08/2014 answer text <p>The Government takes the enforcement of the National Minimum Wage (NMW) very seriously. HMRC review every complaint that is referred to them by the Pay and Work Rights Helpline. In addition, by collating and analysing data received from various sources, HMRC ensure targeted enforcement through robust risk assessment processes to identify employers across the United Kingdom who are more likely to be not paying NMW.</p><p> </p><p>The majority of employers identified as paying below National Minimum Wage will pay arrears on receipt of a formal Notice of Underpayment. Where they don’t, we will pursue recovery through the civil courts.</p><p> </p><p>For deliberate non-compliance or obstructive behaviour, we investigate at a criminal level. This could include employers who abscond.</p><p> </p><p>The statistics requested on absconded employers are not available, and HMRC does not routinely collect statistics on falsification and obstruction of investigation.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Of those employers prosecuted within the last five financial years, there were no incidences of previous underpayment of the National Minimum Wage. Employment Tribunals are the responsibility of HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 205524 205612 question first answered 18/08/2014 10:01:33 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

77534

	registered interest
	date	14/07/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	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 times HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has encountered employers suspected of underpaying the minimum wage who (a) falsified documents, (b) obstructed the investigation and (c) had previously been found on previous occasions by HMRC or by an employment tribunal, to have underpaid on a previous occasion in each of the last five financial years.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	205612
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/08/2014 answer text <p>The Government takes the enforcement of the National Minimum Wage (NMW) very seriously. HMRC review every complaint that is referred to them by the Pay and Work Rights Helpline. In addition, by collating and analysing data received from various sources, HMRC ensure targeted enforcement through robust risk assessment processes to identify employers across the United Kingdom who are more likely to be not paying NMW.</p><p> </p><p>The majority of employers identified as paying below National Minimum Wage will pay arrears on receipt of a formal Notice of Underpayment. Where they don’t, we will pursue recovery through the civil courts.</p><p> </p><p>For deliberate non-compliance or obstructive behaviour, we investigate at a criminal level. This could include employers who abscond.</p><p> </p><p>The statistics requested on absconded employers are not available, and HMRC does not routinely collect statistics on falsification and obstruction of investigation.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Of those employers prosecuted within the last five financial years, there were no incidences of previous underpayment of the National Minimum Wage. Employment Tribunals are the responsibility of HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 205524 205525 question first answered 18/08/2014 10:01:33 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

114913

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Alternatives to Prosecution
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, for what offences and under what circumstances police officers of Staffordshire Police, West Yorkshire Police and Leicestershire Police will be required to seek permission of the Crown Prosecution Service before issuing the community resolutions and suspended prosecutions being piloted in those areas.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	213567
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>We plan to put an end to the cautions culture and to replace the conditional caution with the suspended prosecution. Before doing so, Staffordshire Police, West Yorkshire Police and Leicestershire Police are piloting a new, two-tier framework for out of court disposals based on the conditional caution and the community resolution.</p><p> </p><p>Police officers in these areas, as in other parts of England and Wales, may in exceptional circumstances administer a conditional caution for an indictable only offence and must seek the permission of the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) before doing so. There is no requirement for police officers to seek the approval of the CPS before administering a community resolution.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 10/11/2014 17:52:07 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

77718

	registered interest
	date	14/07/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Minimum Wage
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many employment tribunals have taken place relating to under-payment of the minimum wage in (a) 2013-14 and (b) each of the previous five financial years; and how many such tribunals found in favour of the employee.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	205523
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p>The National Minimum Wage jurisdiction relates to suffering a detriment and or/dismissal related to failure to pay the minimum wage or allow access to records. The data is given in the table below. This information is published in Tribunals Statistics Quarterly, available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/tribunal-statistics-quarterly-january-to-march-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/tribunal-statistics-quarterly-january-to-march-2014</a></p><table><tbody><tr><td>Employment Tribunals involving National Minimum Wage, 2009/10 to 2013/14</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><strong>2009/10</strong></td><td><strong>2010/11</strong></td><td><strong>2011/12</strong></td><td><strong>2012/13</strong></td><td><strong>2013/14</strong></td></tr><tr><td>Total Employment Tribunals disposed</td><td>112,364</td><td>122,792</td><td>110,769</td><td>107,420</td><td>148,387</td></tr><tr><td>Claims involving the National Minimum Wage jurisdiction</td><td>414</td><td>599</td><td>520</td><td>496</td><td>381</td></tr><tr><td>Proportion of National Minimum Wage claims that were successful at hearing</td><td>12%</td><td>13%</td><td>15%</td><td>15%</td><td>17%</td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 21/07/2014 12:59:13 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

78542

	registered interest
	date	16/07/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Overseas Aid: Fraud
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will place in the Library any correspondence her Department has received from the Serious Fraud Office on what steps it is taking to investigate reports referred to it by her Department that UK aid may have been channelled via CDC Group and Energy Capital Partners into companies linked to James Ibori; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	206339
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to her by the Solicitor General on 15 July 2014, Official Report, column 592W.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 21/07/2014 16:12:48 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

78541

	registered interest
	date	16/07/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Overseas Aid: Fraud
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many times her Department has referred cases of suspected bribery, fraud or money laundering concerning UK aid money to (a) the Serious Fraud Office and (b) the Crown Prosecution Service since 2009-10.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	206338
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>It is not the policy of this Department to comment on Serious Fraud Office or Crown Prosecution Service matters.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 21/07/2014 16:11:34 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry