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967420

	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	Conditions of Employment
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they propose to take following the call of the Director of Labour Market Enforcement on 18 August for further measures to tackle violations of employment legislation.
	tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
	uin	HL9919
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2018 answer text <p>The Government is carefully considering all 37 recommendations contained within the Director’s Labour Market Enforcement Strategy 2018-19 and we will respond in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 17/09/2018 13:26:22 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
	tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

1174433

	registered interest
	date	29/01/2020
	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	Energy: Housing
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking and over what period to assist over 60’s living in fuel-poor properties, and to improve the energy efficiency of existing homes.
	tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
	uin	HL893
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2020 answer text <p>Improving energy efficiency is the best long-term solution to tackle fuel poverty.</p><p>More than one quarter of fuel poor households in England include a resident over the age of 60. Government is taking steps to ensure low income, vulnerable households, including older people, are protected from living in a cold home.</p><p>The Energy Company Obligation Scheme provides support for low income and vulnerable households. Since ECO launched in January 2013, it has delivered energy efficiency measures to more than 2 million households. ECO, or a successor scheme, will continue to drive at least £640 million investment per year in home energy efficiency until 2028.</p><p>The Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards now require landlords spend up to £3500 improving their properties to energy efficiency Band E before renting them out. We intend to consult later this year on a long-term trajectory for improving Private Rented Sector homes to Band C.</p><p>In addition to receiving energy efficiency support, pensioners receive financial support to ensure they can keep their homes warm. Winter Fuel Payments provide pensioners with between £100 and £300 to keep their homes warm during the winter. Those on Pension Credit also receive a £140 Warm Home Discount rebate.</p><p>Our 2020 Fuel Poverty Strategy will detail our future plans to tackle fuel poverty.</p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank question first answered 04/02/2020 15:25:48 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
	tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

892400

	registered interest
	date	26/04/2018
	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	ACAS: Recruitment
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Lord Keen of Elie on 26 April in relation to the backlog in Employment Tribunal cases, what action they are taking in relation to the staffing of Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service offices in the light of the difficulties experienced in Newcastle.
	tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
	uin	HL7307
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2018 answer text <p>Acas has recruited additional conciliators and has plans to further increase its conciliation workforce in the coming months.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 08/05/2018 16:06:36 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
	tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

685329

	registered interest
	date	06/02/2017
	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	Estate Agents
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will institute a review of the practice of estate agents requiring pre-contract deposits in the process of purchasing homes.
	tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
	uin	HL5233
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2017 answer text <p>The Government has no plans to review the practices of estate agents. The conduct of estate agents is governed by legislation – Estate Agents Act 1979 - which sets out the duties estate agents owe to clients and third parties. Under the Act all estate agents in the UK engaged in residential estate agency work are required to join an approved redress scheme so that consumers can seek free and independent redress from an approved body.</p><p>Estate agents who are members of The Property Ombudsmen (TPO) are required to comply with the TPO’s Code. The Code sets out requirements in relation to pre-contract deposits. Breach of the Code could result in removal from the redress scheme – this will effectively prevent them from operating as an estate agent.</p><p>Estate Agents are also required to comply with other consumer legislation to prevent or prohibit unfair practices in their dealings with consumers.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 15/02/2017 15:59:39 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
	tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

670022

	registered interest
	date	09/01/2017
	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	Employment Tribunals Service
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Neville-Rolfe on 4 January (HL4265), what costs have been incurred in relation to the issue of warning notices; how many recipients of warning notices complied with them; what was the total amount of compensation paid  by compliant employers; what costs have been incurred in relation to the issue of penalty notices; how many recipients of penalty notices complied with them; how much was recovered under the penalty notice process; and what steps are taken to advise and support claimants in relation to the failure of employers to comply with employment tribunal orders to pay compensation.
	tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
	uin	HL4384
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2017 answer text <p>Costs incurred in the issuing of warning letters and penalty notices are minimal because they are part of the administrative process delivered by the Employment Tribunal penalties team in the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.</p><p> </p><p>Of the 168 warning letters issued, 29 recipients have responded by making payments bringing the total previously unpaid awards recovered by the Department to just under £99,500.</p><p> </p><p>60 penalty notices have been issued and one recipient has complied by paying the outstanding amount of £750 and a penalty of £187.50 which, under the arrangements of the regime, goes to the Government.</p><p> </p><p>HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service issue booklet T426 to claimants, which accompanies every employment tribunal judgment, about the enforcement routes available to them to pursue unpaid compensation awards. The information can be found on page 6 of the attached booklet.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The option for claimants is to inform the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy’s Employment Tribunal penalties team of non-payment of their award, 42 days after the employment tribunal award was made to allow for appeal. For Acas conciliated settlements, the claimant can submit a complaint if payment has not been received by the date agreed as part of the settlement. The team will advise claimants on next steps to take to recover the unpaid awards.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 23/01/2017 15:38:40 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton attachment 1 file name Attachment to HL4384.pdf title Presidential Guidance
	tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

670021

	registered interest
	date	09/01/2017
	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	Minimum Wage
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Neville-Rolfe on 3 January (HL4167), whether all of the penalties and sums required to remedy underpayments have been paid; whether, and if so how many of, the employers subject to penalties or a requirement to remedy underpayments failed to do so; and what criteria are applied in determining whether or not to prosecute defaulting employers.
	tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
	uin	HL4383
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2017 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs maintains data on arrears recovered in all cases – and actively pursues recovery through the civil courts where this is not paid. Due to the way this data is maintained, the requested figures could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>The criteria for prosecuting National Minimum Wage offences are outlined in the Government’s minimum wage enforcement policy document, which can be found here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/539577/bis-16-373-enforcement-policy-document-national-minimum-wage.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/539577/bis-16-373-enforcement-policy-document-national-minimum-wage.pdf</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 23/01/2017 15:39:28 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton attachment 1 file name Attachment to HL4383.pdf title Enforcement policy, National Minimum Wage
	tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

662658

	registered interest
	date	20/12/2016
	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	Employment Tribunals Service
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Neville-Rolfe on 24 October (HL2341), how many penalties have been issued in respect of the failure of employers to pay employment tribunal awards since the new penalty system was introduced in 2016; and with what results.
	tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
	uin	HL4265
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/01/2017 answer text <p>Since April 2016, the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has issued 60 penalty notices as a result of 164 warning notices to employers for failure to comply with orders of employment tribunals to pay compensation to applicants.</p><p> </p><p>As a result of the Employment Tribunal Penalty regime the department has secured over £83,000 in previously unpaid awards for applicants.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 04/01/2017 11:10:05 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

659547

	registered interest
	date	15/12/2016
	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	Minimum Wage
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Neville-Rolfe on 24 October (HL2092), whether they will now answer the question concerning the number of criminal prosecutions that have been initiated in relation to the 700 employers "named and shamed" for failing to pay the minimum wage since October 2013; how many civil proceedings have been initiated; and what financial penalties were issued as a result of those proceedings.
	tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
	uin	HL4167
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/01/2017 answer text <p>The Government has named 687 employers for failing to pay at least the appropriate minimum wage rate to their workers, since the inception of our naming scheme in October 2013. Civil proceedings were initiated against all 687 of these employers, resulting in almost £1.4 million of penalties being levied. In addition, over £3.5 million of underpayments were identified, which the employers are required to repay to workers. Public naming represents the final element of the civil enforcement process. No criminal prosecutions were initiated against these employers.</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s priority is to ensure low paid workers receive the money they are owed, as quickly as possible. Civil proceedings are generally the most effective means of achieving this. However, where there is evidence that an offence has been committed the case will be considered for criminal investigation, which may lead to prosecution.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 03/01/2017 11:56:56 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

659545

	registered interest
	date	15/12/2016
	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	Employment Tribunals Service
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Neville-Rolfe on 24 October (HL2341), how many penalty notices have been issued since April 2016 in respect of employers' failure to pay compensation ordered by employment tribunals; and how much has been recovered.
	tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
	uin	HL4165
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2016 answer text <p>Since April 2016, the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has issued 60 penalty notices to employers for failure to comply with orders of employment tribunals to pay compensation to applicants.</p><p> </p><p>As a result of the Employment Tribunal Penalty regime the department has secured £83,245.52 in previously unpaid awards for applicants.</p><p> </p><p>Should the penalty notices not be paid, the department will take further enforcement action as necessary to pursue payment.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 20/12/2016 15:40:05 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

649373

	registered interest
	date	01/12/2016
	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	Business: Government Assistance
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of their commitment that any assistance to Nissan would be provided in compliance with state aid and World Trade Organisation rules and kept within current spending limits, whether they will offer similar support to other businesses; and if so, what criteria they will apply in deciding what compensating reductions will be made to ensure that expenditure limits are not breached.
	tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
	uin	HL3736
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2016 answer text <p>I refer the noble Lord to the statement I made to the House on this matter on 31 October 2016, Official Report<em>, </em>Volume 776.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 12/12/2016 15:01:04 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe attachment 1 file name Nissan_ Sunderland - Hansard Online (P).pdf title Hansard - Nissan statement
	tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham