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1195826

	registered interest
	date	13/05/2020
	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	Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether, under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, an employer and employee must enter into a written agreement reducing the employee’s salary before the first reduced payment is made.
	tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
	uin	HL4402
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/05/2020 answer text <p>Employers should discuss the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme with their staff and make any changes to the employment contract in writing as part of the furlough agreement. This includes agreement to any reduction in pay.</p><p>In order to be eligible for the scheme, employers must confirm in writing to their employee that they have been furloughed. If this is done in a way that is consistent with employment law, that consent is valid for the purposes of claiming through the scheme. Collective agreement reached between an employer and a trade union is also acceptable for the purpose of such a claim. There needs to be a written record, but the employee does not have to provide a written response. A record of this communication must be kept for five years.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 28/05/2020 11:54:34 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
	tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

1199421

	registered interest
	date	02/06/2020
	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	Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: Maternity Leave
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether people on maternity leave beyond the period of 39 weeks' statutory maternity pay are able to return to work before the intended end of their leave and then be furloughed; if so, whether they would need to give eight weeks' notice to return to work early in order to qualify for furlough arrangements; and if not; what assessment they have made of the disparity in circumstances for these women compared to those still in receipt of maternity pay who have to give eight weeks' notice before returning to work in order to be furloughed.
	tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
	uin	HL5009
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2020 answer text <p>Employed mothers are required to take at least two weeks Statutory Maternity Leave (or four weeks of they are a factory worker) immediately after giving birth. Generally speaking, if an employed mother wishes to return to work before the end of her Maternity Leave (which is 52 weeks), she is required to give at least 8 weeks’ notice of the date that she intends to return to work, irrespective of whether she is on paid or unpaid Maternity Leave. However, the employer can agree to the employee returning on shorter or no notice.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 15/06/2020 15:39:35 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
	tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

1254623

	registered interest
	date	23/11/2020
	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	Construction: Skilled Workers
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further (1) to the speech by the Prime Minister on the economy on 30 June in which he pledged they would “build, build, build”, and (2) to the rate of retirement rate of skilled workers in the construction sector, how they intend to ensure there are sufficient (1) quantity surveyors, (2) bricklayers, (3) plasterers, (4) masons, and (5) welders, in that sector.
	tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
	uin	HL10605
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2020 answer text <p>The Government is supporting the construction sector in its drive to increase investment in skills development, and to equip workers with the skills that they will need for the future. This is a cross-industry drive which includes organisations delivering training to quantity surveyors, bricklayers, plasterers, masons, and welders. This will be achieved through a joint commitment to implement reforms to the Construction Industry Training Board to make it more strategic and industry-led, and to enable the sector to make best use of funding from the Apprenticeship Levy.</p><p> </p><p>On 1 June, the Construction Leadership Council (CLC) published its Industry Recovery Plan. Employment and skills in the construction sector are identified as a priority, and a focus of the ‘Restart’ phase of the Plan is to maximise employment opportunities.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has welcomed the Plan and is collaborating with the CLC and industry to ensure that the proposals are implemented.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 07/12/2020 14:50:07 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
	tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

1256366

	registered interest
	date	27/11/2020
	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	Performing Arts: Intellectual Property
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to ensure that the UK has a high level of protection for (1) copyright, and (2) other performers’ rights, online.
	tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
	uin	HL10822
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2020 answer text <p>The UK is widely acknowledged as one of the best places in the world in which to protect and enforce copyright and related rights.</p><p> </p><p>Now that we have left the EU, we intend to maintain these high standards of protection, and to promote them globally, including through future trade agreements.</p><p> </p><p>Our future trade agreements should achieve positive outcomes for owners and users of copyright and related rights, including effective cooperation on tackling online copyright infringement.</p><p> </p><p>The Government takes the enforcement of IP rights very seriously, and is taking forward various initiatives including the development of a new enforcement strategy, continued funding for the Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit (PIPCU), strategic coordination of enforcement activity and continuing support for voluntary initiatives with intermediaries and others in the online world.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 11/12/2020 14:05:17 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
	tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

1277403

	registered interest
	date	18/01/2021
	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	Fringe Benefits
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether employers can pro-rate company premiums for private medical cover for short-term employees; if so, by how much; and whether employers can pro-rate other benefits such as holiday pay.
	tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
	uin	HL12219
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2021 answer text <p>Fixed-term employees must not be treated less favourably than a comparable permanent member of staff without an objective justification. Beyond this protection, the terms and conditions of employment, except where they are subject to statutory minimum standards such as the national minimum wage, are a contractual matter for negotiation and agreement between employers and employees (or their representatives). Provided they do not discriminate unlawfully, for example on grounds of race, sex or disability, employers are free to offer the terms and conditions of employment which best suit their business needs.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 01/02/2021 15:04:18 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
	tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

1277404

	registered interest
	date	18/01/2021
	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 advice they have published for employers and employees seeking assistance from ACAS in relation to employment contracts and tribunals.
	tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
	uin	HL12220
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2021 answer text <p>Guidance on employment law and employment tribunals is published on GOV.UK for employees and employers. GOV.UK also signposts users to Acas for more detailed guidance on employment issues, including on employment contracts and the process to resolve disputes.</p><p> </p><p>Acas provide free and impartial advice to employers, employees, and their representatives on employment rights; best practice and policies; and resolving workplace conflict. Acas also publish guidance on different aspects of employment law and employment relationships, and a list of these topics can be found on the Acas site: <a href="https://www.acas.org.uk/advice" target="_blank">https://www.acas.org.uk/advice</a>.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 01/02/2021 15:04:38 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
	tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

1278949

	registered interest
	date	20/01/2021
	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	Brain: Tumours
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to meet any funding shortfall as a result of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on charitable donations for research projects into brain tumours.
	tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
	uin	HL12351
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2021 answer text <p>The Government demonstrated its ambitions for research, committing £14.6 billion to R&amp;D next year.  This funding will support the life sciences sector within which Medical Research Charities operate alongside other research areas including brain tumours. BEIS and DHSC regularly discuss the impacts of COVID-19 on charity-funded research with the Association of Medical Research Charities and we are continuing to engage with them.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 03/02/2021 16:52:06 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
	tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

1283741

	registered interest
	date	03/02/2021
	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	Fossil Fuels
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact that ceasing to use fossil fuels would have on (1) controlling climate change, and (2) preventing the extinction of species.
	tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
	uin	HL12966
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/02/2021 answer text <p>Ceasing emissions from the use of fossil fuels would substantially reduce future warming, however continued emissions from other sectors, including agriculture, cement and waste, would still result in rising temperatures, albeit at a slower rate of warming. If we reach net zero carbon dioxide emissions across all sectors, and stabilise or reduce emissions of short lived greenhouse gases such as methane, then at that point, our best current understanding is that warming would cease.</p><p> </p><p>There is a strong scientific consensus that climate change is impacting on biodiversity, including contributing to species extinction, and that tackling global warming would have significant benefits for the natural world. Those impacts are predicted to grow substantially without action to limit future warming.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 17/02/2021 15:22:40 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
	tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

1283742

	registered interest
	date	03/02/2021
	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	Fossil Fuels
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to set a target for eliminating the use of fossil fuels by the UK; and if not, why not.
	tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
	uin	HL12967
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/02/2021 answer text <p>The Government is committed to acting on climate change by reducing our emissions to net zero by 2050. As part of this we must move away from fossil fuels and towards cleaner energy sources. This is why we are one of the first countries to commit to ending unabated coal generation, which we intend to do by 2024, subject to consultation. Closing our remaining coal plants by this date would mean that in 10 years we have reduced our reliance on unabated coal generation from almost a third of our electricity supply to zero.</p><p> </p><p>Our Energy White Paper, published last December set out plans for the transformation of our energy system as we move towards fully decarbonised electricity generation by 2050, including working with the oil and gas sector to transform the UK Continental Shelf to be a net zero basin by 2050. As these fossil fuels play a smaller role in our energy mix over time, the government will agree a North Sea Transition Deal to deliver new business opportunities, jobs and skills and protect the wider communities which rely on the sector. My Rt hon Friend the Prime Minister’s Ten Point Plan further demonstrates the government’s commitment to investing in clean technologies as we move away from fossil fuels.</p><p> </p><p>Ahead of COP26, we will set out further plans for decarbonising key sectors across the economy, culminating in a Net Zero Strategy which sets out our vision for the transition to 2050.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 17/02/2021 14:44:41 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
	tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

1284594

	registered interest
	date	08/02/2021
	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	Construction: Vacancies
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the finding in the report by Gleeds Charting the Course: Winter 20/21 UK Market Report, published on 3 February, that there is a shortage of skilled labour available to the UK construction industry.
	tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
	uin	HL13096
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2021 answer text <p>On 1 January 2021, the UK implemented a points-based immigration system that treats EU and non-EU citizens equally. The Government has introduced greater flexibility for business and migrants, while supporting the economic need of the country. A Skilled Worker visa route is open to all nationals who wish to come to the UK to do an eligible job with an approved employer. A range of skilled occupations in construction are included in the list of eligible occupations.</p><p>The Government is supporting the construction sector in its drive to increase investment in skills development, and to equip workers with the skills that they will need for the future. This will be achieved through a joint commitment to implement reforms to the Construction Industry Training Board to make it more strategic and industry-led, and to enable the sector to make best use of funding from the Apprenticeship Levy.</p><p>On 1 June 2020, the Construction Leadership Council (CLC) published its Industry Recovery Plan. Employment and skills in the construction sector are identified as a priority, and a focus of the ‘Restart’ phase of the Plan is to maximise employment opportunities.</p><p>The Government has welcomed the Plan and is collaborating with the CLC and industry to ensure that the proposals are implemented.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan grouped question UIN HL13097 HL13098 question first answered 22/02/2021 16:17:36 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
	tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham