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1060472

	registered interest
	date	13/02/2019
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Sustainable Development
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps her Department is taking to encourage people to contribute to the Voluntary National Review of the Sustainable Development Goals.
	tabling member constituency	Wells
	tabling member printed	James Heappey
	uin	909197
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2019 answer text <p>I am committed to an inclusive Voluntary National Review that showcases activity across the UK. Almost 200 organisations and individuals have submitted case studies highlighting activity to support delivery of the Goals. We continue to welcome contributions which can be submitted via our gov.uk VNR website.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 13/02/2019 15:10:58 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	4528 label Biography information for James Heappey

1136984

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2019
	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	Trading Schemes Act 1996
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, which Government Department is responsible for enforcing The Trading Schemes Act 1996.
	tabling member constituency	Wells
	tabling member printed	James Heappey
	uin	273472
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2019 answer text <p>The Trading Schemes Act 1996 amended Part XI (pyramid selling and similar trading schemes) of the Fair Trading Act 1973. The 1973 Act, as it now stands, does not confer an express enforcement duty on any particular body. The Department for Trade and Industry has previously led on enforcement of the 1973 Act, and its functions have now transferred to the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 11/07/2019 13:03:41 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	4528 label Biography information for James Heappey

424050

	registered interest
	date	21/10/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Business
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what fiscal steps he is taking to support businesses.
	tabling member constituency	Wells
	tabling member printed	James Heappey
	uin	901815
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2015 answer text <p>The government is committed to supporting businesses.</p><p>To support investment and drive productivity, the corporation tax rate will be reduced to 19% in 2017 and 18% in 2020. This will give the UK the lowest rate of corporation tax in the G20 and will save businesses a total of £6.6 billion by 2021.</p><p>The permanent level of the Annual Investment Allowance will be increased from £25,000 to £200,000, its highest-ever permanent level.</p><p>In addition, over one million employers have benefitted from the Employment Allowance which was introduced in April 2014. It allows businesses and charities throughout the UK to deduct up to £2000 off their employer National Insurance contributions (NICs) bill each year, rising to £3000 from April next year.</p><br /> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 27/10/2015 16:28:50 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	4528 label Biography information for James Heappey

428748

	registered interest
	date	17/11/2015
	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	Apprentices
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many apprenticeship starts there have been in each year since 1997.
	tabling member constituency	Wells
	tabling member printed	James Heappey
	uin	16673
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2015 answer text <p>Table 1 shows the number of Apprenticeship starts in England from the 1997/98 academic year to 2014/15.</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Table 1: Apprenticeship Starts, England, 1997/98 to 2014/15</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Academic Year</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Apprenticeship Starts</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td></td><td colspan="2"><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1997/98</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>75,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1998/99</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>118,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1999/00</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>165,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2000/01</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>177,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2001/02</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>162,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>-</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2002/03</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>167,700</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2003/04</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>193,600</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2004/05</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>189,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2005/06</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>175,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006/07</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>184,400</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007/08</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>224,800</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008/09</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>239,900</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>279,700</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>457,200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>520,600</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>510,200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>440,400</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>499,900</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Notes:</strong></p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>1) Data source for 2002/03 onwards is the Individualised Learner Record. Data source from 1997/98 to 2001/02 was the Individualised Student Record, managed by the Further Education Funding Council. Therefore data prior to 2002/03 is not directly comparable to later years.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>2) Data for 2002/03 onwards is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/fe-data-library-apprenticeships" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/fe-data-library-apprenticeships</a></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>3) Data prior to 2002/03 are rounded to the nearest thousand.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>4) Data from 2002/03 onwards are rounded to the nearest hundred.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 25/11/2015 11:54:42 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
	tabling member	4528 label Biography information for James Heappey

437335

	registered interest
	date	11/12/2015
	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	Pyramid Selling
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether his Department acts as the enforcement authority for the criminal offences defined in Part XI of the Fair Trading Act 1973 and in consequent trading schemes regulations and exemptions; and if he will make statement.
	tabling member constituency	Wells
	tabling member printed	James Heappey
	uin	19725
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/12/2015 answer text <p>Breaches of the Trading Schemes legislation (i.e. the Fair Trading Act 1973 and the regulations made under it) would be referred to the lawyers in the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills’ Criminal Enforcement to determine whether or not a criminal investigation should be undertaken. The matter may also be referred to the Insolvency Service, to investigate and ascertain whether the offending company should be wound up in the public interest. The 1973 Act does not confer an express enforcement duty on any particular body, however this Department would look to bring a case in appropriate circumstances. Otherwise, enforcement could fall to Trading Standards or possibly the Competition Markets Authority should widespread malpractice be suspected.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 28/12/2015 14:42:19 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
	tabling member	4528 label Biography information for James Heappey

446722

	registered interest
	date	21/01/2016
	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	Franchises
	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 28 December 2015 to Question 19725, if, when considering complaints on breaches of the Trading Schemes Act 1996, his Department will take into account the contents of franchisees' contracts on the terms of trade and the relationship between the franchisee, master franchisor in the UK and overseas franchisor in order to determine (a) the number of master franchisors in the UK of an overseas based franchisor and (b) if the trading scheme was subject to the Trading Schemes Regulations, whether its contracts complied with those regulations; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Wells
	tabling member printed	James Heappey
	uin	23663
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2016 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>Further to the answer given on 28 December to question UIN <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2015-12-11/19725/" target="_blank">19725</a>, the Department, or any authority investigating, would take into account all the relevant circumstances and the applicability of relevant legislation, before deciding whether to pursue a case.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 03/02/2016 17:37:51 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
	tabling member	4528 label Biography information for James Heappey

479497

	registered interest
	date	17/03/2016
	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	Zika Virus: Research
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps his Department is taking to help support research into the Zika virus.
	tabling member constituency	Wells
	tabling member printed	James Heappey
	uin	31598
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2016 answer text <p>In February we allocated £1 million from the Government’s Global Challenges Research Fund to help urgently tackle the Zika virus; the Medical Research Council (MRC) received over 100 applications for support through its Rapid Response Initiative. To meet this demand, in March we committed up to an additional £2 million, with a further £1 million from the Wellcome Trust, bringing the total that was available up to a maximum of £4 million of funding.</p><p>Today, the MRC has announced that it has allocated c. £3.2 million of this funding to tackle the emerging and unknown threats of this virus. Our commitment to protect the science budget in real terms to the end of the Parliament means we can react quickly to help tackle these life-threatening global challenges.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 21/03/2016 11:26:37 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
	tabling member	4528 label Biography information for James Heappey

480635

	registered interest
	date	18/03/2016
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Caves
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000, what her policy is on the extension of the definition of mapped open countryside to caves.
	tabling member constituency	Wells
	tabling member printed	James Heappey
	uin	31768
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2016 answer text <p>Section 2(1) of the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 provides for a right of access on foot for the purposes of open-air recreation to land which has been mapped as open country (mountain, moor, heath and down) and registered common land.</p><p>The Government has no plans to extend the definition of mapped land under that Act to apply to caves.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 29/03/2016 17:00:42 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	4528 label Biography information for James Heappey

532873

	registered interest
	date	05/07/2016
	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	Minimum Wage: Prosecutions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if his Department will undertake an assessment of the potential effect on business of introducing a minimum wage of £17.50 per hour.
	tabling member constituency	Wells
	tabling member printed	James Heappey
	uin	41917
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2016 answer text <p>Increasing the National Living Wage (NLW) for workers aged 25 and over to £17.50 in 2020 would represent an increase of 143% on the current NLW (£7.20) and of 94% on the current forecasted NLW of £9.00 by 2020.</p><p>Based on an underlying assumption that the wage distribution from April 2015 grows in line with the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) average earnings forecast made in March 2016, we estimate that in 2020, a NLW of £17.50 would be equivalent to around 116% of the projected median wage. Around 15 million employees would be covered by such an NLW, and labour costs would be around £150 billion higher in 2020 compared to a counterfactual of forecast average earnings growth (in nominal terms) due to the direct effects of the NLW. This is equivalent to an increase in total compensation of employees of almost 15%.</p><p>We also estimate that there would be somewhere close to 1.75 million job losses and somewhere between 65,000 and 119,000 business deaths. There would also most likely be a substantial reduction in hours worked, increased labour costs and increased prices, and obvious disincentives to starting new businesses.</p><p>This assessment is based on BIS analysis of provisional data from the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2015 and is subject to significant uncertainty given that a National Living Wage of £17.50 is considerably higher than any previous NMW increase or any minimum wage internationally. Our cost estimates do not include estimates of any ripple effects higher up the wage distribution if employers were to restore wage differentials above the NLW.</p> answering member constituency Bromsgrove answering member printed Sajid Javid question first answered 14/07/2016 10:04:52 answering member 3945 label Biography information for Sir Sajid Javid
	tabling member	4528 label Biography information for James Heappey

623469

	registered interest
	date	28/10/2016
	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	Energy: Meters
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate he has made of the proportion of installed smart meters that cannot work because they do not have adequate mobile signal.
	tabling member constituency	Wells
	tabling member printed	James Heappey
	uin	50930
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2016 answer text <p>During the current Foundation Stage of the roll-out of smart metering, energy suppliers are installing smart meters using their own communications systems, which typically use mobile phone network services. The Government does not hold information on the adequacy of the coverage of these communications systems.</p><p>For the main installation stage beginning later this year, the Data and Communications Company (DCC) is putting in place a shared communications network across GB to send and receive information from smart meters to energy suppliers, energy network operators and energy service companies via a Wide Area Network (WAN) using both cellular and long range radio technologies.</p><p>The DCC has contracted services to provide coverage of at least 99.25% of GB premises by the end of 2020 and has already achieved coverage of more than 80% of GB premises.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 07/11/2016 16:17:39 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4528 label Biography information for James Heappey