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], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty\u2019s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Livingston of Parkhead on 13 October (HL1890), what they consider to be the reasons for the differences between the output per worker per hour in the United Kingdom and those of the other G7 countries, as reported by the Office for National Statistics in its statistical bulletin International Comparisons of Productivity\u2014Final Estimates 2012<\/i>; and what plans they have to improve the United Kingdom\u2019s relative position.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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The Civitas report aims to identify whether there are advantages to the UK of being an \u2018EU insider\u2019 in terms of setting the rules of the Single Market. The report focuses on growth in UK exports as the measure of this benefit. It does not account for the broader positive impacts of the Single Market on the UK, including enhanced competition and innovation at home.<\/p>
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The report refers to Switzerland as an example of a county that has negotiated Free trade Agreements (FTA) as a non-member of the EU. The impact on the UK\u2019s exports of withdrawal from the EU would depend on whether the UK could negotiate similar trade agreements\u2019 to those it currently has as a member of the EU. It would also depend on the FTA that it could negotiate with the EU itself. Switzerland has to pay to be part of the EU single market and to negotiate sector by sector, but does not determine the rules.<\/p>
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], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty\u2019s Government what assessment they have made of the conclusions of Where's the Insider Advantage<\/i>? A review of the evidence that withdrawal from the EU would not harm the UK\u2019s exports or foreign investment in the UK<\/i>, published by Civitas.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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Many interns are already entitled to the National Minimum Wage. The term \u201cintern\u201d is not defined in any legislation: entitlement to the minimum wage depends on whether or not an individual is a worker for minimum wage purposes.<\/p>
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The National Minimum Wage applies to all workers unless a specific exemption applies. If an intern is a worker they will be entitled to the minimum wage. An applicable exemption would be students in further or higher education performing work-experience for a period not exceeding 12 months which is part of their studies. It can be legitimate for employers to offer unpaid or \u2018expenses-only\u2019 opportunities in some circumstances \u2013 in particular where the individual is acting as a volunteer.<\/p>
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Given this dependency on employment status, it is vital that employers and workers understand how this is determined. This is why last month, the Business Secretary announced a review of employment status, looking at how the system could be clarified, providing transparency for both individuals and employers. This is an internal review and findings will be presented to ministers early next year.<\/p>
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There are currently no plans to specifically consider individuals covered by the Ministerial and Other Salaries Act 1975.<\/p>
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], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty\u2019s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Neville-Rolfe on 29 October (HL 2219), whether they have any plans to amend the minimum wage legislation to include interns and others not currently covered by it including those subject to the terms of the Ministerial and Other Salaries Act 1975.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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A large number of EU treaties offer some level of protection to investors or investment. All of these are publically available and can be found on the EUR-lex database of law at http://eur-lex.europa.eu<\/a>.<\/p> <\/p>
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Chapter 4 of Part 1 of the Consumer Rights Bill applies to contracts between a trader and a consumer, for the trader to supply a service to a consumer. A residential lease itself is not considered a service, as it is an \u201cinterest in land\u201d, and, as such, chapter 4 of the Consumer Rights Bill does not apply. Chapter 2 of Part 1 of the Consumer Rights Bill applies to contracts between a trader and a consumer, for the trader to supply goods to a consumer. Goods are defined as \u201ctangible moveable items\u201d, so do not include land which is immoveable property.<\/p>
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Rights and protections specific to long residential leases are provided through landlord and tenant legislation, including the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985, Landlord and Tenant Act 1987, and the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002.<\/p>
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Leases are also contractual arrangements between a landlord and tenant or leaseholder which defines each party\u2019s interests, rights and obligations in respect of the leasehold and, as such, Part 2 of the Consumer Rights Bill on Unfair Terms would apply where the landlord is a \u201ctrader\u201d and the leaseholder a \u201cconsumer\u201d.<\/p>
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Part 1 and Part 2 of the Consumer Rights Bill will apply to contracts between a trader and a consumer entered into after the Bill comes into force.<\/p>
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