The Coalition Government and our strategic international partners do not support substantial change to the UN drug control conventions.
The Conventions provide a robust framework for tackling the harms caused by drugs. We continue to work with our partners to promote a balance and evidence-based international approach to drugs within the UN conventions.<\/p>
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The Department of Business, Innovation and Skills has not issued guidance to utility and energy companies on the supply of information of customers to consumer credit reference agencies. These matters are regulated under the Data Protection Act (DPA). Compliance with the DPA is regulated and enforced by the Office of the Information Commissioner which maintains guidance relating to the Act.<\/p>
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<\/strong><\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> Innovate UK is the UK\u2019s innovation agency. It is the prime channel through which the Government incentivises business-led technology innovation. Its grant funding is allocated based on the merits of applications, including the economic, social and environmental impacts. Innovate UK\u2019s terms and conditions for grant funding do not include explicit requirements in relation to diversity, but any contribution to equality of opportunity presented in a proposal would strengthen the case for funding support.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 23 February 2015 to Question 224087, which of those documents on BAFTA funding provide guidance on diversity issues.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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, "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Chi Onwurah"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/223515/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The Government encourages breastfeeding and recommends employers enable women to breastfeed as a matter of best practice.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) is conducting research on pregnancy and maternity-related discrimination and disadvantage in the workplace; which includes the experiences of mothers returning to work from maternity leave. This research will identify the number of mothers who would like to breastfeed or express milk in the workplace but do not; either because they are not allowed to, or because they think they would not be allowed to. These results will help to assess the scale of unmet demand from mothers to take breaks for breastfeeding in the workplace. The research results will be published in due course.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> Alongside the new entitlement to shared parental leave the Government will continue to work with employers to highlight the business benefits of supporting breastfeeding; and promote best practice and guidance. BIS will continue to keep under review the evidence around this issue.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing a statutory right for mothers to take breaks for breastfeeding in the workplace.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3933", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Charlotte Leslie"}
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, "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Charlotte Leslie"}
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, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/223519", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "HM Treasury"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/223519/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The Government takes the enforcement of the National Minimum Wage (NMW) 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> HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) are unable to comment on ongoing investigations.<\/p> <\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the name is of each social care provider being investigated by HM Revenue and Customs for non-compliance with national minimum wage regulations.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/223522", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Transport"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/223522/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The infrastructure to which the Minister for the Cabinet Office referred is the masts, fibre and cables around the country owned, operated or leased by the public sector.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> Free Wi-Fi on trains will be delivered by train-borne equipment and operated using the best available coverage of the mobile networks.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> The Government has already agreed licence changes with the mobile network operators to achieve 90% geographic coverage of the mobile networks, which we expect will deliver an improvement to mobile coverage across the rail network. The Government is committed to working with the rail and mobile industries to improve coverage on the rail network including exploring options from the use of the publicly owned assets, where it is appropriate to do so.<\/p> <\/p>"}
, "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3974", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Claire Perry"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to his Department's press release of 11 February 2015, Free wifi to help rail commuters stay connected, and the speech of the Minister for the Cabinet Office at Sprint 15 of 3 February 2015, whether the free train wifi announced in that release will use the infrastructure announced in that speech.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/223528/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " Data on the proportion of an average-priced bottle of whisky which is paid on tax is published by HMRC in the Alcohol Factsheet. This can be found in Table 3.1 at:<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p>