@prefix rdf: . @prefix xsd: . @prefix dcterms: . @prefix skos: . @prefix rdfs: . @prefix api: . @prefix parl: . parl:answer ; parl:answeringDeptId "201" ; parl:answeringDeptPrinted "Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy" ; parl:answeringDeptShortName "Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy" ; parl:answeringDeptSortName "Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy" ; parl:hansardHeading "Connect Airways: Flybe" ; parl:houseId "1" ; parl:legislature ; parl:questionText "To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans he has to make an assessment of the effect on Flybe shareholders of the treatment of those shareholders by Flybe during its takeover by the Connect Airways consortium." ; parl:registeredInterest false ; parl:tablingMember ; parl:tablingMemberConstituency "Kilmarnock and Loudoun" ; parl:tablingMemberPrinted "Alan Brown" ; parl:uin "225557" ; dcterms:date "2019-02-25"^^xsd:dateTime . parl:answerText "

Through the National Living Wage (NLW) and National Minimum Wage (NMW) the Government helps to protect the lowest paid in society. We are committed to raising the NLW to 60 per cent of median earnings by 2020, subject to economic growth.

On 1 April 2019, the NLW will increase by 4.9% to £8.21. This means that the annual earnings of a full-time worker on the NLW will have increased by £2,750 since the policy was introduced. Increases to the NMW rates, also effective from 1 April, will continue to outstrip inflation.

The Government estimates that in the Ashfield constituency 3,800 workers are paid the NLW (for those aged 25 and over) or NMW rates (for those aged between 16-24 and apprentices). This represents 9 per cent of the constituency’s workforce. This estimate is obtained from the Office for National Statistics’ Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE).

" ; parl:answeringMember ; parl:answeringMemberConstituency "Rochester and Strood" ; parl:answeringMemberPrinted "Kelly Tolhurst" ; parl:dateOfAnswer "2019-02-28"^^xsd:dateTime ; parl:isMinisterialCorrection false ; parl:questionFirstAnswered "2019-02-28T17:05:26.757Z"^^xsd:dateTime . parl:answerText "

The Government continues to work towards a deal and we are confident of securing a relationship with the EU which maintains the current, liberalised access and frictionless trade we enjoy. This is in the interest of business across all regions of the UK.

We are committed to supporting vital industries in any EU exit scenario, including taking action to provide continuity for UK business in trading arrangements wherever possible. Extensive engagement continues between Government and industry to help businesses prepare for different scenarios.

Our modern Industrial Strategy has set out a long-term approach to ensure that we’re building an economy fit for the future and will help us make the best of our relations with Europe and beyond. This includes a range of measures aimed at increasing investment to all regions of the UK from the private and public sector, from cutting business taxes, slashing red tape to investing in new scientific infrastructure on a record scale.

" ; parl:answeringMember ; parl:answeringMemberConstituency "Rochester and Strood" ; parl:answeringMemberPrinted "Kelly Tolhurst" ; parl:dateOfAnswer "2019-02-28"^^xsd:dateTime ; parl:isMinisterialCorrection false ; parl:questionFirstAnswered "2019-02-28T17:07:04.377Z"^^xsd:dateTime . parl:answer ; parl:answeringDeptId "201" ; parl:answeringDeptPrinted "Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy" ; parl:answeringDeptShortName "Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy" ; parl:answeringDeptSortName "Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy" ; parl:hansardHeading "Minimum Wage: Ashfield" ; parl:houseId "1" ; parl:legislature ; parl:questionText "To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what percentage of jobs in Ashfield constituency pay (a) the national minimum wage and (b) sums up to the living wage." ; parl:registeredInterest false ; parl:tablingMember ; parl:tablingMemberConstituency "Ashfield" ; parl:tablingMemberPrinted "Gloria De Piero" ; parl:uin "225472" ; dcterms:date "2019-02-25"^^xsd:dateTime . parl:answerText "

The Government is fully engaged with the retail sector through the Retail Sector Council and the EU Exit retail panel, which both have e-commerce businesses as members.

Through the EU Exit panel, we have regular discussions with retailers and e-commerce businesses to understand their concerns about no-deal. Recent meetings have included discussions on business readiness, the e-commerce directive and border readiness plans, all of which have implications for e-commerce businesses and goods bought online.

Delivering the deal negotiated with the EU remains the Government’s top priority, but as a responsible Government we are taking the appropriate steps to ensure the country is prepared for all scenarios and will work to as much as possible minimise disruption to our global trading relationships so that the retail sector can continue its valuable contribution our economy and society.

" ; parl:answeringMember ; parl:answeringMemberConstituency "Rochester and Strood" ; parl:answeringMemberPrinted "Kelly Tolhurst" ; parl:dateOfAnswer "2019-02-28"^^xsd:dateTime ; parl:isMinisterialCorrection false ; parl:questionFirstAnswered "2019-02-28T17:06:41.3Z"^^xsd:dateTime . parl:answerText "

Companies House aims to secure compliance with the Companies Act 2006. The manner in which a company is reminded of its legal obligations varies for each individual case.

" ; parl:answeringMember ; parl:answeringMemberConstituency "Rochester and Strood" ; parl:answeringMemberPrinted "Kelly Tolhurst" ; parl:dateOfAnswer "2019-02-28"^^xsd:dateTime ; parl:isMinisterialCorrection false ; parl:previousAnswerVersion ; parl:questionFirstAnswered "2019-02-28T17:07:20.303Z"^^xsd:dateTime . parl:answer ; parl:answeringDeptId "201" ; parl:answeringDeptPrinted "Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy" ; parl:answeringDeptShortName "Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy" ; parl:answeringDeptSortName "Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy" ; parl:hansardHeading "Brexit" ; parl:houseId "1" ; parl:legislature ; parl:questionText "To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department is drawing up plans for specific nations and regions of the UK to boost the economy in the event of the UK leaving the EU without a deal." ; parl:registeredInterest false ; parl:tablingMember ; parl:tablingMemberConstituency "Carmarthen East and Dinefwr" ; parl:tablingMemberPrinted "Jonathan Edwards" ; parl:uin "219386" ; dcterms:date "2019-02-11"^^xsd:dateTime . rdfs:label "Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst" . parl:answerText "

Everyone who is entitled to the National Minimum Wage should receive it and we will act where employers have been found to be in breach of the law. This Government continues to invest heavily in minimum wage enforcement, almost doubling the budget to £26.3 million for 2018/19, up from £13.2 million in 2015/16.

Last year, the Director of Labour Market Enforcement recommended making changes to the scheme “to increase its compliance and deterrent effect.” Work has now begun on this to ensure the scheme continues to best fulfil this purpose.

" ; parl:answeringMember ; parl:answeringMemberConstituency "Rochester and Strood" ; parl:answeringMemberPrinted "Kelly Tolhurst" ; parl:dateOfAnswer "2019-03-04"^^xsd:dateTime ; parl:groupedQuestionUIN "226132" ; parl:isMinisterialCorrection false ; parl:questionFirstAnswered "2019-03-04T13:51:02.873Z"^^xsd:dateTime . parl:answer ; parl:answeringDeptId "201" ; parl:answeringDeptPrinted "Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy" ; parl:answeringDeptShortName "Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy" ; parl:answeringDeptSortName "Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy" ; parl:hansardHeading "Cosmetics" ; parl:houseId "1" ; parl:legislature ; parl:questionText "To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what progress his Department has made on creating a UK cosmetics portal as part of preparations for the UK leaving the EU." ; parl:registeredInterest false ; parl:tablingMember ; parl:tablingMemberConstituency "Inverclyde" ; parl:tablingMemberPrinted "Ronnie Cowan" ; parl:uin "225549" ; dcterms:date "2019-02-25"^^xsd:dateTime . parl:answeringMember ; parl:answeringMemberConstituency "Rochester and Strood" ; parl:answeringMemberPrinted "Kelly Tolhurst" . parl:answer ; parl:answeringDeptId "201" ; parl:answeringDeptPrinted "Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy" ; parl:answeringDeptShortName "Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy" ; parl:answeringDeptSortName "Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy" ; parl:hansardHeading "Companies House: Enforcement" ; parl:houseId "1" ; parl:legislature ; parl:questionText "To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 11 February 2019 to Question 216281, how many times Companies House write to a company to remind them of their obligations before further enforcement action is taken." ; parl:registeredInterest false ; parl:tablingMember ; parl:tablingMemberConstituency "Newcastle upon Tyne Central" ; parl:tablingMemberPrinted "Chi Onwurah" ; parl:uin "221663" ; dcterms:date "2019-02-14"^^xsd:dateTime . parl:answerText "

Everyone who is entitled to the National Minimum Wage should receive it and we will act where employers have been found to be in breach of the law. This Government continues to invest heavily in minimum wage enforcement, almost doubling the budget to £26.3 million for 2018/19, up from £13.2 million in 2015/16.

Last year, the Director of Labour Market Enforcement recommended making changes to the scheme “to increase its compliance and deterrent effect.” Work has now begun on this to ensure the scheme continues to best fulfil this purpose.

" ; parl:answeringMember ; parl:answeringMemberConstituency "Rochester and Strood" ; parl:answeringMemberPrinted "Kelly Tolhurst" ; parl:dateOfAnswer "2019-03-04"^^xsd:dateTime ; parl:groupedQuestionUIN "226133" ; parl:isMinisterialCorrection false ; parl:questionFirstAnswered "2019-03-04T13:51:02.773Z"^^xsd:dateTime . skos:prefLabel "House of Commons" . rdfs:label "Biography information for Rebecca Long Bailey" . parl:answer ; parl:answeringDeptId "201" ; parl:answeringDeptPrinted "Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy" ; parl:answeringDeptShortName "Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy" ; parl:answeringDeptSortName "Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy" ; parl:hansardHeading "Cosmetics" ; parl:houseId "1" ; parl:legislature ; parl:questionText "To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions his Department is having with the cosmetics industry on implications for that industry of the UK leaving the EU." ; parl:registeredInterest false ; parl:tablingMember ; parl:tablingMemberConstituency "Inverclyde" ; parl:tablingMemberPrinted "Ronnie Cowan" ; parl:uin "225550" ; dcterms:date "2019-02-25"^^xsd:dateTime . rdfs:label "Biography information for Alan Brown" . parl:answer ; parl:answeringDeptId "201" ; parl:answeringDeptPrinted "Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy" ; parl:answeringDeptShortName "Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy" ; parl:answeringDeptSortName "Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy" ; parl:hansardHeading "Connect Airways: Flybe" ; parl:houseId "1" ; parl:legislature ; parl:questionText "To ask Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the treatment of shareholders by Flybe during the purchasing of its working assets by the Connect Airways consortium." ; parl:registeredInterest false ; parl:tablingMember ; parl:tablingMemberConstituency "Kilmarnock and Loudoun" ; parl:tablingMemberPrinted "Alan Brown" ; parl:uin "225560" ; dcterms:date "2019-02-25"^^xsd:dateTime . parl:answerText "

Officials have been working closely with the Cosmetic, Toiletry and Perfumery Association (CTPA) and individual businesses to help them prepare for the UK’s exit from the EU. This includes helping the CTPA prepare their guidance for the UK leaving the EU, including in the event of leaving without a deal, as well as attending industry events and engaging with individual businesses.

" ; parl:answeringMember ; parl:answeringMemberConstituency "Rochester and Strood" ; parl:answeringMemberPrinted "Kelly Tolhurst" ; parl:dateOfAnswer "2019-03-04"^^xsd:dateTime ; parl:isMinisterialCorrection false ; parl:questionFirstAnswered "2019-03-04T13:51:50.317Z"^^xsd:dateTime . parl:answer ; parl:answeringDeptId "201" ; parl:answeringDeptPrinted "Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy" ; parl:answeringDeptShortName "Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy" ; parl:answeringDeptSortName "Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy" ; parl:hansardHeading "Minimum Wage: Non-payment" ; parl:houseId "1" ; parl:legislature ; parl:questionText "To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when his Department plans to publish the names of employers who have underpaid the national minimum wage since July 2018." ; parl:registeredInterest false ; parl:tablingMember ; parl:tablingMemberConstituency "Salford and Eccles" ; parl:tablingMemberPrinted "Rebecca Long Bailey" ; parl:uin "226133" ; dcterms:date "2019-02-26"^^xsd:dateTime . parl:answerText "

The treatment of shareholders of listed companies in the context of a takeover is regulated by the Takeover Code, overseen by the Takeover Panel. This is independent of Government.

" ; parl:answeringMember ; parl:answeringMemberConstituency "Rochester and Strood" ; parl:answeringMemberPrinted "Kelly Tolhurst" ; parl:dateOfAnswer "2019-02-28"^^xsd:dateTime ; parl:groupedQuestionUIN "225556" ; parl:isMinisterialCorrection false ; parl:questionFirstAnswered "2019-02-28T16:45:19.257Z"^^xsd:dateTime . rdfs:label "Biography information for Chi Onwurah" . rdfs:label "Biography information for Ronnie Cowan" . parl:answer ; parl:answeringDeptId "201" ; parl:answeringDeptPrinted "Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy" ; parl:answeringDeptShortName "Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy" ; parl:answeringDeptSortName "Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy" ; parl:hansardHeading "Minimum Wage: Non-payment" ; parl:houseId "1" ; parl:legislature ; parl:questionText "To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, for what reasons his Department has not published the names of the companies who have underpaid the national minimum wage since July 2018." ; parl:registeredInterest false ; parl:tablingMember ; parl:tablingMemberConstituency "Salford and Eccles" ; parl:tablingMemberPrinted "Rebecca Long Bailey" ; parl:uin "226132" ; dcterms:date "2019-02-26"^^xsd:dateTime . parl:answerText "

The UK’s new cosmetics database is being developed by the Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS). OPSS have worked closely with cosmetics businesses in creating the database, which is currently undergoing testing with the sector.

OPSS will continue to communicate with businesses, trade associations and other regulators regarding the steps businesses need to take for notification of new and existing products.

" ; parl:answeringMember ; parl:answeringMemberConstituency "Rochester and Strood" ; parl:answeringMemberPrinted "Kelly Tolhurst" ; parl:dateOfAnswer "2019-03-04"^^xsd:dateTime ; parl:isMinisterialCorrection false ; parl:questionFirstAnswered "2019-03-04T13:51:41.743Z"^^xsd:dateTime . parl:answerText "

The treatment of shareholders of listed companies in the context of a takeover is regulated by the Takeover Code, overseen by the Takeover Panel. This is independent of Government.

" ; parl:answeringMember ; parl:answeringMemberConstituency "Rochester and Strood" ; parl:answeringMemberPrinted "Kelly Tolhurst" ; parl:dateOfAnswer "2019-03-04"^^xsd:dateTime ; parl:groupedQuestionUIN "225561" ; parl:isMinisterialCorrection false ; parl:questionFirstAnswered "2019-03-04T13:52:23.753Z"^^xsd:dateTime . rdfs:label "Biography information for Gloria De Piero" . rdfs:label "Biography information for Jonathan Edwards" . parl:answer ; parl:answeringDeptId "201" ; parl:answeringDeptPrinted "Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy" ; parl:answeringDeptShortName "Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy" ; parl:answeringDeptSortName "Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy" ; parl:hansardHeading "Electronic Commerce" ; parl:houseId "1" ; parl:legislature ; parl:questionText "To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the effect on the strength of UK e-commerce of extended delivery times for goods bought online in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal." ; parl:registeredInterest false ; parl:tablingMember ; parl:tablingMemberConstituency "Newcastle upon Tyne Central" ; parl:tablingMemberPrinted "Chi Onwurah" ; parl:uin "225499" ; dcterms:date "2019-02-25"^^xsd:dateTime . a api:Page ; "10"^^xsd:long ; "1"^^xsd:long ; "11"^^xsd:long ; dcterms:isPartOf ; api:definition ; api:extendedMetadataVersion ; api:items ( ) ; api:page "0"^^xsd:long ; ; . a api:ListEndpoint ; dcterms:hasPart ; api:definition .