Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy<p>(a) From June 2016 (when Persons of Significant Control criminal offences came into force) to September 2018 criminal proceedings have been issued against 99 individuals (directors) and 89 companies.</p><p> </p><p>(b) 5 individuals have been convicted - 4 convictions were for offences contrary to section 790VA Companies Act 2006 (failing to update Companies House with details of relevant entries to a company’s PSC Register.) A further 4 companies were convicted of the same offence. 1 individual has been convicted of an offence contrary to section 790F Companies Act 2006 (failing to make relevant enquiries relating to a company’s PSC). 2 companies have been convicted of the same offence.</p><p> </p><p>(c) The total amount of fines for these offences is £7,000.</p>Rochester and StroodKelly Tolhurst2018-09-13false2018-09-13T15:23:47.853Z201Business, Energy and Industrial StrategyBusiness, Energy and Industrial Strategy2018-09-07Companies: Ownership1House of CommonsTo ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many people have been (a) prosecuted and (b) convicted for offences related to the non-disclosure of Person of Significant Control of UK companies; and what the total amount of fines imposed was for such offences for the most recent period for which data is available.falseVauxhallKate Hoey171645Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy<p>(a) In the 2007-13 period, the UK was allocated the following amount from EU Structural Funds:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Total allocation</p></td><td><p>Equivalent per capita allocation</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>£4,344m</p></td><td><p>£84.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>£557m</p></td><td><p>£107.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northern Ireland</p></td><td><p>£321m</p></td><td><p>£182.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>£1,509m</p></td><td><p>£502.2</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>(b) In the 2014-20 period, the UK was allocated the following amounts from EU Structural Funds:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Total allocation</p></td><td><p>Equivalent per capita allocation</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>£5,410m</p></td><td><p>£99.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>£698m</p></td><td><p>£130.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northern Ireland</p></td><td><p>£400m</p></td><td><p>£217.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>£1,881m</p></td><td><p>£608.5</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The level of support for each nation and region depends on its position in relation to the average GDP per capita of all EU member states.</p><p> </p><p>Population data used derived from ONS Population estimates for 2007 and 2014. The foreign exchange rates used were the ones valid at the time of the allocations, i.e. €1=£0.68 for 2007 and €1=£0.78 for 2014.</p>Rochester and StroodKelly Tolhurst2018-07-24false2018-07-24T16:02:38.887Z201Business, Energy and Industrial StrategyBusiness, Energy and Industrial Strategy2018-07-19EU Grants and Loans1House of CommonsTo ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how much each nation and region of the UK received per capita in EU structural funding for the (a) 2007-13 and (b) 2014-2020 reporting periods.falseVale of ClwydChris Ruane166082Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy<p>(i) Carers</p><p>The Government is committed to supporting carers to provide care as they would wish, and to do so in a way that takes account of their own health and wellbeing, access to education, employment and life chances.</p><p> </p><p>Our Call for Evidence on carers in 2016 highlighted the practical challenges of balancing work and caring responsibilities. In June 2018 we published an action plan setting out a cross-government programme of targeted work to support carers over the next two years. That includes action to support employers to improve working practices and flexible working and to help carers to stay in work and return to work, as well as improving advice on financial support.</p><p> </p><p>(ii) Parents</p><p>The Government has taken numerous actions to help people balance work and family. We have introduced 30 hours of free childcare for working parents of 3- and 4-year olds and we are giving working parents more help with the costs of childcare. Under the Coalition Government we also extended the right to request flexible working to all employees and introduced shared parental leave and pay: evaluation of both changes is ongoing.</p><p> </p><p>At Spring Budget 2017, the Government committed £5m to supporting parents and careers back into work following a career break for caring. The Government has commissioned research to identify the barriers to both carers and parents in returning to work following a break for caring. We are seeking to tackle those through encouraging employers to set up supportive, flexible returner opportunities.</p>Rochester and StroodKelly Tolhurst2018-10-16false2018-10-16T16:30:11.047Z201Business, Energy and Industrial StrategyBusiness, Energy and Industrial Strategy2018-10-08Employment: Carers and Parents1House of CommonsTo ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps the Government is taking to (a) understand and (b) tackle the issues that (i) carers and (ii) parents face in (A) retaining, (B) entering and (C) progressing in work.falseCrewe and NantwichLaura Smith176614Department for Transport<p><del class="ministerial">The sale of nut-based products on board aircrafts is a commercial decision for individual airlines. However, the Government is pleased to note that a number of UK airlines have taken positive steps to ban nuts and nut products from their aircraft. We continue to encourage industry to take appropriate measures. Government also wants to see improved clarity and consistency in how airlines operating in the UK assist nut allergy sufferers.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">We have always been clear that Heathrow expansion is a private sector project which must meet strict criteria on air quality, noise and climate change, as well as being privately financed, affordable, and delivered in the best interest of consumers. It will receive no public funds. </ins></p><p> </p>Rochester and StroodKelly Tolhurst2020-03-11trueRochester and StroodKelly Tolhurst2020-03-11T16:05:02.867Z2020-03-13T09:04:11.55Z27TransportTransport2020-03-06Heathrow Airport: Construction1House of CommonsTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to ensure that funding from the public purse for Heathrow airport expansion is allocated in line with the recent judgment on that expansion.falseLeeds North WestAlex Sobel26174Department for Transport<p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Government continues to work in collaboration with the Civil Aviation Authority, airports and airlines to consider measures needed to tackle the problem of disruptive passenger behaviour in aviation. The last cross-industry meeting with representatives from the Government, the Civil Aviation Authority, airlines, airports, the retail sector and the police was held on 8 May 2019. As this was organised by the Civil Aviation Authority, the Government holds no official minutes of this meeting.</p>Rochester and StroodKelly Tolhurst2020-03-13false2020-03-13T12:52:19.557Z27TransportTransport2020-03-04Disruptive Airline Passengers Working Group1House of CommonsTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the Disruptive Passengers Working Group last met; and if he will publish the minutes of that meeting.falseBlackpool North and CleveleysPaul Maynard25060Department for Transport<p><strong> </strong></p><p>There have been no discussions between the Secretary of State for Transport the Secretary of State for Education on the take up of apprenticeships and the levy amongst employers in the shipping industry.</p><p> </p>Rochester and StroodKelly Tolhurst2020-03-11false2020-03-11T17:27:48.893Z27TransportTransport2020-03-04Shipping: Apprentices1House of CommonsTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Education on the take-up of (a) apprenticeships and (b) the apprenticeship levy among employers in the shipping industry.falseKingston upon Hull EastKarl Turner25091Department for Transport<p><strong> </strong></p><p>We are working very closely with both Singapore and South Korea through the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) is also collaborating closely with their Singaporean counterparts.</p>Rochester and StroodKelly Tolhurst2020-06-10false2020-06-10T13:44:51.107Z27TransportTransport2020-06-02Aviation: Coronavirus1House of CommonsTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer 26 May 2020 to Question 47233, on Aviation: Coronavirus, what assessment the Government has made of the effectiveness of measures taken by (a) Singapore and (b) South Korea to help prevent the spread of covid-19 from air travel.falseBlackpool North and CleveleysPaul Maynard53358Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy<p><strong></strong></p><p>Companies House cannot provide this information as it is not captured. The Registrar of Companies has no current powers to verify or validate the identities of directors.</p><p> </p><p>The Government published a consultation on Corporate Transparency and Register Reform on 5 May and this will remain open until 5 August. This seeks to enhance the role of Companies House in increasing the transparency of UK corporate entities and it does contain proposals that would give Companies House greater power to verify the identity of those setting up corporate entities.</p>Rochester and StroodKelly Tolhurst2019-07-23falseRochester and StroodKelly Tolhurst2019-07-23T13:30:22.913Z201Business, Energy and Industrial StrategyBusiness, Energy and Industrial Strategy2019-07-17Directors: Personation1House of CommonsTo ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many incidences of directors using fictitious names through Companies House there have been in (a) Wales and (b) the UK in each of the last five years.falseCarmarthen East and DinefwrJonathan Edwards278465Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy<p><strong></strong>The Government has had a Shareholder Non-Executive Director on the Board of Post Office Limited since the company was separated from the Royal Mail in April 2012. This right is provided for in POL’s Articles of Association. Tom Cooper was appointed as a Director of UK Government Investments through a competitive process and was proposed to BEIS as the department’s next representative on the POL Board. This was agreed by BEIS and Tom Cooper was appointed on 27 March 2018.</p><p> </p><p>Tom Cooper does not receive a salary for being on the Post Office Board.</p>Rochester and StroodKelly Tolhurst2020-02-1012237false2020-02-10T17:23:34.737Z201Business, Energy and Industrial StrategyBusiness, Energy and Industrial Strategy2020-02-04Tom Cooper1House of CommonsTo ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to Answer of 28 January 2020 to Question 6031 on Post Office: Public Appointments, by which selection process was Tom Cooper offered the role of Shareholder Non-Executive Director on the Post Office Board.falseNorth DurhamMr Kevan Jones12236Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy<p><strong></strong>The Government has had a Shareholder Non-Executive Director on the Board of Post Office Limited since the company was separated from the Royal Mail in April 2012. This right is provided for in POL’s Articles of Association. Tom Cooper was appointed as a Director of UK Government Investments through a competitive process and was proposed to BEIS as the department’s next representative on the POL Board. This was agreed by BEIS and Tom Cooper was appointed on 27 March 2018.</p><p> </p><p>Tom Cooper does not receive a salary for being on the Post Office Board.</p>Rochester and StroodKelly Tolhurst2020-02-1012236false2020-02-10T17:23:34.8Z201Business, Energy and Industrial StrategyBusiness, Energy and Industrial Strategy2020-02-04Tom Cooper1House of CommonsTo ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to Answer of 28 January 2020 to Question 6031 on Post Office: Public Appointments, what salary Tom Cooper receives as Non-Executive Director of the Post Office Board.falseNorth DurhamMr Kevan Jones1223710012216