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date	11/12/2017
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	Minimum Wage
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 steps he is taking to ensure that (a) businesses comply with National Minimum Wage legislation and (b) people who have been paid less than they are entitled to receive the money.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	118637
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2017 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is responsible for ensuring that employers comply with National Minimum Wage (NMW) regulations. The Government has increased its enforcement budget to £25.3 million for 2017/18, up from £13.2 million in 2015/16.</p><p>HMRC conducts risk-based enforcement in sectors or areas where there is perceived to be a higher risk of workers not getting paid the legal minimum wage. It also considers every worker complaint received and has set up a dedicated team focused on tackling the most serious cases of wilful non-compliance.</p><p>Since HMRC began enforcing the minimum wage in April 1999, it has identified almost £79 million in arrears. In 2016/17, HMRC took action against 1,134 businesses, identifying £10.9 million for 98,000 workers who had been illegally underpaid.</p><p>The Government has increased the deterrence against non-compliance, increasing penalties from 100% to 200% of the arrears owed, up to £20,000 maximum per worker and revising the naming criteria, with over 1,500 non-compliant employers named to date.</p><p>In January, the Government appointed Sir David Metcalfe as the first Director of Labour Market Enforcement. He is responsible for producing an annual strategy setting the strategic direction of the three existing labour market enforcement bodies, HMRC’s NMW team, to ensure that enforcement efforts are coordinated and targeted.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 14/12/2017 17:08:46 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

804469

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date	11/12/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Police and Crime Commissioners
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions he has had with Police and Crime Commissioners about devolving justice powers locally.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	118672
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2017 answer text <p>The Secretary of State and junior ministers have had meetings with various Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs), including those for North Yorkshire, Sussex, Hertfordshire, Northumbria and Thames Valley, to discuss matters relating to the Criminal Justice System (CJS). Amongst the topics discussed have been their ambitions for greater devolution in the CJS.</p><p> </p><p>Together with the Home Office, Ministry of Justice officials are exploring how PCCs and Mayors with PCC powers can play a greater role in the wider CJS. The strengths that PCCs currently bring to policing could be of real benefit to the wider CJS, and we are keen to explore this further.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 14/12/2017 09:59:17 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

804470

registered interest
date	11/12/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police and Crime Commissioners
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with Police and Crime Commissioners on devolving further powers to local areas.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	118673
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2017 answer text <p>The Home Secretary has regular meetings with Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) where a range of topics, including the extension of the PCC role, are discussed.</p><p>Together with the Ministry of Justice, Home Office officials are exploring how PCCs and Mayors with PCC powers could play a greater role in the wider Criminal Justice system (CJS). The strengths that PCCs currently bring to policing – transparency, accountability and a direct local mandate – could be of real benefit to the wider CJS.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 14/12/2017 16:39:35 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury