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904688

registered interest
date	15/05/2018
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	Energy: Cooperatives
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 support his Department makes available for new community energy co-operatives.
tabling member constituency	Oldham West and Royton
tabling member printed	Jim McMahon
uin	144374
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2018 answer text <p>This Government is committed to empowering communities and these projects, which put local people in the driving seat, are an important part of a clean, secure and affordable energy system.</p><p>To deliver this ambition, we announced a new Local Energy Programme in the Clean Growth Strategy and to date have committed £7m with a further £1m allocated for this year. This will support communities in all their forms, alongside Local Authorities and Local Enterprise Partnerships, to design and develop low carbon projects locally.</p><p>Since 2013, the UK Government has committed over £16 million to support community energy, including:</p><ul><li>the £15m Rural Community Energy Fund, which continues to offer support and development finance for community-scale renewable energy projects in England;</li><li>a local authority best practice community energy programme with Bristol City, supporting Greater Manchester through their Devolution deal and working with London on their community energy funds; and</li><li>supporting the Community Energy Hub, a digital platform owned and run by the community energy sector to enable peer networking and knowledge transfer.</li></ul> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 23/05/2018 16:11:48 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4569 label Biography information for Jim McMahon

904791

registered interest
date	15/05/2018
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	Self-employed
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 recent progress the Government has made on implementation of the recommendations Julie Deane MBE's Self Employment Review; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Broxtowe
tabling member printed	Anna Soubry
uin	144252
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2018 answer text <p>Matthew Taylor took the recommendations made in Julie Deane’s review into account when he carried his own Review of Modern Employment Practices, commissioned by my rt. hon. Friend the Prime Minister on 1<sup>st</sup> October 2016. Mr Taylor’s review considered the implications of new forms of work, driven by digital platforms, for employee rights and responsibilities, employer freedoms and obligations, and our existing regulatory framework surrounding employment.</p><p> </p><p>The Government published its response to the review on 7 February 2018, including its Good Work Plan for taking forward the recommendations on employment policy and legislation.</p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths question first answered 23/05/2018 16:11:09 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
tabling member	3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry

904795

registered interest
date	15/05/2018
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	Care Homes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to groups (a) 871, (b) 872, (c) 873 and (d) 874, Division 87 (Residential Care Activities), (e) 881, Division 88 (Social Work Activities Without Accommodation), Section Q, Table A1c of the Insolvency Service dataset Insolvency statistics January to March 2018 industry breakdown, published on 27 April 2018, what this date is by NUTS 1 region.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	144244
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2018 answer text <p>The Insolvency Service does not hold data at this level of geography.</p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths question first answered 22/05/2018 17:03:07 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

904862

registered interest
date	15/05/2018
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	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Paternity Leave
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many male staff of his Department have taken shared parental leave; and what the average length of that leave was.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	144327
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2018 answer text <p>Since the creation of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (July 2016), 35 of our male employees have taken Shared Parental Leave.</p><p> </p><p>The average length of Shared Parental Leave taken by those male employees has been 90 days.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 23/05/2018 14:12:11 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

903910

registered interest
date	14/05/2018
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	Mark Group
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 information his Department holds on the number of people who had work that they consider defective completed by the Mark Group under the Green Deal.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	143810
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2018 answer text <p>The Department has no records of cases of people who had work that they consider defective completed by the Mark Group funded by Green Deal finance.</p><p> </p><p>There is a process in place for complaints under the Green Deal. A consumer should in the first instance complain to their Green Deal Provider, who may be a different company from the one that completed the installation. If not resolved satisfactorily, the consumer may then approach the Green Deal Ombudsman or the Financial Ombudsman Service, depending on the nature of the complaint. Their decisions will be binding on the Green Deal Provider.</p><p> </p><p>The Mark Group was dissolved in 2015. The Green Deal Code of Practice – with which all Green Deal Providers are required to comply – requires the provision of a guarantee covering the functioning of installations, and that guarantees must be backed by insurance so that in the event a Provider ceases to exist, consumers are still protected against faults in their installations. In cases where there are faults with installations and customers have no recourse to Providers, consumers should refer to the relevant insurance policies.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry grouped question UIN 143811 question first answered 17/05/2018 16:27:42 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

903911

registered interest
date	14/05/2018
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	Mark Group
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 his Department is taking to ensure that people who had work that they consider defective undertaken in their homes by the Mark Group under the Green Deal are (a) compensated and (b) able to remedy the resulting problems.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	143811
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2018 answer text <p>The Department has no records of cases of people who had work that they consider defective completed by the Mark Group funded by Green Deal finance.</p><p> </p><p>There is a process in place for complaints under the Green Deal. A consumer should in the first instance complain to their Green Deal Provider, who may be a different company from the one that completed the installation. If not resolved satisfactorily, the consumer may then approach the Green Deal Ombudsman or the Financial Ombudsman Service, depending on the nature of the complaint. Their decisions will be binding on the Green Deal Provider.</p><p> </p><p>The Mark Group was dissolved in 2015. The Green Deal Code of Practice – with which all Green Deal Providers are required to comply – requires the provision of a guarantee covering the functioning of installations, and that guarantees must be backed by insurance so that in the event a Provider ceases to exist, consumers are still protected against faults in their installations. In cases where there are faults with installations and customers have no recourse to Providers, consumers should refer to the relevant insurance policies.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry grouped question UIN 143810 question first answered 17/05/2018 16:27:42 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

903954

registered interest
date	14/05/2018
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	Bereavement Leave
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to establish a statutory period of parental leave for bereaved parents whose children have experienced birth complications or post-natal incidents.
tabling member constituency	South Antrim
tabling member printed	Paul Girvan
uin	143854
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2018 answer text <p>The Government is supporting the Parental Bereavement (Leave and Pay) Bill introduced by the hon. Member for Thirsk and Malton. The Bill provides for a new legal minimum period of two weeks’ leave, which will be a day one right, to enable bereaved parents to take time away from work to grieve if that is what they need. The Bill successfully completed its House of Commons stages on 11 May and was introduced to the House of Lords on 14 May.</p><p> </p><p>Parents who lose their child in circumstances such as these would still remain entitled to their full Maternity and Paternity Leave and Pay.</p><p> </p><p>The UK has one of the most generous maternity leave entitlements in the world. We believe it is able to cater for a variety of circumstances, including situations where there are birth complications or post-natal incidents.</p><p> </p><p>Government would expect employers to treat their employees with compassion and flexibility during these difficult times.</p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths question first answered 21/05/2018 13:51:09 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
tabling member	4633 label Biography information for Paul Girvan

904012

registered interest
date	14/05/2018
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	Directors: Codes of Practice
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 the timetable is for the Financial Reporting Council to (a) complete its review and (b) publish an updated version of the UK Corporate Governance Code.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	143650
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2018 answer text <p>In February 2017, the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) announced plans for a comprehensive review of the UK Corporate Governance Code, and delivery of this review implements part of the Government’s wider Corporate Governance Reform package announced in August 2017. The FRC’s public consultation closed on 28 February 2018. Responses are being considered and the FRC is on track to publish an updated Code with supporting guidance in July 2018.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths question first answered 17/05/2018 15:17:21 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

904051

registered interest
date	14/05/2018
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	Care Workers: 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, if he will take steps to improve the advice for care workers on gov.uk to help them check employers' compliance with minimum wage obligations.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	143623
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to helping workers understand their employment rights, and their entitlement to the National Minimum Wage. This year we supplemented the gov.uk website with a ‘Check Your Pay’ campaign for workers: available at checkyourpay.campaign.gov.uk. The Government has also legislated to require employers to provide clearer information to workers in their regular payslips. Workers can also call the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (Acas) Helpline (on 0300 123 1100) for information and guidance about the National Minimum Wage or visit their website (<a href="http://www.acas.org.uk)/" target="_blank">www.acas.org.uk)</a>.</p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths question first answered 17/05/2018 16:26:52 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

904105

registered interest
date	14/05/2018
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	City Region Deals: Tayside
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 his Department's policy is on the inclusion of support for the aerospace sector in the Tay Cities Deal.
tabling member constituency	Ochil and South Perthshire
tabling member printed	Luke Graham
uin	143842
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2018 answer text <p>Government is working with the Tay Cities region to fulfil the commitment we made in the 2016 Budget to agree a City Deal with the local area. In line with the national Industrial Strategy, we are keen that City Deals build on local strengths and support key sectors, and the UK Government will consider supporting any local proposals in our reserved policy space that support these aims. All proposals will need to have the support of key stakeholders and will need to show that they use public money effectively to drive growth and productivity.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 17/05/2018 16:27:24 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	4622 label Biography information for Luke Graham