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1627246

registered interest
date	12/05/2023
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Business: EU Law
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Written Statement of 10 May 2023 on Regulatory Reform Update, HCWS764, what changes to EU-derived reporting requirements could save businesses £1 billion a year.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	184793
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2023 answer text <p>The Government published an impact assessment on reducing the administrative burden of record keeping requirements under the Working Time Regulations which can be found at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/retained-eu-employment-law-reforms" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/retained-eu-employment-law-reforms</a></p><p> </p><p>The 10 May announcement is a down payment on the Government’s plans to reduce regulatory burdens for business, helping to unlock economic growth. It will be followed by further announcements setting out our ambitions for reform across the UK economy.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 06/06/2023 09:54:37 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

1639299

registered interest
date	22/05/2023
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Regulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 19 May to Question 183852 on Regulation, whether these archival records have been reviewed as part of the audit of EU regulations.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	186004
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2023 answer text <p>As mentioned in our previous response (PQ 183852) records are reviewed before they reach 20 years old and the oldest records are reviewed first. Due to a backlog, we are currently reviewing records from the late 1990s/early 2000s.</p><p>If records relating to regulation have been retained, they will be reviewed in due course.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 06/06/2023 11:08:56 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1639575

registered interest
date	23/05/2023
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Hospitality Industry: Economic Growth
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if she will make an assessment of the implications for her policies of trends in the level of growth of the hospitality sector in the period since the end of covid-19 restrictions.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	186348
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2023 answer text <p>We are working closely with the Hospitality Sector Council, a collaboration between government and the hospitality sector, to deliver the 2021 Hospitality Strategy, with the aim of building the sector’s long-term resilience. A Delivery Report showing progress made was published in March.</p><p>The Council’s business-led working groups are considering ways to improve business resilience following the pandemic, including innovation and sustainable practices, energy efficiency, jobs and skills, local partnerships and improving access to finance.</p><p>ONS inflation-adjusted data shows that the aggregate output of the hospitality sector in March 2023 was 0.4% above March 2022 levels, when most COVID-19 related restrictions were lifted. Output in the 12-months to March 2023 was 7.1% above 2019 levels.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 06/06/2023 11:53:54 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1639618

registered interest
date	23/05/2023
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Industrial Disputes: Disciplinary Proceedings and Dismissal
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether her Department has provided guidance on employees' potential rights of recourse where taking part in industrial action and strikes has resulted in (a) their dismissal and (b) other actions by their employer.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	186421
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2023 answer text <p>Guidance titled ‘Industrial action and the law: a guide for employees, trade unions members, and others’ is available on Gov.UK</p><p>This guidance sets out, amongst other things, the consequences for employees of taking industrial action and what recourse they have should they be dismissed by their employer.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 06/06/2023 11:39:24 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1639619

registered interest
date	23/05/2023
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if she will put back by 12 months commencement of the Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill once Royal Assent has been received to enable employers to consider its implementation.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	186422
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2023 answer text <p>The Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill will come into force on the day on which the Act is passed. The Government does not intend to delay this however minimum service levels in a particular sector will not come into force until secondary legislation is passed by Parliament, giving employers sufficient time to consider before implementation.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 06/06/2023 11:43:03 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1639620

registered interest
date	23/05/2023
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Conditions of Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether she plans to introduce legislative proposals on extending employment rights in this Parliament.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	186423
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2023 answer text <p>Protecting and enhancing workers’ rights whilst supporting business to grow remains a priority for this government.</p><p>The 2019 manifesto pledged changes to enhance workers' rights and support people to stay in work. The Government is supporting six Private Members Bills, which will deliver on these commitments – helping new parents, unpaid carers, and hospitality workers, giving all employees easier access to flexible working, and giving workers’ a right to request a more predictable working pattern.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 06/06/2023 11:21:39 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1639621

registered interest
date	23/05/2023
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Industrial Disputes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if she will take steps to encourage the use of alternative dispute mechanisms in the context of resolving collective disputes; and if she will make statement.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	186424
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2023 answer text <p>The Government considers that the resolution of workplace disputes is a matter for the parties involved. The Government has established a dispute resolution framework to enable the resolution of workplace disputes as early as possible.</p><p>Where there is a collective dispute between an employer and their employees, represented by a trade union, the Government believes that strikes should be a last resort. It is better to resolve disputes through dialogue wherever possible. The Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (Acas) stands ready to assist the parties in reaching an agreement, where they both accept its involvement.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 06/06/2023 11:46:51 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1639816

registered interest
date	23/05/2023
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Department for Business and Trade: Departmental Responsibilities
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if she will publish the list of ministerial responsibilities for her Department.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	186510
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2023 answer text <p>Ministerial responsibilities can be found on GOV.UK here (under ‘Our Ministers’): <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-business-and-trade" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-business-and-trade</a>.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 06/06/2023 09:06:17 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1639818

registered interest
date	23/05/2023
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Manufacturing Industries: Rules of Origin
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 22 May 2023 to Question 185708 on Manufacturing Industries: Rules of Origin, whether her Department has (a) made an impact assessment and (b) conducted modelling on what proportion of goods manufactured in the UK meet the rules of origin requirements of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	186512
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2023 answer text <p>A complete Impact Assessment on the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) will be published prior to scrutiny by parliament.</p><p> </p><p>The UK published its strategic approach to the negotiations in June 2021, which outlined how the agreement could give British exporters further opportunities to qualify for preferential market access. It is not possible to model the full range of real-world potential benefits and impacts as it depends on individual firm’s supply chains and investment decisions. As the CPTPP is implemented, UK business could diversify critical supply chains and further benefit from the Rules of Origin.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 06/06/2023 09:08:17 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1639836

registered interest
date	23/05/2023
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Groceries Code Adjudicator: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many people worked in the Grocery Code Adjudicator in each year since 2019.
tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
tabling member printed	Tim Farron
uin	186398
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2023 answer text <p>Information on the staffing of the Groceries Code Adjudicator (GCA) is set out in the Adjudicator’s Annual Report and Accounts which is published and laid before Parliament each year.</p><p>The GCA does not employ its own staff but may make arrangements for staff to be seconded from any other public authority. It can also obtain support from temporary contractors. The numbers of secondees to the GCA at 31 March in each year since 2019 were as follows:</p><p>2018/2019 – 6 secondees</p><p>2019/2020 – 6 secondees</p><p>2020/2021 – 4 secondees</p><p>2021/2022 – 7 secondees</p><p>2022/2023 – 7 secondees</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 06/06/2023 11:30:09 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron