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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2022-09-02more like thismore than 2022-09-02
answering body
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept id 201 more like this
answering dept short name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
hansard heading Adoption Leave more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many individual recipients claimed Statutory Adoption Leave in the financial year 2021-22; and what the total expenditure was on that policy for that year. more like this
tabling member constituency Vauxhall more like this
tabling member printed
Florence Eshalomi more like this
uin 45273 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2022-09-07more like thismore than 2022-09-07
answer text <p>Information provided by employers to HMRC shows that there were around 4,600 individuals in receipt of Statutory Adoption Pay in the 2021/22 financial year and the total value of those payments amounted to £21.8m.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Loughborough more like this
answering member printed Jane Hunt more like this
question first answered
less than 2022-09-07T10:00:30.053Zmore like thismore than 2022-09-07T10:00:30.053Z
answering member
4839
label Biography information for Jane Hunt remove filter
tabling member
4870
label Biography information for Florence Eshalomi more like this
1491325
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2022-07-21more like thismore than 2022-07-21
answering body
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept id 201 more like this
answering dept short name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
hansard heading Companies: Location more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department has taken in response to the closure of the Corporate re-domiciliation consultation. more like this
tabling member constituency Hampstead and Kilburn more like this
tabling member printed
Tulip Siddiq more like this
uin 42125 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2022-09-05more like thismore than 2022-09-05
answer text <p>The Government published a summary of responses to the consultation on 12 April 2022 (<a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fconsultations%2Fcorporate-re-domiciliation&amp;data=05%7C01%7CAlex.Williams%40beis.gov.uk%7C8acb73c33067417ad47608da716f34c7%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C637947019741377206%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=o34j7NUVHRCx323dNBJlxTYOsMZXjEfGSYg6%2BZYKg2Q%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/corporate-re-domiciliation</a>).</p><p> </p><p>As set out in the response, it is the Government’s intention to introduce a UK corporate re-domiciliation regime, consulting further as appropriate.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Loughborough more like this
answering member printed Jane Hunt more like this
question first answered
less than 2022-09-05T08:40:25.863Zmore like thismore than 2022-09-05T08:40:25.863Z
answering member
4839
label Biography information for Jane Hunt remove filter
tabling member
4518
label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq more like this
1491365
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2022-07-21more like thismore than 2022-07-21
answering body
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept id 201 more like this
answering dept short name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
hansard heading Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Consultants more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how much his Department has spent on external consultants in each of the last five years; and if he will publish a breakdown of the (a) amount paid to each consultancy contracted, (b) name of each consultancy contracted and (c) specific matters on which they were consulted. more like this
tabling member constituency East Lothian more like this
tabling member printed
Kenny MacAskill more like this
uin 42210 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2022-09-06more like thismore than 2022-09-06
answer text <p>All Department’s consultancy costs including details of the provider are published on gov.uk <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/beis-spending-over-25000" target="_blank">here</a>. Further transactions will be published during 2022.</p><p>The information requested on the specific matters consulted is not held centrally and can only be obtained at a disproportionate cost.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Loughborough more like this
answering member printed Jane Hunt more like this
question first answered
less than 2022-09-06T14:49:18.607Zmore like thismore than 2022-09-06T14:49:18.607Z
answering member
4839
label Biography information for Jane Hunt remove filter
tabling member
4772
label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill more like this
1491446
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2022-07-21more like thismore than 2022-07-21
answering body
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept id 201 more like this
answering dept short name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
hansard heading Research: Northern Ireland more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department has plans to increase the level of UK Research and Innovation funding that is spent in Northern Ireland. more like this
tabling member constituency North Down more like this
tabling member printed
Stephen Farry more like this
uin 42300 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2022-09-06more like thismore than 2022-09-06
answer text <p>In Northern Ireland there are currently over 190 UKRI funded projects worth approximately £146 million. This includes project awards through the Strength in Places Fund, which is designed to build on existing strengths in research and innovation to support innovation-led regional growth.</p><p> </p><p>UKRI and other Government R&amp;D funders will continue to work with places across the UK, as part of the Government’s mission to increase domestic public investment in R&amp;D outside the Greater South East by at least 40% by 2030.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Loughborough more like this
answering member printed Jane Hunt more like this
question first answered
less than 2022-09-06T14:46:30.173Zmore like thismore than 2022-09-06T14:46:30.173Z
answering member
4839
label Biography information for Jane Hunt remove filter
tabling member
4856
label Biography information for Stephen Farry more like this
1491447
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2022-07-21more like thismore than 2022-07-21
answering body
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept id 201 more like this
answering dept short name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
hansard heading Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Agency Workers more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how much his Department has spent on (a) agency workers and (b) agency retainer fees in (i) 2020, (ii) 2021 and (iii) 2022. more like this
tabling member constituency Hemsworth more like this
tabling member printed
Jon Trickett more like this
uin 41935 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2022-09-06more like thismore than 2022-09-06
answer text <p>The Department’s Agency Staff spend is published annually in BEIS Annual Report and Accounts <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/beis-annual-report-and-accounts-2020-to-2021" target="_blank">here</a> under note 3 ‘Staff costs’. Agency spend is shown as financial years in the ‘Wages and Salaries’ line under the ‘Others’ column, representing non-permanent core BEIS staff. Annual spend on Agency spend is not held centrally and can only be obtained disproportionally.</p><p> </p><p>Spend relating to financial year 2021-22 will be published later this year. BEIS Annual Report and Accounts are laid in Parliament once they have been certified by the Comptroller &amp; Auditor General (C&amp;AG).</p><p> </p><p>We do not pay agency retainers as our policy is only to use Crown Commercial Framework contracts.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Loughborough more like this
answering member printed Jane Hunt more like this
question first answered
less than 2022-09-06T14:45:24.95Zmore like thismore than 2022-09-06T14:45:24.95Z
answering member
4839
label Biography information for Jane Hunt remove filter
tabling member
410
label Biography information for Jon Trickett more like this
1491671
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2022-07-21more like thismore than 2022-07-21
answering body
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept id 201 more like this
answering dept short name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
hansard heading Uber more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what meetings (a) Ministers and (b) officials from his Department have held with representatives of Uber since 2017. more like this
tabling member constituency Ilford South more like this
tabling member printed
Sam Tarry more like this
uin 42278 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2022-09-06more like thismore than 2022-09-06
answer text <p>Ministers and officials meet with a wide range of taxi and private hire vehicle stakeholders, including Uber. These meetings provide an opportunity to hear the views of the sector. Details of ministerial meetings from 2009 have been published and are available online. Meetings with officials are not published.</p><p> </p><p>Details of ministerial meetings with external organisations are published quarterly and can be found on GOV.UK at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/beis-ministerial-gifts-hospitality-travel-and-meetings" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/beis-ministerial-gifts-hospitality-travel-and-meetings</a>.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Loughborough more like this
answering member printed Jane Hunt more like this
question first answered
less than 2022-09-06T14:50:35.613Zmore like thismore than 2022-09-06T14:50:35.613Z
answering member
4839
label Biography information for Jane Hunt remove filter
tabling member
4829
label Biography information for Sam Tarry more like this
1490522
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2022-07-20more like thismore than 2022-07-20
answering body
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept id 201 more like this
answering dept short name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
hansard heading Distributive Trade: Conditions of Employment more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to protect workers' rights in the retail and distribution sector in response to the Taylor Review. more like this
tabling member constituency Wycombe more like this
tabling member printed
Mr Steve Baker more like this
uin 39815 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2022-07-26more like thismore than 2022-07-26
answer text <p>We are committed to supporting all workers across the UK and have recently brought forward several reforms which will help protect workers in the retail and distribution sector.</p><p> </p><p>In April 2022 we made sure 2.5 million people received a pay rise raising the National Minimum and National Living Wages. This was the largest ever cash increase to the National Living Wage and will put over £1,000 a year into a full-time workers’ pay packet, helping to ease cost of living pressures.</p><p> </p><p>Additionally, on 6 July we brought forward legislation to widen the ban on exclusivity clauses, which restrict staff from working for multiple employers, to contracts where the guaranteed weekly income is equivalent to or below the Lower Earnings Limit of £123 a week.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Loughborough more like this
answering member printed Jane Hunt more like this
question first answered
less than 2022-07-26T13:10:38.757Zmore like thismore than 2022-07-26T13:10:38.757Z
answering member
4839
label Biography information for Jane Hunt remove filter
tabling member
4064
label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker more like this
1490963
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2022-07-20more like thismore than 2022-07-20
answering body
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept id 201 more like this
answering dept short name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
hansard heading Lamp Insurance Company: Insolvency more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the liquidation of the Lamp Insurance Company Limited, if he will make an estimate of the value of the assets and liabilities of the Lamp Insurance Company Limited when it entered liquidation; and for what reason that company's liabilities were not assigned to an acquiring company. more like this
tabling member constituency Bootle more like this
tabling member printed
Peter Dowd more like this
uin 40810 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2022-09-05more like thismore than 2022-09-05
answer text <p>The Official Receiver in Gibraltar is liquidator of Lamp Insurance Company Limited. Their preliminary report of 25 July 2019, available at <a href="http://www.lampinsurance.com/" target="_blank">www.lampinsurance.com</a> detailed the company’s assets and liabilities. The treatment of a company’s assets and liabilities is a matter for Gibraltarian insolvency law and the decisions of the liquidator.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Loughborough more like this
answering member printed Jane Hunt more like this
question first answered
less than 2022-09-05T08:37:28.847Zmore like thismore than 2022-09-05T08:37:28.847Z
answering member
4839
label Biography information for Jane Hunt remove filter
tabling member
4397
label Biography information for Peter Dowd more like this
1490978
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2022-07-20more like thismore than 2022-07-20
answering body
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept id 201 more like this
answering dept short name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
hansard heading Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Development Aid more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the results and recommendations set out in the 2022 Aid Transparency Index; and if he will make a statement. more like this
tabling member constituency Birmingham, Edgbaston more like this
tabling member printed
Preet Kaur Gill more like this
uin 40895 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2022-09-06more like thismore than 2022-09-06
answer text <p>The <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.publishwhatyoufund.org%2Fthe-index%2F2022%2F&amp;data=05%7C01%7CEdwin.Mangheni%40beis.gov.uk%7C33a0310ec0104ae8e0d908da8040b147%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C637963312574766841%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=ziJ8XlRBr68Hpm3yqL6vk7Pb%2Fh7drmnKffeL815yJc4%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank"> Aid Transparency Index </a>assessment takes place every two years. This is the first time that BEIS has been included and I am pleased the Department’s performance has been ranked as ‘Good’. BEIS remains committed to the transparency of its ODA spending and is examining how to improve its rating in future assessments. The International Development Strategy, published in May, recognised the importance of transparency and the Government has committed to the strengthening of transparency and accountability of UK ODA in its updated National Action Plan under the Open Government Partnership, updated in August.</p>
answering member constituency Loughborough more like this
answering member printed Jane Hunt more like this
question first answered
less than 2022-09-06T14:43:53.053Zmore like thismore than 2022-09-06T14:43:53.053Z
answering member
4839
label Biography information for Jane Hunt remove filter
tabling member
4603
label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill more like this
1491157
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2022-07-20more like thismore than 2022-07-20
answering body
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept id 201 more like this
answering dept short name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
hansard heading Small Business Commissioner more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how much the Office of the Small Business Commissioner team has recouped in late payments since December 2017. more like this
tabling member constituency Feltham and Heston more like this
tabling member printed
Seema Malhotra more like this
uin 40782 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2022-09-05more like thismore than 2022-09-05
answer text <p>Since December 2017, the Office of the Small Business Commissioner has recovered over £8 million owed to small businesses.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Loughborough more like this
answering member printed Jane Hunt more like this
question first answered
less than 2022-09-05T08:38:26.987Zmore like thismore than 2022-09-05T08:38:26.987Z
answering member
4839
label Biography information for Jane Hunt remove filter
tabling member
4253
label Biography information for Seema Malhotra more like this