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1239683

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date	01/10/2020
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	Re-employment
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 his Department will take steps to reduce the use of dismiss and re-engage tactics by employers.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	98256
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/10/2020 answer text <p>I understand that this is an extremely difficult situation for employees to find themselves in. Ultimately these are commercial matters between employers and employees, and employers are free to offer the terms and conditions of employment which best suit their business needs, but Government is clear that employers must not discriminate unlawfully. In the vast majority of cases, employers want to do the right thing, and there are robust processes in place to prevent discrimination and abuse.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 06/10/2020 12:39:01 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1239685

registered interest
date	01/10/2020
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	Re-employment
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 discussions he has had with employers or employer bodies on the use of dismiss and re-engage tactics in negotiations with employees.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	98257
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/10/2020 answer text <p>Details of meetings held by Ministers in the Department are recorded in our transparency data, which is published at:</p><p><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> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 06/10/2020 12:37:30 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1239687

registered interest
date	01/10/2020
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	Re-employment
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 estimate he has made of the number of employers in receipt of Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme payments who have adopted dismiss and re-engage tactics when negotiating terms and conditions changes with employees.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	98258
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/10/2020 answer text <p>As of 20 September 2020, the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) has helped 1.2 million employers across the UK furlough 9.6 million jobs. The data does not include information on the decisions a business makes on its recruitment or dismissal practices.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 06/10/2020 12:35:37 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1239749

registered interest
date	01/10/2020
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	Beer
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 estimate he has made of the number of breweries that have closed in England in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Coventry North East
tabling member printed	Colleen Fletcher
uin	98232
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/10/2020 answer text <p>The latest ONS data (as of 5th October 2020) shows the overall number beer manufacturing enterprises in England from 2011 to 2020. Business openings and closures (VAT registrations or de-registrations) are not published at this level of industry detail.</p><p> </p><p><em><strong>Number of Beer Manufacturing Enterprises in England</strong></em></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Date</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>England </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>490</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>555</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>645</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>765</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>855</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>965</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>1,060</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>1,125</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>1,150</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>1,135</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em>Source: ONS Business Counts</em></p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 06/10/2020 12:42:54 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4378 label Biography information for Colleen Fletcher

1239791

registered interest
date	01/10/2020
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	Summertime: Coronavirus
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 make an assessment of the potential merits of the UK remaining on British Summer Time to help (a) people's health and wellbeing and (b) limit the spread of covid-19.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	98146
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/10/2020 answer text <p>The Government believes that the current daylight-saving arrangements represent the optimal use of the available daylight across the UK.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 06/10/2020 12:41:02 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson