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1050489

registered interest
date	29/01/2019
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	China Central Television
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether his Department has had discussions with (a) Ofcom and (b) the Foreign and Commonwealth Office on reports of the alleged use of forced confessions on China Central Television.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	214079
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2019 answer text <p>Broadcasting regulation is a matter for Ofcom, as the independent regulator of television and radio. Ofcom are currently assessing complaints against China Global Television Network and if, following an investigation Ofcom find their rules have been broken, they will take the necessary enforcement action. Ofcom must be able to carry out its regulatory duties without government interference. DCMS Ministers and officials have regular discussions with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office on a range of matters.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 06/02/2019 17:24:31 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1002129

registered interest
date	05/11/2018
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Working Hours
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what the contracted hours are for the highest paid member of staff in the (a) National Archives, (b) Royal Parks, (c) Arts Council England, (d) Big Lottery Fund, (e) Sport England and (f) Information Commissioner's Office.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	188203
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2018 answer text <p>Senior Civil Servants (SCS) are contracted to work a minimum (over a 5 day week) either 41 or 42 hours, including daily meal breaks for one hour. The new model contracts was introduced on the 1st July 2013, which standardise the working hours to 42 hours which was applicable to all new staff as well as those staff being promoted into or within SCS, from that date forward.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 16/11/2018 15:57:25 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

997387

registered interest
date	29/10/2018
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	National Archives: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how many staff (a) are employed directly by, (b) are seconded to and (c) work under contract in the National Archives.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	185146
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2018 answer text <p>The National Archives (a) employ 499 staff directly. They have no staff seconded or loaned into the Department and no contractors.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 06/11/2018 17:00:13 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

864362

registered interest
date	15/03/2018
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Cleaning Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what information he holds on the rate of remuneration for cleaners in his Department.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	132846
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2018 answer text <p>We do not hold any information on the remuneration of cleaners. The Department does not directly employ cleaners. All our properties have facilities management provided by other Government departments.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 22/03/2018 13:32:14 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

795776

registered interest
date	28/11/2017
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	Construction: Billing
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 assessment his Department has made of the effect of recent trends in the level of late payments for construction firms on that sector.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	116122
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2017 answer text <p>The Department does not hold detailed information on late payments in the construction sector. The most comprehensive and up to date analysis of payment practices in the construction sector is the recently published BEIS research paper no.17 – Retentions in the Construction Sector. Further information is being gathered through two ongoing consultations on construction payment practices. The deadline for responses is Friday 19 January 2018. Consultation outcomes will be published within 12 weeks of the close of the consultations or an explanation if this is not possible.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James grouped question UIN 116123 question first answered 04/12/2017 14:54:31 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

795778

registered interest
date	28/11/2017
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	Construction: Billing
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 assessment his Department has made of the effect of late payments to construction firms on (a) jobs and (b) insolvencies in that sector.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	116123
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2017 answer text <p>The Department does not hold detailed information on late payments in the construction sector. The most comprehensive and up to date analysis of payment practices in the construction sector is the recently published BEIS research paper no.17 – Retentions in the Construction Sector. Further information is being gathered through two ongoing consultations on construction payment practices. The deadline for responses is Friday 19 January 2018. Consultation outcomes will be published within 12 weeks of the close of the consultations or an explanation if this is not possible.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James grouped question UIN 116122 question first answered 04/12/2017 14:54:31 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

641387

registered interest
date	21/11/2016
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: Brexit
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 projects in operation in his Department are related to the UK's exit from the EU.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	53888
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2016 answer text <p>Officials in the Department’s Europe Directorate work both on preparations for our future relationship with the EU and ongoing negotiations on ‘live’ business. The team works with the Department for Exiting the European Union and other Departments on these issues. Officials in other teams in the Department also carry out EU exit-related work as part of their broader responsibilities.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 28/11/2016 13:54:45 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

631275

registered interest
date	07/11/2016
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	British Home Stores: Insolvency
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 4 November 2016 to Question 51499, whether he intends to meet with (a) Sir Philip Green or (b) any employees of British Home Stores on that company's move into administration.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	52002
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2016 answer text <p>Neither my Rt Hon Friend the Secretary of State nor I intend to meet with Sir Philip Green or the employees at this stage.</p><p> </p><p>The Insolvency Service is conducting an investigation into the conduct of those controlling BHS and this will cover the reasons for the administration. As part of that investigation the Insolvency Service may, if appropriate, meet with Sir Philip Green or any other relevant party, including current and former employees.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 14/11/2016 16:31:19 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

626742

registered interest
date	01/11/2016
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	British Home Stores: Insolvency
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he has met (a) Sir Philip Green or (b) any employees of British Home Stores about that company's move into administration.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	51499
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2016 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>Neither my Rt Hon Friend the Secretary of State nor I have met with Sir Philip Green or the employees at this stage.</p><p> </p><p>The Insolvency Service is conducting an investigation into the conduct of those controlling BHS and this will cover the reasons for the administration.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 04/11/2016 13:51:49 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

626743

registered interest
date	01/11/2016
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: Pay
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 proportion of women are employed by his Department on an inner London pay structure in the following pay grades (a) Administrative Assistant, (b) Administrative Officer, (c) Executive Officer, (d) Higher Executive Officer, (e) Fast Streamer, (f) Senior Executive Officer, (g) Grade Seven, (h) Grade Six, (i) Senior Civil Service Band 1, (j) Senior Civil Service Band 1A, (k) Senior Civil Service Band 2 and (l) Senior Civil Service Band 3.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	51384
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2016 answer text <p>The proportion of women employed by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and based in London, is shown in the table below.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Administrative Officer</p></td><td><p>50%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Executive Officer</p></td><td><p>60%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Higher Executive Officer</p></td><td><p>56%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fast Streamer</p></td><td><p>47%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Senior Executive Officer</p></td><td><p>47%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grade Seven</p></td><td><p>46%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grade Six</p></td><td><p>49%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Senior Civil Service Band 1</p></td><td><p>46%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Senior Civil Service Band 2</p></td><td><p>35%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Senior Civil Service Band 3</p></td><td><p>43%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The department does not have any employees at Administrative Assistant or Senior Civil Service Band 1A grades.</p><p>The department uses a single London payscale and does not differentiate between inner or outer London.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 07/11/2016 14:45:57 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West