Show Search Form

Search Results

registered interest	true false
date	exactly: or between: and
answering body
answering dept id
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
hansard heading
house id
legislature	pref label
question text
tabling member constituency
tabling member printed
uin
answer	is ministerial correction true false date of answer exactly: or between: and answer text answering member constituency answering member printed grouped question UIN question first answered answering member label
tabling member	label

Search

1587128

registered interest
date	20/02/2023
answering body	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept id	216
answering dept short name	Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept sort name	Science, Innovation and Technology
hansard heading	Coronavirus: Disinformation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of potential sources of covid-19 disinformation.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	148645
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2023 answer text <p>DSIT’s Counter Disinformation Unit (CDU) stood up in March 2020 to address COVID-19-related disinformation and has been responding to acute disinformation risks ever since. Mis and disinformation can come from a range of sources, and the CDU takes an actor agnostic approach, working closely with social media platforms to support the introduction of systems and processes that promote authoritative sources of information.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 27/02/2023 15:11:38 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1539986

registered interest
date	07/11/2022
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	Gambling Act 2005 Review
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 timetable is for the publication of the gambling review White Paper.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	80752
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2022 answer text <p>The Gambling Act Review is an extensive evidence-led review, which aims to ensure regulation is fit for the digital age. We will publish a White Paper setting out our vision and next steps in the coming weeks.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully grouped question UIN 80786 question first answered 14/11/2022 09:23:01 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1504225

registered interest
date	02/09/2022
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Housing: Construction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of legal protections for homeowners against housing damage caused by building works.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	45878
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2022 answer text <p>The Building Safety Act includes an ambitious toolkit of measures to allow those responsible for defective work to be pursued. This includes imposing a new duty under section 2A of the Defective Premises Act 1972, to ensure that anyone who takes on work in a relation to any part of a relevant building owes a duty to ensure that the building is fit for habitation upon completion. The Act also extends the limitation period for prospective claims under section 1 of the Defective Premises Act 1972, from 6 to 15 years and broadens the reach of civil liability to associated companies of developers, including trusts. This is to ensure that those who have used shell companies and other complex corporate structures to evade their responsibilities, including some of the largest businesses in the sector, can be pursued for contributions.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 21/09/2022 14:08:38 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1483632

registered interest
date	27/06/2022
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	P&O Ferries: Redundancy
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 the Answer of 19 April 2022 to Question 151160 on P&O Ferries: Redundancy, whether the investigations by the Insolvency Service have been completed; and whether any prosecutions have commenced.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	25903
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2022 answer text <p>The Insolvency Service has confirmed that the investigations into the circumstances surrounding the redundancies made by P&amp;O Ferries are ongoing. As such no further comment or information can be provided at this time<strong>.</strong></p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 30/06/2022 14:29:53 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1471401

registered interest
date	17/06/2022
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	Employment Agencies: Fines
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 (a) investigations have been commenced and (b) fines issued under regulation 7 of The Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003 in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	20263
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2022 answer text <p>The Employment Agency Standards (EAS) Inspectorate enforces the requirements of the Conduct Regulations.</p><p> </p><p>EAS has historically received a limited number of complaints about regulation 7. EAS investigates all relevant complaints and takes enforcement action where necessary. It does not have the power to issues fines, which rests with the court.</p><p> </p><p>The table at Annex A shows the number of complaints EAS recoded in relation to regulation 7. This data is locally held management information taken from a live case management system. To date no breaches have been established under regulation 7 and no enforcement action has been taken.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Annex A</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><em><strong>Operational year</strong></em></p></td><td><p><em><strong>Number of regulation 7 complaints</strong></em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/2013</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/2014</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/2015</p></td><td><p>No reported complaints</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/2016</p></td><td><p>No reported complaints</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/2017</p></td><td><p>No reported complaints</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/2018</p></td><td><p>No reported complaints</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019/2020</p></td><td><p>No reported complaints</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020/2021</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021/2022</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 22/06/2022 16:18:10 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1463789

registered interest
date	17/05/2022
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	Conditions of 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, whether he has plans to bring forward an employment bill in the 2022-23 parliamentary Session.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	3630
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2022 answer text <p>The Queen’s Speech set out a packed and ambitious legislative programme that includes a comprehensive set of bills which will enable us to deliver on priorities like growing the economy, which will in turn help address living costs and get people into good jobs.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 25/05/2022 08:55:39 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1463790

registered interest
date	17/05/2022
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	Conditions of 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, with reference to the Answer of 25 January 2022 to Question 108541 on Conditions of Employment, which Government departments he has been in regular dialogue with regarding reforms to the employment framework.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	3631
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2022 answer text <p>The Government is committed to bringing forward reforms to our employment framework as we build a high skilled, high productivity, high wage economy that delivers on its ambition to make the UK the best place in the world to work and grow a business.</p><p> </p><p>It is important we consult widely on proposals for change and ensure stakeholders have the opportunity to share their views.</p><p> </p><p>For example, we recently published a Government response to a consultation regarding reforms to the use of exclusivity clauses in employment contracts:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/measures-to-extend-the-ban-on-exclusivity-clauses-in-contracts-of-employment" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/measures-to-extend-the-ban-on-exclusivity-clauses-in-contracts-of-employment</a>.</p><p> </p><p>We carefully consider all consultation responses, which help inform decisions around how we take forward measures.</p><p> </p><p>As reform of the employment framework is a complex cross-cutting topic, the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has regular dialogue with other Government Departments with an interest.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 25/05/2022 08:56:57 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1463791

registered interest
date	17/05/2022
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	Conditions of 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 steps he has taken to ensure that workers' rights are protected.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	3632
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2022 answer text <p>Protecting and enhancing workers’ rights remains a priority for this government. Over the past year, we have proven our commitment to supporting workers across the UK, including raising the national living wage in April 2022 to its highest rate yet, to help with the cost of living.</p><p> </p><p>We are proud there are now more employees on the payroll than ever before, and we will continue to build a high skilled, high productivity, high wage economy that delivers on our ambition to make the UK the best place in the world to work.</p><p> </p><p>We remain committed to making progress and on 9 May we announced our intention to bring forward legislation which will 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><p> </p><p>We also announced our commitment to publishing employment status guidance to help clarify the existing status boundaries, making it easier for individuals and businesses to understand which employment rights apply to them, enhancing worker protections whilst maintaining flexibility and ensuring a level playing field within the labour market.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 25/05/2022 08:58:00 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1463792

registered interest
date	17/05/2022
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 steps he has taken to strengthen protections for the self-employed.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	3633
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2022 answer text <p>An individual’s entitlement to employment rights at work is determined by their employment status, employee, worker or self-employed.</p><p> </p><p>Self-employed individuals should expect to have the most flexibility and control over how and when they work. It is a category for those who run and manage their own business. Generally, self-employed individuals have no statutory employment rights but are entitled to some health and safety protections/obligations as well as anti-discrimination rights when they are contracted by a customer or client.</p><p> </p><p>The UK labour market is performing strongly with high employment and low unemployment and the Government’s three-tiered employment status framework strikes the right balance between the flexibility our economy needs and worker protections.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 25/05/2022 08:52:22 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1463793

registered interest
date	17/05/2022
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	Unfair Dismissal
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 steps he has taken to ensure that workers are protected against unfair dismissal.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	3634
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2022 answer text <p>There are laws in place to ensure that any dismissal process should be fair and reasonable with appropriate equalities considerations. Employees who believe that they have been unfairly dismissed should seek advice from Acas. Employees with the necessary qualifying service who believe that they have been unfairly dismissed can complain to an employment tribunal who will consider the case.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 25/05/2022 08:59:05 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders