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date	11/07/2017
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Rivers: Pollution
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many recordable pollution incidents there were for English waterways in each year for which information is available; and what proportion of those offences resulted in (a) successful prosecution and (b) an enforcement undertaking.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	4156
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>The table below provides details of the numbers of water pollution incidents as well as the numbers of successful prosecutions and accepted Enforcement Undertakings for water pollution offences.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Category 1 &amp; 2 Serious water pollution incidents</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total water pollution incidents - impact levels 1-3</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Successful prosecutions in relation to water pollution </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Enforcement Undertakings Accepted</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007</p></td><td><p>444</p></td><td><p>8282</p></td><td><p>145</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>378</p></td><td><p>7770</p></td><td><p>117</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>430</p></td><td><p>8285</p></td><td><p>111</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>336</p></td><td><p>8583</p></td><td><p>113</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>360</p></td><td><p>8504</p></td><td><p>98</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>293</p></td><td><p>8265</p></td><td><p>82</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>376</p></td><td><p>8485</p></td><td><p>54</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>361</p></td><td><p>7274</p></td><td><p>45</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>326</p></td><td><p>6363</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>314</p></td><td><p>6414</p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Prosecutions or enforcement undertakings are normally considered for the more serious Category 1 and 2 incidents. Prosecutions are undertaken where there is a public interest in doing so and where there is a reasonable likelihood of obtaining conviction. Enforcement Undertakings have been available as an enforcement option since 2011.</p><p> </p><p>The prosecution of water pollution offences or decision on enforcement undertakings does not necessarily occur in the same year in which the incidents took place. There are cases for offences which took place in earlier years which are currently still in progress.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 19/07/2017 13:33:12 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

750804

registered interest
date	11/07/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Multiple Occupation: Licensing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the number and proportion of houses of multiple occupation which were (a) registered and (b) not registered in each local authority area is in each year for which data is available in ranked order for each year.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	4144
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government collects data annually on the estimated number of mandatory licensable houses in multiple occupation (HMOs) and the number of HMOs licensed in each local authority area since 2011. The data for each year from 2011/12 – 2015/16 can be found published here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/local-authority-housing-data" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/local-authority-housing-data</a></p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 19/07/2017 14:16:20 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

750806

registered interest
date	11/07/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Minimum Wage: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many companies in Wales are known to have paid employees less than the minimum wage in each year for which figures are available; and if he will list those companies and their location.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	4274
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government is determined that everyone who is entitled to the National Minimum Wage (NMW) and National Living Wage (NLW) receives it. Anyone who feels they have been underpaid NMW or NLW should contact the Acas helpline on 0300 123 1100. HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) review all complaints that are referred to them.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC does not record statistics on complaints or investigations by reference to countries of the United Kingdom, Government regions, constituencies or counties. Since 1999, when NMW enforcement began, HMRC has identified over 25,500 employers with total NMW arrears of almost £79 million. Last year (2016/17) HMRC identified over 1,100 employers with total NMW arrears of over £10.9 million.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC cannot comment on the affairs of individual taxpayers, as it has a duty to maintain taxpayer confidentiality. However, the Department for Business for Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) run a naming scheme for employers who are found to have underpaid NMW. You can find more information at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/enforcing-national-minimum-wage-law" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/enforcing-national-minimum-wage-law</a></p><p> </p><p>I refer the honourable member to the answer provided on 18<sup>th</sup> July 2016, at UIN 42723, for information on prosecution results.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 4482 question first answered 19/07/2017 15:03:56 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane