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514706

registered interest
date	21/04/2016
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Minimum Wage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to his oral contribution of 18 April 2016, Official Report, column 712, on the national minimum wage, how many of the employers who approached his Department and requested not to be named and shamed for breaking national minimum legislation were named and shamed.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	35040
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2016 answer text <p>Since the naming scheme began we have named 490 employers and received 107 representations from employers asking not to be named. Of these 107 employers 85 were ultimately named.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 29/04/2016 13:45:33 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles previous answer version 57685 answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

514707

registered interest
date	21/04/2016
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Minimum Wage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to his oral contribution of 18 April 2016, Official Report, column 712, on the national minimum wage, what correspondence his Department has received from employers asking not to be named and shamed for breach of the legislation in each year since that approach was implemented.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	35041
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2016 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Since the naming scheme began we have received 107 representations from employers asking not to be named: 1 in 2013, 35 in 2014 and 71 in 2015.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 29/04/2016 13:39:39 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles previous answer version 57687 answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

484450

registered interest
date	22/03/2016
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Minimum Wage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what progress his Department has made on implementing its plans to impose financial penalties of up to £20,000 per worker against companies who fail to pay the national minimum wage.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	32089
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/04/2016 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>From 26 May 2015, the maximum penalty for underpayment of the National Minimum Wage (NMW) increased from £20,000 per notice of underpayment (NoU) to £20,000 per worker.</p><p> </p><p>From 1 April 2016 the penalty has been increased to 200% of the total underpayment for all of the workers specified in a NoU. By increasing penalties for underpayment of the NMW it is intended that employers, who could otherwise be tempted to underpay, comply with the law and working people receive the money they are legally due. The maximum penalty will remain at £20,000 per worker.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 14/04/2016 16:20:43 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles previous answer version 54589 answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

479496

registered interest
date	17/03/2016
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Minimum Wage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, which companies have failed to pay the national minimum wage since the introduction of the new naming and shaming regulations on 1 October 2013.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	31589
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2016 answer text <p>Since the introduction of the revised naming and shaming scheme, details of employers who have failed to pay the National Minimum Wage have been published on gov.uk. Details can be found via the following links:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-national-minimum-wage-offenders-named-and-shamed-february-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-national-minimum-wage-offenders-named-and-shamed-february-2016</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-national-minimum-wage-offenders-named-and-shamed-october-2015" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-national-minimum-wage-offenders-named-and-shamed-october-2015</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/national-minimum-wage-offenders-named-and-shamed" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/national-minimum-wage-offenders-named-and-shamed</a> (July 2015)</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-national-minimum-wage-offenders-named-and-shamed" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-national-minimum-wage-offenders-named-and-shamed</a> (March 2015)</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-names-and-shames-largest-ever-number-of-national-minimum-wage-offenders" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-names-and-shames-largest-ever-number-of-national-minimum-wage-offenders</a> (February 2015)</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-names-and-shames-37-national-minimum-wage-offenders" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-names-and-shames-37-national-minimum-wage-offenders</a> (January 2015)</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-names-employers-who-fail-to-pay-the-national-minimum-wage" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-names-employers-who-fail-to-pay-the-national-minimum-wage</a> (November 2014)</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-names-employers-who-fail-to-pay-minimum-wage" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-names-employers-who-fail-to-pay-minimum-wage</a> (June 2014)</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-gets-tough-with-employers-failing-to-pay-minimum-wage" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-gets-tough-with-employers-failing-to-pay-minimum-wage</a> (February 2014)</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 23/03/2016 16:38:17 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles previous answer version 52916 answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

457998

registered interest
date	07/03/2016
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Minimum Wage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what information his Department holds on the nationality of employers found to have failed to pay the national minimum wage in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	29981
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2016 answer text <p>We do not collect information on the nationality of employers who have been found to have underpaid the national minimum wage.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 10/03/2016 16:58:37 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

442849

registered interest
date	06/01/2016
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Minimum Wage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of HM Revenue and Customs' strategy to enforce the national minimum wage.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	21217
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2016 answer text <br /><p>The Low Pay Commission publish an annual report on the National Minimum Wage (NMW) which includes a full assessment of the Government’s NMW compliance and enforcement strategy. The 2015 report is available here - <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-minimum-wage-low-pay-commission-report-2015" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-minimum-wage-low-pay-commission-report-2015</a> - the next report is due to be published in February 2016.</p><br /> <br /><p><strong></strong></p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 18/01/2016 17:20:36 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

442249

registered interest
date	04/01/2016
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Minimum Wage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if the Government will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing penalties levied on employers who do not pay staff at least the national minimum wage.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	20822
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2016 answer text <br /><p>From April 2016, we are increasing the calculation of penalties from 100% to 200% of the arrears owed. The penalty is reduced by half if employers pay within 14 days.</p><br /><p>By increasing the penalties for underpayment of the National Minimum Wage (NMW) we intend to deter employers from breaking the law so that working people receive the money they are legally due.</p><br /><p>This new calculation ensures a tougher penalty for employers found to have underpaid the NMW.</p><br /><p>The fast track Impact Assessment for increasing the penalties has been validated by the Regulatory Policy Committee and published here - <a href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukia/2015/324" target="_blank">http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukia/2015/324</a></p><p><strong></strong></p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 19/01/2016 16:02:16 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

422150

registered interest
date	19/10/2015
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Minimum Wage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what plans he has to increase enforcement rates for the national minimum wage.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	12390
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2015 answer text <p>The Government is committed to cracking down on employers who break the National Minimum Wage (NMW) law. In 2014/15, HMRC conducted 2,204 investigations into potential NMW non-compliance, totalling £3,291,529 of arrears for 26,318 workers.</p><p>This is up from 1,455 investigations conducted in 2013/14, totalling £4,645,547</p><p>of arrears for 22,610 workers.</p><br /><p>Building on our existing reforms, the Prime Minister announced on 1 September 2015 further measures to strengthen the enforcement of the NMW. These include:</p><br /><ul><li>increasing penalties from 100% to 200% of the arrears employers owed.</li><li>the setting up of a dedicated team in Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) focused on tackling the most serious cases of wilful non-compliance.</li><li>increasing the enforcement budget in preparation for the National Minimum and Living Wage from April 2016.</li><li>the creation of a statutory Director of Labour Market Enforcement and Exploitation.</li></ul> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 29/10/2015 17:49:07 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

416703

registered interest
date	04/09/2015
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Minimum Wage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what value of penalties has been issued to each employer found to be non-compliant with National Minimum Wage legislation since 7 March 2014; and what amount of arrears each such employer owed.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	8778
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2015 answer text <p>Since 7 March 2014, the Government has recovered arrears of almost £5.9 million and issued penalties of almost £1.4m. Where consistent with our naming policy the Government has made public the names of employers who have failed to pay their employees the National Minimum Wage, including the value of the arrears. Details of the latest naming and shaming announcement are available here - <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/national-minimum-wage-offenders-named-and-shamed" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/national-minimum-wage-offenders-named-and-shamed</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Evidence from other HMRC campaigns suggests those who voluntarily change behaviour can remain compliant for longer. Under the operation of the NMW Campaign launched in July, employers who are in breach of NMW regulations must formally notify HMRC of their participation in the campaign and then complete a full disclosure within two months. Employers must declare details of the arrears to allow HMRC to check and accept that pay has been corrected. HMRC is using a range of information sources to monitor whether the reported self-correction matches the details submitted by the employer. Where appropriate, HMRC will investigate and challenge employer action.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles grouped question UIN 8779 8780 question first answered 10/09/2015 15:14:56 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

416704

registered interest
date	04/09/2015
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Minimum Wage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the evidential basis is for allowing employers to self-correct without investigation by HM Revenue and Customs under the National Minimum Wage campaign launched in July 2015.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	8779
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2015 answer text <p>Since 7 March 2014, the Government has recovered arrears of almost £5.9 million and issued penalties of almost £1.4m. Where consistent with our naming policy the Government has made public the names of employers who have failed to pay their employees the National Minimum Wage, including the value of the arrears. Details of the latest naming and shaming announcement are available here - <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/national-minimum-wage-offenders-named-and-shamed" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/national-minimum-wage-offenders-named-and-shamed</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Evidence from other HMRC campaigns suggests those who voluntarily change behaviour can remain compliant for longer. Under the operation of the NMW Campaign launched in July, employers who are in breach of NMW regulations must formally notify HMRC of their participation in the campaign and then complete a full disclosure within two months. Employers must declare details of the arrears to allow HMRC to check and accept that pay has been corrected. HMRC is using a range of information sources to monitor whether the reported self-correction matches the details submitted by the employer. Where appropriate, HMRC will investigate and challenge employer action.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles grouped question UIN 8778 8780 question first answered 10/09/2015 15:14:56 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield