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1381750

registered interest
date	24/11/2021
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: Ben Everitt
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 meetings (a) Ministers, (b) special advisers and (c) civil servants in his Department had with the hon. Member for Milton Keynes North between 1 May 2020 and 31 January 2021.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Erdington
tabling member printed	Jack Dromey
uin	80939
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2021 answer text <p>Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Ministers and Special Advisers have had no one-on-one meetings with my Hon. Friend the Member for Milton Keynes North between 1 May 2020 and 31 January 2021. Ministers have participated in MP-Roundtables, All-MP calls and MP tea surgeries during this period, some of which the Hon. Member for Milton Keynes North attended or received an invitation for. Details of meetings held by civil servants are not held centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 30/11/2021 17:12:48 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman previous answer version 35539 answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	3913 label Biography information for Jack Dromey

1381789

registered interest
date	24/11/2021
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	Utilities: 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, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that customers of energy providers that enter administration will automatically be placed on an identical or similar contract with another provider.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	81119
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2021 answer text <p>When a supplier exits the market Ofgem runs the Supplier of Last Resort process with the aim of getting the best deal for customers.</p><p> </p><p>If an energy supplier enters special administration, the pricing strategy is a matter for the Energy Administrator. Administrators have a statutory obligation to continue energy supply to the company’s customers at the lowest practicable cost.</p><p> </p><p>The Energy Price Cap will continue to protect customers, ensuring they pay a fair price for their energy.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 01/12/2021 17:38:30 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1381792

registered interest
date	24/11/2021
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	Counterfeit Manufacturing
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 steps his Department is taking to work with private industry to raise people's awareness of the risks associated with the purchase of counterfeit goods in the run up to Christmas 2021.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	81070
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2021 answer text <p>The Intellectual Property Office works with industry, law enforcement and government partners to raise the awareness to consumers of the social, economic and personal risks posed by counterfeit goods. It is presently working with Local Authority Trading Standards teams to support their seasonal campaigns highlighting the dangers of purchasing counterfeit goods this Christmas.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 02/12/2021 17:55:30 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1381833

registered interest
date	24/11/2021
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	Flexible Working
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 he has made of the potential merits of strengthening employees' rights to flexible working from the start of employment.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough
tabling member printed	Gill Furniss
uin	81092
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2021 answer text <p>The Government is currently consulting on measures that would increase the availability and support the uptake of flexible working arrangements, including whether to extend the right to request flexible working to employees from their first day of employment. The consultation closes on 1 December 2021 and the Government will issue its response in due course.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 29/11/2021 16:03:19 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4571 label Biography information for Gill Furniss

1381834

registered interest
date	24/11/2021
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	Offshore Industry: Continental Shelf
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 offshore oil and gas workers were employed on installations on the UK Continental Shelf in (a) January 2020, (b) January 2021 and (c) in the latest month for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	80983
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2021 answer text <p>The Department has not made an estimate of the number of workers employed on offshore oil and gas installations on the UK Continental Shelf. However, industry does compile statistics on the offshore workforce and these figures are provided in the Oil and Gas UK Workforce and Employment Insight Report 2021 (<a href="https://oguk.org.uk/product/workforce-insight-report-2021/" target="_blank">https://oguk.org.uk/product/workforce-insight-report-2021/</a>), which shows the total number of offshore oil and gas workers (personnel on board) at approximately 10,000 in July 2021. This is an increase from around 7,000 offshore oil and gas workers in April 2020.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 29/11/2021 18:07:40 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands previous answer version 35540 answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1381835

registered interest
date	24/11/2021
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	Babcock International: CHC Helicopter
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when the Competition and Markets Authority plans to reach a decision on whether to launch a phase two investigation of CHC’s takeover of Babcock International’s offshore oil and gas crew transportation services.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	80984
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2021 answer text <p>The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), which is responsible for assessing the risks and benefits of mergers and acquisitions in relation to competition in the UK, is a non-ministerial department which works independently from BEIS.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully grouped question UIN 80987 question first answered 02/12/2021 16:25:02 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1381838

registered interest
date	24/11/2021
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	Babcock International: CHC Helicopter
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 the Civil Aviation Authority has participated in the investigation into CHC’s takeover of Babcock International’s offshore oil and gas crew transportation service which was launched by the Competition and Markets Authority in March 2021.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	80987
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2021 answer text <p>The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), which is responsible for assessing the risks and benefits of mergers and acquisitions in relation to competition in the UK, is a non-ministerial department which works independently from BEIS.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully grouped question UIN 80984 question first answered 02/12/2021 16:25:02 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1381857

registered interest
date	24/11/2021
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	Wind Power: Celtic Sea
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 24 November 2021 to Question 74871, what assessment he has made of the merits of developing floating wind energy projects in the Celtic Sea.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Test
tabling member printed	Dr Alan Whitehead
uin	80893
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2021 answer text <p>The Government considers floating offshore wind as a vital component of the UK’s energy mix. In addition to the test and demonstration floating projects already in early development, the Crown Estate has commenced work on a floating wind leasing round in the Celtic Sea which could bring forward up to 4GW of new projects. The leasing round will focus on early commercial scale projects of 300-350MW and full commercial scale projects of up to 1GW. The Government recently announced up to £160 million to support large-scale floating offshore wind ports and factories to be built across the UK.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 29/11/2021 18:05:32 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands previous answer version 35538 answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	62 label Biography information for Dr Alan Whitehead

1381869

registered interest
date	24/11/2021
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	Immigration: Conditions of Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to ensure labour rights are enforced for all workers regardless of immigration status.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	80936
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2021 answer text <p>All workers who are legally working in the UK enjoy the full protection of UK employment law. Migrant workers are also entitled to the same protections under health and safety legislation as any other worker.</p><p>While most employment rights are enforced by an individual through an employment tribunal, the state has an important role to play in protecting the most vulnerable workers from exploitative practices.</p><p>We spend over £35million a year on enforcement covering:</p><ul><li>National Minimum and Living Wages – enforced by HMRC;</li><li>Employment agencies and employment businesses - enforced by the Employment Agency Standards Inspectorate (EAS);</li><li>Labour exploitation and modern slavery, and the gangmasters licensing scheme for suppliers of labour in agriculture and fresh fruit supply chains - Gangmaster and Labour Abuse Authority (GLAA).</li></ul><p>The Government has also now committed to establish a single enforcement body for employment rights, which will bring together the three existing bodies to better protect vulnerable workers and create a level playing-field for the majority of employers complying with the law.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 29/11/2021 16:00:24 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1381885

registered interest
date	24/11/2021
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: Ethnic Groups
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 steps he is taking to ensure that labour rights are respected for employees from BAME communities.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	81087
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2021 answer text <p>The Equality and Human Rights Commission enforces the Equality Act 2010, including in cases of race discrimination in the workplace.</p><p>On 22 November, the EHRC launched a new fund to tackle race discrimination and help victims seek justice. The Race Legal Support Fund is open for a minimum of two years, with up to £250,000 allocated this year to tackling race discrimination, harassment, and victimisation, and more available in future years. From December 2021, legal practitioners will be able to apply for funding to seek advice and help to resolve complaints of race discrimination, up to and including legal proceedings where appropriate.</p><p>Employees from BAME communities have the same routes to advice and redress as other employees. Acas provides free advice to workers and employers to enable them to understand their rights and responsibilities. Where disputes cannot be resolved earlier on, the Employment Tribunal system would be the primary enforcement method for most employment rights. There are only a few exceptions where the state enforces employment rights, such as ensuring employers pay the National Minimum Wage.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 29/11/2021 16:01:45 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West