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1522393

registered interest
date	14/10/2022
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	Knives: Retail Trade
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 had recent discussions with (a) retailers and (b) Cabinet colleagues on the adequacy of guidance on displaying pumpkin carving kits in retail settings.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	63239
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2022 answer text <p>My Rt. Hon. Friend the Secretary of State has not had recent discussions with (a) retailers or (b) Cabinet colleagues on the guidance on pumpkin carving kits in retail settings.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Dean Russell question first answered 24/10/2022 16:07:03 answering member 4812 label Biography information for Dean Russell
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1522427

registered interest
date	14/10/2022
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 it remains his policy to bring forward legislative proposals on employment status.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	63240
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2022 answer text <p>On 26 July 2022, the Government responded to its employment status consultation which explored a wide range of employment status legislative proposals.</p><p>The response concluded that while the Government recognised the boundaries between the different statuses can be unclear for some individuals and employers, the benefits of a fundamental overhaul of the employment status system were outweighed by the potential disruption associated with legislative reform.</p><p>Alongside the Government response, the Government published guidance to help clarify the existing employment status boundaries, making it easier for business to comply with existing regulations and for individuals to understand which employment protections apply to them.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 24/10/2022 16:07:11 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1522428

registered interest
date	14/10/2022
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, if it remains his policy intention to implement a right to request more predictable contracts for all workers after 26 weeks of employment.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	63241
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2022 answer text <p>The Government remains committed to introduce a right to request a more predictable contract.</p><p> </p><p>This right will allow a qualifying worker to make an application to change their existing working pattern if it lacks predictability in terms of hours they are required to work, the times they are required to work, and / or the duration of their contract.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Dean Russell question first answered 24/10/2022 16:07:20 answering member 4812 label Biography information for Dean Russell
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1522429

registered interest
date	14/10/2022
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	Fracking
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 statement made by the Prime Minister in the House on 8 September 2022 that the Government would end the moratorium on shale gas extraction where there is local support, how his Department defines local support in that context.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	63242
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2022 answer text <p>The Government will come forward with proposals in due course.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 24/10/2022 16:07:26 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1522431

registered interest
date	14/10/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Strikes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential effect of implementing minimum service levels on (a) the number of and (b) the impact of strikes.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	63243
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2022 answer text <p>Minimum service levels will allow us to get the balance right between respecting the right strike, whilst ensuring passengers can make essential journeys to access healthcare, education and employment.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 24/10/2022 10:39:14 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1522432

registered interest
date	14/10/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Strikes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when she plans to publish further information on her proposals to introduce minimum service levels during strike action.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	63244
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2022 answer text <p>The Transport Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill was introduced into the House of Commons on 20 October 2022.</p><p>The bill can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://bills.parliament.uk/bills/3350" target="_blank">https://bills.parliament.uk/bills/3350</a></p><p>The Explanatory notes can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://bills.parliament.uk/bills/3350/publications" target="_blank">https://bills.parliament.uk/bills/3350/publications</a></p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 24/10/2022 10:35:18 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1522433

registered interest
date	14/10/2022
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: Surveillance
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 his Department has undertaken recent research into the use of technology by employers to closely monitor their employees.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	63245
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2022 answer text <p>The Department has not undertaken recent research into the use of technology by employers to closely monitor their employees.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 01/11/2022 15:42:34 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1522434

registered interest
date	14/10/2022
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	Artificial Intelligence and Automation
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 correspondence from the hon. Member for Boston and Skegness to the former Prime Minister of 1 September 2022, whether his Department is taking steps to help support people who will be most affected by (a) increasing automation and (b) the use of artificial intelligence.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	63246
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2022 answer text <p>The Government welcomes innovation, and the contribution of automation and artificial intelligence (AI) to economic growth. The UK is already a world leader in AI, ranking third in the world, with the UK AI sector worth over £15.6bn (DataCity 2020).</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy plays an essential role in helping articulate what employers need from the skills system and support the Government’s ambitious reform programme to support people who will be affected by automation get the skills they need. The Government has expanded investment in postgraduate Master’s conversion courses in AI. Alongside this we are funding scholarships for students from underrepresented groups. We have also announced £117m funding to create 1000 more PhDs.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 27/10/2022 16:05:58 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1522435

registered interest
date	14/10/2022
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	ICT: Skilled Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if his Department will make a comparative assessment of the adequacy of the level of IT skills possessed by the workforce in (a) the UK and (b) other members of the G7.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	63247
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2022 answer text <p>The latest economic statistics show that there are now 1.81 million people working in the Digital Sector in the UK. The number of people working in digital occupations, which require advanced digital (i.e. IT) skills such as computer programming, has increased by 54% since September 2020.</p><p>Digital skills covers a broad range of competencies, knowledge and skills. DCMS commissioned research found that over 83% of job adverts require digital skills, which includes baseline digital skills such as using productivity software tools, as well as specialist digital skills such as programming and data science.</p><p>Countries adopt different approaches to evaluating the level of digital skills possessed by their workforces. Comparative data from the World Economic Forum indicates that digital skills among the active population in the UK is 58%, placing the UK 4th relative to other members of the G7.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Folkestone and Hythe answering member printed Damian Collins question first answered 24/10/2022 09:47:18 answering member 3986 label Biography information for Damian Collins
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1522436

registered interest
date	14/10/2022
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: Equality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of technology on levels of inequality in the workplace.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	63248
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2022 answer text <p>The overall net effect of automation and AI on employment is unclear, but a plausible assumption based on historical trends and economic research for the UK would see a broadly neutral effect overall. Research published by BEIS in 2021 estimated that around 7% of existing UK jobs could face a high (over 70%) probability of automation over the next 5 years, rising to 18% after 10 years and just under 30% after 20 years. However, AI will also create many jobs through the boost it gives to productivity and economic growth.</p><p> </p><p>The Government also welcomes research from academics and experts in the field including the ongoing work of the Pissarides Review into the Future of Work and Wellbeing, which is exploring the impacts of automation on work and wellbeing, and analysing how these are differently distributed between socio-demographic groups and geographical communities in the UK.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 27/10/2022 16:06:05 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders