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455184

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date	25/02/2016
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Trials
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what steps the CPS has taken to ensure that administrative errors do not prevent victims from giving evidence at trial.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	28443
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2016 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) does all that it can to make sure that administrative errors do not prevent victims from giving evidence at trial.</p><p> </p><p>The CPS introduced a national standard operating practice for magistrates’ court activity in May 2015. The process is digital and task-based and is designed to ensure consistency of approach and timing of activity in managing casework which will further reduce the risk of administrative errors being made. Testing of Crown Court standard operating practice commenced at the beginning of February 2016.</p><p> </p><p>Joint police/CPS Witness Care Units (WCUs) provide a single point of contact for victims and witnesses and ensure they have access to tailored support to make sure they are able to attend court and give their best evidence. Most WCUs use the Witness Management System (WMS) to record the contact they have with victims and witnesses. WMS is a bespoke IT system designed to support WCUs in managing their cases, thereby reducing the risk of administrative errors.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 01/03/2016 14:39:39 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

455185

registered interest
date	25/02/2016
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	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, when he plans to reply to the letter of 18 January 2016 from the hon. Member for North East Fife on the Royal Mail's dismissal of David Mitchell.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
uin	28442
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2016 answer text <p>I replied to the hon. Member on 4 March.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 08/03/2016 14:41:01 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins

455186

registered interest
date	25/02/2016
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	Sunday Trading: Prosecutions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many successful prosecutions there have been against employers who have taken action against workers who have refused to work on Sundays under Section 45 of the Employment Rights Act 1996.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	28491
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2016 answer text <p>Section 45 of the Employment Rights Act 1996 gives certain shop workers and betting workers the right not to be subjected to detriment by their employers on the ground that the employee refused (or proposed to refuse) to do shop work, or betting work, on Sundays. This right can be enforced by bringing a complaint to the employment tribunal. There is no relevant criminal offence, so there have been no prosecutions.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 01/03/2016 15:28:29 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

455187

registered interest
date	25/02/2016
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	Holiday Leave: Pay
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 financial effect on businesses of the decision in Loch v British Gas has on, including payments of bonus and commission in the calculation of holiday pay.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Mr Christopher Chope
uin	28521
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2016 answer text <p>The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills is continuing to monitor the impact of <em>Lock v British Gas</em> and other court decisions relating to holiday pay. We are undertaking a formal assessment of the financial impact and will make that available as and when there is a quality assured estimate.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 04/03/2016 13:33:14 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles previous answer version 48360 answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

455188

registered interest
date	25/02/2016
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	Working Hours: EU Law
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 bring forward legislative proposals to amend the working time regulations; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Mr Christopher Chope
uin	28523
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2016 answer text <p>The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills keeps the working time regulations under continuous review. We will continue to engage with interested parties to determine the best way forward in this area.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 03/03/2016 17:25:28 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles previous answer version 48362 answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

455189

registered interest
date	25/02/2016
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	Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will place in the Library the most recent submissions made by the parties involved in the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership negotiations.
tabling member constituency	Wrexham
tabling member printed	Ian C. Lucas
uin	28524
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2016 answer text <p>The European Commission has published a large number of documents relating to the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) on its website, including EU proposals for legal text, position papers and factsheets.</p><p> </p><p>The Commission and the US have agreed that national parliamentarians should have access to classified TTIP documents, including consolidated texts, via reading rooms in national ministries. Restrictions placed on these rooms include that they are only accessible to officials of Member State central governments and Members of Member State national Parliaments.</p><p> </p><p>The UK intends to establish such a reading room in the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS). This will give equivalent access to documents for Members of both Houses to that afforded to Members of the European Parliament. Members of both Houses will be informed of the process and details of how to access the room shortly, once these have been finalised.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 01/03/2016 17:55:18 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas

455190

registered interest
date	25/02/2016
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	Sunday Trading: Research
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what research has been commissioned by his Department into the effects of the extension of Sunday opening hours in each year for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	28540
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2016 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>In 2006 Indepen were commissioned by the DTI to evaluate the economic costs and benefits of extending Sunday Trading hours, a copy of the report can be found on the GOV.UK website.</p><p> </p><p>My Department has not commissioned any research since then into the effects of the extension of Sunday opening hours.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 01/03/2016 15:26:19 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

455191

registered interest
date	25/02/2016
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	Sunday Trading: Families
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether his proposals for the extension of Sunday trading hours has passed the family test.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	28528
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2016 answer text <p>The Government’s Family Test is not a pass or fail measure.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has conscientiously considered the impact on families and the evidence on this presented during the consultation. The Government will publish the Impact Assessment, including the Family Test, shortly.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 03/03/2016 17:16:00 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

455192

registered interest
date	25/02/2016
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	Unpaid Work
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many representations he has received on the exploitation of unpaid trials in the (a) service, (b) print and (c) retail sector.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	28558
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2016 answer text <p>My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Business Innovation and Skills, BIS Ministers and officials are in frequent contact with a wide range of stakeholders on labour market issues, including issues around internships. The Low Pay Commission also consults on a range of issues, including internships, and submits its findings to Government each year to inform its recommendations on the National Minimum Wage. We are not aware of any recent, formal representations relating only to exploitation of unpaid interns in the specified sectors.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 09/03/2016 11:52:09 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

455193

registered interest
date	25/02/2016
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	Unpaid Work
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 prevalence of the exploitation of unpaid trials in at-risk sectors.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	28559
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2016 answer text <p>Entitlement to the National Minimum Wage (NMW) applies where someone meets the criteria of a worker. There is no legal or consistently-used definition of an internship and therefore no authoritative, single assessment of their prevalence, unpaid or otherwise. However, the Low Pay Commission 2015 Report on the National Minimum Wage sets out their findings from the evidence they have collated as well as research that they have commissioned to assess the prevalence of unpaid internships.</p><p>The Government works to promote high-quality, paid internships through improved codes of practice, awareness campaigns and changes to the BIS-sponsored Graduate Talent Pool. We also continue to tackle exploitation. The Government invested over £13m in 2015/16 to ensure enforcement of the NMW and we continue to name and shame employers who break minimum wage law.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 11/03/2016 17:00:06 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh