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date	27/01/2016
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	Overseas Companies: Human Rights
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 bring forward proposals to enable the prosecution of UK businesses through the UK courts for breaches of human rights abroad when the UK's National Action Plan to implement the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights is next updated.
tabling member constituency	Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock
tabling member printed	Corri Wilson
uin	903387
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2016 answer text <p>Victims of overseas human rights abuses by UK businesses can already seek redress through UK courts. We have one of the few jurisdictions in the world where this can happen. I am proud it was a Conservative government that introduced the Modern Slavery Act, which requires companies to report on steps they have taken to ensure that slavery and human trafficking is not taking place in its supply chains.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 02/02/2016 17:43:00 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4448 label Biography information for Corri Wilson

45842

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date	25/03/2014
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what changes he plans to make to the ability of EU migrants to access benefits.
tabling member constituency	Macclesfield
tabling member printed	David Rutley
uin	903387
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>We have introduced a range of measures to tighten up our EEA migration rules to ensure our welfare system is not taken advantage of.</p><p> </p><p>Since December 2013 Migrants have had to take a stronger, more robust Habitual Residence Test if they want to claim income-related benefits.</p><p> </p><p>From 1 January 2014, EEA job seekers must have been living in the UK for three months before they can claim income-based Jobseeker's Allowance.</p><p> </p><p>If they satisfy HRT a new statutory presumption will mean that EEA jobseekers and retained workers will then only be able to claim Jobseeker's Allowance for six months. After six months, only those who have compelling evidence that they have a genuine prospect of finding work will be able to continue claiming.</p><p> </p><p>Since the 1 March the Minimum Earnings Threshold is helping to determine whether an EEA national's previous or current work can be treated as genuine and effective in deciding whether they have a right to reside in the UK as a worker or a self employed person.</p><p> </p><p>From 1 April 2014 new EEA Jobseekers will be unable to access Housing Benefits even if they are in receipt of Jobseeker's Allowance.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 31/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	4033 label Biography information for David Rutley