Show Search Form

Search Results

registered interest	true false
date	exactly: or between: and
answering body
answering dept id
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
hansard heading
house id
legislature	pref label
question text
tabling member constituency
tabling member printed
uin
answer	is ministerial correction true false date of answer exactly: or between: and answer text answering member constituency answering member printed grouped question UIN question first answered answering member label
tabling member	label

Search

169702

registered interest
date	11/12/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Public Sector: Living Wage
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what estimate they have made of the annual cost of paying the Living Wage across the public sector.
tabling member printed	Baroness Seccombe
uin	HL3689
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2014 answer text <p>The Government does not have an estimate of the cost of applying the living wage across the public sector.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government supports all employers who choose to pay the living wage and encourages businesses to pay the living wage where it is affordable.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>For the pay review body workforces and central government the majority of pay scale points are above the living wage.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Deighton question first answered 19/12/2014 12:53:09 answering member 4262 label Biography information for Lord Deighton
tabling member	2097 label Biography information for Baroness Seccombe

169717

registered interest
date	11/12/2014
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many staff are employed in the Law Officers' Departments headquarter buildings.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	218300
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text <p>The table below shows the recorded number of staff employed in the Law Officers' Departments’ who work in the main headquarters buildings:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Department</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Building</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Staff Headcount </strong><sup>(1)</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Attorney General’s Office</p></td><td><p>20 Victoria Street, London</p></td><td><p>37</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Treasury Solicitor’s Department</p></td><td><p>One Kemble Street, London</p></td><td><p>872</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate</p></td><td><p>One Kemble Street, London</p></td><td><p>23</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Serious Fraud Office</p></td><td><p>2-4 Cockspur Street, London</p></td><td><p>350</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Crown Prosecution Service <sup>(2)</sup></p></td><td><p>Rose Court, 2 Southwark Bridge, London</p></td><td><p>945</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><sup>(1)</sup> <em>The data provided only covers permanent staff and those employed on fixed term contracts.</em></p><p> </p><p><sup>(2)</sup> <em>The CPS also has two additional regional headquarters buildings in Wakefield and York.</em></p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Mr Robert Buckland question first answered 17/12/2014 13:09:07 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

169718

registered interest
date	11/12/2014
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	Staff
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 staff are employed in his Department's headquarter buildings.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	218299
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>As at 30 November 2014, 3100 staff were employed in the core-Department’s buildings throughout the UK. Of these 2555 were core-BIS staff and 545 were UKTI staff.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 15/12/2014 15:49:21 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

169719

registered interest
date	11/12/2014
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	Apprentices
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 effect of plans to transfer apprenticeship funding to employers from further education providers on the budgets of those providers.
tabling member constituency	Dudley North
tabling member printed	Ian Austin
uin	218332
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2015 answer text <p>Our apprenticeship reforms are designed to make all apprenticeships world class, so that the programme is rigorous, responsive, and meets the changing needs of business and the future economy. As part of our reforms, we are giving employers control of funding to make them more demanding customers of high-quality training, relevant to their needs.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Training providers make a vital contribution to apprenticeships and we want that to continue. Good providers already offer high-quality provision that is responsive to employers’ needs, which makes them well placed to be successful under any new arrangements. We recognise that these reforms represent a major change in the way that providers operate. The Skills Funding Agency, working with the Education and Training Foundation, Association of Colleges and the Association of Employment and Learning Providers are offering support and guidance to providers to help them prepare for the reforms. However, it will be for employers to decide who will help them deliver a high quality experience for their apprentices. We are trialling a new funding model in 2014/15 and intend to evaluate its impact before any funding system is fully implemented.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 05/01/2015 16:42:29 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	1511 label Biography information for Lord Austin of Dudley

169721

registered interest
date	11/12/2014
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	Business: Procurement
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 practice of companies requiring a supplier company to make a payment in order to join or to remain on a list of suppliers.
tabling member constituency	Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire
tabling member printed	Simon Hart
uin	218268
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2014 answer text <p>The Department is aware that the practice of suppliers having to pay to join or remain on a supplier list is an issue in some sectors. The Government has already taken action to prohibit this practice in certain sectors. We are consulting to help us understand the wider extent of the problem and on whether Government should take any action with respect to supplier lists.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government has already taken action to prohibit this practice in certain sectors. This is why the statutory Grocery Supply Code prohibits payments as a condition of stocking or listing a supplier’s grocery products.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 19/12/2014 16:17:08 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	3944 label Biography information for Simon Hart

169723

registered interest
date	11/12/2014
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	Small Businesses: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what representations he has received from small and medium-sized businesses about companies that require a supplier company to make a payment in order to join or to remain on a list of suppliers.
tabling member constituency	Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire
tabling member printed	Simon Hart
uin	218269
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text <p>The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills has received a number of representations about this issue both from small business representative organisations and from small- and medium-sized businesses themselves. The recent media coverage relating to Premier Foods has prompted an increase in such representations. However, there is not a consensus amongst correspondents: some are in favour of company investment and/ or discount schemes and have explained how they have helped them thrive as a supplier; others are against such schemes and have highlighted the negative impact of their imposition.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 17/12/2014 16:20:33 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	3944 label Biography information for Simon Hart

169724

registered interest
date	11/12/2014
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, how many employers who were issued with notices of underpayment for the national minimum wage and were eligible for naming and shaming under the arrangements introduced since 1 October 2013 he has decided not to name and shame.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	218354
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text <p>Under the revised Naming Scheme the Government will name all employers that have been issued with a Notice of Underpayment (NoU) unless employers meet one of the exceptional criteria or have arrears of £100 or less.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>To date 3 employers have made successful representations against being named and 8 employers have not been named as they had arrears of £100 or less.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government has already named 55 employers. Between them they owed workers a total of over £139,000 in arrears and have been charged financial penalties totalling over £60,000. We will be naming other employers that do not comply with National Minimum Wage regulations soon.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Anyone not receiving the minimum wage that they are legally entitled to should call the Pay and Work Rights Helpline on 0800 917 2368.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 16/12/2014 16:36:27 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

169728

registered interest
date	11/12/2014
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, pursuant to the Answer of 5 December 2014 to Question 216899, what assessment he has made of the negative impact on business and jobs he is seeking to limit.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Mr Christopher Chope
uin	218289
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text <p>Our preliminary assessment of the impact of the Employment Appeal Tribunal ruling suggest that total costs to employers in the UK could be in the region of hundreds of millions of pounds. The Government understands the deep concern felt by many employers about these potential costs. The holiday pay taskforce is discussing ways to limit the judgment’s impact on business. This encompasses both issues relating to back pay and management of future workforce planning. The Government also wishes to ensure that workers receive appropriate reward for their hard work.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Through our discussions with the Taskforce and a wide range of other representative organisations, we are urgently reviewing what actions we should take.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson grouped question UIN 218290 question first answered 16/12/2014 16:31:10 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

169729

registered interest
date	11/12/2014
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, pursuant to the Answer of 5 December 2014 to Question 216899, whether the decision of the Employment Appeal Tribunal of 4 November 2014 in Bear Scotland and Others v Mr David Fulton and Others necessitates changes to the Working Time Regulations.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Mr Christopher Chope
uin	218290
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text <p>Our preliminary assessment of the impact of the Employment Appeal Tribunal ruling suggest that total costs to employers in the UK could be in the region of hundreds of millions of pounds. The Government understands the deep concern felt by many employers about these potential costs. The holiday pay taskforce is discussing ways to limit the judgment’s impact on business. This encompasses both issues relating to back pay and management of future workforce planning. The Government also wishes to ensure that workers receive appropriate reward for their hard work.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Through our discussions with the Taskforce and a wide range of other representative organisations, we are urgently reviewing what actions we should take.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson grouped question UIN 218289 question first answered 16/12/2014 16:31:10 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

169730

registered interest
date	11/12/2014
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	Apprentices: 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, whether he plans to offer different rates of apprentice national minimum wage for apprentices of different ages and levels of experience.
tabling member constituency	Dudley North
tabling member printed	Ian Austin
uin	218260
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>This year we have asked the Low Pay Commission (LPC) to consider whether we can simplify the apprentice rate structure so that it is as clear and simple as possible, in order to support those employers who take on apprentices and to improve compliance with the National Minimum Wage. We have also asked the LPC to consider whether there should be different rates of apprentice National Minimum Wage for apprentices of different ages and levels. The LPC will report back with their recommendations in February 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 15/12/2014 15:38:48 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
tabling member	1511 label Biography information for Lord Austin of Dudley