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168933

registered interest
date	08/12/2014
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Pollinators
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps the Government plans to take to support bees and pollinators.
tabling member constituency	Pudsey
tabling member printed	Stuart Andrew
uin	906569
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2014 answer text <p>Taking action to support pollinators is a key part of my priorities to improve the natural environment and grow the rural economy.</p><p><br>Bees and other insect pollinators are vital to the diversity of our environment. They play an essential role in contributing to our £100bn food industry and are worth £400m to the economy. They face many threats and some species are in decline.</p><p>This is why we have published the National Pollinator Strategy on 4th November, a 10 year plan to build solid foundations to bring about the best possible conditions for pollinators to flourish.</p><p><br>The Government is committed to taking action to support pollinators across all types of land across our country, enhancing the response to pest and disease risks, and to improving our evidence base.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 11/12/2014 15:56:22 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew

168135

registered interest
date	05/12/2014
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Living Wage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many and what proportion of (a) the Law Officers' Departments' staff and (b) staff working for companies contracted by the Law Officers' Departments who are paid less than the Living Wage are (i) women and (ii) men.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	217452
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>The CPS currently employs one member of staff whose salary is below the rate defined by the Living Wage Foundation. As a result of proposed changes to pay ranges, this employee will be paid a salary in excess of the living wage by 1<sup>st</sup> April 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>No direct employees of the Treasury Solicitor’s Office are paid less than the living wage. However, at 30 September 2014 The Treasury Solicitor’s Office had eleven temporary workers in London receiving less than the living wage although this position will change after 12 weeks of engagement in line with the Agency Workers legislation. At that point, their salary will increase to a higher rate of pay comparable to the rate of a direct employee. All other temporary workers are paid more than the living wage.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In order to protect personal data of individuals, we are unable to provide any details of gender or ethnicity (where held), given the small numbers involved, as publication of this information could inadvertently reveal the identity of the member of staff.</p><p> </p><p>No direct employees or temporary workers employed by the remaining Law Officers' Departments are paid less than the living wage.</p><p> </p><p>A complete record on the pay arrangements for staff employed by companies contracted to provide services to the Law Officers' Departments is not held and could not be provided without incurring a disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Mr Robert Buckland grouped question UIN 217410 217430 question first answered 15/12/2014 12:41:21 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

168138

registered interest
date	05/12/2014
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	Living 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 and what proportion of (a) his Department's staff and (b) staff working for companies contracted by his Department who are paid less than the Living Wage are (i) women and (ii) men.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	217451
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2014 answer text <p>There are no direct Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) employees paid less than the living wage, either nationally or in London.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We do not hold details centrally of all the staff working for companies contracted by the Department.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>BIS has no plans to require their contractors to pay the Living Wage. We would encourage them to do so if it was affordable but this must be a decision for the contractors themselves. On the 1st April 2014 the Secretary of State increased the wages of the lowest paid contractors to £7.85.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson grouped question UIN 217409 question first answered 10/12/2014 13:06:48 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

168142

registered interest
date	05/12/2014
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	Living 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 and what proportion of (a) his Department's staff and (b) staff working for companies contracted by his Department are paid less than the Living Wage.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	217409
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2014 answer text <p>There are no direct Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) employees paid less than the living wage, either nationally or in London.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We do not hold details centrally of all the staff working for companies contracted by the Department.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>BIS has no plans to require their contractors to pay the Living Wage. We would encourage them to do so if it was affordable but this must be a decision for the contractors themselves. On the 1st April 2014 the Secretary of State increased the wages of the lowest paid contractors to £7.85.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson grouped question UIN 217451 question first answered 10/12/2014 13:06:47 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

168186

registered interest
date	05/12/2014
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Living Wage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many and what proportion of (a) his Department's staff and (b) staff working for companies contracted by his Department are paid less than the Living Wage.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	217412
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2014 answer text <p>The Department, its agencies and non-departmental public bodies do not currently employ any staff earning less than the Living Wage as defined by the Living Wage Foundation.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins grouped question UIN 217433 217454 question first answered 11/12/2014 17:07:10 answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

168202

registered interest
date	05/12/2014
answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Living Wage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many and what proportion of (a) his Department's staff and (b) staff working for companies contracted by his Department who are paid less than the Living Wage are (i) women and (ii) men.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	217455
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2014 answer text <p>DCMS does not have any direct employees who are paid less than the living wage.</p><p> </p><p>DCMS is not responsible for setting pay levels for contracted workers. This is a matter for the organisations who employ them. However, we actively encourage employers to ensure that the living wage is paid and we would monitor these when contracts are being negotiated.</p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant grouped question UIN 217413 217434 question first answered 10/12/2014 15:47:49 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

168216

registered interest
date	05/12/2014
answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Living Wage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many and what proportion of (a) his Department's staff and (b) staff working for companies contracted by his Department who are paid less than the Living Wage are (i) white British and (ii) from an ethnic minority background.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	217434
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2014 answer text <p>DCMS does not have any direct employees who are paid less than the living wage.</p><p> </p><p>DCMS is not responsible for setting pay levels for contracted workers. This is a matter for the organisations who employ them. However, we actively encourage employers to ensure that the living wage is paid and we would monitor these when contracts are being negotiated.</p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant grouped question UIN 217413 217455 question first answered 10/12/2014 15:47:49 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

168217

registered interest
date	05/12/2014
answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Living Wage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many and what proportion of (a) his Department's staff and (b) staff working for companies contracted by his Department are paid less than the Living Wage.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	217413
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2014 answer text <p>DCMS does not have any direct employees who are paid less than the living wage.</p><p> </p><p>DCMS is not responsible for setting pay levels for contracted workers. This is a matter for the organisations who employ them. However, we actively encourage employers to ensure that the living wage is paid and we would monitor these when contracts are being negotiated.</p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant grouped question UIN 217434 217455 question first answered 10/12/2014 15:47:49 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

168322

registered interest
date	05/12/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Living Wage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of (a) her Department's staff and (b) staff working for companies contracted by her Department are paid less than the Living Wage.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	217421
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2014 answer text <p>All permanent members of staff directly employed by the Home Office are paid the Living Wage or above.<br><br>All temporary agency staff are employed in accordance with the Agency Workers Regulations, which ensures parity with directly employed staff after 12 weeks.<br><br>The Home Office only keeps information on the legal minimum standards of pay of staff employed by organisations contracted to provide services within the Home Office and does not keep information specifically on the Living Wage.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley grouped question UIN 217442 217463 question first answered 11/12/2014 14:39:52 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

168330

registered interest
date	05/12/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Living Wage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many and what proportion of (a) her Department's staff and (b) staff working for companies contracted by her Department who are paid less than the Living Wage are (i) white British and (ii) from an ethnic minority background.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	217443
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>There are no staff directly employed by DFID who are paid less than the current Living Wage as defined by the Living Wage Foundation. DFID considers the rate of pay for outsourced workers to be an issue for contractors. We encourage outsource partners to pay the Living Wage as defined by the Living Wage Foundation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne grouped question UIN 217422 217464 question first answered 15/12/2014 12:07:16 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson