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1236507

	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2020 answer text <p>Organisers of package holidays are required to comply with the Package Travel and Linked Travel Arrangements Regulations 2018. Consumers are entitled to a refund if they cancel a package holiday due to unavoidable and extraordinary circumstances occurring at the place of destination or its immediate vicinity which would significantly affect the performance of the package or transport to the destination, or if the organiser terminates the contract because of unavoidable and extraordinary circumstances.</p><p> </p><p>Given the evolving situation, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has updated its guidance for businesses to help them understand their legal obligations. This can found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cma-to-investigate-concerns-about-cancellation-policies-during-the-coronavirus-covid-19-pandemic/the-coronavirus-covid-19-pandemic-consumer-contracts-cancellation-and-refunds" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cma-to-investigate-concerns-about-cancellation-policies-during-the-coronavirus-covid-19-pandemic/the-coronavirus-covid-19-pandemic-consumer-contracts-cancellation-and-refunds</a>. If the CMA finds evidence that companies are failing to comply with the law, the CMA will take appropriate enforcement action. For example, recent action from the CMA has led to an undertaking from TUI to refund affected customers by the end of September.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 22/09/2020 15:17:07 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully

1484650

	registered interest
	date	29/06/2022
	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	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: EU Law
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate he has made of (a) the number of officials in his Department involved in recording retained EU legislation for the purposes of the Retained EU Law Dashboard in the latest period for which figures are available and (b) the cost to the public purse of recording that information.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
	tabling member printed	Layla Moran
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	27718
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2022 answer text <p>There has been no additional non-pay cost to the public purse by creating the dashboard for the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.</p><p> </p><p>The creation of the dashboard was led by the Cabinet Office, who commissioned Government Departments to find REUL within their legislation and compile an authoritative account of where REUL sits on the UK statute book.</p><p> </p><p>The dashboard itself is made by the Government Strategic Management Office and is hosted on Tableau Public, which is a free platform for hosting public dashboards. The dashboard will continue to be updated at no additional cost.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 07/07/2022 12:37:22 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
	tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

1484695

	registered interest
	date	29/06/2022
	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	National Security and Investment Act 2021
	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 merits of including the Gambling Commission's decisions on control of assets, in so far as those decisions may affect national security, within the scope of the National Security and Investment Act 2021.
	tabling member constituency	Wycombe
	tabling member printed	Mr Steve Baker
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	27590
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2022 answer text <p>The National Security and Investment Act 2021 enables the Government to scrutinise and – if necessary – intervene in qualifying acquisitions which may raise national security risks. We will not hesitate to use these powers where our national security is at risk.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 07/07/2022 12:34:06 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
	tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker

1484624

	registered interest
	date	29/06/2022
	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	Fuels: Excise Duties
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to ensure that petrol station operators do not illegally benefit from the Government's proposed cuts to fuel duty.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	27606
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2022 answer text <p>The Government has asked the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to conduct a review of the retail fuel market, to explore whether it has adversely affected consumer interests. The Government has asked for an initial report from the CMA by 7 July. As part of this, the Government has asked for the CMA’s advice on the extent to which competition has resulted in the fuel duty cut announced in the Spring Statement being passed on to consumers. The Government is also ready to support CMA if it uses its powers to act against petrol stations if there is evidence that they are infringing competition or consumer law.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 07/07/2022 12:31:38 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1484626

	registered interest
	date	29/06/2022
	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	Morrisons
	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 made an assessment of the implications for his policies of a potential decision by the owner of Morrisons' to sell its (a) fisheries, (b) warehouses and (c) food manufacturing plants.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	27608
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2022 answer text <p>The Government cannot comment on commercial decisions made by individual retailers.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 07/07/2022 12:30:09 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1484883

	registered interest
	date	29/06/2022
	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	Measurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of reintroducing imperial measurements on levels of future R&D investment in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	27597
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2022 answer text <p>The Government has launched its consultation ‘Choice on units of measurement: markings and sales’. The consultation seeks further views on the potential impact of any changes to the law and an impact assessment will be carried out in due course.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 07/07/2022 12:28:56 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1484270

	registered interest
	date	28/06/2022
	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	Small Businesses: Recruitment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent steps he has taken to support small and medium businesses to recruit and retain suitably qualified employees.
	tabling member constituency	Preston
	tabling member printed	Sir Mark Hendrick
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	26712
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2022 answer text <p>Throughout the pandemic the Government provided historic levels of support to the economy – a total of £370 billion. At the heart of this was the Plan for Jobs programme – a comprehensive and ambitious plan to help people back into work and develop the skills they need to thrive.</p><p> </p><p>The Plan for Jobs supported people throughout the pandemic and continues to do so as we see sustained economic improvement with unemployment returning to pre-pandemic levels. Accompanied with this recovery were record levels of vacancies and as a result, the Government launched the new Way to Work campaign in January 2022 to focus on supporting unemployed and work-ready claimants into work quickly.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 07/07/2022 09:48:04 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
	tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

1484279

	registered interest
	date	28/06/2022
	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, what steps he is taking to enhance workers’ rights.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton South
	tabling member printed	Matt Vickers
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	26914
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2022 answer text <p>Over the past year, we have proven our steadfast commitment to supporting workers across the UK, including raising the national living wage to its highest rate yet, to help with the cost of living.</p><p> </p><p>We remain committed to bringing forward reforms which build on our strong, flexible and dynamic labour market, giving businesses the confidence to create jobs and invest in their workforce and giving workers more choice over how they work.</p><p> </p><p>Numerous Private Members Bills have been introduced on the matter of employment rights, as a result of the PMB ballot in the Common and we are working closely with these members on their proposals.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 07/07/2022 09:47:07 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
	tabling member	4844 label Biography information for Matt Vickers

1484303

	registered interest
	date	28/06/2022
	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	Parental Leave: Fathers
	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 oral evidence from the Minister for Small Business, Consumers and Corporate Responsibility to the Women and Equalities Committee on 22 November 2017, HC 358, when he expects take-up of Shared Parental Leave to reach (a) 10 per cent, (b) 20 per cent and (c) 25 per cent of eligible fathers.
	tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
	tabling member printed	Kirsten Oswald
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	26783
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2022 answer text <p>The evaluation of the Shared Parental Leave (SPL) and Pay scheme remains important for the Government, and we will publish our report in due course. This will include an up-to-date estimate of take-up.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 07/07/2022 09:46:21 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
	tabling member	4413 label Biography information for Kirsten Oswald

1483615

	registered interest
	date	27/06/2022
	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	World Economic Forum
	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 is engaged in any partnerships with the World Economic Forum.
	tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
	tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	25728
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2022 answer text <p>Since November 2020, BEIS has been a member of the <a href="https://www.weforum.org/communities/gfc-on-agile-governance" target="_blank">Global Futures Council on Agile Governance</a>, focusing on the development of government regulatory practices to help drive economic growth.</p><p> </p><p>In May this year, the UK became a government partner in the <a href="https://www.weforum.org/first-movers-coalition" target="_blank">First Movers Coalition</a>. This is an initiative launched by the United States with the WEF and is a coalition of more than 35 international companies committed to harness their purchasing power and supply chains to create early markets for innovative clean energy technologies.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 05/07/2022 16:33:08 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
	tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes