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1486713

	registered interest
	date	05/07/2022
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Business: Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the Procurement Bill on procurement opportunities for ethnic minority business owners.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Sir Stephen Timms
	uin	30985
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2022 answer text <p>The Procurement Bill contains proposals to simplify the procurement process and make it easier for all companies to bid rather than specific groups. The changes that are proposed are designed in particular to benefit businesses of all sizes throughout the whole economy, including ethnic minority businesses; this includes measures that will reduce barriers to entry including establishing a single transparency platform so that bidders only have to submit their core credentials once, and making reforms to procurement frameworks so that suppliers are not locked out.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency North East Somerset answering member printed Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg question first answered 11/07/2022 16:25:11 answering member 4099 label Biography information for Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1541490

	registered interest
	date	11/11/2022
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Business: Ethnic Groups
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he has made an assessment of the potential barriers to minority ethnic owned businesses accessing Government contracts.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Sir Stephen Timms
	uin	84791
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2022 answer text <p>UK public procurement policy is to award contracts on the basis of value for money, which means the optimum combination of cost and quality over the lifetime of the project. Public sector procurers are required to assess value for money from the perspective of the contracting authority, using criteria linked to the subject matter of the contract, including compliance with the published specification.</p><p>A Social Value model launched on 1 January 2021 (PPN 06/20), which is applicable to central Government departments, requires contracts to be assessed on a range of priority outcomes, where it is relevant and proportionate to do so, including improving accessibility to government contracts by a range of types of organisations, including minority ethnic owned businesses. This new approach will mean more opportunities for SMEs and social enterprises to win Government contracts by demonstrating the full extent of the value they would generate</p><p>As we look towards the future, we now have an opportunity to develop and implement a new procurement regime. The Procurement Bill contains proposals to further simplify the procurement process and make it easier for all companies to bid. The changes that are proposed are designed to benefit businesses of all sizes throughout the whole economy, including ethnic minority businesses; this includes measures that will reduce barriers to entry including establishing a single transparency platform so that bidders only have to submit their core credentials once, and making reforms to procurement frameworks so that suppliers are not locked out.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin grouped question UIN 84792 question first answered 16/11/2022 09:12:50 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1541492

	registered interest
	date	11/11/2022
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Business: Ethnic Groups
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans to convene a Government taskforce to increase the number of ethnic minority-led businesses in public procurement.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Sir Stephen Timms
	uin	84792
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2022 answer text <p>UK public procurement policy is to award contracts on the basis of value for money, which means the optimum combination of cost and quality over the lifetime of the project. Public sector procurers are required to assess value for money from the perspective of the contracting authority, using criteria linked to the subject matter of the contract, including compliance with the published specification.</p><p>A Social Value model launched on 1 January 2021 (PPN 06/20), which is applicable to central Government departments, requires contracts to be assessed on a range of priority outcomes, where it is relevant and proportionate to do so, including improving accessibility to government contracts by a range of types of organisations, including minority ethnic owned businesses. This new approach will mean more opportunities for SMEs and social enterprises to win Government contracts by demonstrating the full extent of the value they would generate</p><p>As we look towards the future, we now have an opportunity to develop and implement a new procurement regime. The Procurement Bill contains proposals to further simplify the procurement process and make it easier for all companies to bid. The changes that are proposed are designed to benefit businesses of all sizes throughout the whole economy, including ethnic minority businesses; this includes measures that will reduce barriers to entry including establishing a single transparency platform so that bidders only have to submit their core credentials once, and making reforms to procurement frameworks so that suppliers are not locked out.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin grouped question UIN 84791 question first answered 16/11/2022 09:12:50 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1645630

	registered interest
	date	19/06/2023
	answering body	Department for Business and Trade
	answering dept id	214
	answering dept short name	Business and Trade
	answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
	hansard heading	Public Sector: Living Wage
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether she has plans to ensure every public sector employee receives at least the Living Wage.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Sir Stephen Timms
	uin	190015
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2023 answer text <p>All employers, including the public sector, are responsible for paying the correct minimum wage to their staff. The vast majority of responsible employers make sure they get it right.</p><p> </p><p>The Government takes enforcing the minimum wage seriously. We are clear that anyone entitled to be paid the minimum wage should receive it and take robust enforcement action against employers who do not pay their staff correctly.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 22/06/2023 14:46:32 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1645631

	registered interest
	date	19/06/2023
	answering body	Department for Business and Trade
	answering dept id	214
	answering dept short name	Business and Trade
	answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
	hansard heading	Public Sector: Living Wage
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether she has plans to ensure that outsourced staff in the public sector receive (a) at least the Living Wage and (b) certainty over hours of work.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Sir Stephen Timms
	uin	190016
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2023 answer text <p>All employers, including the public sector, are responsible for paying the correct minimum wage to their staff. The vast majority of responsible employers make sure they get it right.</p><p> </p><p>The Government takes enforcing the minimum wage seriously. We are clear that anyone entitled to be paid the minimum wage should receive it and take robust enforcement action against employers who do not pay their staff correctly. </p><p> </p><p>The Government is also supporting the Workers (Predictable Terms and Conditions) Bill, which will give qualifying workers the right to request a more predictable working pattern.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 22/06/2023 14:51:22 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1471675

	registered interest
	date	20/06/2022
	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, with reference to the Written Statement of 11 May 2022, HCWS1, on Low-income Workers: Exclusivity Clauses, whether he plans to undertake a consultation in advance of publishing the employment status guidance; and when he plans to publish that guidance.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Sir Stephen Timms
	uin	21076
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2022 answer text <p>The Government is committed to publishing employment status guidance in due course. It will make it easier for individuals and businesses to understand which employment rights apply to them, enhancing worker protections whilst maintaining flexibility and ensuring a level playing field within the labour market. The Government will continue to work closely with stakeholders to ensure the employment status framework is fit for purpose.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 23/06/2022 15:22:55 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1471676

	registered interest
	date	20/06/2022
	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	Clothing: Manufacturing Industries
	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 his letter of 25 March 2021 to the Chair of the Environmental Audit Select Committee, whether he has reached a conclusion in considering the idea of establishing a Garment Trade Adjudicator; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Sir Stephen Timms
	uin	21077
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2022 answer text <p>In the response to the single enforcement body consultation published last year, the Government reaffirmed its commitment to continue to engage with the enforcement bodies and industry partners to strengthen our understanding of levels of non-compliance across the garment trade. We will continue to review this issue and consider options to drive up standards across the sector.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 23/06/2022 15:22:07 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1537542

	registered interest
	date	31/10/2022
	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 Pay
	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 plans he has to increase the rate of income replacement for maternity, paternity, and parental leave.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Sir Stephen Timms
	uin	74491
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2022 answer text <p>My Rt. Hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions is currently conducting his statutory annual review of state pensions and benefits rates, this includes statutory parental payments such as maternity and paternity pay. The outcome of that review will be announced in due course.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 03/11/2022 17:03:45 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1537544

	registered interest
	date	31/10/2022
	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	Equal Pay: Ethnic Groups
	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 plans he has to introduce obligatory pay gap reporting with respect to ethnic minority employees.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Sir Stephen Timms
	uin	74492
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2022 answer text <p>The Government responded to the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities’ report and recommendations with the “Inclusive Britain” report which was published in March 2022. In this report, Government set out that ethnicity pay reporting will be voluntary and we will not be legislating for mandatory ethnicity pay reporting at this stage.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 03/11/2022 17:03:52 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1538014

	registered interest
	date	01/11/2022
	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	Flexible working: Parents
	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 his Department is taking to promote flexible and secure work for parental workers.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Sir Stephen Timms
	uin	75750
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2022 answer text <p>The 2019 Conservative Party manifesto pledged changes to enhance workers’ rights and support people to stay in work. The government is currently supporting five private members bills which will deliver on these commitments, three of which will particularly promote flexible and secure work for working parents.</p><p> </p><p>The Neonatal (Leave and Pay) Bill, Protection from Redundancy (Pregnancy and Family Leave) Bill and Employment Relations (Flexible Working) Bill will protect and support new parents, as well as provide all employees with better access to flexible working.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 07/11/2022 17:02:37 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms