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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/60876/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The Government takes the enforcement of NMW very seriously and HMRC enforces the national minimum wage legislation on behalf of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) and has done so since the introduction of NMW in April 1999. It does that by investigating all complaints made about employers suspected of not paying the minimum wage, and carrying out targeted enforcement where it identifies a high risk of non-payment of NMW across the whole of the UK.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>HMRC does not capture complaints or the outcomes of its investigations by reference to Government regions, constituencies or county. Its management information relates to the work of teams who are multi-located. Additionally, because it resources to risk, work relating to a specific geographical area is not always done by the NMW team based in that area.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Prior to 6 April 2009, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) issued penalty notices to those employers who failed to comply with an enforcement notice, within 28 days. A new enforcement regime, introduced in April 2009, saw the introduction of automatic penalties for employers who are found to have underpaid their workers.<\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p>I refer the hon. Member to the answers I gave the hon. Member for Islington South and Finsbury (Emily Thornberry) on 6 May 2014 contained in Official Report column 110W which gives the number of completed inspections and number of non-compliant cases across the UK in the financial years 2009/10 to 2013/14.<\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many employers registered in (a) Washington and Sunderland West constituency, (b) the Sunderland local authority area and (c) the North East region have been the subject of enforcement action for paying employees less than the National Minimum Wage in each of the last three years.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/60877/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The Government takes the enforcement of NMW very seriously and HMRC enforces the national minimum wage legislation on behalf of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) and has done so since the introduction of NMW in April 1999. It does that by investigating all complaints made about employers suspected of not paying the minimum wage, and carrying out targeted enforcement where it identifies a high risk of non-payment of NMW across the whole of the UK.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>HMRC does not capture complaints or the outcomes of its investigations by reference to Government regions, constituencies or county. Its management information relates to the work of teams who are multi-located. Additionally, because it resources to risk, work relating to a specific geographical area is not always done by the NMW team based in that area.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Prior to 6 April 2009, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) issued penalty notices to those employers who failed to comply with an enforcement notice, within 28 days. A new enforcement regime, introduced in April 2009, saw the introduction of automatic penalties for employers who are found to have underpaid their workers.<\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p>I refer the hon. Member to the answers I gave the hon. Member for Islington South and Finsbury (Emily Thornberry) on 6 May 2014 contained in Official Report column 110W which gives the number of completed inspections and number of non-compliant cases across the UK in the financial years 2009/10 to 2013/14.<\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many complaints have been made against employers registered in (a) Washington and Sunderland West constituency, (b) the Sunderland local authority area and (c) the North East region for paying employees less than the National Minimum Wage in each of the last three years.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/60891/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to her on 16 June 2014, <em>Official Report<\/em>, column 433W, by the Minister for the Cabinet Office.<\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of staff within his Department who have been dismissed following formal disciplinary proceedings in each of the last five financial years classed themselves as white British.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1521", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/60892", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "HM Treasury"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/60892/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to her on 16 June 2014, <em>Official Report<\/em>, column 433W, by the Minister for the Cabinet Office.<\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4117", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Andrea Leadsom"}
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      , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of staff within his Department who have been subject to formal disciplinary proceedings in each of the last five financial years classed themselves as white British.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1521", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson"}
      }
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/60893", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "HM Treasury"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/60893/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p><strong>In common with other government departments the Treasury has diversity targets for its workforce (gender, ethnicity and disability), monitors progress and implements diversity initiatives where appropriate. <\/strong><\/p><p> <\/p><p><strong>HM Treasury diversity targets for its Senior Civil Service (SCS) <\/strong><\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Group<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>Target<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>Women<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>42 %<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>BME<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>5% <\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>Disability<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>5% <\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p> <\/p><p><strong>HM Treasury's diversity targets for its employees below the SCS<\/strong><\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Group<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>Target<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>Women Range E<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>50% <\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>Women Range D<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>50% <\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>BME Range E<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>14%<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>BME Range D<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>18%<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>Disability Range E<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>6%<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>Disability Range D<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>8%<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p><strong>On progress against the targets the Treasury publishes information on the proportion of its employees by gender, ethnicity and disability by each Civil Service pay scale. The most recent information, March 2013, is in HM Treasury's <em>Annual Report and Accounts 2012-13<\/em>, page 43, available on the Treasury's external website. <\/strong><\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p><strong>The March 2014 data will be published in the <em>Annual Report and Accounts<\/em> 2014 in due course<\/strong><\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4117", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Andrea Leadsom"}
        }
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        , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Andrea Leadsom"}
        , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2014-06-17", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2014-06-10", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
      , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Equal Opportunities"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what targets his Department has for increasing diversity; and what progress has been made on meeting those targets in the last year.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1521", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/60894", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "HM Treasury"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/60894/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p><a href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_July\" target=\"_blank\">In July<\/a>In July 2013 HM Treasury's procurement functions transferred to the Crown Commercial Service (CCS\u2014formerly the Government Procurement Service, GPS). HM Treasury decides selection criteria and weightings for procurements based on advice from CCS.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The selection criteria and weightings in the procurement procedures used by CCS are not fixed, but vary from project to project. UKpublic 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> <\/p><p>Diversity policies and records of businesses can be taken into account at tender evaluation stage if they relate directly to the subject matter of a contract from the point of view of the contracting authority.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Treasury's procurements are evaluated against response guidance provided to bidders as part of Invitations to Tender (ITT) or Requests for Quotes (RFQ). Since January 2011, central Government Departments have been required to publish on Contracts Finder information on the tenders issued and contracts they award with a value over £10,000 (excluding VAT):<\/p><p><a href=\"https://www.gov.uk/contracts-finder\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.gov.uk/contracts-finder<\/a><\/p><p> <\/p><p>Selection criteria and weightings applied in procurements form part of the information published.<\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4117", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Andrea Leadsom"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what consideration his Department gives to the diversity policies and records of businesses or other organisations when considering their bid for commercial contracts or grants.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1521", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson"}
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      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Mrs Sharon Hodgson"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/61016", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "HM Treasury"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/61016/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>Treasury Ministers and officials meet with a wide range of organisations as part of the usual policy making process.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The Treasury publishes a list of ministerial meetings with external organisations. This is available online at: <a href=\"http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/minister_hospitality.htm\" target=\"_blank\">http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/minister_hospitality.htm<\/a><\/p><p> <\/p><p>It is important to recognise that business lending is not, and never has been, within the scope of the Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) conduct rules.<\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p>I understand that Clydesdale and Yorkshire Banks have agreed to review the sale of those tailored business loans with features comparable to standalone structured collars, simple collars and caps notwithstanding the fact that they are strictly outside the scope of the FCA's review into the mis-selling of interest rate hedging products.<\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4117", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Andrea Leadsom"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) on extending the FCA's powers to include regulatory powers over tailored business loans.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3910", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Guto Bebb"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/61017/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>Treasury Ministers and officials meet with a wide range of organisations as part of the usual policy making process.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The Treasury publishes a list of ministerial meetings with external organisations. This is available online at: <a href=\"http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/minister_hospitality.htm\" target=\"_blank\">http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/minister_hospitality.htm<\/a><\/p><p> <\/p><p>It is important to recognise that business lending is not, and never has been, within the scope of the Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) conduct rules.<\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p>I understand that Clydesdale and Yorkshire Banks have agreed to review the sale of those tailored business loans with features comparable to standalone structured collars, simple collars and caps notwithstanding the fact that they are strictly outside the scope of the FCA's review into the mis-selling of interest rate hedging products.<\/p>"}
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