Written questions

1,329 written questions tabled, most recent first.

19 Feb 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 8 February to Question 147867, on Employment: Coronavirus, what instructions the Health and Safety Executive provide its inspectors on the serving of prohibition notices to wor

4 Feb 2021 · Cabinet Office

Taskforce on Innovation, Growth and Regulatory Reform

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether it is in the scope of the Taskforce on Innovation, Growth and Regulatory Reform (TIGRR) to consider or recommend changes to the 48-hour week protections, rest bre

4 Feb 2021 · Cabinet Office

Taskforce on Innovation, Growth and Regulatory Reform

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether it is within the scope of the Taskforce on Innovation, Growth and Regulatory Reform’s (TIGRR) Terms of Reference to consider changes to working time regulations d

4 Feb 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust: Death

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many unexpected deaths have occurred while an individual has been in the care of (a) the Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys Foundation NHS Trust, (b) West Lane Hospital and (c) Roseberry Park Adult Ser

2 Feb 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how the Health and Safety Executive has categorised covid-19 in the workplace according to ‘Table 1 Consequence table’ in the Enforcement Management Model (EMM) Operational version 3.2.

28 Jan 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Conditions of Employment and Health and Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what classifications the issues investigated the by (a) Employment Standards Agency Inspectorate; (b) HMRC National Minimum Wage enforcement team; (c) Health and Safety Executive;

28 Jan 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Conditions of Employment and Health and Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many front-line enforcement officers there were in the (a) HMRC National Minimum Wage Enforcement Team, (b) Health and Safety Executive and (C) Gangmaster Labour Abuse Authori

28 Jan 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Conditions of Employment and Health and Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many investigations were carried out by the (a) Employment Standards Agency Inspectorate, (b) HMRC National Minimum Wage Enforcement Team, (c) Health and Safety Executive and

28 Jan 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Conditions of Employment and Health and Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many workplace inspections were carried out by the (a) Employment Standards Agency Inspectorate, (b) HMRC National Minimum Wage Enforcement Team, (c) Health and Safety Executi

14 Jan 2021 · Home Office

Asylum: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her Department's timescale is for the change of provider of the ASPEN card for asylum support payments.

11 Jan 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Health and Safety: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether the Government plans to update its guidance entitled Working safely during coronavirus (COVID-19) to include details on ventilation in workplaces following the discovery o

14 Dec 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Health and Safety: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans his Department has to update its recommendations on cleaning in workplace settings to reflect updated guidance from the Health and Safety Executive on disinfecting surf

1 Dec 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Working Hours

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what legal advice he has received on the Government requiring employers to measure the duration of time worked by each employee, both normal hours and overtime, to ensure that sta

1 Dec 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Working Hours

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the Court of Justice of the European Union ruling based on the case of Federacion de Servicios de Comisiones Obreras v Deutsche Bank SAE, whether he plans to req

1 Dec 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what proportion of investigations carried out by (a) the Employment Agency Standards Inspectorate, (b) the Gangmaster Labour Abuse Authority and (c) the HMRC National Minimum Wage

1 Dec 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate he has made of the (a) wages recovered for workers, (b) money recovered for workers from unlawful fees charges to workers and (c) unpaid holiday pay recovered for wo

30 Nov 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Employment Agency Standards Inspectorate

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many investigations the Employment Agency Standards Inspectorate has undertaken on the conduct of umbrella companies in each of the reporting periods (a) 2018-19, (b) 2019-20

30 Nov 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Employment Agency Standards Inspectorate: Annual Reports

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, for what reasons the Employment Agency Standards Inspectorate has not published an annual report for 2018-19.

30 Nov 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many full-time equivalent Enforcement Officers his Department has employed in the reporting periods (a) 2018-19, (b) 2019- 20 and (c) 2020-21.

30 Nov 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Employment Agency Standards Inspectorate: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many FTE staff there were in the Employment Agencies Standards Inspectorate for (a) 2018-19, (b) 2019-20 and (c) 2020-21.

30 Nov 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Employment Agency Standards Inspectorate: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what the annual budget was for the Employment Agency Standards Inspectorate for 2018-19; what the annual budget is for the year 2020-2021; and what the provisional budgets are for

17 Nov 2020 · Ministry of Justice

Employment Tribunals Service

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the cost to the public purse of employment tribunal cases brought in relation to the failure of companies to follow redundancy consultancy procedures required by law in each of the

17 Nov 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Redundancy

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he has taken to ensure companies comply with legislation on redundancy consultancy procedures.

16 Nov 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when the Government plans to bring forward an employment Bill.

16 Nov 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when the Government plans to bring forward an employment Bill.

14 Jul 2020 · Treasury

Income Tax

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the amount of income tax revenue lost to the public purse from workers being wrongly categorised as self-employed in each year since 2009-10.

14 Jul 2020 · Treasury

Income Tax

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the amount of income tax revenue lost to the public purse from the underpayment of the national minimum wage in each year since 2009-10.

13 Jul 2020 · Treasury

Minimum Wage

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much HMRC has expended on national minimum wage enforcement in (a) total and (b) each region for each year since the financial year 2009-10.

13 Jul 2020 · Treasury

Minimum Wage

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many HMRC national minimum wage enforcement staff were employed in each region in each year since the financial year 2009-10.

13 Jul 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Minimum Wage: Non-payment

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of trends in the number of prosecutions for non-payment of the national minimum wage by region (a) in total and (b) in each year since the financial ye

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