Gareth Bacon MP: written questions
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Growth and Skills LevyDepartment for EducationTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3143More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Answer of 18 October 2023 to Question 201370 on Apprentices: Finance, how she plans to fund the policy of allowing levy-paying companies to retain 50% of their contributions under the Grow
Answer: The government is transforming the Apprenticeship Levy into a new Growth and Skills Levy. The new levy will build on the apprenticeships programme to create opportunities for learners of all ages, give employers of different sizes greater flexibility to a...
Answered 12 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordGrowth and Skills LevyDepartment for EducationTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3142More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the economic impact of growth and skills levy proposals to allow levy-paying companies to retain 50% of their contributions.
Answer: The government is transforming the Apprenticeship Levy into a new Growth and Skills Levy. The new levy will build on the apprenticeships programme to create opportunities for learners of all ages, give employers of different sizes greater flexibility to a...
Answered 12 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordGrowth and Skills LevyDepartment for EducationTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3141More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the financial impact of the proposed growth and skills levy on (a) non-levy paying companies, (b) the apprenticeship budget and (c) overall apprenticeship spending.
Answer: The government is transforming the Apprenticeship Levy into a new Growth and Skills Levy. The new levy will build on the apprenticeships programme to create opportunities for learners of all ages, give employers of different sizes greater flexibility to a...
Answered 12 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordGrowth and Skills LevyDepartment for EducationTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3140More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the impact of the growth and skills levy on non-levy paying companies.
Answer: The government is transforming the Apprenticeship Levy into a new Growth and Skills Levy. The new levy will build on the apprenticeships programme to create opportunities for learners of all ages, give employers of different sizes greater flexibility to a...
Answered 12 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordApprentices: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3139More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the potential merits of implementing proposals for a growth and skills levy.
Answer: The government is transforming the Apprenticeship Levy into a new Growth and Skills Levy. The new levy will build on the apprenticeships programme to create opportunities for learners of all ages, give employers of different sizes greater flexibility to a...
Answered 12 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordPublic FinanceTreasuryTabled 27 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 900227More
Question: What recent assessment she has made of the impact of levels of borrowing on public finances.
Answer: Borrowing for the first four months of the financial year was £51.4bn, £4.7bn higher than the OBR forecast in March. This adds to the challenging fiscal position the government has inherited, with debt at its highest level since the 1960s. The Chancellor ...
Answered 3 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Business and Trade: Contracts for ServicesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 19 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 834More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what services are outsourced by his Department.
Answer: The department outsources direct support to businesses through our Business Support Helpline and through our Export Support Service in specific international markets, alongside mediation services related to responsible business behaviour. The department a...
Answered 29 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Business and Trade: Ministers' Private OfficesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 18 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 700More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether civil servants in his private office will have the right to switch off on (a) weekends and (b) evenings.
Answer: All DBT employees have an existing set of Terms and Conditions which confirm their expected hours of work. Given the nature of private office roles, employees may need to work additional or irregular hours, which is taken into account when determining the...
Answered 24 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordTrade Union Officials: Conditions of EmploymentDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 18 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 699More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate he has made of the cost to employers of plans to introduce statutory rights for trade union equality representatives.
Answer: The Government is committed to introducing statutory rights for trade union equality representatives to strengthen equality at work for all. Further information including impact assessments will be published in due course.
Answered 24 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordConditions of Employment: Public ConsultationDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 18 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 698More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what his planned timetable is for each consultation relating to worker's rights.
Answer: The Government is committed to delivering the plan to Make Work Pay in full. The Employment Rights Bill will be key to delivery and we are committed to introducing this legislation to improve the rights of workers within 100 days.The details of this are i...
Answered 24 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordConditions of Employment: Public ConsultationDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 18 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 697More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many separate Government consultations are planned to support implementation of the proposals relating to worker's rights; and what the planned scope of each consultation is.
Answer: The Government is committed to delivering the plan to Make Work Pay in full. The Employment Rights Bill will be key to delivery and we are committed to introducing this legislation to improve the rights of workers within 100 days.The details of this are i...
Answered 24 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordConditions of Employment: Public ConsultationDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 18 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 696More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Government's plans to legislate on employment law within 100 days, what his planned timetable if for consulting on those legislative proposals.
Answer: The Government is committed to delivering the plan to Make Work Pay in full. The Employment Rights Bill will be key to delivery and we are committed to introducing this legislation to improve the rights of workers within 100 days.The details of this are i...
Answered 24 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordCollective Bargaining: PicketingDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 18 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 695More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what his policy is on whether secondary picketing would apply in sectors subject to sectoral collective bargaining.
Answer: The Government has no intention of changing the law in relation to secondary action, including secondary picketing. We are working on establishing a Fair Pay Agreement in the social care sector and will bring forward proposals in due course.
Answered 24 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordCollective Bargaining: Industrial DisputesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 18 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 694More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether it is his policy that trade unions should be able to initiate industrial action across all employers in a sector subject to collective bargaining.
Answer: The Government is committed to bringing in a new era of partnership that sees employers, unions and Government work together in co-operation and through negotiation – putting an end to the worst strikes chaos seen in decades under the previous administrat...
Answered 26 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordCollective BargainingDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 18 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 693More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, in which sectors his Department plans to introduce sectoral collective bargaining.
Answer: The Employment Rights Bill will be introduced in the first 100 days in Government and will play a key role in delivering aspects of the Plan to Make Work Pay. This will include legislation on sectoral collective bargaining, with Adult Social Care being th...
Answered 24 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordTrade Unions: Electronic VotingDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 18 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 692More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what his policy is on electronic voting for trade union ballots; and if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of cyber security for electronic voting.
Answer: The Government has committed to introducing modern, secure, electronic balloting, while ensuring we maintain high standards of engagement, participation, and cyber security. Further information on the implementation of electronic balloting will be outline...
Answered 24 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordTrade Unions: BallotsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 18 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 691More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he plans to allow workplace voting for trade union ballots; and whether he plans to introduce changes to secret trade union ballots.
Answer: The Government is committed to introduce modern, secure, electronic balloting and workplace balloting for trade union ballots. In doing so, we will ensure that the secrecy of the ballot is maintained.
Answered 24 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordTrade Unions: Private SectorDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 18 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 690More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he plans to (a) increase the level and (b) promote the use of trade union facility time in the private sector.
Answer: The Government is committed to ensuring there is sufficient facilities time for all trade union representatives, in both the public and private sector, so that they have capacity to represent and defend workers, negotiate with employers and conduct traini...
Answered 30 Jul 2024
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