Susan Murray MP: written questions
4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025
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Working HoursDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51624More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the individual opt-out agreement under the Working Time Regulations 1998 on employee protections.
Answer: A review of the impact of the Working Time Regulations on the UK labour market was undertaken by the Coalition Government in 2014. It found a decline since 1998 in the incidence of long-hours working despite the existence of the opt-out, and a general tre...
Answered 20 May 2025
Original Parliament recordWorking HoursDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51622More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the individual opt-out agreement under the Working Time Regulations 1998 on levels of exploitation in low-paid employment.
Answer: A review of the impact of the Working Time Regulations on the UK labour market was undertaken by the Coalition Government in 2014. It found a decline since 1998 in the incidence of long-hours working despite the existence of the opt-out, and a general tre...
Answered 20 May 2025
Original Parliament recordBounce Back Loan SchemeDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 28 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27044More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the bounce back loan scheme implemented during the Covid-19 pandemic; and what assessment he has made of trends in the level of repayment
Answer: The British Business Bank is undertaking a multi-year evaluation of the Covid-19 loan schemes, looking at whether the schemes met their objectives. The Year 2 evaluation report was published in November 2023 and shows that the schemes met their primary ob...
Answered 3 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordConstruction: FraudDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 13 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14221More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what support the Government provides to (a) individuals and (b) businesses impacted by rogue operators in the building industry.
Answer: The Consumer Rights Act 2015 sets out the standards consumers can expect when a trader supplies goods and services, including building work, and remedies if these rights are breached. Consumers can seek redress through local authority trading standards or...
Answered 19 Nov 2024
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