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Jane Stevenson: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether the Government is taking steps to help support the UK steel industry to decarbonise; and if he will make a statement.
Jane Stevenson: ...It was a visit to Molineux and she was presenting colours to the North and South Staffordshire Regiments and the Staffordshire Yeomanry. She apologised to Wolverhampton Wanderers for her high heels making marks on our hallowed turf at Molineux. Thirty-thousand Wulfrunians cheered her that day, and I know that the strength of feeling for our monarch remains as deep today as it was then. For...
Jane Hunt: ...case, I am in favour of the clause being amended to limit the effect of the power and agree that the amended clause should stand part of the Bill. The second amendment proposed by the sponsor is to make changes to the relevant week used to calculate pay. Again, I support that change. I agree with the sponsor’s detailed explanation on the need for the amendment, which will ensure that...
Jane Hunt: ...workers by suppressing the free flow of labour between England and Scotland. Having this valuable free flow of labour is essential, as it increases the chances of workers finding the jobs that will make the most of their skills and employers finding the best employees for their businesses. Office for National Statistics data from 2019 estimates that around 68,000 people work in Scotland...
Jane Hunt: The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy strives to make the UK one of the best places in the world to start and grow a business. Supporting enterprise and an enterprise culture in the UK very much remains an enduring mission for the department, on which we work relentlessly every single day.
Jane Hunt: ..., both in terms of fair pay and fair working conditions. We announced on the 9th May that we will bring forward employment status guidance to help clarify the existing status boundaries. This will make it easier for individuals and businesses, including for those in the gig economy, to understand which employment rights apply to them, enhancing worker protections whilst maintaining...
Jane Hunt: .... These include details of our proposed transitional measures and an overview of our longer-term alternative plans. We will continue to engage with researchers from a diverse range of sectors to make sure that the UK is a desirable place for R&D in all future scenarios. Over the next few months, we plan to step up our engagement with businesses, universities and research institutions, to...
Jane Hunt: ...both in terms of fair pay and fair working conditions. We announced on the 9th May that we will bring forward employment status guidance to help clarify the existing status boundaries. This will make it easier for individuals and businesses, including for those in the gig economy, to understand which employment rights apply to them, enhancing worker protections whilst maintaining...
Aaron Bell: ...are legislators. We are here to scrutinise legislation. We are here to hold the Government to account, whether we are supporters of the Government or members of the Opposition. We are not here to make viral clips only tangentially related to the legislation that we are supposed to be considering. I think that all of us, including me, probably need to do a little bit better. What we need is...
Jane Hunt: ...GOV.UK, and our new Help to Grow Schemes which will help small businesses across the UK learn new skills, reach new customers, and boost profits. The Government backed British Business Bank helps make finance markets work better for small businesses, and 160 businesses in Newport West have benefitted from over £1.6 million in Start Up Loans since the programme was launched in 2012. At...
Jane Hunt: The exception only applies to copying for data mining conducted in the UK. The new exception will make the UK one of the most attractive nations for businesses to carry out data mining, whether basing their whole business here or the part which conducts data mining. An impact assessment will be published alongside the legislation when laid. This provision supports the National AI Strategy by...
Jane Hunt: The new exception will put the UK amongst the leading nations globally who support AI development and wider use of text and data mining. It will make data more accessible, and help unlock the value of data sharing across the economy to drive innovation and growth and support the public good. An academic study estimates that the effort required from researchers to undertake systematic reviews,...
Richard Holden: I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to make provision about the extension of pensions automatic enrolment to jobholders under the age of 22; to make provision about the lower qualifying earnings threshold for automatic enrolment; and for connected purposes. I agree with the comments that you made a few moments ago, Madam Deputy Speaker, about my hon. Friends the Members for...
Jane Hunt: ...as the UK’s independent competition authority. The third review will look back over the period 1 April 2019 to 31 March 2022 and seek views and evidence which will allow the Secretary of State to make an assessment of the performance of the GCA against the measures set out in the Act. These measures are explained in the Terms of Reference. The first statutory review also considered...
Jane Hunt: ...in the Bill, and I will reiterate some of the key details about what the new rules will and will not do. As my hon. Friend mentioned, upon passage of the Bill the rules will prevent employers from making any deductions when distributing tips, apart from those required or permitted by existing legislation such as tax law. We are not making any changes to tax law under the new rules. How...
Jane Hunt: ...leave within the first eight weeks following the birth of their child or placement for adoption. We recognise, however, that paternity leave can be improved, so we made a manifesto commitment to make it easier for fathers and partners to take it. We will announce how we will be doing that in due course. Shared parental leave and pay provides parents with flexibility over their child’s...
Jane Hunt: The Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy had 196 people who held electronic purchasing cards that allowed them to make purchases against our Department's budget as of 31 March 2022.
Viscount Stansgate: My Lords, I too congratulate my noble friend Lady Gale on providing us with the opportunity to have today’s debate, and on giving me the chance to make a brief contribution from the Opposition Back Benches. The part of the Motion to which I draw the House’s attention is the reference to “opportunities”. To get straight to the point, I want to talk about women and girls and their...
Jane Hunt: ...thousands of charities and social enterprises across the country to grow their impact and scale their operations.A further £60million has been allocated to The Foundation for Social Investment to make charities and social enterprises in England more financially resilient and self-reliant.The Government is also working to enable more social enterprises to participate through the Public...
Jane Hunt: ...from across government and the intelligence community to scrutinise acquisitions and assess the need for intervention to protect the UK’s national security, ensuring the Business Secretary can make well evidenced decisions. The Investment Security Group team was previously based in the Cabinet Office but moved to BEIS in April to form the basis of the ISU.
