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HANSARDENABLE Funding Scheme‘ENABLE Funding’ is a scheme administered by the British Business Bank which provides senior funding (effectively at commercial terms) to delivery partners and is designed to…14 Jan 2020HANSARDNational Living Wage and National Minimum WageI am writing to inform the House that the Government are pleased to accept all of the Low Pay Commission’s recommendations for the new national living wage and national minimum…07 Jan 2020HANSARDBusiness Productivity ReviewThe UK has some of the world’s most productive businesses and has a strong business environment upon which we can build. Despite this, the UK has a long-standing productivity gap…05 Nov 2019HANSARDPeople with Significant Control: Post-Implementation ReviewThe Government will today publish the report on the statutory post-implementation review of the People with Significant Control (PSC) regulations. We are required to complete a…30 Oct 2019HANSARDInsolvency Service Performance Targets 2019-20I have set performance targets for the Insolvency Service for the financial year 2019-20. The Insolvency Service is the Government agency that provides public services to those…24 Oct 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am not sure whether the hon. Lady is aware that we undertook one of the biggest recalls that has happened this year: the recall of Whirlpool tumble dryers. She will know that I…22 Oct 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank the hon. Lady for her question and I am more than happy to meet her to discuss her constituency in further detail if she would require. There is no programme of closures…22 Oct 2019HANSARDExecutive PayMy hon. Friend is right, and that is what the Government’s reforms have done. As I outlined, shareholders have a vote every three years and an advisory vote every year. Through…22 Oct 2019HANSARDExecutive PayI thank the right hon. Gentleman for his question. As I mentioned, CEO pay has fallen. There were reforms at the beginning of the year, to ensure that shareholders’ voices are…22 Oct 2019HANSARDExecutive PayAverage FTSE 100 CEO pay more than quadrupled from £1 million in 1998 to £4.5 million in 2012. Since then, the median average has fallen by £1.04 million. We have recently…22 Oct 2019HANSARDWorkplace Access RightsI thank the hon. Gentleman for his question. It is the right of unions and employers to come to an agreement about representation in the workplace. The Central Arbitration…22 Oct 2019HANSARDWorkplace Access RightsAll workers in the UK have the right to join a union and to participate in union activities. That right is protected under trade union law, and 23% of UK employees are union…22 Oct 2019HANSARDWorkplace Access RightsIt will come as no surprise that I completely disagree with the hon. and learned Lady. The Prime Minister has been clear: not only will we maintain workers’ rights, but we will…22 Oct 2019HANSARDExecutive PayI thank my right hon. Friend for raising this. Part of the reforms in January was to make organisations report back on the effect of share price growth on executive pay outcomes.…22 Oct 2019HANSARDExecutive PayI thank the hon. Lady for the work she is doing on the Select Committee. Thomas Cook did have clawback and malus arrangements in place for the recovery of directors’ bonus…22 Oct 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsGood-quality flexible working is important to all employees and is central to good work. Workers’ rights matter. Over 97% of employers offer some form of flexible working, and our…22 Oct 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank the hon. Lady for her question, but I have to disappoint her because my answer to it is no.22 Oct 2019HANSARDNew Mothers: WorkplaceI point out that discrimination in the workplace is illegal; it is unlawful. I have just outlined that we have announced our intention to extend redundancy protection for those…22 Oct 2019HANSARDNew Mothers: WorkplaceFirst, I pay tribute to my hon. Friend and Members across the House who participated in Baby Loss Awareness Week and the emotional debate in the House. The Government have…22 Oct 2019HANSARDNew Mothers: WorkplaceThe Government are wholly committed to women’s participation in the workforce, including by supporting new mothers to return to, and thrive in, work. That is why we recently…22 Oct 2019