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HANSARD Unpaid Work TrialsAs I have already said, we have an enforcement system for the national minimum wage, which, with the guidance, is focusing on targeting the employers that we need to target. We…05 Feb 2019HANSARD Unpaid Work TrialsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Hollobone. I congratulate the hon. Member for Glasgow South (Stewart Malcolm McDonald) on securing this important debate. I…05 Feb 2019HANSARD Unpaid Work TrialsAs part of HMRC’s involvement and enforcement of the national minimum wage, it investigates a number of breaches, including unpaid trials. I can tell the hon. Gentleman that HMRC…05 Feb 2019HANSARDDraft Companies, Limited Liability Partnerships and Partnerships (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019I thank the hon. Gentleman for his comments. I said that the measures give clarity and confidence to business. This statutory instrument is intended to do exactly that for company…04 Feb 2019HANSARDDraft Companies, Limited Liability Partnerships and Partnerships (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Companies, Limited Liability Partnerships and Partnerships (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019. It is a pleasure…04 Feb 2019HANSARDDraft Companies, Limited Liability Partnerships and Partnerships (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019I thank the hon. Gentleman for that clarification; that was the area I was thinking of. As far as intermediaries are concerned, five companies would be affected, but our records…04 Feb 2019HANSARDSupporting New Parents in WorkThrough the industrial strategy the Government are working to transform our economy to ensure that everyone, no matter what their background, can enter into the labour market and…24 Jan 2019HANSARDDraft Insolvency (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018I apologise if I was not clear. Perhaps I was trying to explain the matter in a more complicated way. Yes, they will all pay the PPF levy. I was simply trying to highlight that we…24 Jan 2019HANSARDDraft Insolvency (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018EU member states will be operating under the current EU regulations as they stand, according to how they have implemented those rules in their own states. We currently submit to…24 Jan 2019HANSARDDraft Insolvency (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018I see the hon. Gentleman understands that point. As the hon. Gentleman will know, in what we have laid out as our future economic relationship in a deal, our focus is on ensuring…24 Jan 2019HANSARDDraft Insolvency (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018I thank the hon. Member for Sefton Central for his comments and contribution to the debate. We remain optimistic about reaching a deal of mutual benefit to the UK and the EU, but…24 Jan 2019HANSARDDraft Insolvency (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Insolvency (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Gray. The…24 Jan 2019HANSARDDraft Consumer Protection (Enforcement) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018I thank the hon. Lady for her contribution. As a responsible Government, we continue to prepare proportionately for all scenarios, including the scenario that we leave the EU…23 Jan 2019HANSARDDraft Consumer Protection (Enforcement) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018I thank my hon. Friend for his comment; he is quite right. There are examples of where UK consumer law is superior to EU law in some elements, and this Government are committed to…23 Jan 2019HANSARDDraft Consumer Protection (Enforcement) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018The statutory instrument before us talks about UK enforcement, and that, through our UK enforcement agencies, which are already registered under EU law, will be retained under UK…23 Jan 2019HANSARDDraft Consumer Protection (Enforcement) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Consumer Protection (Enforcement) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018. It is a pleasure to serve under your…23 Jan 2019HANSARDFTSE 100 Company Pay RatiosI thank the hon. Lady for that clarification. However, I point out that a pay ratio of 20:1 could extend to foreign companies bidding for Government contracts, which would raise…23 Jan 2019HANSARDFTSE 100 Company Pay RatiosWe will be making the options for employees clearer. For example, we have already laid statutory instruments to ensure that on their first day, employees are able to get a written…23 Jan 2019HANSARDFTSE 100 Company Pay RatiosI thank the hon. Lady for clarifying her point, but I have to say that it is this Government who have increased the threshold year on year. As a working-class Conservative MP, I…23 Jan 2019HANSARDFTSE 100 Company Pay RatiosIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Moon. I congratulate the hon. Member for Mitcham and Morden (Siobhain McDonagh) on securing today’s important debate. She…23 Jan 2019