Asked by: Claire Hanna (Social Democratic & Labour Party - Belfast South)
Question to the Department for Business and Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when she plans to respond to Written Question 1757 on Employment Agencies.
Answered by Kevin Hollinrake - Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade)
A response was provided on 21 November 2023.
Asked by: Claire Hanna (Social Democratic & Labour Party - Belfast South)
Question to the Department for Business and Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when her Department plans to publish its response to the consultation entitled Payment handling by employment agencies in the entertainment, sport and modelling sectors.
Answered by Kevin Hollinrake - Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade)
The government is carefully considering the views and evidence submitted in response to this consultation. The government will publish its summary of responses and next steps in due course.
Asked by: Claire Hanna (Social Democratic & Labour Party - Belfast South)
Question to the Department for Business and Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if she will take steps to suspend arms licences to Israel until a full assessment of its compliance with international human rights law can be carried out.
Answered by Nigel Huddleston - Financial Secretary (HM Treasury)
All applications for export licences are assessed on a case-by-case basis against the Strategic Export Licensing Criteria.
Asked by: Claire Hanna (Social Democratic & Labour Party - Belfast South)
Question to the Department for Business and Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his policies of the report by Pregnant Then Screwed entitled Leave in the Lurch, Paternity Leave, Gender Equality and the UK Economy, published on 15 June 2023; and whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the rate of Statutory Paternity Leave.
Answered by Kevin Hollinrake - Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade)
The Government has not made an assessment of this report. As set out in our Manifesto, the Government is committed to making it easier for father and partners to take Paternity Leave. In 2019, we also consulted on high-level options and principles for reforming the parental leave and pay system. We have analysed the responses to the consultation and will publish our response in due course.
The standard rate of Statutory Paternity Pay is reviewed annually. From April 2023, it increased by September's Consumer Price Index figure of 10.1 per cent to £172.48.