Asked by: Gavin Shuker (Independent - Luton South)
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate he has made of the average salary of mothers who have taken up maternity leave in each year since 2010.
Answered by Margot James
The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy does not hold information on the average salary of mothers who have taken up maternity leave each year since 2010.
Asked by: Gavin Shuker (Independent - Luton South)
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what the average salary of (a) mothers and (b) fathers taking shared parental leave is.
Answered by Margot James
The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy does not hold information on the average salary of mothers or fathers taking Shared Parental Leave.
Asked by: Gavin Shuker (Independent - Luton South)
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what discussions he has had with his counterpart in Pakistan on increasing trade between the UK and (a) Pakistan and (b) Azad Kashmir.
Answered by Anna Soubry
I have held no discussions with the Federal Minister for Commerce of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Engineer Khurram Dastgir Khan, about increasing trade between the UK and Pakistan or Pakistan Administered Kashmir.
Asked by: Gavin Shuker (Independent - Luton South)
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps the Government is taking to improve access to further and higher education for young Muslims.
Answered by Lord Johnson of Marylebone
We have recently introduced the Higher Education and Research Bill which, subject to the will of Parliament, will permit the introduction of a non-interest bearing alternative to student loans. This would be available to students of all faiths and none and will result in no financial advantage or disadvantage relative to the equivalent loan.
The Government is committed to increasing the number of BME students in higher education by 20% by 2020 and the proportion of apprenticeship starts by people from BME backgrounds by 20% by 2020.
We have also recently announced our intention to introduce a Transparency Duty on higher education institutions to publish more statistical information on the number of students who apply for places, receive offers and drop out from higher education institutions by ethnicity, gender and social background.
Asked by: Gavin Shuker (Independent - Luton South)
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent estimate he has made of the number of (a) men and (b) women in each of the sectors covered by his Department's 11 industrial strategies.
Answered by Anna Soubry
The original industrial strategies did not contain estimates for employment by gender. Where sectors are clearly defined by Standard Industrial Classifications (SIC) we have been able to calculate estimates of these using published ONS data. Where this is not the case estimates are unavailable.
Employment in Industrial Strategy Sectors by Gender 2014
| Male | Female | Total |
Aerospace | 99 | 14 | 113 |
Automotive | 131 | 17 | 148 |
Construction (Contracting only) | 1,833 | 283 | 2,116 |
Digital Economy | 1,071 | 475 | 1,546 |
Life Sciences | 55 | 35 | 90 |
Oil and Gas | 24 | 5 | 29 |
Professional and Business Services | 2,439 | 1,812 | 4,251 |
Source: BIS Calculations on ONS Annual Business Survey and Employee Jobs Data
Asked by: Gavin Shuker (Independent - Luton South)
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much was spent on each media type for 2016 Step Up to the Living Wage campaign.
Answered by Nick Boles
The total budget allocated for the National Living Wage advertising campaign is £4.95 million. The campaign will run until the end of April and we expect to come in under budget.
A breakdown of anticipated costs for the National Living Wage campaign can be found in the table below:
Advertising design and planning | £497,571 |
Poster advertising | £751,612.69 |
TV and video on demand(VOD) | £1,730,387.70 |
Social media advertising (combined budget) | £354,000 |
Digital display advertising and pay per click (PPC) | £520,000 |
Newspaper/magazine advertising | £250,000 |
National Living Wage website | £21,860 |
Other elements of the campaign (please specify) |
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The Government’s new National Living Wage is a step up for working people, so it is important workers know their rights and that employers pay the new £7.20 from April 1 this year. Britain deserves a pay rise and as a One Nation Government we are making sure it gets one. The campaign will tell people about their entitlements and is targeted at employers, and workers currently earning the National Minimum Wage.