Asked by: Jonathan Reynolds (Labour (Co-op) - Stalybridge and Hyde)
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when his Department plans to respond to (a) Labour Market Enforcement Strategy 2020 to 2021 and (b) Labour Market Enforcement Strategy 2021 to 2022.
Answered by Kevin Hollinrake - Shadow Minister without Portfolio
I am grateful to the Director of Labour Market Enforcement for their annual strategy. The Government did not respond to the 2020/21 and 2021/22 strategies. This is because Government agreed the recommendations ahead of publication. This was set out in a written ministerial statement in December 2021.
The Home Office and BEIS have recently reviewed the 2022/23 Labour Enforcement Strategy and it will be published in the new year.
Asked by: Jonathan Reynolds (Labour (Co-op) - Stalybridge and Hyde)
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when his Department plans to publish the annual report of Labour Market Enforcement for 2020 to 2021.
Answered by Kevin Hollinrake - Shadow Minister without Portfolio
I am grateful to the Director of Labour Market Enforcement for their annual strategy. The Government did not respond to the 2020/21 and 2021/22 strategies. This is because Government agreed the recommendations ahead of publication. This was set out in a written ministerial statement in December 2021.
The Home Office and BEIS have recently reviewed the 2022/23 Labour Enforcement Strategy and it will be published in the new year.
Asked by: Jonathan Reynolds (Labour (Co-op) - Stalybridge and Hyde)
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when his Department plans to publish the Labour Market Enforcement Strategy 2022 to 2023 following the completion of its consultation in March 2022.
Answered by Kevin Hollinrake - Shadow Minister without Portfolio
I am grateful to the Director of Labour Market Enforcement for their annual strategy. The Government did not respond to the 2020/21 and 2021/22 strategies. This is because Government agreed the recommendations ahead of publication. This was set out in a written ministerial statement in December 2021.
The Home Office and BEIS have recently reviewed the 2022/23 Labour Enforcement Strategy and it will be published in the new year.
Asked by: Jonathan Reynolds (Labour (Co-op) - Stalybridge and Hyde)
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he had discussions with representatives of the test and certification sector prior to the announcement of the decision to delay the implementation of the UKCA mark.
Answered by Kevin Hollinrake - Shadow Minister without Portfolio
The Government has engaged regularly with industry, including the test and certification sector, on the implementation of the UKCA mark. Whilst recognising that providing additional time to transition to UKCA requirements may lead to reduced demand for the sector in the immediate term, this decision was taken to reduce immediate burdens and costs for businesses, given current cost of living and supply chain challenges.
The Government will continue to engage with the sector to understand the potential impacts of this change, and will consider whether targeted measures could be used to support a sustainable product testing sector.
Asked by: Jonathan Reynolds (Labour (Co-op) - Stalybridge and Hyde)
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the decision to delay the implementation of the UKCA mark on the test and certification sector.
Answered by Kevin Hollinrake - Shadow Minister without Portfolio
The Government has engaged regularly with industry, including the test and certification sector, on the implementation of the UKCA mark. Whilst recognising that providing additional time to transition to UKCA requirements may lead to reduced demand for the sector in the immediate term, this decision was taken to reduce immediate burdens and costs for businesses, given current cost of living and supply chain challenges.
The Government will continue to engage with the sector to understand the potential impacts of this change, and will consider whether targeted measures could be used to support a sustainable product testing sector.