To match an exact phrase, use quotation marks around the search term. eg. "Parliamentary Estate". Use "OR" or "AND" as link words to form more complex queries.

Keep yourself up-to-date with the latest developments by exploring our subscription options to receive notifications direct to your inbox

Written Question
Hospitality Industry: Vacancies
Monday 17th October 2022

Asked by: Mike Wood (Conservative - Kingswinford and South Staffordshire)

Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment her Department has made of trends in the level of staff shortages in the hospitality sector, and if he will have discussions with representatives from the Hospitality Rising campaign in helping to addressing these shortages.

Answered by Jackie Doyle-Price

We are in regular dialogue with the sector and are aware of the recruitment challenges facing businesses. The Hospitality Sector Council is actively looking at this issue, including working directly with the Hospitality Rising Campaign through our Hospitality and Tourism Skills Board.

The ONS publishes data on staff vacancy rates in the sector. This was most recently estimated at 7.2%, and this rate has fallen for the past 4 months.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 05 Sep 2022
Energy Update

"I thank my right hon. Friend for visiting my constituency to meet industrial energy users. It is good that the energy-intensive industries compensation scheme is being extended, but firms in many sectors, such as engineering, glassmaking, ceramics or hospitality, do not qualify for the scheme despite relying on large amounts …..."
Mike Wood - View Speech

View all Mike Wood (Con - Kingswinford and South Staffordshire) contributions to the debate on: Energy Update
Written Question
Electrical Goods: Safety
Tuesday 26th April 2022

Asked by: Mike Wood (Conservative - Kingswinford and South Staffordshire)

Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to prevent the sale of unsafe electrical appliances on online marketplaces.

Answered by Paul Scully

Product safety legislation places obligations on manufacturers, importers and distributors to ensure that consumer products, including electrical goods, are safe before they are placed on the UK market. This applies equally to products sold online and offline.

However, Government recognises that – alongside its benefits – e-commerce has brought significant challenges. This is one of the reasons that the Government is currently reviewing the product safety framework. A Call for Evidence to inform the review ran last year, and the Government Response is available here:

https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/uk-product-safety-review-call-for-evidence.

A consultation, including proposals to tackle unsafe products sold online, will be published later this year.

Alongside this, the Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) leads a national programme of regulatory action to tackle the risks from unsafe and non-compliant goods sold on online marketplaces. In 2021, 12,500 products were removed from supply due to OPSS interventions.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 26 Jan 2022
Economic Crime: Planned Government Bill

"Cyber-criminals prey on vulnerable people in all our communities. Yesterday’s launch of the very first cyber security strategy was an important step forward, but will my hon. Friend the Minister continue to work with Ministers on further measures that will strengthen the UK’s resistance to cyber-fraud?..."
Mike Wood - View Speech

View all Mike Wood (Con - Kingswinford and South Staffordshire) contributions to the debate on: Economic Crime: Planned Government Bill
Speech in Commons Chamber - Fri 21 Jan 2022
Misuse of Fireworks Bill

"I thank the hon. Lady for giving way; she is being very generous. Her constituent relates a very sad story. Does she agree that fireworks being set off for days or in some cases weeks either side of festivals and outside of the normal regulated permitted time makes it even …..."
Mike Wood - View Speech

View all Mike Wood (Con - Kingswinford and South Staffordshire) contributions to the debate on: Misuse of Fireworks Bill
Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 11 Jan 2022
Reducing Costs for Businesses

"The covid pandemic has presented unprecedented challenges for businesses in every part of the country and in virtually every sector of the economy, but the Government have met them with unprecedented levels of support. While the last Labour Government bailed out the banks while dole queues doubled, this Government have …..."
Mike Wood - View Speech

View all Mike Wood (Con - Kingswinford and South Staffordshire) contributions to the debate on: Reducing Costs for Businesses
Speech in Commons Chamber - Fri 03 Dec 2021
Copyright (Rights and Remuneration of Musicians, etc.) Bill

"The hon. Gentleman spoke about his own illustrious music recording career earlier. Does he recognise that someone who sold 1 million copies of a single in the 1990s typically saw their single reach the top 25 singles of the year, whereas about 1,700 different artists had more than 1 million …..."
Mike Wood - View Speech

View all Mike Wood (Con - Kingswinford and South Staffordshire) contributions to the debate on: Copyright (Rights and Remuneration of Musicians, etc.) Bill
Speech in Commons Chamber - Fri 03 Dec 2021
Copyright (Rights and Remuneration of Musicians, etc.) Bill

"The promoter of this Bill has suggested that the best way forward would be to pursue these issue in Committee, which would take some time. Clearly, the passage of the Bill would conclude within the current Session. Is it my hon. Friend’s understanding that the timetable for the engagement exercise …..."
Mike Wood - View Speech

View all Mike Wood (Con - Kingswinford and South Staffordshire) contributions to the debate on: Copyright (Rights and Remuneration of Musicians, etc.) Bill
Speech in Commons Chamber - Fri 03 Dec 2021
Copyright (Rights and Remuneration of Musicians, etc.) Bill

"I know that the hon. Gentleman will have read the IPO’s report, so he will have seen the chart showing that at the end of 2015, about 16,000 artists made up 90% of Spotify’s streams. By the second quarter of last year, that number had gone up to 43,000, so …..."
Mike Wood - View Speech

View all Mike Wood (Con - Kingswinford and South Staffordshire) contributions to the debate on: Copyright (Rights and Remuneration of Musicians, etc.) Bill
Written Question
Postal Services: Universal Service Obligation
Thursday 9th September 2021

Asked by: Mike Wood (Conservative - Kingswinford and South Staffordshire)

Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether it is Government policy to maintain the Universal Service Obligation for Royal Mail, including the obligation to deliver mail six days a week.

Answered by Paul Scully

The Government remains committed to ensuring that the universal service obligation remains affordable and accessible to all users, and that it is financially sustainable in the longer-term. We have no plans to change the obligation to deliver mail six days a week.