Asked by: Lord Elliott of Mickle Fell (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Business and Trade:
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Baroness Sherlock on 13 October (HL Deb col 12), whether there is academic research to evidence that the Employment Rights Bill will be a driver of productivity; and, if so, what the research shows.
Answered by Baroness Lloyd of Effra - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)
On Monday 21 October 2024, the Government published the Employment Rights Bill: economic analysis and summary impact assessment. The analysis shows that the Employment Rights Bill could have a small but direct and positive, impact on economic growth. It cites academic evidence linking stronger employment protections to improved productivity and highlights that better job security, wellbeing, and reduced undercutting of good employers may lead to a more productive workforce.
This assessment is grounded in the best available evidence developed in consultation with experts, including academics.
Asked by: Lord Elliott of Mickle Fell (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Business and Trade:
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Jones of Whitchurch on 11 March (HL5240), what is the turnover and gross value added for each of the 73 industries covered in their definition of energy-intensive industry.
Answered by Baroness Jones of Whitchurch
Asked by: Lord Elliott of Mickle Fell (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Business and Trade:
To ask His Majesty's Government how many people are employed in energy-intensive industries by (1) region, and (2) industry.
Answered by Baroness Jones of Whitchurch
The Department for Business and Trade maintains statistics on energy intensive industries (EII) which can be seen in full as an attachment.
In 2022, the regions with the highest employment in eligible energy intensive industries were the North West (59,590), the West Midlands (55,055) and Yorkshire and The Humber (53,135).
EIIs with the highest employment in 2022 were manufacture of other plastic products (45,850), manufacture of corrugated paper and paperboard and of containers of paper and paperboard (25,443), and processing and preserving of poultry meat (25,000).
Asked by: Lord Elliott of Mickle Fell (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Business and Trade:
To ask His Majesty's Government why they have not yet submitted an impact assessment of the measures outlined in the Employment Rights Bill to the Regulatory Policy Committee; when they plan to do so; and whether they plan to place a copy of that impact assessment in the Library of the House.
Answered by Baroness Jones of Whitchurch
On Monday 21 October, the Government published a comprehensive package of analysis on the impact of the Employment Rights Bill [Employment Rights Bill: impact assessments - GOV.UK ].
These Impact Assessments have been submitted to the Regulatory Policy Committee who have acknowledged their receipt [Employment Rights Bill: statement on lateness of IA submission - GOV.UK ].
As is standard practice, this has also been published on the Employment Rights Bill page on the Parliament UK website [Employment Rights Bill publications - Parliamentary Bills - UK Parliament ].