Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 05 May 2020
Self-employment Income Support Scheme
"My Lords, does the Minister at least accept that many self-employed and freelance people are falling through the net because of the criteria that the Government have set? Will he reconsider his answer to the noble Baroness, Lady Coussins? The Money Advice Trust is getting so many self-employed people calling …..."Lord Hunt of Kings Heath - View Speech
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Written Question
Thursday 16th January 2020
Asked by:
Lord Hunt of Kings Heath (Labour - Life peer)
Question
to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what safeguards are in place to ensure that Amazon staff working on the contract with Amazon to provide health data from the NHS will receive a living wage and be treated with dignity and decency.
Answered by Lord Duncan of Springbank
The Government is committed to ensuring fair pay and we are clear that all workers should be treated with dignity and decency. We have announced that in April 2020 the National Living Wage (NLW) will increase by 6.2 per cent to £8.72 for those aged 25 and over. This increase will mean that a full-time worker will see their pay increase by £930 over the year.
The Government considers the expert and independent advice of the Low Pay Commission (LPC) when setting the rates. The LPC draws on a wide range of analysis to make its recommendations – this includes independent research, stakeholder evidence and a consideration of impacts on businesses.
Workers who believe that they have been underpaid the minimum wage or treated unfairly at work may wish to contact the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration service (Acas) for impartial information and advice.
Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 11 Feb 2019
Recognition of Professional Qualifications (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018
"My Lords, I remind the House of my membership of the board of the General Medical Council. I want to follow the noble Baroness by focusing on doctors in discussing this SI. As far as the GMC is concerned, the SI provides welcome legal clarification and certainty on the supporting …..."Lord Hunt of Kings Heath - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 23 Oct 2018
Life Sciences Industrial Strategy (Science and Technology Committee Report)
"My Lords, I very much welcome this debate and congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Patel, and his committee on the excellence of their report. I declare an interest as president of the Health Care Supply Association and of GS1 UK, the bar-coding association. As the noble Lord, Lord Patel, said, …..."Lord Hunt of Kings Heath - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 05 Jun 2018
Brexit: Science and Research Funding
"My Lords, on the question of regulatory harmony on medicines licensing, surely the point is that, unless a medicine’s registered licence in this country is recognised in the EU, companies will no longer invest in R&D in this country, which has a direct impact on the question put to the …..."Lord Hunt of Kings Heath - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 20 Mar 2018
Nuclear Safeguards Bill
"My Lords, I will enjoy the Minister’s response to my noble friend’s question. I welcome the amendments brought by the Minister; they follow our discussion in Committee and the recommendation of the Delegated Powers Committee. However, on his eloquent defence of our having this Bill before us, the Bill would …..."Lord Hunt of Kings Heath - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 20 Mar 2018
Nuclear Safeguards Bill
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 20 Mar 2018
Nuclear Safeguards Bill
"My Lords, I am most grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Henley, for suggesting that I go next and speak to my Amendments 7 and 9. First, I welcome the Minister’s Amendment 6 and the intention that we have regular reports on nuclear safeguards; that is clearly helpful and we …..."Lord Hunt of Kings Heath - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 20 Mar 2018
Nuclear Safeguards Bill
"My Lords, I thank the Minister for that full response. He expressed deep sympathy with the intent of our amendments but, alas, even with divine inspiration, he failed to go a little further. Essentially, his argument in relation to my Amendment 7 was that it was unnecessary in the light …..."Lord Hunt of Kings Heath - View Speech
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Written Question
Monday 5th March 2018
Asked by:
Lord Hunt of Kings Heath (Labour - Life peer)
Question
to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to publish the total funding allocated to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy's Assisted International Travel Scheme Fund on an annual basis since 2010; and if so, when.
Answered by Lord Henley
The British Standards Institution (BSI) is required to publish an annual report detailing how the annual grant funding it receives from my Department is spent, including the funding for the Assisted International Travel Scheme. The reports are published on the BSI website but the relevant information has been collated here for ease of reference. Departmental funding largely reflects the levels requested by BSI to support agreed participation in international committee meetings.
| Funding allocation for Assisted International Travel Scheme |
2010/11 | £1,370,000 |
2011/12 | £1,360,000 |
2012/13 | £1,280,000 |
2013/14 | £1,190,000 |
2014/15 | £1,062,200 |
2015/16 | £1,017,200 |
2016/17 | £1,017,200 |
2017/18 | £798,200 |