Question to the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, when he plans to (a) publish the completed Responsible Business Conduct Review and (b) what his Department's timetable is for responding to its findings.

Answered by Blair McDougall - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade) (Jointly with the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

In the Trade Strategy, the Government launched the Responsible Business Conduct Review, an evidence-based appraisal of the UK’s current policy approach to responsible business conduct, its impact and options to strengthen it further. This included consideration of the merits of mandatory human rights and environmental due diligence. The review has been completed. With the formation of a new government, we are considering the findings with fresh eyes and will set out our position in due course.

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to exempt (a) campsites, (b) activity centres and (c) other overnight accommodation used by voluntary youth organisations from the proposed Overnight Visitor Levy.

Answered by Jim McMahon - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

Local leaders will be able to choose to introduce a levy as a way to raise money to support growth in their regions. This will apply to short-term, commercially let overnight accommodation. Accommodation or land uses which are not provided on a commercial basis will not be in scope of the levy. Strategic authorities will also have the option, subject to consultation, to exempt certain types of accommodation in their areas. This could include tent pitches, touring caravan pitches and dormitory style accommodation, such as hostels.

Question to the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, whether employers found to have underpaid statutory holiday pay as a result of payroll or administrative errors will be subject to public naming by the Fair Work Agency when it begins enforcement of statutory holiday pay in 2027.

Answered by Kate Dearden - Minister of State (Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade)

The recent Government consultation on enforcement of statutory holiday pay sought views on whether employers found to have underpaid holiday pay should be subject to public naming. The consultation closed on 22 September. The Government is currently considering all submissions and will publish its response in due course.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of disbanding the Metropolitan Police’s Roads and Transport Policing Command on road safety in London.

Answered by Sarah Jones - Minister of State (Home Office)

Decisions on force structures and resource deployment are operational matters. The Metropolitan Police Commissioner is best placed to determine how roads policing resources are deployed in response to the threats, risks and demands facing the Metropolitan area.

Effective roads policing plays an important role in keeping our roads safe and reducing the risk of death and serious injury. In making operational decisions, chief officers are expected to exercise their powers proportionately, with due regard to public safety and professional standards. This helps support effective road traffic enforcement and public confidence in policing.

Question to the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, whether he plans to introduce legislation requiring businesses to undertake mandatory human rights and environmental due diligence.

Answered by Blair McDougall - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade) (Jointly with the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

In the Trade Strategy, the Government launched the Responsible Business Conduct Review, an evidence-based appraisal of the UK’s current policy approach to responsible business conduct, its impact and options to strengthen it further. This included consideration of the merits of mandatory human rights and environmental due diligence. The review has been completed. With the formation of a new government, we are considering the findings with fresh eyes and will set out our position in due course.

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