Asked by: Uma Kumaran (Labour - Stratford and Bow)
Question to the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to (a) monitor payment outcomes for Employment Tribunal awards and (b) ensure that workers using the employment tribunal penalty enforcement scheme receive their award.
Answered by Kate Dearden - Minister of State (Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade)
We are working across government to make the dispute resolution system more resilient. This includes improving our understanding of enforcement outcomes and strengthening the system so that claimants can recover what they are owed. Along with the Ministry of Justice we have set up the Dispute Resolution Task Force to help inform our work. The next Survey of Employment Tribunal Applications will further help us understand award compliance better when published later this year.
Asked by: Uma Kumaran (Labour - Stratford and Bow)
Question to the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the Fair Work Agency has the required resource to enforce (a) the minimum wage, (b) protection from harassment and (c) protection from gender discrimination at work for young women.
Answered by Justin Madders - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
The Fair Work Agency will deliver a much-needed upgrade to the enforcement of workers’ rights, including the rights of young women.
The specific legislation the Fair Work Agency will be responsible for enforcing is set out in Part 1 of Schedule 7 of the Employment Rights Bill.
The Government is committed to giving the Fair Work Agency the resources it needs to enforce its remit effectively. More detail around funding will be released in due course.
Asked by: Uma Kumaran (Labour - Stratford and Bow)
Question to the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the Person At Risk of Violence fee on victims of domestic violence; and if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of making all personal details on the Individual Insolvency Register private.
Answered by Justin Madders - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
The fees applied for Persons at Risk of Violence (PARV) orders should never have the effect of denying access to the courts. The government is presently reviewing the fee framework for PARV orders.
The government is also undertaking a wider review of the personal insolvency framework, which includes whether the Individual Insolvency Register should be private.
Asked by: Uma Kumaran (Labour - Stratford and Bow)
Question to the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how much their Department spent on (a) media and (b) voice training for Ministers between 4 July 2022 and 4 July 2024.
Answered by Justin Madders - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
The Department for Business and Trade has not spent anything on media and voice training for Ministers between 4 July 2022 and 4 July 2024.