Every parliamentary written question tabled by Jerome Mayhew this session, with the full answer and department. See how every department answers, or back to the MP page.
Showing 481–490 of 490 · this parliament
What steps he is taking to help ensure that the development of a UK nuclear supply chain.
To meet our current and future nuclear ambitions, we will work with the civil nuclear sector to ensure the UK has a resilient supply chain with the required capabilities and capacity across a range of activities from the front-end fuel cycle to waste mana...
Whether he has met with the Secretary of State for Education to discuss the development of skills needed for the growth of the nuclear sector.
My Rt hon Friend the Secretary of State has regular discussions with Ministerial Colleagues on a number of issues.
What assessment he has made of the potential contribution of nuclear energy to his net zero goals in 2050; and if he will provide a roadmap for the deployment of nuclear assets.
Nuclear energy, as one of the most reliable, secure, low-carbon sources of home-produced energy, is an essential part of our journey to net zero. Our manifesto made it clear that we support new nuclear, both large-scale, such as Hinkley Point C and Sizewe...
When he plans to announce the results of the Small Modular Reactor (SMR) competition; and what assessment he has made of the contribution of SMRs to net zero energy generation targets in 2030
Great British Nuclear was established in 2023 as an expert nuclear delivery. It is currently running a small modular reactor technology selection process. This is a live procurement and is ongoing; the window for submitting tenders has now closed and Grea...
What assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Employment Rights Bill on (a) SMEs and (b) other employment.
The Department is producing an impact assessment of the Employment Rights Bill, in line with the HMT Green Book and the Better Regulation Framework, consideration will be given to the potential impact on SMEs and other employment effects.
Whether he has plans to issue new guidance on social value in procurement.
Public procurement is a key lever for enabling delivery of the Government’s missions by using procurement policy to drive economic growth, raise employment standards in business, and achieve additional social value through the life of a contract. The Government’s ‘Plan to Make Work Pay’ sets out an ambitious programme to value organisations that create local jobs, skills and wealth and treat their workers well and equally. Ministers are considering how to take these plans forward.
Whether he has plans to simplify the process for employees to raise grievances against (a) their employer and (b) fellow staff.
The Acas statutory Code of Practice on disciplinary and grievance procedures provides basic practical guidance to employers, employees and their representatives and sets out principles for handling disciplinary and grievance situations in the workplace. As part of our Plan to Make Work Pay we will work with Acas to consider whether there is a need to update procedures in this area.
With reference to page 21 of the Kings Speech 2024 background briefing notes, published 17 July 2024, what the projected annual budget will be for the proposed Fair Work Agency.
The UK's labour market enforcement system is fragmented and ineffective. This is bad for workers and bad for businesses who do the right thing. This government will finally establish a single body, the Fair Work Agency, to enforce workers' rights, including strong powers to inspect workplaces and take action against exploitation.More details, including proposed budgets for the body, will be provided in due course.
What employee thresholds his Department uses to classify what is a (a) micro, (b) small and (c) medium sized firm.
Employee thresholds used by this department to classify micro, small and medium-sized firms are shown in the table below:Type of firmEmployee thresholdMicro0 to 9 employeesSmall10 to 49 employeesMedium50 to 249 employees
Whether he plans to introduce new corporate reporting requirements.
The Government is keen to ensure the UK's corporate reporting requirements support economic growth by providing the information investors need to allocate capital effectively, while helping users of reporting understand how business activities align with the UK's net zero and environmental goals. The King's Speech announced that the Government will take forward a bill to improve UK corporate governance and auditing and we will provide further information on specific reporting initiatives in due course.