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1193517

	registered interest
	date	06/05/2020
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Domestic Abuse: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government on access to safe accommodation for domestic abuse victims during the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	902299
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2020 answer text <p>This Government is committed to ensuring survivors get the support they need. I have regular discussion with colleagues across Whitehall, including my counterparts at the Home Office and the Ministry of Justice, and we have been closely informed by the latest data from the sector.</p><p>We have announced £3.2 billion to aid local authorities’ in their responses to Covid-19 pressures, including providing essential support for victims and their children.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 06/05/2020 16:39:43 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1688079

	registered interest
	date	01/02/2024
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Equal Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps the Government is taking to help reduce the gender pay gap.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	901451
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2024 answer text <p>The gender pay gap has fallen by approximately a quarter in the last decade.</p><p>It was a Conservative government that introduced gender pay gap reporting, building on the robust equal pay protections we already have in the Equality Act.</p><p>To accelerate progress we have supported legislation to: enhance flexible working, extend redundancy protection for those on maternity leave, and introduce carers leave.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 07/02/2024 16:27:08 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

60453

	registered interest
	date	06/06/2014
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Marriage
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Ministers for Women and Equalities, what plans she has to enable civil partnerships to be amended to marriage without recourse to a separate legal process.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	199521
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2014 answer text <p>Section 9 of the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013 provides that civil partners may convert their civil partnership into marriage under regulations to be made by the Secretary of State, and that the resulting marriage will be treated as having subsisted since the date the civil partnership was formed. Civil partnerships and marriage are separate legal institutions so a process is required for conversion. We are working hard to ensure that couples wanting to convert their civil partnerships into marriages are able to do so as soon as possible. We aim to do this before the end of 2014.</p><p>These aspects of implementing the Act take longer because they involve developing and implementing completely new procedures and processes. This contrasts with the work to make new marriages for same-sex couples possible, where we were able to build on existing processes so implementation was more straightforward.</p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant question first answered 16/06/2014 13:37:52 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1612195

	registered interest
	date	30/03/2023
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Energy: Costs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what comparative assessment he has made with Cabinet colleagues of energy costs in (a) Wales and (b) the rest of the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	904537
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2023 answer text <p>The most recent data demonstrates that households in Wales pay a price broadly on par with the average across Great Britain. This Government has announced unprecedented support to protect households and businesses from high energy prices, including the recent extension of the Energy Price Guarantee. Our support has covered almost half of the typical household energy bill.</p> answering member constituency Monmouth answering member printed David T C Davies question first answered 19/04/2023 14:32:43 answering member 1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

176580

	registered interest
	date	28/01/2015
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Employment Agencies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many staff in his Department have been employed through employment or recruitment agencies in each year since 2010-11.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	222526
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2015 answer text <p>The average number of staff employed through employment or recruitment agencies since 2010-11 is shown below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>2010-11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011-12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012-13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>1</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>4</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>6</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 04/02/2015 15:02:31 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1127720

	registered interest
	date	21/05/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Renewable Energy: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What recent assessment he has made of trends in the level of public funding for renewable energy since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	911018
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p>The Government is committed to investing in renewable energy and our support has enabled the UK to become a world leader in clean growth with the fastest emissions reduction on a per person basis than any other G7 nation.</p><p> </p><p>We will spend £4.5 billion between 2016 and 2021 to support the development of renewable and low carbon heating through the Renewable Heat Incentive.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is also encouraging private sector innovation and £92 billion of private funding has been invested in clean energy in the UK since 2010.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 21/05/2019 13:43:49 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1177382

	registered interest
	date	10/02/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Small Businesses: Living Wage
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to support small businesses to afford the recent increase in the National Living Wage.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	14682
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2020 answer text <p>The Government recognises that increases in the National Living Wage will mean extra costs for some businesses, However, it’s right that workers are fairly rewarded for their input into the economy. By the Spring, the Government will set out the Low Pay Commission’s remit for the years beyond 2020, taking account of the potential impact on employment and economic growth.</p><p> </p><p>To support businesses with the costs of employing staff, the Government has introduced the Employment Allowance to reduce employers’ National Insurance contributions bill by £3,000. Over 1 million employers are benefitting from this relief.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 13/02/2020 14:02:50 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1177385

	registered interest
	date	10/02/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Business Rates
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the proposed long-term review of the business rates model of taxation.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	14685
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2020 answer text <p>In line with the practice of successive administrations, details of ministerial discussions are not normally disclosed. The Government is committed to conducting a fundamental review of business rates and further information will be announced in due course.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 13/02/2020 11:00:01 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1186565

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Food Supply: Business Rates
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to extend business rate relief to food producers to mitigate the effect of the covid-19 outbreak on national food security.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	32217
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2020 answer text <p>The Government has provided enhanced support to the retail, hospitality and leisure sectors given the acute impacts of COVID-19 on those sectors. A range of measures to support all businesses has been made available, including the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan scheme, and the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme to help firms continue to keep people in employment. HMRC have also set up a dedicated COVID-19 helpline to help those in need, and they may be able to agree a bespoke Time to Pay arrangement.</p><p> </p><p>This is the right response at the right time. As the wider economic picture becomes clearer, the Government will do whatever it takes to get the nation through the impacts of COVID-19, and the Government stands ready to announce further action wherever necessary.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 32218 question first answered 24/03/2020 15:28:32 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1186566

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Food Supply: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has plans to introduce tax breaks to enable food producers in financial distress as a result of the covid-19 outbreak to main food supplies.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	32218
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2020 answer text <p>The Government has provided enhanced support to the retail, hospitality and leisure sectors given the acute impacts of COVID-19 on those sectors. A range of measures to support all businesses has been made available, including the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan scheme, and the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme to help firms continue to keep people in employment. HMRC have also set up a dedicated COVID-19 helpline to help those in need, and they may be able to agree a bespoke Time to Pay arrangement.</p><p> </p><p>This is the right response at the right time. As the wider economic picture becomes clearer, the Government will do whatever it takes to get the nation through the impacts of COVID-19, and the Government stands ready to announce further action wherever necessary.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 32217 question first answered 24/03/2020 15:28:31 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson