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753999

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Crowdfunding
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to change the rules governing the level of business lending allowed through non-bank finance providers including peer-to-peer platforms before the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	6051
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2017 answer text Neither the Government nor the financial regulators set rules regarding levels of business lending allowed through non-bank finance providers. The Government regulates only where there is a clear case for doing so, to avoid putting additional costs on lenders that would ultimately lead to higher costs for business customers. answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay question first answered 05/09/2017 10:18:56 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

475564

	registered interest
	date	15/03/2016
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Pubs Code Adjudicator
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he took to take into account the rules on conflicts of interest set out in (a) Code of Practice for Ministerial Appointments to Public Bodies, (b) Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors Rules of Conduct and (c) Chartered Institute of Arbitrators Code of Professional and Ethical Conduct in the recruitment process for the recently-appointed Pubs Code Adjudicator; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	31093
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2016 answer text <ul><li>Paul Newby was appointed in accordance with the Office of the Commissioner for Public Appointments’ (OCPA) Code of Practice for Ministerial Appointments to Public Bodies.</li><li>His prior experience of the pubs sector as a surveyor and arbitrator and his ability to forge trusted relationships with both tenants and PubCos is an asset, not a conflict of interest.</li><li>The appointment panel discussed conflicts of interest with him at interview. The Panel was satisfied there were no conflicts of interest, and put this advice to ministers.</li><li>Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and Chartered Institute of Arbitrators membership were not requirements for this post, so the documents referred to are not directly relevant to the appointment process.</li></ul> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 21/03/2016 14:08:11 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

837749

	registered interest
	date	06/02/2018
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Trade
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, with reference to the Public Accounts Committee session on 20 November 2017, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the accuracy of the evidence from HMRC that it had no evidence to suggest there would be increased trade flows after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	126780
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2018 answer text <p>“The Secretary of State has regular meetings with the Chancellor of the Exchequer in the course of carrying out his duties.</p><p>The IMF has predicted that 90% of future growth will come from outside the EU in the next 10-15 years. The UK needs to take advantage of this growth and position itself to ensure maximum prosperity for its people.”</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands grouped question UIN 126781 question first answered 20/02/2018 17:25:34 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

837750

	registered interest
	date	06/02/2018
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	UK Trade with EU
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, with reference to the session of the Public Accounts Committee on 20 November 2017, what disscussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the accuracy of the evidence given by HMRC that it was not expecting any shift in risk profile on goods coming into the UK from the EU after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	126781
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2018 answer text <p>“The Secretary of State has regular meetings with the Chancellor of the Exchequer in the course of carrying out his duties.</p><p>The IMF has predicted that 90% of future growth will come from outside the EU in the next 10-15 years. The UK needs to take advantage of this growth and position itself to ensure maximum prosperity for its people.”</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands grouped question UIN 126780 question first answered 20/02/2018 17:25:34 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

758166

	registered interest
	date	06/09/2017
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Sign Language
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department takes to provide (a) information on its services in British Sign Language (BSL) and (b) correspondence in BSL to people whose principal language is BSL.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	9006
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2017 answer text <p>​Information on all our Consular services are provided online and the FCO ensures that it complies with best practice on accessibility of information as set out by the Government Digital Service. We do not currently provide information on our services via British Sign Language.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 14/09/2017 15:22:35 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

758311

	registered interest
	date	06/09/2017
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Department for Work and Pensions: Sign Language
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department takes to provide (a) information on its services in British Sign Language (BSL) and (b) correspondence in BSL to people whose principal language is BSL.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	9013
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2017 answer text <p>a) The Department is obliged to anticipate the communication needs of any customer who would otherwise be placed at substantial disadvantage and to put in place an alternative format of communication which will meet the customer’s needs. The Department is currently only able to provide general information on GOV.UK regarding its services. We are able to provide services in BSL when requested by our customers.</p><p> </p><p>b) DWP customers who have a specific communication barrier are able to use a variety of communication methods including home visits, phone calls and online services as well as written communications. Once we have established that a customer uses BSL as their principal form of communication with the Department, all future correspondence with that customer will be arranged in this form, without the need for repeated requests. Where necessary the department provides British Sign Language (BSL) interpreters or non-spoken language interpreters, using contracted providers for customers who are deaf, hard of hearing or speech impaired. Video relay service (VRS) is also being trialed through the call centres for Disability Living Allowance, Attendance Allowance and Access to Work, as well as by the Access to Work advisers in the Hearing Loss Team. VRS allows users to make BSL interpreted video calls via their tablet, smartphone, computer or laptop. A professional interpreter then relays the call in English to a member of DWP staff.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 15/09/2017 11:27:36 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

44499

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, who owns the freehold of schools which have converted to academies; and what restrictions there are on the use of such freeholds.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	193219
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2014 answer text <p>When community schools convert to academies, the freehold is retained by the local authority and a lease is granted to the academy trust.</p><p>There are strict rules protecting publicly funded land used by academies, regardless of who holds the freehold. This is set out in published guidance, which is available at:</p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/protection-of-school-playing-fields-and-public-land-advice" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/protection-of-school-playing-fields-and-public-land-advice</a></p><p>A copy of the guidance has been placed in the House Library.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 31/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

833938

	registered interest
	date	30/01/2018
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Managers: Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the oral contribution of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy of 30 January 2018, on executive pay, whether he has plans to restrict the level of executive pay in FTSE 100 companies through government procurement rules.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	125696
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2018 answer text <p>What quoted companies pay their directors is ultimately a matter for their shareholders, who have a binding vote on the remuneration policy determining executive pay. However, the Government intends to introduce new measures to increase accountability and transparency in executive pay, as part of the corporate governance reforms announced in August 2017.</p><p>These include a new statutory requirement on quoted companies to disclose and explain each year the ratio of their Chief Executive Officer’s total annual remuneration to the average annual remuneration of the company’s UK employees. Companies will also be required to track and explain changes to the ratio over time, and explain how the ratio relates to pay, reward and progression policies for the company’s employees as a whole.</p><p>The Government is additionally introducing a new statutory requirement for quoted companies to set out clearly and publicly the impact of share price changes on complex, long-term incentive schemes.</p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths question first answered 02/02/2018 14:10:50 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

759888

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2017
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Foreign Investment in UK
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to the oral contribution of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for International Trade in the Westminster Hall debate of 12 September 2017, on foreign direct investment, what plans he has to introduce trade defence mechanisms; and how he plans to use trade remedies to address any unfair practices undertaken by foreign competitors.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	10289
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2017 answer text <p>We will bring forward legislation to put in place the essential and necessary legislative framework to allow the UK to operate its own independent trade policy upon exit from the European Union. This includes introducing legislation for a trade remedies system that will allow the UK to appropriately address alleged cases of unfair practice by foreign companies, while also remaining a champion of global free trade.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 19/09/2017 15:55:17 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

820030

	registered interest
	date	10/01/2018
	answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
	answering dept id	203
	answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
	answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
	hansard heading	British Irish Chamber of Commerce
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, pursuant to the Answer of 9 January 2018 to Question 119507, if he will publish the representations he received from the British-Irish Chamber of Commerce; and what assessment he has made of those representations.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	122102
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2018 answer text <p>We value the input of all organisations with an interest in our future relationship with the EU.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>We do not routinely disclose the content of meetings between this department and external bodies.</p><p> </p><p>Details of Ministerial meetings are published in the Department’s Quarterly Transparency Returns, which are publicly available on <a href="http://gov.uk/" target="_blank">GOV.UK</a>.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 17/01/2018 16:23:33 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson