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1038544

	registered interest
	date	09/01/2019
	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	Chemicals: Industry
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of the recommendations in the report, Sustainable Innovation for a Better World on the development of a sector deal for the UK Chemical Industry.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	206816
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2019 answer text <p>I warmly welcome the Chemistry Council’s strategy “Sustainable Innovation for a Better World” published in November.</p><p> </p><p>Sector Deals are a key part of our Industrial Strategy and we have agreed nine Deals to date.</p><p> </p><p>The Industrial Strategy White Paper set out six expectations for industry-led Sector Deal proposals. We anticipate entering into negotiations with some further sectors that can best meet those expectations.</p><p> </p><p>I welcome the chemistry sector’s interest in a Deal. My rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State and I regularly meet the sector and our discussions on a possible deal will continue.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 14/01/2019 16:44:02 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1061186

	registered interest
	date	14/02/2019
	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	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Brexit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many civil servants in his Department are working on each workstream on the UK leaving the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	221714
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2019 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally and can only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 20/02/2019 16:02:28 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford previous answer version 103207 answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1061187

	registered interest
	date	14/02/2019
	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	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Departmental Responsibilities
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what each workstream is in his Department.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	221715
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2019 answer text <p>The Department’s objectives are to deliver an ambitious industrial strategy; maximise investment opportunities and bolster UK interests as we leave the EU; promote competitive markets and responsible business practices; ensure the UK has a reliable, low cost and clean energy system; and to build a flexible, innovative, collaborative and business-facing department.</p><p> </p><p>The workstreams to achieve these objectives are set out the BEIS Single Departmental Plan at the link below.</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/department-for-business-energy-and-industrial-strategy-single-departmental-plan/department-for-business-energy-and-industrial-strategy-single-departmental-plan-may-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/department-for-business-energy-and-industrial-strategy-single-departmental-plan/department-for-business-energy-and-industrial-strategy-single-departmental-plan-may-2018</a></p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 21/02/2019 15:57:11 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1522763

	registered interest
	date	17/10/2022
	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	Small Businesses: Interest Rates
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the impact of the Growth Plan 2022 on borrowing costs for small businesses.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	64067
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2022 answer text <p>My Rt. Hon. Friends the Secretary of State and Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer share the aim of making the UK the best place in the world to start and grow a business. The Growth Plan 2022 contributes to that aim by creating the right environment for growth, including giving small businesses certainty over their energy bills. Borrowing costs vary widely from one business to another and are influenced by a range of factors.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Dean Russell question first answered 20/10/2022 16:04:12 answering member 4812 label Biography information for Dean Russell
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

754979

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2017
	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	Business: Solar Power
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans he has to provide incentives for businesses to adopt rooftop solar energy installations.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	6456
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2017 answer text <p>Solar PV is a UK success story. In 2013 we estimated that solar capacity would reach 10-12GW by 2020. We now expect Government support to bring forward around 13 GW by 2020. The Feed-in Tariff remains open to solar PV which provides an incentive for businesses to invest in rooftop solar.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 05/09/2017 16:24:23 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

805308

	registered interest
	date	12/12/2017
	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	Wind Power
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans he has to support investment in the onshore wind industry; and what assessment he has made of the potential contribution of that sector to the UK's energy needs.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	118980
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2017 answer text <p>Over 12 GW of installed onshore wind capacity was operational in the UK at the end of the second quarter of 2017. This investment was supported by schemes such as the Renewables Obligation (RO), which are funded by bill payers.</p><p> </p><p>Further onshore wind farms are expected to deploy up to March 2019 with support from the RO, utilising grace periods provided by the Energy Act 2016 and the Renewables Obligation Closure Order (Northern Ireland) 2016 and the Renewables Obligation Closure (No.2) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016. In addition, around 690MW of onshore wind capacity has been contracted to deploy under the Contracts for Difference (CFD) regime by 2019, which was established to replace the RO.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is seeking state aid approval to classify remote island wind as a separate technology in group 2 of the CFD to allow wind projects on these islands to compete against other less established technologies in the future.</p><p>Alongside the November Budget this year, HM Treasury published the Control for Low Carbon Levies, which provides clarity to industry out to 2025 about future support for low carbon electricity.</p><p> </p><p>Estimated Gigawatts of capacity for all technology groups, including onshore wind, supported under the Control up to March 2025 are set out in Table 1.B of the publication that accompanied the Budget.[1]</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>[1] Available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/660986/Control_for_Low_Carbon_Levies_web.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/660986/Control_for_Low_Carbon_Levies_web.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 18/12/2017 14:14:38 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

805309

	registered interest
	date	12/12/2017
	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	Renewable Energy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the oral contribution of the Minister of State for Universities, Science, Research and Innovation of 12 December 2017, Official Report, Column 169-70, what target his Department has set for the proportion of UK energy needs to be delivered from renewable sources by 2030.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	118981
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2017 answer text <p>The UK does not have renewables targets to 2030. The Government has just published its Clean Growth Strategy, which sets out our plans to build on the successful decarbonisation of the power sector, while looking further across the whole of the economy and the country.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 18/12/2017 15:36:45 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

809892

	registered interest
	date	19/12/2017
	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	Wind Power
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 18 December to Question 118980, how many onshore wind farms he expects to be deployed by March 2019 as a result of the (a) Renewables Obligation, (b) Contracts for Difference Regime (CFD) and (c) Control for Low Carbon Levies; what the timetable is for state aid approval to classify remote island wind as separate technology in group 2 of the CFD; and what proportion of the UK's energy needs he estimates is likely met from on shore wind by 2025.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	120512
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/12/2017 answer text <p>The Department estimates that 12.6GW of onshore wind installed capacity will be deployed by the end of 2018/19 under the Renewables Obligation.[1]</p><p>Fifteen onshore wind projects have entered into a Contract for Difference (CFD) with the Low Carbon Contracts Company (LCCC), a Government-owned company that administers the CFD regime. The latest information published by the LCCC indicated that for thirteen of these projects, totalling approximately 564MW of capacity, the generator currently expects the station to start generating before the end of March 2019. The published start dates are estimates and subject to change. The LCCC publish information about projects supported by the CFD scheme on their website in a CFD Register - <a href="https://lowcarboncontracts.uk/cfds" target="_blank">https://lowcarboncontracts.uk/cfds</a></p><p>No additional onshore wind installed capacity is expected to be deployed as result of the Control for Low Carbon Levies by March 2019.</p><p>Estimated renewable capacities for onshore wind and other technologies up to 2024-25 are set out in Table 1.B of the Control for Low Carbon Levies.[2] It is expected that 13.32GW of onshore wind installed capacity will be deployed in the UK by 2024-25.</p><p>Discussions with the European Commission regarding state aid approval to classify remote island wind as a separate technology in group 2 of the CFD are ongoing and we cannot comment on the content of those discussions.</p><p><em><strong>[1]</strong></em><em> The Renewables Obligation for 2018/19 (September 2017), BEIS: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/648424/Renewables_Obligation_2018_19_FINAL.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/648424/Renewables_Obligation_2018_19_FINAL.pdf</a></em></p><p><em> </em></p><p><strong><em>[2]</em></strong><em> Control for Low Carbon Levies (November 2017), HMT: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/660986/Control_for_Low_Carbon_Levies_web.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/660986/Control_for_Low_Carbon_Levies_web.pdf</a></em></p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 27/12/2017 15:57:36 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

922093

	registered interest
	date	11/06/2018
	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	Exports: USA
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what support his Department is providing to UK companies who export steel products to the US to help them apply for product exemptions under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	152148
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2018 answer text <p>The US administration has a process for domestic US steel consumers to apply for individual product exclusions from US s232 measures. The Department hosted a meeting on 5 June between US lawyers and UK steel and aluminium industry representatives to share information on the product exclusion process. We remain in regular dialogue with UK industry and will support them through this process where possible. Details of the process are set out on the US Department of Commerce website (link <a href="https://www.bis.doc.gov/index.php/232-steel" target="_blank">here</a> ).</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 19/06/2018 13:15:00 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

927942

	registered interest
	date	20/06/2018
	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	Exports: USA
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many FTE staff in his Department have been liaising with (a) UK steel representatives and (b) US importers on applications for product exemptions under section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	155791
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2018 answer text <p>The US administration has a process for domestic US steel consumers to apply for individual product exclusions from US s232 measures. Ministers have held regular meetings with industry and unions to discuss US s232, including hosting the Steel Council on 18<sup>th</sup> June. The Department hosted a meeting on 5 June between US lawyers and UK steel and aluminium industry representatives to share information on the product exclusion process.</p><p>The Department has been working tirelessly on these issue for many months, working in partnership with colleagues from Department of Trade, Foreign &amp; Commonwealth Office and the Cabinet Office.</p><p>We remain in regular dialogue with UK industry and will support them through this process where possible. Details of the process are set out on the US Department of Commerce website.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington grouped question UIN 155792 question first answered 25/06/2018 14:00:03 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson