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1304108

	registered interest
	date	18/03/2021
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Slavery
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, with reference to the oral contribution of the hon. Member for Sefton Central of 18 March 2021, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on concerns in respect of modern slavery in supply chains for the procurement of personal protective equipment.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	171587
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2021 answer text <p>I regularly meet ministerial colleagues to discuss important issues of common interest. However, it is a fundamental and longstanding principle of our system of Government that the fact of whether the Law Officers have advised on a particular issue is, by convention, not disclosed outside Government, without their consent. The Convention provides the fullest guarantee that government business will be conducted at all times in light of thorough and candid legal advice in circumstances in which Ministers and Law Officers can be fully open with one another.</p><p>The Government is committed to tackling modern slavery in supply chains. On 26 March 2020, we became the first country to publish a Government Modern Slavery Statement setting out the steps we have taken to identify and prevent modern slavery in our own supply chains. From September 2021 onwards, Ministerial departments will publish their own annual statements setting out the steps they have taken in their priority risk areas.</p><p> </p><p>The Home Office is working with DHSC, NHS and external experts to develop tailored training and guidance for HMG buyers and suppliers on best practice approaches to preventing modern slavery in PPE supply chains.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 23/03/2021 17:02:56 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1239784

	registered interest
	date	01/10/2020
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Animal Products: UK Trade with EU
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what (a) steps he is taking and (b) infrastructure is in place to protect the continuity of trade of products of animal origin and breeding stock after the end of the transition period; and what (a) steps are required and (b) infrastructure is yet to be implemented between the UK and EU in the event that no trade deal is agreed at the end of the transition period.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	98214
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2020 answer text <p>Further to the <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-statements/detail/2020-09-23/hcws465" target="_blank">statement by the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster on 23 September</a>, the Government is committed to helping business prepare for the end of the transition period. The Government has launched an information campaign to communicate the actions that all businesses need to take before 31 December 2020, and detailed guidance is available on gov.uk/transition.</p><p>The Government is negotiating with the EU and has been clear that we want a free trade deal, based on friendly cooperation. The Political Declaration sets as an aim a zero tariff and zero quota FTA. We would like to achieve that. Reducing the costs and processes associated with trade is in the interests of people and businesses across the UK and the EU.</p><p>As previously set out through the UK Agriculture Market Monitoring Group (UKAMMG), Defra and the Devolved Administrations can monitor the market situation across various agricultural commodities.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 98215 question first answered 14/10/2020 15:41:10 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1239786

	registered interest
	date	01/10/2020
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Import Duties: Brexit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Government plans to allocate financial and other support to industries affected by the imposition of tariffs in the event that the UK does not reach an agreement on future relations with the EU at the end of the transition period.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	98215
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2020 answer text <p>Further to the <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-statements/detail/2020-09-23/hcws465" target="_blank">statement by the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster on 23 September</a>, the Government is committed to helping business prepare for the end of the transition period. The Government has launched an information campaign to communicate the actions that all businesses need to take before 31 December 2020, and detailed guidance is available on gov.uk/transition.</p><p>The Government is negotiating with the EU and has been clear that we want a free trade deal, based on friendly cooperation. The Political Declaration sets as an aim a zero tariff and zero quota FTA. We would like to achieve that. Reducing the costs and processes associated with trade is in the interests of people and businesses across the UK and the EU.</p><p>As previously set out through the UK Agriculture Market Monitoring Group (UKAMMG), Defra and the Devolved Administrations can monitor the market situation across various agricultural commodities.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 98214 question first answered 14/10/2020 15:41:10 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1293669

	registered interest
	date	01/03/2021
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Imports: UK Trade with EU
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent assessment he has made of the effect on UK citizens' consumer rights of the end of the transition period in the context of the purchase of EU goods to be delivered by post.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	160640
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 29/04/2021 11:19:21 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1300840

	registered interest
	date	09/03/2021
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Coronavirus: Death
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Prime Minister's oral contribution on 15 July 2020, Official Report, column 1514, what progress has been made to establish the format of a potential inquiry into the Government’s handling of the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	165515
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2021 answer text <p>COVID-19 is the biggest challenge the UK, together with nations around the world, has faced in decades. Throughout the pandemic, we have consistently adapted our response as we have learnt more about the virus and how best to tackle it. As <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fhansard.parliament.uk%2FCommons%2F2020-07-15%2Fdebates%2F8EB241F4-52D1-4AAD-9A64-D1D544FEE903%2FEngagements%23contribution-B2988930-4B77-4462-A45B-D9D2400957B6&amp;data=04%7C01%7CHCook%40no10.gov.uk%7C732a6dc28ee449e20c9e08d8eacb8b7f%7C29c8cbb9d9af4c7eb28b470f15275e47%7C1%7C0%7C637517507222769482%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=tDHP9dR7agFW7AXsU0PVDdPAoxXsp0eur9OuWjfR%2B1Q%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">stated </a>by the Prime Minister on 15 July 2020 'we will seek to learn the lessons of the pandemic in the future, and certainly we will have an independent inquiry into what happened.' Any further updates will be announced in the usual way.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez grouped question UIN 165516 165517 question first answered 30/03/2021 16:11:02 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1300841

	registered interest
	date	09/03/2021
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Coronavirus: Death
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Prime MInister's oral contribution on 15 July 2020, Official Report, column 1514, what progress has been made to identify the leadership of the inquiry into the Government’s handling of the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	165516
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2021 answer text <p>COVID-19 is the biggest challenge the UK, together with nations around the world, has faced in decades. Throughout the pandemic, we have consistently adapted our response as we have learnt more about the virus and how best to tackle it. As <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fhansard.parliament.uk%2FCommons%2F2020-07-15%2Fdebates%2F8EB241F4-52D1-4AAD-9A64-D1D544FEE903%2FEngagements%23contribution-B2988930-4B77-4462-A45B-D9D2400957B6&amp;data=04%7C01%7CHCook%40no10.gov.uk%7C732a6dc28ee449e20c9e08d8eacb8b7f%7C29c8cbb9d9af4c7eb28b470f15275e47%7C1%7C0%7C637517507222769482%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=tDHP9dR7agFW7AXsU0PVDdPAoxXsp0eur9OuWjfR%2B1Q%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">stated </a>by the Prime Minister on 15 July 2020 'we will seek to learn the lessons of the pandemic in the future, and certainly we will have an independent inquiry into what happened.' Any further updates will be announced in the usual way.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez grouped question UIN 165515 165517 question first answered 30/03/2021 16:11:02 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1300842

	registered interest
	date	09/03/2021
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Coronavirus: Death
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Prime Minister's oral contribution on 15 July 2020, Official Report, column 1514, what progress has been made to establish a start date for an inquiry into the Government’s handling of the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	165517
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2021 answer text <p>COVID-19 is the biggest challenge the UK, together with nations around the world, has faced in decades. Throughout the pandemic, we have consistently adapted our response as we have learnt more about the virus and how best to tackle it. As <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fhansard.parliament.uk%2FCommons%2F2020-07-15%2Fdebates%2F8EB241F4-52D1-4AAD-9A64-D1D544FEE903%2FEngagements%23contribution-B2988930-4B77-4462-A45B-D9D2400957B6&amp;data=04%7C01%7CHCook%40no10.gov.uk%7C732a6dc28ee449e20c9e08d8eacb8b7f%7C29c8cbb9d9af4c7eb28b470f15275e47%7C1%7C0%7C637517507222769482%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=tDHP9dR7agFW7AXsU0PVDdPAoxXsp0eur9OuWjfR%2B1Q%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">stated </a>by the Prime Minister on 15 July 2020 'we will seek to learn the lessons of the pandemic in the future, and certainly we will have an independent inquiry into what happened.' Any further updates will be announced in the usual way.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez grouped question UIN 165515 165516 question first answered 30/03/2021 16:11:02 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1304145

	registered interest
	date	18/03/2021
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	UK Trade with EU: Exports
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent representations he has received on (a) delays and (b) no delivery of goods exported to EU member states.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	171589
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2021 answer text <p>Lord Frost, the Minister of State regularly meets business representatives, including through the Brexit Business Taskforce, and hears representations on the full range of challenges faced by business in adapting to the end of the Transition Period.</p><p>The TCA provides tariff-free and quota-free trade of all goods between the UK and EU. We have received some examples of delays in goods being cleared by different Member States. Officials are working closely with Member State officials, businesses and their representatives to understand the reason for any delays or refusal of goods so that issues can be resolved and goods can move freely.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 01/04/2021 09:27:37 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1328431

	registered interest
	date	27/05/2021
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Public Sector: Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What recent steps he has taken to help ensure value for money in public procurement.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	900590
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/05/2021 answer text <p>We are transforming the current procurement regime so that simpler procedures can drive increased competition and innovation, ultimately saving taxpayers’ money.</p><p>We have also recently published Version 3 of the Outsourcing Playbook, rebranded as the Sourcing Playbook, alongside our new Consultancy Playbook. This suite of guidance will help government and industry work better together to deliver quality public services and value for money.</p><p>The Government Consulting Hub was also formally launched last week; a new team at the centre of Government providing expertise on management consultancy and ensuring we maximise value.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 27/05/2021 15:31:16 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1378156

	registered interest
	date	12/11/2021
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Coronavirus: Public Inquiries
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what progress has been made on appointing a Chair of the public inquiry into the Government’s handling of the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	73818
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2021 answer text <p>On 12 May, the Prime Minister confirmed that a public inquiry into COVID-19 will be established on a statutory basis, with full formal powers, and that it will begin its work in spring 2022. The independent chair of the inquiry will be appointed by the end of this year. Further details, including on the terms of reference, will be set out in due course.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis grouped question UIN 73799 question first answered 17/11/2021 11:40:32 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson