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806173

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date	13/12/2017
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Department for International Trade: Statutory Instruments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether he plans to seek to establish a sifting committee to consider statutory instruments created under legislation introduced by his Department.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	119374
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2017 answer text <p>The organisation of parliamentary Committees is a matter for Parliament.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 19/12/2017 13:37:44 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands previous answer version 30543 answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

806177

registered interest
date	13/12/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he plans to answer the recent correspondence from Paul Robinson a constituent of the hon. Member for Sefton Central related to the Hillsborough disaster.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	119378
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2017 answer text <p>The Home Office has no record of receiving recent correspondence from Paul Robinson.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 20/12/2017 15:49:23 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

805303

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	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, pursuant to his oral contribution of 12 December, when he plans to announce sector deals for the (a) food and drink, (b) hospitality, (c) steel, (d) care and (e) agriculture sectors.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	118975
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2017 answer text <p>There is no deadline for sector deals. We will prioritise proposals that are ambitious, deliverable, have clear implementation plans and demonstrate analytically robust and real-world impact on the productivity of their sector.</p><p>There is also no requirement for any sector to have a deal but we are prepared to work with those which can self-organise behind strong leadership, offer a compelling case for sector specific action, and set out clear proposals to transform their sector.</p><p>Since the publication of the Green Paper in January the response has been emphatic, not only in endorsing the concept of Sector Deals but in generating a wide range of proposals and we have been working with many of them in recent months. We will announce details in the New Year.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 18/12/2017 17:24:56 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
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

805310

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	Postal Services: Unfair Practices
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 Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Small Business, Consumers and Corporate Responsibility of 12 December 2017, Official Report, Column 156-7, what plans he has to tackle unfair competition in the postal services market.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	118982
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2017 answer text <p>Ofcom and the Competition &amp; Markets Authority have the powers to tackle unfair competition in regulated sectors.</p><p> </p><p>On employment standards, Matthew Taylor’s Good Work report raised a number of comprehensive and detailed issues. We are giving these the careful consideration they deserve and will respond shortly.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 19/12/2017 13:34:06 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

805474

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	Industrial Design: Intellectual Property
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 UK's ratification of The Geneva Act (1999) of the Hague Agreement concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of the UK leaving the EU on the ability of UK businesses to register their designs internationally.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	119145
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2017 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Government intends to ratify the Hague Agreement to join the international system in a national capacity, which will ensure UK designers are able to register their designs internationally after the UK leaves the EU.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 18/12/2017 15:36:07 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

804431

registered interest
date	11/12/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Sefton
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has for safety improvements at the Switch Island road junction in Sefton.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	118614
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2017 answer text <p>Highways England announced a £3m improvement scheme for Switch Island in April 2017, which aims to relieve congestion and improve its road safety performance. This scheme is being funded from the government’s additional £220 million announced at the Autumn Statement 2016 to help tackle congestion. The scheme includes new traffic lights, changes to the road layout and lane markings, new barriers between carriageways, coloured high friction surfacing and improved signs. Work is expected to start in February 2018 and last for eleven months.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 14/12/2017 14:35:33 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

804432

registered interest
date	11/12/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: North of England
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has for a new rail line between Liverpool and Hull.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	118616
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2017 answer text <p>The Department is working closely with the Transport for the North (TfN) in their development of a business case for Northern Powerhouse Rail, which aims to connect the major cities of the North. I look forward to receiving their business case in 2018.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 14/12/2017 14:15:19 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

804433

registered interest
date	11/12/2017
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Sustainable Development
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what representations he has received from the Fairtrade Foundation on the effect on the UK's Sustainable Development Goals of the provisions in his Department's Trade Bill, published in November 2017; and what assessment he has made of that effect.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	118622
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2017 answer text <p>Ministers and officials at the Department of International Trade (DIT) regularly meet with a wide range of stakeholders, including the Fairtrade Foundation.</p><p>The UK is a leading voice in support of free trade as a tool for economic development and a proud advocate of helping developing countries trade their way out of poverty. That is why DIT and the Department for International Development (DFID) are working together to ensure development and global prosperity are at the heart of UK trade and investment policy.</p><p>We have pledged to support the world’s poorest countries access UK markets once we leave the EU, to help fulfil our commitment to deliver the UN Sustainable Development Goals, both at home and around the world.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 19/12/2017 15:28:27 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands previous answer version 30008 answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson