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751867

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date	13/07/2017
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: 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 Answer of 12 July 2017 to Question 3324, on energy: small businesses, how many businesses have switched energy suppliers; and what steps he has taken to raise awareness among businesses of the availability of different tariffs.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	4949
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>The Department doesn’t collect data on the number of small and microbusinesses who have switched supplier.</p><p>It is important that small and microbusinesses are aware of their ability to switch and engage in the energy market. The Government therefore supports the Competition Markets Authority’s remedies which Ofgem have implemented to help these customers access better energy deals.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 19/07/2017 13:54:29 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

751868

registered interest
date	13/07/2017
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: Billing
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 12 July 2017 to Question 3326, what steps he plans to take to ensure accurate reporting by large businesses on their payment practices.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	4948
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>Under the Reporting on Payment Practices and Performance Regulations 2017, a named company Director, or designated member in the case of LLPs, must approve the information being provided, taking responsibility for its accuracy. It is a criminal offence to knowingly or recklessly publish information that is false or misleading. The Government will investigate any challenges to the accuracy of the information provided, on a case by case basis. Anyone who is concerned that a business might not have complied, or may have made a false statement, can raise this by contacting the company directly or by contacting the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy at <a href="mailto:paymentpracticesreporting@beis.gov.uk" target="_blank">paymentpracticesreporting@beis.gov.uk</a>.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 19/07/2017 13:54:14 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

751869

registered interest
date	13/07/2017
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	Energy: Small Businesses
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 12 July 2017 to Question 3324, on energy: small businesses, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of the proposal by the Competition and Markets Authority to help microbusinesses access better energy deals.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	4950
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>Some of the reforms recommended by the Competition Markets Authority’s investigation, such as increasing price transparency for smaller microbusinesses and improving prompts to engage should make a real difference to the way the market works.</p><p>Ofgem has announced plans to consult on further measures to help microbusinesses.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 19/07/2017 10:58:48 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

751870

registered interest
date	13/07/2017
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: Public Transport
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 11 July 2017 to Question 3183, which local authorities are using the powers in the Bus Services Act 2017 to work with businesses.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	4951
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>The franchising and partnership powers in the Act commenced on 27th June 2017, and it is up to local authorities to put these powers into practice. However, the Government understands, through local engagement, that a number of local authorities are actively engaging with bus operators to determine how best to improve bus services. The Government is not party to local conversations between authorities, bus operators and local businesses.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 19/07/2017 10:56:19 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

751871

registered interest
date	13/07/2017
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	Self-employed: Loans
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 10 July 2017 to Question 3182, what estimate he has made of the number of start-up loans paid to people who are self-employed in (a) North West England and (b) the UK in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	4994
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>The Start Up Loans Scheme was launched in 2012 as a response to Lord Young’s report into small business and enterprise ‘Make Business Your Business’. This is therefore the date from which figures are held.</p><p>I can confirm that since 2012, in the North West, a total of 5,563 start-up loans have been delivered, equalling £35.64m.</p><p>And, in the UK, since 2012, a total of 46,506 loans have been granted, to a sum of £301.37m.</p><p>The attached table shows by year the number and value of start-up loans.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 19/07/2017 10:59:45 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James attachment 1 file name start-up-loans.pdf title Start Up Loans stats
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

751455

registered interest
date	12/07/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Shipping: Telecommunications
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to enable seafarers to make telephone calls when they do not have access to UK mobile telephone services; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	4563
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>The government has no plans to enable seafarers to make telephone calls when they do not have access to UK mobile telephone services.</p><p> </p><p>However, seafarer welfare providers, such as Mission to Seafarers and Apostleship of the Sea, through their centres will often provide discounted phone cards and free wi-fi for foreign seafarers to use. This enables them to call or have ‘skype’ conversations, the preferred option for seafarers, with their friends and families at home when they are in UK ports.</p><p> </p><p>Some major ports and shipowners also allow the seafarers to use their wi-fi for free.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 17/07/2017 12:32:57 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

751456

registered interest
date	12/07/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Transport: Capital Investment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what comparative assessment he has made of public spending per capita on transport infrastructure in (a) the Liverpool City Region, (b) the North West, (c) London and (d) the South East.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	4564
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>Figures on public sector spend per head of population at a regional level are part of the government’s Country and Regional Analysis (CRA) statistics, and are included below. However, there are significant caveats to be noted regarding the interpretation of these figures for transport spending.</p><p> </p><p>The CRA attempts to allocate expenditure on the basis of which region benefits from the spend, rather than where it is made. However, this can be challenging as expenditure in one part of the country may actually benefit a different area, and this affectsmotorways, trunk roads, and the railways. For example, whilst spending on a local hospital will predominantly benefit those who live in that area, spending on a motorway or railway line will benefit not just those living nearby but also those travelling from and to other areas across the country. Whilst the Department seeksto record rail funding across the regions based on which passengers benefit, allocations are inevitably fairly imprecise.</p><p> </p><p>Similarly, in recording spending on a per capita basis (i.e. per head of resident population), the calculation for London does not account for the large number of daily commuters, visitors and tourists who use and benefit from the roads and public transport networks, but who are not London residents. In particular, as the main international gateway into the country, London is the location for a range of transport investments which are designed to serve passengers well beyond the local resident population.</p><p> </p><p>The above caveats should be taken into account when looking at the CRA figures for regional Government expenditure on transport. The figures for 2015-16 relating to locations (b), (c) and (d) from the above request are shown in the table below. This information is published for government office regions only, and therefore is unavailable for (a) Liverpool City Region.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Table 1. Government expenditure on transport per head of population by region</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Total transport spend per capita</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>£401</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>£973</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>£365</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>Source:</p><p>HM Treasury Country and Regional Analysis (CRA) 2016</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 17/07/2017 15:29:25 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

751457

registered interest
date	12/07/2017
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 to commission new rail infrastructure in the North of England; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	4565
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government intends later this year to set out its priorities for investment in train services and infrastructure in the next five year Control Period from 2019. This will be informed by advice from the rail industry, Transport for the North and other stakeholders.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to ensuring that every part of Britain benefits from our investment in the railways. Improvements in rail services can be delivered by new trains and a range of infrastructure improvements. The Government keeps under close review what options will ensure the maximum value to taxpayers, passengers and freight users.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 17/07/2017 15:01:58 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

751458

registered interest
date	12/07/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Heathrow Airport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he will plans to make a decision on expansion of capacity at Heathrow Airport; and what assessment he has made of the effect of such expansion on (a) Liverpool airport and (b) other airports.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	4566
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>The consultation on the draft Airports National Policy Statement closed on 25 May, and we are analysing the tens of thousands of responses received. The Government will set out the next steps in the process in due course.</p><p> </p><p>The Airports Commission published growth forecasts for regional airports for the three shortlisted schemes. (https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/439687/strategic-fit-updated-forecasts.pdf). The Department has undertaken an economic assessment of the impact of a new runway at Heathrow at a national level, taking account of all areas of the UK.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 17/07/2017 14:58:07 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

751460

registered interest
date	12/07/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Port of Liverpool: Railways
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the need for additional rail infrastructure at the Port of Liverpool.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	4567
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>Through the Strategic Freight Network fund, the Government is currently funding a number of investments to improve rail freight connectivity to this Port. The Government intends later this year to set out its priorities for investment in train services and infrastructure in England and Wales in the next five year Control Period from 2019. This will be informed by advice from the rail industry, Transport for the North and other stakeholders.</p><p> </p><p>Ports such as Liverpool are making significant private sector investments in infrastructure to prepare for freight growth. It is economically important that inland transport networks are also able to handle such future freight growth. That is why the Department is currently examining the sufficiency of port access and connectivity in England and to identify where connectivity improvements could support economic growth.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 17/07/2017 12:36:38 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson