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1584338

registered interest
date	06/02/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of cars in the UK are electric vehicles.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	140085
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2023 answer text <p>The latest official statistics show that the proportion of cars in the UK that are battery electric is 1.7% as of 30 September 2022.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 09/02/2023 09:18:59 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1584341

registered interest
date	06/02/2023
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Carbon Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how much funding her Department has provided for the decarbonisation of the automotive industry since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	140086
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2023 answer text <p>The Government has put in place a comprehensive R&amp;D and capital investment programme to deliver a UK led solution to the decarbonisation of road transport.</p><p> </p><p>Government and industry have jointly committed more than £1.3 billion to support innovative projects through the Advanced Propulsion Centre, accelerating the commercialisation of strategically important vehicle technologies. Alongside this ambitious R&amp;D programme, the Government is committed to growing our electric vehicle supply chain. That is why in 2021 the Net Zero Strategy announced £350m of funding for the Automotive Transformation Fund. This funding is additional to the £500m announced in 2020 as part of the 10 Point Plan.</p><p> </p><p>The automotive sector is also benefiting from £541m funding from the UKRI cross-sector Faraday Battery Challenge and £80m from the Driving the Electric Revolution programmes.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 15/02/2023 15:20:03 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1584344

registered interest
date	06/02/2023
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if she will make an estimate of the number of jobs that are supported (a) directly by and (b) through the supply chain of the automotive industry.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	140087
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2023 answer text <p>In 2021, the automotive manufacturing sector accounted for 155,000 direct jobs and estimated to support an additional 347,000 indirect jobs elsewhere in the economy. ONS Employee Jobs data does not separately report employment by propulsion-type of car manufactured.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 15/02/2023 15:19:25 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1584345

registered interest
date	06/02/2023
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Electric Vehicles: Batteries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if she will make an estimate of the number of electric vehicle batteries that were produced in the UK in (a) 2010, (b) 2015, (c) 2020 and (d) 2022.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	140088
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2023 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 15/02/2023 15:18:36 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1584346

registered interest
date	06/02/2023
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	BritishVolt: Insolvency
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if she will make an assessment of the implications for his policies of the closure of Britishvolt.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	140089
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2023 answer text <p>As part of our efforts to see British companies succeed in the industry, the Government offered significant support to Britishvolt through the Automotive Transformation Fund (ATF). Full due diligence was completed before a final grant offer letter was awarded.</p><p>Funding was designed so that agreed milestones had to be achieved for the company to drawdown any funds.  These milestones were not met and therefore no ATF funds were paid to Britishvolt.</p><p>The Government want to ensure the UK remains one of the best locations in the world for automotive manufacturing as we transition to electric vehicles. That includes investing record sums in battery R&amp;D – such as the recent announcement of £211 million into the Faraday Battery Challenge, which will help deliver 100,000 jobs in battery gigafactories and the battery supply chain by 2040.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 15/02/2023 15:16:57 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1583390

registered interest
date	02/02/2023
answering body	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept id	216
answering dept short name	Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept sort name	Science, Innovation and Technology
hansard heading	British Steel: Redundancy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the potential job losses at British Steel.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	138364
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2023 answer text <p>The Government is committed to securing a sustainable and competitive future for the UK steel sector.</p><p> </p><p>We understand that this will be a concerning time for British Steel employees following recent discussions between the company and union representatives regarding potential job losses, and we stand ready to support them.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has worked intensively with British Steel on a generous package of support, which, combined with shareholder investment, would help protect jobs and put British Steel on a sustainable and decarbonised footing. Whilst this is ultimately a commercial decision, we urge British Steel to continue discussions with us to reach a solution.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 08/02/2023 11:52:11 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1582811

registered interest
date	01/02/2023
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 Bills Discount Scheme: Iron and Steel
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 25 January 2023 to Question 127746, if he will make an estimate of the average saving the Energy Bills Discount Scheme will provide to steel producers.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	137787
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2023 answer text <p>The new Energy Bill Discount Scheme will support steel producers facing high energy prices through issuing a per-unit discount to their energy bills. The calculated discount will depend on the terms of their contract and the future price of energy.</p><p> </p><p>We cannot provide an average estimate, but for steel firms eligible for the Energy and Trade Intensive Industry support, for electricity the maximum discount on 70% of usage will be £89 per megawatt hour (MWh) with a price threshold of £185 per MWh. For gas, the maximum discount will be £40 per MWh with a price threshold of £99 per MWh, also on 70% of usage. The remaining 30% of usage will be supported at the same level as non-domestic customers who do not qualify for the Energy and Trade Intensive Industry support.</p><p> </p><p>We have provided the steel sector more than £800m since 2013 to help with energy costs.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani grouped question UIN 137788 question first answered 06/02/2023 10:25:36 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1582812

registered interest
date	01/02/2023
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	Iron and Steel: 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 25 January 2023 to Question 127746 on Iron and Steel: Energy, if he will make an estimate of the value of the Government support to the steel sector with energy costs since 2013.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	137788
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2023 answer text <p>The new Energy Bill Discount Scheme will support steel producers facing high energy prices through issuing a per-unit discount to their energy bills. The calculated discount will depend on the terms of their contract and the future price of energy.</p><p> </p><p>We cannot provide an average estimate, but for steel firms eligible for the Energy and Trade Intensive Industry support, for electricity the maximum discount on 70% of usage will be £89 per megawatt hour (MWh) with a price threshold of £185 per MWh. For gas, the maximum discount will be £40 per MWh with a price threshold of £99 per MWh, also on 70% of usage. The remaining 30% of usage will be supported at the same level as non-domestic customers who do not qualify for the Energy and Trade Intensive Industry support.</p><p> </p><p>We have provided the steel sector more than £800m since 2013 to help with energy costs.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani grouped question UIN 137787 question first answered 06/02/2023 10:25:36 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1582813

registered interest
date	01/02/2023
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	Iron and Steel: Manufacturing Industries
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 26 January 2023 to Question 129769 on Iron and Steel: Energy, if he will publish the outcomes of the meeting with steel trade union representatives held on 24 January 2023.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	137789
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2023 answer text <p>This was an informal conversation in which Community Union set out their ambitions for the steel industry and all parties discussed current issues.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 06/02/2023 10:26:34 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1582825

registered interest
date	01/02/2023
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	Iron and Steel: Manufacturing Industries
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 30 January 2023 to Question 131201 on Iron and Steel: Manufacturing Industries, If he will publish the outcome of the call with members of the steel sector on 6 December 2022.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	137792
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2023 answer text <p>This was an informal roundtable discussion, part of a regular series, to discuss the current issues facing the steel sector. The meeting covered a number of topics, including energy costs, decarbonisation support, Government procurement, and trade remedies.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 06/02/2023 10:24:01 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson