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1613163

registered interest
date	21/04/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Metals: Theft
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many scrap metal operators were prosecuted for (a) not holding a licence and (b) paying cash for scrap metal in the last three years; and how many and what proportion of those prosecutions resulted in a conviction.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	182149
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2023 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice publishes information on the number of defendants prosecuted and convicted for offences under the Scrap Metal Dealers Act 2013 (offence code 19534) within the last three years, in the following tool:</p><ul><li><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1135333/outcomes-by-offence-june-2022-revised-2.xlsx" target="_blank">Outcomes by Offence Data Tool: June 2022</a>.</li></ul><p>A breakdown of the prosecutions and convictions for (a) not holding a licence and (b) paying cash for scrap metal for year ending June 2020 to year ending June 2022, issued at all courts in England and Wales, has been provided in Table 1 on a principal offence basis.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 26/04/2023 09:32:09 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar attachment 1 file name 2023-04-26 PQ 182149 table.xlsx title Scrap Metal Dealers Act 2013 table
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1612245

registered interest
date	19/04/2023
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Energy: Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the policy paper entitled Powering up Britain, published on 30 March 2023, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the provision of funding for energy efficiency measures installed in buildings.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	181536
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2023 answer text <p>Forty seven percent of homes in England now have reached the Government’s 2035 ambition of achieving EPC C levels, up from 14% in 2010. The Government is firmly committed to achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2050.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is investing £6.6 billion over this Parliament on clean heat and improving energy efficiency in buildings. A four-year, £4 billion extension of ECO with ECO4 has also been committed to accelerate efforts to improve homes to meet fuel poverty targets.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 24/04/2023 15:16:10 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1612246

registered interest
date	19/04/2023
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Hydrogen
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his policies of the difference in the level of funding provided for hydrogen power in (a) Germany and (b) the UK.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	181537
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2023 answer text <p>The Government’s target of up to 10GW low-carbon production capacity and its Hydrogen Business Model positions the UK well internationally, supporting over 12,000 jobs and £11bn private investment in the UK by 2030. Germany is a key partner in this field with opportunities to develop trade and investment links.</p><p> </p><p>This year, the Government intends to consult on options for market intervention supporting hydrogen to power. Hydrogen to power can provide reliable low-carbon, flexible generation with a decarbonisation pathway for unabated generation, supporting the UK's decarbonisation ambitions and security of supply.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 24/04/2023 15:16:20 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1612317

registered interest
date	19/04/2023
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Energy: Business
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what Government support will be available to help businesses with energy bills in the next 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	181607
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2023 answer text <p>The new Energy Bill Discount Scheme (EBDS) will continue to provide a discount on energy bills for eligible non-domestic customers from this April until March 2024.</p><p> </p><p>Under the EBDS, non-domestic customers who have a contract with a licensed energy supplier will see a unit discount of up to £6.97/MWh automatically applied to their gas bill and a unit discount of up to £19.61/MWh applied to their electricity bill, except for those benefitting from lower energy prices.</p><p> </p><p>Businesses will also benefit from the additional £6bn the Government is investing in energy efficiency to reduce energy consumption in homes and businesses.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 25/04/2023 15:01:01 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1612318

registered interest
date	19/04/2023
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Carbon Capture and Storage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how the £20 billion for carbon capture and storage announced in the Spring Budget 2023 will be funded.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	181608
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2023 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to the answer I gave my Rt. Hon. Friend the Member for Wokingham on 24<sup>th</sup> April 2023 to Question <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-04-14/180628" target="_blank">180628</a><strong>.</strong></p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 25/04/2023 15:01:18 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1612319

registered interest
date	19/04/2023
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Infrastructure: Environment Protection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department plans to provide funding for the training of labour for the delivery of (a) low carbon installations and (b) other green infrastructure.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	181609
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2023 answer text <p>In March 2023, the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero announced an additional £5 million to support low carbon heating training, expected to support around 10,000 training opportunities by March 2025.This is in addition to the £15 million committed to skills in the energy efficiency and low carbon heating sectors since 2020 through the Home Decarbonisation Skills Training Fund, supporting over 16,000 training opportunities for people working in the energy efficiency, retrofit and low carbon heating sectors in England.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Education is investing an additional £3.8 billion in skills by 2024-25, which includes green infrastructure training programmes.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 25/04/2023 15:01:26 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1612329

registered interest
date	19/04/2023
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Energy Intensive Industries: Carbon Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the Powering up Britain report, published on 30 March 2023, what the total amount of funding is that has been allocated to decarbonising energy-intensive industries.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	181619
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2023 answer text <p>The Government is providing more than £2 billion of funding this decade to decarbonise energy-intensive industries, through multiple schemes supporting carbon capture, hydrogen, and other industrial decarbonisation technologies. In the ‘Powering Up Britain’ plan, the Government announced an extension to the Industrial Energy Transformation Fund (IETF), increasing funding available through that scheme to £500m.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 24/04/2023 15:36:59 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1611711

registered interest
date	18/04/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers: Sefton Central
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many teachers in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in the Sefton Central constituency do not have qualified teacher status.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	181255
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2023 answer text <p>Information on the school workforce in England is published in the annual ‘School Workforce in England’ national statistics release, available at: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-workforce-in-england" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-workforce-in-england</a>.</p><p>The number of teachers without qualified teacher status in all state funded schools in England, including a breakdown by primary and secondary, and by local authority, is available at: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/29d83b82-2aba-44c7-bb82-08db371944c7" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/29d83b82-2aba-44c7-bb82-08db371944c7</a>.</p><p>Data relating to schools in individual constituencies can be found in the ‘teacher and support staff numbers by school’ file, within the additional supporting files section, available at: <a href="https://content.explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/api/releases/0728fb07-f014-492c-aac9-fd11bb441601/files/2dfcc772-c410-46ac-cb9d-08da713e9200" target="_blank">https://content.explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/api/releases/0728fb07-f014-492c-aac9-fd11bb441601/files/2dfcc772-c410-46ac-cb9d-08da713e9200</a>.</p><p>There are 24,000 more teachers now than in 2010. The quality of teaching is the most important in school factor in improving outcomes for children, especially for those from disadvantaged backgrounds. Evidence is clear that high quality professional development can lead to improved pupil attainment.</p><p>The Department has invested in transforming training for teachers and head teachers. Every teacher and head teacher now has access to high quality, evidence based training and professional development at every stage of their career, starting with initial teacher training (ITT).</p><p>By 2024, a reformed ITT provider market will be delivering quality assured training leading to qualified teacher status (QTS) that places a greater emphasis than ever before on embedding structured practice into courses, ensuring trainees are ready to thrive in the classroom.</p><p>A new system of higher quality training provider partnerships will be supported by £36 million to introduce new Quality Requirements, including better training for mentors and the delivery of new, cutting edge, intensive training, and practice activity. Every teaching school hub will be involved in ITT to ensure that training places are available across the country.</p><p>QTS is considered desirable for teachers in most schools in England. In some schools, including academies, free schools, and independent schools, QTS is not a legal requirement. Academies have a fundamental freedom to employ talented people who do not necessarily have QTS.</p><p>Most teachers in all schools, including academies, have QTS and have undertaken initial teacher training. In the 2021/22 academic year, the latest data available, 14,771 teachers (headcount) did not have qualified teacher status, equivalent to 2.9% of teachers.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 181203 181259 181280 181297 181380 181424 question first answered 24/04/2023 15:23:11 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1611954

registered interest
date	18/04/2023
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Carbon Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the Powering up Britain report published on the 30th March, what recent assessment he has made of trends in the levels of investment in decarbonisation between (a) Germany, (b) France, (c) United States and (d) the UK.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	181497
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2023 answer text <p>The UK is leading the world on tackling climate change. Between 1990 and 2021, it has cut emissions by 48%, faster than any other G7 country, while growing its economy by 65%. The UK starts from a strong position and has, according to analysis of data from BloombergNEF, delivered the second highest cumulative amount of recorded low-carbon investment across Europe over the last 5 years. BNEF data also shows that the UK has seen nearly £200 billion of investment into low carbon sectors since 2010, 50% higher than the US as a share of GDP.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 24/04/2023 15:16:00 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1611397

registered interest
date	17/04/2023
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, when he plans to reply to the letter of 10 March 2023 from the Association of Town and City Management and Tesco Plc to the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State on Town Centre First Planning Policy.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	181025
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2023 answer text <p>A response was issued on 19<sup>th</sup> April 2023.</p> answering member constituency Bishop Auckland answering member printed Dehenna Davison question first answered 20/04/2023 12:48:55 answering member 4737 label Biography information for Dehenna Davison
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson