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1296777

registered interest
date	02/03/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation: Job Creation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what representations he has received from airlines on job creation in the aviation industry.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	161746
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2021 answer text <p>The Government is developing a strategic framework for the longer-term recovery of the sector, which will focus on building back better and ensuring a successful UK aviation sector for the future. In addition, the Government recognises that aviation is home to many highly skilled and highly trained workers, who are essential to the recovery and future growth of the sectors, and we have launched the Aviation Skills Retention Platform to help retain vital skills in the sector and support its recovery.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 08/03/2021 14:18:42 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
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

1293704

registered interest
date	01/03/2021
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	Coal: Cumbria
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 assessment he has made of the viability of coal from the proposed new coal mine in Cumbria for use in UK industrial processes.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	160641
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2021 answer text <p>West Cumbria Mining confirmed in their planning application (<a href="https://planning.cumbria.gov.uk/Planning/Display/4/17/9007" target="_blank">https://planning.cumbria.gov.uk/Planning/Display/4/17/9007</a>) that, following a review of their refining process,100% of the coal retrieved would meet the specification for premium metallurgical coal.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 04/03/2021 13:59:51 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1293705

registered interest
date	01/03/2021
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	Coal: Cumbria
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 assessment he has made of the effect on coal imports of using coal mined from the proposed mine in Cumbria.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	160642
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2021 answer text <p>There is a global market for coking coal through which UK steel producers can source material at competitive prices and currently the majority of coking coal used at the UK’s two blast furnace sites (British Steel at Scunthorpe and Tata Steel at Port Talbot) is imported.</p><p> </p><p>In their planning application to Cumbria County Council (<a href="https://planning.cumbria.gov.uk/Planning/Display/4/17/9007" target="_blank">https://planning.cumbria.gov.uk/Planning/Display/4/17/9007</a>), West Cumbria Mining have stated that 360,000 tonnes per annum of premium metallurgical coal produced at the mine will be destined for use in the UK steel industry.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 04/03/2021 13:58:18 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1293713

registered interest
date	01/03/2021
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Coronavirus: Screening
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many days it takes to identify new cases of the P1 Brazilian variant of covid-19 using genomic sequencing
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	160643
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2021 answer text <p>On average, to report the variant profile for a person from taking a test to a confirmed specific variant positive result takes approximately ten days. NHS Test and Trace have established higher priority rapid processes for testing individuals who within the national surveillance programme are suspected to be at higher risk of being P1 variant positive. These higher priority channels can reduce the overall time by one to two days.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 05/03/2021 09:14:24 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately previous answer version 87421 answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1290132

registered interest
date	25/02/2021
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Flood Control: Maghull
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to Answer of 25 February to Question 156364, when the Minister for flooding will meet the hon. Member for Sefton Central.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	158922
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2021 answer text <p>A meeting has been scheduled for 25 March.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 02/03/2021 14:41:17 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1289721

registered interest
date	24/02/2021
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Iron and Steel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to promote the use of UK-made steel in projects funded by his Department.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	158026
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2021 answer text <p>The Departmental main user of steel products is the Environment Agency. Regular reports are submitted to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy who publish the six-year FCRM Capital programme of construction projects each year which may include steel content.</p><p> </p><p>There is an expectation that supplier partners will use the Contracts Finder website to advertise any sub-contracting opportunities outside their established supply chain.</p><p> </p><p>All Government departments and arms-length bodies are required to consider socio-economic and environmental factors when procuring steel, not just cost alone.</p><p> </p><p>Sustainability, quality and price criteria are used when selecting suitable suppliers. Our new Social Value Model (published in September last year) requires central Government departments to expressly evaluate environmental, social and economic benefits as part of the procurement process (for qualifying procurements).</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the Government is currently consulting on an ambitious package of major procurement reform. The Government’s aim is to create a simpler and more flexible regime that works much better for British businesses, including steel business, while still complying with our international obligations. The proposals made will help ensure that public procurement at all levels actively helps achieve national strategic priorities, generating economic growth, helping our communities recover from the COVID-19 pandemic and tackling climate change. The consultation closes on 10 March.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 01/03/2021 16:46:35 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1289723

registered interest
date	24/02/2021
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Iron and Steel: Government Assistance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the environmental benefits of using UK-made steel in projects funded by his Department.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	158027
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2021 answer text <p>Within the Environment Agency’s Collaborative Delivery Framework, the following is specified:</p><p> </p><ul><li>All suppliers must have Environmental Management Systems and hold ISO 14001.</li><li>Steel piles will be specified and sourced in line with Minimum Technical Requirements.</li><li>Steel used shall have a high recycled content. As a minimum this should be 70%, but higher recycled content rates are expected.</li><li>Contractors must demonstrate that life cycle sustainability impacts have been considered and minimised in the purchase of steel. Credible evidence must be obtained which demonstrates sustainability and traceability through the supply chain.</li></ul><p>All Government departments and arms-length bodies are required to consider socio-economic and environmental factors when procuring steel, not just cost alone.</p><p> </p><p>Our new Social Value Model (published in September last year) requires central government departments to expressly evaluate environmental, social and economic benefits as part of the procurement process (for qualifying procurements).</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the Government is currently consulting on an ambitious package of major procurement reform. The Government’s aim is to create a simpler and more flexible regime that works much better for British businesses, including steel business, while still complying with our international obligations.  The proposals made will help ensure that public procurement at all levels actively helps achieve national strategic priorities, generating economic growth, helping our communities recover from the COVID-19 pandemic and tackling climate change. The consultation closes on 10 March.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 01/03/2021 16:37:25 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1289724

registered interest
date	24/02/2021
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Iron and Steel: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the environmental benefits of utilising more of the scrap steel produced in the UK each year.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	158028
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2021 answer text <p>Some ten million tonnes of scrap metal is processed into secondary raw material in the UK each year. A proportion of this is collected through the Waste Electronic and Electrical Equipment (WEEE) Regulations and End of Life Vehicles Regulations schemes. As scrap metals have a commercial value, the market determines where this material will go.</p><p>The Government has commissioned research to understand the economic, environmental and social opportunities of scrap metal, particularly steel. The results of this research will be published shortly.</p><p>Additionally, in August 2019, the Government announced a £250 million Clean Steel Fund to support the UK steel sector to transition to lower carbon iron and steel production, through investment in new technologies and processes. The Fund will help the sector towards achieving our target of net zero emissions by 2050, by maximising longevity and resilience while harnessing clean growth opportunities. Dependent on company business plans, this could include supporting the sector to replace carbon intensive blast furnace production with electric arc furnaces that would utilise UK scrap.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 01/03/2021 16:11:15 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1288249

registered interest
date	22/02/2021
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Health Centres: Sefton
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will provide funding for a new health centre in Maghull in Sefton.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	156363
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2021 answer text <p>Following the November 2020 Spending Review, we are carefully considering how the next round of projects are prioritised within the Department’s settlement. Trusts, including Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust and North West Boroughs Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, should continue discussing their plans with NHS England and NHS Improvement to help consider the priority of their schemes and whether they should be further developed at this time.</p><p>Local health systems will shortly be receiving confirmation of their capital envelopes for 2021-22, and the settlement from HM Treasury has enabled us to protect the level of capital funding for trusts. This enables them to progress priority investments agreed with local health partners.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 25/02/2021 13:17:36 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson