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1581760

registered interest
date	30/01/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Bakeries: Business Rates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of Exchequer, whether bakeries will receive the higher rate of Business Rates Relief in addition to the basic rate of relief.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	135262
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2023 answer text <p>At Autumn Statement 2022, the Government announced a package of changes and tax cuts worth £13.6 billion over the next five years. This includes an increased 75 per cent relief for retail, hospitality and leisure (RHL) properties, up to a cash cap of £110,000 per business for 2023-24.</p><p> </p><p>This is a tax cut worth over £2 billion for around 230,000 RHL businesses, to support the high street and protect small shops. This support builds on the previous temporary 50 per cent RHL scheme announced at Autumn Budget 2021, as well as the unprecedented £16 billion of relief provided to the retail, hospitality and leisure sectors throughout the pandemic.</p><p> </p><p>Local Authorities determine eligibility for the 2023-24 scheme with regard to Government guidance which can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/business-rates-relief-202324-retail-hospitality-and-leisure-scheme-local-authority-guidance" target="_blank"><em>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/business-rates-relief-202324-retail-hospitality-and-leisure-scheme-local-authority-guidance</em></a></p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 134057 135352 question first answered 02/02/2023 14:14:34 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1581934

registered interest
date	30/01/2023
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	Ofgem: Sefton Council
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 the outcome has been of discussions between Ofgem and the Sefton Local Authority on a data sharing agreement.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	135323
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2023 answer text <p>Ofgem is currently developing a register for all local authorities to enable them to notify measures under the Energy Company Obligation. That register will have an in-built digital solution for data sharing. In the meantime, Ofgem is exploring the most efficient manual approach to achieve this with all local authorities in Scotland, England and Wales. This has included discussions with the Local Government Association.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 02/02/2023 15:03:37 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1582031

registered interest
date	30/01/2023
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: Bakeries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether suppliers of ingredients to the bakery industry are eligible for support under the Energy and Trade Intensive Industries scheme.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	135351
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2023 answer text <p>Following an HMT-led review into the Energy Bill Relief Scheme, the Energy Bills Discount Scheme will provide a discount to eligible non-domestic energy users from April 2023. A higher rate of support will be provided to those operating within an eligible Energy and Trade Intensive sector. Eligibility for this higher rate of support has been determined using Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) codes and the list of eligible sectors has been published on gov.uk <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fuploads%2Fsystem%2Fuploads%2Fattachment_data%2Ffile%2F1128033%2F230104_ETII_List_for_gov.uk.pdf&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary.PQ%40BEIS.gov.uk%7C8ee9e1c1ca794fa33d4b08db052be983%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C638109458369787959%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=bPz%2Fr%2Bf%2BdUV1URkexuLraoM%2F64b7ksrmrvIP%2BYhcxro%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1128033/230104_ETII_List_for_gov.uk.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>If organisations are unsure of their code, they can find out online through Companies House, by using their company name or registration number. Further information is available from Companies House on SIC code classification.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 02/02/2023 14:45:28 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1582036

registered interest
date	30/01/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Bakeries: Business Rates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor for the Exchequer, whether (a) bakeries which also run cafés, (b) wholesale producers of baked goods and (c) retail outlets for baked good produced offsite qualify for the higher relief rate.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	135352
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2023 answer text <p>At Autumn Statement 2022, the Government announced a package of changes and tax cuts worth £13.6 billion over the next five years. This includes an increased 75 per cent relief for retail, hospitality and leisure (RHL) properties, up to a cash cap of £110,000 per business for 2023-24.</p><p> </p><p>This is a tax cut worth over £2 billion for around 230,000 RHL businesses, to support the high street and protect small shops. This support builds on the previous temporary 50 per cent RHL scheme announced at Autumn Budget 2021, as well as the unprecedented £16 billion of relief provided to the retail, hospitality and leisure sectors throughout the pandemic.</p><p> </p><p>Local Authorities determine eligibility for the 2023-24 scheme with regard to Government guidance which can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/business-rates-relief-202324-retail-hospitality-and-leisure-scheme-local-authority-guidance" target="_blank"><em>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/business-rates-relief-202324-retail-hospitality-and-leisure-scheme-local-authority-guidance</em></a></p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 134057 135262 question first answered 02/02/2023 14:14:34 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1581572

registered interest
date	27/01/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Taxation: Repayments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an estimate of the average time HM Revenue and Customs takes to issue tax refunds.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	133979
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2023 answer text <p>HMRC covers a wide range of taxes where refunds may be made. These include, for example, Income Tax (both Pay As You Earn and Self Assessment), Corporation Tax, Stamp Duty Land Tax, Value Added Tax (with a number of different regimes in use), Inheritance Tax and Capital Gains Tax, amongst others.</p><p>The speed of repayment, and our service level agreements (SLAs) for speed of repayment, will vary across these different areas, making it impossible to provide an estimate covering all tax refunds.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>For example, HMRC has an SLA of 15 days to issue the majority of Self Assessment repayments, and for Corporation Tax repayments due to loss carry back the SLA is 40 working days. HMRC is currently meeting both those SLAs. HMRC publish how they are performing against their service level agreements here: <a href="https://www.tax.service.gov.uk/guidance/HMRC-service-dashboard/HMRC-service-dashboard-start" target="_blank"><em>https://www.tax.service.gov.uk/guidance/HMRC-service-dashboard/HMRC-service-dashboard-start</em></a></p><p>Some repayments do take longer than the published SLAs due to additional security and compliance checks.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 02/02/2023 14:06:01 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1581591

registered interest
date	27/01/2023
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	Bakeries: 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, if he will take steps to offer financial grants to bakeries for the installation of energy efficiency measures, in the context of the rising energy bills.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	133989
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2023 answer text <p>The Government keeps energy efficiency support for businesses, including bakeries and other SMEs, under review. Existing initiatives include an exemption on business rates for green technology, providing small businesses grants under the Boiler Upgrade Scheme, and offering industry £289m for energy efficiency and low carbon technologies.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the Autumn Statement announced a new national ambition to reduce the UK’s final energy consumption from buildings and industry to 15% by 2030 against 2021 levels. To support the delivery of this target, a new Energy Efficiency Taskforce will be established, covering homes, businesses, and public sector buildings, as well as industrial processes. My Rt. Hon. Friend the Secretary of State will announce further details about the Taskforce in due course.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 02/02/2023 14:49:44 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1581592

registered interest
date	27/01/2023
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: Government Assistance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if the Government will increase the proportion of energy use that qualifies for relief.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	133990
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2023 answer text <p>The Energy Bill Relief Scheme provides a discount on the wholesale element of gas and electricity bills to ensure that all eligible businesses are protected from high energy costs over winter. Following an HMT-led review, the new Energy Bill Discount Scheme will continue to provide a discount to eligible businesses until March 2024. A substantially higher level of support will be provided to businesses in sectors identified as being the most energy and trade intensive.</p><p> </p><p>The Energy Price Guarantee protects domestic customers from increases in energy costs by limiting the amount suppliers can charge per unit of energy used. All households using dual-fuel gas and electricity qualify for the Energy Price Guarantee.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 02/02/2023 14:33:40 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1581594

registered interest
date	27/01/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Bakeries: Business Rates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, which type of bakeries fall within the higher (a) discount and (b) relief rate for business rates.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	134057
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2023 answer text <p>At Autumn Statement 2022, the Government announced a package of changes and tax cuts worth £13.6 billion over the next five years. This includes an increased 75 per cent relief for retail, hospitality and leisure (RHL) properties, up to a cash cap of £110,000 per business for 2023-24.</p><p> </p><p>This is a tax cut worth over £2 billion for around 230,000 RHL businesses, to support the high street and protect small shops. This support builds on the previous temporary 50 per cent RHL scheme announced at Autumn Budget 2021, as well as the unprecedented £16 billion of relief provided to the retail, hospitality and leisure sectors throughout the pandemic.</p><p> </p><p>Local Authorities determine eligibility for the 2023-24 scheme with regard to Government guidance which can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/business-rates-relief-202324-retail-hospitality-and-leisure-scheme-local-authority-guidance" target="_blank"><em>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/business-rates-relief-202324-retail-hospitality-and-leisure-scheme-local-authority-guidance</em></a></p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 135262 135352 question first answered 02/02/2023 14:14:34 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1581312

registered interest
date	26/01/2023
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: Carbon Emissions
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 127749, what progress he has made on decarbonising the steel industry.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	133633
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2023 answer text <p>The Government remains committed to a decarbonised and sustainable steel sector and is working closely with industry to support its decarbonisation options. For instance, industrial sectors (including steel) can bid into Government competitive funds worth more than £1.5 billion to support them going green, cutting emissions and becoming more energy efficient.</p><p> </p><p>Furthermore, we are also exploring a range of policies that could potentially mitigate the future risk of carbon leakage. The Government has committed to consult on this, and will do so in the spring.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 01/02/2023 08:30:38 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1581313

registered interest
date	26/01/2023
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: Carbon Emissions
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 127749 on Iron and Steel: Carbon Emissions, which steel companies his Department has met to discuss these commercial decisions.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	133634
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2023 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to the answer I gave him on 16<sup>th</sup> January 20223 to Question <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-01-11/120910" target="_blank">120910</a> on Iron and Steel.</p><p> </p><p>I can confirm that the Government is working closely with steel companies to support their decarbonisation options. Details of specific conversations are commercially confidential.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 01/02/2023 08:30:53 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson