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972375

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2018
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Companies: Regulation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, whether the CPS plans to establish a central database of regulatory and enforcement actions taken against companies.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	174042
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2018 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service is a not a regulator but the main independent prosecuting body in England and Wales. Accordingly it does not have access to this information and would therefore not create a central database of regulatory and enforcement actions taken against companies. Company information is held at Companies House which is the responsibility of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 09/10/2018 10:36:20 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

747569

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2017
	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 and Small Businesses: Taxation
	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 recent discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on proposed changes to the filing of tax returns for smaller businesses and people who are self-employed.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	2617
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2017 answer text <p>I and my departmental colleagues regularly hold discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer and Ministerial colleagues on a range of topics including the filing of tax returns for smaller businesses and the self-employed. The Government is committed to making it easier for taxpayers to get their tax right and reducing the level of the tax gap from avoidable errors. HMRC’s Making Tax Digital (MTD) initiative is a key component of doing this. The Government is considering the consultation feedback received to ensure the successful implementation of MTD.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 06/07/2017 14:34:44 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

747570

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2017
	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	Private Sector: 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, what representations he has received from smaller businesses on the timeliness of the payment of invoices in the private sector.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	2618
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2017 answer text <p>My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State has received representations on this issue through a variety of channels, including in response to public consultations. The Secretary of State is committed to action in this area, including through the recently introduced statutory duty for large businesses to report on their payment practices and performance, the voluntary Prompt Payment Code, and the incoming Small Business Commissioner.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 06/07/2017 15:17:39 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

747571

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2017
	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	Public Companies: Directors
	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 plans he has to require the workforce to be represented on boards of public limited companies.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	2614
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government is committed to strengthening the voice of the workforce at boardroom level. The Government’s green paper on Corporate Governance Reform sought views on a range of options for achieving this including the creation of stakeholder advisory panels, designating non-executive directors to ensure that the voices of key interested groups, especially that of employees, is being heard at board level, and appointing individual employee or stakeholder representatives to company boards. The Government will publish its response to the green paper consultation in due course.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 06/07/2017 16:18:23 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

747572

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2017
	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	Small Business Commissioner: Public Appointments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when he plans to announce the appointment of a Small Business Commissioner.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	2615
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2017 answer text <p>The appointment process for the Small Business Commissioner is ongoing, with an announcement due to be made once this has concluded.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 06/07/2017 14:56:17 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

747573

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2017
	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: National Insurance Contributions
	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 recent discussions he has had with his ministerial colleagues on proposed changes to national insurance contributions for people who are self-employed.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	2616
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2017 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>My Rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State has regular discussions with Ministerial colleagues on a number of issues.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 06/07/2017 15:02:18 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

748514

	registered interest
	date	05/07/2017
	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
	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 discussions he has had with his Cabinet colleagues on the financial support available to people who are self-employed.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	3182
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government supports self-employed people and everyone else who wants to start and grow their own business. The GOV.UK website and the Business Support Helpline provide information on starting and running a business. Start Up Loans offer start up finance and business advice and Growth hubs also provide access to local and national support. There are 4.8 million people who are self-employed.</p><p>BEIS Ministers meet regularly with their counterparts across Government to discuss a range of policy issues of mutual interest.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James grouped question UIN 3181 question first answered 10/07/2017 16:48:52 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

748515

	registered interest
	date	05/07/2017
	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
	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 recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the support his Department provides to people who are self-employed.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	3181
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government supports self-employed people and everyone else who wants to start and grow their own business. The GOV.UK website and the Business Support Helpline provide information on starting and running a business. Start Up Loans offer start up finance and business advice and Growth hubs also provide access to local and national support. There are 4.8 million people who are self-employed.</p><p>BEIS Ministers meet regularly with their counterparts across Government to discuss a range of policy issues of mutual interest.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James grouped question UIN 3182 question first answered 10/07/2017 16:48:52 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

748516

	registered interest
	date	05/07/2017
	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: Broadband
	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 discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport on the quality of broadband available for use by businesses.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	3184
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>Business broadband connectivity lies at the heart of the Government’s national infrastructure priorities, set out in the Industrial Strategy Green Paper earlier this year, and Ministers and officials in the Department are in regular contact with their counterparts in the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport to ensure business connectivity needs are addressed.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 10/07/2017 15:39:41 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

748517

	registered interest
	date	05/07/2017
	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: Innovation
	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 recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of support available for businesses which are developing new ideas and technologies.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	3185
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>Innovate UK, the Government’s innovation agency, funds and connects business-led innovation. Innovate UK currently provides funding for research, development and demonstration projects through four broad sector-based programmes and an open programme. Over 11,000 projects have been funded to date, with over 8,000 unique organisations involved and further support will be provided through the new Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund</p><p>In some cases, industries are too new and too small to have well-developed sectoral institutions, but companies could still benefit from starting to build a stronger partnership with the Government, particularly to overcome the regulatory issues that often affect new industries. The Challenger Business Programme works with businesses in these areas applying new technologies, innovative products and services, and transformational business models. The programme is founded on collaboration between businesses, regulators, and the Government. It aims to gain a full understanding of the issues facing businesses operating within emerging sectors and agree a set of actions for different partners to take forward, driving growth and boosting the UK’s comparative advantage.</p><p>Innovate UK’s connecting activity also provides direct guidance and assistance to businesses by helping them navigate the full range of support opportunities that exist, primarily through the Knowledge Transfer Network and the Enterprise Europe Network.</p><p>Start-Up Loans are available for those starting a business but lacking access to the necessary finance or support to realise their ambitions.</p><p>In terms of wider support, Start-Up Loans are available for those starting a business and the British Business Bank’s Finance Guide provides information on the different types of financial support available to businesses. There is also a network of 38 Growth Hubs which provide businesses with other sources of support.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 19/07/2017 11:16:19 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson