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1459310

registered interest
date	21/04/2022
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Trades Union Congress
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, with reference to the Minister for Trade policy's oral contribution of 21 April, to Question 23, if she will publish a copy of any written offer to the TUC to join the Trade Advisory Board.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	157345
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2022 answer text <p>It is not practice to publish such correspondence but the Hon. Gentleman is mistaken as to the meeting and offer in question.</p><p> </p><p>It is a matter of public record that the General Secretary and Deputy General Secretary of the Trades Union Congress (TUC) have seats on the Department’s Trade Union Advisory Group and Strategic Trade Advisory Group respectively.</p><p> </p><p>Following the TUC’s request, the Department has offered a number of seats on Trade Advisory Groups (TAGs) for representatives of trades unions, but the TUC have not taken up these seats yet.</p> answering member constituency North East Hampshire answering member printed Mr Ranil Jayawardena question first answered 26/04/2022 15:52:54 answering member 4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1456516

registered interest
date	31/03/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Home Office: Written Questions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to respond to Question 138024 tabled by the hon. Member for Sefton Central on 10 March 2022.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	151081
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2022 answer text <p>Question 138024 was answered on 1 April 2022.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 19/04/2022 09:55:16 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1456523

registered interest
date	31/03/2022
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	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Written Questions
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 respond to Question 141980 tabled by the hon. Member for Sefton Central on 17 March 2022.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	151082
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2022 answer text <p>I replied to the Hon. Member on 31st March.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley question first answered 21/04/2022 08:44:35 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1456526

registered interest
date	31/03/2022
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	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Written Questions
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 respond to Question 146611 tabled by the hon. Member for Sefton Central on 24 March 2022.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	151083
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2022 answer text <p>A response was made to the hon. Member on 31 March 2022.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 21/04/2022 15:56:35 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1454199

registered interest
date	24/03/2022
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, how many successful bids from the steel sector there have been as part of the Net Zero Innovation Plan.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	146610
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2022 answer text <p>I assume that the Hon. Member is referring to the Net Zero Innovation Portfolio, which remains open, where there have been two successful bids from the steel sector so far.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley question first answered 30/03/2022 13:37:19 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley previous answer version 61333 answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1454200

registered interest
date	24/03/2022
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	Carbon Emissions and Hydrogen: Finance
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 assessments his Department has made of the effectiveness of the (a) Industrial Decarbonisation and Hydrogen Revenue Support Scheme, (b) Carbon Capture and Storage Infrastructure Fund and (c) Net Zero Hydrogen Fund.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	146611
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2022 answer text <p>The Government is committed to supporting Carbon Capture Usage and Storage (CCUS) and low carbon hydrogen production, both vital for meeting net zero by 2050, whilst maximising economic benefits and supporting jobs and skills.</p><p> </p><p>The CCUS Infrastructure Fund (CIF) and Net Zero Hydrogen Fund (NZHF) will provide £1bn and £240m respectively to support the capital costs for CCUS and low carbon hydrogen production, alongside the revenue support provided by the Industrial Decarbonisation and Hydrogen Revenue Support Scheme (IDHRS). The government will be delivering coordinated and effective support packages through the ongoing CCUS Cluster Sequencing process and the forthcoming electrolytic hydrogen allocation rounds. Integrated monitoring and evaluation plans are being developed across all three funds to ensure that their impact and effectiveness is assessed.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 31/03/2022 16:16:06 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1454201

registered interest
date	24/03/2022
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Iron and Steel: Russia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment her Department has made of the impact on the steel industry of removing Russia’s entitlement to Most Favoured Nation tariff.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	146612
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2022 answer text <p>On 25 March, the government implemented increased tariff duties on a number of goods originating in Russia and Belarus. These measures are a necessary response to Putin’s continued assault on Ukraine.</p><p> </p><p>Careful analysis was conducted across government to identify relevant products. The government looked at relevant considerations, including balancing the impacts on the UK economy against wider objectives.</p><p> </p><p>UK steel producers which sourced materials from Russia are changing to alternative sources and are doing all they can to mitigate supply chain disruption. Producers are showing great resilience in these challenging circumstances. We are continuing to work with companies to monitor impacts.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 01/04/2022 12:20:54 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1452180

registered interest
date	17/03/2022
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: Hydrogen
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 make an assessment of the implications for his policies of pilots of hydrogen steelmaking being undertaken across Europe.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	141975
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2022 answer text <p>Decarbonising UK industry is a core part of the Government’s ambitious plan for the green industrial revolution. The Net Zero Strategy, published in October 2021, reaffirms our commitment to work in collaboration with the Steel Council to consider the implications of the recommendation of the Climate Change Committee to ‘set targets for ore-based steelmaking to reach near-zero emissions by 2035’. Hydrogen-based steelmaking is one of the technological approaches being examined as part of this process.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is monitoring international progress on low carbon steel making trials, using hydrogen and other technologies, and is actively engaged in international initiatives to support industrial decarbonisation innovation, including the Mission Innovation Platform and the Leadership Group for Industry Transition.</p><p> </p><p>The UK steel sector has the opportunity to bid into industrial fuel switching innovation programmes under the £1 billion Net Zero Innovation Portfolio (NZIP), which is intended to promote switching away from more carbon-intensive fuel sources.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will continue to work together with sector through the Steel Council on the shared endeavour of a low carbon future.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 22/03/2022 14:48:12 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1452181

registered interest
date	17/03/2022
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 and Sustainable Development
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 steps he plans to take to support steel manufacturers to adopt greener production methods to aid the transition towards decarbonisation and sustainability of the steel sector.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	141976
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2022 answer text <p>Both the Industrial Decarbonisation Strategy and the Net Zero Strategy, published on 19 October 2021, set out a range of decarbonisation support available to the sector. This includes:</p><ul><li>Over £600 million in relief since 2013 to make electricity costs more competitive.</li><li>Access to up to £66 million through the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund and the £315 million Industrial Energy Transformation Fund (IETF) to develop new technologies, help cut energy bills and increase energy efficiency.</li><li>Long-term work at the Materials Processing Institute in Teesside to help the UK steel and metals sector improve efficiencies, reduce emissions, and boost competitiveness.</li><li>The opportunity to bid into industrial fuel switching innovation programmes under the £1 billion Net Zero Innovation Portfolio (NZIP), which is intended to promote switching away from more carbon-intensive fuel sources.</li><li>Around £2 billion spending for Carbon Capture Usage and Storage (CCUS) and hydrogen. This is split across several schemes, including Industrial Decarbonisation and Hydrogen Revenue Support the CCUS Infrastructure Fund and the Net Zero Hydrogen Fund.</li></ul> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley grouped question UIN 141979 question first answered 22/03/2022 14:43:11 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1452183

registered interest
date	17/03/2022
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	Clean Steel Fund
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 the details of expenditure for the Clean Steel Fund will be announced to provide clarity about the decarbonisation of the sector.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	141977
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2022 answer text <p>The Department announced the Clean Steel Fund in 2019 and several options have been explored since, together with ongoing feedback from industry. In its response to the Call for Evidence on the Fund, the steel industry indicated a preference for the funding to start in 2023.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>As part of the approval outlined in the Net Zero Strategy, we will continue to work together with industry through the Steel Council to explore decarbonisation options.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley question first answered 22/03/2022 14:44:05 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson