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818863

	registered interest
	date	08/01/2018
	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	Construction: Industrial Health and Safety
	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 22 December 2017 to Question 120511, on Construction: Industrial Health and Safety, what steps he is taking to support the implementation by industry of the Construction Skills Certification Scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	121627
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2018 answer text <p>The Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) board, which is representative of Trade bodies in the sector and employee representatives, is best placed to continue the development of the scheme. The CSCS board has successfully run the scheme for over 20 years.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths question first answered 11/01/2018 15:50:37 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

818864

	registered interest
	date	08/01/2018
	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	Insolvency
	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 22 December 2017 to Question 120505, what discussions he has had with representatives of major banks on reforms to the insolvency framework since the publication of the summary of responses to the consultation.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	121628
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2018 answer text <p>In late 2016 and 2017 officials from the Insolvency Service held meetings with a wide range of interested parties, including members and representatives of the banking and financial services sector, to discuss the proposed reforms to the corporate insolvency framework that were the subject of the 2016 consultation.</p><p> </p><p>In December 2017 the then Minister for Small Business, Consumers and Corporate Responsibility (Margot James), met with UK Finance to discuss various matters in her ministerial portfolio including the possible reforms to corporate insolvency discussed in the 2016 consultation.</p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths question first answered 11/01/2018 15:49:31 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

823524

	registered interest
	date	16/01/2018
	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	Carillion: Debts
	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 estimate he has made of (a) the amount of money owed by Carillion to and (b) the number of self-employed sub-contactor creditors of Carillion for (i) public sector and (ii) private sector contracts.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	122993
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2018 answer text <p>The nature of Carillion business means that it sub-contracts significant proportions of its work, with the potential for those sub-contractors to sub-contract out further elements.</p><p>At this stage in the liquidation process it is too soon for the Liquidator to have gathered in full details of the company’s debts and creditors. The Liquidation process for such a complex and interconnected group of companies will take some time. The Official receiver and his Special Managers have access to the records of the company and will be analysing these over the coming days.</p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths question first answered 19/01/2018 14:47:48 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

825806

	registered interest
	date	19/01/2018
	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	Carillion: Insolvency
	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 estimate his Department has made of the number of SMEs affected by the liquidation of Carillion.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	123873
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2018 answer text <p>The nature of Carillion business means that it sub-contracts significant proportions of its work, with the potential for those sub-contractors to sub-contract out further elements. The complexity of the contracting structure is such that it is not possible for Government at this stage in the liquidation process to have a complete picture of the number of SMEs affected.</p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths question first answered 24/01/2018 16:39:35 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

825807

	registered interest
	date	19/01/2018
	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 Businesses: 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, what support he plans to give to SMEs affected by the liquidation of Carillion.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	123874
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2018 answer text <p>My rt. hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, and I are working to ensure information is provided to SMEs in the Carillion supply chain in a timely manner.</p><p>The Secretary of State has chaired two meetings of a taskforce to advise on the impact on small businesses affected by the Carillion insolvency on 18 and 22 January. The taskforce’s attendees included representatives from leading business bodies, the construction trade sector, unions, banks and government.</p><p>In addition I have met leading business and construction trade bodies, representing Carillion’s sub-contractors, on 3 occasions in the last 10 days to understand the impact of Carillion’s insolvency on the supply chain, and agree actions that could be taken to mitigate this. It is our intention to continue to meet regularly with this group on an ongoing basis.</p><p>The Secretary of State and I met major high street lenders on 17 January 2018 to seek assurances that they will not penalise small businesses affected by Carillion’s liquidation. Lenders are contacting customers and, where appropriate, are putting in place emergency measures, including overdraft extensions, payment holidays and fee waivers to ensure those facing short term issues can be helped to stay on track. Details of these can be found at</p><p><a href="https://www.ukfinance.org.uk/banks-offer-support-to-business-customers-impacted-by-carillion/" target="_blank">https://www.ukfinance.org.uk/banks-offer-support-to-business-customers-impacted-by-carillion/</a>.</p><p>The Department is providing a range of advice and support services for firms, delivered both nationally and locally available to SMEs affected by the insolvency of Carillion. These include a network of 38 Local Growth Hubs, run in conjunction with the Local Enterprise Partnership, to help businesses of all sizes and in all sectors to access support.</p><p>Information is published online by the Insolvency Service for employees, creditors and suppliers affected and seeking advice. In addition to providing current information, they provide a dedicated hotline for enquiries and contact numbers to other relevant organisations such as the Pensions Advisory Service, and the website PwC have been established to provide information.</p><p>These can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/carillion-declares-insolvency-information-for-employees-creditors-and-suppliers" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/carillion-declares-insolvency-information-for-employees-creditors-and-suppliers</a>.</p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths question first answered 24/01/2018 16:40:03 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

828281

	registered interest
	date	22/01/2018
	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	Carillion: Insolvency
	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 Official Receiver and his Special Managers on support for sub-contractors of Carillion since that company entered liquidation. .
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	124241
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2018 answer text <p>The Official Receiver is appointed by the courts and is independent of Government. My rt. hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, and I are therefore keen to facilitate dialogue between the Official Receiver and companies impacted by Carillion’s insolvency. Therefore we have invited representatives from PwC in their capacity as special managers on behalf of the Official Receiver to two meetings chaired by my rt. hon. Friend; the first, a meeting with the major trade associations and construction trade associations on 17 January and the second on 22 January to the second meeting of the Carillion Task Force comprising trade associations, TUC and other interested parties. These meetings have enabled PWC to expand the information on their dedicated website for Carillion suppliers - <a href="http://www.pwc.co.uk/carillion" target="_blank">www.pwc.co.uk/carillion</a>.</p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths question first answered 25/01/2018 10:31:19 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

830260

	registered interest
	date	24/01/2018
	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	Carillion: Insolvency
	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 22 January 2018 to question 123102, which business organisations were represented at the Carillion taskforce meeting referred to in that Answer.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	124921
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2018 answer text <p>The taskforce, chaired by my rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State, comprises the TUC, the Federation of Small Businesses, Build UK, the Specialist Engineering Contractors (SEC) Group, Construction Industry Training Board, British Business Bank, Small Business Commissioner; UK Finance, the Local Government Association, the Cabinet Office and the Department for Work and Pensions.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths question first answered 29/01/2018 15:42:05 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

830262

	registered interest
	date	24/01/2018
	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	Carillion: Insolvency
	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 22 January 2018 to Question 123102, on Carillion: Insolvency, what assurances were given by the major high street lenders referred to in that Answer.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	124923
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2018 answer text <p>As stated in my answer of 22 January, lenders gave their assurances to contact customers, where appropriate, and are putting in place emergency measures, including overdraft extensions, payment holidays and fee waivers to ensure those facing short term issues can be helped to stay on track. Further information can be obtained at: <a href="https://www.ukfinance.org.uk/banks-offer-support-to-business-customers-impacted-by-carillion/" target="_blank">https://www.ukfinance.org.uk/banks-offer-support-to-business-customers-impacted-by-carillion/</a>.</p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths question first answered 29/01/2018 17:38:40 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

830265

	registered interest
	date	24/01/2018
	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	Carillion: Insolvency
	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 22 January 2018 to Question 123102, on Carillion: Insolvency, for how long the major high street lenders indicated they are prepared to put in place (a) overdraft extensions, (b) payment holidays and (c) fee waivers.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	124926
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2018 answer text <p>The high street lenders have not set any time limit. UK Finance are clear that the High Street Lenders are prepared to have these measures in place as long as needed to deal with the cash flow difficulties that solvent members of the Carillion supply chain are dealing with in the immediate aftermath of the collapse. Where appropriate, lenders are contacting customers and are putting in place emergency measures, including overdraft extensions, payment holidays and fee waivers to ensure those facing short term issues can be helped to stay on track. As a result £900 million has been made available.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths question first answered 29/01/2018 14:15:32 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

830267

	registered interest
	date	24/01/2018
	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	Carillion: Insolvency
	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 22 January 2018 to Question 123102, on Carillion: Insolvency, what additional resources he is providing to the Local Growth Hubs referred to in that Answer.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	124928
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2018 answer text <p>We have announced within the Industrial Strategy our intention to ensure all businesses in every region have access to a Growth Hub. We will therefore build on this programme, providing a further £24m of core funding to Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) for Growth Hubs (£12m in 2018-19 and a further £12m in 2019-2020), with allocations to LEPs remaining at current levels over this 2 year period.</p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths question first answered 29/01/2018 15:42:40 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson