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809056

	registered interest
	date	18/12/2017
	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	Competition and Markets Authority: Public Interest
	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 potential merits of including a public interest test in the regulatory framework for decisions of the Competition and Markets Authority.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	120165
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>Under the Enterprise Act 2002, decisions on public interest interventions are matters for Ministers. Public interest interventions can be made in cases that raise concerns in relation to national security, financial stability and media plurality.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 21/12/2017 17:10:13 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

805310

	registered interest
	date	12/12/2017
	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	Postal Services: Unfair Practices
	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 oral contribution of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Small Business, Consumers and Corporate Responsibility of 12 December 2017, Official Report, Column 156-7, what plans he has to tackle unfair competition in the postal services market.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	118982
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2017 answer text <p>Ofcom and the Competition &amp; Markets Authority have the powers to tackle unfair competition in regulated sectors.</p><p> </p><p>On employment standards, Matthew Taylor’s Good Work report raised a number of comprehensive and detailed issues. We are giving these the careful consideration they deserve and will respond shortly.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 19/12/2017 13:34:06 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

803002

	registered interest
	date	08/12/2017
	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	Tesco: Booker Group
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the proposed merger of Tesco and Booker wholesale, what representations he has received on the potential of a price advantage being gained by for Booker in the wholesale food sector.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	118422
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2017 answer text <p>Competition investigations into mergers are a matter for the independent Competition and Markets Authority.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 13/12/2017 15:46:18 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

802700

	registered interest
	date	07/12/2017
	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	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 recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the corporate insolvency framework.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	118249
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2017 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>In May 2016 the Government published its Review of the Corporate Insolvency Framework consultation. The consultation contained a package of proposals to improve the rescue opportunities for financially-distressed companies.</p><p> </p><p>Following the publication of the summary of responses to the consultation in September 2016, the Government has continued to engage with a very wide range of interested parties to further discuss and explore issues raised in responses to the consultation. This further engagement will ensure that any reforms, if necessary, will be fit for purpose and best achieve the Government’s aims of rescuing distressed but viable businesses, therefore preserving both value and jobs.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 12/12/2017 15:27:17 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

802288

	registered interest
	date	06/12/2017
	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	Groceries Code Adjudicator
	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 4 December, 2017 to Question 116658, if he will list the legitimate grievances of direct suppliers of reporting potential breaches of the Grocery Code to the Grocery Code Adjudicator to which he refers in that answer.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	117975
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2017 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Under the Code the large retailers are obliged to deal fairly and lawfully with suppliers across a range of supply chain practices. These include: making payments on time; no variations to supply agreements without notice; compensation payments for forecasting errors; no charges for shrinkage or wastage; restrictions on listing fees, marketing costs, position payments and delisting; not to require suppliers predominantly to fund promotions; not to over-order at promotional prices and not to require suppliers to make unjustified payments for consumer complaints.</p><p> </p><p>The Strategic Goal will focus on encouraging suppliers to report potential breaches of the Groceries Code.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 11/12/2017 15:49:40 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

797695

	registered interest
	date	29/11/2017
	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	Groceries Code Adjudicator
	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 27 November 2017 to Question 115216, what changes he proposes to implement for the operation of the Grocery Code Adjudicator (GCA) as a result of the review published on 19 July 2017; and what plans he has to extend the remit of the GCA to cover smaller suppliers in the grocery supply chain.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	116658
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2017 answer text <p>Following the Statutory Review of the Groceries Code Adjudicator (GCA), the Government is working with the GCA to agree a strategic goal to address the reluctance of some direct suppliers to raise legitimate grievances with the GCA due to a fear of commercial consequences. The Government will continue to support the GCA in her work by also making it clear to retailers designated by the Code that it is not acceptable that direct suppliers face commercial consequences as a result of reporting potential breaches of the Code. We will also work with Trade Associations to help their members understand how the Code works and the role of the GCA.</p><p>The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has been working closely with the Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs to consider potential solutions to issues identified by respondents to the Call for Evidence on the remit of the GCA. We aim to publish a response to the call for evidence in due course.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 04/12/2017 14:18:17 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

795467

	registered interest
	date	27/11/2017
	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	Construction: 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, pursuant to the Answer of 20 November 2017 to Question 113349, on construction: billing, when he plans to publish the results of the consultations on payment practices within the construction sector.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	115888
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2017 answer text <p>The deadline for responses to both construction payment consultations is Friday 19 January 2018. Consultation outcomes will be published within 12 weeks of the close of the consultations or an explanation if this is not possible.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 30/11/2017 12:03:36 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

795476

	registered interest
	date	27/11/2017
	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	Competition and Markets Authority
	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 he has plans to evaluate the performance of the Competition and Markets Authority.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	115897
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2017 answer text <p>In line with Civil Service rules, the Department undertakes an annual review of the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to ensure that it is an accountable, high-performing organisation, delivering value for money. It also regularly monitors the CMA’s progress against its business plan. The performance of the CMA is set out in its annual report and accounts which can be accessed on GOV.UK.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 30/11/2017 17:44:21 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson