Written questions · Bill Esterson

20 Mar 2023 · Treasury

Bakeries: Business Rates

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what requirements there are for bakeries to be eligible for the higher rate of business rates relief.

20 Mar 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Motor Vehicles: Manufacturing Industries

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to Budget Report 2023, HC 1183, published in March 2023, whether she has had discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on public funding for the automotive sector.

20 Mar 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Iron and Steel

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to Budget Report 2023, HC1183, published in March 2023, whether she has had discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on public funding for the steel industry.

20 Mar 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy Bills Discount Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to Spring Budget Report 2023, HC1183, published in March 2023, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the maximum level for discount under the non-

20 Mar 2023 · Treasury

Business Rates: Reform

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Business and Trade on the potential merits of reforming business rates in the period since the Spring Budget.

16 Mar 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Manufacturing Industries: Supply Chains

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Answer of 16 March 2023 to Question 162170 on Manufacturing Industries: Supply Chains, whether she had discussions with the Chancellor ahead of the Spring Budget 2023 on funding f

16 Mar 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Batteries: Factories

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if she will make an estimate of the number of jobs that are supported (a) directly and (b) indirectly by gigafactories.

16 Mar 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Wind Power

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to support maritime industries to attract investment in UK ports as centres for manufacturing and assembly for offshore wind.

16 Mar 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Wind Power

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he plans to accept the recommendations in the report by Maritime UK entitled Offshore wind plan, published on 7 March 2023, on taking steps to support (a) the (i) offshore wind and (i

16 Mar 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Wind Power

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has had recent discussions with the maritime offshore wind sector on taking steps to implement the recommendations in the report by Maritime UK entitled Offshore wind p

14 Mar 2023 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Voluntary Scheme for Branded Medicines Pricing and Access

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to collaborate with the Department for Health and Social Care on negotiations for the Voluntary Scheme for Branded Medicines Pricing Access.

14 Mar 2023 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Voluntary Scheme for Branded Medicines Pricing and Access: Life Sciences

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the role of the Voluntary Scheme for Branded Medicines Pricing Access in improving the UK’s standing as a global life sciences hub.

14 Mar 2023 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

NHS: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions her Department has had with the Department for Health and Social Care on that Department's consultation on the Statutory Scheme to Control Costs for Branded Medicines.

13 Mar 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Manufacturing Industries: Economic Situation

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has made an assessment of the implications for his policies of MAKE UK's findings on manufacturing growth in their Manufacturing Outlook Report for quarter four of 2022.

13 Mar 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy Bill Relief Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment with Cabinet colleagues of the potential impact of ending the Energy Bill Relief Scheme on 1 April 2023 on small businesses.

13 Mar 2023 · Treasury

Business Rates

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to reform business rates at the Spring Budget.

13 Mar 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Small Businesses: Loans

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if she will make it her policy to accept the recommendations on tackling late payments to small businesses in the Federation of Small Business report entitled Time Is Money: The Case for Late Payment R

10 Mar 2023 · Department for Transport

Port of Liverpool: Railways

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Written Ministerial Statement of 9 March 2023 on Transport Update, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of establishing rail access to the Port of Liverpool as an alternat

10 Mar 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Leasehold: Reform

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he has plans to publish a draft bill on leasehold reform.

10 Mar 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Small Businesses: Loans

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the Federation of Small Business report entitled Time Is Money: The Case for Late Payment Reform, published on 10 March 2023.