Written questions · Bill Esterson

24 Oct 2019 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

New Businesses

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps she has taken to encourage people setting up businesses to embed (a) social and (b) environmental purpose into their business structures.

24 Oct 2019 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Community Interest Companies

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps she has taken to promote community interest companies as a form of business.

24 Oct 2019 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Civil Society

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps she has taken to promote (a) social enterprise and (b) other alternative forms of business.

24 Oct 2019 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

New Businesses: Government Assistance

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps she has taken to support (a) women and (b) people from ethnic minorities that want to set up businesses.

24 Oct 2019 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Social Enterprises

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps she has taken to integrate social enterprise into the Government’s Industrial Strategy.

30 Sep 2019 · Home Office

Agriculture: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure the poultry meat sector has access to the labour it needs in any future scenario.

22 Jul 2019 · Department for International Trade

Tradeshow Access Programme: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of funding of the Tradeshow Access Programme.

22 Jul 2019 · Department for International Trade

Renewable Energy: Developing Countries

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what proportion of UK Export Finance spend was on renewable projects in developing economies in each of the last three years.

22 Jul 2019 · Department for International Trade

Trade Remedies Authority: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what proportion of his Department's budget is allocated to the Trade Remedies Authority.

22 Jul 2019 · Department for International Trade

Trade Remedies Authority: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many staff worked for the Trade Remedies Authority as of July 2019.

19 Jul 2019 · Department for International Trade

Tradeshow Access Programme

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps he has taken to engage with businesses in order to assess their levels of satisfaction with the Tradeshow Access Programme.

21 Jun 2019 · Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps she is taking increase the proportion of her Department's procurement with SMEs.

4 Jun 2019 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Poultry Meat: USA

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the potential effect on (a) the poultry meat sector and (b) consumers of the importation of poultry washed with (i) chlorine and (ii) other antimi

4 Jun 2019 · Department for International Trade

Poultry Meat: USA

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps he is taking to support and safeguard the interests of the UK poultry meat industry in trade negotiations with the US Administration.

3 Jun 2019 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Horizon 2020

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to ensure that research and innovation activities carried out under Horizon 2020 comply with ethical principles and legislation.

3 Jun 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

Radiation: Health Hazards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effect of increased microwave and radiofrequency electromagnetic radiation on public health.

3 Jun 2019 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

5G: Health Hazards

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if the Government will fund a study on the biological impact of 5G radiation after the UK leaves the EU.

3 Jun 2019 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

5G: Health Hazards

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on the effect of 5G on human health.

3 Jun 2019 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

5G: Health Hazards

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions he has had with the EU Commission on the effect of 5G on human health.

21 May 2019 · Treasury

Renewable Energy: Finance

What recent assessment he has made of trends in the level of public funding for renewable energy since 2010.

17 May 2019 · Department for International Trade

Coal: Export Credit Guarantees

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what his Department's policy is on the maintenance of UK Export Finance support for coal-related projects.

15 May 2019 · Department for Education

Pupils: Poverty

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he has made an assessment of the implications for his policies of the NAHT survey entitled Embarrassed and Ashamed - The Impact of Austerity on England’s schoolchildren; and if he will make a statement.

13 May 2019 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Non-domestic Rates

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many local authorities in England awarded a local business rates discount in (a) 2017-18 and (b) 2018-19; which local authorities made those awards; and what the level was of

13 May 2019 · Department for Education

Children in Care: Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department has taken to monitor the application of the statutory guidance entitled Promoting the health and well-being of looked-after children - Statutory guidance for local authorities, clinica

25 Apr 2019 · Cabinet Office

Service Industries: Exports

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the number of non-UK nationals employed in the services export sector in the UK.