Bill Esterson

13 Dec 2017 · Department for International Trade

Department for International Trade: Statutory Instruments

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether he plans to seek to establish a sifting committee to consider statutory instruments created under legislation introduced by his Department.

13 Dec 2017 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Horizon 2020

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the oral contribution by the Minister of State for Universities, Science, Research and Innovation on 12 December 2017, Official Report, col. 172, what plans he has to

12 Dec 2017 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Industrial Design: Intellectual Property

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the UK's ratification of The Geneva Act (1999) of the Hague Agreement concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs, what assessment his Depart

12 Dec 2017 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Postal Services: Unfair Practices

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, C

12 Dec 2017 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Renewable Energy

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the oral contribution of the Minister of State for Universities, Science, Research and Innovation of 12 December 2017, Official Report, Column 169-70, what target his

12 Dec 2017 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Wind Power

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans he has to support investment in the onshore wind industry; and what assessment he has made of the potential contribution of that sector to the UK's energy needs.

12 Dec 2017 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Industry

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to his oral contribution of 12 December, when he plans to announce sector deals for the (a) food and drink, (b) hospitality, (c) steel, (d) care and (e) agriculture sect

11 Dec 2017 · Department for Exiting the European Union

Trade Agreements

To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, whether he has plans to introduce legislative proposals for a free trade agreement between the UK and (a) the EU and (b) countries outside the EU; and if he will make a statement.

11 Dec 2017 · Department for International Trade

Trade Agreements

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many representations he received in response to the consultation on his International Trade White Paper; and what assessment he has made of those responses.

11 Dec 2017 · Department for International Trade

Developing Countries: Sustainable Development

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps he is taking to contribute to the achievement of the UK's Sustainable Development Goals.

11 Dec 2017 · Department for International Trade

Developing Countries: Sustainable Development

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what representations he has received from the Fairtrade Foundation on the effect on the UK's Sustainable Development Goals of the provisions in his Department's Trade Bill, published in November 2017;

11 Dec 2017 · Department for Transport

Railways: North of England

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has for a new rail line between Liverpool and Hull.

11 Dec 2017 · Department for Transport

Roads: Sefton

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has for safety improvements at the Switch Island road junction in Sefton.

8 Dec 2017 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Tesco: Booker Group

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 w

7 Dec 2017 · HM Treasury

Royal Bank of Scotland: Small Businesses

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the accuracy of reports that the minutes of the Financial Conduct Authority state that it could face legal action if it published the full section 166 report into RBS' treatment of SMEs

7 Dec 2017 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Insolvency

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.

7 Dec 2017 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Food: USA

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to his oral contribution of 7 December on Future Trade Agreements: Agriculture, if he will list the individuals and organisations to which he referred who believe a free trade

7 Dec 2017 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Green Belt

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 6 December to Question 117028, what assessment he has made of whether alterations made by local authorities to the shape of their green belts have been consisten

7 Dec 2017 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Motor Vehicles: Exhaust Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Transport on reducing roadside emissions.

6 Dec 2017 · Department for International Trade

Trade Agreements: Arbitration

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 4 December to Question 115256, what plans he has to publish the economic research on the design and implementation of the future trade remedies framework.

6 Dec 2017 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Groceries Code Adjudicator

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

6 Dec 2017 · Department for International Trade

Trade Promotion

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 5 December 2017 to Question 116660 on trade promotion, what estimate he has made of the total employment cost per annum of the nine Her Britannic Majesty's Trade Commissioner

6 Dec 2017 · Department for International Trade

Energy Intensive Industries: Trade Agreements

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 5 December 2017 to Question 116918 on energy intensive industries: trade agreements, if he will list the 19 organisations from which he received representations on the implem

6 Dec 2017 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Chemicals: EU Law

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate he has made of the number of businesses in the chemical industry considering relocating from the UK to the EU in the event that the UK does not remain part of the RE

6 Dec 2017 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Patents

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the jurisdiction of the European Court of Justice in relation UK patents before the Unified Patent Court after the UK leaves the EU.

6 Dec 2017 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Unified Patent Court

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to proceedings of the Sixth Delegated Legislation Committee on the Unified Patent Court (Immunities and Privileges) Order 2017 on 29 November 2017, what plans he ha

5 Dec 2017 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Chemicals: EU Action

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the cost of REACH registration fees paid by UK chemicals industry companies in each of the last three years.

5 Dec 2017 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Chemicals: Industry

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans he has for regulation of the chemical industry in the UK after the UK leaves the EU.

4 Dec 2017 · Department for International Trade

Trade Remedies Authority

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 1 December 2017 to Question 115544, if he will publish the names of the five organisations that made representations on the inclusion of social and environmental criteria, in

4 Dec 2017 · Department for International Trade

Exports

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 28 November 2017 to Question 115414, what steps he plans to take to increase growth in exports of goods and services beyond the level forecast by the Office for Budget Respon