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Bill Esterson
LAB✓ Current MP
🏛️ Sefton Central
📅 2010–2026
1,452 speeches on Hansard record
⚠️ Votes attended: 69.57% (#407 of 650 MPs)
🟢 Rebelled against party: 0.46%
📝 Topics: Members: Correspondence, NHS: Protective Clothing, Trade Agreements
🤝 Member of 24 All-Party Parliamentary Groups
Written Answers
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Department for Business and Trade
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will extend the Automotive Transformation Fund (a) into and (b) beyond the 2025-26 financial year; and whether any contracts with suppliers to deliver the Automotive Transformation Fund extend (i) into and (ii) beyond the 2025-26 financial…
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To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate she has made of the proportion of carbon emissions resulting from the steel industry in each of the last five years.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if she will make an estimate of the number of jobs created by the steel industry in each of the last five years.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero on encouraging the decarbonisation of energy intensive industries.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the British Industry Supercharger Scheme on (a) carbon emissions and (b) the (i) viability and (ii) competitiveness of energy intensive industries.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether she has had discussions with representatives of the steel industry on the adequacy of funding for the clean steel fund; and if she will make a statement.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether her Department had discussions with industry stakeholders before announcing the British Industry Supercharger.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps she is taking to implement the regulatory changes outlined in PPN 04/23 - Procuring Steel in Government Contracts, published 11 April 2023.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he has made an assessment of the potential merits of producing a new industrial strategy.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the level of the clean steel fund.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 29 June 2023 to Question 190814 on Iron and Steel: Environment Protection, what her planned timetable is for making a decision on the Clean Steel Fund.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what her planned timetable is for responding to the consultations on measures announced as part of the British Industry Supercharger strategy.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment she has made of the potential effect on industry of delaying the British Industry Supercharger scheme.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent assessment she has made of fraudulent practices in the housebuilding industry on public confidence in the housebuilding industry.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether she plans to implement all the measures set out under the British Industry Supercharger scheme before April 2024.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment she has made of the impact of electricity prices on (a) steel producers and (b) the steel industry.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of industrial energy prices in (a) Germany and (b) France on the UK steel industry.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what progress her Department has made on establishing a Clean Steel Fund.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent assessment she has made of the effect of skills shortages in small and medium construction businesses on housing construction.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Levelling Up on the number of SMEs building houses.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of Public Procurement Note 04/23: Procuring Steel in Government Contracts, published 11 April 2023, on the domestic steel industry.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he plans to take steps to establish a royal commission on Industrial Strategy to determine a cross-party strategy for the manufacturing sector.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if she will take steps with her Cabinet colleagues to ensure that businesses in the UK ceramics industry benefit from adequate (a) local energy network capacity and (b) infrastructure connections.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment she has made of the economic impact of deep sea mining in the period since 2015.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if she will make a comparative assessment of the (a) availability and (b) extraction cost for (i) land-based and (ii) sea bed critical minerals.
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Department for Culture, Media and Sport
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when she plans to respond to the email correspondence of 1 November 2023 from the hon. Member for Sefton Central.
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Department for Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 14 September 2023 to Question 198639 on Childcare, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure the adequacy of (a) trained staff, (b) safe premises and (c) registered places in…
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To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 21 June 2023 to Question 190594, what steps her Department is taking to prevent the return of apprenticeship levy funding to the Treasury.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the National Semiconductor Strategy, published by her Department on 19 May 2023, when she plans to launch the Skills Dashboard.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans she has to address skills shortages in the construction industry.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Apprenticeship Levy for skills development.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to reform the apprenticeship levy.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps with her Cabinet colleagues to promote careers in the ceramics manufacturing sector through schools.
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Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if she will make an assessment of the implications for her policies of the difference between fuel prices (a) on and (b) not on motorways.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if she will make an estimate of the trend in the level of average fuel prices in the period between 25 October 2023 and 22 November 2023.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what the average price for fuel was at (a) motorway stations and (b) other petrol and diesel stations in the latest period for which data is available.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether she has had recent discussions with fuel retailers on the level of fuel prices on motorways.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has made a comparative assessment of the cost difference between fuel sold by petrol stations on motorway service stations and other petrol stations.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions she has had with fuel retailers on fuel prices within motorway service stations.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when she plans to respond to email correspondence of 2 June 2023 from the hon. Member for Sefton Central on subsidies for oil, coal and gas.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what progress she has made on implementing the Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme in the last three years.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how much funding the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero provided through the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund in the North West.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many air source heat pumps have been installed under Government support schemes since 1 January 2023.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many projects have been supported through ECO4 since 28 March 2023.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how much funding his Department has provided to ECO4 since 28 March 2023.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when he plans to allocate the £20 billion of funding announced in the Spring Budget 2023 for early deployment of Carbon Capture, Usage and Storage.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when he plans to respond to the consultation on Phase 3 of the Industrial Energy Transformation Fund.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact on decarbonisation of businesses not awarded funding from Phase 3 of the Industrial Energy Transformation Fund.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, How much of the Industrial Energy Transformation Fund has been allocated to the manufacturing industry in the last 12 months.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, What assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the implementation of the Industrial Energy Transformation Fund.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how much of the Industrial Energy Transformation Fund has been invested in Scotland.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of the Industrial Decarbonisation Strategy on levels of domestic carbon emissions as of 11 July 2023.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the impact of the Industrial Decarbonisation Strategy on the delivery of large infrastructure projects.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the impact of the Industrial Decarbonisation Strategy on the creation of skilled jobs and businesses.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the impact of the Industrial Decarbonisation Strategy of the delivery the switch of 20 terawatt hours of the UK Industry’s energy supply from fossil fuel sources to low carbon alternatives by 2030.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the Industrial Decarbonisation Strategy, CP 399, published on 17 March 2021, what recent progress his Department has made on decarbonising the (a) iron and (b) steel sectors by 2035.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent estimate he has made of the number of jobs created by the Industrial Energy Transformation Fund.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how much funding the Industrial Energy Transformation Fund has provided to each UK region.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to page 14 of Progress in reducing emissions 2023 Report to Parliament by the Climate Change Committee, published in June 2023, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the finding that the…
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To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, With reference to page 13 of Progress in reducing emissions 2023 Report to Parliament by the Climate Change Committee, published in June 2023, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the finding that the UK…
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To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the report entitled Progress in reducing emissions, published by the Climate Change Committee in June 2023, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the findings in that report on the…
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To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to page 28 of the report entitled Progress in reducing emissions, published by the Climate Change Committee in June 2023, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the findings on cross-cutting…
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To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to page 32 of Progress in reducing emissions 2023 Report to Parliament by the Climate Change Committee, published in June 2023, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the finding that an…
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To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent estimate he has made of the effect on carbon emissions of the Industrial Energy Transformation Fund up to 4 July 2023.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent progress his Department has made on implementation of the Industrial Decarbonisation Strategy.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department plans to take to support people and businesses to switch to low carbon fuel alternatives.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent assessment his Department has made of the impact of the Industrial Energy Transformation Fund on carbon emissions.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how much funding his Department has provided through phase (a) one and (b) two of the Industrial Energy Transformation Fund.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when he plans to respond to the consultation entitled Addressing carbon leakage risk to support decarbonisation, published on 30 March 2023.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to help the steel industry access competitive wholesale electricity prices.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of a national retrofit strategy on the Government's ability to (a) reduce energy bills and carbon emissions and (b) increase private investment.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what the average time taken by his Department was to reach a decision on granting planning permission for low carbon infrastructure projects in the latest period for which data is available; and what information he holds on the average…
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To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether she is taking steps to increase levels of private investment in industrial decarbonisation projects.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what plans he has to increase the rate of installation of energy efficiency measures under ECO4.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of mandatory energy efficiency standards for the owner-occupied homes.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of delivery of the Local Authority Flexibility aspect of the ECO4 scheme.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he plans to retrofit homes at risk of fuel poverty.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he plans to decouple electricity and gas prices.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has had recent discussions with businesses in the electricity supply chain on the construction of national grid infrastructure.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to increase the speed of (a) granting planning permission and (b) approving low carbon and network infrastructure projects.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the report by the Aldersgate Group entitled A zero carbon power grid and the electrification of heavy industry: how to deliver on a twin challenge, published on 27…
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To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential need to increase the capacity of the grid.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he plans to take steps to (a) increase the capacity of the grid and (b) improve grid infrastructure.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent steps his Department has taken to help support the development of hydrogen boilers.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent assessment he has made with Cabinet colleagues of the potential impact of the Clean heat market mechanism on (a) research and development funding, (b) domestic manufacturing and (c) international imports for the heating…
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To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Clean heat market mechanism on consumer demand for heat pumps.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he plans to take steps to increase the proportion of heat pumps produced in the UK.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he plans to increase the Government's current target for the number of heat pumps that should be produced in the UK.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what progress he has made on reducing emissions from public buildings.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many (a) schools (b) hospitals and (c) other public buildings meet the threshold for the 2030 minimum B EPC rating for non-domestic buildings.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what percentage of (a) schools (b) hospitals and (c) other public buildings need to be retrofitted to meet the 2030 B EPC minimum threshold.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has made a comparative assessment of the effectiveness of the retrofitting measures fitted in schools through the Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what information his Department holds on changes in the level of (a) carbon emissions and (b) energy bills in schools that had retrofitting measures fitted through the Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, which retrofitting was most commonly fitted to schools through the Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme in (a) Phase 1, (b) Phase 2 and (c) Phase 3.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what proportion of schools have had retrofitting measures fitted through the Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme through (a) Phase 1, (b) Phase 2, and (c) Phase 3.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the Government's Public Sector Decarbonisation Summary Reports for (a) Phase 1 and (b) Phase 2, for what reason 628 for Phase 1 (b) 83 for Phase 2 difference in the number of applications from schools and the umber of…
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To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the Government's policy on the UK Emission Trading Scheme on the (a) economic growth and (b) international competitiveness of the UK ceramics industry.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he plans to take steps to help decarbonise the UK ceramics sector.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of potential future trends in the levels of demand for hydrogen in net zero sectors until (a) 2035 and (b) 2050.
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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to respond to the correspondence of 8 September 2023 from the constituent of the hon. Member for Sefton Central on animal testing.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to respond to the email from the hon. Member for Sefton Central of 3 October 2023 on animal welfare.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she plans to respond to the email from the hon. Member for Sefton Central of 23 May 2023 on the regulator OFWAT.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 13 July 2023 to Question 193127 on Animal Welfare (Electronic Collars) (England) Regulations 2023, whether her Department has discussed the potential merits of positive-only training of dogs with the…
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To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department plans to proceed with the Animal Welfare (Electronic Collars) Regulations.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking with her Cabinet colleagues to ensure the service provided by (a) the Environment Agency and (b) Natural England meets the requirements of UK businesses in the context of applications by those businesses…
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Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, pursuant to the Answer of 6 March 2024 to Question 16462 on Parking: Private Sector, what representations his Department has received from stakeholders on the potential merits of increasing regulatory scrutiny of private…
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To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will publish a new private parking code of practice.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, Pursuant to the Answer of 6 March 2024 to Question 16462 on Parking: Private Sector, what meetings he has had to discuss the level of regulatory scrutiny of private parking companies since 2019.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, pursuant to the Answer of 6 March 2024 to Question 16462 on Parking: Private Sector, if he will publish a plan to increase the regulatory scrutiny of private parking companies.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing regulatory scrutiny of private parking companies.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, when he plans to respond to the correspondence from the hon. Member for Sefton Central of 12 May 2023 and 28 June 2023 on National Development Management Policies.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he plans to help increase the number of homes built by small and medium-sized housebuilders.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what support his Department is providing to small housebuilders.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, when he plans to publish the consultation on the technical specification of the Future Homes Standard on the use of hydrogen-ready boilers for new homes.
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Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, when she plans to respond to the email of 12 May 2023 from the Hon. member for Sefton Central, Case reference BE 1233, on fake reviews of businesses.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, when she plans to respond to the email correspondence from the hon. Member for Sefton Central sent on 22 May 2023.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to section 7.4 on Skills and talent in the National Semiconductor Strategy, published by her Department on 19 May 2023, what her expected timescale is for a reduction in shortages of people with the skills required…
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To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the National Semiconductor Strategy, published 19 May 2023, whether she plans to increase the availability of scaleup funding programs to assist the commercialisation of semiconductor businesses.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the National Semiconductor Strategy, published 19 May 2023, what plans she has to incentivise research and development in the UK semiconductor industry.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the National Semiconductor Strategy, published 19 May 2023, what plans she has to clarify inward investment regulations with (a) European, (b) Asian and (c) American nations to enable improved commercial…
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Department for Transport
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his planned timetable is for publication of the Low Carbon Fuel Strategy.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will take steps to announce a timetable for a licencing review of (a) mopeds, (b) motorcycles and (c) other powered light vehicles.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Government’s Joint Action Plan for powered light vehicles, whether he plans to take steps to simplify the licensing regime for mopeds and motorcycles.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of simplifying the licensing regime for powered light vehicles.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 27 March 2024 to Question HL3418 on Motorcycles: Licensing, if he will publish an assessment of the potential impact of simplifying the licensing regime for mopeds and motorcycles on road safety.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish a timeline for plans to reform the licensing regime for L-Category Vehicles.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to include renewable electricity within the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether annual funding for the plug-in grant for cars has been reallocated to other funding pots since its expiry.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will take steps to extend funding for the (a) rapid charging fund and (b) Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Fund beyond April 2025.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to publish the report on the study commissioned his Department on the inclusion of electrification in the renewable transport fuel obligation.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, in which financial year funding allocated through (a) the rapid charging fund, (b) the local electric vehicle infrastructure capability fund and (c) other electric vehicle charging funds will expire.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 6 March 2024 to 16465 on Driving Tests: Waiting Lists, what the average waiting time for DVSA driving tests was across Great Britain as of 6 March 2024.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 6 March 2024 to Question 16465 on Driving Tests: Waiting Lists, what the average waiting time was for a driving test from DVSA in (a) the UK, (b) England, (c) each region and (d) each driving centre in March 2022.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 6 March 2024 to Question 16465 on Driving Tests: Waiting Lists, what the average waiting time was for a driving test from DVSA in (a) the UK, (b) England, (c) each region and (d) each driving centre in March 2023.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average waiting time is for a driving test from DVSA in (a) England, (b) each region and (c) each driving centre.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the total number of drivers in England waiting for a driving test from DVSA was as of 1 March 2024.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of changing regulations on the weight of vans during the transition to electric vehicles.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to publish the zero emission HGV and coach infrastructure strategy.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to his Department's press notice entitled £8 billion boost to repair roads and back drivers, published on 17 November 2023, what proportion of the UK's road length will be resurfaced using the announced funding.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to his Department's press release entitled £8 billion boost to repair roads and back drivers, published on 17 November 2023, what his planned timescale is for the rollout of that funding.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the carbon emissions emitted by HGVs compared to cars.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to take steps to encourage private investment in the electrification of the HGV fleet.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made a comparative assessment of the charging infrastructure that will be required to support the electrification of (a) HGV's and (b) cars.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the delay in implementing the Rapid Charging Fund on (a) demand for electric vehicles and (b) inward investment into the electric vehicle industry.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the delay in the phase out of the sale of petrol and diesel vehicles from 2030 to 2035 on (a) consumer uptake of electric vehicles and (b) inward investment into the electric vehicle industry.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to allocate further funding for the repair of potholes.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the impact of road conditions on motorists.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make it his policy to extend the maximum axle weights and gross vehicle weights derogation given to two and three axle electric HGVs to four and six axle electric HGVs.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of increases in battery weights on the uptake of four and six axle electric heavy goods vehicles.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made an assessment of the implications for his policies of the impact of battery weights on 4 and 6 axle electric HGVs on the payload they are able to carry to remain within maximum axle weights and gross vehicle weights.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he is taking steps to incentivise the uptake of four and six-axle electric HGVs.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many (a) two and three-axle and (b) four and six-axle fully electric heavy goods vehicles were registered as of 20 November 2023.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what guidance his Department issues to highway authorities on best practice in local roads maintenance to achieve (a) value for money and (b) improved outcomes.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will issue guidance to highways authorities on the best practice to decarbonise roads maintenance.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will issue guidance to local authorities on the use of longer-lasting road surfacing materials.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of using lower carbon warm mix asphalt in national road repairs.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will issue guidance to local authorities on (a) effective and (b) efficient ways to allocate pothole and road maintenance funding.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to paragraph 40p of Network North: transforming British transport, CP 946, published by his Department in October 2023, how much he plans to spend on fixing potholes in (a) 2024/25 and (b) 2025/26.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to The Plan for Drivers, published 2 October 2023, what 20mph zones his Department expects to be affected by changes in guidance.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when his department plans to publish a response to L-category vehicles consultation.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Government Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Strategy, published March 2022, what progress his Department has made on the aim of providing reliable public charge points near to where people live.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding his Department has provided for supporting electric vehicle charging infrastructure in each of the last three years.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to Taking charge: the electric vehicle infrastructure strategy, published by his Department in March 2022, what progress he has made on meeting the aim of having at least 300,000 public charge points by 2030.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to his Department's publication entitled UK Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Strategy, published 31 March 2022, whether he has had recent discussions with Cabinet colleagues on the government's response to the consultation on the design of…
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to his Department's publication entitled Government Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Strategy, published 31 March 2023, what estimate he has made of the number of high-powered charge points that will be installed through the Rapid Charging…
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the potential cost to the public purse of the total amount spent on the Rapid Charging Fund as of September 2023.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress his Department has made on the implementation of the Rapid Charging Fund.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his Department's expected timescale is for opening applications for the Rapid Charging Fund.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to Taking charge: the electric vehicle infrastructure strategy, published by his Department in March 2022, what progress he has made on meeting the aim of having at least six high-powered, open-access charge points at all motorway service…
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to help increase the rate of road repairs.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Whether he has had discussions with Cabinet colleagues on the potential impact of overrunning highway road works on the economy.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Whether he has had discussions with Cabinet colleagues on the potential impact of road maintenance on the economy.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of a reduction in the provision of on-train WiFi on passengers using that service for (a) leisure and (b) business.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of implementing rail-5G on trains for (a) passengers and (b) businesses.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress he has made on implementing the Wireless Infrastructure Strategy recommendations on connectivity on rail networks and rail-5G.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of rolling out rail-5G on passenger trains.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking with train operators to help facilitate a consistent availability of wi-fi on trains; and if he will make a statement.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of establishing a Contract for Difference scheme for the domestic sustainable aviation fuel industry.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to respond to correspondence from the hon. Member for Sefton Central of (a) 13 February and (b) 16 May 2023 on partially sighted people and facilities at bus stops.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to ensure the timely implementation of the HGV infrastructure strategy.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of establishing Hydrogen transport hubs.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to increase the number of hydrogen refuelling stations across the road network.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to ensure a sufficient level of infrastructure across the UK to support the demand for hydrogen vehicles in road transport.
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Department for Work and Pensions
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he plans to respond to email correspondence of 14 June 2023 from the hon. Member for Sefton Central.
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Department of Health and Social Care
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the level of training given to staff on assessing when to stop IUD insertions if the patient feels pain or discomfort.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the ability of sexual health clinics to administer local anaesthetic for the fitting of intrauterine devices.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the NHS guidance webpage entitled Getting an IUD (intrauterine device) or copper coil fitted or removed, last reviewed on 15 February 2024, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the extra…
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the NHS guidance webpage entitled Getting an IUD (intrauterine device) or copper coil fitted or removed, last reviewed on 15 February 2024, what the extra pain relief is that can be made available during the fitting of…
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when she plans to respond to the email correspondence of 27 September 2023 from the hon. Member for Sefton Central.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to respond to the email of 27 July 2023 from the Hon. member for Sefton Central, Case reference BE12979, on the use of medical equipment in people's homes.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to respond to the email correspondence of 19 July 2023 from the hon. Member for Sefton Central relating to Impact Medical Ltd.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans respond to the correspondence from the hon. Member for Sefton Central of 25 April 2023 and 14 June 2023.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average waiting time was for a referral by a GP to a specialist in Sefton Central constituency in the latest period for which data is available.
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Home Office
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he plans to respond to the email of 9 January 2024 from the hon. Member for Sefton Central on an application for Indefinite Leave to Remain, case reference: BE8124.
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Ministry of Justice
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to reform the criminal justice system to help tackle violence against women and girls.
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Treasury
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the oral contribution of the Chancellor of the Exchequer of 8 April 2025 during Treasury Questions, Official Report, column 718, when the relevant Minister plans to meet the hon. Member for Sefton Central.
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To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the EU's carbon border adjustment mechanism on the UK steel industry.
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To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the value was of exports of UK-manufactured ceramic products in each year since 2019.
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To ask the Chancellor of Exchequer, with reference to the National Semiconductor Strategy, published 19 May 2023, whether it is his policy to fully restore R&D tax credits that were reduced to incentivise research and development.
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Women and Equalities
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps the Government is taking to help reduce the gender pay gap.
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