Speeches and Debates - Bill Esterson

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Carbon Capture, Usage and Storage

Commons debates

Unlike the shadow Secretary of State, I am very pleased that the Secretary of State has announced jobs in Teesside—jobs from which my constituents in the north-west of England will...

Rioters: Prosecutions

Solicitor General

Bill Esterson made a speech in the House of Commons

I thank the Solicitor General for her kind words, and I congratulate her in turn on her appointment. I also congratulate the Government on their excellent response to the riots over the summer,...

Rioters: Prosecutions

Solicitor General

Bill Esterson made a speech in the House of Commons

What steps she is taking to help ensure rioters are prosecuted efficiently and effectively.

Port Talbot Transition Project

Commons debates

I congratulate my right hon. Friend on securing this improved deal. I know how hard he has worked over many years, not just in the short term before and since the election, as he referred to in...

Clean Energy Projects

Bill Esterson made a speech in the House of Commons

My right hon. Friend mentioned the exciting opportunities from offshore wind for the people and economy of Wales. Can she tell the House about the discussions that she and her Cabinet colleagues...

Clean Energy Projects

Bill Esterson made a speech in the House of Commons

What recent discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on support for clean energy projects in Wales.

Level 3 Vocational Pathways

Bill Esterson made a speech in the House of Commons

There are a great many opportunities for technicians and engineers, which will only increase with the Government’s plans for clean energy and their industrial strategy. However, we are...

Level 3 Vocational Pathways

Bill Esterson made a speech in the House of Commons

What steps she is taking to ensure the adequacy of the provision of level 3 vocational pathways for students.

UK Steel Manufacturing

Commons debates

Steel is a strategically important industry for this country, as my hon. Friend has made very clear, and I welcome her commitment that decarbonisation must not mean de-industrialisation. We must...

Engagements

Bill Esterson made a speech in the House of Commons

I associate myself with the Prime Minister’s remarks about the loss of life in the channel, and about Grenfell. The latest suicide figures are a sobering reminder of the misery caused by...

Engagements

Bill Esterson made a speech in the House of Commons

If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 4 September.

Contracts for Difference

Commons debates

My right hon. Friend is correct that clean energy is by far the cheapest way to power the UK, as confirmed by industry bodies today in welcoming his announcement, but there will be intense...

Economic Stability

Bill Esterson made a speech in the House of Commons

The Minister refers to the £22 billion black hole in the public finances left by the last Government, and which they hid from the British public. Does that not highlight just how important...

Southport Incident

Commons debates

Thank you, Mr Speaker. My hon. Friend the Member for Southport is at the vigil that is taking place as we gather here. I am sure that he and his constituents are grateful for the visits of the...

Public Spending: Inheritance

Commons debates

Welcome to your place, Madam Deputy Speaker. It was not just the public finances that the Conservatives mismanaged over 14 years; they failed to support industry too. Figures published today...

Engagements

Bill Esterson made a speech in the House of Commons

The Liverpool city region has one of the biggest concentrations of offshore wind in the world, and 100,000 homes could be powered by the Mersey tidal project, yet some Opposition Members want to...

New Health Centre: Maghull

Health and Social Care

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I congratulate my right hon. and hon. Friends on their appointments. The predecessors of my right hon. Friend the Health Secretary—there have been quite a few over the past few...

New Health Centre: Maghull

Health and Social Care

Bill Esterson made a speech in the House of Commons

Whether his Department plans to provide capital funding for a new health centre at Maghull in Sefton Central constituency.

Economy, Welfare and Public Services

Commons debates

The shadow Chancellor was talking just now about fiscal responsibility. During the election campaign, he committed to a series of tax cuts, but I noticed that yesterday on Laura...

Clean Energy Superpower Mission

Commons debates

It is great to see you back in the Chair, Mr Speaker. It is also great to see the Secretary of State at the Dispatch Box on this side of the House again. I welcome what he said about the jobs,...