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Written Question
Members: Correspondence
Wednesday 20th December 2017

Asked by: Bill Esterson (Labour - Sefton Central)

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he plans to answer the recent correspondence from Paul Robinson a constituent of the hon. Member for Sefton Central related to the Hillsborough disaster.

Answered by Nick Hurd

The Home Office has no record of receiving recent correspondence from Paul Robinson.

Written Question
Animal Experiments: Cosmetics
Wednesday 15th November 2017

Asked by: Bill Esterson (Labour - Sefton Central)

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has to table a resolution to the UN to establish an ad hoc committee to develop an international agreement for the barring of animal testing for cosmetics.

Answered by Ben Wallace

The Government currently has no plans to table a resolution to the United Nations to establish an ad hoc committee to develop an international agreement for the barring of animal testing for cosmetics.

The UK was the first country in the world to ban cosmetics being tested on animals. We are keen to share our knowledge and best practice globally to support the ending of cosmetics testing on animals in favour of non-animal alternatives.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 03 Jul 2017
Oral Answers to Questions

"7. If she will discuss with Cabinet colleagues reviewing fire prevention and safety regulations, banning the use of flammable material in cladding and ensuring that fire inspections are not outsourced to private firms...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 03 Jul 2017
Oral Answers to Questions

"Survivors and relatives of the victims of the Grenfell disaster are concerned at the proposed scope of the public inquiry, as the Minister knows, but does he agree that Departments, including his own, should act now to address many of the concerns raised? They include the safety of building materials, …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 27 Apr 2016
Hillsborough

"I echo the comments of those who have thanked and congratulated everyone, including the Home Secretary, who campaigned for yesterday’s verdict. The 18 people from the borough of Sefton who died are commemorated on a memorial in Crosby. As we remember all 96 who died, as well as the 730 …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 04 Nov 2015
Policing

"The Aintree ratepayers association and neighbourhood watch is a non-party political organisation and wrote to me to say:

“It is, in our view, ‘criminal’ that such significant deep-rooted budget reductions are being considered, it demonstrates what value the Government places upon community safety and cohesion and totally sends out the …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 06 Jul 2015
Oral Answers to Questions

"Both reporting and fighting crime have become much harder in Merseyside now there are 600 fewer police officers since the Minister’s Government came to power. Is not the real guilty party when it comes to running down the police the Minister and his colleagues, who have run down police numbers …..."
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Written Question
Employment Agencies
Monday 2nd February 2015

Asked by: Bill Esterson (Labour - Sefton Central)

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many staff in her Department have been employed through employment or recruitment agencies in each year since 2010-11.

Answered by Karen Bradley

The Home Department does not centrally hold details of the number of staff employed through employment or recruitment agencies.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 17 Nov 2014
Oral Answers to Questions

"8. What recent progress the National Crime Agency has made in tackling online child abuse...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 17 Nov 2014
Oral Answers to Questions

"The head of the National Crime Agency made the link between online and physical child abuse. I am sure the Minister will agree that it is vital that we protect the most vulnerable children as part of stopping child abuse. What are the Government doing about the Education Committee’s findings …..."
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