Written questions

1,699 written questions tabled, most recent first.

13 Nov 2017 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Enterprise Zones

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 9 November 2017 to Question 111426, on job creation: enterprise zones, what representations he has received from representatives of business organisations about

10 Nov 2017 · Department for Exiting the European Union

EU Law

To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, pursuant to the Answer of 7 November 2017 to Question 110712, on EU law, what representations he has had from business organisations on the importance of regulatory alignment to the EU after th

10 Nov 2017 · Department for International Trade

Trade Agreements

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 7 November 2017 to Question 110770, on trade agreements; what representations he has received from organisations representing businesses on prioritising a trade deal with (a)

10 Nov 2017 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Royal Bank of Scotland: Small Businesses

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 Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy of 7 November 2017, Official Report, column 1323, on R

10 Nov 2017 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Enterprise Finance Guarantee Scheme

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 Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, of 7 November 2017, Official Report, column 1323, wha

10 Nov 2017 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Royal Bank of Scotland: Small Businesses

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 Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, of 7 November 2017, Official Report, column 1323, wha

10 Nov 2017 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Redundancy

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 7 November 2017 to Question 111066, on Britvic: Norwich, whether employers are require to issue form HR1 when they are considering significant job losses

10 Nov 2017 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Redundancy

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 7 November 2017 to Question 111066, on Britvic: Norwich, what advice the Insolvency Service provides to companies in the event that they are considering

10 Nov 2017 · Home Office

Animal Experiments: Cosmetics

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.

10 Nov 2017 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Britvic

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy on operations at Britvic in (a) Norwich and (b) the UK.

10 Nov 2017 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Britvic: Norwich

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what representations he has received from (a) Britvic and (b) recognised trades unions at Britvic on potential job losses at the Norwich site.

10 Nov 2017 · HM Treasury

Customs: Northern Ireland

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 7 November 2017 to Question 110573, what representations he has received from business organisations in Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic on the adequacy of future customs arrangements

10 Nov 2017 · HM Treasury

Customs

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 7 November 2017 to Question 110710, what representations he has received from business organisations on the adequacy of capacity and capability of UK customs arrangements after the UK leaves

10 Nov 2017 · HM Treasury

Business: Loans

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 7 November 2017 to Question 111359, what representations he has received from business organisations on extending the regulatory perimeter of the Financial Conduct Authority insofar as it re

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

Royal Bank of Scotland

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Oral Answer of 7 November 2017, Official Report, on the Royal Bank of Scotland: small business customers, to which inquiry that Answer refers to.

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

Royal Bank of Scotland

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Oral Answer of 7 November 2017, Official Report, on the Royal Bank of Scotland: small business customers, to which practices of the Global Restructuring Group that

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

Construction: Billing

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate he has made of the number of small and medium-sized enterprises in the construction sector which have had to wait more than four months for payment by their customer

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

Construction: Billing

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent meetings officials his Department have had with the Federation of Master Builders on late payment of small and medium-sized enterprises in the construction sector.

6 Nov 2017 · HM Treasury

Financial Conduct Authority

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to extend the business lending element of the regulatory framework of the Financial Conduct Authority; and if he will make a statement.

6 Nov 2017 · HM Treasury

Business: Loans

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the proportion of (a) businesses whose lending and (b) funds lent to businesses which is regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.

3 Nov 2017 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Self-employed

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to improve employment benefits and protections for self-employed people working in low-skilled sectors.

3 Nov 2017 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Small Business Commissioner

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what further regulations he plans to lay in respect of the Small Business Commissioner.

3 Nov 2017 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Small Businesses: Advisory Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how much his Department has spent on mentors to small and medium-sized enterprises in each of the last five years.

3 Nov 2017 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Small Businesses: Advisory Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans he has to set up a mentoring service for mentors to small and medium-sized enterprises.

3 Nov 2017 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Small Businesses: Advisory Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the availability of mentoring services to small and medium-sized enterprises.

3 Nov 2017 · HM Treasury

Business: Loans

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 2 November 2017 to Question 110240 on the Royal Bank of Scotland, what plans he has to extend the responsibilities of the Financial Conduct Authority to oversee business lending.

3 Nov 2017 · HM Treasury

Royal Bank of Scotland: Small Businesses

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he expects the further report of the Financial Conduct Authority on Royal Bank of Scotland's treatment of small and medium-sized enterprises to be published.

3 Nov 2017 · HM Treasury

Bank Services: Small Businesses

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 2 November 2017 to Question 109593, what representations he has made to representatatives of the banking sector on the accessibility of full banking services for SMEs when their bank branch

2 Nov 2017 · Department for Exiting the European Union

Intellectual Property: EU Action

To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, when he plans to negotiate on intellectual property rights with the EU.

2 Nov 2017 · Department for Exiting the European Union

EU External Relations

To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what steps he is taking to provide UK businesses with certainty about the UK's future relations with the EU.

Source: official written-questions record.