Written questions
688 written questions tabled, most recent first.
4 Nov 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Horizon IT System: Compensation
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many people impacted by the Horizon IT system failure received settlements lower than their original claims.
4 Nov 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Sir Alan Bates
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how much the Government paid in its settlement to Sir Alan Bates.
4 Nov 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Energy Intensive Industries: Government Assistance
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the uplifted Network Charging Compensation Scheme on the UK’s industrial electricity price competitiveness relative to other G7 economies.
3 Nov 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Energy Intensive Industries: Government Assistance
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is planning to take to (a) monitor and (b) evaluate the effectiveness of the 90% compensation rate in supporting (i) decarbonisation and (ii) energy efficiency in energy intensive industr
3 Nov 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Energy Intensive Industries: Government Assistance
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has conducted a regional impact assessment of the Network Charging Compensation Scheme uplift on industrial competitiveness across the devolved nations.
3 Nov 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Energy Intensive Industries: Government Assistance
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the uplift in compensation for energy intensive industries does not lead to increased costs for other electricity consumers.
3 Nov 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Energy Intensive Industries: Government Assistance
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he plans to publish a list of (a) sectors and (b) companies eligible for the 90% relief under the revised Network Charging Compensation Scheme.
3 Nov 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Energy Intensive Industries: Government Assistance
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the uplift in Network Charging Compensation Scheme relief on small and medium-sized manufacturers not eligible for EII status.
30 Oct 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Bank Services: Post Offices
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Green Paper consultation on the Future of the Post Office, which ended on 6 October 2025. what progress he has made on holding joint discussions with the Post Office and banks on
21 Oct 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Post Office: ICT
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what procurement process his Department intends to use for selecting a replacement service for the Horizon system.
21 Oct 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Post Office: Public Consultation
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when his Department plans to publish its response to the consultation on the Green Paper: Future of the Post Office, which closed on 6 October 2025.
21 Oct 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Post Office: Public Consultation
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many responses his Department has received to the his Department's consultation on the Green Paper: Future of the Post Office, which closed on 6 October 2025.
21 Oct 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Iron and Steel
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when he plans to publish the UK Steel Strategy.
21 Oct 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Steel Council: Meetings
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, on which dates the Steel Council has met since its formation in January 2025.
14 Oct 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Flood Control: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to her Department's press release entitled Deprived communities to get new flood defences faster further to the announcement, published on 14 October 2025, how much fund
14 Oct 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Iron and Steel: UK Trade with EU
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what contingency plans his Department has in place to mitigate disruption to UK-EU steel trade arising from changes to EU safeguard measures.
14 Oct 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Iron and Steel: UK Trade with EU
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the European Union’s revised steel safeguard measures on UK steel exports.
14 Oct 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Horizon IT System: Compensation
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to Volume 1 of the Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry report: Government response to recommendations, HCWS937, what steps he has taken to (a) assess and (b) compensate for non-financial loss
14 Oct 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Horizon IT System: Compensation
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Written Ministerial Statement of 13 October 2025 entitled Volume 1 of the Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry report: Government response to recommendations, HCWS937, whether his Depar
14 Oct 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Horizon IT System: Compensation
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Written Ministerial Statement of 13 October 2025 entitled Volume 1 of the Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry report: Government response to recommendations, HCWS937, what steps his De
13 Oct 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Horizon Shortfall Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to Volume 1 of the Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry report: Government response to recommendations, what mechanisms are in place to monitor whether decision-makers are applying a generous
13 Oct 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Horizon Shortfall Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Written Ministerial Statement of 13 October 2025 entitled Volume 1 of the Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry report: Government response to recommendations, HCWS937, what steps his De
13 Oct 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Horizon IT System: Compensation
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Written Ministerial Statement of 13 October 2025 entitled Volume 1 of the Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry report: Government response to recommendations, HCWS937, what his planned
13 Oct 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Horizon Shortfall Scheme: Appeals
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Written Ministerial Statement of 13 October 2025 entitled Volume 1 of the Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry report: Government response to recommendations, HCWS937, whether legal sup
13 Oct 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Horizon Shortfall Scheme: Appeals
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Written Ministerial Statement of 13 October 2025 entitled Volume 1 of the Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry report: Government response to recommendations, HCWS937, what the estimate
11 Sep 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Post Office
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, which Minister has responsibility for the Post Office.
11 Sep 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Overseas Trade: Canada
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, who will be part of the UK-Canada Economic and Trade Working Group.
11 Sep 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Overseas Trade: Canada
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what the terms of reference are for the UK-Canada Economic and Trade Working Group.
11 Sep 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Overseas Trade: Canada
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make it his policy to place in the Library a copy of the report of the UK-Canada Economic and Trade Working Group.
10 Sep 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Overseas Trade: Canada
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of inviting external stakeholders to provide information for the UK-Canada Economic and Trade Working Group’s consideration of market access ba
Source: official written-questions record.