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.