Written questions
528 written questions tabled, most recent first.
17 Jan 2024 · Department for Business and Trade
UK Tradeshow Programme
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if she will make an assessment of the effectiveness of the UK Tradeshow Programme.
7 Nov 2023 · Department for Business and Trade
Audit: Reform
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the answer of 19 April 2023 to Question 180116 on Audit: Reform, how many hours officials in her Department have worked on legislative proposals on reform of audit and corporate gover
16 Oct 2023 · Department for Business and Trade
Trade Agreements
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many civil servants in her Department are currently working on negotiations for (a) free trade agreements with (i) India, (ii) Canada, (iii) Mexico, (iv) Israel, (v) the Gulf Cooperation Council an
14 Sep 2023 · Department for Business and Trade
Audit: Reform
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many civil servants worked on legislative proposals relating to audit reform in each of the last five years.
14 Sep 2023 · Department for Business and Trade
World Trade Organisation: Electronic Commerce
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether it is her Department's policy to support the renewal of the WTO e-commerce moratorium beyond 2024.
22 May 2023 · Treasury
Mutual Societies
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many officials in his Department work on policies relating to mutual societies.
16 May 2023 · Department for Business and Trade
Automotive Transformation Fund
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how much of the automotive transformation fund has been distributed to businesses.
14 Apr 2023 · Department for Business and Trade
Royal Mail
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether she has met Royal Mail since becoming Secretary of State for Business and Trade.
14 Apr 2023 · Department for Business and Trade
Department for Business and Trade: Departmental Responsibilities
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when her Department plans to publish the list of ministerial responsibilities.
14 Apr 2023 · Department for Business and Trade
Audit: Reform
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many officials in her Department are working on legislative proposals on audit reform.
14 Apr 2023 · Department for Business and Trade
Conditions of Employment
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with which trade unions her Department has had discussions on legislative proposals relating to employment since she became Secretary of State.
14 Apr 2023 · Department for Business and Trade
Small Businesses: Billing
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 22 February 2022 to Question 146960 on Small Businesses: Billing, when she plans to publish the findings of the Prompt payment and cash flow review.
27 Mar 2023 · Department for Business and Trade
Department for Business and Trade: Disability
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether her Department has appointed a Ministerial Disability Champion.
24 Mar 2023 · Department for Business and Trade
EU Law: Windsor Framework
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if she will make an assessment of the compatibility of the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill with the Windsor Framework.
2 Mar 2023 · Department for Transport
Motor Vehicles: Exhaust Emissions
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when his Department plans to publish the results of the consultation on Policy design features for the car and van zero emission vehicle mandate.
2 Mar 2023 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Nurses: Reviews
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, when her Department will publish the findings of the 2022 Nurse review.
22 Feb 2023 · Treasury
Horizon IT System: Compensation
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to subpostmasters who have received compensation following the failure of the Post Office Horizon IT system, if he will make an estimate of the total amount of tax he expects to be due on that compens
22 Feb 2023 · Department for Business and Trade
Horizon IT System: Compensation
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether compensation received by subpostmasters following the failure of the Post Office Horizon IT system will be treated as loss of earnings for tax purposes.
21 Feb 2023 · Department for Business and Trade
Horizon IT System: Compensation
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether she has made an assessment with her Cabinet colleagues of whether the interest portion of compensation given to subpostmasters impacted by the failure of the Post Office Horizon system is liabl
21 Feb 2023 · Department for Business and Trade
Horizon IT System: Compensation
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether she has made an estimate of the number of subpostmasters who received compensation following the settlement of the civil court case on the Post Office's Horizon IT system who have sought tax ad
20 Feb 2023 · Department for Business and Trade
Help to Grow Schemes
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 9 January 2023 to Question 113305 on Help to Grow Schemes: Costs, how much funding her Department provided for (a) setting up, (b) administration and (c) redemption of voucher
20 Feb 2023 · Department for Business and Trade
Help to Grow Schemes
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 9 January 2023 to Question 113307 on Help to Grow Schemes, what the total business uptake was for Help to Grow: Digital when the scheme closed.
17 Feb 2023 · Department for Business and Trade
Industry: Policy
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether her Department plans to publish an industrial strategy.
17 Feb 2023 · Department for Business and Trade
Measurement
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of the number of weighing and measuring equipment inspections conducted by local weights and measures authorities in the latest period for which data
17 Feb 2023 · Department for Business and Trade
Measurement
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of staffing levels at local weights and measures authorities.
17 Feb 2023 · Department for Business and Trade
Small Businesses: Billing
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what her planned timetable is for the publication of the findings of the payment and cash flow review.
17 Feb 2023 · Department for Business and Trade
Audit: Reform
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when her Department will publish the draft Audit Reform Bill.
17 Feb 2023 · Department for Business and Trade
Iron and Steel: Manufacturing Industries
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, which projects have received funding from the Clean Steel Fund.
17 Feb 2023 · Treasury
Bank Services: Post Offices
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of Post Office banking deposit limits for business customers.
8 Feb 2023 · Department for Business and Trade
Business: Closures
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many business deaths there were in each local authority in England in 2022.
Source: official written-questions record.