Gareth Davies

23 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Water Companies: Investment

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the proportion of the £104 billion of private investment referred to in ‘A new vision for water’, published January 2026, that will be spent across each re

23 Jan 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

British Business Bank: Investment

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to ensure that British Business Bank invests in line with its strategic priorities.

23 Jan 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

British Business Bank: Kraken Technologies

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of investment by British Business Bank in Kraken Technologies.

22 Jan 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

British Business Bank: Kraken Technologies

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate he has made of the level of private capital the British Business Bank expects to crowd-in from their investment in Kraken Technologies.

22 Jan 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

British Business Bank: Kraken Technologies

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions (a) he and (b) his officials had with the British Business Bank on Kraken Technologies prior to 20 January 2026.

22 Jan 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Octopus Group

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when (a) he and (b) his Ministers last met with representatives from (a) Octopus Group, (b) Octopus Energy Group, (c) Octopus Ventures and (d) Kraken Technologies.

22 Jan 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

British Business Bank: Kraken Technologies

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate he has made of the expected return on the investment from the British Business Bank into Kraken Technologies.

15 Jan 2026 · Treasury

Cryptocurrencies: Regulation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she discussed the Transatlantic Taskforce for Markets of the Future during her meeting with the US Secretary of the Treasury on 12 January 2026.

15 Jan 2026 · Treasury

Cryptocurrencies: Regulation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what objectives her Department have set the Transatlantic Taskforce for Markets of the Future; and what assessment she has made of the Taskforce’s progress to date.

15 Jan 2026 · Treasury

Cryptocurrencies: Regulation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when the Transatlantic Taskforce for Markets of the Future plans to report back to HMT; and when their report will be shared with Parliament.

11 Dec 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Iron and Steel: Small Businesses

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the time taken for the Steel Strategy on the availability of credit insurance for SMEs in the steel supply chain.

11 Dec 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Iron and Steel: Energy

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether the time taken to publish the Steel Strategy will impact the commencement of grid connection upgrades required for the transition to electric arc furnace production.

11 Dec 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Iron and Steel: Safeguard Measures

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent discussions he has had with the Trade Remedies Authority on the operational impact of the publication of the Steel Strategy in early 2026 on the review process for steel safeguards.

11 Dec 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

British Steel: Scunthorpe

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the time taken for the publication of the Steel Strategy on levels of skills at the British Steel Scunthorpe site.

11 Dec 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

British Steel: Contracts

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the time taken to publish the Steel Strategy on the ability of British Steel to secure long-term customer contracts for 2026-27.

3 Dec 2025 · Treasury

Regional Planning and Development: Grangemouth

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how the £14.5 million for Grangemouth announced at the Budget relates to the previous commitment from the Prime Minister that £200 million from the National Wealth Fund would support the transition of the Grangemout

3 Dec 2025 · Scotland Office

Refineries: Grangemouth

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what assessment he has made of the expected breakdown of the £14.5 million allocated to Grangemouth, including funding for site remediation, feasibility work, infrastructure upgrades, skills programmes, and any

3 Dec 2025 · Scotland Office

Refineries: Grangemouth

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how the £14.5 million announced for Grangemouth at the November 2025 Budget will be allocated; and what project milestones or conditions must be met before funds are released.

3 Dec 2025 · Treasury

National Wealth Fund: Grangemouth

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, on what date the National Wealth Fund Board was informed of the Government’s intention to allocate £200 million to Grangemouth community; and whether the Board formally approved any such commitment in accordance wit

24 Nov 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

British Business Bank: Disclosure of Information

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how the British Business Bank plans to measure and publish outcomes relating to its strategic objective to Unlock the potential in people and places, including how it will track and report the number o

24 Nov 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

British Business Bank

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what proportion of the British Business Banks’s economic capital limit has been earmarked specifically for (a) micro-businesses and (b) businesses in the devolved nations.

24 Nov 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

British Business Bank: Investment

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Government’s Statement of Strategic Priorities to the British Business Bank, what metric is to be used to measure the target for two-thirds increase in the pace of investment; whe

24 Nov 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

British Business Bank

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what targets the Government has set for the British Business Bank in respect of i) the number of smaller businesses to receive finance, ii) the amount of finance directed to devolved nations and region

21 Nov 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

British Growth Partnership

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what plans his Department has to monitor the long-term performance of the British Growth Partnership Fund I, including investment returns, regional economic impact, and exit outcomes; and whether his D

21 Nov 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

British Growth Partnership

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate he has made of the level of private investment that the British Growth Partnership Fund I will leverage from institutional partners; and by what date he expects the Fund to achieve that t

21 Nov 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

British Growth Partnership

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that funding provided through the British Growth Partnership Fund I support businesses across all regions and nations of the UK; and what proportion of the

21 Nov 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

British Growth Partnership

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what criteria the British Business Bank will use to identify the high-growth UK companies eligible for investment through the British Growth Partnership Fund I; how many firms are expected to benefit f

4 Nov 2025 · Treasury

Office for Budget Responsibility: Forecasts

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether was she informed by the Office for Budget Responsibility in advance of the (a) Autumn Budget 2024 and (b) Spring Statement 2025 that it was likely to conduct a review of productivity forecasts at a forthcomi

4 Nov 2025 · Treasury

Office for Budget Responsibility: Forecasts

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when she was first informed by officials in her Department that the Office for Budget Responsibility was likely to conduct a review of their productivity forecasts.

4 Nov 2025 · Treasury

Office for Budget Responsibility: Forecasts

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when was she first informed by the Office for Budget Responsibility that they planned to review the Government's productivity forecasts.