Written questions
211 written questions tabled, most recent first.
15 Jan 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Small Businesses: Domestic Visits
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many small businesses the Minister for Services, Small Business and Exports has visited since 4 July 2024.
13 Jan 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Department for Business and Trade: Lost Property
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many laptop computers procured for his Department have been (a) lost and (b) stolen in each of the last 12 months.
13 Jan 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Trade Agreements: India
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 17 January 2024 to Question 19287 on Trade Agreements: India, whether talks have begun.
13 Jan 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Business: Government Assistance
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions he has had with businesses on the subsidy control regime.
13 Jan 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Business: Regulation
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what the net monetary value to business was of the removal of regulation in each year from 2010 to 2024.
13 Jan 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Trade Union Officials
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 17 January 2025 to Question 19977 on Trade Union Officials, on what dates (a) he and (b) Ministers in his Department have met with trade union officials since 1 November 2024.
16 Dec 2024 · Department for Business and Trade
Department for Business and Trade: Official Cars
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many trips by ministerial car Ministers in his Department have taken since 5 July.
16 Dec 2024 · Department for Business and Trade
Department for Business and Trade: Mobile Phones
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many mobile phones procured for use by his Department have been (a) lost and (b) stolen in each of the last 12 months.
16 Dec 2024 · Department for Business and Trade
Department for Business and Trade: Northern Ireland
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many visits (a) he and (b) Ministers in his Department have made to Northern Ireland since 5 July 2024.
16 Dec 2024 · Department for Business and Trade
Department for Business and Trade: Official Cars
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many ministerial (a) cars and (b) drivers his Department has use of.
16 Dec 2024 · Department for Business and Trade
Department for Business and Trade: Visits Abroad
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many officials have been sent on foreign visits by his Department since 5 July 2024; and what the cost to the public purse was of these visits.
12 Dec 2024 · Department for Business and Trade
Trade Union Officials
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many meetings Ministers in his Department have had with trade union officials since 5 July 2024.
12 Dec 2024 · Department for Business and Trade
Foreign Investment in UK: North of England
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to support foreign direct investment in the north of England.
12 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Justice
Horizon IT System: Convictions
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many letters her Department has sent informing postmasters and former postmasters that their conviction has been rescinded under the Post Office (Horizon System) Offences Act 2024.
4 Dec 2024 · Department for Business and Trade
Employment Rights Bill: Public Bodies
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Employment Rights Bill on the public bodies for which his Department is responsible.
4 Dec 2024 · Department for Business and Trade
Employment Rights Bill: Minerals and Supply Chains
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Employment Rights Bill on the (a) materials and (b) critical minerals sector.
4 Dec 2024 · Department for Business and Trade
Employment Rights Bill: Iron and Steel
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Employment Rights Bill on the steel sector.
4 Dec 2024 · Department for Business and Trade
Employment Rights Bill: Shipbuilding and Shipping
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Employment Rights Bill on the (a) maritime and (b) shipbuilding sector.
4 Dec 2024 · Department for Business and Trade
Employment Rights Bill: Construction
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Employment Rights Bill on the construction sector.
2 Dec 2024 · Department for Business and Trade
Public Bodies
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Autumn Budget 2024 on the public bodies for which his Department is responsible.
2 Dec 2024 · Department for Business and Trade
Manufacturing Industries
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Autumn Budget 2024 on the (a) materials and (b) critical minerals sector.
2 Dec 2024 · Department for Business and Trade
Iron and Steel: Manufacturing Industries
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Autumn Budget 2024 on the steel sector.
2 Dec 2024 · Department for Business and Trade
Shipbuilding and Shipping
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of Autumn Budget 2024 on the (a) maritime and (b) shipbuilding sectors.
2 Dec 2024 · Department for Business and Trade
Construction
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of Autumn Budget 2024 on the construction sector.
25 Nov 2024 · Department for Business and Trade
Department for Business and Trade: Minimum Wage
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many employees in his Department are paid the National Minimum Wage.
25 Nov 2024 · Department for Business and Trade
Department for Business and Trade: Living Wage
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many employees in his Department are paid the National Living Wage.
21 Oct 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
NHS: Digital Technology
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on steps to improve digital inclusion in the NHS.
21 Oct 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Spaceflight: Training
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how many British citizens are undertaking training for future manned space flights.
21 Oct 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Space Technology: Cornwall
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps the UK Space Agency plans to take to support the growth of the space cluster in Cornwall.
21 Oct 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
UK Space Agency
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether the UK Space Agency plans to establish a publicly owned deep space communication service provider.
Source: official written-questions record.