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1684114

registered interest
date	22/01/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Employment: Leave
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing paid fertility treatment leave.
tabling member constituency	Lanark and Hamilton East
tabling member printed	Angela Crawley
uin	10848
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2024 answer text <p>The Government understands the importance of supporting people who are undergoing fertility treatment. We recognise the impact on women and couples of infertility and the importance of fertility treatment in helping them have long wished for families.</p><p> </p><p>While there is no specific right to time off work for medical appointments, there are a number of ways through our existing policy and legal framework in which employees may be able to take time off to attend an appointment. Many employers are also willing to agree ‘ad-hoc’ or informal flexible working arrangements on a short-term basis.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 25/01/2024 16:47:36 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	4469 label Biography information for Angela Crawley

1683596

registered interest
date	19/01/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Oil: Russia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if she will make an estimate of how much oil from Russia which has been refined in India has been imported as jet fuel since February 2022.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
uin	10646
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2024 answer text <p>In line with WTO rules of origin, Russian oil which has been substantially processed (refined) in a third country is no longer considered to be of Russian origin.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 24/01/2024 15:31:59 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

1683370

registered interest
date	18/01/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Department for International Trade: Aviation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to page 85 of the Department for International Trade's annual report and accounts for 2021-22, HC501, published on 18 July 2022, what the distance travelled on domestic flights was that resulted in the emission total of 26.81 tCO2e in 2021-22.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	10429
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2024 answer text <p>The distance travelled on domestic flights that resulted in the emission total of 26.81 tCO2e in 2021-22 was 206,214km.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 23/01/2024 17:36:17 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1683437

registered interest
date	18/01/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Exports: Republic of Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps her Department has taken to help increase exports to Ireland in the last two years.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	10513
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2024 answer text <p>The Government is committed to helping UK businesses export across the globe including Ireland. UK exports to Ireland amounted to £57.7 billion in the 12 months to June 2023, an increase 18.2% or £8.9 billion in current prices compared to the previous 12 months, making Ireland the UK’s 3<sup>rd</sup> largest export partner.</p><p>In the last 2 years, DBT has introduced UK suppliers across sectors including Construction and Infrastructure, Healthcare and Renewables/Offshore Wind to Irish public and private sector entities. We support UK businesses through advice on upcoming opportunities, market intelligence and direct help to support their export journey.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 25/01/2024 14:18:56 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1685010

registered interest
date	18/01/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Overseas Trade: Saudi Arabia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps she is taking to increase trade with Saudi Arabia.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Scott Benton
uin	901156
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2024 answer text <p>The Government is currently negotiating an ambitious UK-Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Free Trade Agreement (FTA) to boost trade with the region by cutting tariffs and removing red tape. The ongoing FTA negotiations with the GCC show our commitment to move towards a strengthened and more formalised trade relationship with Saudi Arabia.</p><p> </p><p>Bilaterally, the UK and Saudi Arabia engage together as part of the Strategic Partnership Council to underpin bilateral relations, bolster mutually beneficial trade and investment, and develop partnerships between UK and Saudi giga-projects. I also recently travelled to Saudi Arabia to represent the UK at the Future Minerals Forum, one of the world’s largest critical mineral events.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is also supporting British businesses operating in Saudi Arabia through our extensive market access work, which aims to reduce or remove regulatory or administrative restrictions that can impede a business exporting or investing overseas.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 25/01/2024 17:39:39 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4793 label Biography information for Scott Benton

1685011

registered interest
date	18/01/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Groceries Code Adjudicator
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of strengthening the enforcement powers of the Groceries Code Adjudicator.
tabling member constituency	Orkney and Shetland
tabling member printed	Mr Alistair Carmichael
uin	901157
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2024 answer text <p>The Government’s most recent review of the Groceries Code Adjudicator, which was published in July, found that the GCA continues to be a highly effective regulator. It did not identify the need for strengthening its enforcement powers.</p><p> </p><p>As Minister for Enterprise, Markets and Small Business, I regularly meet the Adjudicator who agrees that his current powers provide the necessary tools to enforce the Code and change retailer behaviour.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 25/01/2024 16:13:37 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	1442 label Biography information for Mr Alistair Carmichael

1682878

registered interest
date	17/01/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Horizon IT System: Compensation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to her Department's publication entitled Group Litigation Order Compensation Scheme: questions and answers, updated 29 November 2023, what progress her Department has made on issuing an initial offer in 90% of cases brought by sub-postmasters within 40 days of submission of a complete claim.
tabling member constituency	Wigan
tabling member printed	Lisa Nandy
uin	10105
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2024 answer text <p>This information will be published in February on GOV.UK as part of the next monthly Post Office Horizon Compensation data pack.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 22/01/2024 13:04:04 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	4082 label Biography information for Lisa Nandy

1682881

registered interest
date	17/01/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Small Businesses: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what the regional breakdown within Northern Ireland is of the Investment Fund for Northern Ireland loaned to small businesses from the Investment Fund for Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	10032
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2024 answer text <p>The £70million Investment Fund for Northern Ireland launched in November 2023, hence no investment commitments have yet been made. The Investment Fund for Northern Ireland offers a range of commercial finance options with loans from £25,000 to £2 million and equity investment of up to £5 million. The Fund covers the entirety of Northern Ireland, and is intended to ensure an equitable regional spread of investment finance across all of Northern Ireland.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 22/01/2024 17:49:19 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1682953

registered interest
date	17/01/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Veterans: Fireworks
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether she has made an assessment of the implications for her policies of the correspondence sent to her Department by Help for Heroes and Combat Stress on 1 November 2023 on the potential impact of the private use of fireworks on armed forces veterans; and whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing legislation to further restrict the (a) sale and (b) use of fireworks.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	9998
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2024 answer text <p>Following correspondence from Help for Heroes and Combat Stress in November 2023, officials in the Department recently met with representatives from the organisations to discuss the impact of fireworks on armed forces veterans. We agreed to continue engagement on this matter going forward.</p><p>Whilst the Government has no current plans to introduce further legislation on fireworks, we continue to monitor the situation and engage with a wide range of stakeholders to listen to and understand their views.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 24/01/2024 17:17:07 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1682966

registered interest
date	17/01/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Simon Blagden
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether Simon Blagden's status as a Conservative Party donor was taken into account as part of the appointment process for his roles at (a) Building Digital UK, (b) UK Health Security Agency and (c) the Trade Advisory Group for telecoms and technology.
tabling member constituency	Hayes and Harlington
tabling member printed	John McDonnell
uin	9996
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2024 answer text <p>For all appointments, a declaration of interests is recorded and due diligence conducted on appointees. These appointments will have been decided on the individual’s experience against the essential criteria for the role.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands grouped question UIN 9997 question first answered 25/01/2024 15:04:35 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	178 label Biography information for John McDonnell