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1700809

	registered interest
	date	15/04/2024
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	France: Foreign Relations
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what plans he has to celebrate the 120th anniversary of the signing of the Entente Cordiale.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	21595
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2024 answer text <p>On 8 April, the UK and France celebrated the 120th anniversary of the Entente Cordiale with joint changing of the guard ceremonies at Buckingham Palace and the Élysée Palace. Throughout this anniversary year, our respective embassies are organising events reflecting the breadth of the UK-France relationship, showcasing our longstanding cooperation on issues including climate change, science, sport, culture, defence, education, and trade. In meetings last week, I reflected on this anniversary and positive state of the relationship with my French counterpart and with the French Ambassador to the United Kingdom.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 23/04/2024 13:16:51 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1700953

	registered interest
	date	15/04/2024
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	Ukraine: Russia
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, whether his Department is taking steps through the Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict initiative to help support Ukrainian officials to investigate alleged acts of sexual violence by Russian forces since 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
	tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
	uin	21674
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2024 answer text <p>The UK is working with Ukrainian authorities to hold those responsible for gender-based violence, including conflict-related sexual violence, in Ukraine to account. The UK has committed up to £6.2 million to enhance Ukraine's domestic capacity for war crimes investigations and to help embed international guidelines and best practice into the work of Ukrainian prosecutors and investigators, including on survivor-centred approaches. This assistance has been largely delivered through projects via the Atrocity Crimes Advisory Group for Ukraine, established with the US and EU, and deployments of UK experts, including the Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative (PSVI) Team of Experts.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 18/04/2024 15:52:17 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle

1701158

	registered interest
	date	15/04/2024
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	Olympic Games: Paris
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, how many members of the Government will be attending the Paris Olympic Games.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
	uin	21836
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2024 answer text <p>We wish Team GB and ParalympicsGB every success at what promise to be very special Olympic and Paralympic Games this summer. Attendance by members of His Majesty's Government at Paris 2024 remains under consideration.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 23/04/2024 13:11:31 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1701170

	registered interest
	date	15/04/2024
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	Tajikistan: Politics and Government
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what discussions he has had with counterparts in Tajikistan on reports of recent disappearances of activists and opposition leaders in that country.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	21706
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2024 answer text <p>We discuss Tajikistan's human rights situation both bilaterally and in international fora, including during the Foreign Secretary's visit this week, and during Minister Docherty's visit to Tajikistan in 2023 and through the British Embassy in Dushanbe.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 23/04/2024 16:07:22 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1699958

	registered interest
	date	12/04/2024
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	Russia: Cereals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether he has made an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the EU's proposals to impose tariffs of up to 50% on Russian grain imports.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North East
	tabling member printed	Fabian Hamilton
	uin	20869
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2024 answer text <p>We are closely following the EU's proposals to impose tariffs on Russian grain and oilseed imports, which are subject to adoption by the European Council.</p><p>The UK imposed 35 per cent additional tariffs on Russian cereals and oilseeds in March 2022, following which imports fell by over 99 per cent and are now negligible.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 22/04/2024 09:32:37 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	415 label Biography information for Fabian Hamilton

1700163

	registered interest
	date	12/04/2024
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	Czechia: Whooping Cough
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what steps he is taking to support the Czech Republic, in the context of the pertussis outbreak in that country.
	tabling member constituency	Slough
	tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
	uin	21210
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2024 answer text <p>We are aware of the pertussis outbreak in the Czech Republic. No request for assistance has been made by the Czech Republic.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 22/04/2024 15:35:09 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1700420

	registered interest
	date	12/04/2024
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	Ukraine: Military Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether he has had discussions with his Czech counterpart on the purchase of artillery shells for Ukraine.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
	tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
	uin	21307
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2024 answer text <p>The Foreign Secretary has discussed with his Czech counterpart how we can assist with their scheme. The UK will spend £245 million throughout the next year to procure and invigorate supply chains to produce urgently needed artillery ammunition for Ukraine.</p><p>We continue to engage in intensive bilateral and multilateral lobbying efforts to ensure Ukraine gets the military support it needs, leveraging the additional support we have announced this year to secure new commitments.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 23/04/2024 16:07:49 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1699001

	registered interest
	date	26/03/2024
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	Terrorism
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the attack on Crocus City Concert Hall in Moscow on terror threat levels in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North East
	tabling member printed	Fabian Hamilton
	uin	20522
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2024 answer text <p>The UK condemns in the strongest terms the deadly terrorist attack at the Crocus City concert hall in Moscow and we express our deepest sympathy to the families of the many victims. We support the US assessment that Da'esh or their so-called Islamic State Khorasan Province branch is responsible. The threat level for the UK from terrorism is set by the Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre. It is kept under regular review.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 18/04/2024 16:02:46 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	415 label Biography information for Fabian Hamilton

1699116

	registered interest
	date	26/03/2024
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	Ukraine: Children
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure the return of Ukrainian children unlawfully deported by the Russian authorities.
	tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
	tabling member printed	Nicola Richards
	uin	20819
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2024 answer text <p>We call upon Russia to cease these deportations immediately and return all Ukrainian children. In June 2022, we sanctioned the Russian Children's Rights Commissioner, Maria Lvova-Belova, and in June 2023, we announced new sanctions against 10 Russian officials and one entity involved. We have provided funding to the International Criminal Court and support to the Office of the Prosecutor General of Ukraine. The UK is also now a member of the 'International Coalition for the Return of Ukrainian Children'. We are determined to hold to account those responsible for forcibly deporting and attempting to indoctrinate Ukrainian children.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 18/04/2024 15:59:13 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4868 label Biography information for Nicola Richards

1698672

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2024
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	Balkans: Politics and Government
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what assessment his Department has made of the implications for the regional security of the Balkans of the (a) meeting between the President of Serbia, the President of Republika Srpska and Patriarch Porifirije and (b) planned joint Easter Assembly between Serbia and Republika Srpska.
	tabling member constituency	Rutland and Melton
	tabling member printed	Alicia Kearns
	uin	20453
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2024 answer text <p>Following the 18 March meeting between Serbian President Vucic, the President of Republika Srpska, Milorad Dodik and the Patriarch of the Serbian Orthodox Church, President Vucic announced an Easter Assembly in Serbia on 5-6 May, with participants from Serbia and ethnic Serb communities across the region. A similar initiative was held in 2017. We are following developments closely. We encourage Serbia, and all involved, to promote good neighbourly relations across the region, and to avoid divisive and inflammatory rhetoric. The Prime Minister's Western Balkans Envoy did so most recently during his 8 April visit to Belgrade.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 18/04/2024 16:29:30 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4805 label Biography information for Alicia Kearns

1698127

	registered interest
	date	22/03/2024
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	Russia: Freezing of Assets
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of EU proposals to send profits generated from frozen Russian assets to Ukraine.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North East
	tabling member printed	Fabian Hamilton
	uin	20005
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2024 answer text <p>We continue to work closely with allies, including the EU Commission, to explore all lawful routes by which immobilised Russian sovereign assets can be used to support Ukraine. G7 Leaders reaffirmed this on 24 February, instructing relevant ministries to continue their work to that end and report back ahead of the G7 Summit in June. We will keep the House updated as this work develops.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 02/04/2024 15:35:25 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	415 label Biography information for Fabian Hamilton

1697840

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2024
	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	Foreign Investment in UK: Renewable Energy
	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 statistics entitled DBT inward investment results 2022 to 2023, published on 27 June 2023, if she will publish a breakdown by technology of the 67 Foreign Direct Investment renewable energy projects.
	tabling member constituency	Wansbeck
	tabling member printed	Ian Lavery
	uin	19876
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2024 answer text <p>The Department for Business and Trade does not publish value and type information in the annual foreign direct investment publication at sector level due to data availability and confidentiality issues.</p><p> </p><p>As there are gaps in the completeness of the value information across projects across sectors, DBT excludes value information to the publication. The impact of these gaps is greater when the data is divided into specific sector areas. However, at an aggregate level it is possible to add value related data.</p><p> </p><p>Additional breakdowns describing the type or nature of an investment increase the opportunity to identify individual companies, to which DBT offer full confidentiality.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani grouped question UIN 19877 19878 question first answered 26/03/2024 06:35:45 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4139 label Biography information for Ian Lavery

1697841

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2024
	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	Foreign Investment in UK: Renewable Energy
	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 statistics entitled DBT inward investment results 2022 to 2023, published on 27 June 2023, if she will list the 67 Foreign Direct Investment renewable energy projects by value.
	tabling member constituency	Wansbeck
	tabling member printed	Ian Lavery
	uin	19877
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2024 answer text <p>The Department for Business and Trade does not publish value and type information in the annual foreign direct investment publication at sector level due to data availability and confidentiality issues.</p><p> </p><p>As there are gaps in the completeness of the value information across projects across sectors, DBT excludes value information to the publication. The impact of these gaps is greater when the data is divided into specific sector areas. However, at an aggregate level it is possible to add value related data.</p><p> </p><p>Additional breakdowns describing the type or nature of an investment increase the opportunity to identify individual companies, to which DBT offer full confidentiality.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani grouped question UIN 19876 19878 question first answered 26/03/2024 06:35:45 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4139 label Biography information for Ian Lavery

1697843

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2024
	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	Foreign Investment in UK: Renewable Energy
	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 Inward investment results 2022 to 2023, published on 27 June 2023, what the value of the 67 foreign direct investments into renewable energy were, by technology type.
	tabling member constituency	Wansbeck
	tabling member printed	Ian Lavery
	uin	19878
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2024 answer text <p>The Department for Business and Trade does not publish value and type information in the annual foreign direct investment publication at sector level due to data availability and confidentiality issues.</p><p> </p><p>As there are gaps in the completeness of the value information across projects across sectors, DBT excludes value information to the publication. The impact of these gaps is greater when the data is divided into specific sector areas. However, at an aggregate level it is possible to add value related data.</p><p> </p><p>Additional breakdowns describing the type or nature of an investment increase the opportunity to identify individual companies, to which DBT offer full confidentiality.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani grouped question UIN 19876 19877 question first answered 26/03/2024 06:35:45 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4139 label Biography information for Ian Lavery

1697903

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2024
	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	Iron and Steel: China
	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 (a) impact of trends in the level of Chinese steel exports in the first two months of 2024 on the UK steel industry and (b) merits of taking additional steps to help protect the industry from potential global oversupply pressures.
	tabling member constituency	Slough
	tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
	uin	19932
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2024 answer text <p>HMRC Trade Information (<a href="https://www.uktradeinfo.com/trade-data/" target="_blank">www.uktradeinfo.com/trade-data/</a>) currently provides data up to and including January 2024. In the first month of 2024, China represented c.6% of all UK steel imports in volume terms.</p><p>We recognise that global economic conditions continue to be challenging for the steel industries across the globe.</p><p>This is why we have put in place a robust trade remedies framework to provide appropriate protection for domestic industries, including steel, against surges of imports and unfair practices. The UK has 10 anti-dumping and anti-subsidy measures on 8 different steel products from China.</p><p> </p><p>This year, the UK is chairing the Global Forum on Steel Excess Capacity, which seeks to find shared international solutions to the issue of over-capacity.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 26/03/2024 16:56:14 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1697904

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2024
	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	Iron and Steel: China
	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 is taking to help support (a) sustainable growth and (b) competitiveness of the steel sector in the context of recent trends in the level of Chinese steel exports.
	tabling member constituency	Slough
	tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
	uin	19933
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2024 answer text <p>Our support to the UK steel sector is clear, we have introduced effective safeguards against non-market economies, helped public projects procure more UK made steel and we are launching the British Industry Supercharger to bring energy costs closer in line with those charged across the world’s major economies.</p><p>This Government has agreed a £500m grant as part of a larger £1.25bn commitment by Tata Steel to transform and secure a sustainable future at their Port Talbot works. We have also offered a generous support package to British Steel.</p><p>More widely, the UK has a highly skilled workforce, a supportive tax and business environment which is more competitive than our EU neighbours, an increasingly decarbonised energy grid for green steel, and plentiful supplies of steel scrap.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 26/03/2024 16:58:37 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1697966

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2024
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	France: International Cooperation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what steps his Department is taking to improve cooperation with VIGINUM.
	tabling member constituency	South Swindon
	tabling member printed	Sir Robert Buckland
	uin	19866
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2024 answer text <p>The UK works closely with international partners to counter Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference (FIMI) by hostile actors, including bilaterally with France and its agencies. We regularly engage with Viginum at official working level and within the G7, including through the G7 Rapid Response Mechanism, which strengthens G7 coordination to identify and respond to foreign threats to democracies. We intend to build on cooperation with G7 members over the course of 2024 on countering FIMI and will therefore be looking to continue engaging France on information threats.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 02/04/2024 15:36:34 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland

1697624

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2024
	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	Energy Intensive Industries: Government Assistance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how much her Department has paid by way of financial assistance under section 8 of the Industrial Development Act n982 in compensation for indirect costs of the (a) UK Emissions Trading System and (b) Carbon Emissions Tax and Carbon Price Support mechanism to (i) INEOS Chemical Grangemouth Ltd and (ii) INEOS ChlorVinyls Ltd in each year since January 2021.
	tabling member constituency	East Lothian
	tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
	uin	19720
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2024 answer text <p>The total compensation these companies have received for indirect costs of the (a) UK Emissions Trading System and (b) Carbon Emissions Tax and Carbon Price Support mechanism is as follows: (i) Jan-2021 to March-2022: £165,174,750, (ii) April-2022 to March-2023: £ 114,934,773, (iii) April-2023 to present: £100,952,928.</p><p>We are unable to provide the spending for individual companies or under section 8 alone as this would lead to commercially sensitive information being released.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani grouped question UIN 19721 question first answered 26/03/2024 22:13:29 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1697626

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2024
	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	Energy Intensive Industries: Government Assistance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how much her Department has paid by way of financial assistance under section 8 of the Industrial Development Act 1982 in compensation for indirect costs associated with the (a) UK Emissions Trading System and (b) Carbon Emissions Tax and Carbon Price Support mechanism to (i) British Steel Ltd, (ii) Celsa Manufacturing UK Ltd, (iii) CF Fertilisers UK Ltd, (iv) DS Smith Paper Ltd, (v) Kimberly Clark Ltd, (vi) Outokumpu Stainless Ltd, (vii) Palm Paper Ltd, (viii) Runcorn MCP Ltd, (ix) SABIC UK Petrochemicals Ltd, (x) Tata Steel UK Ltd and (xi) UPM-Kymmene UK Ltd in each year since January 2021.
	tabling member constituency	East Lothian
	tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
	uin	19721
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2024 answer text <p>The total compensation these companies have received for indirect costs of the (a) UK Emissions Trading System and (b) Carbon Emissions Tax and Carbon Price Support mechanism is as follows: (i) Jan-2021 to March-2022: £165,174,750, (ii) April-2022 to March-2023: £ 114,934,773, (iii) April-2023 to present: £100,952,928.</p><p>We are unable to provide the spending for individual companies or under section 8 alone as this would lead to commercially sensitive information being released.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani grouped question UIN 19720 question first answered 26/03/2024 22:13:29 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1697628

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2024
	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	Industry: Government Assistance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether the Scottish Government has made a formal request for the transfer of the (a) powers and (b) associated budget to provide financial assistance to industry under section 8 of the Industrial Development Act 1982 to the Scottish Parliament.
	tabling member constituency	East Lothian
	tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
	uin	19723
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2024 answer text <p>The power under s.8 so far as it is exercisable in or as regards Scotland, was transferred to Scottish Ministers by section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998, effective from 01/07/99. As such, no formal request for transfer of powers or associated budget is required. The power remains exercisable in Scotland by the UK Secretary of State by virtue of section 56(1)(h) of the 1998 Act; and can also be exercised concurrently by the Secretary of State and Scottish Ministers in relation to financial assistance for shipping services carrying passengers between the Highlands and Islands and Northern Ireland by virtue of S.I. 2002/1630(S. 6).</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 26/03/2024 16:54:46 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1697197

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2024
	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	Motor Vehicles: Exports
	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 had discussions with the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders on the level of vehicle exports to Azerbaijan.
	tabling member constituency	Slough
	tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
	uin	19431
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2024 answer text <p>DBT ministers regularly meet with sector bodies and companies to discuss a variety of issues. This includes meetings with The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders and automotive companies where trade issues are discussed.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 22/03/2024 12:13:42 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1697199

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2024
	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: Sanctions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether her Department has (a) taken steps to help support exporters to comply and (b) issued guidance to exporters on compliance with international sanctions.
	tabling member constituency	Slough
	tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
	uin	19432
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2024 answer text <p>Non-compliance with sanctions is a serious offence. We expect and support UK businesses to take steps to reduce their risk and comply with sanctions.</p><p>We regularly engage with exporters, have published statutory and non-statutory guidance, and issued notices to exporters on due diligence and circumvention risk.</p><p>We recently announced that we are creating the Office of Trade Sanctions Implementation, which will strengthen the implementation and enforcement of our trade sanctions once operational, including through additional business outreach and guidance.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 22/03/2024 11:39:51 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1697220

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2024
	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	Export Controls
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether she plans to undertake a new review of (a) existing and (b) pending export licences.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
	tabling member printed	Layla Moran
	uin	19446
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2024 answer text <p>All export licences are kept under careful and continual review as standard. We are able to amend, suspend or revoke extant licences and refuse new licence applications as circumstances require.</p><p> </p><p>The FCDO advises DBT on the situation in country and the risks this poses with respect to the UK’s export control responsibilities. The MOD advises DBT on the risks of diversion of exported goods and national security risks arising from hostile state activity.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 22/03/2024 09:51:41 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

1696763

	registered interest
	date	18/03/2024
	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 Business and Trade: Legal Costs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what the total cost to the public purse was of legal (a) support and (b) representation to Ministers in (i) her Department and (ii) the predecessor Department in relation to their official conduct in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton South East
	tabling member printed	Pat McFadden
	uin	19021
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2024 answer text <p>Such information is not centrally recorded or collated in the form requested. More generally, I would refer the hon. Member to the long-standing policies on legal expenditure, as set out recently by Cabinet Office Ministers on 12 March 20<ins class="ministerial">2</ins><del class="ministerial">0</del>4, Official Report, PQ 17709 and 12 March 2024, Official Report, House of Lords, Cols. 1901-1904.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 21/03/2024 16:35:13 question first ministerially corrected 25/03/2024 10:08:25 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani previous answer version 25256 answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	1587 label Biography information for Pat McFadden

1696867

	registered interest
	date	18/03/2024
	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	Export Controls
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what the average processing time was for export licenses in the last six months; how many civil servants were assigned to process export licenses in that period; and whether her Department plans to take steps to (a) increase the number of civil servants assigned to process export licenses and (b) improve the efficiency of the export licensing process.
	tabling member constituency	Slough
	tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
	uin	19152
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2024 answer text <p>The Export Control Joint Unit strives to meet its licensing targets by concluding 70 per cent of standard individual export licence applications within 20 working days and 99 per cent within 60 working days. We publish comprehensive Official Statistics every quarter about the decisions we make on licence applications including processing times. This data is available at: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/strategic-export-controls-licensing-data.</p><p>As of 12 March 2024, the processing of export licence applications was being delivered by 48.61 full-time equivalent (FTE) officials within the Department for Business and Trade. They are supported by teams from the Ministry of Defence and Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office who provide advice to DBT on export licence applications.</p><p>As export licensing is a demand-led operation, ECJU regularly assesses how to organise its resources to enable it to provide the most efficient and effective service and to adapt to changing demands.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 21/03/2024 17:13:26 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1696425

	registered interest
	date	15/03/2024
	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	Arms Trade: Export Controls
	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 is taking to ensure the Export Control Joint Unit reviews urgent trade sanctions licence applications in a timely manner.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	18843
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2024 answer text <p>In making decisions on whether to grant a licence to permit something otherwise prohibited by sanctions legislation &amp; regulations, the Export Control Joint Unit (ECJU), comprised of subject matter experts and officials in the Department for Business and Trade, the Foreign, Commonwealth &amp; Development Office and the Ministry of Defence, acts on behalf of the Secretary of State. ECJU is obligated to consider applications on a case-by-case basis, determining whether granting a licence would be consistent with the stated purposes of the sanctions regime, licensing grounds, and United Nations or international law obligations.</p><p> </p><p>When assessing applications ECJU also consults and considers views from a range of other government departments.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 20/03/2024 15:36:17 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1696150

	registered interest
	date	14/03/2024
	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 Business and Trade: Supply Estimates
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 11 March 2024 to Question 16678 on Department for Business and Trade: Supply Estimates, for what reason she has not provided the explanatory memorandum on her Department's supplementary estimates to the Business and Trade Committee; and when she plans to do so.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hodge Hill
	tabling member printed	Liam Byrne
	uin	18675
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2024 answer text <p>The Department for Business and Trade’s Supplementary Estimates Explanatory Memorandum was sent to the chair of the Business and Trade Committee on Friday 15<sup>th</sup> March 2024.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 20/03/2024 15:37:55 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	1171 label Biography information for Liam Byrne

1696313

	registered interest
	date	14/03/2024
	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	Private Sector: Ukraine
	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 had discussions with her counterpart in Ukraine on the role of Ukraine's private sector in the country's economic resilience (a) during and (b) after the war.
	tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
	tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
	uin	18690
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2024 answer text <p>I met with Yuliia Svyrydenko, First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy of Ukraine, at the end of February.</p><p>We discussed the role of Ukraine’s private sector in the country’s resilience and reconstruction, the importance of transparent and clear procurement and the alignment between Ukraine’s reform agenda and enhancing its business environment both during and after the war. My department works closely with colleagues in the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office and Government of Ukraine counterparts to address these important topics.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 19/03/2024 09:19:30 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1695795

	registered interest
	date	13/03/2024
	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 Business and Trade: Fraud and Maladministration
	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 the report entitled Cross-Government Fraud Landscape: Annual Report 2022, published on 21 March 2023, what the basis is of the increase in detected error in the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy from £13.4m in 2019/20 to £160.7m in 2020/21.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester South
	tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
	uin	18451
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2024 answer text <p>The Cross-Government Fraud Landscape: Annual Report 2022, published on 21 March 2023 does not mention Department for Business and Trade.</p><p>The Fraud Landscape Report figures were reported to the Public Sector Fraud Authority (formerly the Counter Fraud Centre of Expertise) as part of established reporting cycles.</p><p>The government defines error as losses arising from unintentional events, processing errors and official government errors - such losses are judged as without fraudulent intent.</p><p>Since 2014, Fraud Landscape Reports show an increase in both detected fraud and error across government. This is in line with the government's explicit objective to find more fraud in the system. By detecting more, we can understand fraud better - and deal with it better.</p><p>The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy detected error was £13.4m in 2019/20 as published in the <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fmedia%2F602a86148fa8f50381945ce2%2F2609-Executive-Summary-Fraud-Landscape-Bulletin-V7.pdf&amp;data=05%7C02%7CFazila.Molvi%40ics.gov.uk%7C17abc40b5b19433c45e308dc44e2a051%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C638460987653335954%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=4OCYQ8NFLoY0B96AbbAW0N1JaFsXr3w8AgH%2BM6z4yUE%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Fraud Landscape Bulletin</a> and increased to £160.7m in 2020/21 as published in the <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fmedia%2F641c158b32a8e0000cfa9251%2F2974_Fraud_Landscape_Annual_Report_2022_.pdf&amp;data=05%7C02%7CFazila.Molvi%40ics.gov.uk%7C17abc40b5b19433c45e308dc44e2a051%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C638460987653349357%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=nQHME1nRSbYNgmXFdnUSHS13099xunl03%2BvJPoT5o%2FQ%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Fraud Landscape Report.</a></p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 18/03/2024 13:46:39 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

1695476

	registered interest
	date	12/03/2024
	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	Export Controls: Standards
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what the (a) target and (b) average time taken to process export licence applications is as of 12 March 2024.
	tabling member constituency	Slough
	tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
	uin	18236
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2024 answer text <p>The Export Control Joint Unit is extremely mindful of the commercial pressures that businesses face - and of the need to process licence applications with minimum delay - which is why it strives to meet its licensing targets (to conclude 70 per cent of standard individual export licence applications within 20 working days and 99 per cent within 60 working days).</p><p>We publish comprehensive Official Statistics every quarter about the decisions we make on licence applications, which includes our median processing times. This covers data from every year since January 2008 and including our most recent publication covering the quarter up to June 2023. This data is available at:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/guidance/strategic-export-controls-licensing-data.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 19/03/2024 13:18:45 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1695477

	registered interest
	date	12/03/2024
	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	Export Controls: Standards
	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 is taking to ensure export licence applications are processed in a timely manner.
	tabling member constituency	Slough
	tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
	uin	18237
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2024 answer text <p>The Export Control Joint Unit (ECJU) is extremely mindful of the commercial pressures that businesses face - and of the need to process licence applications with minimum delay and within our public target timeframes. However, some destinations remain more challenging and will take longer to complete as we continue to maintain our robust export controls regime.</p><p>ECJU has an ongoing programme of Continuous Improvement and we routinely identify and implement opportunities to make targeted improvements to the way we operate and manage the export licensing service to help us adapt to the changing demands on the system.</p><p>ECJU is also in the process of rolling out its new digital export licensing system, LITE, which will provide a modern digital service that streamlines the export licence application process and supports decision-making through effective use of data. The key aim of LITE is to deliver an efficient, rigorous, and customer-friendly export licensing and compliance service.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani grouped question UIN 18239 18241 question first answered 19/03/2024 13:05:39 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1695478

	registered interest
	date	12/03/2024
	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	Export Controls
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many full time equivalent staff are employed solely to process export licence applications as of 12 March 2024; and whether she has plans to review the adequacy of that staffing level.
	tabling member constituency	Slough
	tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
	uin	18238
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2024 answer text <p>As of 12 March 2024, the processing of export licence applications is delivered by 48.61 full-time equivalent (FTE) officials within the Department for Business and Trade (DBT). This comprised 26.5 FTE in the Licensing Unit, 19.61 FTE in the Technical Assessment Unit and 2.5 FTE in the Enforcement Team.</p><p>They are supported by teams from the Ministry of Defence and Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office who are also part of the Export Control Joint Unit and who provide advice to DBT on export licence applications.</p><p>As export licensing is a demand-led service, ECJU regularly assesses how to organise its resources to enable it to provide the most efficient and effective service and to adapt to changing demands.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 19/03/2024 14:08:48 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1695480

	registered interest
	date	12/03/2024
	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	Export Controls: Standards
	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 (a) streamline the export licence application process, (b) increase efficiency and (c) reduce wait times.
	tabling member constituency	Slough
	tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
	uin	18239
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2024 answer text <p>The Export Control Joint Unit (ECJU) is extremely mindful of the commercial pressures that businesses face - and of the need to process licence applications with minimum delay and within our public target timeframes. However, some destinations remain more challenging and will take longer to complete as we continue to maintain our robust export controls regime.</p><p>ECJU has an ongoing programme of Continuous Improvement and we routinely identify and implement opportunities to make targeted improvements to the way we operate and manage the export licensing service to help us adapt to the changing demands on the system.</p><p>ECJU is also in the process of rolling out its new digital export licensing system, LITE, which will provide a modern digital service that streamlines the export licence application process and supports decision-making through effective use of data. The key aim of LITE is to deliver an efficient, rigorous, and customer-friendly export licensing and compliance service.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani grouped question UIN 18237 18241 question first answered 19/03/2024 13:05:39 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1695481

	registered interest
	date	12/03/2024
	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 Business and Trade: Training
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what (a) training and (b) support her Department provides to civil servants processing export licence applications.
	tabling member constituency	Slough
	tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
	uin	18240
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2024 answer text <p>All staff within the Export Control Joint Unit (ECJU) undergo a programme of training and development to equip them with the knowledge and skills required to thoroughly and efficiently process export licence applications.</p><p>New recruits are given the opportunity of a mentor and to work alongside more experienced colleagues for between 12 and 18 months, depending on the nature of their role and the team they work in, to enable them to develop a detailed understanding of the process and their responsibilities.</p><p>They are also able to attend the courses ECJU runs for exporters to develop their broader understanding of export controls and the licensing process. To support them in performing their day to day roles ECJU is developing a comprehensive suite of desk-based instructions to underpin its standard operating procedures.</p><p>Learning and Development is a key priority for this Department and an extensive suite of training opportunities is readily available to all civil servants, including officials in ECJU.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 19/03/2024 13:25:06 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1695482

	registered interest
	date	12/03/2024
	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	Export Controls: Standards
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what processes her Department has in place to (a) meet sudden increased demand and (b) delays in processing applications for export licences.
	tabling member constituency	Slough
	tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
	uin	18241
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2024 answer text <p>The Export Control Joint Unit (ECJU) is extremely mindful of the commercial pressures that businesses face - and of the need to process licence applications with minimum delay and within our public target timeframes. However, some destinations remain more challenging and will take longer to complete as we continue to maintain our robust export controls regime.</p><p>ECJU has an ongoing programme of Continuous Improvement and we routinely identify and implement opportunities to make targeted improvements to the way we operate and manage the export licensing service to help us adapt to the changing demands on the system.</p><p>ECJU is also in the process of rolling out its new digital export licensing system, LITE, which will provide a modern digital service that streamlines the export licence application process and supports decision-making through effective use of data. The key aim of LITE is to deliver an efficient, rigorous, and customer-friendly export licensing and compliance service.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani grouped question UIN 18237 18239 question first answered 19/03/2024 13:05:39 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1695483

	registered interest
	date	12/03/2024
	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	Export Controls: Standards
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of average export licence processing times on businesses that require quick approvals of those licences.
	tabling member constituency	Slough
	tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
	uin	18242
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2024 answer text <p>The Export Control Joint Unit is extremely mindful of the commercial pressures that businesses face and of the need to process licence applications with minimum delay.</p><p>One of the reasons we are transparent about our processing targets and performance is to enable exporters to be well informed about the process and to plan for the need to apply for an export licence in advance. However, some destinations remain more challenging and will take longer than our target times to complete as we continue to maintain our robust export controls regime.</p><p>The Government's policy on export control is certainly not to frustrate or hamper the ability of companies to trade, but to make the world a safer place for us all by operating a clear, proportionate, and robust system of export controls in the UK.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 19/03/2024 13:17:05 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1694902

	registered interest
	date	11/03/2024
	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	Office for Investment: Infosys
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many times the Office for Investment met with (a) Infosys and (b) Infosys representatives in 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton South East
	tabling member printed	Pat McFadden
	uin	17827
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2024 answer text <p>An official from the Office for Investment attended a meeting between Infosys and the Minister for Investment on 27 April 2023, in Bengaluru, India.</p><p>The Office for Investment did not attend any meetings prior to this or afterwards with Infosys or their representatives in 2023.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 19/03/2024 15:25:07 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	1587 label Biography information for Pat McFadden

1694958

	registered interest
	date	11/03/2024
	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 Business and Trade: Overseas Companies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, which overseas companies registered in the UK per industry have received funding from her Department in each year since 2015.
	tabling member constituency	East Lothian
	tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
	uin	17928
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2024 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally. To provide an accurate breakdown of funding would incur a disproportionate cost. In its capacity as the UK’s export credit agency, any support provided by UK Export Finance (UKEF) to exporters takes the form of loans, guarantees or insurance provided at commercial rates. UKEF does not provide direct funding to, or make equity investments in, the businesses that it supports.’ A summary of the support provided by UKEF for each financial year is provided in the annual report and accounts, which are available online at: <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fcollections%2Fuk-export-finance-annual-reports-and-accounts&amp;data=05|02|parly.pqs%40businessandtrade.gov.uk|214946b222d14a7ca21c08dc43887ef7|8fa217ec33aa46fbad96dfe68006bb86|0|0|638459500718785990|Unknown|TWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D|0|||&amp;sdata=%2Bq7CHEfsfwLEzVwp5KN5CE6AXxF2IljP1JY3Du3G5HQ%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">UK Export Finance annual reports and accounts - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 14/03/2024 17:23:36 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1694960

	registered interest
	date	11/03/2024
	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 Business and Trade: Energy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how much her Department invested in UK-based energy businesses in each year since 2015.
	tabling member constituency	East Lothian
	tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
	uin	17930
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2024 answer text <p>The Department for Business and Trade does not directly invest in businesses of any kind but does support companies or projects seeking financial investment from third parties. In its capacity as the UK’s export credit agency, any support provided by UK Export Finance (UKEF) to exporters takes the form of loans, guarantees or insurance provided at commercial rates. UKEF does not provide direct funding to, or make equity investments in, the businesses that it supports. A summary of the support provided by UKEF for each financial year is provided in the annual report and accounts, which are available online at: <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fcollections%2Fuk-export-finance-annual-reports-and-accounts&amp;data=05|02|danny.dunne%40businessandtrade.gov.uk|f7d5b1f71e374fbab1b708dc428d9b35|8fa217ec33aa46fbad96dfe68006bb86|0|0|638458423158342285|Unknown|TWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D|0|||&amp;sdata=e85Q4k%2Frx62C8OP6LcnX6mm34Ia6eTyVbWzNElw0gck%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">UK Export Finance annual reports and accounts - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 14/03/2024 17:58:17 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1695060

	registered interest
	date	11/03/2024
	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 Business and Trade: Domestic Visits
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, to which domestic destinations Ministers in her Department and its predecessor Departments have attended overnight visits in each of the last three financial years.
	tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton South East
	tabling member printed	Pat McFadden
	uin	17873
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2024 answer text <p><strong>The regions visited with an overnight stay over the last 3 financial years are as follows:</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Regions visited</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2021 – 2022</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Scotland – 12</strong> <strong>Northern Powerhouse – 4</strong> <strong>Wales – 1</strong> <strong>South West – 2</strong> <strong>Jersey – 1</strong> <strong>Northern Ireland – 2</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2022 – 2023</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Scotland – 3</strong> <strong>Northern Ireland – 4</strong> <strong>South West – 2</strong> <strong>Northern Powerhouse – 2</strong> <strong>Wales – 1 </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2023 – 2024</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Northern Powerhouse – 3</strong> <strong>Northern Ireland – 7</strong> <strong>Midlands – 1</strong> <strong>Scotland – 1</strong> <strong>Channel Islands – 2</strong> <strong>South West – 1</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 14/03/2024 15:50:36 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	1587 label Biography information for Pat McFadden

1694471

	registered interest
	date	07/03/2024
	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 Business and Trade: Domestic Visits
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many domestic overnight visits were undertaken by Ministers in (a) her Department and (b) its predecessor Department in each of the last three financial years; and what the cost of those visits was.
	tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton South East
	tabling member printed	Pat McFadden
	uin	17514
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2024 answer text <p>The number of overnight ministerial domestic visits undertaken over the last 3 financial years are as follows. The total costs provided are limited in scope, to only the Minister themselves, and to those booked through the Department's, and its predecessor's (the Department for International Trade), contracted travel provider, which covers costs of rail, air and hotel; where these costs were available.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total number of overnight visits</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total Cost</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2021 - 2022</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>22</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£6,470.97</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2022 - 2023</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£4,493.86</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2023 - 2024</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£4,514.84</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 15/03/2024 13:46:50 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	1587 label Biography information for Pat McFadden

1694495

	registered interest
	date	07/03/2024
	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	Domestic Visits: Bournemouth
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether (a) she and (b) other Ministers in her Department plan to visit Bournemouth in the next six months.
	tabling member constituency	Bournemouth East
	tabling member printed	Mr Tobias Ellwood
	uin	17525
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2024 answer text <p>The ministerial team within the Department for Business and Trade do not have any visits currently scheduled to visit Bournemouth in the next 6 months. We are still planning a forward look for this period of time, however, so this is subject to change.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 14/03/2024 17:52:57 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood

1694627

	registered interest
	date	07/03/2024
	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	Batteries: Manufacturing Industries
	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 is taking to promote the development of a domestic battery industry.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	17585
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2024 answer text <p>We continue to work with industry via the Automotive Transformation Fund to support the creation of an internationally competitive electric vehicle supply chain in the UK, including gigafactories. With Government support, completion of AESC’s second Sunderland gigafactory and Tata-Agratas' £4bn gigafactory announcement will increase the UK’s committed battery capacity to over half of estimated 2030 demand.</p><p>We are also investing record sums in battery R&amp;D through the Faraday Battery Challenge, to establish the UK as a battery science superpower, with £610m committed since 2017.</p><p>In November 2023, the Advanced Manufacturing Plan announced over £2bn of capital and R&amp;D funding over five years to 2030, unlocking investment in zero emission vehicles, batteries and the wider supply chain. Alongside the AMP, we published a UK Battery Strategy, which outlined the Government’s vision for the UK to achieve a globally competitive battery supply chain by 2030 that supports economic prosperity and the net zero transition.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 18/03/2024 07:20:58 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1694676

	registered interest
	date	07/03/2024
	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	Export Controls: Sanctions
	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 is taking to ensure the Export Control Joint Unit reviews urgent trade sanctions license applications in a timely manner.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
	tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
	uin	17705
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2024 answer text <p>In making decisions on whether to grant a licence to permit something otherwise prohibited by sanctions legislation &amp; regulations, the Export Control Joint Unit (ECJU), comprised of subject matter experts and officials in the Department for Business and Trade, the Foreign, Commonwealth &amp; Development Office and the Ministry of Defence, acts on behalf of the Secretary of State. ECJU is obligated to consider applications on a case-by-case basis, determining whether granting a licence would be consistent with the stated purposes of the sanctions regime, licensing grounds, and United Nations or international law obligations. When assessing applications ECJU also consults and considers views from a range of other government departments.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 14/03/2024 16:03:54 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1694170

	registered interest
	date	06/03/2024
	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	Manufacturing Industries: Productivity
	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 (a) support the manufacturing sector and (b) help increase national productivity.
	tabling member constituency	Slough
	tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
	uin	17418
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2024 answer text <p>The government has a strong track record of backing the sector and in November published our Advanced Manufacturing Plan (AMP) which aims to make the UK the best place in the world to start, scale up and invest in manufacturing.</p><p>Our plan, which builds on our extensive existing support, is underpinned by a £4.5bn commitment for strategic manufacturing sectors to 2030, a further £16 million to expand SME digital adoption through Made Smarter, provides tax relief and includes measures aimed at improving our business environment including grid connection, supply chain resilience and the UKs first Battery Strategy.</p><p>Made Smarter equips businesses with funding and tailored advise from specialists on the successful adoption of applications such as machine learning, data/systems integration and robotics to help drive efficiency, increase automation and raise productivity.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 11/03/2024 16:49:25 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1694189

	registered interest
	date	06/03/2024
	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	Freeports: Foreign Investment in UK
	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 Freedom of Information response of 29 January 2024 to the Rt Hon Member for Islington South and Finsbury of 29 January (reference number FOI2023/08394), how many freeports were recorded as having a number of jobs created as a result of verified foreign direct investment of (a) zero, (b) 1 to 50, (c) 51 to 150, (d) 151 to 250, (e) 251 to 400, (f) 401 to 710 and (g) more than 710 between 1 December 2021 and 29 February 2024.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	17337
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2024 answer text <p>There is an expectation that FDI performance of UK Freeports will be assessed in the upcoming annual report on the programme that DLUHC will be releasing in Summer. The data used in the FOI remain the most recent in the public domain.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani grouped question UIN 17338 question first answered 15/03/2024 14:58:32 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1694190

	registered interest
	date	06/03/2024
	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	Freeports: Foreign Investment in UK
	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 Freedom of Information response of 29 January to the Rt Hon Member for Islington South and Finsbury of 29 January 2024 (reference number FOI2023/08394), how many freeports were recorded as having an amount of capital expenditure resulting from verified foreign direct investment of (a) £0, (b) £1 to £500,000, (c) £500,001 to £10,000,000, (d) £10,000,001 to £100,000,000, (e) £100,000,001 to £400,000,000, (f) £400,000,001 to £640,000,000 and (g) more than £640,000,000 between 1 December 2021 and 29 February 2024.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	17338
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2024 answer text <p>There is an expectation that FDI performance of UK Freeports will be assessed in the upcoming annual report on the programme that DLUHC will be releasing in Summer. The data used in the FOI remain the most recent in the public domain.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani grouped question UIN 17337 question first answered 15/03/2024 14:58:32 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1694229

	registered interest
	date	06/03/2024
	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	Chambers of Commerce: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how much funding her Department and its predecessor Department allocated to the (a) Turkish-British Chamber of Commerce, (b) British-Swiss Chamber of Commerce, (c) British Chamber of Commerce in Brazil, (d) UK-India Business Council, (e) Nigerian-British Chamber of Commerce and (f) British Chamber of Business in Southern Africa in each of the last 10 years.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	17249
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2024 answer text <p>The Department for Business and Trade and the former Department for International Trade have not provided any funding to the Chambers of Commerce requested except for the UK-India Business Council. The funding provided to it is as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Spend</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013 (October-March inclusive)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£441,344.54</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£3,428,243.20</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£2,269,682.03</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£1,955,098.94</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£1,499,191.33</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2018</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£1,311,455.20</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2019</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£1,059,669.00</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2020</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£828,695.00</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2021</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£1,115,025.00</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2022</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£270,835.00</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 14/03/2024 11:58:20 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1693800

	registered interest
	date	05/03/2024
	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 Business and Trade: Fraud and Maladministration
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate she has made of the amount of money lost to fraud and error by her Department in each of the last three financial years.
	tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton South East
	tabling member printed	Pat McFadden
	uin	17104
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2024 answer text <p>The Government is proud of its record in proactively seeking to find and prevent more fraud in the system. We have established the dedicated Public Sector Fraud Authority (PSFA). In its first year it delivered £311 million in audited counter fraud benefits.</p><p>The PSFA produces a Fraud Landscape Report. This provides data on fraud and error detection, loss and recoveries in central government, outside of the tax and welfare system. The 2020/21 Report was published in March 2023.</p><p>Due to the recent Machinery of Government changes, the Department for Business and Trade have not yet published any fraud and error estimates.</p><p>The latest published figures available for the Department for International Trade are available in the 2022 Cross-Government Fraud Landscape Annual Report.</p><p>The latest Government figures made available in the BEIS Annual Report and Accounts (2022/2023), for all BEIS activities, indicated that estimated expected losses due to fraud and error within the Bounce Back Loan Scheme will be £1.74bn. There are not material levels of fraud and error within the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme or the Coronavirus Large Business Interruption Loan Scheme.</p><p>Other losses include £4 million in relation to 2 suspected fraudulent payments within the Future Fund Scheme.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 11/03/2024 17:44:52 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	1587 label Biography information for Pat McFadden

1693807

	registered interest
	date	05/03/2024
	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	Stonewall: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether her Department has provided (a) grants and (b) funding to Stonewall in the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
	tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
	uin	17038
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2024 answer text <p>The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) was established in February 2023 and has not provided any grants or funding to Stonewall since it was formed. For the period prior to the formation of DBT, the question is assumed to refer to the former Department for International Trade. The Department for International Trade made a payment to Stonewall of £2,500 + VAT in financial years 2019/2020 and 2020/2021. These payments were for membership fees as part of Stonewall's Diversity Champions programme. The Department withdrew from the programme in 2021.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 13/03/2024 17:44:56 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes