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1692542

	registered interest
	date	28/02/2024
	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	Carbon Emissions
	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 recent discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the potential merits of implementing a carbon border adjustment mechanism.
	tabling member constituency	Southampton, Test
	tabling member printed	Dr Alan Whitehead
	uin	16066
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2024 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Business and Trade and Chancellor of the Exchequer engage regularly on matters related to business and trade objectives, including supporting businesses to invest, grow and export.</p><p>In December 2023 the Government set out its intention to implement a UK carbon border adjustment mechanism by 2027, explaining that further details on its design and delivery will be subject to consultation this year.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 04/03/2024 16:53:44 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	62 label Biography information for Dr Alan Whitehead

1692091

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2024
	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: Apprentices
	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 (a) paid in apprenticeship levy fees and (b) spent from its apprenticeship levy funds between September 2021 and August 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
	tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
	uin	15903
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2024 answer text <p>Following a machinery of government in February 2023, the Department for Business, Energy &amp; Industrial Strategy and the Department for International trade were replaced by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, and the Department for Business and Trade.</p><p>As the Department for Business and Trade did not exist between September 2021 and January 2023, we are unable to provide data on payment towards the apprenticeship levy and spend of levy funds for this period.</p><p>Since the creation of the Department for Business and Trade the apprenticeship levy account has remained shared between the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, and the Department for Business and Trade. Therefore, the Department for Business and Trade is unable to accurately provide the amount paid in apprenticeship levy fees between February 2023 and August 2023 and is unable to accurately provide the amount spent from the levy over the same period.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 06/03/2024 13:04:07 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1692134

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2024
	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: Russia
	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 (a) has and (b) plans to issue guidance to business on the potential risks of exporting goods that may indirectly support military activities in Russia.
	tabling member constituency	Slough
	tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
	uin	15981
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2024 answer text <p>The department is supporting businesses to export successfully, while understanding and tackling the risks of goods being circumvented to Russia. We have published guidance with HMRC for exporters on circumvention with recommendations for due diligence and internal controls. Along with international partners, we also publish and maintain the “Common High Priority Items List” to help businesses understand which goods are critical to Russia’s military.</p><p> </p><p>Finally, we have announced the creation of the Office of Trade Sanctions Implementation in the Department for Business and Trade, which will boost the enforcement and implementation of UK trade sanctions once it is up and running later this year. The new unit’s priorities will include enhanced industry engagement and improved sanctions guidance for industry.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 05/03/2024 17:24:05 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1692138

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2024
	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	Chemicals: Russia
	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 is taking steps to help ensure that exports from the chemical and biological materials sector do no inadvertently support Russia's (a) military and (b) biochemical capabilities.
	tabling member constituency	Slough
	tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
	uin	15984
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2024 answer text <p>We have sanctioned the export of all chemicals and biochemicals of concern to Russia.</p><p>This is in addition to our existing export controls, which already restrict the export of certain chemicals, pathogens and toxins.</p><p>Sanctions and export controls are impacting Russia’s economy and depriving its military of key components, but we are not complacent.</p><p>My department has recently announced the creation of the Office of Trade Sanctions Implementation (OTSI) to strengthen enforcement and support industry compliance.</p><p>We are also working closely with Ukraine and international partners to coordinate efforts to thwart Russia’s efforts to circumvent sanctions to gain access to technology to support its invasion.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 06/03/2024 14:32:43 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1692140

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2024
	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	Dual Use Goods and Technologies: Russia
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether she is taking steps to help educate (a) businesses and (b) academics about the (i) risks and (ii) responsibilities associated with exporting dual-use (A) research, (B) technology and (C) educational materials that could be used (1) by Russia and (2) in military contexts.
	tabling member constituency	Slough
	tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
	uin	15985
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2024 answer text <p>The Government has a robust process in place to ensure that sanctions measures are effective. There are legal obligations on all businesses in the UK and all UK citizens to comply with the sanctions regime. HMG will not hesitate to act if it finds evidence that any firms are not complying.</p><p>Officials in the Export Control Joint Unit, in collaboration with the Research Collaboration Advice Team in DSIT - which advises research institutions on national security risks linked to international collaboration - regularly engage with relevant stakeholders.</p><p>We expect UK businesses and academic institutions to undertake due diligence to ensure that the end destination of their products is not Russia.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 06/03/2024 13:11:38 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1691763

	registered interest
	date	26/02/2024
	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, what estimate she has made of how much oil derived from Russian crude has entered the UK market through third countries in the last two years; and what steps she is taking to prevent its entry.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
	tabling member printed	Nadia Whittome
	uin	15764
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/02/2024 answer text <p>The UK, alongside our international allies, has imposed sanctions on Russia to limit its ability to wage war.</p><p>In line with WTO rules of origin and the approach of the European Union, Russian crude which has been substantially processed into refined oil in a third country is no longer considered to be of Russian origin, and therefore, the UK sanctions on Russian oil do not apply.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 29/02/2024 17:25:49 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4869 label Biography information for Nadia Whittome

1690781

	registered interest
	date	21/02/2024
	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: Health and Safety
	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 comply with principle (d) of schedule 1 of the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
	tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
	uin	15103
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2024 answer text <p>The Department for Business and Trade ensures compliance with this principle through the delivery of the following;</p><p>Provision of workplaces and equipment that comply with applicable legislation and standards. Arrangements that ensure any colleagues that may require workplace, equipment, or procedural adaptations are assessed and acted on, where reasonably practicable</p><p>HR line manager arrangements that ensure stimulating and engaging objectives are set, and flexible work arrangements that offer colleagues flexibility in how they work and deliver their tasks.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 26/02/2024 17:17:33 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1690901

	registered interest
	date	21/02/2024
	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: Canada
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps the Government has taken to help increase levels of exports to Canada in the last two years.
	tabling member constituency	Slough
	tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
	uin	15144
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2024 answer text <p>I refer the Honourable Member to the response provided to Question 12701 on 8 February.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 27/02/2024 09:46:56 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1689305

	registered interest
	date	16/02/2024
	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	Shipping: Red Sea
	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 a recent assessment of the impact of the disruption to shipping in the Red Sea on international trade.
	tabling member constituency	Penrith and The Border
	tabling member printed	Dr Neil Hudson
	uin	14226
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2024 answer text <p>My department is closely monitoring the situation and is working with key stakeholders, businesses and across government to identify and mitigate supply chain issues. We have held regular roundtables with industry exporting and importing into the UK, shipping companies, port operators and maritime representatives to hear their concerns and inform government. The Critical Import and Supply Chains Strategy is helping businesses work in partnership with the Government to build secure and reliable supply chains vital to the UK economy, national security, and the delivery of essential services.</p><p>We continue to monitor the Houthi attacks and activity in the Red Sea and are committed as a government to ensuring the Red Sea is safe for seafarers and traders to use, as shown through our commitment to Operation Prosperity Guardian.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 21/02/2024 17:19:19 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4853 label Biography information for Dr Neil Hudson

1688593

	registered interest
	date	08/02/2024
	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	Tractors: Electric Vehicles
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether she will make an assessment of the potential impact of tariffs on battery electric truck tractors on net zero targets.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	13677
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2024 answer text <p>The UK's trade policy is intended to support the achievement of government objectives and is kept under review. The Office for Zero Emission Vehicles works across government to support the transition to zero emission vehicles. Zero Emission vehicles will help the UK decarbonise and Government remains committed to the Net Zero 2050 target.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 19/02/2024 14:23:37 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas