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1701790

registered interest
date	17/04/2024
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	Labour Market
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) collects and (b) produces labour market information.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	22315
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2024 answer text <p>The Department for Business and Trade is responsible for employment rights.</p><p> </p><p>In order to support this, the department collects and produces labour market information through published impact assessments, and statistics on trade union membership in the UK. This is undertaken to better inform policy decisions. <ins class="ministerial">They can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-business-and-trade/about/statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-business-and-trade/about/statistics</a>.</ins></p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 23/04/2024 08:48:40 question first ministerially corrected 23/04/2024 15:14:15 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake previous answer version 29552 answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1681237

registered interest
date	10/01/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Department for Business and Trade: Feltham and Heston
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what (a) schemes and (b) grants their Department administers that are open for (i) individuals, (ii) organisations and (iii) other groups in Feltham and Heston constituency to apply for as of 10 January 2024.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	8982
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2024 answer text <p>My Department provides extensive support. Key schemes include Help to Grow: Management, the Automotive Transformation Fund and the Energy Intensive Industries Scheme.</p><p>The Government works with the British Business Bank to help SMEs access finance and the Recovery Loan Scheme helps businesses access loans and other kinds of finance. SMEs can also access guidance via the free Business Support Helpline and in England from the network of Growth Hubs.</p><p>These are some of the most relevant schemes. Interested parties may find it helpful to access the developing ‘Find a Grant’ website <a href="https://www.find-government-grants.service.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://www.find-government-grants.service.gov.uk/</a> (more grants are being added all the time).</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 19/01/2024 16:07:19 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1641158

registered interest
date	02/06/2023
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	Business: Environment Protection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent assessment his Department has made of potential greenwashing by businesses in relation to their environmental, social and governance practices.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	187205
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2023 answer text <p>The Government recognises the risk that businesses can make unsubstantiated claims in relation to environmental, social and governance (ESG) matters. In April 2020, the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy published research, which found that “a high proportion of practitioners in the field of socially responsible investment feel that NFR [non-financial reporting] provided by companies is often an exercise in ‘impressions management’ or ‘greenwashing”.</p><p>The Green Finance Strategy (March 2023) set out the Government’s approach to regulating ESG disclosures, including through the UK’s adoption of International Sustainability Disclosure Standards.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 13/06/2023 15:21:08 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1640156

registered interest
date	24/05/2023
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	Consumer Goods: Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when her department plans to publish its Product Safety Review.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	186692
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2023 answer text <p>The Product Safety Review consultation is currently being finalised and will be published shortly.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 07/06/2023 13:15:53 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1640166

registered interest
date	24/05/2023
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	Help to Grow Schemes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what data her Department holds for (a) enrolment and (b) completion figures in relation to the Help to Grow Management scheme, published on 9 May 2023.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	186701
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2023 answer text <p>As at the end of February 2023, Help to Grow: Management has had 5,395 enrolments to the programme and 3,340 participants have completed the course. We will publish updated enrolment and completion data in the autumn.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 06/06/2023 15:06:03 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1640168

registered interest
date	24/05/2023
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	Venture Capital: Ethnic Groups
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 encourage company founders from BAME backgrounds to secure venture capital funding.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	186703
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2023 answer text <p>I meet the Ethnic Minority Business Group regularly to understand the challenges and opportunities faced by ethnic minority entrepreneurs across the UK, including access to finance. Better data collection is key and the British Business Bank has piloted ethnicity data collection from venture capital firms, the findings from which will be published later this year.</p><p> </p><p>To help founders from ethnic minority backgrounds secure venture capital funding, the British Business Bank’s Finance Hub offers impartial information to help businesses get ‘investor ready’ including articles on how businesses can identify and access the finance they need to realise their growth ambitions.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 06/06/2023 09:50:08 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1607975

registered interest
date	27/03/2023
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	Audit: Reform
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 Leader of the House on the indicative timescale for the introduction of the proposed Audit Reform Bill.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	174314
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2023 answer text <p>The Government is committed to legislating to reform audit and corporate governance when Parliamentary time allows. The Secretary of State has frequent discussions with Cabinet colleagues; the Government’s legislative programme will be announced in due course.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 30/03/2023 11:16:16 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1606865

registered interest
date	23/03/2023
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	Disclosure of Information: Reviews
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 contribution in Westminster Hall on 23 March by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when she plans to bring forward the review of the whistleblowing framework.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	172420
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2023 answer text <p>The Government recognises how valuable it is that whistleblowers are prepared to expose wrongdoing, and believes that they should be able to do so without fear of recriminations.</p><p>The Government announced the review of the whistleblowing framework on Monday 27<sup>th</sup> March. The Terms of Reference for the review are available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/review-of-the-whistleblowing-framework" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/review-of-the-whistleblowing-framework</a>.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 29/03/2023 10:46:45 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1605438

registered interest
date	20/03/2023
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	Electronic Cigarettes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions her Department has had with (a) Trading Standards and (b) the Office for Product Safety and Standards on e-cigarette manufacturer Elf Bar overfilling e-cigarette devices.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	169306
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2023 answer text <p>The Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) is part of the Department of Business and Trade. OPSS has discussed Elf Bar e-cigarettes with Trading Standards as part of ongoing discussions regarding the compliance of vape devices with product safety regulations. There is also ongoing work by Trading Standards and the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) to continue to raise awareness of non-compliant devices and, where appropriate, take enforcement action including withdrawing them from the point of sale.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 23/03/2023 14:49:03 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1605444

registered interest
date	20/03/2023
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	Electronic Cigarettes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether (a) her Department and (b) the Office for Product Safety and Standards plan to take steps to assess the safety of vaping; and what she plans to take to ensure the safety of vaping products.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	169307
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2023 answer text <p>All vaping products need to comply with existing product safety regulation. Such products must be both safe and compliant with any restrictions relating to their sale. For example, this includes product safety regulations that apply to the batteries and chargers.</p><p> </p><p>The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is responsible for implementing a number of provisions under Part 6 of the Tobacco and Related Products Regulations 2016, with the enforcement of these provisions predominantly delivered by Trading Standards. The regulations ensure minimum standards for the safety and quality of all e-cigarettes and refill containers.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 23/03/2023 14:51:57 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra