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1653352

registered interest
date	17/07/2023
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	Industry
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he has made an assessment of the potential merits of producing a new industrial strategy.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	194367
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2023 answer text <p>The Government is focused on action and has a clear plan to grow the economy and support high growth industries. The Chancellor has identified five key sectors: Digital Technologies, Green Industries, Life Sciences, Advanced Manufacturing and Creative Industries. Delivering growth in these sectors is a priority, and government has announced a £500 million per year package for 20,000 research and development intensive businesses and a £650 million war chest to fire up the UK’s sciences sector.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 21/07/2023 09:57:46 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1653353

registered interest
date	17/07/2023
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	Government Departments: Iron and Steel
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 implement the regulatory changes outlined in PPN 04/23 - Procuring Steel in Government Contracts, published 11 April 2023.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	194368
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/07/2023 answer text <p>PPN 04/23 sets out the latest project appraisal, commercial and procurement policies which in-scope organisations are expected to reflect. The revised steel data origin requirements are now in force and should be followed. Cabinet Office have disseminated and promoted the Procurement Policy Note with in-scope organisations.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 28/07/2023 13:22:54 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1653357

registered interest
date	17/07/2023
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	Foreign Investment in UK and Overseas Trade
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 13 July 2023 to Question 193054 on Foreign Investment in UK and Overseas Trade, if she will provide a breakdown of the 8,000 jobs created by (a) region and (b) nation.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	194335
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2023 answer text <p>From 2022 to 2023, the number of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Projects and jobs created by those projects broken down by nation are as follows:</p><ul><li>Scotland – 130 FDI projects, 3,429 jobs created.</li><li>Wales – 47 FDI projects, 3,062 jobs created.</li><li>Northern Ireland – 33 FDI projects, 1,416 jobs created.</li></ul> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 20/07/2023 15:54:38 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1653466

registered interest
date	17/07/2023
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	Tickets: Sales
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 22 March 2023 to Question 166159 on Tickets: Sales, when she plans to publish a response to the report by the Competition and Markets Authority entitled Secondary ticketing websites published in August 2021.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	194443
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2023 answer text <p>The government published its response to the Competition and Markets Authority’s secondary ticketing report on 10 May 2023. A copy of the response can be found on the gov.uk website (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cma-recommendations-on-secondary-ticketing-government-response" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cma-recommendations-on-secondary-ticketing-government-response</a>).</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 25/07/2023 16:22:14 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1653532

registered interest
date	17/07/2023
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	Neonatal Care (Leave and Pay) Act 2023
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant of the Answer of 13 June 2023 to Question 187340 on the Neonatal Care (Leave and Pay) Act 2023, if he will publish minutes of meetings where the implementation of the Neonatal care (Leave and Pay) Act 2023 has been discussed since May 2023.
tabling member constituency	Enfield North
tabling member printed	Feryal Clark
uin	194583
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2023 answer text <p>The Government is committed to introducing Neonatal Care Leave and Pay as soon as possible. Discussions have taken place across Government on work necessary to deliver this entitlement and the implementation timeline. The Government does not hold any formal minutes of meetings to discuss the implementation of the Neonatal Care (Leave and Pay) Act 2023, and does not intend to publish notes of internal discussions.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 20/07/2023 15:34:23 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	4822 label Biography information for Feryal Clark

1653533

registered interest
date	17/07/2023
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	Neonatal Care (Leave and Pay) Act 2023
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant of the Answer of 13 June 2023 to Question 187340 on the Neonatal Care (Leave and Pay) Act 2023, what secondary legislation will be required to implement the Neonatal Care (Leave and Pay) Act 2023; and when he plans to bring forward each item of secondary legislation.
tabling member constituency	Enfield North
tabling member printed	Feryal Clark
uin	194584
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2023 answer text <p>We anticipate approximately seven statutory instruments will be necessary to implement the leave and pay entitlements. These will be laid in due course, subject to parliamentary time.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 20/07/2023 15:43:52 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	4822 label Biography information for Feryal Clark

1653555

registered interest
date	17/07/2023
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	Companies: EU Law
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 support UK companies in adapting to EU laws on (a) carbon border taxes, (b) plastic waste management, and (c) supply chain monitoring which differ from UK equivalent laws.
tabling member constituency	Scunthorpe
tabling member printed	Holly Mumby-Croft
uin	194589
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/08/2023 answer text <p>The UK Government was appointed an observer of one of the EU’s informal expert group on monitoring, reporting, quantification and verification related to the CBAM implementation, and is engaging with the EU about their draft Implementing Act, which was published last month. As we gain further clarity on the implication of the CBAM, we will continue to engage UK businesses to offer the support that they need. HM Treasury are leading work to consider whether or not the UK will establish its own CBAM.</p><p> </p><p>The Government published a <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-border-operating-model" target="_blank">Border Operating Model</a> which provides guidance on the rules exporters must follow to import and export waste, including plastic waste, from the EU.</p><p> </p><p>We have published and shared guidance material to help businesses strengthen their supply chains resilience. A supply chains resilience framework was published in November 2022 <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/supply-chain-resilience" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/supply-chain-resilience</a> and, Working with the National Protective Security Authority and the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply, we have developed tools to help businesses improve their understanding of supply chains and manage risks and future shocks. <a href="https://www.npsa.gov.uk/supply-chain-resilience" target="_blank">https://www.npsa.gov.uk/supply-chain-resilience</a>.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 07/08/2023 08:47:19 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4867 label Biography information for Holly Mumby-Croft

1653576

registered interest
date	17/07/2023
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	Department for Business and Trade: Ipsos
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 transparency data publication entitled DBT: spending over £25,000 for March 2023, for what purpose her Department spent at IPSOS (Market Research) Ltd (a) £45,000 on 24 March 2023, (b) £11,500 on 27 March 2023, (c) £16,850 on 27 March 2023, (d) £15,550 on 28 March 2023 and (e) £33,350 on 30 March 2023.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	194408
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2023 answer text <p>Payment b) of £11,500 and payment c) of £16,850 both relate to monitoring and evaluation of the Department for Business &amp; Trade's (DBT) work in building resilience into the UK’s supply chains. Payment a) of £45,000 and payment d) of £15,550 both relate to research to enhance DBT's services to exporters. Payment e) of £33,350 relates to research to understand how businesses use unregistered design rights to protect their intellectual.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 20/07/2023 14:28:25 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1653595

registered interest
date	17/07/2023
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	Trade: Commonwealth
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether a (a) Minister and (b) delegation from her Department will attend the Commonwealth Trade and Investment Forum in September 2023.
tabling member constituency	Loughborough
tabling member printed	Jane Hunt
uin	194615
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2023 answer text <p>While a formal invitation to the Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council (CWEIC) Summit in Bangladesh has yet to be received, officials from the Department for Business and Trade (DBT) plan to attend while ministerial attendance has yet to be decided. DBT and FCDO and continue to work closely with CWEIC to further strengthen intra-Commonwealth trade and investment – particularly following the Commonwealth Trade Ministers Meeting in June, where members agreed ambitious objectives to boost support for trade digitalisation and inward investment ahead of CHOGM in 2024 in Samoa.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 25/07/2023 16:15:24 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4839 label Biography information for Jane Hunt

1653614

registered interest
date	17/07/2023
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	Construction: Carbon Emissions
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 promote carbon neutrality in the construction industry.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	194414
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2023 answer text <p>We are working with the construction sector, to support a range of initiatives to reduce its emission contributions to help meet our net zero target. This includes the Construction Leadership Council's Construct Zero initiative, which covers the design of buildings, construction processes, decarbonising plant and machinery it uses, and training in relevant skills.</p><p>The Government has also worked with the industry to produce the Low Carbon Concrete Routemap, a Zero Diesel Routemap for construction sites and to revise the PAS 2080 standard for carbon management in buildings and infrastructure projects.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 25/07/2023 16:14:05 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah