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1718295

registered interest
date	15/05/2024
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: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps their Department is taking to support the Disability Confident scheme; how many officials in their Department work directly on supporting that scheme; what assessment they have made of the effectiveness of that work in supporting the (a) recruitment and (b) retention of disabled people in their Department; and what further steps they are taking to support their Department’s recruitment and retention of disabled people.
tabling member constituency	Romsey and Southampton North
tabling member printed	Caroline Nokes
uin	26426
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2024 answer text <p>The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) holds Disability Confident Leader Level 3 accreditation (the highest possible level). One official works directly on supporting the Disability Confident Scheme as part of their role. DBT monitors the impact of the scheme using recruitment and retention data, among other data sources.</p><p> </p><p>DBT has a staff Disability Network and has committed to delivering optional Disability Confident learning for staff each quarter. DBT is doing work to eliminate biased language in our job adverts and reviewing its employer brand to ensure we continue to attract a high performing and diverse workforce through open and fair competition.</p> answering member constituency Havant answering member printed Alan Mak question first answered 20/05/2024 10:37:23 answering member 4484 label Biography information for Alan Mak
tabling member	4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes

1718368

registered interest
date	15/05/2024
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	Trade Remedies Authority: Termination of Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many staff have left the Trade Remedies Authority in each year since its creation.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Julian Knight
uin	26484
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2024 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to my response to Question 23206 on 23 April 2024</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 20/05/2024 15:37:54 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1718371

registered interest
date	15/05/2024
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	Central Arbitration Committee: Termination of Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many staff have left the Central Arbitration Committee in each year since 2015.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Julian Knight
uin	26487
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2024 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to my response to Question 23212 on 23 April 2024.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 20/05/2024 15:28:17 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1718376

registered interest
date	15/05/2024
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	British Business Bank: Termination of Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many staff have left the British Business Bank in each year since 2015.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Julian Knight
uin	26490
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2024 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to my response to Question 23215 on 23 April 2024.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 20/05/2024 15:27:16 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1718377

registered interest
date	15/05/2024
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	Certification Officer: Termination of Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many staff have left the Certification Officer's team in each year since 2015.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Julian Knight
uin	26491
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2024 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to my response to Question 23216 on 23 April 2024</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 20/05/2024 15:29:20 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1718378

registered interest
date	15/05/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Groceries Code Adjudicator: Termination of Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many staff have left the Groceries Code Adjudicator in each year since its creation.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Julian Knight
uin	26492
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2024 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to my response to Question 23217 on 23 April 2024.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 20/05/2024 15:30:18 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1718380

registered interest
date	15/05/2024
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	Pubs Code Adjudicator: Termination of Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many staff have left the Pubs Code Adjudicator in each year since its creation.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Julian Knight
uin	26494
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2024 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to my response to Question 23219 on 23 April 2024.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 20/05/2024 15:30:59 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1718473

registered interest
date	15/05/2024
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	Fertilisers: Imports
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 May 2024 to Question 24720 on Fertilisers: Russia, from which countries have imports of fertiliser increased since March 2022.
tabling member constituency	Rutland and Melton
tabling member printed	Alicia Kearns
uin	26624
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2024 answer text <p>As per the answer of 13 May 2024, UK imports of fertiliser originating from Russia fell 80% in 2023, compared to 2022 import values.</p><p>Across a similar period, from March 2022 to February 2023, the value of direct fertiliser imports grew most significantly from the following 10 countries: Egypt, Netherlands, Spain, Germany, USA, Poland, Trinidad and Tobago, France, Lithuania, and Israel. These countries accounted for around 82% of the total increase.</p><p>More recent data shows that the largest increases, between March 2023 and February 2024, were from: Egypt, Israel, Morocco, USA, Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, China, Canada, Greece, and Nigeria. These countries accounted for around 93% of the total increase for this period.</p> answering member constituency Havant answering member printed Alan Mak question first answered 20/05/2024 10:43:24 answering member 4484 label Biography information for Alan Mak
tabling member	4805 label Biography information for Alicia Kearns

1717831

registered interest
date	14/05/2024
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	Universal Service Obligation
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 take steps to help strengthen (a) the quality of service targets in the universal service obligation and (b) the effectiveness of Ofcom's enforcement of those targets by Royal Mail.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	26183
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2024 answer text <p>It is for Ofcom, as the independent regulator, to monitor and enforce Royal Mail’s delivery of the universal service obligation. The Government does not have a role in Ofcom’s regulatory decisions.</p><p> </p><p>Ofcom fined Royal Mail £5.6m for failing to meet its obligations in 2022/23. It continues to hold Royal Mail to account and has said it will take appropriate further enforcement action as required in response to failure to meet quality of service targets. I have also raised concerns with Royal Mail’s parent company and will continue do so if service levels fail to improve.</p><p> </p><p>I note that Ofcom’s recent call for inputs on the future of the universal postal service set out the importance of reliability and affordability in consumers’ expectations for postal services and that it will consider if further safeguards are necessary to ensure people’s needs are met.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 17/05/2024 08:33:48 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1717910

registered interest
date	14/05/2024
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	Post Offices: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of devolving (a) the Post Office in Wales and (b) her Departmental powers to Wales.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	26184
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2024 answer text <p>There are no plans to devolve the Post Office in Wales. Post Office delivers essential services across all four nations of the UK thanks to the network of 11,500 branches and the Government-set access criteria. Our focus is on supporting businesses and growing the economy across the UK.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 17/05/2024 12:30:17 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts