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1701816

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	Small Businesses: Birmingham
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 small and medium-sized enterprises in Birmingham.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Tahir Ali
uin	22394
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2024 answer text <p>Business Growth West Midlands is a regional business support function and is funded by both the UK Shared Prosperity Fund and by the Department for Business and Trade (DBT). DBT supports small and medium enterprises with national programmes such as the Growth Hub network and through schemes such as Help to Grow. The new Help to Grow Campaign includes a dedicated website, acting as a resourcing hub for business support and advice, as well as SME leadership training schemes, Help to Grow Management and Help to Grow: Management Essentials.</p><p> </p><p>UK businesses, including those in Birmingham, can access DBT’s wealth of export support via Great.gov.uk. This comprises a digital self-serve offer and our wider network of support, including trade advisers, Export Champions, the Export Academy, our International Markets network and UK Export Finance.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 24/04/2024 12:45:22 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	4747 label Biography information for Tahir Ali

1701820

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	Foreign Investment and Overseas Trade: Birmingham
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 making to promote (a) international trade and (b) investment opportunities for businesses based in Birmingham.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Tahir Ali
uin	22395
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2024 answer text <p>The Department for Business and Trade’s export promotion campaign ‘Made in the UK, Sold to the World’ is tailored regionally, and in March 2024 Lord Offord, Minister for Exports held the ‘Made in the Midlands’ Roadshow in the region</p><p>The International Trade Advisory Service has staff in Birmingham supporting businesses to export. The Export Academy provides online educational support and the Export Digital Enquiry Service answers specific international trade queries</p><p>The Government has provided £160M for the creation of a West Midlands Investment Zone. The West Midlands Combined Authority estimate that this may bring up to £5.5B investment and 30,000 new jobs by 2034.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 25/04/2024 15:46:26 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4747 label Biography information for Tahir Ali

1701822

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	Business: Women
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 businesses owned by women.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Tahir Ali
uin	22396
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2024 answer text <p>The Government promotes women-led businesses through partnerships with the private sector. With the Council for Investing in Female Entrepreneurs we have created the Invest in Women Hub (iiwhub.com) which provides information and free access to expert mentors.</p><p> </p><p>We are working with the Invest in Women Taskforce towards their goal of making the UK the best place in the world to be a female entrepreneur, including by raising private sector capital to invest in women-led businesses.</p><p> </p><p>The Women’s International Networking Programme aims to increase the participation of women-led businesses in international trade through access to networks, role models and DBT intelligence.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 23/04/2024 14:32:16 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	4747 label Biography information for Tahir Ali

1678947

registered interest
date	19/12/2023
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	Dismissal: Politics
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 ensure that workers are not dismissed for their legal political opinions.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Tahir Ali
uin	7673
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2024 answer text <p>The UK has a longstanding tradition of ensuring individuals’ rights and liberties are protected. The right to freedom of expression is protected by Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights, which is given further effect domestically by the Human Rights Act 1998.</p><p>Employees who are dismissed and consider that their dismissal was unfair can complain to an employment tribunal, generally subject to a qualifying period of 2-years' continuous service.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 12/01/2024 12:54:17 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	4747 label Biography information for Tahir Ali

1677680

registered interest
date	13/12/2023
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	Food: Prices
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 plans to take to respond to the findings of the Competition and Markets Authority that manufacturers of branded food products have been increasing prices above inflation.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Tahir Ali
uin	6901
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2023 answer text <p>The Government notes the CMA's findings and supports its continued work on groceries pricing. Tackling the cost of living is a priority issue for this Government and the cost of grocery products is a key component of household expenditure. Through regular engagement, the Government will continue to work with food retailers and producers to explore the range of measures they can take to ensure the availability of affordable food.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 21/12/2023 16:57:02 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	4747 label Biography information for Tahir Ali

1675401

registered interest
date	05/12/2023
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	EU Law
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 align the UK with EU (a) standards and (b) regulations.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Tahir Ali
uin	5285
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2023 answer text <p>The UK government has recently announced plans to continue recognising the EU’s CE marking indefinitely for 18 manufactured goods product regulations managed by the Department for Business and Trade. This announcement followed extensive engagement with industry. We are working closely with businesses and other stakeholders to ensure our approach to regulation supports the UK economy, industry and consumers.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 13/12/2023 10:39:09 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	4747 label Biography information for Tahir Ali