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1728428

registered interest
date	10/09/2024
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	Conditions of Employment: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether the provisions of the proposed Employment Rights Bill will extend to Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	5057
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2024 answer text <p>The Government is committed to delivering its Plan to Make Work Pay in full. Ministers are identifying the most appropriate delivery mechanisms for the commitments in the Plan, including an Employment Rights Bill that will be introduced to Parliament within 100 days of taking office.</p><p>The scope of the Bill is still to be determined and engagement continues with stakeholders with an interest in this legislation. This includes all Devolved Governments including the Northern Ireland Executive. The Plan is a core part of the Government’s mission to grow the economy and raise living standards across the country.</p> answering member constituency Ellesmere Port and Bromborough answering member printed Justin Madders question first answered 18/09/2024 15:07:26 answering member 4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1728484

registered interest
date	10/09/2024
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: Compensation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many full-time civil servants are working on compensation for postmasters.
tabling member constituency	Broadland and Fakenham
tabling member printed	Jerome Mayhew
uin	5111
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2024 answer text <p>Within the Department for Business and Trade, there are currently 60 full time civil servants working on redress for postmasters across the 4 available redress schemes.</p><p> </p><p>Government is determined that all postmasters who suffered as a result of the Horizon scandal receive the full and fair redress they deserve, as swiftly as possible thus we routinely review whether additional staff are needed.</p> answering member constituency Harrow West answering member printed Gareth Thomas question first answered 18/09/2024 13:53:20 answering member 177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas
tabling member	4739 label Biography information for Jerome Mayhew

1728519

registered interest
date	10/09/2024
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	Cosmetics: Health Hazards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the safety of talc in cosmetic products.
tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
tabling member printed	Matt Western
uin	5096
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2024 answer text <p>Talc is permitted for use in cosmetics. However, to be sold on the UK market, cosmetics must undergo a safety assessment performed by a qualified safety assessor. The assessment is then reviewed by the manufacturer’s nominated “Responsible Person”, whose role is to ensure that cosmetics are safe and comply with the law.</p><p>If an unacceptable health risk is identified with talc, its status as a permitted ingredient in cosmetic products will be reviewed. The Office for Product Safety and Standards work with local enforcement authorities to take effective enforcement action where products are identified as not meeting the safety requirements.</p> answering member constituency Ellesmere Port and Bromborough answering member printed Justin Madders question first answered 17/09/2024 15:23:59 answering member 4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders
tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1728522

registered interest
date	10/09/2024
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: Public Appointments
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 6 September 2024 to Question 2408 on Department for Business and Trade: Ministers, whether he plans to appoint an adviser for business engagement and trade strategy.
tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
tabling member printed	Kevin Hollinrake
uin	5068
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2024 answer text <p>There are no current plans to appoint a specific adviser for business engagement and trade strategy.</p> answering member constituency Ellesmere Port and Bromborough answering member printed Justin Madders question first answered 18/09/2024 13:27:34 answering member 4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders
tabling member	4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake

1728540

registered interest
date	10/09/2024
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	Employment
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 Answer of 12 August 2024, to Question HL421, on Employment, what legislative steps he plans to take to introduce statutory rights for trade union equality representatives.
tabling member constituency	Salisbury
tabling member printed	John Glen
uin	5017
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2024 answer text <p>The Government is committed to introducing statutory rights for trade union equality representatives to strengthen equality at work for all. Further information including impact assessments will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency Ellesmere Port and Bromborough answering member printed Justin Madders question first answered 17/09/2024 13:02:04 answering member 4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders
tabling member	4051 label Biography information for John Glen

1728598

registered interest
date	10/09/2024
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	Ticketmaster
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if his Department will bring forward proposals to regulate the de facto monopoly of ticket sales by Ticketmaster.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool Wavertree
tabling member printed	Paula Barker
uin	5138
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2024 answer text <p>Under competition law, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), as the UK’s competition authority, is responsible for investigating anti-competitive practices such as an abuse of a dominant position. The Government has ensured that the CMA has significant powers to investigate and act if it finds that businesses are behaving anti-competitively in a market. As an independent authority, the CMA has discretion to investigate competition cases which, according to its prioritisation principles, it considers most appropriate.</p><p>With respect to the secondary ticketing market, the Government has committed to introducing new consumer protections in relation to ticket resales and we will be launching a consultation in the autumn to seek views on potential options.</p> answering member constituency Ellesmere Port and Bromborough answering member printed Justin Madders question first answered 17/09/2024 16:07:43 answering member 4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders
tabling member	4828 label Biography information for Paula Barker

1728638

registered interest
date	10/09/2024
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: Equality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many positions in his Department included (a) diversity, (b) inclusion, (c) equity and (d) equality in their job title in each of the last five years; and what the total cost of the salaries of each such job was in each of those years.
tabling member constituency	Great Yarmouth
tabling member printed	Rupert Lowe
uin	5180
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2024 answer text <p>The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) does not routinely collate information on specific words and collating this information would come at a disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>Information on spending and staffing can be found in the Department's annual report and accounts.</p> answering member constituency Ellesmere Port and Bromborough answering member printed Justin Madders question first answered 17/09/2024 13:10:57 answering member 4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders
tabling member	5158

1728663

registered interest
date	10/09/2024
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	Public Houses: West Dorset
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to help support pubs in West Dorset constituency.
tabling member constituency	West Dorset
tabling member printed	Edward Morello
uin	5205
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2024 answer text <p>Pubs, including in West Dorset, are at the heart of our communities and play a vital role in supporting economic growth across the UK. That’s why it is important for us to act on the challenges that they face, by reforming business rates to level the playing field for all businesses from hospitality to the high street. The Chancellor has confirmed that she will be making decisions on tax policy at the Budget on 30 October.</p><p>We have established Skills England, a new partnership with employers at its heart and will transform the existing Apprenticeship Levy into a more flexible Growth and Skills Levy to support business and boost opportunity.</p> answering member constituency Harrow West answering member printed Gareth Thomas question first answered 18/09/2024 15:11:38 answering member 177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas
tabling member	5326

1727958

registered interest
date	09/09/2024
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	ScaleUp Institute
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how they intend to support the ScaleUp Institute.
tabling member printed	Viscount Camrose
uin	HL875
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2024 answer text <p>Scale-up businesses are a critical part of the UK’s economy, driving innovation and economic growth. The work of the ScaleUp Institute and its partners in continuing to nurture the health of our scale-up ecosystems is as important as ever.</p><p> </p><p>This Government will work closely with the Scaleup Institute and the private sector more broadly to create the right conditions for businesses to scale-up.</p><p> </p><p>Ministers will support the work of the ScaleUp Institute though various mechanisms such as attendance at key events and engaging representatives from their organisation and membership as part of Government policy making.</p> answering member printed Baroness Jones of Whitchurch question first answered 17/09/2024 14:40:49 answering member 3792 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Whitchurch
tabling member	4939 label Biography information for Viscount Camrose

1728051

registered interest
date	09/09/2024
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	Public Houses: Government Assistance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to support the pub industry.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	4608
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2024 answer text <p>Pubs are at the heart of our communities and play a vital role in supporting economic growth across the UK. That’s why it is important for us to act on the challenges that they face, by, for example, reforming business rates to level the playing field for all businesses from hospitality to the high street. The Chancellor has confirmed that she will be making decisions on tax policy at the Budget on 30 October.</p><p>In addition, we have established Skills England, a new partnership with employers at its heart and will transform the existing Apprenticeship Levy into a more flexible Growth and Skills Levy to support businesses, including pubs, and boost opportunity.</p> answering member constituency Harrow West answering member printed Gareth Thomas question first answered 17/09/2024 15:28:01 answering member 177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell