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1714103

registered interest
date	26/04/2024
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	Trade Agreements: New Zealand
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 her counterpart in New Zealand on the potential impact of the proposed Fast-Track Approvals Bill on that country's obligations under the chapter of the UK-New Zealand free trade agreement on the environment.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	23950
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2024 answer text <p>On March 13<sup>th</sup>, the UK and New Zealand highlighted the importance of our environment commitments at the first ever Environment and Climate Change Sub-Committee under the FTA. The Department for Business and Trade will continue discussions with New Zealand on implementing the Environment Chapter and will monitor the proposed Bill as it develops in New Zealand’s Parliament.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands grouped question UIN 23951 question first answered 07/05/2024 15:50:10 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1714104

registered interest
date	26/04/2024
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	Trade Agreements: New Zealand
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions she has had with her New Zealand counterpart on the compatibility of the proposed Fast-Track Approvals Bill with the UK-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	23951
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2024 answer text <p>On March 13<sup>th</sup>, the UK and New Zealand highlighted the importance of our environment commitments at the first ever Environment and Climate Change Sub-Committee under the FTA. The Department for Business and Trade will continue discussions with New Zealand on implementing the Environment Chapter and will monitor the proposed Bill as it develops in New Zealand’s Parliament.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands grouped question UIN 23950 question first answered 07/05/2024 15:50:10 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1713824

registered interest
date	25/04/2024
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	Job Creation: Northumberland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what information her Department holds on the projected pay bands of the jobs created at the proposed Data Centre in Cambois.
tabling member constituency	Wansbeck
tabling member printed	Ian Lavery
uin	23741
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2024 answer text <p>My Department has not made an estimate of the number of permanent jobs that will be created, but I note that Northumberland County Council expect it to deliver over 1,600 direct jobs, including 1,200 long-term construction jobs, and over 2,700 indirect and induced jobs over the course of the development.</p><p>Infrastructure upgrades needed to support the site are a commercial negotiation between investors and infrastructure providers.</p><p>The Department does not hold information on the projected pay bands of the jobs created by this proposed investment.</p> answering member constituency Havant answering member printed Alan Mak grouped question UIN 23487 23488 question first answered 02/05/2024 15:13:22 answering member 4484 label Biography information for Alan Mak
tabling member	4139 label Biography information for Ian Lavery

1713860

registered interest
date	25/04/2024
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	Pay
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 enable employees to use salary sacrifice schemes that reduce their cash earnings below National Minimum Wage rates.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North East
tabling member printed	Fabian Hamilton
uin	23678
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2024 answer text <p>The law prevents employers from reducing pay below the National Minimum Wage through salary sacrifice schemes and pay deductions where this is in some way for the employer's own use and benefit. Such a benefit could derive from a reduction in the employer's National Insurance contributions. This remains the case even if the worker chooses to participate in such a scheme.</p><p>The Government is not currently considering changing this legislation. It is important that we continue to prevent exploitation from unscrupulous employers and harm to vulnerable workers. It is the responsibility of all employers to understand and follow these rules.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 03/05/2024 10:30:08 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	415 label Biography information for Fabian Hamilton

1713868

registered interest
date	25/04/2024
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	Container Terminals: Mediterranean Region
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 (a) implications for her policies of the capacity limits of container ports around the western Mediterranean and (b) impact of those limits on (i) inventory costs and (ii) the availability of components for (A) retailers and (B) manufacturers.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North East
tabling member printed	Fabian Hamilton
uin	23682
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2024 answer text <p>Government is monitoring the disruption to shipping caused by Red Sea attacks and working with businesses to understand the current and potential future impacts on shipping.</p><p> </p><p>Shipping operators are working to mitigate any potential impact on consumers, and the shipping and supply chain sectors are well practiced at putting contingencies in place to continue to meet their customer needs.</p><p> </p><p>If UK businesses are facing issues as a result of actions in the Red Sea, they can access advice and report disruptions through the Export Support Service: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/ask-export-support-team" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/ask-export-support-team.</a></p> answering member constituency Havant answering member printed Alan Mak question first answered 03/05/2024 13:10:06 answering member 4484 label Biography information for Alan Mak
tabling member	415 label Biography information for Fabian Hamilton

1713900

registered interest
date	25/04/2024
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	Regulation: Public Consultation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when she will publish a response to her Department’s consultation entitled Smarter regulation: strengthening the economic regulation of the energy, water and telecoms sectors, which closed on 28th January 2024.
tabling member constituency	Rhondda
tabling member printed	Sir Chris Bryant
uin	23705
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2024 answer text <p>The response to the consultation is expected to be published shortly as part of the Department’s Smarter Regulation programme.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 01/05/2024 14:34:10 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant

1714020

registered interest
date	25/04/2024
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: Essex
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what support her Department is providing to businesses in Essex to increase the export of goods and services.
tabling member constituency	Witham
tabling member printed	Priti Patel
uin	902632
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2024 answer text <p>Businesses in Essex and across the UK can access the Department for Business and Trade’s wealth of export support through great.gov.uk. This includes our self-serve digital offer, the Export Support Service, which includes our network of International Trade Advisers, International Markets in overseas regions and the Export Academy.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, British businesses can benefit from access to, and support from, DBT Export Champions, 9 of which are Essex based, like Wilkin &amp; Sons.</p><p> </p><p>UK Export Finance also has a network of export finance managers based all around the country, including one covering Essex, Norfolk, and Suffolk.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 02/05/2024 13:22:40 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

1713400

registered interest
date	24/04/2024
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	Cars: Russia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the export of British luxury cars to Russia via third countries; and whether she has had discussions with industry representatives on this issue.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	23478
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2024 answer text <p>The Department for Business and Trade expects and supports UK businesses to reduce their risk and comply with sanctions. We have spoken with industry stakeholders, who confirmed the sector's commitment to compliance with all sanctions.</p><p>Non-compliance with sanctions is a serious offence. HMRC undertakes an investigation into credible allegations of trade sanctions offences. In the most serious cases, breaches may result in referral for consideration of criminal prosecution.</p><p>We continue to work to prevent Russia's efforts to circumvent sanctions and recently announced the creation of the Office of Trade Sanctions Implementation to strengthen the implementation and enforcement of trade sanctions, complementing HMRC's existing powers.</p> answering member constituency Havant answering member printed Alan Mak question first answered 02/05/2024 15:03:09 answering member 4484 label Biography information for Alan Mak
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1713453

registered interest
date	24/04/2024
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	Trade Promotion: Public Appointments
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 plans to make a recommendation to the Prime Minister to appoint a new Trade Envoy for the Caribbean.
tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
uin	23449
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>There are no plans at present to appoint a Prime Minister’s Trade Envoy to the Caribbean.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 30/04/2024 11:23:51 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

1713455

registered interest
date	24/04/2024
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	British Business Bank: Consultants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how much the British Business Bank has spent on external consultancies in the last five years.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	23371
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2024 answer text <p>The British Business Bank plc Group incurred the following costs for professional services: investment scheme design and transactions and operational fees over the past five years (figures taken from audited accounts).</p><ul><li>Year ended 31 March 2023 £11,409,000.</li><li>Year ended 31 March 2022 £6,096,000.</li><li>Year ended 31 March 2021 £9,203,000.</li><li>Year ended 31 March 2020 £9,637,000.</li><li>Year ended 31 March 2019 £9,444,000.</li></ul><p>The figures do not include costs for professional services: investment scheme design and transactions and operational fees spent on delivering the Covid-19 loan schemes.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 02/05/2024 14:46:22 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes