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1700794

	registered interest
	date	15/04/2024
	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: Postal Services
	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 made representations to Royal Mail on the impact of price rises on SMEs.
	tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
	tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	21498
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2024 answer text <p>The Government does not have a role in Royal Mail’s commercial decisions, including the prices of stamps and other services.</p><p> </p><p>In setting its prices, Royal Mail must observe the regulatory framework set by Ofcom which imposes prices controls, ‘safeguard caps’, on certain second-class products to ensure a basic universal service is available to all at affordable prices.</p><p> </p><p>On 24 January 2024, following a public consultation, Ofcom announced its decisions regarding retail price caps on Royal Mail’s universal postal services to apply from 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2027.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 18/04/2024 11:12:13 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
	tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

1700813

	registered interest
	date	15/04/2024
	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: Switzerland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent progress she has made on trade discussions with Switzerland.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	21599
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2024 answer text <p>Since launching trade negotiations with Switzerland in May 2023, the UK has held four rounds of negotiations on an enhanced Free Trade Agreement. The fourth round took place from 4 to 8 March 2024. Discussions were productive, provisionally closing the chapter on Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). This will help UK SMEs expand their operations more easily into the Swiss market.</p><p> </p><p>The fifth round of negotiations is scheduled to take place in early summer where we will look to make further positive progress.</p><p> </p><p>We continue to keep Parliament and the public informed through regular <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-statements/detail/2024-03-21/hcws359" target="_blank">parliamentary</a> and <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/enhanced-uk-switzerland-fta-negotiations-update-march-2024" target="_blank">GOV.UK</a> updates.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 17/04/2024 17:27:16 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1700868

	registered interest
	date	15/04/2024
	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	Automotive Transformation Fund
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will extend the Automotive Transformation Fund (a) into and (b) beyond the 2025-26 financial year; and whether any contracts with suppliers to deliver the Automotive Transformation Fund extend (i) into and (ii) beyond the 2025-26 financial year.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	21628
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2024 answer text <p>As part of the Advanced Manufacturing Plan, we have announced over £2bn of capital and R&amp;D funding over five years to 2030, boosting the UK’s competitiveness and unlocking strategic investments in our automotive industry.</p><p> </p><p>This funding will be delivered via Auto2030, an ambitious programme building on the work of the Automotive Transformation Fund and the Advanced Propulsion Centre R&amp;D programmes, ensuring continuity in HMG support.</p><p> </p><p>This programme will leverage the UK’s unique innovation ecosystem, building on its strengths as a global centre of automotive R&amp;D. Details of funding opportunities under Auto2030, including delivery mechanisms, will be set out in due course.</p> answering member constituency Havant answering member printed Alan Mak question first answered 18/04/2024 11:08:56 answering member 4484 label Biography information for Alan Mak
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1701041

	registered interest
	date	15/04/2024
	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	Baby Care Units: Parental Leave
	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 11 December 2023 to Question 5143 on Baby Care Units: Parental Leave, what her planned timetable is for bringing forward the remaining statutory instruments under the Neonatal Care (Leave and Pay) Act 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Ealing North
	tabling member printed	James Murray
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	21856
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2024 answer text <p>We are committed to introducing Neonatal Care Leave and Pay as quickly as possible and work is ongoing across Government to deliver these new entitlements by April 2025, subject to parliamentary scheduling.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 18/04/2024 10:42:06 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
	tabling member	4797 label Biography information for James Murray

1701080

	registered interest
	date	15/04/2024
	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	Skilled Workers: Vacancies
	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 has made an assessment of the potential reasons for skills shortages.
	tabling member constituency	Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey
	tabling member printed	Drew Hendry
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	21713
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2024 answer text <p>The workforce is more highly qualified than 15 years ago, but adult participation in further education has declined significantly. This has left us with a gap in higher technical skills: only 4% of young people achieve a qualification at higher technical level by 25 compared to 33% who get a degree or above. We know through our work with investors and businesses that we do not have enough technicians, engineers or health and social care professionals to meet our challenges. Therefore, the Government are investing an additional £3.8 billion into skills and further education over this Parliament to help workers develop the skills businesses need.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 18/04/2024 15:48:10 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
	tabling member	4467 label Biography information for Drew Hendry

1700135

	registered interest
	date	12/04/2024
	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	Harland and Wolff: Export Credit Guarantees
	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 7 February to Question 12549 on Harland and Wolff: Export Credit Guarantees, what progress her Department has made on negotiations with Harland & Wolff in relation to compliance with applicable subsidy control rules.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	20908
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2024 answer text <p>UK Export Finance’s (UKEF’s) support for export transactions is conditional on the inclusion of UK goods and services, with a general requirement that there should be at least 20% UK content relative to the value of its support. In this instance, UKEF support has already secured over €200 million of UK content into this project.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 17/04/2024 17:29:14 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1700427

	registered interest
	date	12/04/2024
	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	UAV Engines: Exports
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if her Department will make an assessment of the likelihood of the presence of (a) engines and (b) engine parts produced by UAV Engines, Staffordshire, in the Hermes 450 drone used in the strikes on World Central Kitchen vehicles.
	tabling member constituency	East Lothian
	tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	21314
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2024 answer text <p>We continue to monitor the situation in Israel and Gaza closely but are not commenting on specific licences.</p><p>All export licence applications are assessed on a case-by-case basis against the Strategic Export Licensing Criteria. The UK operates one of the most robust and transparent export control regimes in the world.</p><p>We are carefully reviewing initial findings of Israel’s investigations into the killing of World Central Kitchen (WCK) aid workers.</p><p>The findings of the inquiry must be published in full and followed up with a wholly independent review to ensure the utmost transparency and accountability.</p> answering member constituency Havant answering member printed Alan Mak question first answered 17/04/2024 15:50:58 answering member 4484 label Biography information for Alan Mak
	tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1700471

	registered interest
	date	12/04/2024
	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	INEOS: Belgium
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate UK Export Finance made of the potential value of (a) goods and (b) services from UK (i) businesses contracted directly by and (ii) supply chain businesses that will be used in INEOS Project One, Belgium as a result of the support it has committed to that project.
	tabling member constituency	East Lothian
	tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	21358
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2024 answer text <p>UK Export Finance’s (UKEF’s) support for export transactions is conditional on the inclusion of UK goods and services, with a general requirement that there should be at least 20% UK content relative to the value of its support. In this instance, UKEF support has already secured over €200 million of UK content into this project.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 18/04/2024 11:04:47 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
	tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1700557

	registered interest
	date	12/04/2024
	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	Carers: Leave
	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 has taken to raise awareness of carer's leave amongst employers.
	tabling member constituency	North East Fife
	tabling member printed	Wendy Chamberlain
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	21442
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2024 answer text <p>The Department for Business and Trade has carried out a range of activities to raise awareness of Carer’s Leave with employers. This includes producing associated guidance, which is available through GOV.UK (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/carers-leave" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/carers-leave</a>), and working closely with a range of stakeholders, including Carers UK and the Business Representative Organisations, to communicate the changes directly to employers, for example through newsletters and webinars. The Department is also promoting Carers Leave through the ‘Help to Grow’ website (<a href="https://helptogrow.campaign.gov.uk/new-changes-to-employment-law/" target="_blank">https://helptogrow.campaign.gov.uk/new-changes-to-employment-law/</a>).</p><p> </p><p>Acas has also produced guidance (<a href="https://www.acas.org.uk/carers-leave" target="_blank">https://www.acas.org.uk/carers-leave</a>).</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 18/04/2024 11:02:38 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
	tabling member	4765 label Biography information for Wendy Chamberlain

1699314

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2024
	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	Batteries: Factories
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the possible involvement of EVE Energy in the West Midlands Gigafactory and of the criteria that were used in the selection process.
	tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL3711
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2024 answer text <p>We are determined to ensure the UK remains one of the best locations in the world for automotive manufacturing as we transition to electric vehicles, while ensuring taxpayer money is used responsibly and provides best-value. It would not be appropriate to comment on speculation or the commercial affairs of private companies.</p> answering member printed Lord Johnson of Lainston question first answered 17/04/2024 10:45:05 answering member 4949 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Lainston
	tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley