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Tuesday 26th March 2024 9:45 a.m. Business and Trade Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Delivering audit reform: follow-up At 10:00am: Oral evidence David Herbinet - Head of Audit and Assurance at Mazars Scott Knight - Head of Audit and Assurance at BDO UK Iain Wright - Managing Director (Reputation and Influence) at Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales (ICAEW) Bruce Cartwright - Chief Executive Officer at Institute of Chartered Accountants in Scotland At 10:45am: Oral evidence Sir John Kingman - Chair at Legal and General Group Plc The Lord Sikka - Emeritus Professor of Accounting at University of Sheffield Frances Coulson - Deputy Chair at Fraud Advisory Panel Andrew Ninian - Director, Stewardship, Risk and Tax at The Investment Association At 11:30am: Oral evidence Richard Moriarty - Chief Executive Officer at Financial Reporting Council Kevin Hollinrake MP - Minister for Enteprise, Markets and Small Business at Department for Business and Trade Mark Holmes - Deputy Director, Corporate Governance, Audit Reform and Stakeholder Rights at Department for Business and Trade View calendar |
Tuesday 26th March 2024 9:45 a.m. Business and Trade Committee - Private Meeting View calendar |
Tuesday 26th March 2024 9:45 a.m. Business and Trade Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Delivering audit reform: follow-up At 10:00am: Oral evidence David Herbinet - Head of Audit and Assurance at Mazars Scott Knight - Head of Audit and Assurance at BDO UK Iain Wright - Managing Director (Reputation and Influence) at Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales (ICAEW) Bruce Cartwright - Chief Executive Officer at Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland At 10:45am: Oral evidence Sir John Kingman - Chair at Legal and General Group Plc The Lord Sikka - Emeritus Professor of Accounting at University of Sheffield Frances Coulson - Deputy Chair at Fraud Advisory Panel Andrew Ninian - Director, Stewardship, Risk and Tax at The Investment Association At 11:30am: Oral evidence Richard Moriarty - Chief Executive Officer at Financial Reporting Council Kevin Hollinrake MP - Minister for Enteprise, Markets and Small Business at Department for Business and Trade Mark Holmes - Deputy Director, Corporate Governance, Audit Reform and Stakeholder Rights at Department for Business and Trade View calendar |
Tuesday 26th March 2024 9:45 a.m. Business and Trade Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Delivering audit reform: follow-up At 10:00am: Oral evidence David Herbinet - Head of Audit and Assurance at Mazars Scott Knight - Head of Audit and Assurance at BDO UK Iain Wright - Managing Director (Reputation and Influence) at Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales (ICAEW) Bruce Cartwright - Chief Executive Officer at Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland At 10:45am: Oral evidence Sir John Kingman - Chair at Legal and General Group Plc The Lord Sikka - Emeritus Professor of Accounting at University of Sheffield Frances Coulson - Deputy Chair at Fraud Advisory Panel Andrew Ninian - Director, Stewardship, Risk and Tax at The Investment Association At 11:30am: Oral evidence Kevin Hollinrake MP - Minister for Enteprise, Markets and Small Business at Department for Business and Trade Mark Holmes - Deputy Director, Corporate Governance, Audit Reform and Stakeholder Rights at Department for Business and Trade Richard Moriarty - Chief Executive Officer at Financial Reporting Council View calendar |
Parliamentary Debates |
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Israel and Gaza
107 speeches (10,951 words) Tuesday 26th March 2024 - Commons Chamber Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Mentions: 1: Andrew Mitchell (Con - Sutton Coldfield) As he indicated, we advise the Department for Business and Trade on the situation in-country. - Link to Speech |
Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill
36 speeches (8,195 words) 3rd reading Tuesday 26th March 2024 - Lords Chamber Department for Business and Trade Mentions: 1: Lord Offord of Garvel (Con - Life peer) the record my thanks to the Bill team, my private office, and all the officials and lawyers in the Department - Link to Speech |
Accounting Standards (Prescribed Bodies) (United States of America and Japan) (Amendment) Regulations 2024
6 speeches (1,194 words) Tuesday 26th March 2024 - Grand Committee Department for Business and Trade Mentions: 1: Lord Offord of Garvel (Con - Life peer) deemed a simple and proportionate mechanism to reduce the risk of abuse.Regrettably, my department, the Department - Link to Speech |
Code of Practice on Dismissal and Re-Engagement
16 speeches (5,516 words) Monday 25th March 2024 - Lords Chamber Department for Business and Trade Mentions: 1: Lord Browne of Ladyton (Lab - Life peer) The then BEIS Minister, Paul Scully, explained the Government’s new commitment to introduce a statutory - Link to Speech |
Oral Answers to Questions
144 speeches (10,107 words) Monday 25th March 2024 - Commons Chamber Ministry of Defence Mentions: 1: Mark Pawsey (Con - Rugby) That order is going to Singapore, and it was achieved with the assistance of the MOD and the Department - Link to Speech |
Taiwan Strait
17 speeches (3,436 words) Monday 25th March 2024 - Commons Chamber Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Mentions: 1: Anne-Marie Trevelyan (Con - Berwick-upon-Tweed) will be aware of the recently launched critical imports and supply chain strategy, published by the Department - Link to Speech |
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Motor Vehicles: Exports
Asked by: Lord Walney (Crossbench - Life peer) Friday 5th April 2024 Question to the Department for Business and Trade: To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the causes of the reported 2,000 per cent increase in UK car exports to Azerbaijan since they imposed sanctions prohibiting such car sales on Russia; and what steps they will take if it is found that the 2,000 per cent increase is partly caused by attempts to evade sanctions imposed on Russia. Answered by Lord Johnson of Lainston - Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade) The Department for Business and Trade has spoken with industry stakeholders, who have confirmed the sector's commitment to compliance with all trade and economic sanctions, including those on Russia. There are currently no sanctions on UK luxury car exports for use in Azerbaijan. HMRC investigates credible allegations of trade sanctions offences and has a range of options for tackling breaches, including referral for criminal prosecution. 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 improve the implementation and enforcement of trade sanctions, complementing HMRC's existing powers. |
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Entertainers: EU Countries
Asked by: Earl of Clancarty (Crossbench - Excepted Hereditary) Wednesday 3rd April 2024 Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport: To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to reconvene the Touring Working Group; and, if not, why. Answered by Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport) His Majesty’s Government is committed to supporting touring artists, and the music industry more widely, to adapt to new arrangements following our departure from the EU, and we have worked with the sector and directly with Member States to provide clarity and support. The UK’s rules for touring creative professionals are more generous than those in many EU Member States. The vast majority of Member States — 23 out of 27 so far — have clarified arrangements to confirm that they allow visa- and work-permit-free routes for UK performers for some short-term touring. This includes the UK’s biggest touring markets such as France, Germany, and also Spain, which we are very pleased changed its position following engagement from HM Government and the UK music industry. We continue to work closely with the sector and to engage with the few remaining Member States to improve arrangements or clarify guidance. It is, of course, up to them if they want to replicate the UK’s generous approach, but we encourage them to do so. We have worked across Government and in collaboration with the music and wider creative industries to support artists to work and tour with confidence in the European Union. Ongoing industry engagement continues at ministerial and official level. This includes several recent events with the sector focused on touring and export support, hosted in partnership with the Department for Business and Trade. These events help to provide tailored guidance to people and organisations in the sector, alongside an opportunity for the sector to discuss with Ministers and officials challenges and opportunities. |
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Musicians: EU Countries
Asked by: Earl of Clancarty (Crossbench - Excepted Hereditary) Wednesday 3rd April 2024 Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport: To ask His Majesty's Government whether there is any single individual body responsible for overseeing and addressing any problems encountered by musicians touring in Europe as a result of the UK's decision to leave the EU. Answered by Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport) His Majesty’s Government is committed to supporting touring artists, and the music industry more widely, to adapt to new arrangements following our departure from the EU, and we have worked with the sector and directly with Member States to provide clarity and support. The UK’s rules for touring creative professionals are more generous than those in many EU Member States. The vast majority of Member States — 23 out of 27 so far — have clarified arrangements to confirm that they allow visa- and work-permit-free routes for UK performers for some short-term touring. This includes the UK’s biggest touring markets such as France, Germany, and also Spain, which we are very pleased changed its position following engagement from HM Government and the UK music industry. We continue to work closely with the sector and to engage with the few remaining Member States to improve arrangements or clarify guidance. It is, of course, up to them if they want to replicate the UK’s generous approach, but we encourage them to do so. We have worked across Government and in collaboration with the music and wider creative industries to support artists to work and tour with confidence in the European Union. Ongoing industry engagement continues at ministerial and official level. This includes several recent events with the sector focused on touring and export support, hosted in partnership with the Department for Business and Trade. These events help to provide tailored guidance to people and organisations in the sector, alongside an opportunity for the sector to discuss with Ministers and officials challenges and opportunities. |
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Musicians: EU Countries
Asked by: Earl of Clancarty (Crossbench - Excepted Hereditary) Wednesday 3rd April 2024 Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport: To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of any barriers faced by musicians touring in Europe following the UK's decision to leave the EU; and what steps they are taking to help musicians overcome these barriers. Answered by Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport) His Majesty’s Government is committed to supporting touring artists, and the music industry more widely, to adapt to new arrangements following our departure from the EU, and we have worked with the sector and directly with Member States to provide clarity and support. The UK’s rules for touring creative professionals are more generous than those in many EU Member States. The vast majority of Member States — 23 out of 27 so far — have clarified arrangements to confirm that they allow visa- and work-permit-free routes for UK performers for some short-term touring. This includes the UK’s biggest touring markets such as France, Germany, and also Spain, which we are very pleased changed its position following engagement from HM Government and the UK music industry. We continue to work closely with the sector and to engage with the few remaining Member States to improve arrangements or clarify guidance. It is, of course, up to them if they want to replicate the UK’s generous approach, but we encourage them to do so. We have worked across Government and in collaboration with the music and wider creative industries to support artists to work and tour with confidence in the European Union. Ongoing industry engagement continues at ministerial and official level. This includes several recent events with the sector focused on touring and export support, hosted in partnership with the Department for Business and Trade. These events help to provide tailored guidance to people and organisations in the sector, alongside an opportunity for the sector to discuss with Ministers and officials challenges and opportunities. |
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Business: South Holland and the Deepings
Asked by: John Hayes (Conservative - South Holland and The Deepings) Tuesday 2nd April 2024 Question to the Department for Business and Trade: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what the cost to the public purse was of funding provided to businesses in South Holland and the Deepings constituency during the covid-19 pandemic through the (a) Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Grant Fund, (b) Small Business Grant Fund and (c) Local Authority Discretionary Grant Fund. Answered by Kevin Hollinrake - Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade) The Department for Business and Trade (DBT), the government department responsible for the Covid-19 Business Support Grant Programme following the recent machinery of Government changes, and closure of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, has published statistics here: all-business-support-covid-grants-by-la, which give details of the following information for Covid-19 Business Support Grant schemes: (1.) total grant allocation awarded by Government to the Local Authority. (2.) total number of individual grant awards made by the Local Authority; and (3.) total value of grant awards made by the Local Authority. Detail is provided for South Holland District Council as follows:
This is the lowest level of geographic detail that DBT holds – if detail at ward level is required then the District Council would have to be approached for this information. Similarly, if a split between the LADGF and RGHLG is required the District Council would have to be approached for this information. |
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Gratuities
Asked by: Neil Hudson (Conservative - Penrith and The Border) Tuesday 2nd April 2024 Question to the Department for Business and Trade: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what (a) steps she is taking and (b) discussions she has had to support businesses prepare for the full implementation of the Employment (Allocation of Tips) Act 2023. Answered by Kevin Hollinrake - Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade) In recent months, the Department for Business and Trade has met with a range of business representative organisations, as well as other stakeholders, to discuss the new tipping legislation and address any remaining concerns. Businesses and other stakeholders also had the opportunity to respond to the public consultation. The responses are currently being analysed to inform the final version of the statutory Code of Practice. The final version of the Code will be published in the coming weeks, to ensure businesses have sufficient time to ensure they are compliant, ahead of coming into force in the summer. |
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Minsiters: Pay
Asked by: Baroness Royall of Blaisdon (Labour - Life peer) Thursday 28th March 2024 Question to the Cabinet Office: To ask His Majesty's Government how many times since 2015 ministers have asked to forego a ministerial salary, either full or in part; and who were those ministers. Answered by Baroness Neville-Rolfe - Minister of State (Cabinet Office) The number of ministerial salaries available to the government at any one time is 109. This is a statutory limit governed by the Ministerial and Other Salaries Act 1975. It is routinely the case that some ministers will be asked to serve in an unpaid capacity given the statutory limitations on the number of available salaries. A list of ministers who are currently serving in an unpaid capacity are as follows:
The list of all government ministers on GOV.UK is updated following each reshuffle. The current government list is on gov.uk at the following link: https://www.gov.uk/government/ministers. It would be a significant undertaking to calculate the exact number of unpaid ministers since 2015, especially given some ministers have dual roles (where they are paid in one role but not in another) such as if they hold more than one ministerial position. We can estimate however that over the last decade, this number has been approximately 10-20 at any given time. It is ultimately for the Prime Minister to decide how to organise the executive and which ministers are paid a salary. While the Cabinet Office provides advice to the Prime Minister on the number of salaries available, the department does not decide the allocation of salaries.
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Ministers: Pay
Asked by: Baroness Royall of Blaisdon (Labour - Life peer) Thursday 28th March 2024 Question to the Cabinet Office: To ask His Majesty's Government how many times since 2015 ministers have been asked to forego a ministerial salary; and what were the reasons for those requests. Answered by Baroness Neville-Rolfe - Minister of State (Cabinet Office) The number of ministerial salaries available to the government at any one time is 109. This is a statutory limit governed by the Ministerial and Other Salaries Act 1975. It is routinely the case that some ministers will be asked to serve in an unpaid capacity given the statutory limitations on the number of available salaries. A list of ministers who are currently serving in an unpaid capacity are as follows:
The list of all government ministers on GOV.UK is updated following each reshuffle. The current government list is on gov.uk at the following link: https://www.gov.uk/government/ministers. It would be a significant undertaking to calculate the exact number of unpaid ministers since 2015, especially given some ministers have dual roles (where they are paid in one role but not in another) such as if they hold more than one ministerial position. We can estimate however that over the last decade, this number has been approximately 10-20 at any given time. It is ultimately for the Prime Minister to decide how to organise the executive and which ministers are paid a salary. While the Cabinet Office provides advice to the Prime Minister on the number of salaries available, the department does not decide the allocation of salaries.
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Ministers: Pay
Asked by: Baroness Royall of Blaisdon (Labour - Life peer) Thursday 28th March 2024 Question to the Cabinet Office: To ask His Majesty's Government how many times since 2015 a minister has foregone a ministerial salary at the request of the Cabinet Office. Answered by Baroness Neville-Rolfe - Minister of State (Cabinet Office) The number of ministerial salaries available to the government at any one time is 109. This is a statutory limit governed by the Ministerial and Other Salaries Act 1975. It is routinely the case that some ministers will be asked to serve in an unpaid capacity given the statutory limitations on the number of available salaries. A list of ministers who are currently serving in an unpaid capacity are as follows:
The list of all government ministers on GOV.UK is updated following each reshuffle. The current government list is on gov.uk at the following link: https://www.gov.uk/government/ministers. It would be a significant undertaking to calculate the exact number of unpaid ministers since 2015, especially given some ministers have dual roles (where they are paid in one role but not in another) such as if they hold more than one ministerial position. We can estimate however that over the last decade, this number has been approximately 10-20 at any given time. It is ultimately for the Prime Minister to decide how to organise the executive and which ministers are paid a salary. While the Cabinet Office provides advice to the Prime Minister on the number of salaries available, the department does not decide the allocation of salaries.
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Ministers: Pay
Asked by: Baroness Royall of Blaisdon (Labour - Life peer) Thursday 28th March 2024 Question to the Cabinet Office: To ask His Majesty's Government whether there is a cap on the combined total for ministerial salaries in any financial year. Answered by Baroness Neville-Rolfe - Minister of State (Cabinet Office) The number of ministerial salaries available to the government at any one time is 109. This is a statutory limit governed by the Ministerial and Other Salaries Act 1975. It is routinely the case that some ministers will be asked to serve in an unpaid capacity given the statutory limitations on the number of available salaries. A list of ministers who are currently serving in an unpaid capacity are as follows:
The list of all government ministers on GOV.UK is updated following each reshuffle. The current government list is on gov.uk at the following link: https://www.gov.uk/government/ministers. It would be a significant undertaking to calculate the exact number of unpaid ministers since 2015, especially given some ministers have dual roles (where they are paid in one role but not in another) such as if they hold more than one ministerial position. We can estimate however that over the last decade, this number has been approximately 10-20 at any given time. It is ultimately for the Prime Minister to decide how to organise the executive and which ministers are paid a salary. While the Cabinet Office provides advice to the Prime Minister on the number of salaries available, the department does not decide the allocation of salaries.
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Exports: Hamas
Asked by: Liam Byrne (Labour - Birmingham, Hodge Hill) Wednesday 27th March 2024 Question to the Department for Business and Trade: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment she has made of the potential (a) risk and (b) prevalence of (i) re-export and (ii) diversion of UK exports to Hamas. Answered by Greg Hands - Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade) The Department for Business and Trade works alongside other government departments to regularly assess UK export licences. This includes working with the Ministry of Defence on risks of diversion of exported goods and national security risks arising from hostile state activity. The Export Control Joint Unit will not issue an export licence to any destination where to do so would be inconsistent with the UK’s Strategic Export Licensing Criteria, including where there is a clear risk that the items might be used to commit or facilitate a serious violation of International Humanitarian Law. HMG can and does refuse applications where there is a planned re-export that is inconsistent with the Criteria, or where we assess that the goods may be diverted to an undesirable destination. |
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Foreign Investment in UK: Renewable Energy
Asked by: Ian Lavery (Labour - Wansbeck) Tuesday 26th March 2024 Question to the Department for Business and Trade: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to her Department's Inward investment results 2022 to 2023, published on 27 June 2023, what the value of the 67 foreign direct investments into renewable energy were, by technology type. Answered by Nusrat Ghani - Minister of State (Minister for Europe) The Department for Business and Trade does not publish value and type information in the annual foreign direct investment publication at sector level due to data availability and confidentiality issues.
As there are gaps in the completeness of the value information across projects across sectors, DBT excludes value information to the publication. The impact of these gaps is greater when the data is divided into specific sector areas. However, at an aggregate level it is possible to add value related data.
Additional breakdowns describing the type or nature of an investment increase the opportunity to identify individual companies, to which DBT offer full confidentiality. |
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Foreign Investment in UK: Renewable Energy
Asked by: Ian Lavery (Labour - Wansbeck) Tuesday 26th March 2024 Question to the Department for Business and Trade: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to her Department's statistics entitled DBT inward investment results 2022 to 2023, published on 27 June 2023, if she will list the 67 Foreign Direct Investment renewable energy projects by value. Answered by Nusrat Ghani - Minister of State (Minister for Europe) The Department for Business and Trade does not publish value and type information in the annual foreign direct investment publication at sector level due to data availability and confidentiality issues.
As there are gaps in the completeness of the value information across projects across sectors, DBT excludes value information to the publication. The impact of these gaps is greater when the data is divided into specific sector areas. However, at an aggregate level it is possible to add value related data.
Additional breakdowns describing the type or nature of an investment increase the opportunity to identify individual companies, to which DBT offer full confidentiality. |
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Foreign Investment in UK: Renewable Energy
Asked by: Ian Lavery (Labour - Wansbeck) Tuesday 26th March 2024 Question to the Department for Business and Trade: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to her Department's statistics entitled DBT inward investment results 2022 to 2023, published on 27 June 2023, if she will publish a breakdown by technology of the 67 Foreign Direct Investment renewable energy projects. Answered by Nusrat Ghani - Minister of State (Minister for Europe) The Department for Business and Trade does not publish value and type information in the annual foreign direct investment publication at sector level due to data availability and confidentiality issues.
As there are gaps in the completeness of the value information across projects across sectors, DBT excludes value information to the publication. The impact of these gaps is greater when the data is divided into specific sector areas. However, at an aggregate level it is possible to add value related data.
Additional breakdowns describing the type or nature of an investment increase the opportunity to identify individual companies, to which DBT offer full confidentiality. |
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Lithium
Asked by: Lord Wigley (Plaid Cymru - Life peer) Tuesday 26th March 2024 Question to the Department for Business and Trade: To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the deposits of lithium in Wales and Scotland; and whether they will ensure that all such is conveyed to the respective devolved authorities. Answered by Lord Johnson of Lainston - Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade) The Critical Minerals Strategy committed to collate UK geoscientific data and identify areas of geological potential for critical mineral extraction. The Department for Business and Trade commissioned the British Geological Survey to undertake the study, “Potential for Critical Raw Material Prospectivity in the UK”, delivered by the Critical Minerals Intelligence Centre (CMIC) and was published in 2023. It is a preliminary assessment of geological factors only, and its findings do not mean prospective areas identified will necessarily be targeted for exploration and mining. Mineral planning policy is also a devolved matter. Areas of potential geological prospectivity for critical minerals were identified in both Scotland and Wales. Regarding the geological prospectivity for lithium, the report identified two areas in Scotland and no areas in Wales. |
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Courts
Asked by: Jerome Mayhew (Conservative - Broadland) Tuesday 26th March 2024 Question to the Ministry of Justice: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to tackle the backlog in the courts. Answered by Mike Freer - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice) We remain committed to tackling the outstanding caseloads across our courts and tribunals and have introduced a range of measures to achieve this aim.
Over 90% of all criminal cases are heard at the magistrates’ court, where we heard 100,000 cases a month on average across 2023. While the outstanding caseload in the magistrates’ courts has slightly increased in recent months due to an increase in the number of cases coming to court, the caseload remains well below its pandemic peak and stood at 353,900 at the end of September 2023, and cases continue to be progressed quickly. To aid our efforts in the magistrates’ courts, we invested £1 million in a programme of work to support the recruitment of more magistrates. We aim to recruit 2,000 new magistrates this year, and similar numbers for each of the next couple of years.
At the Crown Court, we remain committed to reducing the outstanding caseload. Last financial year we sat over 100,000 days and this financial year, we plan to deliver around 107,000 sitting days and recruit more than 1,000 judges across all jurisdictions. Judges have worked tirelessly to complete more cases, with disposals up by 9% during Q3 in 2023 compared to Q4 in 2022 (25,700 compared to 23,700). We are also investing in our criminal courts. In August 2023, we announced we are investing £220 million for essential modernisation and repair work of our court buildings across the next two years, up to March 2025. We have also continued the use of 20 Nightingale courtrooms into the 2024/25 financial year, to allow courts to work at full capacity.
In the Family Court, we are working with the Department for Education and other partners on the Family Justice Board to tackle the longest running cases and increase the proportion of public law cases that conclude within the 26-week timeline. The Department for Education are also investing an extra £10m to develop new initiatives to address the longest delays in public law proceedings. We announced in the Spring Budget an additional £55m to improve productivity, support earlier resolution of family disputes and reduce the number of cases coming to court. This includes creating a digital advice tool for separating couples, piloting early legal advice and supporting the expansion of the private law Pathfinder model. We are also investing up to £23.6m in the family mediation voucher scheme, which we intend will allow for its continuation up to March 2025. As of March 2024, over 26,000 families have successfully used the scheme to attempt to resolve their private law disputes outside of court.
With regards to civil cases, we are taking action to ensure those that do need to go to trial are dealt with quickly. We have launched the biggest ever judicial recruitment drive for District Judges, are digitising court processes and holding more remote hearings, and are increasing the use of mediation. The requirement for small claims in the county court to attend a mediation session with the Small Claims Mediation Service will start this spring and is expected to help parties resolve their dispute swiftly and consensually without the need for a judicial hearing. With regards to tribunals, we continue to work with the Department for Business and Trade on further measures to address caseloads in the Employment Tribunal, where the deployment of legal officers, recruitment of additional judges and a new electronic case management system have helped the Tribunal to manage its caseload which remains below its pandemic peak. |
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Foreign Investment in UK: Science and Technology
Asked by: Chi Onwurah (Labour - Newcastle upon Tyne Central) Tuesday 26th March 2024 Question to the Department for Business and Trade: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether her Department supports foreign investment in science and technology by region. Answered by Kevin Hollinrake - Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade) Investment is at the very heart of the UK economy - it supports economic growth, creates jobs and enables improvements in productivity for new and existing firms. It is also essential for successful delivery of the Government's objective to make the UK a science and technology superpower by 2030. The Department for Business and Trade promotes a range of investment opportunities across the science & technology sector. DBT works to attract foreign corporates to the UK, developing compelling investment propositions for DBT's international network to bring to prospective investors, this includes both sector-wide and place-based opportunities. DBT has dedicated based staff across the UK who work with the DAs/their agencies, wider DBT teams, Office for Investment and other UK government departments to deliver investment in priority areas, including science and technology. DBT teams work closely with partners to deliver events to attract investment, such as the Northern Ireland Investment Summit that was held in Belfast, September 2023. The UK has 13 new Investment Zones which will benefit from £160 million each of Government funding to unlock foreign investment across priority sectors, especially science and technology, with a focus on driving innovation and creating quality jobs. These will be new hubs for investment and innovation across the UK and the funding spread over 10 years, will be spent on fiscal incentives and/or flexible spend to support attracting FDI. In line with the government's levelling up objectives, they are established in places with significant unmet productivity potential, where existing strengths and assets aligned to priority sectors can be leveraged to increase opportunities for local communities. Investment Zones will be established in partnership between central government, local government, research institutions and the private sector. The Investment Opportunity Fund is intended to double down on the objectives of Freeports and Investment Zones by providing a flexible, agile pot of funding that government can use to secure and respond to opportunities in these areas as they emerge. |
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Musicians: Immigration Controls
Asked by: Barbara Keeley (Labour - Worsley and Eccles South) Monday 25th March 2024 Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what information her Department holds on the number of (a) musicians and (b) music groups that were scheduled to play in the UK that were refused entry due to immigration rules in the last 12 months. Answered by Julia Lopez - Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology) Border Force does not hold the data requested. The UK’s rules for touring creative professionals are comparatively more generous than in many EU Member States. The UK’s domestic rules allow musicians, entertainers and artists from non-visa national countries, such as EU Member States and the US, to perform in the UK without requiring a visa, and the UK does not have work permits. The Government is committed to supporting the UK’s creative industries, including musicians, to adapt to new arrangements with the EU. Sector specific guidance on creative professionals from non-visa national countries, including the EU and the US, visiting the UK for performance and work has been published by DCMS on GOV.UK can be found in the ‘Visiting the UK as a creative professional from a non-visa national country guidance’ on GOV.UK. DCMS has worked across government and in collaboration with the music and wider creative industries to support working and touring with confidence in the EU. Ongoing industry engagement continues at ministerial and official level. This includes several recent events with the sector focused on touring and export support, hosted in partnership with the Department for Business and Trade. These events help to provide tailored guidance to stakeholders within the music sector, alongside an opportunity for the sector to discuss with Ministers and officials touring challenges and opportunities. |
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Entertainers: Travel
Asked by: Barbara Keeley (Labour - Worsley and Eccles South) Monday 25th March 2024 Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, on what dates her Department's working group on creative and cultural touring has met since June 2022; and how many times a Minister has attended those meetings. Answered by Julia Lopez - Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology) Border Force does not hold the data requested. The UK’s rules for touring creative professionals are comparatively more generous than in many EU Member States. The UK’s domestic rules allow musicians, entertainers and artists from non-visa national countries, such as EU Member States and the US, to perform in the UK without requiring a visa, and the UK does not have work permits. The Government is committed to supporting the UK’s creative industries, including musicians, to adapt to new arrangements with the EU. Sector specific guidance on creative professionals from non-visa national countries, including the EU and the US, visiting the UK for performance and work has been published by DCMS on GOV.UK can be found in the ‘Visiting the UK as a creative professional from a non-visa national country guidance’ on GOV.UK. DCMS has worked across government and in collaboration with the music and wider creative industries to support working and touring with confidence in the EU. Ongoing industry engagement continues at ministerial and official level. This includes several recent events with the sector focused on touring and export support, hosted in partnership with the Department for Business and Trade. These events help to provide tailored guidance to stakeholders within the music sector, alongside an opportunity for the sector to discuss with Ministers and officials touring challenges and opportunities. |
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Customs Tariff (Preferential Trade Arrangements) (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 These Regulations are made under the Taxation (Cross-border Trade) Act 2018 (c. 22). HM Treasury Parliamentary Status - Text of Legislation - Made negative Laid: Tuesday 26th March - In Force: Not stated Found: Hard copies are held and available to view free of charge at the Department for Business and Trade, Old |
Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (References to Financial Investigators) (England and Wales and Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Order 2024 This Order amends Schedule 1 to the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (References to Financial Investigators) (England and Wales and Northern Ireland) Order 2021 (“the 2021 Order”). The Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (c. 29) (“the 2002 Act”) provides that accredited financial investigators may, in specified circumstances, discharge powers or other functions which are granted to law enforcement officers (such as, for example, police constables or Serious Fraud Office officers). Home Office Parliamentary Status - Text of Legislation - Made negative Laid: Tuesday 26th March - In Force: 26 Apr 2024 Found: who is— (a)a National Crime Agency officer; (b)a member of staff of— (i)the Cabinet Office; (ii)the Department |
Parliamentary Research |
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Debate on the Flood Recovery Framework - CDP-2024-0072
Mar. 28 2024 Found: same time as funding from the Flood Recovery Framework), the Business Recovery Grant (disbursed by Department |
Climate change adaptation and resilience in the UK - CBP-9969
Mar. 27 2024 Found: ] 1 August 2022. 218 PQ 407 62 [Environment Protection: Import Duties] 7 September 2021. 219 Department |
Bill Documents |
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Mar. 27 2024
Bill 198 EN 2023-24 Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill 2022-23 Explanatory Notes Found: • These Explanatory Notes have been prepared by the Department for Business and Trade and the Department |
Mar. 27 2024
HL Bill 57 Running list of amendments Victims and Prisoners Bill 2022-23 Amendment Paper Found: above and to her service providers, including— (a) The Competition and Markets Authority; (b) Department |
Mar. 26 2024
HL Bill 57(a) Amendments for Report Victims and Prisoners Bill 2022-23 Amendment Paper Found: above and to her service providers, including— (a) The Competition and Markets Authority; (b) Department |
National Audit Office |
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Mar. 28 2024
wider environmental goals (PDF) Found: for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has the policy lead. |
Mar. 25 2024
Report - Progress with the merger of the FCO and DFID (PDF) Found: was announced in February 2023, closing down the Department for International Trade (DIT) and the Department |
Mar. 22 2024
Report - NHS England's modelling for the Long Term Workforce Plan (PDF) Found: producing quality analysis ; • the Green Book: appraisal and evaluation in central government ; • the Department |
Department Publications - Services |
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Saturday 6th April 2024
Department for Business and Trade Source Page: Request flexible working: application form template Document: Request flexible working: application form template (webpage) Found: From: Department for Business and Trade Published 4 July 2014 Last updated 6 April 2024 |
Department Publications - Statistics |
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Friday 5th April 2024
Department for Business and Trade Source Page: Evaluation of the Northern Ireland Investment Summit (NIIS) 2023 Document: Evaluation of the Northern Ireland Investment Summit (NIIS) 2023 (webpage) Found: From: Department for Business and Trade Published 5 April 2024 Get emails about this page |
Friday 5th April 2024
Department for Business and Trade Source Page: Evaluation of the Northern Ireland Investment Summit (NIIS) 2023 Document: Northern Ireland Investment Summit 2023 evaluation (PDF) Found: committed to providing up to £2 million for the Department for International Trade (now part of the Department |
Thursday 28th March 2024
Department for Business and Trade Source Page: Steel public procurement 2024 Document: Steel public procurement 2024 (PDF) Found: Whereas every effort has been made to ensure that the information in this document is accurate the Department |
Thursday 28th March 2024
Department for Business and Trade Source Page: Steel public procurement 2024 Document: Steel public procurement 2024 (webpage) Found: From: Department for Business and Trade Published 28 March 2024 Get emails about this page |
Thursday 21st March 2024
Department for Energy Security & Net Zero Source Page: Environmental capacity for industrial clusters Document: Environmental capacity for industrial clusters: Phase 2 (PDF) Found: 12.4Mt and 3.9Mt respectively to the UK’s 33.2Mt total annual industrial carbon dioxide emissions (BEIS |
Thursday 21st March 2024
Department for Energy Security & Net Zero Source Page: Environmental capacity for industrial clusters Document: Environmental capacity for industrial clusters: Phase 1 Humber Pathfinder Project (PDF) Found: Prepared by Element Energy Ltd for the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy November |
Thursday 21st March 2024
Department for Energy Security & Net Zero Source Page: Smart meters in Great Britain, quarterly update December 2023 Document: (Excel) Found: included with large suppliers from Q4 202018npower merged with E.ON in 2019, with combined reporting to BEIS |
Thursday 21st March 2024
Department for Energy Security & Net Zero Source Page: Smart meters in Great Britain, quarterly update December 2023 Document: Smart meters in Great Britain, quarterly update December 2023: statistical bulletin (PDF) Found: The data framework matches gas and electricity consumption data, collected for BEIS sub-national energy |
Thursday 21st March 2024
Department for Energy Security & Net Zero Source Page: Smart meters in Great Britain, quarterly update December 2023 Document: (ODS) Found: included with large suppliers from Q4 2020 18 npower merged with E.ON in 2019, with combined reporting to BEIS |
Thursday 21st March 2024
Cabinet Office Source Page: Government grants statistics 2022 to 2023 Document: (ODS) Found: 59440.602856 60717 63805 65483 73127 3756.716136 4409 8107 4764 4799 63197.318992 65126 71912 70247 77925 BEIS |
Thursday 21st March 2024
Department for Energy Security & Net Zero Source Page: Community benefits for electricity transmission network infrastructure Document: Community benefits for electricity transmission network infrastructure: social research (PDF) Found: establish a scheme which can deliver consistent, tangible and fair benefits for communities. 10 2 BEIS |
Department Publications - Policy and Engagement |
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Thursday 4th April 2024
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology Source Page: Government response to the Regulatory Horizons Council report on neurotechnology Document: Joint letter from Minister for DSIT and Minister for DHSC on the regulation of neurotechnology (PDF) Found: but not limited to) the MHRA, ICO, Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS), DHSC, DCM S, the Department |
Wednesday 27th March 2024
Department for Business and Trade Source Page: National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage: Low Pay Commission remit 2024 Document: National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage: Low Pay Commission remit 2024 (webpage) Found: From: Department for Business and Trade Published 27 March 2024 Get emails about this page |
Department Publications - Consultations |
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Wednesday 3rd April 2024
Ministry of Justice Source Page: Possible changes to the Employment Tribunal Rules Document: Consultation document (PDF) Found: Historically, responsibility for procedural Rule s within the Employment Tribunal s has been held by the Department |
Wednesday 3rd April 2024
Ministry of Justice Source Page: Possible changes to the Employment Tribunal Rules Document: Possible changes to the Employment Tribunal Rules (webpage) Found: Historically, responsibility for procedural rules within the Employment Tribunals has been held by the Department |
Friday 29th March 2024
Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities Source Page: Sprinklers in care homes, removal of national classes, and staircases in residential buildings Document: Impact assessment on the introduction of second staircases in residential buildings above 18m (PDF) Found: See Definition of an SME, BEIS small and medium enterprises (SMEs) action plan: 2022 to 2025 (accessible |
Department Publications - Policy paper |
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Wednesday 27th March 2024
Department for Energy Security & Net Zero Source Page: DESNZ monitoring and evaluation framework Document: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Monitoring and evaluation framework (PDF) (PDF) Found: established as a ministerial department in February 2023 to focus on the energy portfolio of the former Department |
Friday 22nd March 2024
Department for Energy Security & Net Zero Source Page: EM on EU legislation arising from EU directive 2003/87/EC Document: EM on EU emissions trading scheme regulations (PDF) Found: On 1 June 2021, the Department for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy submitted Explanatory Memorandum |
Department Publications - Transparency |
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Tuesday 26th March 2024
HM Treasury Source Page: Whole of Government Accounts, 2021-22 Document: Whole of Government Accounts 2021-22 (web) (PDF) Found: for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) and the British Business Bank to establish how |
Monday 25th March 2024
HM Treasury Source Page: FRAB minutes and associated papers: 21 March 2024 Document: FRAB 152 (02) - Sustainability reporting update and TCFD-alignment (PDF) Found: The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) continues with the endorsement process for IFRS-Ss and the |
Thursday 21st March 2024
Department for Business and Trade Source Page: DBT: business appointment rules advice Document: DBT: business appointment rules advice (webpage) Found: : business appointment rules advice All outside appointments or employment taken up by former Department |
Non-Departmental Publications - Guidance and Regulation |
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Apr. 03 2024
Export Control Joint Unit Source Page: Notice to exporters 2024/06: updates to UK strategic export list Document: Notice to exporters 2024/06: updates to UK strategic export list (webpage) Guidance and Regulation Found: From: Export Control Joint Unit and Department for Business and Trade Published 3 April 2024 |
Mar. 28 2024
UK Space Agency Source Page: UK Space Agency-Axiom Space astronaut mission projects 2024/2025 Document: Science Experiments - call for proposals (PDF) (PDF) Guidance and Regulation Found: : • WTO rules • the EU -UK Trade and Coopera tion Agreement (TCA), (see EU-UK TCA summary and BEIS |
Mar. 28 2024
UK Space Agency Source Page: UK Space Agency-Axiom Space astronaut mission projects 2024/2025 Document: Technology Demonstrators - call for proposals (PDF) (PDF) Guidance and Regulation Found: • the EU -UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA), (see EU -UK TCA summary and BEIS (Dept. |
Mar. 27 2024
UK Space Agency Source Page: Announcement of Opportunity: Unlocking Space for Business Document: (webpage) Guidance and Regulation Found: [•] whose registered office is at [•] (the "Guarantor") in favour of:THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE DEPARTMENT |
Mar. 25 2024
Education and Skills Funding Agency Source Page: Dedicated schools grant (DSG): 2024 to 2025 Document: (ODS) Guidance and Regulation Found: Primary School Voluntary aided school Barnet 028 No 356 0 356 1.10045937066004 302 Barnet 133365 3022079 Beis |
Non-Departmental Publications - Open consultation |
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Apr. 03 2024
Tribunal Procedure Committee Source Page: Possible changes to the Employment Tribunal Rules Document: Possible changes to the Employment Tribunal Rules (webpage) Open consultation Found: Historically, responsibility for procedural rules within the Employment Tribunals has been held by the Department |
Apr. 03 2024
Tribunal Procedure Committee Source Page: Possible changes to the Employment Tribunal Rules Document: Consultation document (PDF) Open consultation Found: Historically, responsibility for procedural Rule s within the Employment Tribunal s has been held by the Department |
Non-Departmental Publications - Statistics |
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Mar. 28 2024
Health and Safety Executive Source Page: Moisture risk of spray foam insulation applied to timber sloped roofs Document: Spray foam insulation applied to timber sloped roofs in dwellings (PDF) Statistics Found: BEIS and DLUHC (2016) 70 |
Mar. 28 2024
Environment Agency Source Page: Review of emerging techniques for hydrogen production from electrolysis of water Document: Review of emerging techniques for hydrogen production from electrolysis of water (PDF) Statistics Found: demand and proportion of final energy consumption in 2050 (Ref. 3) This chart shows analysis by BEIS |
Mar. 27 2024
Low Pay Commission Source Page: The National Minimum Wage Beyond 2024 Document: Letter from Bryan Sanderson to Government on the NMW beyond 2024 (PDF) Statistics Found: E14 4PU lpc@lowpay.gov.uk www.lowpay.gov.uk 22 December 2023 The Rt Hon Kemi Badenoch MP Department |
Mar. 27 2024
Low Pay Commission Source Page: The National Minimum Wage Beyond 2024 Document: The National Minimum Wage Beyond 2024 (PDF) Statistics Found: Department for Business and Trade (2023 a). |
Mar. 21 2024
Environment Agency Source Page: Environmental capacity for industrial clusters Document: Environmental capacity for industrial clusters: Phase 2 (PDF) Statistics Found: 12.4Mt and 3.9Mt respectively to the UK’s 33.2Mt total annual industrial carbon dioxide emissions (BEIS |
Mar. 21 2024
Environment Agency Source Page: Environmental capacity for industrial clusters Document: Environmental capacity for industrial clusters: Phase 1 Humber Pathfinder Project (PDF) Statistics Found: Prepared by Element Energy Ltd for the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy November |
Non-Departmental Publications - Transparency |
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Mar. 28 2024
Competition and Markets Authority Source Page: Interim road fuel monitoring update: March 2024 Document: Interim road fuel monitoring update: March 2024 (PDF) Transparency Found: The exchange rate effect is calculated relative to 7 June 2021, and it is negative in some periods 3 BEIS |
Mar. 27 2024
Intellectual Property Office Source Page: IPO payments: 2024 Document: IPO payments: 2024 (webpage) Transparency Found: These are: department family - The Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy entity - The |
Mar. 21 2024
Public Sector Fraud Authority Source Page: Cross-Government Fraud Landscape Report 2021-2022 Document: Cross-Government Fraud Landscape Report 2021-2022 (PDF) (PDF) Transparency Found: for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy 11 (BEIS). |
Non-Departmental Publications - News and Communications |
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Mar. 27 2024
Low Pay Commission Source Page: LPC recommends moving towards a National Living Wage for over-18s Document: LPC recommends moving towards a National Living Wage for over-18s (webpage) News and Communications Found: advice to the Government Notes for editors This report responds to a remit letter published by the Department |
Mar. 27 2024
Competition and Markets Authority Source Page: Green claims: CMA secures landmark changes from ASOS, Boohoo and Asda Document: Boohoo Annual Report & Accounts 2022 (PDF) News and Communications Found: significantly increased our engagement with government departments and Senior NGO representatives for example: BEIS |
Mar. 27 2024
Competition and Markets Authority Source Page: Green claims: CMA secures landmark changes from ASOS, Boohoo and Asda Document: ASOS Annual Report 2023 (PDF) News and Communications Found: Ofgem environmental impact measurements for fuel sources, and have used the 2023 UK Government’s BEIS |
Mar. 26 2024
Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street Source Page: Ministerial Appointments: 26 March 2024 Document: Ministerial Appointments: 26 March 2024 (webpage) News and Communications Found: the Armed Forces) in the Ministry of Defence; Kevin Hollinrake MP to be a Minister of State in the Department |
Mar. 22 2024
Post Office Source Page: Post Office ‘without prejudice’ documents Document: Post Office ‘without prejudice’ documents (webpage) News and Communications Found: From: Department for Business and Trade and Post Office Published 22 March 2024 Get emails |
Mar. 22 2024
Government Property Agency Source Page: Planning application submitted for major new government hub in Darlington Document: Planning application submitted for major new government hub in Darlington (webpage) News and Communications Found: across eight departments, including His Majesty’s Treasury (HMT), the Department for Education, and the Department |
Scottish Government Publications |
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Wednesday 3rd April 2024
International Trade and Investment Directorate Source Page: Net Zero Investor Panel quote regarding ScotWind, Hydrogen and Heat: EIR release Document: EIR 202300390023 - Information Released - Annex A and B (PDF) Found: The Panel also has plans to consult BEIS over the coming weeks to understand the UK’s approach. |
Monday 18th March 2024
Justice Directorate Source Page: Post Office Horizon cases: letters to UK Government Document: Post Office Horizon cases: letters to UK Government (webpage) Found: Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, the Parliament Under-Secretary of State at the Department |
Scottish Parliamentary Debates |
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Review of the EU-UK Trade and Co-operation Agreement
56 speeches (64,053 words) Thursday 21st March 2024 - Committee Mentions: 1: None In the UK, the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has the role of supporting business - Link to Speech |