Information between 8th April 2024 - 18th April 2024
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Parliamentary Debates |
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Oral Answers to Questions
158 speeches (9,840 words) Tuesday 16th April 2024 - Commons Chamber Department for Energy Security & Net Zero Mentions: 1: Justin Tomlinson (Con - North Swindon) Properly regulated markets, which incentivise private capital to invest in the energy system, provide - Link to Speech 2: Luke Evans (Con - Bosworth) I am really pleased that the Competition and Markets Authority has looked into it and that the Government - Link to Speech 3: Amanda Solloway (Con - Derby North) Pumpwatch consultation as soon as possible, and we continue to work closely with the Competition and Markets - Link to Speech |
Tobacco and Vapes Bill
213 speeches (48,358 words) 2nd reading Tuesday 16th April 2024 - Commons Chamber Department of Health and Social Care Mentions: 1: Victoria Atkins (Con - Louth and Horncastle) The industry markets them in very cynical ways. - Link to Speech |
Draft Official Controls (Fees and Charges) (Amendment) Regulations 2024
Draft Plant Health (Fees) (England) and Official Controls (Frequency of Checks) (Amendment) Regulations 2024
18 speeches (6,453 words) Tuesday 16th April 2024 - General Committees Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Mentions: 1: Toby Perkins (Lab - Chesterfield) challenges domestically, but the challenges are particularly acute for those operating in international markets - Link to Speech |
Rail Manufacturing: Job Losses
53 speeches (6,991 words) Tuesday 16th April 2024 - Commons Chamber Department for Transport Mentions: 1: Huw Merriman (Con - Bexhill and Battle) I really want to see exports, which is why I tend to go abroad to help champion exports in such markets - Link to Speech |
Draft Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Disapplication or Modification of Financial Regulator Rules in Individual Cases) Regulations 2024
11 speeches (1,547 words) Monday 15th April 2024 - General Committees HM Treasury Mentions: 1: Bim Afolami (Con - Hitchin and Harpenden) services industry as a whole.Since it was introduced over 20 years ago, the Financial Services and Markets - Link to Speech 2: Tulip Siddiq (Lab - Hampstead and Kilburn) capital requirements gap between mid-tier and large banks, therefore improving competition in UK banking markets - Link to Speech |
Litigation Funding Agreements (Enforceability) Bill [HL]
29 speeches (15,973 words) 2nd reading Monday 15th April 2024 - Lords Chamber Scotland Office Mentions: 1: Lord Meston (XB - Excepted Hereditary) any consensus about whether, how and to what extent improvements can best be made.During the Digital Markets - Link to Speech 2: Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede (Lab - Life peer) available to Members taking part in discussions on the Bill.During the recent passage of the Digital Markets - Link to Speech |
Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024
11 speeches (4,067 words) Monday 15th April 2024 - Lords Chamber Department for Business and Trade Mentions: 1: Lord Johnson of Lainston (Con - Life peer) does not apply to the Office of Communications, also known as Ofcom; the Office of Gas and Electricity Markets - Link to Speech |
Data Protection and Digital Information Bill
93 speeches (24,613 words) Committee stage Monday 15th April 2024 - Grand Committee Department for Science, Innovation & Technology Mentions: 1: None is upheld by one or more of the regulatory bodies, the Information Commissioner, the Competition and Markets - Link to Speech 2: Viscount Camrose (Con - Excepted Hereditary) risks to compliance with any UK regulatory law that is upheld by the ICO, Ofcom, the Competition and Markets - Link to Speech 3: Baroness Kidron (XB - Life peer) for their support.We have spent considerable time across the digital Bills—the online safety, digital markets - Link to Speech |
Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024
11 speeches (3,143 words) Monday 15th April 2024 - Lords Chamber Department for Business and Trade Mentions: 1: Lord Fox (LD - Life peer) As we heard from the noble Duke, the Duke of Wellington, these are very different markets. - Link to Speech 2: Lord Johnson of Lainston (Con - Life peer) this broad waterfront of how we run our economy and how we regulate for our own safety, for trust in markets - Link to Speech |
Select Committee Documents |
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Wednesday 17th April 2024
Correspondence - Correspondence between Professor Michael Woods and the Chair, following up on evidence given before the Committee on 6 December 2023 Welsh Affairs Committee Found: creative skills, tr aining programmes, assistance for local cultural entrepreneurs to access wider markets |
Wednesday 17th April 2024
Scrutiny evidence - Petitioner Evidence Part 2 of 2 Royal Albert Hall Bill [HL] Committee Found: the next fourteen days, I will be obliged to take this matter up formally with the Competition and Markets |
Wednesday 17th April 2024
Scrutiny evidence - Promoter Evidence Part 1 of 4 Royal Albert Hall Bill [HL] Committee Found: Regulations 2023 Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 Draft Financial Services and Markets |
Wednesday 17th April 2024
Correspondence - Correspondence from Minister for Nuclear and Renewables, in relation to methodologies on the proposed Economic Licence for Sizewell C, dated 28 March 2024 Science, Innovation and Technology Committee Found: modifications will also impact upon the licensee (Sizewell C Limited) and the Office for Gas and Electricity Markets |
Wednesday 17th April 2024
Scrutiny evidence - Submission on the Countryside Stewardship (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 and government response Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee Found: keeps our prices up to date and attractive for farmers and land managers over a time when agricultural markets |
Wednesday 17th April 2024
Report - Seventh Report - Appointment of Clare Lombardelli as Deputy Governor for Monetary Policy, Bank of England Treasury Committee Found: Chair of Court, Bank of EnglandHC 784 7th Re-appointment of Sir Dave Ramsden as Deputy Governor for Markets |
Wednesday 17th April 2024
Written Evidence - Financial Conduct Authority FRA0106 - Fraud Fraud - Home Affairs Committee Found: The Financial Services & Markets Act 2000 (FSMA), which sets out the FCA’s powers and remit, does |
Wednesday 17th April 2024
Written Evidence - Home Office FRA0109 - Fraud Fraud - Home Affairs Committee Found: As part of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2023, the Government legislated to require the |
Wednesday 17th April 2024
Written Evidence - British Retail Consortium VTR0038 - Violence and abuse towards retail workers Violence and abuse towards retail workers - Home Affairs Committee Found: of high value items and items such as tobacco and alcohol that are then re-sold at auctions or markets |
Wednesday 17th April 2024
Written Evidence - Federation of Wholesale Distributors VTR0041 - Violence and abuse towards retail workers Violence and abuse towards retail workers - Home Affairs Committee Found: Distributors (FWD) is the member organisation for UK wholesalers operating in the grocery and foodservice markets |
Wednesday 17th April 2024
Report - Twenty-Sixth Report - The BBC’s implementation of Across the UK Public Accounts Committee Found: 19: Government Support for Charities HC 250 6th Public Sector Pensions HC 289 7th Adult Social Care Markets |
Tuesday 16th April 2024
Written Evidence - Independent Rail Retailers RRB0032 - Scrutiny of the draft Rail Reform Bill Transport Committee Found: with existing competition law, enforced by the Office of Rail and Road and the Competition and Markets |
Tuesday 16th April 2024
Written Evidence - West Yorkshire Combined Authority RRB0031 - Scrutiny of the draft Rail Reform Bill Transport Committee Found: connects people to jobs, brings businesses closer together, gets goods to local, national and global markets |
Tuesday 16th April 2024
Written Evidence - Rail Partners RRB0069 - Scrutiny of the draft Rail Reform Bill Transport Committee Found: In order to drive improved financial sustainability, operators need commercial freedoms to grow markets |
Tuesday 16th April 2024
Written Evidence - FirstGroup plc RRB0070 - Scrutiny of the draft Rail Reform Bill Transport Committee Found: In addition, the bill removes the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) as an independent arbiter |
Tuesday 16th April 2024
Written Evidence - GB Railfreight RRB0068 - Scrutiny of the draft Rail Reform Bill Transport Committee Found: In order to drive improved financial sustainability, operators need commercial freedoms to grow markets |
Tuesday 16th April 2024
Written Evidence - Getlink RRB0066 - Scrutiny of the draft Rail Reform Bill Transport Committee Found: gauge enhancement on the Dollands Moor-Wembley rail route, which is a vital rail connection between markets |
Tuesday 16th April 2024
Written Evidence - Icomera UK Limited RRB0003 - Scrutiny of the draft Rail Reform Bill Transport Committee Found: With that kind of capability, we will also be able to develop overseas markets for products and |
Tuesday 16th April 2024
Written Evidence - Department for Transport RRB0014 - Scrutiny of the draft Rail Reform Bill Transport Committee Found: In the interim, operators will continue working with their local markets wherever possible to find |
Tuesday 16th April 2024
Written Evidence - The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (UK) RRB0061 - Scrutiny of the draft Rail Reform Bill Transport Committee Found: adaptable and flexible in its delivery, while ensuring that future changes are possible, particularly as markets |
Tuesday 16th April 2024
Written Evidence - Rail Working Group RRB0064 - Scrutiny of the draft Rail Reform Bill Transport Committee Found: outside the UK will then be able to source cheaper secured credit from creditors in the UK capital markets |
Tuesday 16th April 2024
Written Evidence - Office of Rail and Road RRB0059 - Scrutiny of the draft Rail Reform Bill Transport Committee Found: We recognise that the removal of the Competition and Markets Authority referral route (in case ORR |
Tuesday 16th April 2024
Written Evidence - Passenger Transport Networks RRB0005 - Scrutiny of the draft Rail Reform Bill Transport Committee Found: : see WSPR,p.58]. 3.4 Transport policy is about more than the ‘better functioning of relevant markets |
Tuesday 16th April 2024
Written Evidence - Trainline RRB0055 - Scrutiny of the draft Rail Reform Bill Transport Committee Found: more formal setting to share good practice and strive towards more consistency and alignment for markets |
Tuesday 16th April 2024
Written Evidence - Campaign for Better Transport RRB0018 - Scrutiny of the draft Rail Reform Bill Transport Committee Found: should retain the ability to refer other licence holders but not the IRB to the Competition and Markets |
Tuesday 16th April 2024
Written Evidence - Transport for Greater Manchester RRB0046 - Scrutiny of the draft Rail Reform Bill Transport Committee Found: The Railways Act 1993 was set up with the clear aim of supporting both passenger and freight markets |
Tuesday 16th April 2024
Written Evidence - Rail Delivery Group RRB0047 - Scrutiny of the draft Rail Reform Bill Transport Committee Found: This will unlock growth which will be at risk if markets, stakeholders, shareholders, and the rail |
Tuesday 16th April 2024
Written Evidence - Placechanger HSC0009 - High streets in towns and small cities High streets in towns and small cities - Built Environment Committee Found: March 2023.What goods and services etc shown below may be readily available from out-of- town hyper-markets |
Tuesday 16th April 2024
Written Evidence - University of Liverpool HSC0008 - High streets in towns and small cities High streets in towns and small cities - Built Environment Committee Found: temporary pavilions dedicated to events, facilitating periodic gatherings such as local produce markets |
Tuesday 16th April 2024
Written Evidence - High Streets Research Network at Sheffield Hallam University HSC0014 - High streets in towns and small cities High streets in towns and small cities - Built Environment Committee Found: Markets in places like Radcliffe, Manchester, provide opportunities to animate space with a continually |
Tuesday 16th April 2024
Written Evidence - Department for Communities - Ministerial Advisory Group for Architecture & the Built Environment HSC0012 - High streets in towns and small cities High streets in towns and small cities - Built Environment Committee Found: That includes deliveries, refuse collection, home and office removals; street infrastructure for markets |
Tuesday 16th April 2024
Written Evidence - Institute of Place Management, Manchester Metropolitan University HSC0020 - High streets in towns and small cities High streets in towns and small cities - Built Environment Committee Found: BIDs) Place activation (events, festivals, arts and culture, markets, pop-ups) Place analytics and |
Tuesday 16th April 2024
Written Evidence - Policy Exchange HSC0054 - High streets in towns and small cities High streets in towns and small cities - Built Environment Committee Found: businesswoman-unveils-plans-to-convert-building- into-shoppin-9334880/ 6 https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/markets |
Tuesday 16th April 2024
Written Evidence - Faculty of Geography, Durham University HSC0056 - High streets in towns and small cities High streets in towns and small cities - Built Environment Committee Found: Contested Markets, Contested Cities: Gentrification and Urban Justice in Retail Spaces. |
Tuesday 16th April 2024
Written Evidence - Morecambe Town Council HSC0048 - High streets in towns and small cities High streets in towns and small cities - Built Environment Committee Found: centuries, high streets were once bustling commercial hubs characterised by a diverse array of shops, markets |
Tuesday 16th April 2024
Written Evidence - RICS HSC0033 - High streets in towns and small cities High streets in towns and small cities - Built Environment Committee Found: It functions as a space for creativity and innovation, hosting festivals and markets that celebrate |
Tuesday 16th April 2024
Written Evidence - University of Greenwich HSC0042 - High streets in towns and small cities High streets in towns and small cities - Built Environment Committee Found: town centres, especially in times of crises such as major pandemics, when traditional open- air markets |
Tuesday 16th April 2024
Written Evidence - Dan Thompson Studio HSC0010 - High streets in towns and small cities High streets in towns and small cities - Built Environment Committee Found: spaces between buildings often have a civic purpose, too - for fetes and fairs, celebrations, markets |
Tuesday 16th April 2024
Written Evidence - Power to Change HSC0052 - High streets in towns and small cities High streets in towns and small cities - Built Environment Committee Found: What do you think the obstacles are to filling vacancies on the high street or in markets? |
Tuesday 16th April 2024
Written Evidence - Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea HSC0051 - High streets in towns and small cities High streets in towns and small cities - Built Environment Committee Found: of being safer and involving local stakeholders we celebrate and improve our high streets and markets |
Tuesday 16th April 2024
Written Evidence - National Association of Local Councils HSC0045 - High streets in towns and small cities High streets in towns and small cities - Built Environment Committee Found: public realm, employing town centre managers and town rangers, managing public toilets, holding markets |
Tuesday 16th April 2024
Written Evidence - Primark HSC0047 - High streets in towns and small cities High streets in towns and small cities - Built Environment Committee Found: experiences, Primark has over 440 stores globally and continues to expand across new and existing markets |
Tuesday 16th April 2024
Written Evidence - The Teenage Market (Market Innovations Ltd) HSC0034 - High streets in towns and small cities High streets in towns and small cities - Built Environment Committee Found: Since they first started running events in March 2014, Salisbury have run 27 Teenage Markets, providing |
Tuesday 16th April 2024
Written Evidence - Newcastle University Population Health Sciences Institute, Newcastle University Population Health Sciences Institute, University of Manchester, Newcastle University School of Pharmacy, and Health Equity North HSC0031 - High streets in towns and small cities High streets in towns and small cities - Built Environment Committee Found: The live centre/high street of a community is the “location favoured by and influenced by retail, markets |
Tuesday 16th April 2024
Written Evidence - Colin Hicks HSC0038 - High streets in towns and small cities High streets in towns and small cities - Built Environment Committee Found: Added value activities to prolong the stay, such as: destination markets (e.g. |
Tuesday 16th April 2024
Written Evidence - Tesco, Wickes, Big Food Group, Focus HSC0036 - High streets in towns and small cities High streets in towns and small cities - Built Environment Committee Found: In the past they were the main commercial area for markets and produce. |
Tuesday 16th April 2024
Written Evidence - Civic Voice HSC0021 - High streets in towns and small cities High streets in towns and small cities - Built Environment Committee Found: including clothing stores, greengrocers, pharmacies, hardware shops, bookstores, cafes, pubs, markets |
Tuesday 16th April 2024
Written Evidence - Civic Voice HSC0024 - High streets in towns and small cities High streets in towns and small cities - Built Environment Committee Found: including clothing stores, greengrocers, pharmacies, hardware shops, bookstores, cafes, pubs, markets |
Tuesday 16th April 2024
Written Evidence - The Shopkeepers' Campaign HSC0023 - High streets in towns and small cities High streets in towns and small cities - Built Environment Committee Found: The Competition and Markets Authority concluded in February 2024 that the UK’s complicated and unpredictable |
Tuesday 16th April 2024
Written Evidence - Northern Ireland Tourism Alliance EBM0022 - Electronic border management systems Electronic border management systems - Justice and Home Affairs Committee Found: budgets and the impact of the cost-of-living crisis on disposable income for those in our home markets |
Tuesday 16th April 2024
Written Evidence - Channel 4 FON0067 - The future of news: impartiality, trust and technology The future of news: impartiality, trust and technology - Communications and Digital Committee Found: are the lowest- trusting age groups, with only a third (37%) of both 18–24s and 25–34s across all markets |
Tuesday 16th April 2024
Written Evidence - ETOA - European Tourism Association EBM0019 - Electronic border management systems Electronic border management systems - Justice and Home Affairs Committee Found: ETA introduces a cost and extra administration (i.e. completing application) for the top markets |
Tuesday 16th April 2024
Written Evidence - Airport Operators Association EBM0016 - Electronic border management systems Electronic border management systems - Justice and Home Affairs Committee Found: Doing so would make the UK less able to attract inward investment, businesses looking to open new markets |
Tuesday 16th April 2024
Written Evidence - VisitBritain EBM0013 - Electronic border management systems Electronic border management systems - Justice and Home Affairs Committee Found: We are active in 21 markets across the globe, representing more than 70% of the inbound value to Britain |
Tuesday 16th April 2024
Written Evidence - ABTA - The Travel Association EBM0012 - Electronic border management systems Electronic border management systems - Justice and Home Affairs Committee Found: which is expected to be implemented in mid-2025, given the importance of EU countries as source markets |
Tuesday 16th April 2024
Written Evidence - Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office MUL0014 - International relations within the multilateral system International relations within the multilateral system - Foreign Affairs Committee Found: brokering the Black Sea Grain Initiative, which enabled Ukrainian grain to be exported to global food markets |
Tuesday 16th April 2024
Written Evidence - Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance MUL0012 - International relations within the multilateral system International relations within the multilateral system - Foreign Affairs Committee Found: growth of Africa’s manufacturing base, which will not only contribute to the health of global vaccine markets |
Tuesday 16th April 2024
Written Evidence - Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) MUL0016 - International relations within the multilateral system International relations within the multilateral system - Foreign Affairs Committee Found: The North American and British markets remain a significant player for Central and South America |
Tuesday 16th April 2024
Written Evidence - China Strategic Risks Institute MUL0004 - International relations within the multilateral system International relations within the multilateral system - Foreign Affairs Committee Found: how to make BRICS local currencies’ use in commerce and finance within and between emerging markets |
Tuesday 16th April 2024
Correspondence - Letter from the Minister of State, Department for Business and Trade, and the Co-Chair of the Smart Data Council to the Chair dated 9 April 2024 concerning the role of Smart Data in Improving the Home Buying and Selling Process in England Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Committee Found: Yours ever, KEVIN HOLLINRAKE MP Minister of State for Enterprise, Markets, and Small Business |
Tuesday 16th April 2024
Written Evidence - Pernod Ricard ELG0046 - Export-led growth Export-led growth - Business and Trade Committee Found: products includin g Chiv as Regal and The Glenlive t Scotch Whiskies, and Beefeate r gin, to over 160 markets |
Tuesday 16th April 2024
Correspondence - Letter from Julia Lopez MP, Minister for Media, Tourism and Creative Industries, Department for Culture, Media and Sport, and Tom Pursglove MP, Minister for Legal Migration at the Border, Home Office, relating to oral evidence follow-up, dated 9 April 2024 Culture, Media and Sport Committee Found: the UK as a top destination for tourism and boost our economy, including to countries which are key markets |
Tuesday 16th April 2024
Oral Evidence - Clare Lombardelli Treasury Committee Found: The Bank also has a huge amount of markets experience. |
Tuesday 16th April 2024
Written Evidence - UK Music GMV0006 - Grassroots music venues Grassroots music venues - Culture, Media and Sport Committee Found: exclusive contracts with larger venues can make things tricky for GMVs, while secondary ticketing markets |
Tuesday 16th April 2024
Written Evidence - Clare Lombardelli APPCL0002 - Appointment of Clare Lombardelli as Deputy Governor for Monetary Policy, Bank of England Treasury Committee Found: In this role I managed the relationship between the Bank and HM Treasury on all monetary and markets |
Tuesday 16th April 2024
Correspondence - Letter from the EAC Chair to the Vice President and UK and Ireland Country Manager at Amazon.com Inc., relating to E-waste and the Circular Economy, dated 15 April 2024 Environmental Audit Committee Found: In Amazon’s view, h ow can secondary markets for electrical goods be improved? |
Tuesday 16th April 2024
Correspondence - Correspondence from the Federation of Wholesale Distributors inviting the Committee to visit a wholesale business, dated 9 April 2024 Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee Found: serves as the leading organi sation representing UK wholesalers engaged in the grocery and food service markets |
Monday 15th April 2024
Oral Evidence - The University of Nottingham, Centre for Social Justice, and Hestia Modern Slavery Act 2015 - Modern Slavery Act 2015 Committee Found: If we do not do that, we will have our markets flooded with goods tainted by forced labour. |
Monday 15th April 2024
Report - Twenty-Fifth Report - Scrutiny of sound financial practice across Government Public Accounts Committee Found: 19: Government Support for Charities HC 250 6th Public Sector Pensions HC 289 7th Adult Social Care Markets |
Written Answers |
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Competition and Markets Authority: Secondment
Asked by: Matt Hancock (Independent - West Suffolk) Wednesday 17th April 2024 Question to the Department for Business and Trade: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many industry secondees worked in what departments of the Competition and Markets Authority in financial year 2022/23. Answered by Kevin Hollinrake - Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade) In the financial year 2022 to 2023 there were a total of 23 industry secondees working at the Competition and Markets Authority. One was working in Enforcement, nine in the Office of the Chief Economic Adviser and thirteen in Legal Services. |
Digital Regulation Cooperation Forum: Finance
Asked by: Matt Hancock (Independent - West Suffolk) Wednesday 17th April 2024 Question to the Department for Business and Trade: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how much funding the Competition and Markets Authority provided to the Digital Regulation Cooperation Forum in the 2022-23 financial year. Answered by Kevin Hollinrake - Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade) For the financial year 2022 to 2023, the Competition and Markets Authority provided a contribution of £88,954 to the Digital Regulation Cooperation Forum. |
Digital Regulation Cooperation Forum: Secondment
Asked by: Matt Hancock (Independent - West Suffolk) Wednesday 17th April 2024 Question to the Department for Business and Trade: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many Competition and Markets Authority employees were seconded to the Digital Regulation Cooperation Forum in the 2022-23 financial year. Answered by Kevin Hollinrake - Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade) In the financial year 2022 to 2023 five employees from the Competition and Markets Authority were seconded to the Digital Regulation Cooperation Forum. |
Fuel Oil and Liquefied Petroleum Gas: Prices
Asked by: Derek Thomas (Conservative - St Ives) Wednesday 17th April 2024 Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps she is taking to address the loyalty penalty paid by households reliant on (a) heating oil and (b) LPG; and whether she has asked the Competition and Markets Authority to make an assessment of the adequacy of competition in markets for these products. Answered by Amanda Solloway - Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury We believe consumer choice provides the best long-term guarantee of competitive prices.
The structure of the heating oil market allows for switching of suppliers on a delivery-by-delivery basis. There are commercial price comparison sites and the trade association UKIFDA provides a ‘Find a distributor’ facility at https://ukifda.org/find-a-distributor/.
There is similar consumer choice for bottled LPG users, supported by the trade association LGUK ‘Supplier search’ facility (https://www.liquidgasuk.org/domestic/supplier-search). The bulk domestic LPG market is subject to regulation under the Competition and Markets Authority’s LPG Orders (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/liquefied-petroleum-gas-lpg-market-orders-and-calculator) to enable easier switching of domestic bulk LPG supplier by domestic customers and the CMA continues to monitor that market. |
Opioids: Overdoses
Asked by: Caroline Lucas (Green Party - Brighton, Pavilion) Monday 15th April 2024 Question to the Department of Health and Social Care: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department is collating data from toxicology reports of non-fatal overdose incidents to assess the risk from synthetic opioids. Answered by Andrea Leadsom - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care) The Government is undertaking a number of actions to address the risk that synthetic opioids pose. The Department has a longstanding surveillance system in place to collect information on the nature and location of novel drug use, drug markets, and reports alerting us to drug harms experienced. We continue to monitor the threat posed by synthetic opioids, and are working to improve drug surveillance on synthetic opioids through the development of an early warning system. This will include, with the permission of coroners, toxicology results for fatal overdose cases from across England as soon as the information is available, enabling the Department to closely monitor the substances causing deaths.
We know that most overdoses take place when individuals are alone, or accompanied by others also using drugs. This means they are largely transitory and hidden events, with no opportunity for sampling. A key indicator, therefore, is those who do come into contact with first responders, who are administered the lifesaving opioid reversal drug naloxone, or who are admitted to hospital. Ambulance data represents an opportunity for rapidly identifying local spikes in overdoses and, for this purpose, we are establishing data feeds with ambulance trusts in England, on callouts where naloxone has been administered. |
Animal Feed and Fertilisers: Ukraine
Asked by: Neil Hudson (Conservative - Penrith and The Border) Monday 15th April 2024 Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential impact of the war in Ukraine on the (a) supply and (b) price of (i) animal feed and (ii) fertiliser. Answered by Mark Spencer - Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) i. The UK has a highly resilient food and animal feed supply chain which has coped well in responding to challenges in the past few years.
Cereals and oilseeds make up a significant proportion of animal feed, most of which are internationally traded commodities. Subsequently, their supply chains are dynamic and responsive to global market developments in price and availability. These developments may be influenced by the war in Ukraine or additional factors unrelated to the conflict, such as weather conditions and currency fluctuations.Our high degree of food security is built on strong domestic production and imports from diverse sources. We recognise the essential role that domestic production plays in providing food security and resilience, which is why the government is committed to broadly maintaining the current level of food we produce domestically.
We continue to keep the market situation under review through the UK Agriculture Market Monitoring Group, which monitors UK agricultural markets including price, supply, inputs, trade and recent developments.
ii. In 2022, nitrogen fertiliser prices increased to two to three times their recent nominal historic levels (imported ammonium nitrate prices were £870/t), due to increased global gas prices and conflicts around the world (including but not limited to the conflict in the Ukraine) as well as strong demand driven by high crop prices.
The AHDB publishes a GB fertiliser price time-series for the most commonly used fertiliser products to increase transparency of market prices and show trends to growers. This shows a plateauing of fertiliser prices in GB from June 2023 until now. While this is a GB price series the same situation applies to the UK as a whole. This plateau in prices is partly due to global price factors, but also regional demand has been affected by poor weather and shifts in crop choices by farmers.
Defra is continuing to monitor fertiliser prices and supply chains through regular engagement with key manufacturers and wider stakeholders. We are also working with other government departments to coordinate intelligence, and understand supply and pricing issues. |
Agriculture: Procurement
Asked by: Neil Hudson (Conservative - Penrith and The Border) Monday 15th April 2024 Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure an adequate supply of (a) animal feed, (b) fertiliser and (c) CO2. Answered by Mark Spencer - Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) a) Animal feed: The UK has a highly resilient food and animal feed supply chain which has coped well in responding to challenges in the past few years. Cereals and oilseeds make up a significant proportion of animal feed, most of which are internationally traded commodities. Subsequently, their supply chains are dynamic and responsive to global market developments in price and availability. These developments may be influenced by the war in Ukraine or additional factors unrelated to the conflict, such as weather conditions and currency fluctuations. Our high degree of food security is built on strong domestic production and imports from diverse sources. We recognise the essential role that domestic production plays in providing food security and resilience, which is why the government is committed to broadly maintaining the current level of food we produce domestically.
We continue to keep the market situation under review through the UK Agriculture Market Monitoring Group, which monitors UK agricultural markets including price, supply, inputs, trade and recent developments.
b) Fertiliser: In 2022, nitrogen fertiliser prices increased to two to three times their recent nominal historic levels (imported ammonium nitrate prices were £870/t), due to increased global gas prices and conflicts around the world (including but not limited to the conflict in the Ukraine) as well as strong demand driven by high crop prices.
Defra is continuing to monitor fertiliser prices and supply chains through regular engagement with key manufacturers and wider stakeholders. We are also working with other government departments to coordinate intelligence and understand supply and pricing issues.
CO2: Defra works closely with stakeholders across the food industry, to encourage CO2 contingency planning and resilience. The tightness in supply of CO2 has eased and shown more stability recently and the industry has taken steps to make efficiencies and use alternative CO2 sources where possible. The stable supply of CO2 is vital to several CNI sectors including food and water. We recognise the importance of CO2 supply for our key sectors.
Over the past few years we have completed extensive work to build resilience into the sector including: monitoring and encouraging further diversification of production and supply in the UK; providing clarity on various regulatory questions, including through the Environment Agency’s publication of a Regulatory Position Statement on the capture, treatment, storage and use of carbon dioxide (CO2) from anaerobic digestion (AD) of waste; and working with industry on this supply chain through various forums. The diversification of this supply chain is being demonstrated through a series of recent industry announcements, such as British Sugar’s recent reopening of the CO2 capture plant at their Wissington site. |
Secondary Legislation |
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Management of Hedgerows (England) Regulations 2024 These Regulations make provision for the protection of hedgerows on agricultural land. Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Parliamentary Status - Text of Legislation - Draft affirmative Laid: Tuesday 16th April - In Force: Not stated Found: which the Bank is willing to enter into transactions for providing short term liquidity in the money markets |
Trade Remedies (Increase in Imports as a Result of a Free Trade Agreement Causing Serious Injury to UK Producers) Regulations 2024 These Regulations are made under sections 13 and 32 of, and Schedule 5 to the Taxation (Cross-border Trade) Act 2018 (“the Act”), as applied by Schedule 5A to that Act in relation to bilateral safeguarding remedies. Department for Business and Trade Parliamentary Status - Text of Legislation - Made negative Laid: Tuesday 16th April - In Force: 13 May 2024 Found: published price lists, official import statistics or customs returns and data pertaining to the relevant markets |
Bill Documents |
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Apr. 18 2024
Notices of Amendments as at 18 April 2024 Renters (Reform) Bill 2022-23 Amendment Paper Found: Clause 12, page 15, line 25, at end insert— “(1A) For the purposes of section 16E a person markets |
Apr. 16 2024
Petitioner Evidence Part 2 [Pages 114 to 215] Royal Albert Hall Bill [HL] 2022-23 Written evidence Found: the next fourteen days, I will be obliged to take this matter up formally with the Competition and Markets |
Apr. 16 2024
Promoter Evidence Part 1 [Pages 1 to 105] Royal Albert Hall Bill [HL] 2022-23 Written evidence Found: Regulations 2023 Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 Draft Financial Services and Markets |
Apr. 16 2024
HL Bill 30-V Fifth marshalled list for Grand Committee Data Protection and Digital Information Bill 2022-23 Amendment Paper Found: claims management service” has the meaning given by section 419A of the Financial Services and Markets |
Apr. 16 2024
HL Bill 30-V Fifth marshalled list for Grand Committee Data Protection and Digital Information Bill 2022-23 Amendment Paper Found: claims management service” has the meaning given by section 419A of the Financial Services and Markets |
Department Publications - Guidance |
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Wednesday 17th April 2024
Department for Business and Trade Source Page: The Product Safety and Metrology (Amendment) Regulations 2024 Document: (PDF) Found: Declaration 2.1 Kevin Hollinrake, Minister for Enterprise, Markets and Small Business at the Department |
Wednesday 17th April 2024
Home Office Source Page: Immigration Rules archive: 11 March 2024 to 3 April 2024 Document: Immigration Rules archive: 11 March 2024 to 3 April 2024 (PDF) Found: there is evidence of structured planning and of potential for job creation and growth into national markets |
Friday 12th April 2024
Cabinet Office Source Page: Procurement Act 2023 guidance documents Document: Guidance: Pipeline Notice (PDF) (PDF) Found: Relevant contracts also include contracts awarded under frameworks and dynamic markets. 9. |
Friday 12th April 2024
Cabinet Office Source Page: Procurement Act 2023 guidance documents Document: Guidance: Technical Specifications (PDF) (PDF) Found: relating to suppliers’ technical ability, including qualifications and experience - section 36 (dynamic markets |
Friday 12th April 2024
Cabinet Office Source Page: Procurement Act 2023 guidance documents Document: Guidance: Thresholds (PDF) (PDF) Found: The UK has a duty to give access to its public procurement markets to suppliers from states which it |
Friday 12th April 2024
Home Office Source Page: Immigration Rules archive: 10 April 2024 to 10 April 2024 Document: Immigration Rules archive: 10 April 2024 to 10 April 2024 (PDF) Found: there is evidence of structured planning and of potential for job creation and growth into national markets |
Friday 12th April 2024
Home Office Source Page: Immigration Rules archive: 4 April 2024 to 9 April 2024 Document: Immigration Rules archive: 4 April 2024 to 9 April 2024 (PDF) Found: there is evidence of structured planning and of potential for job creation and growth into national markets |
Department Publications - News and Communications |
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Wednesday 17th April 2024
Department for Business and Trade Source Page: Statement on the UK - U.S. SME Dialogues - Northern Ireland Document: Statement on the UK - U.S. SME Dialogues - Northern Ireland (webpage) Found: advice, Top Tips and resources for SMEs looking to grow their business in the UK and export to exciting markets |
Tuesday 16th April 2024
HM Treasury Source Page: Jessica Pulay to become CEO of the UK Debt Management Office Document: Jessica Pulay to become CEO of the UK Debt Management Office (webpage) Found: Jessica Pulay, currently Co-Head of Policy and Markets at the UK DMO, will officially begin her new role |
Tuesday 16th April 2024
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Source Page: UK Government to tackle global financial corruption Document: https://unctad.org/system/files/official-document/aldcafrica2020_en.pdf (PDF) Found: The expansion of global capital markets further contributed to policy choices in favour of a more open |
Tuesday 16th April 2024
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Source Page: Joint statement on Multilateral Development Bank Callable Capital Document: ADB (PDF) Found: Maintaining the PML is designed to enable ADB to cover NCR for 12 months without borrowing from the capital markets |
Tuesday 16th April 2024
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Source Page: Joint statement on Multilateral Development Bank Callable Capital Document: IBRD (PDF) Found: In 1947, in connection with IBRD’s entry into the capital markets, the Executive Directors exercised |
Friday 12th April 2024
Department for Business and Trade Source Page: UK and U.S. to clamp down harder on the trade of Russian metals Document: UK and U.S. to clamp down harder on the trade of Russian metals (webpage) Found: acquiring existing stockpiles of Russian metals already on exchange, in order to prevent disruption to markets |
Department Publications - Research |
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Wednesday 17th April 2024
HM Treasury Source Page: Forecasts for the UK economy: April 2024 Document: Forecasts for the UK economy: April 2024 (PDF) Found: 0.5 - 0.3 1.3 1.0 0.1 - Morgan Stanley Dec -0.1 -0.3 - -0.3 1.6 -1.9 -3.0 -0.2 0.7 0.4 0.1 - Natwest Markets |
Department Publications - Statistics |
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Wednesday 17th April 2024
Department for Energy Security & Net Zero Source Page: UK renewables deployment supply chain readiness Document: UK renewables deployment supply chain readiness study: appendix (PDF) Found: Although the same suppliers operate in both the offshore and onshore markets, the supply chains and |
Wednesday 17th April 2024
Department for Energy Security & Net Zero Source Page: UK renewables deployment supply chain readiness Document: UK renewables deployment supply chain readiness study: executive summary for industry and policymakers (PDF) Found: as oil and gas, networks, and interconnectors – with suppliers likely to favour the customers and markets |
Department Publications - Transparency |
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Friday 12th April 2024
Home Office Source Page: Non-technical summaries granted in 2024 Document: Non-technical summaries: projects granted in 2024, January to March (PDF) Found: a commercial needle -free solid dose delivery platform for the human and veterinary vaccination markets |
Non-Departmental Publications - Guidance and Regulation |
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Apr. 17 2024
Marine Management Organisation Source Page: Bluefin tuna (BFT) commercial fishery within UK waters Document: pdf version of the application form (PDF) Guidance and Regulation Found: economic and employment benefits e.g. how landing and selling of BFT could benefit harbours/processers/markets |
Apr. 15 2024
Competition and Markets Authority Source Page: Informal guidance on environmental sustainability agreements Document: Informal guidance on environmental sustainability agreements (webpage) Guidance and Regulation Found: From: Competition and Markets Authority Published 15 April 2024 Get emails about this page |
Apr. 15 2024
Competition and Markets Authority Source Page: Informal guidance on environmental sustainability agreements Document: Submission guide (PDF) Guidance and Regulation Found: COMPETITION AND MARKETS AUTHORITY PRELIMINARY INFORMATION TO PROVIDE TO THE CMA IN RESPECT |
Apr. 12 2024
UK Visas and Immigration Source Page: Immigration Rules archive: 10 April 2024 to 10 April 2024 Document: Immigration Rules archive: 10 April 2024 to 10 April 2024 (PDF) Guidance and Regulation Found: there is evidence of structured planning and of potential for job creation and growth into national markets |
Non-Departmental Publications - Transparency |
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Apr. 16 2024
Regulatory Policy Committee Source Page: RPC Register of Interests, March 2024 Document: RPC Register of Interests, March 2024 (PDF) Transparency Found: authority membership; tribunals) • Panel Member, Office for the Internal Market, Competition and Markets |
Non-Departmental Publications - Statistics |
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Apr. 16 2024
Government Office for Technology Transfer Source Page: Public Sector Founder Equity and Rewards to Innovators Study Document: Public Sector Founder Equity and Rewards to Innovators Study (PDF) Statistics Found: More pragmatically, it is typical for the potential markets of their knowledge assets to be incredibly |
Draft Secondary Legislation |
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The Management of Hedgerows (England) Regulations 2024 These Regulations make provision for the protection of hedgerows on agricultural land. Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Found: which the Bank is willing to enter into transactions for providing short term liquidity in the money markets |
Scottish Select Committee Publications |
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Friday 5th April 2024
Correspondence - Supplementary evidence from Dr Naomi Beingessner, Dr Lydia Cole and Dr Josh Doble, 5 April 2024 Natural capital finance Inquiry: Natural Capital Finance Committee: Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee Found: Responsible Investment in Natural Capital are poten�ally valuable and comprehensive guidelines for nature markets |
Scottish Parliamentary Research (SPICe) |
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The Alcohol (Minimum Pricing)(Scotland) Act 2012 (Continuation) Order 2024
Friday 12th April 2024 The legislation that introduced minimum unit pricing for alcohol contained a 'sunset clause'. This means the policy will expire on 30 April 2024 unless the Scottish Parliament votes for it to continue. This briefing examines the background to the policy, key areas of debate, the findings of the evaluation and the response of stakeholders. View source webpage Found: MUP would be a trade barrier which would result in retaliatory barriers to trade in new and existing markets |
Scottish Parliamentary Debates |
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Scotland’s International Culture Strategy
80 speeches (107,531 words) Tuesday 16th April 2024 - Main Chamber Mentions: 1: Robertson, Angus (SNP - Edinburgh Central) professionals to make our culture and creative sector more diverse and vibrant and to reach new audiences and markets - Link to Speech 2: Robertson, Angus (SNP - Edinburgh Central) We want our creative professionals and organisations to be able to take their work to audiences and markets - Link to Speech |
Scottish Government Consultations |
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Open Consultation: Developing a natural capital market framework: survey Opened: Tuesday 16th April 2024Closed: Monday 3rd June 2024 Found: transition, benefits communities and achieves robust environmental outcomes.Our forthcoming Natural Capital Markets |