Nov. 20 2025
Source Page: Notice to exporters 2025/30: updates to export control regulationsNov. 20 2025
Source Page: New Business Growth Service roadshow kicks off to support firms in the North EastAsked by: Ben Obese-Jecty (Conservative - Huntingdon)
Question to the Department for Business and Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department provided support to Vivergo prior to their decision to close their bioethanol plant.
Answered by Chris McDonald - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
The government did not provide financial support to Vivergo before it’s closure.
Asked by: Sarah Hall (Labour (Co-op) - Warrington South)
Question to the Department for Business and Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the government endorsed Trustmark scheme protects consumers from rogue traders.
Answered by Chris McDonald - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
This Government is working to ensure we have a high-quality and professional construction industry, with consumer protection at its heart. We work closely with TrustMark, which is sponsored by the Department and licenced by the Government, as the Government Endorsed Quality Scheme that covers work a consumer chooses to have carried out in or around their home.
The Government is supporting TrustMark to continue to further its ability to improve the quality of the information it has and to identify firms and individuals that pose a risk to consumers.
Nov. 19 2025
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Source Page: Government bans ticket touting to protect fans from rip-offsNov. 19 2025
Source Page: People with significant control: eligible Scottish partnerships guidanceNov. 19 2025
Source Page: Register of people with significant control