Asked by: Darren Jones (Labour - Bristol North West)
Question to the Department for Business and Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what progress her Department has made on the draft Audit Reform Bill; and when she plans to publish it.
Answered by Kevin Hollinrake - Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade)
The Government has carried out significant work towards audit and corporate governance reform legislation but has not set a date for publication of a draft Audit Reform Bill. The Government is committed to legislating when Parliamentary time allows.
Asked by: Darren Jones (Labour - Bristol North West)
Question to the Department for Business and Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when her Department plans to publish the first biennial free trade agreement monitoring report.
Answered by Nigel Huddleston - Financial Secretary (HM Treasury)
The department has previously set out its intention to publish a biennial FTA monitoring report. The department is currently considering the approach to these reports to ensure they are robust, useful, and proportionate.
Ongoing monitoring of our FTAs helps to deliver benefits to business and inform the approach to governments future trade policies.
Asked by: Darren Jones (Labour - Bristol North West)
Question to the Department for Business and Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, for what reason the Strategic Trade Advisory Group has not met since June 2022; and when the Group is next planned to meet.
Answered by Nigel Huddleston - Financial Secretary (HM Treasury)
The Department for Business and Trade is reforming its approach to external engagement to meet the needs of industry and match the priorities of the new Department. A new approach will be set out in due course, but in the meantime the Department continues to engage with a full range of interested parties on key issues.
Asked by: Darren Jones (Labour - Bristol North West)
Question to the Department for Business and Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has met with Daniel Kretinsky on the future of Royal Mail.
Answered by Kevin Hollinrake - Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade)
I met representatives of Vesa Equity Investment, including Daniel Kretinsky, in January 2023 to discuss a wide range of issues across their current and potential future UK investments.
Asked by: Darren Jones (Labour - Bristol North West)
Question to the Department for Business and Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if she will make an assessment with Cabinet colleagues of the potential impact of the UK's accession to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership on the UK's greenhouse gas emissions.
Answered by Nigel Huddleston - Financial Secretary (HM Treasury)
The initial analysis published in the Government’s scoping assessment suggests that UK accession to CPTPP is not expected to have significant impacts on greenhouse gas emissions (CO2 and Non-CO2) and energy usage.