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Information between 16th February 2026 - 8th March 2026

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Division Votes
23 Feb 2026 - Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill - View Vote Context
Liam Byrne voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 284 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 73 Noes - 286
23 Feb 2026 - Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill - View Vote Context
Liam Byrne voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 282 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 361 Noes - 84
23 Feb 2026 - Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill - View Vote Context
Liam Byrne voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 276 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 77 Noes - 280
23 Feb 2026 - Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill - View Vote Context
Liam Byrne voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 271 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 156 Noes - 273
23 Feb 2026 - Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill - View Vote Context
Liam Byrne voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 270 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 161 Noes - 272
24 Feb 2026 - Online Harm: Child Protection - View Vote Context
Liam Byrne voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 272 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 69 Noes - 279
2 Mar 2026 - Representation of the People Bill - View Vote Context
Liam Byrne voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 327 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 105 Noes - 410


Speeches
Liam Byrne speeches from: Department for Business and Trade
Liam Byrne contributed 3 speeches (1,920 words)
Wednesday 4th March 2026 - Commons Chamber
Department for Business and Trade
Liam Byrne speeches from: Spring Forecast
Liam Byrne contributed 1 speech (118 words)
Tuesday 3rd March 2026 - Commons Chamber
HM Treasury
Liam Byrne speeches from: Middle East
Liam Byrne contributed 1 speech (78 words)
Monday 2nd March 2026 - Commons Chamber
Cabinet Office
Liam Byrne speeches from: Representation of the People Bill
Liam Byrne contributed 2 speeches (607 words)
2nd reading
Monday 2nd March 2026 - Commons Chamber
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government


MP Financial Interests
23rd February 2026
Liam Byrne (Labour - Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North)
1.1. Employment and earnings - Ad hoc payments
Payment received on 13 January 2026 - £4,100.00
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24 Feb 2026, 4:21 p.m. - House of Commons
"motion to Liam Byrne. Can I thank the hon. Member for his very long "
Deputy Speaker Rt Hon Caroline Nokes MP (Romsey and Southampton North, Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript
3 Mar 2026, 11:55 a.m. - House of Commons
">> Mr. Liam Byrne, thank you, Mr. Speaker. The Foreign Secretary has referred to the UN report published "
Rt Hon Yvette Cooper MP, Foreign Secretary, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley, Labour) - View Video - View Transcript


Parliamentary Debates
Department for Business and Trade
34 speeches (9,815 words)
Wednesday 4th March 2026 - Commons Chamber
Department for Business and Trade
Mentions:
1: Gareth Snell (LAB - Stoke-on-Trent Central) Member for Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North (Liam Byrne) on securing this debate. - Link to Speech
2: Antonia Bance (Lab - Tipton and Wednesbury) Friend the Member for Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North (Liam Byrne), on securing this important - Link to Speech
3: Amanda Martin (Lab - Portsmouth North) Friend the Member for Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North (Liam Byrne) who introduced the debate - Link to Speech
4: Chris Vince (LAB - Harlow) Friend the Member for Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North (Liam Byrne), for securing this debate - Link to Speech
5: Gareth Davies (Con - Grantham and Bourne) Member for Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North (Liam Byrne), on what I thought was an incredibly - Link to Speech

Representation of the People Bill
262 speeches (37,568 words)
2nd reading
Monday 2nd March 2026 - Commons Chamber
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Mentions:
1: David Simmonds (Con - Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner) Member for Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North (Liam Byrne) and the hon. - Link to Speech

Pension Schemes Bill
89 speeches (28,490 words)
Committee stage
Monday 23rd February 2026 - Grand Committee
Department for Work and Pensions
Mentions:
1: None In response to an amendment which mirrors the one I am speaking to today, put forward by Liam Byrne MP - Link to Speech



Select Committee Documents
Thursday 5th March 2026
Written Evidence - Durham University
SCI0607 - Settlement, Citizenship and Integration

Settlement, Citizenship and Integration - Justice and Home Affairs Committee

Found: Previous failures, including the 48 See Ruth Kelly and Liam Byrne, A Common Place (Fabian Society) (

Thursday 26th February 2026
Report - 17th Report – Pre-appointment hearing with the Government's preferred candidate for the Chair of the Competition and Markets Authority

Business and Trade Committee

Found: Current membership Liam Byrne (Labour; Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North) (Chair) Dan Aldridge

Thursday 26th February 2026
Correspondence - Letter to the Minister of State for Trade relating to US tariffs and the US Supreme Court ruling, 23 February 2026

Business and Trade Committee

Found: Yours sincerely, Rt Hon Liam Byrne MP Chair of the Business and Trade Committee

Wednesday 25th February 2026
Oral Evidence - Department for Business and Trade, Department for Business and Trade, Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, and HM Revenue and Customs

Business and Trade Sub-Committee on Economic Security, Arms and Export Controls

Found: Watch the meeting Members present: Liam Byrne (Chair); John Cooper; Alison Griffiths; Charlie Maynard

Tuesday 24th February 2026
Correspondence - Letter from the Minster for Small Business and Economic Transformation and the Minister of State for Europe, North America and the UK Overseas Territories relating to the transparency of beneficial ownership in the UK, 20 February 2026

Business and Trade Sub-Committee on Economic Security, Arms and Export Controls

Found: The Rt Hon Liam Byrne

Tuesday 24th February 2026
Correspondence - Letter from the Minister of State for Trade relating to the export licence granted to Cygnet Texkimp, 23 February 2026

Business and Trade Sub-Committee on Economic Security, Arms and Export Controls

Found: London SW1A 2DY The Rt Hon Liam Byrne

Tuesday 24th February 2026
Correspondence - Letter to the Minister for Small Business and Economic Transformation and the Minister of State for Europe, North America and Overseas Territories relating to the transparency of beneficial ownership, 2 February 2026

Business and Trade Sub-Committee on Economic Security, Arms and Export Controls

Found: Yours sincerely, Rt Hon Liam Byrne MP Chair of the Business and Trade Committee

Tuesday 24th February 2026
Correspondence - Letter to the Minister of State for Trade relating to the export licence granted to Cygnet Texkimp, 9 February 2026

Business and Trade Sub-Committee on Economic Security, Arms and Export Controls

Found: Yours sincerely, Rt Hon Liam Byrne MP 2 Ministers Bryant and Falconer to the Chair, 13 January

Tuesday 24th February 2026
Correspondence - Letter to the Minister of State for Trade, Foreign Office and HM Revenue and Customs relating to trade with Israeli settlements, 12 February 2026

Business and Trade Sub-Committee on Economic Security, Arms and Export Controls

Found: Yours sincerely, Rt Hon Liam Byrne MP Chair of the Business and Trade Committee

Tuesday 24th February 2026
Correspondence - Letter from the Minister of State for Trade relating to Russia’s oil trade and use of crypto-assets, 16 February 2026

Business and Trade Sub-Committee on Economic Security, Arms and Export Controls

Found: London SW1A 2DY The Rt Hon Liam Byrne

Tuesday 24th February 2026
Correspondence - Letter to the Minister of State for Trade and the Economic Secretary to the Treasury relating to Russia's oil trade and use of crypto-assets, 2 February 2026

Business and Trade Sub-Committee on Economic Security, Arms and Export Controls

Found: Yours sincerely, Rt Hon Liam Byrne MP Chair of the Business and Trade Committee 7 HM Treasury,

Tuesday 24th February 2026
Oral Evidence - 2026-02-24 16:15:00+00:00

Proposals for backbench debates - Backbench Business Committee

Found: Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi V: Lewis Atkinson, Mr Clive Betts and Matt Bishop VI: Layla Moran VII: Liam Byrne

Tuesday 24th February 2026
Correspondence - Letter to the Minister of State for Trade and HM Revenue and Customs relating to the enforcement of UK trade sanctions, 2 February 2026

Business and Trade Sub-Committee on Economic Security, Arms and Export Controls

Found: Yours sincerely, Rt Hon Liam Byrne MP Chair of the Business and Trade Committee 5 DBT and OFSI

Tuesday 24th February 2026
Correspondence - Letter from the Minister for Small Business and Economic Transformation relating to HSS unsettled claimants, 11 February 2026

Business and Trade Committee

Found: Place Whitehall London SW1A 2DY The Rt Hon Liam Byrne

Tuesday 24th February 2026
Correspondence - Letter from the Minister of State for Trade relating to the enforcement of UK trade sanctions, 16 February 2026

Business and Trade Sub-Committee on Economic Security, Arms and Export Controls

Found: London SW1A 2DY The Rt Hon Liam Byrne

Tuesday 24th February 2026
Correspondence - Letter from the Minister for Digital Economy relating to the mobile markets review call for evidence and laying of the draft statement of strategic priorities for telecoms, radio and postal services, 10 February 2025

Business and Trade Committee

Found: for Science, Innovation and Technology 22-26 Whitehall London, SW1A 2EG www.gov.uk/dsit Liam Byrne

Tuesday 24th February 2026
Correspondence - Letter from the Minister for Employment Rights and Consumer Protection relating to the Hospitality Support Scheme, 5 February 2026

Business and Trade Committee

Found: +44 (0) 20 4551 0011 E Dearden.Correspondence@businessandtrade.gov.uk W gov.uk The Rt Hon Liam Byrne

Tuesday 24th February 2026
Correspondence - Letter from the Minister for Industry relating to the UK steel industry, 19 February 2026

Business and Trade Committee

Found: Admiralty Place SW1A 2HP SW1A 2DY www.gov.uk 19 February 2026 The Rt Hon Liam Byrne

Tuesday 24th February 2026
Oral Evidence - Competition and Markets Authority

Business and Trade Committee

Found: Watch the meeting Members present: Liam Byrne (Chair); Antonia Bance; John Cooper; Sarah Edwards; Alison

Monday 9th February 2026
Oral Evidence - National Crime Agency, and National Crime Agency

Defending Democracy - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)

Found: meeting Members present: Matt Western (The Chair); Lord Arbuthnot of Edrom; Dame Karen Bradley; Liam Byrne

Monday 9th February 2026
Oral Evidence - National Crime Agency, and National Crime Agency

Defending Democracy - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)

Found: meeting Members present: Matt Western (The Chair); Lord Arbuthnot of Edrom; Dame Karen Bradley; Liam Byrne




Liam Byrne - Select Committee Information

Calendar
Tuesday 24th February 2026 1:45 p.m.
Business and Trade Committee - Oral evidence
Subject: Appointment of Doug Gurr as Chair of the Competition and Markets Authority
At 2:30pm: Oral evidence
Doug Gurr - Government's preferred candidate for Chair of the Competition and Markets Authority and Interim Chair at Competition and Markets Authority
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Wednesday 25th February 2026 3 p.m.
Business and Trade Committee - Private Meeting
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Tuesday 10th March 2026 2 p.m.
Business and Trade Committee - Private Meeting
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Monday 9th March 2026 3:45 p.m.
Business and Trade Committee - Oral evidence
Subject: UK trade with the US, India and EU
At 4:00pm: Oral evidence
Chris Bryant MP - Minister for Trade at Department for Business and Trade
Amanda Brooks CBE - Director General, Trade Policy, Implementation and Negotiations at Department for Business and Trade
Kate Joseph - Director General, Economic Security and Trade Relations at Department for Business and Trade
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Monday 16th March 2026 4 p.m.
National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) - Private Meeting
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Monday 23rd March 2026 2 p.m.
Liaison Committee (Commons) - Oral evidence
Subject: The work of the Prime Minister
At 2:30pm: Oral evidence
Rt Hon Sir Keir Starmer MP - (Prime Minister)
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Monday 23rd March 2026 4 p.m.
National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) - Private Meeting
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Tuesday 24th March 2026 2 p.m.
Business and Trade Committee - Oral evidence
Subject: Royal Mail
At 2:30pm: Oral evidence
Dave Ward - General Secretary at Communication Workers Union
Martin Walsh - Deputy General Secretary (Postal) at Communication Workers Union
At 3:10pm: Oral evidence
Daniel Křetínský - Chairman at EP Holding
Alistair Cochrane - Chief Executive Officer at Royal Mail
Ricky McAulay - UK Operations Director at Royal Mail
At 3:50pm: Oral evidence
Natalie Black - Group Director for Infrastructure and Connectivity at Ofcom
Fergal Farragher - Director, Infrastructure and Connectivity at Ofcom
Ian Strawhorne - Director, Enforcement at Ofcom
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Select Committee Documents
Monday 9th February 2026
Oral Evidence - National Crime Agency, and National Crime Agency

Defending Democracy - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 24th February 2026
Oral Evidence - Competition and Markets Authority

Business and Trade Committee
Tuesday 24th February 2026
Correspondence - Letter from the Chair to the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government relating to political finance, dated 23 February 2026

National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 24th February 2026
Correspondence - Letter from the Minister for Industry relating to the UK steel industry, 19 February 2026

Business and Trade Committee
Tuesday 24th February 2026
Correspondence - Letter from the Minister for Digital Economy relating to the mobile markets review call for evidence and laying of the draft statement of strategic priorities for telecoms, radio and postal services, 10 February 2025

Business and Trade Committee
Tuesday 24th February 2026
Correspondence - Letter to the Minister of State for Trade and HM Revenue and Customs relating to the enforcement of UK trade sanctions, 2 February 2026

Business and Trade Sub-Committee on Economic Security, Arms and Export Controls
Tuesday 24th February 2026
Correspondence - Letter from the Minister for Small Business and Economic Transformation relating to HSS unsettled claimants, 11 February 2026

Business and Trade Committee
Tuesday 24th February 2026
Correspondence - Letter from the Minister for the Constitution and European Union Relations relating to an evidence session on UK relations with the European Union, 12 February 2025

Business and Trade Committee
Tuesday 24th February 2026
Correspondence - Letter from the Minister for Employment Rights and Consumer Protection relating to the Hospitality Support Scheme, 5 February 2026

Business and Trade Committee
Tuesday 24th February 2026
Correspondence - Letter from Howe+Co solicitors relating to their clients Mrs Glenys Eaton and Mr David Eaton, 30 January 2026

Business and Trade Committee
Tuesday 24th February 2026
Correspondence - Letter from the Minister of State for Trade relating to the enforcement of UK trade sanctions, 16 February 2026

Business and Trade Sub-Committee on Economic Security, Arms and Export Controls
Tuesday 24th February 2026
Correspondence - Letter to the Minister of State for Trade, Foreign Office and HM Revenue and Customs relating to trade with Israeli settlements, 12 February 2026

Business and Trade Sub-Committee on Economic Security, Arms and Export Controls
Tuesday 24th February 2026
Correspondence - Letter from the Minister of State for Trade relating to Russia’s oil trade and use of crypto-assets, 16 February 2026

Business and Trade Sub-Committee on Economic Security, Arms and Export Controls
Tuesday 24th February 2026
Correspondence - Letter to the Minister of State for Trade and the Economic Secretary to the Treasury relating to Russia's oil trade and use of crypto-assets, 2 February 2026

Business and Trade Sub-Committee on Economic Security, Arms and Export Controls
Tuesday 24th February 2026
Correspondence - Letter from the Minster for Small Business and Economic Transformation and the Minister of State for Europe, North America and the UK Overseas Territories relating to the transparency of beneficial ownership in the UK, 20 February 2026

Business and Trade Sub-Committee on Economic Security, Arms and Export Controls
Tuesday 24th February 2026
Correspondence - Letter from the Minister of State for Trade relating to the export licence granted to Cygnet Texkimp, 23 February 2026

Business and Trade Sub-Committee on Economic Security, Arms and Export Controls
Tuesday 24th February 2026
Correspondence - Letter to the Minister for Small Business and Economic Transformation and the Minister of State for Europe, North America and Overseas Territories relating to the transparency of beneficial ownership, 2 February 2026

Business and Trade Sub-Committee on Economic Security, Arms and Export Controls
Tuesday 24th February 2026
Correspondence - Letter to the Minister of State for Trade relating to the export licence granted to Cygnet Texkimp, 9 February 2026

Business and Trade Sub-Committee on Economic Security, Arms and Export Controls
Thursday 26th February 2026
Correspondence - Letter to the Minister of State for Trade relating to US tariffs and the US Supreme Court ruling, 23 February 2026

Business and Trade Committee
Thursday 26th February 2026
Report - 17th Report – Pre-appointment hearing with the Government's preferred candidate for the Chair of the Competition and Markets Authority

Business and Trade Committee
Wednesday 25th February 2026
Oral Evidence - Department for Business and Trade, Department for Business and Trade, Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, and HM Revenue and Customs

Business and Trade Sub-Committee on Economic Security, Arms and Export Controls
Monday 9th February 2026
Oral Evidence - National Crime Agency, and National Crime Agency

Defending Democracy - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Monday 9th March 2026
Correspondence - Letter from the Minister of State for Trade relating to US tariffs and the US Supreme Court ruling, 6 March 2026

Business and Trade Committee
Tuesday 10th March 2026
Correspondence - Letter from Royal Mail relating to postal deliveries and the quality of service, 2 March 2026

Business and Trade Committee
Monday 9th March 2026
Oral Evidence - Department for Business and Trade, Department for Business and Trade, and Department for Business and Trade

UK trade with the US, India and EU - Business and Trade Committee
Wednesday 11th March 2026
Correspondence - Letter from the Post Office relating to the Government response to the Future of the Post Office Green Paper, 25 February 2026

Business and Trade Committee
Wednesday 11th March 2026
Correspondence - Letter from National Grid relating to the Committee's evidence session on 13 January on EU trade, 23 January 2026

Business and Trade Committee
Wednesday 11th March 2026
Correspondence - Letter from the Minister for Employment Rights and Consumer Protection relating to further February consultation package for the Employment Rights Act, 26 February 2026

Business and Trade Committee
Wednesday 11th March 2026
Correspondence - Letter from the Minister for Employment Rights and Consumer Protection relating to the Government response to the unpaid internships call for evidence, 27 February 2026

Business and Trade Committee
Wednesday 11th March 2026
Correspondence - Letter from the Minister for Small Business and Economic Transformation relating to UK Sustainability Reporting Standards, 24 February 2026

Business and Trade Committee
Wednesday 11th March 2026
Correspondence - Letter from the Minister of State for Trade relating to Cumulation Provisions with Trade Partners that are part of the PEM Convention, 27 February 2026

Business and Trade Committee
Wednesday 11th March 2026
Correspondence - Letter from the Minister for the Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan, and Pakistan and the Minister of State for Trade relating to UK trade with Israeli settlements, 26 February 2026

Business and Trade Sub-Committee on Economic Security, Arms and Export Controls
Wednesday 11th March 2026
Correspondence - Letter from the Chair of the Competition and Markets Authority relating to further information requested at his pre-appointment hearing, 4 March 2026

Business and Trade Committee
Wednesday 11th March 2026
Correspondence - Letter from Prologis relating to the Committee's evidence session on 10 February on US trade, 27 February 2026

Business and Trade Committee
Wednesday 11th March 2026
Correspondence - Letter from the Secretary of State and the Minister for the Constitution and EU relations relating to UK-EU Competition Cooperation Agreement, 3 March 2026

Business and Trade Committee
Wednesday 11th March 2026
Correspondence - Letter to the Minister for Industry relating to the UK steel industry, 2 March 2026

Business and Trade Committee
Wednesday 11th March 2026
Correspondence - Letter from Amentum relating to the UK-US Technology Prosperity Deal, 16 February 2026

Business and Trade Committee
Wednesday 11th March 2026
Correspondence - Letter from Howe+Co relating to the Ministry of Justice's response to questions posed by the Committee on the Post Office Horizon scandal, 24 February 2026

Business and Trade Committee
Friday 13th March 2026
Report - 16th Report - Post Office Horizon scandal: Justice for sub-postmasters

Business and Trade Committee
Monday 16th March 2026
Correspondence - Letter to Companies House relating to a fault with its online filing service, 16 March 2026

Business and Trade Committee
Monday 16th March 2026
Correspondence - Response from the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government relating to political finance, dated 9 March

National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Monday 16th March 2026
Correspondence - Letter to the Commissioner, Metropolitan Police relating to Political finance, dated 12 February, and their response, dated 5 March 2026

National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Monday 16th March 2026
Correspondence - Response from the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster relating to the NSS inquiry and NSC agendas, dated 11 February 2026

National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Wednesday 18th March 2026
Report - 3rd Report - Political finance and foreign influence

National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)


Select Committee Inquiry
5 Mar 2026
China and the UK economy
Business and Trade Committee (Select)

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In this inquiry, the Business and Trade Committee will scrutinise the Government’s approach to economic engagement with China. In particular, it will assess the potential net benefits to the UK of deeper economic integration with China, and how these benefits compare to the risks that closer ties with China may bring.

The Committee will aim to clarify the precise nature of the economic relationship between the UK and China, setting out the risks involved and determining the relative level of risk for different areas of economic engagement. It will assess the way Government weighs trade-offs and makes decisions, the effectiveness of the its existing regulatory toolkit and implementation. Finally, it will explore how the UK’s allies and partners are mitigating these risks, the lessons that the UK could draw, and the ways in which the UK and its allies might strengthen co-operation to address the economic security challenges posed by China.

10 Mar 2026
Critical minerals
Business and Trade Sub-Committee on Economic Security, Arms and Export Controls (Select)

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Demand for critical minerals has grown rapidly in recent years. New technologies, including turbines and data centres, require more minerals than the older systems they replace. At the same time, global trade in these materials has become more fractured and competitive.

The Government has identified critical minerals as one of the UK’s “foundational sectors”, which support the resilience of the IS‑8 sectors. It has published a new critical minerals strategy, the third in four years. The strategy sets two core objectives: increase domestic production, and build resilient UK and global supply networks. For the first time, the Government has set targets for domestic production, recycling, and diversification of supply chains.

The Business and Trade Sub‑Committee on Economic Security, Arms and Export Controls is launching an inquiry to consider how domestic production and trade can support a secure supply of critical minerals for UK industry, and assess the likely impact of the proposals set out in the Government’s strategy.

10 Mar 2026
Artificial Intelligence, business and the future of the workforce
Business and Trade Committee (Select)

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The Business and Trade Committee is launching an inquiry into Artificial Intelligence (AI) in order to better understand the opportunities and costs for businesses and the workforce, and to make recommendations on Government priorities.

AI has advanced rapidly in recent years, supported by major improvements in computing power, data availability and the emergence of large language models (LLMs). This has enabled AI to perform an expanding range of tasks.

AI adoption has increased, but uptake remains uneven. As adoption accelerates, AI is expected to have significant impacts on UK business and the UK workforce, reshaping work. It will prove a growth industry in itself, enhance productivity, disrupt existing industries and business models, cost jobs, and create jobs.

The Government’s AI Opportunities Action Plan includes a twentyfold expansion of public AI hardware by 2030 and seeks to leverage private investment through initiatives such as the US–UK Tech Prosperity Deal (with £30 billion committed by major technology firms).



Scottish Calendar
Thursday 19th February 2026 9:30 a.m.
6th Meeting, 2026 (Session 6)
The committee will meet at 9:30am at T4.60-CR6 The Livingstone Room. 1. Standing Order Rule Changes: (In Private) The Committee will consider a note from the Clerk. 2. Standing Order Rule Changes: Elected Conveners (In Private) The Committee will consider a note from the Clerk. For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee, Catherine Fergusson on 85186 or at [email protected]
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Thursday 26th February 2026 9 a.m.
7th Meeting, 2026 (Session 6)
The committee will meet at 9:00am at T4.60-CR6 The Livingstone Room and will be broadcast on www.scottishparliament.tv. 1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take item 5 in private. 2. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will take evidence on the Scottish Elections (Representation and Reform) Act 2025 (Consequential Provision) Regulations 2026 from—   Graeme Dey, Minister for Parliamentary Business and Veterans, Andrew Proudfoot, Parliament Team Leader, Parliament and Legislation Unit, and Rebecca Reid, Solicitor, Scottish Government. 3. Subordinate legislation: Graeme Dey, Minister for Parliamentary Business and Veterans to move—S6M-20792—That the Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee recommends that the Scottish Elections (Representation and Reform) Act 2025 (Consequential Provision) Regulations 2026 be approved. 4. Scottish Information Commissioner Evidence Session: The Committee will take evidence from—  David Hamilton, Scottish Information Commissioner,, Euan McCulloch, Head of Enforcement, and Claire Stephen, Head of Policy and Information, Scottish Information Commissioner. 5. Evidence Session: The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 4. 6. Standing Order Rule Changes - Elected Conveners: (In Private) The Committee will consider a draft report. 7. Standing Order Rule Changes: (In Private) The Committee will consider a draft report. For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee, Catherine Fergusson on 85186 or at [email protected]
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Thursday 5th March 2026 9 a.m.
8th Meeting, 2026 (Session 6)
The committee will meet at 9:00am at T4.60-CR6 The Livingstone Room and will be broadcast on www.scottishparliament.tv. 1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take items 5, 6 and 7 in private. 2. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will take evidence on the Representation of the People Act 1983 Remedial (Scotland) Order 2025 (SSI 2025/353) from— Graeme Dey, Minister for Parliamentary Business and Veterans, Iain Hockenhull, Head of Elections, and Lorraine Walkinshaw, Solicitor, Scottish Government. 3. Subordinate legislation: Graeme Dey, Minister for Parliamentary Business and Veterans to move—S6M-20958 — That the Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee recommends that the Representation of the People Act 1983 Remedial (Scotland) Order 2025 (SSI 2025/353) be approved. 4. Commissioner for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland: The Committee will take evidence on the Commissioner's annual report from— Ian Bruce, Ethical Standards Commissioner. 5. Evidence Session: The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 4. 6. Complaint: The Committee will undertake its initial consideration of a report from the Commissioner for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland. 7. Cross-Party Groups' Annual Report: The Committee will consider an annual update on Cross-Party Groups' compliance with the Code of Conduct. 8. Standing Order Rule Changes (in private): The Committee will consider a note from the Clerk. For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee, Catherine Fergusson on 85186 or at [email protected]
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Thursday 12th March 2026 9:30 a.m.
9th Meeting, 2026 (Session 6)
The committee will meet at 9:30am at T4.60-CR6 The Livingstone Room and will be broadcast on www.scottishparliament.tv. 1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take items 3 and 4 in private, and whether to take any further consideration of its annual report and legacy report in private at future meetings. 2. Representation of the People Bill (UK Parliament legislation): The Committee will consider the legislative consent memorandum lodged by Shona Robison MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government (LCM-S6-74). 3. Annual report: The Committee will consider a draft annual report for the parliamentary year from 13 May 2025 to 8 April 2026. 4. Legacy report: The Committee will consider a draft legacy report. For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee, Catherine Fergusson on 85186 or at [email protected]
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Thursday 19th March 2026 10 a.m.
10th Meeting, 2026 (Session 6)
The committee will meet at 10:00am at T4.60-CR6 The Livingstone Room. 1. Legacy report: (In Private) The Committee will consider its draft legacy report. For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee, Catherine Fergusson on 85186 or at [email protected]
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