Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department has taken to encourage small businesses to export in (a) Beckenham and Penge constituency and (b) the UK.

Answered by Gareth Thomas - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade)

The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) is committed to supporting UK businesses, including those in the Beckenham and Penge constituency, to grow and export.

Under the umbrella of the recently announced Business Growth Service, UK businesses can access DBT’s wealth of export support via Great.gov.uk. This comprises an online support offer and a wider network of support including the Export Academy, UK Export Finance and the International Markets network.

We are targeting market access barriers in priority markets to open more opportunities for UK exporters and are looking at further proposals to help UK businesses to export more.

Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the UK's priorities for the UN Climate Change Conference 2025.

Answered by Kerry McCarthy - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

My Rt Hon friend the Secretary of State has regular discussions with Ministerial Colleagues on a number of issues, including driving forward the UK’s priorities for COP30.

The joint work of countries committed to development, tackling climate change and multilateralism has never been more important.

We are also working closely across Government to drive further international action, including with

• FCDO on the Global Clean Power Alliance and the Forest and Climate Leaders’ Partnership, and
• Defra on issues such as strong domestic action and international leadership on the Global Methane Pledge.