Information between 2nd September 2024 - 12th September 2024
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Parliamentary Debates |
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Oral Answers to Questions
139 speeches (9,312 words) Wednesday 11th September 2024 - Commons Chamber Wales Office Mentions: 1: Jessica Morden (Lab - Newport East) We all await the statement later, but can she outline what she has been doing, alongside the Department - Link to Speech |
Foreign Direct Investment to the UK
36 speeches (11,937 words) Tuesday 10th September 2024 - Lords Chamber Mentions: 1: Lord Leong (Lab - Life peer) Both the Department for Business and Trade and the Treasury are working closely to provide cross-Whitehall - Link to Speech |
Post Office Horizon: Redress
42 speeches (6,380 words) Monday 9th September 2024 - Commons Chamber Department for Business and Trade Mentions: 1: Jonathan Reynolds (LAB - Stalybridge and Hyde) She is right to say that the appeals process I am announcing today will be run in-house by the Department - Link to Speech 2: Jonathan Reynolds (LAB - Stalybridge and Hyde) for Business and Trade. - Link to Speech 3: Jonathan Reynolds (LAB - Stalybridge and Hyde) for Business and Trade. - Link to Speech |
Watchdogs (Industry and Regulators Committee Report)
39 speeches (17,213 words) Monday 9th September 2024 - Lords Chamber Department for Business and Trade Mentions: 1: Lord Clement-Jones (LD - Life peer) for Business and Trade under the previous Government, the noble Lord, Lord Johnson of Lainston, whom - Link to Speech 2: Lord Berkeley (Lab - Life peer) for Business and Trade’s limited engagement”. - Link to Speech 3: Lord Johnson of Lainston (Con - Life peer) for Business and Trade—as well as from many good comments, some of them made by the noble Baroness, - Link to Speech 4: Baroness Jones of Whitchurch (Lab - Life peer) Indeed, the Department for Business and Trade’s call for evidence, which has been referred to, and which - Link to Speech |
Lithium-ion Battery Safety Bill [HL]
31 speeches (13,740 words) 2nd reading Friday 6th September 2024 - Lords Chamber Department for Business and Trade Mentions: 1: Baroness Brinton (LD - Life peer) responsible for regulation and representatives of the Office for Product Safety and Standards in the Department - Link to Speech |
Oral Answers to Questions
137 speeches (11,316 words) Thursday 5th September 2024 - Commons Chamber Department for Business and Trade Mentions: 1: Jonathan Reynolds (LAB - Stalybridge and Hyde) skilled parliamentarian, and he added on a couple of issues that are clearly beyond the remit of the Department - Link to Speech 2: Douglas Alexander (LAB - Lothian East) I assure her that dialogue is under way between the Department for Business and Trade, the Cabinet Office - Link to Speech |
Sheep Farming
41 speeches (13,096 words) Wednesday 4th September 2024 - Westminster Hall Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Mentions: 1: Joe Morris (Lab - Hexham) not the Minister’s responsibility, but I hope that he will energetically lobby his colleagues at the Department - Link to Speech 2: Joe Morris (Lab - Hexham) nation that is able to feed itself.I hope that the Minister will comment on his plans to work with the Department - Link to Speech |
Space Sector: Government Support
19 speeches (4,407 words) Wednesday 4th September 2024 - Westminster Hall Department for Science, Innovation & Technology Mentions: 1: Chris Bryant (Lab - Rhondda and Ogmore) Many other Departments—the Department for Business and Trade, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development - Link to Speech |
Unpaid Carers
23 speeches (4,774 words) Tuesday 3rd September 2024 - Commons Chamber Department of Health and Social Care Mentions: 1: Wendy Chamberlain (LD - North East Fife) The Treasury is in charge of the overall picture, but the Department for Business and Trade has responsibility - Link to Speech |
Written Answers |
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Semiconductors: Trade Promotion
Asked by: Saqib Bhatti (Conservative - Meriden and Solihull East) Thursday 12th September 2024 Question to the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he plans to lead a semiconductor business delegation abroad. Answered by Feryal Clark - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology) Given the global nature of semiconductor supply chains, creating opportunities for businesses to establish international relationships is crucial for the UK’s growth. The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology works to make these connections. The National Technology Advisor, Dr Dave Smith, recently led the UK delegation to SEMICON Taiwan. This included representation from a Department for Business and Trade Mission and an Innovate UK Global Business Innovation Programme – both featuring UK semiconductor businesses. The Department will also work with the Department for Business and Trade ahead of the upcoming trade mission to India in November. |
Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership
Asked by: Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park (Conservative - Life peer) Wednesday 11th September 2024 Question to the Department for Business and Trade: To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to carry out a monitoring report of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership, including its environmental impact and impact on deforestation; whether they will include opportunities for expert stakeholders to provide their views and evidence; and how often they plan to carry out such a report. Answered by Baroness Jones of Whitchurch - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip) The Department for Business and Trade intends to cover the UK’s accession to the CPTPP Agreement in a Free Trade Agreement monitoring report. The Department will consider a range of areas for inclusion in this report, including the environment, and it will take account of stakeholder views. The timing of the report will be provided in due course. |
UK Trade with EU: West Yorkshire
Asked by: Paul Davies (Labour - Colne Valley) Wednesday 11th September 2024 Question to the Department for Business and Trade: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to help increase exports to European countries from (a) Colne Valley constituency and (b) West Yorkshire. Answered by Gareth Thomas - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade) The Department for Business and Trade is committed to boosting UK exports to the EU. UK businesses, including those in Colne Valley & West Yorkshire, can access our export support via Great.gov.uk. This comprises a digital self-serve offer and our wider network of support, including Export Champions, the Export Academy, our International Markets network, and UK Export Finance. Alongside this, our international trade advisers provide one-to-one tailored support to businesses across the UK. We will also continue work with the EU to improve the UK’s trade and investment relationship and reduce unnecessary barriers to trade, in order to help British and EU businesses thrive. |
Conditions of Employment: Disability
Asked by: Deirdre Costigan (Labour - Ealing Southall) Tuesday 10th September 2024 Question to the Department for Business and Trade: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of strengthening the right to Disability Leave for disabled workers. Answered by Justin Madders - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade) The Department for Business has not made an assessment of the merits of creating a new employment right for Disability Leave. The Government has set out its immediate priorities for reforming employment law in the Plan to Make Work Pay. The Plan includes a number of measures which will help disabled workers to enter, remain and progress in work - including making flexible working the default and introducing a right to switch off. |
Seafood: Trade Promotion
Asked by: Steve Darling (Liberal Democrat - Torbay) Monday 9th September 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 he plans to take to promote British seafood (a) domestically and (b) abroad. Answered by Daniel Zeichner - Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) This Government will tirelessly promote high-quality seafood from all parts of the United Kingdom, both at home and abroad. As part of the UK Seafood Fund DEFRA and its partners in the Department for Business and Trade and in Seafish have delivered the Seafood Exports Package. Since 2022 the Package has invested £1m over 3 years to support UK businesses to attend international seafood trade shows, take part in trade missions, and leverage help from in-market specialists in key target markets to connect with buyers. The Package is now in its final year, and any future extensions of this work will be considered as part of the Spending Review. |
Department for Business and Trade: Redundancy Pay
Asked by: Wera Hobhouse (Liberal Democrat - Bath) Monday 9th September 2024 Question to the Department for Business and Trade: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what the cost to his Department was of ministerial severance payments in each year from 19 December 2019 to 30 May 2024; which Ministers received a severance payment; and how much each Minister received. Answered by Justin Madders - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade) Under the Ministerial and Other Pensions and Salaries Act 1991, eligible Ministers who leave office are entitled to a one-off payment equivalent to one quarter of their annual salary at the point at which they leave Government.
Details of such payments are published in the departmental annual reports and accounts, and ministerial salaries are published on GOV.UK at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ministerial-salary-data |
Department for Business and Trade: Communication
Asked by: Neil O'Brien (Conservative - Harborough, Oadby and Wigston) Monday 9th September 2024 Question to the Department for Business and Trade: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how much his Department spent on communications in the latest year for which data is available. Answered by Justin Madders - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade) The Department for Business and Trade (DBT), including spend by predecessor Department for International Trade (DIT), spent £24,299,000 on communications in financial year 2022-2023 as reported in the Department’s annual report and accounts, available on GOV.UK.
This spend has supported DBT’s strategic efforts to promote the UK’s international trade agenda and achievements, position it as a destination for inward investment, and boost export promotion.
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Department for Business and Trade: Ministers
Asked by: Kit Malthouse (Conservative - North West Hampshire) Friday 6th September 2024 Question to the Department for Business and Trade: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what (a) statutory and (b) non-statutory direct ministerial appointments excluding special advisers he has made; and (i) who the appointee was and (ii) what the (A) remuneration, (B) title and (C) terms of reference was for each appointment. Answered by Justin Madders - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade) All Business and Trade direct ministerial appointments are currently under review and no direct Ministerial appointments have been finalised. |
Foreign Investment in UK: Yorkshire and the Humber
Asked by: Martin Vickers (Conservative - Brigg and Immingham) Thursday 5th September 2024 Question to the HM Treasury: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what fiscal steps she is taking to help attract foreign direct investment into green industries in the (a) Humber and (b) UK. Answered by Tulip Siddiq - Economic Secretary (HM Treasury) The Treasury will continue to develop policy that supports investment in partnership with business. Investment is at the heart of this Government’s growth mission and essential to increasing the number of jobs and improving productivity across the country. The Department for Business and Trade has a dedicated investment function in the UK and overseas, including the Office for Investment.
The Government is taking forward the reforms necessary to ensure foreign investors have the support needed to invest. This includes setting up new institutions such as Great British Energy, which will combine the power of the private sector and government to accelerate the UK’s clean energy transition, and the National Wealth Fund which will mobilise billions more in private investment in the UK’s green and growth sectors.
The Chancellor will set out more detail on the National Wealth Fund ahead of the International Investment Summit in October. |
Environment Protection: Business
Asked by: Mark Garnier (Conservative - Wyre Forest) Wednesday 4th September 2024 Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will take steps with Cabinet colleagues to require (a) FTSE 100 companies and (b) financial services firms to (i) develop green transition plans and (ii) publish a timetable for doing this. Answered by Kerry McCarthy - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero) The Government has committed to making the UK the green finance capital of the world and is exploring requirements in relation to transition plans for companies and financial institutions. The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero is working with other government departments, including HM Treasury and the Department for Business and Trade, on these requirements and will provide further information about plans and a timetable in due course. |
Minerals
Asked by: Chris McDonald (Labour - Stockton North) Wednesday 4th September 2024 Question to the Department for Business and Trade: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when he plans to review the list of critical minerals; what criteria he plans to use to assess which materials will be included; and if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of including copper. Answered by Sarah Jones - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero) The Critical Minerals Intelligence Centre (CMIC), sponsored by the Department for Business and Trade, is currently undertaking an updated criticality assessment, with the results to be released later this year. The methodology for this assessment can be found on the CMIC website and the process involves assessing over 80 candidate materials, including copper. |
Minerals
Asked by: Chris McDonald (Labour - Stockton North) Wednesday 4th September 2024 Question to the Department for Business and Trade: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has made a comparative assessment of the (a) effectiveness and (b) extent of the UK's list of critical minerals and the list used by (a) the European Union and (ii) other jurisdictions. Answered by Sarah Jones - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero) The Critical Minerals Intelligence Centre (CMIC), sponsored by the Department for Business and Trade, will publish an updated assessment of the criticality of over 80 candidate materials, later this year. This assessment is focused on the UK's circumstances, needs and priorities, and no comparative assessment of other jurisdictions has been undertaken to date. |
Parliamentary Research |
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Great British Energy Bill 2024-25 - CBP-10088
Sep. 03 2024 Found: £2 billion guarantee .17 British Business Bank The British Business Bank (BBB) is owned by the Department |
Bill Documents |
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Sep. 12 2024
Impact Assessment from the Home Office Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill 2024-26 Impact Assessments Found: • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) . 13 • Department for Digital, Culture |
Sep. 05 2024
Product Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]: Delegated Powers Memorandum Product Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL] 2024-26 Delegated Powers Memorandum Found: Department for Business and Trade 30.08.2024 |
Sep. 04 2024
HL Bill 18 Explanatory Notes Product Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL] 2024-26 Explanatory Notes Found: • These Explanatory Notes have been prepared by the Department for Business and Trade in order to |
Sep. 04 2024
Product Regulation and Metrology Bill Impact Assessment from the Department for Business and Trade Product Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL] 2024-26 Impact Assessments Found: Product Regulation and Metrology Bill Impact Assessment from the Department for Business and Trade |
Sep. 03 2024
Great British Energy Bill 2024-25 Great British Energy Bill 2024-26 Briefing papers Found: £2 billion guarantee .17 British Business Bank The British Business Bank (BBB) is owned by the Department |
National Audit Office |
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Sep. 11 2024
Report - Investigation into military support for Ukraine (PDF) Found: The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) works with MoD on T askforce Hirst, a Scorpius unit working |
Department Publications - Statistics |
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Thursday 12th September 2024
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology Source Page: Telecoms supply chain diversification: report and recommendations Document: (PDF) Found: Improving diversity of supply is one way to improve resilience, as set out in the Department for Business |
Thursday 12th September 2024
Department for Business and Trade Source Page: Market access barrier quarterly statistics: technical annex Document: Market access barrier quarterly statistics: technical annex (webpage) Found: From: Department for Business and Trade Published 14 September 2023 Last updated 12 September |
Thursday 12th September 2024
Department for Business and Trade Source Page: Market access barrier quarterly statistics April to June 2024 Document: Market access barrier quarterly statistics April to June 2024 (webpage) Found: From: Department for Business and Trade Published 12 September 2024 Get emails about this |
Wednesday 11th September 2024
Home Office Source Page: Statistics of scientific procedures on living animals, Great Britain: 2023 Document: (PDF) Found: healthcare products policy and regulation, Higher education or training (primarily training for surgeons) Department |
Friday 6th September 2024
Department for Business and Trade Source Page: Business investment analysis Document: Business investment analysis (webpage) Found: From: Department for Business and Trade Published 6 September 2024 Get emails about this |
Wednesday 4th September 2024
Department for Business and Trade Source Page: Building materials and components statistics: August 2024 Document: (Excel) Found: published in this volume have been collected by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) on behalf of the Department |
Wednesday 4th September 2024
Department for Business and Trade Source Page: Building materials and components statistics: August 2024 Document: (ODS) Found: published in this volume have been collected by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) on behalf of the Department |
Wednesday 4th September 2024
Department for Business and Trade Source Page: Building materials and components statistics: August 2024 Document: Building materials and components statistics: August 2024 (webpage) Found: August 2024 Statistics and analysis on the construction sector for August 2024 From: Department |
Department Publications - Policy paper |
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Thursday 12th September 2024
Home Office Source Page: Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill 2024: impact assessment Document: (PDF) Found: • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) . 13 • Department for Digital, Culture |
Thursday 12th September 2024
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Source Page: FCDO methodology for the selection and transfer of public records to The National Archives: appraisal report Document: (webpage) Found: DFID also worked closely with the then Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) |
Wednesday 4th September 2024
Cabinet Office Source Page: Publication of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry phase 2 report Document: (PDF) Found: response on the ground.1188 103.138 On the morning of 20 June 2017, Sebastian Bassett-James at the Department |
Department Publications - Policy and Engagement |
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Thursday 12th September 2024
Department for Business and Trade Source Page: New civil enforcement powers on trade sanctions Document: New civil enforcement powers on trade sanctions (webpage) Found: Sanctions (Civil Enforcement) Regulations 2024 strengthens trade sanctions enforcement powers of the Department |
Thursday 5th September 2024
HM Treasury Source Page: Treasury Minutes – September 2024 Document: (PDF) Found: This is being led by the Department for Business & Trade who are responsible for the Public Interest |
Thursday 5th September 2024
HM Treasury Source Page: Treasury Minutes – September 2024 Document: (PDF) Found: This is being led by the Department for Business & Trade who are responsible for the Public Interest |
Wednesday 4th September 2024
Department for Business and Trade Source Page: Communiqués from the Interministerial Group for Trade, July 2022 to April 2024 Document: Communiqués from the Interministerial Group for Trade, July 2022 to April 2024 (webpage) Found: From: Department for Business and Trade Published 23 November 2022 Last updated 4 September |
Department Publications - Transparency |
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Thursday 12th September 2024
HM Treasury Source Page: Consolidated Fund account 2023 to 2024 Document: (PDF) Found: Services issued 790,360 703,914 10 Prior year figures relate to receipts surrendered by The Department |
Thursday 12th September 2024
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology Source Page: DSIT annual report and accounts 2023 to 2024 Document: (PDF) Found: It brought together the relevant parts of the former Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy |
Wednesday 11th September 2024
Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport Source Page: Gambling Commission annual report and accounts 2023 to 2024 Document: (PDF) Found: offences for the Revenue and Customs Prosecutions Office and fraudulent trading offences for th e Department |
Monday 9th September 2024
Department for Business and Trade Source Page: Joint minutes of the first UK-New Zealand Environment and Climate Change Sub-Committee Document: Joint minutes of the first UK-New Zealand Environment and Climate Change Sub-Committee (webpage) Found: From: Department for Business and Trade Published 9 September 2024 Get emails about this |
Friday 6th September 2024
Department for Business and Trade Source Page: DBT: Business appointment rules advice, January to March 2024 Document: DBT: Business appointment rules advice, January to March 2024 (webpage) Found: From: Department for Business and Trade Published 6 September 2024 Get emails about this |
Tuesday 3rd September 2024
Cabinet Office Source Page: List of Parliamentary Private Secretaries (PPS): September 2024 Document: (PDF) Found: Department for Energy Security & Net Zero Olivia Bailey MP Department for Work & Pensions Preet Kaur Gill MP Department |
Tuesday 3rd September 2024
Department for Business and Trade Source Page: DBT prompt payment data Document: DBT prompt payment data (webpage) Found: Transparency data DBT prompt payment data How long the Department for Business |
Department Publications - News and Communications |
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Monday 9th September 2024
Department for Business and Trade Source Page: New independent appeals system for postmasters impacted by Horizon scandal Document: New independent appeals system for postmasters impacted by Horizon scandal (webpage) Found: losses and trauma will be able to apply for the new independent process, which will be overseen by the Department |
Monday 9th September 2024
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Source Page: Trelavour Downs, Cornwall: Section 35 Direction, Planning Act 2008 Document: (PDF) Found: sustainable domestic supplies of critical minerals such as lithium. 5.3 In 2022 (updated 13/03/2023), the Department |
Monday 9th September 2024
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Source Page: Foreign Secretary launches expert reviews to strengthen UK’s global impact and expertise Document: Foreign Secretary launches expert reviews to strengthen UK’s global impact and expertise (webpage) Found: Sir Martin Donnelly, former Permanent Secretary of the Department for International Trade and the Department |
Non-Departmental Publications - Transparency |
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Sep. 12 2024
HM Land Registry Source Page: HM Land Registry Annual Report and Accounts 2023 to 2024 Document: (PDF) Transparency Found: Prior to 1 June, the Department for Business and Trade was HM Land Registry’s sponsor department. |
Sep. 12 2024
HM Land Registry Source Page: HM Land Registry Annual Report and Accounts 2023 to 2024 Document: (PDF) Transparency Found: Prior to 1 June, the Department for Business and Trade was HM Land Registry’s sponsor department. |
Non-Departmental Publications - Policy paper |
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Sep. 12 2024
Office of Trade Sanctions Implementation Source Page: New civil enforcement powers on trade sanctions Document: New civil enforcement powers on trade sanctions (webpage) Policy paper Found: Sanctions (Civil Enforcement) Regulations 2024 strengthens trade sanctions enforcement powers of the Department |
Non-Departmental Publications - News and Communications |
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Sep. 05 2024
Competition and Markets Authority Source Page: Letter to government from CMA Chair and CEO Document: (PDF) News and Communications Found: platforms then allow them to list for resale at inflated prices; and Rt Hon Jonathan Reynolds MP Department |
Sep. 05 2024
Competition and Markets Authority Source Page: Letter to government from CMA Chair and CEO Document: Letter to government from CMA Chair and CEO (webpage) News and Communications Found: and CEO A letter from Marcus Bokkerink and Sarah Cardell to the Secretaries of State for the Department |
Scottish Government Publications |
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Thursday 12th September 2024
Energy and Climate Change Directorate Source Page: Warmer Homes Scotland scheme guidance copy: EIR Review Document: EIR 202400408737 - Information Released - Annex (PDF) Found: BEIS existed until 2023 when it was split to form the Department for Business and Trade (DBT), the Department |
Thursday 12th September 2024
Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate Source Page: Former First Minister’s engagements in London in March 2023: FOI Review Document: FOI 202400417846 - Information released - ANNEX (Excel) Found: 00:00:00Meeting / with UK MinisterKevin Hollinrake MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department |
Monday 9th September 2024
Environment and Forestry Directorate Source Page: Correspondence in relation to the potential exclusion for the Deposit Return Scheme from the UK Internal Market Act since April 2021: EIR Review Document: EIR 202300374939 - Information Released - Annex A and B (PDF) Found: The second issue falls under the responsibilities of the Department for Business and Trade and concerns |
Thursday 5th September 2024
Energy and Climate Change Directorate Source Page: AirBnB spend, oil and gas exploration in the North Sea and Ministerial correspondence: FOI release Document: FOI 202400404762 - Information released - Attachments (PDF) Found: scottish.ministers @gov.scot Rt Hon Kemi Badenoch M P Secretary of State for Business and Trade Department |
Wednesday 4th September 2024
Chief Economist Directorate Source Page: Benny Higgins and the Scottish Government’s Chief Economist correspondence: FOI release Document: FOI 202400416094 - Information released - Annex 1 - 4 (PDF) Found: Department for Business Innovation and Skills and Department for Culture Media and Sport, 2016. 5 Strength |
Tuesday 3rd September 2024
Source Page: UK Government's Minimum Service Levels: FOI release Document: FOI 2024004140282 - Information Released - Annex (PDF) Found: • These Explanatory Notes have been prepared by the Department for Business Energy and Industrial |
Scottish Parliamentary Debates |
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Pre-budget Scrutiny 2025-26
159 speeches (142,662 words) Wednesday 4th September 2024 - Committee Mentions: 1: None not know what the UK-level department is called these days but, in the old days, it used to be the Department - Link to Speech |