Abtisam Mohamed MP: written questions

4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025

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Written questions

Foreign Companies: ChinaDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 10 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30536More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the same sustainability standards are applied (a) Temu, (b) Shein and (c) other Chinese low-cost suppliers as to suppliers in the UK.
Answer: All businesses operating in the UK, regardless of where they are owned, are required to comply with UK sustainability regulations and standards. This includes the Modern Slavery Act 2015.The government will continue to monitor and assess the effectiveness...
Answered 18 Feb 2025
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Foie Gras: Overseas TradeDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 10 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30384More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether the Government plans to include foie gras in it's trade strategy.
Answer: The trade strategy will set out how we can achieve long-term sustainable, inclusive, and resilient growth through trade. The development of the strategy will consider the Government’s commitment to uphold our high environmental protection, animal welfare ...
Answered 18 Feb 2025
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Foreign Investment: Dispute ResolutionDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 25 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15959More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will initiative a review of UK treaties containing Investor-State Dispute Settlements.
Answer: The UK is party to 83 Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs) that contain investment protection and Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS). In 2022, these BITs covered at least £195 billion of UK investment overseas.ISDS provides an independent means to r...
Answered 3 Dec 2024
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Foreign Investment: Dispute ResolutionDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 25 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15958More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will initiative a review of UK treaties containing Investor-State Dispute Settlements.
Answer: The UK is party to 83 Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs) that contain investment protection and Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS). In 2022, these BITs covered at least £195 billion of UK investment overseas.ISDS provides an independent means to r...
Answered 3 Dec 2024
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Groceries Code Adjudicator: FinanceDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 22 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15668More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of lowering the turnover threshold to £500,000 for businesses that are required to fund the Groceries Code Adjudicator.
Answer: The Groceries Code Adjudicator (GCA) is currently funded by an annual levy on the 14 large retailers that are designated under the Groceries Supply Code of Practice (the Code) by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). The CMA assesses annually wheth...
Answered 29 Nov 2024
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Groceries Code AdjudicatorDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 21 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15625More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has plans to widen the scope of the Groceries Code Adjudicator.
Answer: The Groceries Code Adjudicator enforces the Groceries Supply Code of Practice which regulates the relationship between large supermarkets in the UK and their direct suppliers. At the production end of the supply chain, powers in the Agriculture Act allow ...
Answered 29 Nov 2024
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Paternity LeaveDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 21 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15575More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the level of statutory paternity leave on new families.
Answer: As committed to in the Plan to Make Work Pay, the Government will review the system of parental leave, including Paternity Leave, to ensure that it best supports working families. We are in the early planning stage for this Review and are actively conside...
Answered 29 Nov 2024
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Parental LeaveDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 21 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15574More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when his Department will launch the review of the parental leave system.
Answer: As committed to in the Plan to Make Work Pay, the Government will review the system of parental leave, including Paternity Leave, to ensure that it best supports working families. We are in the early planning stage for this Review and are actively conside...
Answered 29 Nov 2024
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Agriculture: IndiaDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 18 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9990More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact that a UPOV91 seed law may have small farmers in India.
Answer: UPOV provides a global system of plant variety protection trusted by plant breeders with the aim of encouraging the development of new varieties of plants for the benefit of society. Whether or not a country signs up to UPOV91 is subject to their own poli...
Answered 28 Oct 2024
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IndustryDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 22 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1139More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when he plans to publish an Industrial Strategy.
Answer: As stated in the Kings Speech this government is committed to establishing an industrial strategy council on a statutory footing. Growth is this Government's number one priority. To achieve growth and create secure, well-paid jobs across the country, we w...
Answered 30 Jul 2024
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Department or topic	Published records
Cabinet Office	2
Department for Business and Trade	10
Department for Culture, Media and Sport	4
Department for Education	22
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero	7
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs	9
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology	4
Department for Transport	5
Department for Work and Pensions	12
Department of Health and Social Care	31
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office	54
Home Office	29
Ministry of Defence	3
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government	11
Ministry of Justice	7
Treasury	4
Women and Equalities	2

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