Andrew Griffith MP: written questions 2024
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Food: AdvertisingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 3 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17624More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Health on the potential impact of the Advertising (Less Healthy Food Definitions and Exemptions) Regulations 2024 to (a) por
Answer: The Government is delivering on its manifesto commitment to ban junk food advertising to children by introducing the Advertising (Less Healthy Food Definitions and Exemptions) Regulations 2024. This was agreed in the usual way across the Government throug...
Answered 6 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordStellantisDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 3 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17623More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, on what dates the Minister for Investment has met with representatives from Stellantis since 5 July 2024.
Answer: My Department has had regular engagement with representatives of the automotive industry and automotive companies covering a wide range of automotive issues.The Minister for Investment has not met with representatives from Stellantis since 5 July 2024. Th...
Answered 6 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordStellantisDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 3 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17622More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, on what dates the Minister for Services, Small Business and Exports has met with representatives from Stellantis since 5 July 2024.
Answer: My Department has had regular engagement with representatives of the automotive industry and automotive companies covering a wide range of automotive issues.The Minister for Services, Small Business and Exports has not met with representatives from Stella...
Answered 6 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordStellantisDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 3 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17621More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, on what dates he has met with representatives of Stellantis since 5 July 2024.
Answer: My Department has had regular engagement with representatives of the automotive industry and automotive companies covering a wide range of automotive issues.In addition to his wider engagement with the automotive sector, the Secretary of State met with re...
Answered 6 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordStellantisDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 3 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17620More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, on what dates the Minister for Industry has met with representatives from Stellantis since 5 July 2024.
Answer: My Department has had regular engagement with representatives of the automotive industry and automotive companies covering a wide range of automotive issues.In addition to my wider engagement with the automotive sector, I met with representatives of Stell...
Answered 6 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordElectric VehiclesDepartment for TransportTabled 2 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17273More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make it her policy to not include hybrid cars in the 2030 phase-out of vehicles with internal combustion engines.
Answer: The commitment to restore the 2030 phase-out date for new cars with internal combustion engines has always meant that some hybrids will be allowed until 2035, when all new cars will be required to be zero emission. Further details will be set out in the u...
Answered 5 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordDefence: IndustryMinistry of DefenceTabled 2 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17272More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Autumn Budget 2024 on the defence sector.
Answer: The Budget increased defence spending in real terms by £2.9 billion for next year and we are committed to setting a path to 2.5% of GDP on defence. The Department's Statement of Intent regarding the Defence Industrial Strategy was published on 2 December....
Answered 5 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordManufacturing IndustriesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 2 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17271More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Autumn Budget 2024 on the chemicals and plastics sector.
Answer: As members of the chemicals and plastics sectors have themselves noted, this budget had many positive points for manufacturers. This includes measures based around the key pillars of our industrial strategy, including net zero, skills, regional growth and...
Answered 6 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordMotor Vehicles: Manufacturing IndustriesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 2 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17270More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent assessment he has made of trends in the (a) number of factory closures and (b) levels of employment in the automotive industry.
Answer: The number of registered business births (registrations), deaths (de-registrations) and stock of active automotive manufacturing businesses from 2018 to 2023 were as follows: 201820192020202120222023Births510445395570435320Deaths390365425440480400Stock3,8...
Answered 6 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordMotor Vehicles: TheftDepartment for TransportTabled 2 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17269More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many thefts of motor vehicle from Network Rail owned car parks there were in each of the last five years; and how many of these resulted in a criminal prosecution.
Answer: According to British Transport Police (BTP) data, there have been 68 thefts of motor vehicles at the 20 Network Rail managed stations between January 2020 and up to and including the 2nd December 2024. Of these, 5 have resulted in criminal prosecution. Ye...
Answered 5 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Business and Trade: USADepartment for Business and TradeTabled 29 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16982More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many officials in his Department have travelled to the United States of America (a) in the last 3 months and (b) since 5 November 2024.
Answer: We look forward to continuing to engage with the current and incoming US Administrations in the usual way. This includes through officials in the British Embassy in Washington DC, and our eight consulates around the United States, who continue to engage b...
Answered 4 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordEmployment Rights Bill: Impact AssessmentDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 29 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16981More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Regulatory Policy Committee's report on the Employment Rights Bill, published on 21 November 2024, if he will carry out new impact assessments to replace those rated not fit for p
Answer: The Government has noted the Regulatory Policy Committee’s opinion on the Impact Assessment for the Employment Rights Bill.It has always been the Government’s intention to refine our analysis as policy development continues, working closely with external ...
Answered 4 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordArms Length BodiesCabinet OfficeTabled 29 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16966More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his Department’s Corporate report entitled Public Bodies 2020, published on 15 July 2021, if he will update the data on non-departmental public bodies, executive agencies and non-ministerial de
Answer: The last public bodies landscape, a publication showing spend and headcount data of arms length bodies, was last published for 2019/20. An updated version of this publication, covering data from 2022-23, will be published on gov.uk in due course.
Answered 10 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordMotor Vehicles: Manufacturing IndustriesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 27 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16573More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what meetings he has had with representatives of (a) the automotive industry and (b) automotive companies.
Answer: My Department has had regular and frequent engagement with representatives of the automotive industry and automotive companies covering a wide range of automotive issues.My officials and I also engage with the Automotive Council and the Society of Motor M...
Answered 2 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Business and Trade: Bereavement LeaveDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 25 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15887More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether staff in his Department are entitled to bereavement leave.
Answer: The Department for Business and Trade allows employees to take up to five days Special Leave with pay in the event of a death of a dependant, close relative or other person in a close relationship.
Answered 28 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Business and Trade: Unfair DismissalDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 25 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15886More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether staff in his Department receive protections from unfair dismissal from their first working day.
Answer: Around 9 million employees have been working for their employer for less than two years, so have only very limited statutory protection against unfair dismissal. Our Employment Rights Bill will provide a new baseline of security for employees, including...
Answered 28 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Business and Trade: Parental LeaveDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 25 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15885More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department offers its staff shared parental leave from their first working day.
Answer: The Department for Business and Trade offers Shared Parental Leave to all eligible employees in line with the statutory approach.As part of our Make Work Pay commitment, we will be carrying out a review of the wider statutory parental leave landscape, inc...
Answered 28 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Business and Trade: Paternity LeaveDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 25 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15884More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department offers paternity leave to its staff from their first working day.
Answer: The Department offers Paternity Leave in line with the statutory approach and will be reviewing its policy following the changes brought in by the Employment Rights Bill. Paternity Leave is set to become a day one right, removing the current continuity of...
Answered 28 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordHospitality Industry and Retail Trade: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 18 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14826More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 14 November 2024 to Question 13640 on Hospitality Industry and Retail Trade: Business Rates, when she plans to (a) begin and (b) complete the revaluation that is to produce the referenced r
Answer: In 2023 the Valuation Office Agency (VOA) moved to three-yearly revaluations, an outcome from the 2021 Business Rates Review. The VOA started preparing for the next business rates revaluation in April 2023, with the new rateable values coming into effect ...
Answered 21 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Business and Trade: Remote WorkingDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 18 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14823More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many officials in his Department worked from home for more than one day a week on average over the month to 30 October 2024.
Answer: Since the pandemic, the Department for Business and Trade (DBT) have had a hybrid working policy in place. DBT’s hybrid working approach means staff should spend 40-60% of their contracted hours (averaged over a month) in the office or visiting stakeholde...
Answered 21 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Business and Trade: CorrespondenceDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 18 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14821More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many items of ministerial correspondence received by his Department have not received a reply within 14 days of receipt in the last three months.
Answer: Ministers and the Department place great value on effective and timely handling of ministerial correspondence and keep performance of this under review. The Cabinet Office publishes routine statistics on Departmental performance which can be find on GOV.U...
Answered 21 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Business and Trade: Climate Change ConventionDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 18 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14820More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many officials from his Department travelled to Baku to (a) attend and (b) support COP29 in the last three months.
Answer: Within the last three months, nine officials from the Department for Business and Trade travelled to Baku to attend COP29.
Answered 21 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Business and Trade: Senior Civil ServantsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 18 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14818More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 14 November 2024 to Question 13639 on Crawford Falconer, whether he plans to recruit a new Second Permanent Secretary and Chief Trade Negotiation Adviser.
Answer: DBT have no plans at this time to recruit a Second Permanent Secretary or a Chief Trade Negotiations Adviser at Permanent Secretary level, further to the departure of Sir Crawford Falconer on 31 December 2024.
Answered 21 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordTrade Agreements: USADepartment for Business and TradeTabled 11 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13641More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions his Department has had with representatives from President-Elect Trump’s transition team on UK-US trade.
Answer: The incoming US administration is currently in the process of nominating members of its Cabinet and appointing senior staff. The Prime Minister had a warm introductory call with President-elect Trump on 6 November. During this call, the Prime Minister off...
Answered 15 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordHospitality Industry and Retail Trade: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 11 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13640More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 5.70 of the Autumn Budget 2024, HC 295, published on 30 October 2024, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the planned reduction of the Retail, Hospitality, and Leisure
Answer: Without intervention by this Government, Retail, Hospitality and Leisure (RHL) relief would have ended entirely in April 2025, creating a cliff-edge for businesses. Instead, the Government has decided to offer a 40 per cent discount to RHL properties up t...
Answered 14 Nov 2024
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