Andrew Griffith MP: written questions
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Horizon Compensation Advisory BoardDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 11 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19433More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he had discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer prior to sending his letter dated 21 November 2024 to the Horizon Compensation Advisory Board.
Answer: My Rt. Hon. friend the Secretary of State works closely with all his Cabinet colleagues and has regular discussions with them, including the Chancellor of the Exchequer.
Answered 6 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordHorizon IT SystemDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 11 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19432More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has had meetings with the prosecuting authorities in relation to the Horizon scandal since July 2024.
Answer: The information requested will be released in the next publication of the transparency return. The latest version can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dbt-ministerial-gifts-hospitality-overseas-travel-and-meetings
Answered 19 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordHorizon IT SystemDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 11 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19431More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what meetings he has had with representatives of sub-postmasters affected by failures of the Horizon Post Office IT system since July 2024.
Answer: The information requested will be released in the next publication of the transparency return. The latest version can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dbt-ministerial-gifts-hospitality-overseas-travel-and-meetings
Answered 19 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordExports: Digital TechnologyDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 11 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19430More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to support the transition from SPIRE to LITE in relation to licence applications made to the Export Control Joint Unit.
Answer: The ‘apply for a SIEL’ service (Single Individual Export Licence) was launched on gov.uk on 17 September 2024, the first licence type introduced on our new export control platform, LITE. To ease the transition for exporters, a suite of training videos, we...
Answered 23 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish SteelDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 11 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19429More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what meetings he has had with representatives from British Steel since 11 November 2024.
Answer: We’re working across government in partnership with trade unions and businesses to secure a bright future for steel in the UK, including working with British Steel on their future plans. My Rt Hon Friend the Secretary of State has met with British Steel’s...
Answered 16 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordMembers: CorrespondenceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19428More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to respond to the letter of 20 November 2024 from the hon. Member for Arundel and South Downs.
Answer: The Department endeavours to meet the cross-Government standard of 20 working days for MP responses.
Answered 16 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Business and Trade: FurnitureDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 6 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18417More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many (a) desks and (b) chairs have been procured for use by his Department since 5 July 2024.
Answer: According to central records, 16 chairs and 10 desks have been procured since 5 July 2024. These have been provided to colleagues as reasonable adjustments and are in use in homes and offices.
Answered 11 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordSmall Businesses: BillingDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 6 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18416More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what budget his Department has allocated for the first year of the process of assessing applications for awards as part of the new Fair Payment Code.
Answer: The Fair Payment Code is administered by the Office of Small Business Commissioner on behalf of the Department of Business and Trade. The Office of the Small Business Commissioner is grant in aid funded by the Department and in 2023/24 received £1.148m in...
Answered 19 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordSmall Businesses: BillingDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 6 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18415More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many businesses he expects to (a) apply for and (b) be granted awards under the new Fair Payment Code award tiers.
Answer: The Government would like to see as many businesses applying to the Fair Payment Code as possible, particularly larger businesses. Tackling late payments is a priority for the Department and the Fair Payment Code is one of a number of measures we are taki...
Answered 19 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordSmall Businesses: BillingDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 6 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18414More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what budget his Department has allocated to the creation of the award tiers as part of the new Fair Payment Code.
Answer: The Fair Payment Code is administered by the Office of Small Business Commissioner on behalf of the Department of Business and Trade. The Office of the Small Business Commissioner is grant in aid funded by the Department and in 2023/24 received £1.148m in...
Answered 19 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Business and Trade: Remote WorkingDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 4 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17907More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many computer monitors his Department has provided to (a) Ministers and (b) officials for home working since 5 July 2024; and what the cost to public purse was.
Answer: Expenditure on computer monitors purchased under the Department’s Home Working Equipment Policy between 01 January – 30 November 2024 is as follows: MonthNumber of monitors purchasedCostJanuary27£4,783.19February20£3,392.00March30£5,177.60April30£5,173.60...
Answered 9 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordMembers: CorrespondenceDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 4 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17906More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when he plans to respond to the letter of 28 November 2024 from the hon. Member for Arundel and South Downs.
Answer: The Department aims to respond to answer correspondence within 15 working days, this response was issued on 9 December.
Answered 9 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordEmployment Rights Bill: Hospitality IndustryDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 4 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17905More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the impact of the Employment Rights Bill on the hospitality sector.
Answer: On Monday 21 October, the Government published a comprehensive package of analysis on the impact of the Employment Rights Bill:[http://www.gov.uk/guidance/employment-rights-bill-impact-assessments].The majority of employees will benefit from new protectio...
Answered 9 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordCars: SalesDepartment for TransportTabled 4 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17904More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information her Department holds on G20 states that have set a target to end the sale of new (a) solely internal combustion engine powered vehicles and (b) hybrid vehicles powered in part by internal combu
Answer: The UK Government’s commitment to phase out new cars that rely solely on internal combustion engines from 2030 and then to phase out all new non-zero emission cars and vans from 2035 correspond to a range of national and sub-national targets globally thro...
Answered 9 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordXinjiang: Human RightsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 4 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17903More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Minister of State for Trade Policy and Economic Security's oral contribution of 3 December 2024, Official Report, column 174, whether his Department has
Answer: This Government stands firm on human rights, including in Xinjiang, where China continues to persecute and arbitrarily detain Uyghurs and other predominantly Muslim minorities.We continue to monitor the situation closely, including by conducting independe...
Answered 11 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordFood: 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
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