Andrew Griffith MP: written questions

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Written questions

Business: RegulationDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 8 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65904More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has had discussions with devolved Administrations on coordinating business regulation to reduce duplication.
Answer: To deliver growth across the UK, and support businesses and consumers, UK Government officials have been engaging with officials from the Scottish and Welsh Governments, and Northern Ireland Executive, on its Action Plan to overhaul our regulatory system,...
Answered 11 Jul 2025
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Small Businesses: RegulationDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 8 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65903More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to ensure that small businesses have input into Departmental regulatory consultations.
Answer: For regulation to be effective, it must be created in partnership with businesses. To support this, the government initiated the Invest 2035 call for evidence from key stakeholders, including small businesses, providing input on where regulation can be re...
Answered 11 Jul 2025
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Data Protection: Small BusinessesDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 8 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65902More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he has had discussions with industry representatives on the impact of data protection requirements on SMEs.
Answer: Yes, my department has regularly engaged with businesses, trade associations and other interest groups during passage of the Data (Use and Access) Act. Many of the provisions in the Act are designed to simplify the data protection legislation for organisa...
Answered 11 Jul 2025
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Business: RegulationDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 8 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65901More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has made an estimate of the time spent by businesses on regulatory paperwork annually.
Answer: Determining the cumulative administrative costs of regulation that businesses face has not been done for 15 years. That’s why we are undertaking a baselining exercise to understand the administrative costs of regulation to businesses. This baseline will i...
Answered 11 Jul 2025
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Business: RegulationDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 8 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65900More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what comparative assessment he has made of levels of regulation on businesses in (a) the UK and (b) other G20 countries.
Answer: The UK is an excellent place to do business, and in 2023 scored in the top 3 G20 countries on regulatory quality according to the World Bank [Regulatory Quality: Percentile Rank | Data]. However, businesses have told us that regulation can be too complex,...
Answered 11 Jul 2025
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Business: Carbon EmissionsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65675More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of carbon reporting requirements on businesses.
Answer: Building on a summary of responses to a Call for Evidence published in November 2024 , DESNZ has commissioned an evaluation of the SECR regulations, which we expect to publish in early 2026. DESNZ is also undertaking an internal review to assess opportuni...
Answered 10 Jul 2025
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Small Businesses: Overseas TradeDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65674More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent steps his Department has taken to reduce cross-border trade processes for small businesses.
Answer: There are a number of different Departments and agencies with responsibility for cross-border processes. The Government’s Trade Strategy sets out how HMG will continue to work to support business, including through DBT working with industry on initiatives...
Answered 10 Jul 2025
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British Steel: ScunthorpeDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65668More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 7 July 2025 to Question 64503 on British Steel: Scunthorpe, if he will publish (a) the findings of the independent assessment and (b) a summary of the findings of the independ
Answer: The Government does not intend to publish the findings of the independent assessment as they are commercially sensitive.
Answered 10 Jul 2025
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Taxation: Overseas ResidenceTreasuryTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65664More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential fiscal impact of introducing an exit tax payable upon persons ending their UK tax residency.
Answer: HMRC publishes regular estimates of the direct impacts of illustrative tax changes in its Direct effects of illustrative tax changes publication. However, the Government does not routinely publish costings for hypothetical tax changes outside of this.
Answered 10 Jul 2025
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Wealth: TaxationTreasuryTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65661More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the fiscal impact of introducing a wealth tax.
Answer: The Government is committed to making sure the wealthiest in our society pay their fair share of tax. That is why the Chancellor announced a series of reforms at Autumn Budget 2024 to help fix the public finances in as fair a way as possible. These and o...
Answered 10 Jul 2025
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