Angus MacDonald MP: written questions
4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026
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Written questions
BusinessDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 8 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7859More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to improve the UK's business environment.
Answer: This government is focused on creating a stronger business environment by making the UK the best place to start and grow a business, with a culture that supports entrepreneurship.Through the Small Business Plan, we are tackling late payments, improving ac...
Answered 11 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordConstruction: EquipmentDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 13 May 2026AnsweredUIN 1050More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that workers injured through contact with construction equipment have a legal right to access service, maintenance, and operational records relating to tha
Answer: The Department for Business and Trade recognises the importance of ensuring that workers injured through contact with construction equipment are able to access relevant support.The Construction Leadership Council (CLC) launched its Health Safety and Wellb...
Answered 22 May 2026
Original Parliament recordWarner Bros Discovery: TakeoversDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98337More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has had discussions with the Competition and Markets Authority on the process for assessing the proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery by Netflix.
Answer: Investigations by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) are independent of Government. The CMA reviews cases that meet certain jurisdictional tests and considers whether it believes a merger could result in a substantial lessening of competition.
Answered 17 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordWarner Bros Discovery: TakeoversDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98331More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential implications for UK competition policy of the proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery by Netflix.
Answer: Under competition law, responsibility for investigating the impact of mergers and acquisitions on competition falls to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), the UK’s independent competition authority. The Government has ensured that the CMA has sig...
Answered 17 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment: PrizesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92480More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the merits of regulating the use of (a) workplace culture and (b) employer-of-the-year award to ensure such awards do not misrepresent compliance with equalit
Answer: The Government has no plans to regulate the use of such awards.
Answered 26 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment Tribunals Service: CompensationDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 17 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91747More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has made an assessment of the effectiveness of Employment Tribunal penalties in deterring repeated breaches of employment law by large employers.
Answer: The Government has not undertaken such an assessment, however; through the Plan for Change we will ensure employment rights are fit for a modern economy, contributing to economic growth. As part of this we will look at ways of strengthening enforcement op...
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordFireworks: Animal WelfareDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 30 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86984More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions she has had with (a) animal welfare charities and (b) other stakeholders on the potential impacts of fireworks use on (i) pets and (ii) livestock.
Answer: Building on the work of my predecessor and to inform any future decisions in relation to the regulation of fireworks, I will engage with businesses, consumer groups and charities to gather evidence on the issues and impacts of fireworks on livestock and p...
Answered 7 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordBusiness: ConsumersDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81213More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has had discussions with consumer protection bodies on the potential impact of businesses that do not provide direct human customer services contact on the level of service provided to consu
Answer: The Government expects all businesses to treat their consumers fairly. Businesses are required under the Consumer Contracts (Information, Cancellation and Additional Charges) Regulations 2013 to provide contact information in a clear and comprehensible ma...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordBusiness: ConsumersDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81212More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to encourage businesses to promote customer contact by providing (a) phone numbers (b) email addresses (c) live chat for customers and (d) multiple contact options.
Answer: The Government expects all businesses to treat their consumers fairly. Businesses are required under the Consumer Contracts (Information, Cancellation and Additional Charges) Regulations 2013 to provide contact information in a clear and comprehensible ma...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordGrievance ProceduresDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72236More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has had recent discussions with the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service on improving guidance on safeguarding complainants during internal grievance processes.
Answer: The Department has been engaging with Acas on developing their guidance in the context of both Make Work Pay and wider public policy developments. This has included recent discussions around developing Acas’ guidance on internal disciplinary and grievance...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordMaternity LeaveDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72232More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to improve the enforcement of legal protections for women returning to work after maternity leave.
Answer: Women returning from maternity, adoption, or six continuous weeks of shared parental or neonatal leave are entitled to enhanced redundancy protection. However, the government is strengthening legal protections, as we know this group continues to face a pa...
Answered 11 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordHospitality Industry: VATDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67797More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent discussions he has had with representatives of the hospitality sector on the impact of the current rate of VAT on small businesses.
Answer: The Department for Business and Trade regularly engages with representatives from the hospitality sector, including through the hospitality sector council to understand the challenges they face, including the impact of VAT on small businesses.VAT is a bro...
Answered 17 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordUniversal Service Obligation: Rural AreasDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 9 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66498More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he plans to ensure that the Universal Service Obligation applies to rural areas.
Answer: The government is committed to a sustainable universal postal service for users throughout the UK, including maintaining the one-price-goes anywhere principle including for those in remote and rural areas. It is for Ofcom, as the independent regulator of ...
Answered 16 Jul 2025
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