Ben Goldsborough MP: written questions
4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025
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Written questions
Foreign Investment in UK: South NorfolkDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 21 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15555More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an estimate of the number of jobs created via foreign direct investment in South Norfolk constituency in the last 12 months.
Answer: The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) works closely with local authorities and investment partners to monitor and support the impact of foreign direct investment in the South Norfolk constituency. Foreign direct investment in the New Anglia Local En...
Answered 27 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordFood: NorfolkDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 21 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15554More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to help support food producers from Norfolk to increase exports.
Answer: DBT provides a wide-ranging package of export support for food and drink businesses in Norfolk and across the whole of the UK. This includes educational support to upskill food producers via our Export Academy and one to one support from International Tra...
Answered 27 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordLiving Wage and Minimum Wage: NorfolkDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 5 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12840More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate he has made of the number of workers that will be affected by the increase to the (a) National Minimum Wage and (b) National Living Wage in Norfolk.
Answer: In total, over 3 million workers are expected to receive a pay rise due to increases to the National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage in April 2025. We will also publish an Impact Assessment alongside the legislation that implements the increase to t...
Answered 12 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordLiving Wage and Minimum Wage: East of EnglandDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 5 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12839More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many and what proportion of workers aged above 16 years old are paid within 50p of the (a) National Minimum Wage and (b) National Living Wage in (i) East Anglia and (ii) Norfolk.
Answer: The Low Pay Commission publishes a report that provides a coverage of the National Minimum Wage (NMW) and National Living Wage (NLW) each year, shortly before the rates are updated in April. The report provides a Local Authority and Regional breakdown of ...
Answered 12 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordHorticulture: ExportsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 25 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1845More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to help increase horticulture exports.
Answer: The Department for Business and Trade provides a comprehensive package of support to increase exports, including the Export Support Service, UK Export Finance and a network of trade advisers across the UK and overseas. The department remains committed to ...
Answered 31 Jul 2024
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