Ben Obese-Jecty MP: written questions
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4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026. One record per UIN and tabled date; the named department is not a measure of answer quality.
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Imports: RussiaDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 21 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93473More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate he has made of the volume of imported products that were manufactured using Russian oil in each of the last three years.
Answer: The Government works with international partners to constrain Russian oil revenues while maintaining global energy supply and security, protecting critical supply chains, and maintaining the stability of global markets. In December 2022, the Government ba...
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordVivergo Fuels: ClosuresDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 13 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90798More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department provided support to Vivergo prior to their decision to close their bioethanol plant.
Answer: The government did not provide financial support to Vivergo before it’s closure.
Answered 20 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordFireworks: SalesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88975More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many (a) licenced and (b) registered sellers of fireworks were there in the latest period for which data is available.
Answer: No official data is collected on how many licenced and registers sellers of fireworks in the last period. Fireworks licences and registrations are administered by local authorities, and in some regions, fire and rescue services.
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordFireworks: ProsecutionsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88971More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many people have been prosecuted for the illegal sale of fireworks each year for the past five years.
Answer: This information is not held by the Department of Business and Trade. Local Council Trading Standards prosecute cases of illegal fireworks sale. Prosecutions for illegal sales of fireworks are made under the Pyrotechnic Articles (Safety) Regulations 2015 ...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: IndustryDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 17 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83106More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to page 28 of the Defence Industrial Strategy: Making Defence an Engine for Growth, published on 8 September 2025, when he plans to publish the first Modern Industrial Strategy update.
Answer: We are working at pace in partnership with business to deliver our modern Industrial Strategy, to increase investment and grow the economy. We have now published all eight Sector Plans, co-developed with industry, as well as the first Industrial Strategy ...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish Industrial Competitiveness SchemeDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79753More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to page 53 of the Defence Industrial Strategy: Making Defence an Engine for Growth, published on 8 September 2025, CP 1388, when he plans to open the consultation on the British Industri
Answer: The Department for Business and Trade will launch a consultation on the British Industrial Competitiveness Scheme before the end of this year.
Answered 16 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordBiofuels: USADepartment for Business and TradeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79688More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment has he made of the potential impact of the removal of tariffs on US bio-ethanol imports on the UK bio-ethanol market.
Answer: The UK bioethanol industry has faced challenges for some time prior to the removal of tariffs for US imports. Both Ministers and senior officials have worked with the sector closely over the course of this year to understand these long-standing issues and...
Answered 16 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordAluminium and Iron and Steel: USADepartment for Business and TradeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79687More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment has he made of the potential impact of US Section 232 steel and aluminium tariffs on the level of exports.
Answer: Thanks to the strength of the UK-US partnership, the UK remains the only country to benefit from a preferential 25% tariff on steel and aluminium exports to the US, avoiding the global rate of 50%. The UK is therefore uniquely positioned as the only count...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordIndustry: National SecurityDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79179More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to page 12 of the National Security Strategy 2025, published on 24 June 2025, what progress he has made on (a) identifying, (b) nurturing and (c) protecting sovereign areas of strength i
Answer: The Government’s Industrial Strategy identified the frontier industries where the UK will prioritise its interventions across its 8 growth-driving sectors, which have all published dedicated sector plans developed with business and sector experts. Our Dig...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordIndustry: Data ProtectionDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79162More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the UK’s Modern Industrial Strategy, CP 1337, published on 23 June 2025, what progress he has made on extending smart data initiatives into relevant industrial strategy sectors.
Answer: The Industrial Strategy committed £36 million to advance Smart Data across the economy, including in growth-driving sectors. The Department for Business and Trade’s forthcoming Smart Data strategy will outline how this investment will be used to support s...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordMineralsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79160More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the importance of identifying sources of critical minerals as a domain of strategic competition.
Answer: The government recognises that identifying sources of critical minerals is of growing strategic importance, as reflected in the UK’s Industrial and National Security Strategies published this year. According to estimates from the International Energy Agen...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordExports: Government AssistanceDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 8 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75740More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the answer of 4 September 2025 to Question 72359 on Economic Situation: Subversion, what progress he has made in simplifying export support services.
Answer: The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) has integrated its support for SMEs into the Business Growth Service platform, designed to help businesses across the UK start, scale up, and succeed globally. From tailored market advice and free Export Academy...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordEconomic SituationDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 8 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75739More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 4 September 2025 to Question 72359 on Economic Situation: Subversion, what progress he has made on establishing an Economic Security Advisory Service.
Answer: The Economic Security Advisory Service (ESAS) will streamline government expertise and guidance to help protect UK business competitiveness against economic security risks and threats. The Service is being piloted during the current financial year, with t...
Answered 22 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSupply ChainsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 5 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75435More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 4 September 2025 to Question 72359 on Economic Situation: Subversion, what progress he has made in establishing a supply chain centre.
Answer: The government has announced its intention to launch a Supply Chain Centre within the Department of Business and Trade. Work is now underway to establish the Centre, which is currently operating in shadow form. The Centre will lead work to strengthen the ...
Answered 22 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSanctions: FinesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 5 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75425More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many civil monetary penalties have been imposed by the Office for Trade Sanctions Implementation since October 2024.
Answer: None.
Answered 22 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordRobotics: Small BusinessesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75351More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the UK’s Modern Industrial Strategy, CP 1337, published on 23 June 2025, what progress he has made on accelerating the uptake of robotics via expanding the Made Smarter Adoption progr
Answer: The Government is committed to accelerating the adoption of robotics and other advanced technologies among SME manufacturers by expanding the Made Smarter Adoption programme and establishing the Robotics Adoption Hubs.Over the past three years of the prog...
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDriverless VehiclesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75322More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the UK’s Modern Industrial Strategy, CP 1337, published on 23 June 2025, what progress he has made on the transition to Connected and Autonomous Mobility.
Answer: The Government’s Advanced Manufacturing Sector Plan committed £150 million R&D grant funding to 2030 to support the transition to connected and automated mobility. £18 million of this funding has already been allocated to support supply chain, passeng...
Answered 12 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordIndustry: ElectricityDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 3 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74638More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the UK’s Modern Industrial Strategy, CP 1337, published on 23 June 2025, what progress he has made on tackling high industrial electricity costs.
Answer: Our modern Industrial Strategy will make British industrial electricity costs cheaper with unprecedented new support.The British Industry Supercharger reduces electricity costs for energy-intensive businesses by c.£24 – £32/MWh, fully exempting them from ...
Answered 12 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordInvestment: HuntingdonDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 2 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74183More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the UK’s Modern Industrial Strategy, CP 1337, published on 23 June 2025, how much of the £350 million Nations and Regions investment fund will be spent in Huntingdon constituency.
Answer: The British Business Bank is committing £2.6bn to drive growth of smaller businesses across the UK’s Nations and Regions. This includes £350 million for two new Investment Funds in East and South-East England to address finance gaps outside traditional ho...
Answered 12 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: InvestmentDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 2 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74182More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the UK’s Modern Industrial Strategy, CP 1337, published on 23 June 2025, when he expects the Office for Investment to establish a new national investment partnership framework to help
Answer: The Office for Investment (OfI) aims to support the integration of more seamless investment services through deepened partnership working with key regional partners and building of local investment capacity and capacity. The OfI is already taking steps in...
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordBusiness Growth ServiceDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 2 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74179More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the UK’s Modern Industrial Strategy, CP 1337, published on 23 June 2025, what progress he has made in developing the new business growth service.
Answer: The Modern Industrial Strategy, our 10-year growth plan, will unlock our economic potential and forge a new relationship between business and government. We will make it easier for businesses to invest, cutting bureaucracy and exploring new digital techno...
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordOffice for InvestmentDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 2 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74177More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the UK’s Modern Industrial Strategy, CP 1337, published on 23 June 2025, what recent progress has he made in establishing a high-calibre concierge service in the office for investment
Answer: The enhanced Office for Investment (OfI) is working to deliver high calibre concierge support via increased senior-level investment expertise, strengthened partnerships with regional and national leaders, and specific tools to generate investor-led opport...
Answered 11 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordOxford-Cambridge Arc: HuntingdonDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 2 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74176More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the UK’s Modern Industrial Strategy, CP 1337, published on 23 June 2025, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of increasing support for the Oxford to Cambridge growth c
Answer: The Industrial Strategy is a 10-year plan to back our strengths and realise Britain’s potential, targeting government investment towards eight-growth driving sectors (IS-8). There are clusters of the IS-8 sectors across the whole country, and the policy p...
Answered 12 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordOxford-Cambridge ArcDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 2 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74175More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the UK’s Modern Industrial Strategy, CP 1337, published on 23 June 2025, what steps has he taken to increase support for the Oxford to Cambridge growth corridor.
Answer: The Industrial Strategy is a 10-year plan to back our strengths and realise Britain’s potential, targeting government investment towards eight-growth driving sectors (IS-8). The strategy sets out how we will deepen our support for the Oxford Cambridge Gro...
Answered 12 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSmall Businesses: RegulationDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 2 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74173More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the UK’s Modern Industrial Strategy, CP 1337, published on 23 June 2025, what recent progress he has made on reducing the administrative costs of regulation for businesses.
Answer: The Industrial Strategy included a package of ambitious forms that will contribute to the target to cut administrative burdens to businesses by 25% by the end of the parliament.These included harnessing the potential of new technology to make compliance w...
Answered 17 Sept 2025
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