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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British Industrial Competitiveness SchemeDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 2 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74168More
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 creating the new British Industrial Competitiveness Scheme.
Answer: The British Industrial Competitiveness Scheme (BICS) will be implemented from 2027, reducing electricity costs by approximately £35-40/MWh for eligible businesses in foundational industries and high-growth manufacturing sectors identified in the Industria...
Answered 12 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Business and Trade: Sick LeaveDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 2 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74153More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many days were lost to sickness absence by civil servants in their Department (a) in total and (b) on average per employee between 5 July 2024 and 4 July 2025.
Answer: Sickness absence data for the Civil Service, including departmental breakdowns is published annually, and is available here: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/sickness-absence.The next update will be for the year ending 31st March 2025.
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordInvestment: HuntingdonDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 2 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74127More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many of the investible sites due to be delivered via the Strategic Sites Accelerator are in the Huntingdon constituency.
Answer: The Strategic Sites Accelerator is a new programme, announced as part of the UK’s Industrial Strategy, backed by over £600 million in public funding. The programme is at an early stage of design so the number and we have not yet determined the location of...
Answered 12 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordIndustry: InvestmentDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 2 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74126More
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 many investable sites have been brought forward through the Government’s £600m Strategic Sites Accelerator
Answer: The Strategic Sites Accelerator is a new programme, announced as part of the UK’s Industrial Strategy, backed by over £600 million in public funding. The programme is currently at an early stage of design, as such, investment sites have not yet been broug...
Answered 12 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordTechnology: IndiaDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72565More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to page 36 of the National Security Strategy, published on 24 June 2025, what progress he has made in unlocking investment across a range of cutting-edge technologies via the Technology
Answer: The Technology Security Initiative (TSI) is a landmark agreement aimed at strengthening UK-India collaboration on critical and emerging technologies - such as AI - to drive growth and strengthen national security in both countries. It was launched by the ...
Answered 22 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSanctionsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72564More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to page 33 of the National Security Strategy 2025, published on 24 June 2025, what progress he has made in establishing an Office for Trade Sanctions Implementation.
Answer: The Office for Trade Sanctions Implementation (OTSI) was established in October 2024, as part of the Department for Business and Trade, to strengthen the implementation and enforcement of UK trade sanctions. OTSI has civil enforcement powers, including th...
Answered 3 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordMineralsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72562More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to page 28 of the National Security Strategy 2025, published on 24 June 2025, when he plans to publish the new Critical Minerals Strategy.
Answer: Critical minerals have been included in the recently published National Security Strategy and also in the UK Government's Resilience Action Plan, highlighting their fundamental importance to safeguarding the UK's economic security and resilience. Thanks t...
Answered 17 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordEconomic Situation: SubversionDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72359More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the threat posed to UK interests by economic coercion by adversaries.
Answer: The weaponisation of trade for geopolitical purposes is growing. This Government recognised those risks in our National Security Strategy, and why the Department of Business and Trade announced in the Trade Strategy that we would reform our trade defence ...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordUK Defence and Security ExportsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72355More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Defence on the scope of the defence exports office.
Answer: The Secretary of State for Business and Trade continues to have regular discussions with all Cabinet colleagues, including the Secretary of State for Defence.The defence exports office officially transferred to the Ministry of Defence on 31st of July as c...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordEuropean Championship: WomenDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71954More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of a Bank Holiday to celebrate the victory of the England Women’s Football Team in the 2025 European Championships on the economy.
Answer: The Government recognises the Lionesses’ extraordinary achievement in securing their second consecutive European title.We regularly receive requests for additional bank and public holidays to mark a variety of occasions. While an additional bank holiday m...
Answered 3 Sept 2025
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