Callum Anderson MP: written questions
4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025
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Written questions
Iron and Steel: Manufacturing IndustriesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 24 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62421More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the special measures on the competitiveness of other UK steel manufacturers not subject to intervention under the Steel Industry (Special Measures
Answer: The Steel Industry (Special Measures) Act gives the Government the power to direct British Steel, and its workforce, to keep the blast furnaces running safely. Our priorities remain continuing production, stabilising operations and remedying critical heal...
Answered 2 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish SteelDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 24 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62420More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to ensure alignment between the special measures for British Steel and the UK’s obligations under international trade and subsidy control agreements.
Answer: During the development of the Special Measures Act my department ensured that the Government’s actions were and remain consistent with our obligations under international trade and subsidy control agreements. We remain mindful of those obligations as we w...
Answered 2 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordBeef and Ethanol: USADepartment for Business and TradeTabled 18 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61104More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he plans to bring forward legislative proposals to implement the (a) ethanol and (b) beef quotas agreed as part of the US-UK Economic Prosperity Deal.
Answer: On 16 June, we announced concrete progress towards the implementation of the UK-US trade deal as agreed on 8 May. The US Executive Order confirmed that the US will put in place the agreed quota for car exports to the US, reducing US tariffs from 27.5% to ...
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordBeef: USADepartment for Business and TradeTabled 18 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61103More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the Economic Prosperity Deal on the UK’s domestic beef sector and associated supply chains.
Answer: As part of the US deal, we have agreed new reciprocal market access on beef – with UK farmers given a guaranteed quota for 13,000 metric tonnes of beef exports at a very low tariff rate (for example, 4.4 cents per kg on many products). For the first time ...
Answered 25 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordBeef: USADepartment for Business and TradeTabled 18 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61102More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what the Government’s planned timetable is for laying legislation to implement the preferential duty-free quota for US beef imports under the Economic Prosperity Deal.
Answer: On 16 June, we announced concrete progress towards the implementation of the UK-US trade deal as agreed on 8 May. The US Executive Order confirmed that the US will put in place the agreed quota for car exports to the US, reducing US tariffs from 27.5% to ...
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSmall Businesses: BillingDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 17 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60749More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of enforcement mechanisms available to the Small Business Commissioner for resolving payment disputes.
Answer: The Small Business Commissioner has played a crucial role in helping small businesses get paid on time since the role was introduced in 2016. However, this Government is aware of the challenges that small businesses continue to face with regards to late p...
Answered 25 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordTrade Agreements: AustraliaDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 17 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60748More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Australia-United Kingdom Free Trade Agreement Joint Committee's decisions on food and drink exporters from Buckinghamshire.
Answer: The Australia-United Kingdom Free Trade Agreement Joint Committee which met on 03/06/2025, did not include decisions specific to food and drinks exports; no assessment has therefore been made of its impact on food and drink exporters from Buckinghamshire....
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordArms Trade: USADepartment for Business and TradeTabled 17 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60747More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to support British aerospace manufacturers to utilise UK-US defence trade cooperation arrangements.
Answer: My Department welcomes the opportunities that come from the Government’s recent announcements on trade arrangements with the USA, alongside those from our longstanding defence cooperation agreements, which support our growth ambitions. We work directly wi...
Answered 27 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordTrade Agreements: USADepartment for Business and TradeTabled 17 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60746More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the UK-US trade agreement on UK aerospace supply chains.
Answer: On 16 June the US confirmed that certain UK aerospace products will no longer be subject to US tariffs. This deal is a win for the UK's world-class aerospace sector which was facing additional 10% tariffs, helping make companies more competitive and allow...
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCompanies: FinanceDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 9 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58422More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of limited capital access on scale-up firms outside of (a) London and (b) the South East.
Answer: Businesses in shallower finance markets outside London and the South East are less likely to be able to access growth capital, meaning high-potential businesses may be forced to relocate or else accept slower growth. The British Business Bank’s Nations an...
Answered 18 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCompanies: FinanceDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 9 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58421More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate his Department has made of the number of companies requiring additional funding to help scale-up.
Answer: The estimated equity finance gap (the difference between actual equity investment and potential equity investment) for all but established companies was £7.5 billion in 2021. [1] There is an equity finance gap in every region and nation of the UK; London ...
Answered 18 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSmall Businesses: Buckingham and BletchleyDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 5 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 904570More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to improve access to finance for small and medium-sized businesses in Buckingham and Bletchley constituency.
Answer: The British Business Bank's finance programmes, including the Start Up Loans scheme, help SMEs in Buckingham and Bletchley to access the finance they need.Together with the Treasury, my department launched a call for evidence on SME access to finance to a...
Answered 12 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordOverseas Investment: AfricaDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 4 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57510More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to assess the investment risk environment for firms seeking to operate in African growth markets.
Answer: The Department for Business and Trade works across Africa offering direct support to UK businesses looking to expand their business in the region. This includes a dedicated team that advises UK businesses entering markets about doing business and investme...
Answered 11 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordClean Eenergy: Foreign Investment in UKDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55767More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the Qatar Investment Authority's Strategic Investment Partnership on the clean energy sector in the UK.
Answer: The 2022 Qatar-UK Strategic Investment Partnership is a long-term framework through which the two countries collaborate across a number of key UK industries, creating jobs and growth through investment, including in sectors vital for clean growth and deca...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordTrade Agreements: IndiaDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55732More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of UK-India trade talks in supporting advanced manufacturing.
Answer: The UK-India FTA is estimated to increase bilateral trade by £25.5 billion, and UK GDP by £4.8 billion each and every year in the long term. As part of this agreement, India will cut tariffs on a number of advanced manufacturing goods such as automotives,...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordTrade Agreements: Gulf StatesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55731More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to support investment into key growth sectors through the UK-Gulf economic partnerships.
Answer: The Department for Business and Trade maintains strong relations with Gulf investors and encourages them towards opportunities in key growth sectors through the Strategic and Sovereign Investment partnerships coordinated by the Office for Investment. We a...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordTrade Agreements: New ZealandDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55730More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the UK-New Zealand trade agreement on SME exporters located in (a) Buckinghamshire and (b) Milton Keynes.
Answer: The UK-New Zealand FTA benefits every region of the UK including Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes. It also includes commitments to support SMEs to trade, including through a standalone SME chapter. Data is not collected centrally on the impact of the UK-...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordFood: BuckinghamshireDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55729More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department has taken to increase trade and investment opportunities for food and drink producers in Buckinghamshire.
Answer: The Department for Business and Trade has significantly increased trade and investment opportunities for food and drink producers through several trade agreements, including the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement, the Comprehensive and Progressive Agre...
Answered 5 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordTrade Agreements: JapanDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55728More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to support businesses in the Buckingham and Bletchley constituency to benefit from the UK-Japan strategic partnership.
Answer: The Government is taking forward a new Industrial Strategy Partnership with Japan to support all UK businesses, including those from Buckingham and Bletchley through joint initiatives in innovation, clean energy, and advanced manufacturing and furthering ...
Answered 5 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordForeign Investment in UK: United Arab EmiratesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55724More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to ensure regional access to investment under the UK-UAE Investment Partnership.
Answer: As part of the UK-UAE Sovereign Investment Partnership, the Office for Investment has worked with Emirati investors to explore investment opportunities across the UK and UAE investment can be found across the UK, driving growth and prosperity across key s...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSmall Businesses: BuckinghamshireDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 14 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52453More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate his Department has made of the proportion of SMEs in (a) Buckinghamshire and (b) Milton Keynes that have secured angel investment in the last 24 months.
Answer: Business angels are a significant source of equity investment for start-up and early-stage businesses. Angel investments are typically private arrangements and therefore there is no requirement for them to be publicly reported. The British Business Bank s...
Answered 21 May 2025
Original Parliament recordCompanies: FinanceDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 14 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52452More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many companies in the scale-up category have accessed British Business Bank-backed debt finance in the last 24 months.
Answer: The British Business Bank publishes performance data on the Growth Guarantee Scheme (GGS) on a quarterly basis. Up to 31 December 2024, GGS has been utilised by accredited lenders to enable 13,447 scheme facilities, totalling £2.11 billion. The data is br...
Answered 21 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSmall Businesses: LoansDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 14 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52451More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what data his Department holds on lending approval rates for SMEs applying for finance to invest in (a) technology, (b) commercial premises and (c) workforce training since 2022.
Answer: Earlier this year, DBT launched a call for evidence on access to finance to better understand the barriers that SMEs experience when applying for loans. However, currently available results from the SME Finance Monitor provides the following data on SMEs ...
Answered 3 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSmall Businesses: LoansDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 14 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52450More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many SMEs located in (a) Buckinghamshire and (b) Milton Keynes in receipt of British Business Bank support in the last 12 months also sought finance from high street banks.
Answer: The Department for Business and Trade does not hold data relating to businesses also seeking finance from high street banks.
Answered 21 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSmall Businesses: LoansDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 14 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52449More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has made an assessment of trends in the level of tiered lending rate structures in SME finance products offered by UK-regulated banks since 2022.
Answer: Tiered interest rates relate to retail deposits and personal loans, not commercial finance. Bank of England data shows that interest rates on lending by banks to UK SMEs are as follows:In March 2025, effective interest rates for new SME loans were 6.75%In...
Answered 2 Jun 2025
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