Caroline Dinenage MP: written questions
4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025
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Written questions
Postal Services: Universal Service ObligationDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 17 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38571More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what plans his Department has to ensure that changes to Universal Service Obligation requirements create an (a) adequate and (b) effective postal service.
Answer: The government does not have a role in Ofcom’s regulatory decisions. Ofcom has a duty to ensure the provision of the universal service obligation and will carefully consider all the inputs to its consultation to ensure Royal Mail is able to effectively se...
Answered 25 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordUniversal Service ObligationDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 17 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38570More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what plans his Department has to ensure parliamentary oversight of reforms to the Universal Service Obligation.
Answer: Parliament has made Ofcom the independent regulator for the postal sector, and as such Ofcom has the responsibility to ensure the provision of the universal service obligation.Ofcom proposed changes for reform of the universal service obligation in its co...
Answered 25 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPostal Services: Universal Service ObligationDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 17 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38569More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of Universal Service Obligation reform on the affordability of postal services for consumers.
Answer: It is the responsibility of Ofcom, as the independent regulator of postal services, to ensure that the universal postal service is affordable for customers as well as being efficient and financially sustainable. In its consultation document proposing a pa...
Answered 25 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal Care Services: VATDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 3 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 34827More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies on workers rights of the British Hair Consortium’s report entitled Securing the future of UK hairdressing and beauty: The econ
Answer: The industry plays an important economic and social role across the UK, which is why we are creating a fairer business rates system, increasing the Employment Allowance and transforming the apprenticeship levy. We are committed to tackling false self-empl...
Answered 11 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordArts: Private Finance InitiativeDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 12 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30981More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he plans to take to increase the evidence base on the impacts of merger and acquisition-led FDI projects in the creative industries.
Answer: The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) is cognisant of the increasing levels of Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) driven Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), as highlighted in the Creative Industries Policy and Evidence Centre's (PEC) recent "FDI...
Answered 24 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordHelp to Grow Schemes: UniversitiesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23304More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when the next phase of Help to Grow Management Programme funds will be available to universities.
Answer: In the Autumn Budget, 2024 the Chancellor demonstrated the government’s commitment to continue the Help to Grow: Management Course throughout 2025-26, maintaining its existing scale and reach as part of our growth strategy. Help to Grow: Management will c...
Answered 16 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordNightclubs: ClosuresDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 26 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16140More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what plans his Department has to help reduce the rate of nightclub closures.
Answer: We recognise the important role night-time economy business plays in supporting local economies and communities. Healthy night-time economy businesses not only support our creative industries, including musicians, DJs and performance artists, but also sup...
Answered 4 Dec 2024
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