Chris Hinchliff MP: written questions

4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026

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Written questions

Bowmer + KirklandDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 24 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12947More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what was the process for arranging a meeting with Bowmer and Kirkland on 30 April 2025.
Answer: The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) is the government’s front door for business and its Ministers carry out a wide range of engagement with stakeholders across their portfolios, this includes construction. All meetings and their purpose are record...
Answered 30 Jun 2026
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Bowmer + KirklandDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 22 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12006More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether all meetings with Bowmer and Kirkland representatives since 2010 have been published in departmental transparency returns.
Answer: Details of meetings held by Ministers of the Department for Business and Trade have been routinely published on the transparency pages of gov.uk since the department’s establishment in February 2023. Meetings which took place prior to this period were pub...
Answered 29 Jun 2026
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Bowmer + KirklandDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 22 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12004More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to DBT’s ministerial meetings, April to June 2025, published 30 September 2025, whether any actions, commitments or policy changes were agreed or initiated following the meeting with Bow
Answer: The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) is the government’s front door for business and its Ministers carry out a wide range of engagement with stakeholders across their portfolios, this includes construction. All meetings and their purpose are record...
Answered 30 Jun 2026
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Bowmer + KirklandDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 22 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12002More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what issues relating to building regulations were discussed at the meeting between the Minister of State for Industry and Bowmer and Kirkland on 30 April 2025.
Answer: The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) is the government’s front door for business and its Ministers carry out a wide range of engagement with stakeholders across their portfolios, this includes construction. All meetings and their purpose are record...
Answered 30 Jun 2026
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Bowmer + KirklandDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 22 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12001More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what criteria were used to determine the need for ministerial engagement with Bowmer and Kirkland on building regulations on 30 April 2025.
Answer: The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) is the government’s front door for business and its Ministers carry out a wide range of engagement with stakeholders across their portfolios, this includes construction. All meetings and their purpose are record...
Answered 30 Jun 2026
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Bowmer + KirklandDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 22 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12000More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Ministerial Transparency data, if she will publish a list of all meetings held between Ministers, special advisers or senior officials in her Department and representatives of Bowmer an
Answer: Details of meetings with external organisations are regularly published for all Departments on the transparency pages of gov.uk.
Answered 30 Jun 2026
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Chemicals: IndustryDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 12 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120446More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to support the chemical industry.
Answer: The chemicals sector underpins almost all other manufacturing in the UK and is fundamental to maximising growth. It also helps stimulates productivity across the economy to drive forward the government’s growth mission. This is reflected by the identifica...
Answered 19 Mar 2026
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Fuel Cells and Hydrogen: Manufacturing IndustriesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 15 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82534More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has had discussions with industry stakeholders on growing UK-based manufacturing of hydrogen and fuel cell equipment by 2030.
Answer: The Government announced a public finance offer for clean energy industries to crowd private investment into sustainable UK supply chains. This includes: a £1bn Clean Energy supply chain fund; £5.8bn for the National Wealth Fund to invest across this Parl...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
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Fuel Cells and Hydrogen: ExportsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 15 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82533More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what plans his Department has to support exports of UK-manufactured hydrogen and fuel cell technologies to international markets.
Answer: As a frontier sector in the Industrial Strategy, the government has committed targeted support to boost exports of world leading hydrogen technologies into new and established markets, by increasing the visibility of UK capabilities to projects and invest...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
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Parents: Government AssistanceDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80454More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what is the potential scope of their proposed consultation on financial support for parents of seriously ill children.
Answer: The government has already committed to publish a terms of reference and timeline for its ongoing review of employment rights for unpaid carers this autumn. This will also outline the scope and include a timeline for consulting on employment rights for pa...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
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Parental Leave: Terminal IllnessesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80453More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will publish a timetable for launching a consultation on financial support for parents of seriously ill children.
Answer: The government has already committed to publish a terms of reference and timeline for its ongoing review of employment rights for unpaid carers this autumn. This will also outline the scope and include a timeline for consulting on employment rights for pa...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
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Department or topic	Published records
Attorney General	1
Department for Business and Trade	11
Department for Culture, Media and Sport	1
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero	8
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs	30
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology	2
Department for Transport	12
Department for Work and Pensions	2
Department of Health and Social Care	7
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office	2
Ministry of Defence	1
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government	30
Treasury	2

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