Dan Tomlinson MP: written questions
4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025
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Consumer Rights Act 2015Department for Business and TradeTabled 23 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47530More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of (a) amending the Consumer Rights Act 2015 to include and (b) bringing into the scope of the Motor Ombudsman (i) small businesses run as limited
Answer: There are no current plans to amend the Consumer Right Act 2015 which focuses on transactions between businesses and consumers rather than between businesses. Under the Consumer Rights Act, consumers have several options when issues arise with goods and s...
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordConditions of EmploymentDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 18 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39334More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the impact of employment contract non-compete clauses on (a) entrepreneurship and (b) economic growth.
Answer: A dynamic and entrepreneurial workforce is good for economic growth. There is evidence to suggest that non-compete clauses can act as a barrier to this innovation-driven growth, as they can prevent individuals from working for a competing business, or fro...
Answered 25 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPost Offices: ClosuresDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 2 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17423More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to help prevent the closure of Post Office branches in (a) Chipping Barnet constituency and (b) the UK.
Answer: The Post Office interim Chair, Nigel Railton, recently-announced a transformation plan, which aims to put the Post Office on a more stable financial footing for the future, including by reducing costs, and to increase Postmaster remuneration. The detail o...
Answered 10 Dec 2024
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