Gareth Davies MP: written questions 2025
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Iron and Steel: Small BusinessesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 11 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99312More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the time taken for the Steel Strategy on the availability of credit insurance for SMEs in the steel supply chain.
Answer: The Government is committed to supporting the UK steel sector. Our decisive legislative intervention at British Steel has secured UK manufactured steel for nationally important projects like airports and rail and supported jobs and national security.We al...
Answered 16 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordIron and Steel: EnergyDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 11 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99311More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether the time taken to publish the Steel Strategy will impact the commencement of grid connection upgrades required for the transition to electric arc furnace production.
Answer: The Government is committed to supporting the UK steel sector. Our decisive legislative intervention at British Steel has secured UK manufactured steel for nationally important projects like airports and rail and supported jobs and national security.We al...
Answered 16 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordIron and Steel: Safeguard MeasuresDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 11 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99310More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent discussions he has had with the Trade Remedies Authority on the operational impact of the publication of the Steel Strategy in early 2026 on the review process for steel safeguards.
Answer: My officials regularly engage with the Trade Remedies Authority (TRA), including on the upcoming Steel Strategy. The Government recognises steel production is an essential part of our national life, and it is in the public interest to support it.The forth...
Answered 16 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish Steel: ScunthorpeDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 11 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99309More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the time taken for the publication of the Steel Strategy on levels of skills at the British Steel Scunthorpe site.
Answer: The Government is committed to supporting the UK steel sector. Our decisive legislative intervention at British Steel has secured UK manufactured steel for nationally important projects like airports and rail and supported jobs and national security.We al...
Answered 16 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish Steel: ContractsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 11 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99308More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the time taken to publish the Steel Strategy on the ability of British Steel to secure long-term customer contracts for 2026-27.
Answer: The Government is committed to supporting the UK steel sector. Our decisive legislative intervention at British Steel has secured UK manufactured steel for nationally important projects like airports and rail and supported jobs and national security.We al...
Answered 16 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordRegional Planning and Development: GrangemouthTreasuryTabled 3 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97070More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how the £14.5 million for Grangemouth announced at the Budget relates to the previous commitment from the Prime Minister that £200 million from the National Wealth Fund would support the transition of the Grangemout
Answer: The £14.5 million of investment to support industrial projects in Grangemouth announced at Autumn Budget 2025 is in addition to the National Wealth Fund commitment.
Answered 8 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordRefineries: GrangemouthScotland OfficeTabled 3 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97067More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what assessment he has made of the expected breakdown of the £14.5 million allocated to Grangemouth, including funding for site remediation, feasibility work, infrastructure upgrades, skills programmes, and any
Answer: The UK and Scottish Governments are working together to assess and progress all investment at Grangemouth. To support this, at Autumn Budget 2025 the Chancellor announced up to £14.5 million of UKG funding for Grangemouth to support future projects. At th...
Answered 8 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordRefineries: GrangemouthScotland OfficeTabled 3 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97065More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how the £14.5 million announced for Grangemouth at the November 2025 Budget will be allocated; and what project milestones or conditions must be met before funds are released.
Answer: The UK and Scottish Governments are working together to assess and progress all investment at Grangemouth. To support this, at Autumn Budget 2025 the Chancellor announced up to £14.5 million of UKG funding for Grangemouth to support future projects. At th...
Answered 8 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordNational Wealth Fund: GrangemouthTreasuryTabled 3 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97045More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, on what date the National Wealth Fund Board was informed of the Government’s intention to allocate £200 million to Grangemouth community; and whether the Board formally approved any such commitment in accordance wit
Answer: The Government made a major intervention to ensure the long-term future of the Grangemouth site. As part of that, £200 million has been made available from the National Wealth Fund’s existing capitalisation for investible projects at Grangemouth. The Nati...
Answered 8 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish Business Bank: Disclosure of InformationDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 24 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93991More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how the British Business Bank plans to measure and publish outcomes relating to its strategic objective to Unlock the potential in people and places, including how it will track and report the number o
Answer: The British Business Bank measures and publishes the outcomes of its interventions and its assessment of the market for small business finance in the UK across several publications:The Bank’s Annual Report and AccountsAn annual Impact ReportIndependent ev...
Answered 2 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish Business BankDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 24 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93990More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what proportion of the British Business Banks’s economic capital limit has been earmarked specifically for (a) micro-businesses and (b) businesses in the devolved nations.
Answer: The Secretary of State and the Chancellor have jointly set the British Business Bank a strategic mandate over the next five years. This includes a new mission to drive economic growth by helping smaller businesses get the finance they need to start, scale...
Answered 28 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish Business Bank: InvestmentDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 24 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93986More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Government’s Statement of Strategic Priorities to the British Business Bank, what metric is to be used to measure the target for two-thirds increase in the pace of investment; whe
Answer: The metric used to measure the targeted increase is the total amount of finance, both debt and equity investment, committed by the Bank each year. This metric excludes guarantees. The new level of £2.5 billion in annual commitments - expected to be achiev...
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish Business BankDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 24 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93985More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what targets the Government has set for the British Business Bank in respect of i) the number of smaller businesses to receive finance, ii) the amount of finance directed to devolved nations and region
Answer: The Secretary of State and the Chancellor have jointly set the British Business Bank a strategic mandate over the next five years. This includes a new mission to drive economic growth by helping smaller businesses get the finance they need to start, scale...
Answered 28 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish Growth PartnershipDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 21 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93577More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what plans his Department has to monitor the long-term performance of the British Growth Partnership Fund I, including investment returns, regional economic impact, and exit outcomes; and whether his D
Answer: The British Growth Partnership Fund I will be evaluated against its objectives by the British Business Bank, which will publish the findings. The evaluation methodology will be consistent with the Bank's approach to assessing its existing programmes. The ...
Answered 26 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish Growth PartnershipDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 21 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93576More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate he has made of the level of private investment that the British Growth Partnership Fund I will leverage from institutional partners; and by what date he expects the Fund to achieve that t
Answer: The British Growth Partnership Fund I is anticipated to achieve a first close of the fund of £200 million by the end of March 2026. This amount will consist predominantly of private investment from UK pension funds.The Department expects that following th...
Answered 26 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish Growth PartnershipDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 21 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93575More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that funding provided through the British Growth Partnership Fund I support businesses across all regions and nations of the UK; and what proportion of the
Answer: The British Growth Partnership Fund I is an investment vehicle designed to increase the amount of UK pension fund investment going into UK venture capital. While the fund is UK-focused, its objectives are fully commercial and designed to maximise investme...
Answered 26 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish Growth PartnershipDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 21 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93574More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what criteria the British Business Bank will use to identify the high-growth UK companies eligible for investment through the British Growth Partnership Fund I; how many firms are expected to benefit f
Answer: The British Growth Partnership Fund I will invest in later-stage, high-growth UK companies identified through the British Business Bank's pipeline, building on the Bank's established track record of backing high-potential science and technology firms. Due...
Answered 26 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordOffice for Budget Responsibility: ForecastsTreasuryTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87882More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether was she informed by the Office for Budget Responsibility in advance of the (a) Autumn Budget 2024 and (b) Spring Statement 2025 that it was likely to conduct a review of productivity forecasts at a forthcomi
Answer: The OBR regularly reviews its forecast assumptions. As set out in its latest annual Forecast Evaluation Report, published in July 2025, the OBR noted that they are "currently conducting our regular summer supply stocktake, which involves research int...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordOffice for Budget Responsibility: ForecastsTreasuryTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87881More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when she was first informed by officials in her Department that the Office for Budget Responsibility was likely to conduct a review of their productivity forecasts.
Answer: The OBR regularly reviews its forecast assumptions. As set out in its latest annual Forecast Evaluation Report, published in July 2025, the OBR noted that they are "currently conducting our regular summer supply stocktake, which involves research int...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordOffice for Budget Responsibility: ForecastsTreasuryTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87880More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when was she first informed by the Office for Budget Responsibility that they planned to review the Government's productivity forecasts.
Answer: The OBR regularly reviews its forecast assumptions. As set out in its latest annual Forecast Evaluation Report, published in July 2025, the OBR noted that they are "currently conducting our regular summer supply stocktake, which involves research int...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordLandfill TaxTreasuryTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71410More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the consultation on Reform of Landfill Tax, what discussions her Department has had with the Environment Agency on the adequacy of its capacity to process an increase in recovery permit application
Answer: The government consulted on proposals for reform of landfill tax on 28 April following a call for evidence in 2021. The consultation closed on 28 July, and the government is currently considering responses. HM Treasury is working with Defra and the Enviro...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordLandfill TaxTreasuryTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71409More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the consultation on Reform of Landfill Tax, whether she has considered the potential long-term inflationary impact of the proposed Landfill Tax changes on public infrastructure procurement.
Answer: The government consulted on proposals for reform of landfill tax on 28 April following a call for evidence in 2021. The consultation closed on 28 July, and the government is currently considering responses. As part of the consultation on Reform of Landfil...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordLandfill TaxTreasuryTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71408More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the consultation on Reform of Landfill Tax, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government on the potential impact of the proposed changes to
Answer: The government consulted on proposals for reform of landfill tax on 28 April following a call for evidence in 2021. The consultation closed on 28 July, and the government is currently considering responses.The government is committed to delivering 1.5 mil...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordLandfill TaxTreasuryTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71407More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the consultation on Reform of Landfill Tax, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of proposed changes to Landfill Tax on the Government’s capacity to meet the housin
Answer: The government consulted on proposals for reform of landfill tax on 28 April following a call for evidence in 2021. The consultation closed on 28 July, and the government is currently considering responses.The government is committed to delivering 1.5 mil...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordLandfill TaxTreasuryTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71406More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the consultation on Reform of Landfill Tax, whether her Department has modelled the potential impact of proposed changes to Landfill Tax on the cost of building a new home.
Answer: The government consulted on proposals for reform of landfill tax on 28 April following a call for evidence in 2021. The consultation closed on 28 July, and the government is currently considering responses.The government is committed to delivering 1.5 mil...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
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