Gordon McKee MP: written questions

4 Jul 2026–16 Oct 2026 · year in progress

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Written questions

Retail Trade: Urban AreasDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and TradeTabled 15 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 19212More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of private equity ownership on long-term investment in UK high street businesses.
Answer: The Department has not made a specific assessment of the impact of private equity ownership on long-term investment in UK high street businesses. Decisions on ownership structures and investment strategies are matters for individual businesses and investo...
Answered 2 Sept 2026
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Exports: EU CountriesDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and TradeTabled 15 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 19210More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on reducing administrative burdens for UK businesses exporting to the European Union.
Answer: The Government is committed to supporting UK businesses trading with the European Union and to reducing unnecessary barriers to trade with our closest partner and biggest market to help delivery growth to every post code.Ministers and officials in my depa...
Answered 3 Sept 2026
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Space Technology: GlasgowDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and TradeTabled 15 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 19205More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what support his Department has provided to satellite manufacturing and space technology businesses based in Glasgow since July 2024.
Answer: The Department recognises Glasgow’s role as a European leader in small satellite manufacturing.The National Space Innovation Programme (NSIP), National Earth Observation Programme, Connectivity in Low Earth Orbit and wider Space Ecosystem supports UK busi...
Answered 2 Sept 2026
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InnovationDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and TradeTabled 15 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 19204More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what metrics his Department uses to assess the effectiveness of the Government's innovation strategy.
Answer: The Government uses a range of international and UK metrics to track progress on innovation. For international comparisons, we use several metrics such as rankings from the World Intellectual Property Organization’s Global Innovation Index, data from the ...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
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Artificial IntelligenceDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and TradeTabled 15 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 19203More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential risks to UK AI capability arising from dependence on overseas providers of cloud computing services.
Answer: The Government is committed to scaling the UK’s domestic compute capacity to support national resilience and security, ensuring that the UK has the infrastructure needed to benefit from frontier AI. AI Growth Zones are central to this effort, helping to e...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
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Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Artificial IntelligenceDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and TradeTabled 14 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 18842More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what steps the Department is taking to ensure that small businesses in each area can access practical support to adopt artificial intelligence safely and productively.
Answer: The government is committed to helping small businesses across the UK adopt AI safely and productively.The industry-led SME Digital Adoption Taskforce set an ambition for the UK’s small and medium-sized businesses to be the most digitally capable and AI c...
Answered 13 Aug 2026
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Department or topic	Published records
Cabinet Office	5
Department for Business and Trade	6
Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade	6
Department for Culture, Media and Sport	3
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport	7
Department for Education	2
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero	3
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs	2
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology	5
Department for Transport	5
Department for Work and Pensions	3
Department of Health and Social Care	11
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office	5
Home Office	5
Ministry of Defence	6
Ministry of Justice	3
Scotland Office	2
Treasury	4
Women and Equalities	1

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