Gregor Poynton MP: written questions

4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025

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Written questions

Billing: Digital TechnologyDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56608More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential merits of introducing e-invoicing.
Answer: Business adoption of digital technologies such as e-invoicing can offer benefits that include reduced administrative burdens and fewer data processing errors. This can lead to increased productivity, improved payment times, and streamlined tax administrat...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
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Small Businesses: BillingDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56607More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of e-invoicing for small businesses on reducing payment times.
Answer: The Government is committed to tackling late payments, which can be a major obstacle for small businesses. In September 2024 we announced new measures including a new Fair Payment Code (launched in December 2024), legislation requiring large companies to ...
Answered 10 Jun 2025
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Small Businesses: BillingDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56606More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of e-invoicing for small businesses on (a) exports and (b) imports.
Answer: Usage of digital technology such as e-invoicing can streamline business processes, including for trading businesses, whether they are importing or exporting.Usage of e-invoicing software and standards that are compatible with those used by trading partner...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
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Small Businesses: BillingDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56605More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of e-invoicing for small businesses on productivity.
Answer: This Government is committed to driving business productivity and economic growth in the UK. Adoption of digital technologies, such as e-invoicing, can significantly improve firm-level productivity by streamlining business processes and reducing administr...
Answered 10 Jun 2025
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Paternity Leave: DisadvantagedDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 22 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25845More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of improving paternity leave provisions on health disparities in lower-income families.
Answer: The government is committed to supporting working families and is already delivering on this commitment. The Employment Rights Bill will make Paternity Leave and Unpaid Parental Leave ‘day one’ rights, increasing flexibility for families and helping them ...
Answered 28 Jan 2025
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Parental Leave: Take-upDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 22 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25844More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of trends in the level of uptake of Shared Parental Leave.
Answer: The government is committed to supporting working families and is already delivering on this commitment. The Employment Rights Bill will make Paternity Leave and Unpaid Parental Leave ‘day one’ rights, increasing flexibility for families and helping them ...
Answered 28 Jan 2025
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Paternity LeaveDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 22 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25843More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the potential lessons learned from the parental leave policies of other countries in the OECD.
Answer: The government is committed to supporting working families and is already delivering on this commitment. The Employment Rights Bill will make Paternity Leave and Unpaid Parental Leave ‘day one’ rights, increasing flexibility for families and helping them ...
Answered 28 Jan 2025
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Paternity Leave: ChildcareDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 22 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25842More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the potential impact of extending the statutory minimum paternity leave on (a) early childhood development and (b) relian
Answer: The government is committed to supporting working families and is already delivering on this commitment. The Employment Rights Bill will make Paternity Leave and Unpaid Parental Leave ‘day one’ rights, increasing flexibility for families and helping them ...
Answered 28 Jan 2025
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Paternity Leave: Economic SituationDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 22 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25841More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the statutory minimum level of paternity leave on the economy.
Answer: The government is committed to supporting working families and is already delivering on this commitment. The Employment Rights Bill will make Paternity Leave and Unpaid Parental Leave ‘day one’ rights, increasing flexibility for families and helping them ...
Answered 28 Jan 2025
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Audit: ReformDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 12 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13972More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to reform the audit sector; what his planned timetable is for (a) introducing the Draft Audit and Corporate Governance Reform Bill and (b) establishing a new audit r
Answer: As set out in the King’s Speech, the Government intends to publish a draft Audit Reform and Corporate Governance Bill in this session. The Government will keep the House updated as we work towards publication and scrutiny of a draft Bill. This involves ca...
Answered 19 Nov 2024
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Department or topic	Published records
Department for Business and Trade	10
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero	6
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology	3
Department for Transport	1
Department for Work and Pensions	1
Department of Health and Social Care	12
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government	2
Treasury	3

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