Harriett Baldwin MP: written questions 2025
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Written questions
Cars: Northern IrelandDepartment for TransportTabled 5 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88244More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to support car dealers in Northern Ireland unable to access the UK market for vehicles due to manufacturers choosing not to dual approve under the UK–NI type approval system.
Answer: This Government is committed to meeting our obligations under the Windsor Framework relating to the approval of vehicles for the market in Northern Ireland, and to ensuring that dealers and consumers in NI are not restricted in their choice of vehicles. S...
Answered 12 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordIndependent Commission for Reconciliation and Information RecoveryNorthern Ireland OfficeTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87728More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether the Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery will have the power to compel witnesses.
Answer: The ICRIR currently has the power to require a person to provide information or produce any documents they have in their possession, for examination or testing. Failure to comply with this can result in a financial penalty of up to £5,000. This power will...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordEnergy: TaxationTreasuryTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87727More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the increase to the Energy Profits Levy announced in the Autumn Statement 2024 on (a) investment, (b) employment and (c) operations in the oil and g
Answer: At Autumn Budget 2024 the government confirmed that from 1 November 2024, the Energy Profits Levy (EPL) rate would increase by 3 percentage points to 38%, the EPL investment allowance would be abolished, and the EPL decarbonisation allowance rate would be...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHorizon IT System: CompensationDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87726More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many people impacted by the Horizon IT system failure received settlements lower than their original claims.
Answer: The Government does not hold this information in a way that allows for reliable reporting. Each claim is assessed individually, and settlement offers vary depending on the specific circumstances of each case. As such, providing a figure would be misleadin...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSir Alan BatesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87725More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how much the Government paid in its settlement to Sir Alan Bates.
Answer: The Government is unable to disclose amounts awarded to individual GLO claimants.
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordEnergy Intensive Industries: Government AssistanceDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87724More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the uplifted Network Charging Compensation Scheme on the UK’s industrial electricity price competitiveness relative to other G7 economies.
Answer: Raising the level of compensation delivered by the Network Charging Compensation Scheme from 60% to 90% will reduce electricity prices for the average energy intensive industry (EII) business by a further £7-10/MWh. This increased discount will bring elec...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordEnergy Intensive Industries: Government AssistanceDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87293More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is planning to take to (a) monitor and (b) evaluate the effectiveness of the 90% compensation rate in supporting (i) decarbonisation and (ii) energy efficiency in energy intensive industr
Answer: The Government consulted a wide range of stakeholders from across the energy industry on the proposal to uplift the level of relief offered by the Network Charging Compensation Scheme from 60% to 90%. Industry stakeholders were broadly in favour of this m...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordEnergy Intensive Industries: Government AssistanceDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87292More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has conducted a regional impact assessment of the Network Charging Compensation Scheme uplift on industrial competitiveness across the devolved nations.
Answer: This Government understands the pressures facing our energy intensive industries (EIIs), across the nation, including high electricity prices. Our recent announcement of the uplift of relief offered by the Network Charging Compensation Scheme from 60% to ...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordEnergy Intensive Industries: Government AssistanceDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87291More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the uplift in compensation for energy intensive industries does not lead to increased costs for other electricity consumers.
Answer: The Government will bear down on costs across the energy system to ensure that the uplift of the relief offered by the Network Charging Compensation Scheme does not lead to a net increase in electricity bills for domestic and non-domestic energy consumers...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordEnergy Intensive Industries: Government AssistanceDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87290More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he plans to publish a list of (a) sectors and (b) companies eligible for the 90% relief under the revised Network Charging Compensation Scheme.
Answer: The eligibility criteria of the Network Charging Compensation Scheme has not changed, only the level of relief offered to current eligible firms supported by the British Industry Supercharger. A list of these firms, as at 16 September 2025, is available o...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordEnergy Intensive Industries: Government AssistanceDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87289More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the uplift in Network Charging Compensation Scheme relief on small and medium-sized manufacturers not eligible for EII status.
Answer: The Government will bear down on costs across the energy system to ensure that the uplift does not lead to a net increase in electricity bills for domestic and non-domestic energy consumers, including small and medium scale non-energy intensive manufactur...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordBank Services: Post OfficesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 30 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86627More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Green Paper consultation on the Future of the Post Office, which ended on 6 October 2025. what progress he has made on holding joint discussions with the Post Office and banks on
Answer: I refer the Honourable Member to the answer I gave to Question 83450 on 23 October 2025. As I stated in that response, together with the Economic Secretary to the Treasury, I plan to co-chair a roundtable with the Post Office and key banks which will prov...
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPost Office: ICTDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 21 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83769More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what procurement process his Department intends to use for selecting a replacement service for the Horizon system.
Answer: Post Office Limited (as the contracting entity) is using the competitive flexible process (pursuant to the Procurement Act 2023) in order to select suppliers to take over the current Horizon system and transform it into a replacement solution. The Tender ...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPost Office: Public ConsultationDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 21 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83768More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when his Department plans to publish its response to the consultation on the Green Paper: Future of the Post Office, which closed on 6 October 2025.
Answer: We received over 2,500 responses to the Government’s Green Paper on the future of the Post Office, from a wide range of individuals, postmasters, businesses and organisations. We are currently analysing all the responses received and will include further ...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPost Office: Public ConsultationDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 21 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83767More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many responses his Department has received to the his Department's consultation on the Green Paper: Future of the Post Office, which closed on 6 October 2025.
Answer: We received over 2,500 responses to the Government’s Green Paper on the future of the Post Office, from a wide range of individuals, postmasters, businesses and organisations. We are currently analysing all the responses received and will include further ...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordIron and SteelDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 21 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83754More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when he plans to publish the UK Steel Strategy.
Answer: The Government is developing a Steel Strategy to be published in 2025 that will set out a long-term vision for a bright and sustainable steel sector in the UK and the actions needed to get there. The strategy will articulate what is needed to create a com...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordSteel Council: MeetingsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 21 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83753More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, on which dates the Steel Council has met since its formation in January 2025.
Answer: Since the relaunch of the Steel Council in January 2025, it has convened on three occasions. The meetings took place on 7 January, 8 April, and 14 July. The next meeting of the Steel Council is scheduled for 4 November 2025. The Steel Council is assisting...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordFlood Control: FinanceDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 14 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81849More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to her Department's press release entitled Deprived communities to get new flood defences faster further to the announcement, published on 14 October 2025, how much fund
Answer: On 14 October, following consultation, the government announced major changes to its flood and coastal erosion funding policy. These changes will be used for the next flood programme starting in April 2026. The new funding policy will optimise funding bet...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordIron and Steel: UK Trade with EUDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 14 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81848More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what contingency plans his Department has in place to mitigate disruption to UK-EU steel trade arising from changes to EU safeguard measures.
Answer: The Government is engaging with the EU on how their proposed trade measure will be applied to the UK, in a way which honours our Trade and Cooperation Agreement, the Windsor Framework and minimises disruption; we are reserving the right to take any action...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordIron and Steel: UK Trade with EUDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 14 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81847More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the European Union’s revised steel safeguard measures on UK steel exports.
Answer: We are in active dialogue with the European Commission to fully understand the details of their proposal and next steps.The government is also working closely with UK industry to understand potential impacts and solutions, and to assess how best to secure...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordHorizon IT System: CompensationDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 14 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81846More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to Volume 1 of the Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry report: Government response to recommendations, HCWS937, what steps he has taken to (a) assess and (b) compensate for non-financial loss
Answer: Redress is available for both financial and non-financial losses. Across the compensation schemes, cases are assessed individually on their facts and in accordance with established legal principles. The losses compensated may include impacts on mental or ...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordHorizon IT System: CompensationDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 14 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81845More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Written Ministerial Statement of 13 October 2025 entitled Volume 1 of the Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry report: Government response to recommendations, HCWS937, whether his Depar
Answer: The Department currently has no plans to publish anonymised case studies but may explore this in future. We do, however, publish monthly updates on redress delivery, which provide detailed insights into the number of claims received, offers made, and sett...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordHorizon IT System: CompensationDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 14 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81844More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Written Ministerial Statement of 13 October 2025 entitled Volume 1 of the Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry report: Government response to recommendations, HCWS937, what steps his De
Answer: The Government recognises the challenges some postmasters face in providing evidence, particularly where significant time has passed or records have been lost or destroyed. The independent panel assessing each case takes these difficulties into account wh...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordHorizon Shortfall SchemeDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81292More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to Volume 1 of the Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry report: Government response to recommendations, what mechanisms are in place to monitor whether decision-makers are applying a generous
Answer: On 9 October, the Department for Business and Trade and the Post Office published a joint statement setting out what constitutes “full and fair” redress, following a recommendation from Sir Wyn Williams. This statement has been embedded in the guidance fo...
Answered 16 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordHorizon Shortfall SchemeDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81291More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Written Ministerial Statement of 13 October 2025 entitled Volume 1 of the Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry report: Government response to recommendations, HCWS937, what steps his De
Answer: The Post Office has contacted the vast majority of current and former postmasters who may be eligible for the Horizon Shortfall Scheme (HSS). Following the announcement of the scheme’s closure date, the Post Office will write to postmasters again to ensur...
Answered 16 Oct 2025
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