Harriett Baldwin MP: written questions 2025
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Erasmus+ Programme: FinanceTreasuryTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100869More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, which budget line is funding the contributions agreed to rejoin Erasmus Plus in the Spending Review period.
Answer: As usual, any changes to Departmental Expenditure Limits will be included in a future OBR fiscal forecast.
Answered 9 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordMinerals and Semiconductors: Overseas TradeDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 11 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99175More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to expand UK participation in global supply chains for semiconductors and critical minerals.
Answer: DBT is strengthening UK participation in global critical mineral supply chains by leveraging domestic processing and recycling capabilities, expanding international partnerships through trade agreements and financing tools, and mobilising investment to di...
Answered 16 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordTrade Agreements: Gulf StatesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 11 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99174More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what progress he has made on negotiations towards a UK–Gulf Cooperation Council Free Trade Agreement; and what issues remain outstanding.
Answer: Free Trade Agreement negotiations with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) are at an advanced stage with a focus on getting a deal that supports economic growth and delivers real value to business. Through ministerial and official-led engagement, we have m...
Answered 16 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordTrade Agreements: Dispute ResolutionDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 11 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99173More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what is the Department's policy on the use of Investor-State Dispute Settlement mechanisms in future free trade agreements.
Answer: The UK’s International Investment Agreements aim to enhance opportunities for UK businesses to expand overseas, with commitments that seek to limit the barriers they face, make it easier to navigate local rules, and ensure investments are treated lawfully...
Answered 16 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordIron and Steel: Carbon EmissionsTreasuryTabled 11 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99172More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what is the estimated impact of the proposed Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism on the competitiveness of UK steel exports.
Answer: From 1 January 2027, the UK Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) will apply to specific goods imported from the aluminium, cement, fertiliser, hydrogen, and iron & steel sectors. The UK CBAM is designed to address the risk of carbon leakage and t...
Answered 16 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordMotor Vehicles: USADepartment for Business and TradeTabled 11 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99170More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what specific steps his Department is taking to tackle non-tariff barriers currently facing SMEs in the automotive sector that export to the United States.
Answer: We are committed to supporting UK businesses to trade internationally. In May, under the General Terms of the Economic Prosperity Deal, the UK secured a 10% tariff for automotives within quota, the first and only country to do so - saving hundreds of mill...
Answered 16 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordFlood Control: FinanceDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 11 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99168More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 10 December 2025 to Question 96648, if she will set a target date for announcing the split between capital and revenue funding.
Answer: The detailed split of the Floods budget into resource and capital budgets is agreed during departmental business planning.
Answered 16 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordIron and Steel: Manufacturing IndustriesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 10 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98778More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what his timetable is for the (a) consultation on and (b) implementation of the compensation scheme for steel undertakings referenced in his statement of 10 December 2025.
Answer: The Government is engaging with Jingye, the owners of British Steel, to find a pragmatic path forward for the future of the company. The Government wishes to make further progress in those discussions before introducing such a scheme. The Government does ...
Answered 16 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish Steel: FinanceDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 10 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98777More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what proportion of the £274 million funding provided to British Steel has been used to settle outstanding invoices owed to small and medium-sized enterprises in the supply chain; and what estimate he h
Answer: Revenue generated from sales funds the majority of British Steel's operating costs, with additional funding provided to British Steel under the provisions of the Steel Industry (Special Measures) Act to enable safe operation of its blast furnaces and rela...
Answered 16 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordIron and SteelDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 10 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98776More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he plans to publish the Steel Strategy before the expiry of the current steel safeguards in 2026.
Answer: The Government will publish the steel strategy in early 2026, before the expiry of the current steel safeguard in June 2026.
Answered 16 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordSteel Industry (Special Measures) Act 2025Department for Business and TradeTabled 10 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98775More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, on what date his Department submitted the Impact Assessment relating to the Steel Industry (Special Measures) Act 2025 to the Regulatory Policy Committee for review.
Answer: The request for formal review of the Impact Assessment was submitted on 3 November 2025. The Regulatory Policy Committee responded earlier this week, and the final Impact Assessment will be published in January 2026.
Answered 16 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordFlood Control: ExpenditureDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 3 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96648More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, further to her answer to Q92990 if she can break down the annual expenditure and the total £4.2 billion into capital and revenue.
Answer: As part of the Government’s Plan for Change, we are investing £4.2 billion over three years (2026/27 to 2028/29) to construct new flood and coastal erosion schemes and maintain and repair existing defences across the country.This is £1.4 billion on averag...
Answered 10 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordTaxation: DomicilTreasuryTabled 3 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96647More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 26 June to Question 61930, how many P85 forms have been submitted in each month from May 2025 to date.
Answer: The table below shows the number of P85 forms submitted to HMRC electronically from May 2025 to September 2025. MonthP85 iFormsMay 20254,500June 20254,500July 20254,900August 20255,200September 20256,300Figures rounded to 100
Answered 9 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: SubsidiesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96112More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to extend the Fruit and Vegetable Growers Scheme beyond December 31st 2025.
Answer: Legislation introduced in July 2023 permanently closes the legacy EU Fruit and Vegetable Aid Scheme in England at the end of December 2025, The scheme was designed to help fresh fruit and vegetable growers increase their power in the supply chain, but it ...
Answered 10 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordOverseas Residence: TaxationTreasuryTabled 27 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 95046More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, further to Question 93370, if she will commission from HMRC an analysis of the tax contribution of the British nationals the ONS estimates have left the UK since July 2024.
Answer: HMRC does not hold data on all income sources of all individuals that have left the UK, and incomes of individuals vary each year. Individuals who have chosen to leave the UK may still be liable to pay tax in the UK. HMRC published analysis on Income Tax ...
Answered 9 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordTravellers: Caravan SitesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 25 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94174More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to devolve the District Council power to evict travellers and illegal encampments from council-owned land to Town and Parish councils.
Answer: The Government currently has no such plans. Policy announcements will be made in the usual way.
Answered 5 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordFruit and vegetables: Import DutiesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 24 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93702More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he plans to reduce the cost of groceries by reducing tariffs on fruit and vegetables not (a) grown and (b) processed in the UK.
Answer: As part of the Budget, the Government launched an application window for new duty suspensions on 26 November to help reduce import costs. Stakeholders have until 4 February 2026 to apply for the UK Global Tariff rate to be temporarily suspended on goods w...
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordOverseas Residence: TaxationTreasuryTabled 21 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93370More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what analysis she has commissioned from HMRC of the tax contribution made by the 257,000 British nationals who the ONS estimates left the UK in 2024.
Answer: The Chancellor has not commissioned any analysis from HMRC on the tax contribution of the ONS estimate of 257,000 British nationals who left the UK in 2024.
Answered 26 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordFlood Control: ExpenditureDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 20 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92990More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will break down the total £4.2 billion to flood defence spending in the Spending Review 2025 into capital and resource spending.
Answer: As part of the Government’s Plan for Change, we are investing £4.2 billion over three years (2026/27 to 2028/29) to construct new flood and coastal erosion schemes and maintain and repair existing defences across the country.This is £1.4 billion on averag...
Answered 26 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordBank Services: Post OfficesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92541More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the answer of 4 November 2025 to question UIN 86627, has the Minister convened the roundtable together with with the Economic Secretary to the Treasury, the Post Office and key banks
Answer: Together with the Economic Secretary to the Treasury, I plan to co-chair a roundtable with the Post Office and key banks. Due to diary constraints this has not been possible yet but will happen in due course.Exploring opportunities for further collaborati...
Answered 24 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPan-Euro-Mediterranean ConventionDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92540More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department plans to publish a summary of responses to the call for evidence on the Pan-Euro Mediterranean Convention on Rules of Origin.
Answer: Once the Call for Evidence has closed, the government will review and analyse the responses received and decide how best to proceed and what to publish.
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordRules of Origin: TreatiesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92539More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate his Department has made of the time and resources required to negotiate UK accession to the PEM Convention with existing members.
Answer: No decision has been made on UK accession to the PEM Convention. As set out in the Trade Strategy, we are now engaging business and PEM partners to consider the potential merits of accession and launched a Call for Evidence on 17 November. A decision to s...
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordRules of Origin: TreatiesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92538More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has conducted a sectoral impact analysis of the potential UK accession to the PEM Convention.
Answer: As set out in the UK’s Trade Strategy, the Government recognises that PEM accession could bring benefits to British businesses but that the potential benefits and risks will likely vary both within and across sectors. Our Call for Evidence, launched on 17...
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPan-Euro-Mediterranean ConventionDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92537More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential benefits and risks to UK exporters of joining the Pan-Euro Mediterranean Convention.
Answer: As set out in the UK’s Trade Strategy, joining the PEM Convention could simplify rules of origin across the UK’s nearest neighbours and increase supply chain flexibility for UK exporters. However, the Government recognises the benefits and risks of access...
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordJohn Smith Trust: FinanceForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90182More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what plans she has to support John Smith Trust fellowship programmes during the Spending Review Period.
Answer: We are proud to be supporting the John Smith Trust this year to run their excellent fellowship programme in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, supporting leading professionals to take action in their countries on climate change. We are working through detai...
Answered 21 Nov 2025
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