Jenny Riddell-Carpenter MP: written questions

4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026

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Written questions

Companies: FraudDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 24 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115736More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to expose criminal fronts by working with enforcement bodies.
Answer: The new High Streets Illegality Taskforce is currently being established and will bring together departments and agencies to develop an intelligence led understanding of organised crime on our high streets, and a strategic long-term policy response to mon...
Answered 2 Mar 2026
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Beer and Public HousesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 23 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115230More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what support the Government is providing to independent brewers and local supply chains linked to the pub sector.
Answer: The Government recognises the vital contribution that breweries and local supply chains make to pubs and remains committed to supporting a sector that is diverse, competitive, and rooted in local communities.Small Producer Relief (SPR) supports smaller pr...
Answered 2 Mar 2026
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Public Houses: Rural AreasDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 23 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115227More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what targeted support is available to rural pubs that face higher operating costs and limited footfall compared with urban businesses.
Answer: The Government recognises the significant role rural pubs play in driving economic growth, employment and community cohesion across the UK. That is why we are offering targeted support for the sector.Following the Budget, we recently announced an addition...
Answered 2 Mar 2026
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Retail Trade: FraudDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 6 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103567More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to strengthen trading standards enforcement against rogue high street traders.
Answer: Trading Standards are provided by local authorities who operate independently from central government and make enforcement decisions according to local need. The department continues to engage with Trading Standards and supports their efforts and work in ...
Answered 14 Jan 2026
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Trading Standards: East of EnglandDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101235More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many trading standards inspections of high street shops took place in the last 12 months in (a) Suffolk Coastal, (b) Suffolk and (c) East Anglia.
Answer: The Department for Business and Trade does not hold this information. Trading Standards inspections are the responsibility of individual Local Authorities.
Answered 5 Jan 2026
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Fireworks: RegulationDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 5 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97567More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of firework regulations in protecting animals and vulnerable people; and whether he plans to review the existing framework.
Answer: There currently has been no assessment to the effectiveness of firework regulations in protecting animals and vulnerable people. The Government's intention is to minimise negative impacts of fireworks and to support their considerate use, reducing the ris...
Answered 11 Dec 2025
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Caravan Sites and Holiday ParksDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 8 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75785More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to help protect consumers from exploitative practices in the (a) holiday park and (b) static caravan sector.
Answer: Consumers who purchase holiday and static caravans, often for significant sums, are protected under consumer legislation such as the Consumer Rights Act 2015. The Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 strengthens consumer law enforcement by ...
Answered 16 Sept 2025
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Department or topic	Published records
Cabinet Office	1
Department for Business and Trade	7
Department for Culture, Media and Sport	1
Department for Education	5
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero	12
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs	20
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology	8
Department for Transport	9
Department for Work and Pensions	6
Department of Health and Social Care	26
Home Office	17
Ministry of Defence	1
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government	14
Ministry of Justice	2
Treasury	8
Women and Equalities	1

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