Liz Jarvis MP: written questions
4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026
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Written questions
Parcels: Delivery ServicesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 13 May 2026AnsweredUIN 1003More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of employment protections for self-employed parcel delivery drivers; what discussions he has had with parcel delivery companies regarding the transparency of
Answer: The government expects parcel delivery companies to meet their legal obligations and ensure drivers receive their entitled protections. The Government is also committed to strengthening rights and protections to help the self-employed thrive in good quali...
Answered 22 May 2026
Original Parliament recordTaxis: Conditions of EmploymentDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 25 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 123802More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the structure and variability of commission fees charged by ride-hailing platforms to drivers in the UK; and what steps he is taking to ensure transparency an
Answer: The Department recognises the importance of ride-hailing platforms to the UK transport industry and continues to monitor published research and correspondence on employment practices in the sector.Commission arrangements are a contractual arrangement betw...
Answered 17 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordGyms and Health Services: Private SectorDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 16 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121147More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if his Department will take steps to help support private gym and health facilities facing rising operating costs.
Answer: The Government recognises pressures from rising operating costs on small businesses, including private gyms and health facilities. From April 2026, we are introducing permanently lower business‑rate multipliers for retail, hospitality and leisure properti...
Answered 19 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordBusiness: Operating CostsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 5 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 908254More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to support businesses with their operating costs.
Answer: We are committed to reducing operating costs for all UK businesses, including those in Eastleigh and across Hampshire.We are reducing the annual administrative burden of regulation by £5.6bn by 2029, enabling UK businesses to unlock growth and boost innov...
Answered 12 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordWorld Trade OrganizationDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 9 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111892More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to support the World Trade Organisation; and what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the (a) level of global tariff barriers on the effectiveness of the rules-bas
Answer: World Trade Organization (WTO) membership has resulted in substantial benefits to our, and the global, economy with WTO research showing Members having increased trade by around 171%, between 1980-2016. However, the WTO needs to evolve to address modern c...
Answered 13 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordWar MemorialsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 4 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110917More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions his Department has had with relevant stakeholders on the creation of memorials to recognise war-time ammunition factory workers.
Answer: The government recognises the hard work of the Munitions Workers and is extremely grateful for their input and sacrifices made during both World Wars.Munitions workers are included on the Women's War Memorial in Whitehall. In addition, several trees have ...
Answered 12 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordPackage HolidaysDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 2 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110120More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to work with the travel industry to help ensure that package holidays sold to UK consumers meet appropriate health and safety standards, and what action is being con
Answer: The Package Travel and Linked Travel Arrangements Regulations 2018 set the consumer protection framework for package holidays and linked travel arrangements. They require organisers to meet specific standards and provide protections such as redress for su...
Answered 10 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordBeer: Small BusinessesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 14 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105847More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what progress his Department has made on assessing the beer market to determine potential structural barriers preventing small brewers from accessing pubs.
Answer: The Government recognises that independent breweries are essential to the diversity and character of our pubs. We have conducted a review of the beer market to determine whether there are any structural barriers preventing small breweries, the findings fr...
Answered 19 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordBeer: EastleighDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 9 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104578More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to help promote the growth of independent brewers in Eastleigh constituency.
Answer: The Government recognises that independent breweries are essential to the diversity and character of our pubs. We have conducted a review of the beer market to determine whether there are any structural barriers preventing small breweries, the findings fr...
Answered 19 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordPublic Houses: EastleighDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 9 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104577More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to support pubs with operating costs in Eastleigh constituency.
Answer: My department works closely with hospitality businesses to assess impact of rising operating costs across energy, staffing, compliance and taxation. This includes regular engagement with the sector, including through the Hospitality Sector Council which p...
Answered 19 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordInsolvency: PrivacyDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 10 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98896More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to improve the clarity of guidance available to individuals applying for non-disclosure of address orders in insolvency cases.
Answer: The Insolvency Service has published guidance on the government website www.gov.uk to explain how an individual can apply for a Person at Risk of Violence order (PARV order) to prevent their address being disclosed in insolvency cases. The guidance relate...
Answered 16 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordPostal Services: Fees and ChargesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 9 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98559More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to monitor the level of administrative charges by Royal Mail applied to unstamped mail.
Answer: Royal Mail is an independent business. The government does not have a role in its operational decisions. The operation and administration of Royal Mail’s products and services, including stamps and associated surcharges, is a matter for the business. This...
Answered 15 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Business and Trade: Armed Forces CovenantDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 17 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83021More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of extending the Armed Forces Covenant Duty across his Departmental responsibilities.
Answer: The Government’s election manifesto committed to placing the Armed Forces Covenant fully into law. During Armed Forces week in June, the Prime Minister announced that Military personnel, veterans, their families and the bereaved are to have their unique c...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordHorizon IT System: CompensationDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 14 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82021More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 13 October 2025 to Question 77729 on Horizon IT System: Compensation, whether his Department has a timeline for when this process will be available to claimants.
Answer: The Government is committed to ensuring that postmasters receive full and fair financial redress as quickly as possible. While we are not yet able to confirm a specific timeline due to the complexity of these cases where there is no evidence of shortfalls...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordUberDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78913More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has made an assessment of whether the processes used by Uber to deactivate drivers from its platform complies with UK employment law.
Answer: The Government does not make individual assessments of companies' compliance with employment law. The Supreme Court's 2021 ruling on Uber drivers established that many drivers should be classified as workers with corresponding rights under UK employment l...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordLife Sciences: Job CreationDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78909More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate he has made of the number of high-skilled jobs that will be created through the Life Sciences Sector Plan; and what steps he is taking to ensure that these will be distributed across regi
Answer: The Life Sciences Sector Plan sets out a long-term vision to grow the UK's life sciences sector and create high-skilled jobs nationwide. In 2023/24, the sector employed almost 360,000 people across the UK. Around 60% of employment in the sector is based a...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment: EqualityDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78908More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to promote workplace diversity and inclusion.
Answer: DBT’s Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) Framework - Embracing Fairness for All (2024-28) is aligned to the cross-Civil Service strategy and includes specific actions such as training to build inclusive line management capability. The framework sets out ou...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordCare Homes: AuditDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78897More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department plans to review the exemption of small care companies from submitting audited accounts under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006.
Answer: The Government has delivered legislation which has increased the monetary size thresholds for micro-entities, small, medium-sized and large companies. This has extended access to the small companies audit exemption to 14,000 companies reclassified from be...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPost OfficesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78891More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he plans to (a) expand the role of post offices as one-stop-shops for a range of needs and (b) enhance their role in government service delivery.
Answer: Government published a Green Paper on 14 July, seeking views on the future of the Post Office, from the services it provides, how we modernise and strengthen the network, through to changing the culture and the way in which the Post Office is managed.The ...
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordTea: ImportsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78873More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has had discussions with (a) tea industry representatives, (b) Fairtrade organisations and (c) international partners on ensuring that tea (i) farmers and (ii) other workers receive a living
Answer: No, we have had no such specific discussions, but we actively engage with Kenyan counterparts and remain committed to promoting fair trade and workers' rights, including decent working conditions and living wages.
Answered 23 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordHorizon IT System: CompensationDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77729More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when Horizon redress claimants where no evidence of shortfalls can be established will have their claims assessed.
Answer: We are aware that some postmasters are waiting for their Horizon Shortfall Scheme Fixed Sum Offer due to a lack of available data to verify that shortfalls occurred. To help address this, the Post Office is conducting further investigations using branch f...
Answered 13 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordNight-time Economy: EastleighDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 11 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76662More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to support the growth of the night-time economy in Eastleigh constituency.
Answer: The Government recognises the vital role that night-time venues, including those in Eastleigh constituency play in supporting local economies.In April, the Government established the Licensing Taskforce, bringing together representatives from the hospital...
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSmall Businesses: EmploymentDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71557More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential implications for his small business plan of research published by Intuit QuickBooks in August 2025 entitled Intuit QuickBooks Small Business Ind
Answer: The Government published its Small Business Plan in July 2025 delivering the most comprehensive package of support for small and medium sized businesses in a generation The Plan outlines a series of actions, including unlocking access to finance, ending t...
Answered 12 Sept 2025
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