Mike Martin MP: written questions
4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026
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Written questions
Iron and Steel: Import DutiesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 28 Apr 2026Awaiting answerUIN 130136More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Government's decision to limit tariff-free steel imports on the price of carbon or alloy steel - not produced in the UK - for UK manufacturers.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordNational Investigation Service: PowersDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 17 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91880More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, under what powers the National Investigation Service was able to seize and forfeit money.
Answer: The Accredited Financial Investigators from the National Investigation Service used powers under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002, including s294 for seizure of cash, s297A for forfeiture of cash and s303Z9 for forfeiture of money held in accounts.
Answered 21 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordNational Investigation Service: AuditDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 17 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91875More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 17 September 2025 to Question 76468 on National Investigation Service: Audit, if he will publish the report into NATIS conducted by the Public Sector Fraud Authority; and what
Answer: The Department is not planning to publish the report or recommendations from the Public Sector Fraud Authority’s review of the National Investigation Service at this time. Any future publication will be coordinated with the Cabinet Office and HM Treasury,...
Answered 21 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCoronavirus: FraudDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 17 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91713More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department holds a copy of the contract for the National Investigation Service to investigate COVID-19 Bounce Back Loan fraud nationwide of September 2020 that was signed by both the Depart
Answer: I confirm that the Department holds a copy of the contract for the National Investigation Service to investigate COVID-19 Bounce Back Loan fraud nationwide of September 2020 that was signed by both the Department for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strat...
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Business and Trade: National Investigation ServiceDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 16 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82853More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many internal meetings his Department held on the National Investigation Service between January 2020 and December 2022.
Answer: Regular meetings are a routine way of conducting departmental business. These are not tracked and recorded, so this information is not held in a reportable form by the Department for Business and Trade.
Answered 23 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordBounce Back Loan Scheme: FraudDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80403More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 15 September 2025 to Question 76154 on Bounce Back Loan Scheme: Fraud, for what reason his Department's contract with the National Investigation Service to investigate Covid-1
Answer: The contract with Thurrock for the services of the National Investigation Service (NATIS) was renewed under the previous government on 1 April 2024 to continue service delivery.
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordCoronavirus: FraudDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77839More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 15 September 2025 to Question 75814 on Coronavirus: Fraud, how many cases the National Investigation Service (a) has open and (b) expects to transfer to the Insolvency Service
Answer: Since the commencement of Covid-related investigations, the National Investigation Service has opened 254 criminal cases into alleged Bounce Back Loan fraud, with 131 cases currently ongoing.We remain committed to tackling fraud and are working closely wi...
Answered 14 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordNational Investigation Service: FinanceDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 10 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76469More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department took to undertake due diligence in relation to the National Investigation Service before its funding for that body to enhance counter-fraud work was announced in the Spring St
Answer: At the time of the Spring Statement 2022 the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) had commissioned and managed NATIS to undertake potentially fraudulent covid loan investigations.Through the Machinery of Government changes acco...
Answered 17 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordNational Investigation Service: AuditDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 10 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76468More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many audits the Public Sector Fraud Authority has undertaken into the National Investigation Service; what the purpose of these audits was; what methods were used during these audits; what the risk
Answer: On 12 October 2023, the Public Sector Fraud Authority were requested to undertake a formal operational review of National Investigation Service, with a primary purpose to focus on performance. The review team included experts from the National Crime Agenc...
Answered 17 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordNational Investigation Service: ComplaintsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 10 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76467More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many complaints his Department has received on the National Investigation Service.
Answer: The Department for Business and Trade does not maintain a central record of complaints specifically about the National Investigation Service (NATIS).While no formal complaints have been received directly by the Department, NATIS has been the subject of va...
Answered 17 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordNational Investigation ServiceDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76156More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, on what date his Department was made aware of Mazars' report commissioned by Thurrock Council into the National Investigation Service; and what steps it took in response.
Answer: The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) became aware of the Mazars report commissioned by Thurrock Council into the NATIS in June 2024.The report was independently commissioned by Thurrock Council to review NATIS activity internally. DBT was not consu...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordBounce Back Loan Scheme: FraudDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76155More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many cases of alleged covid-19 Bounce Back Loan Fraud the National Investigation Service investigated under its contract with the Government; and how many people were arrested because of these inve
Answer: The National Investigation Service have investigated 254 Bounce Back Loan Fraud cases in total (including both open and closed cases).There have been 6 arrests resulting in no charge.There have been 56 arrests where the cases are still ongoing, and the su...
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordBounce Back Loan Scheme: FraudDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76154More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, on what dates the Government renewed the contract for the National Investigation Service to investigate COVID-19 Bounce Back Loan fraud nationwide.
Answer: NATIS was commissioned by the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS), subsequently The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) in September 2020 to undertake investigations into potentially fraudulent activity by recipients of lo...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordBounce Back Loan Scheme: FraudDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76153More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, on what date the National Investigation Service was contracted to investigate COVID-19 Bounce Back Loan fraud nationwide.
Answer: NATIS was commissioned by the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS), subsequently The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) in September 2020 to undertake investigations into potentially fraudulent activity by recipients of lo...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordCoronavirus: FraudDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 8 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75814More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many cases have been transferred from the National Investigation Service under Thurrock Council to the Insolvency Service.
Answer: No cases have yet been transferred from the National Investigation Service (NATIS) to the Insolvency Service. The Department for Business and Trade is working closely with both agencies to ensure a smooth and secure transition of ongoing investigations. T...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
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