Pippa Heylings MP: written questions
4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025
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Written questions
Liquefied Natural Gas: MozambiqueDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59093More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of UK support for the Mozambique liquefied natural gas project on the global clean energy transition.
Answer: UK Export Finance is currently in talks with project sponsors and other lenders, including export credit agencies, and other stakeholders, regarding the latest status of the Mozambique LNG project. At present, UKEF is engaged in conducting relevant due di...
Answered 18 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordLiquefied Natural Gas: MozambiqueDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59092More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of support for the Mozambique liquefied natural gas project on the UK’s international human rights obligations.
Answer: UK Export Finance is currently in talks with project sponsors and other lenders, including export credit agencies, and other stakeholders, regarding the latest status of the Mozambique LNG project. At present, UKEF is engaged in conducting relevant due di...
Answered 18 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordLiquefied Natural Gas: MozambiqueDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59091More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of support for the Mozambique LNG project on the UK’s international climate diplomacy priorities.
Answer: UK Export Finance is currently in talks with project sponsors and other lenders, including export credit agencies, and other stakeholders, regarding the latest status of the Mozambique LNG project. At present, UKEF is engaged in conducting relevant due di...
Answered 18 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment Tribunals Service: Disclosure of InformationDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56951More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to help prevent the misuse of non-disclosure agreements in employment tribunal settlements.
Answer: The Government has been clear that NDAs should not be misused by employers to conceal misconduct. There are already legal limitations on the use of NDAs. For example, an NDA cannot prevent a worker from whistleblowing, require a worker to cover up iniquit...
Answered 11 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordConsumers: Data ProtectionDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56948More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that consumers choosing not to share personal data through loyalty schemes are not disadvantaged in terms of (a) pricing and (b) access to services.
Answer: Recent amendments to the Price Marking Order 2004 will ensure that loyalty pricing does not mislead non-member customers about the price of an item. This reflects the paramount principle that the price payable at the till should be clear and transparent.W...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordBusiness: InsuranceDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55108More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking with Companies Houses to ensure that businesses are adequately insured.
Answer: Companies House supports the Registrar of Companies in the fulfilment of her functions to incorporate and dissolve companies, and to provide public access to company information by maintaining the public register of companies.Insurance is a matter for ind...
Answered 5 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: Fire PreventionDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55100More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to improve the safety of cooking appliances in order to reduce the number of home fires.
Answer: Regulations require manufacturers to place only safe gas-fuelled and electric powered cookers and ovens on the market. Regulations require gas-fuelled cookers to be installed by a competent and Gas-Safe registered engineer. Landlords must ensure gas safet...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordMeat: USADepartment for Business and TradeTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53275More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of US meat imports on trends in the level of UK farmers (a) lowering animal welfare standards or (b) ceasing trading.
Answer: We have agreed new reciprocal market access on beef – with UK farmers given a guaranteed quota for 13,000 metric tonnes of beef exports at a very low tariff rate. The deal does not change Britain’s high animal welfare and environmental standards. Imports ...
Answered 22 May 2025
Original Parliament recordIndustrial Strategy CouncilDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 30 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49521More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what plans her Department to integrate the work of the Industrial Strategy Council with (a) Life Sciences Council and (b) other governance structures.
Answer: Sector Plans are being designed in partnership with business, devolved governments, regions and other stakeholders, through bespoke arrangements tailored to each sector. This will vary by sector, but some may include Sector Councils, such as the well-esta...
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordBusiness: ExportsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36855More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he plans to take to support businesses exporting goods.
Answer: The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) is committed to supporting small businesses grow and export. UK businesses can access DBT’s wealth of export support via Great.gov.uk. This comprises an online support offer and a wider network of support includ...
Answered 18 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordElectric Bicycles: ExportsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36854More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of increasing British exports of (a) e-bikes and (b) pedal cycles.
Answer: Growing the economy is a key mission for the Government, and we recognise the importance of boosting UK exports in achieving this. We are working hard to ensure that UK businesses, including those that sell e-bikes and pedal cycles, have the support they ...
Answered 18 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordBicycles: Manufacturing IndustriesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36853More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he is taking steps to support UK bicycle manufacturers.
Answer: UK bicycle manufacturers will benefit from the Secretary of State's vision to support all businesses as outlined in the Government’s Industrial and Trade Strategies. These strategies aim to boost scale-ups, grow the co-operative economy, create thriving h...
Answered 18 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordCompanies: FraudDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 12 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31088More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will take steps to help ensure that companies cannot commit fraud by changing their company name.
Answer: The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 introduced new powers that build on the existing controls of company names. These powers will be used in accordance with the Registrar’s new statutory objectives.The Registrars of Companies can now re...
Answered 27 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordCycling: IndustryDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 6 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29585More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has made a recent assessment of the condition of the UK cycling industry.
Answer: No formal assessment has been completed; however, the Department has engaged with key industry brands on issues and will continue to do so moving forward. The industry has recently faced significant headwinds, impacting growth and profitability. Despite t...
Answered 12 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordBicycles: ExportsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 6 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29582More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to support businesses which export bicycles.
Answer: Under the umbrella of the recently announced Business Growth Service, UK businesses can access DBT’s wealth of export support via Great.gov.uk. This comprises an online support offer and a wider network of support including the Export Academy, UK Export F...
Answered 12 Feb 2025
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