Sarah Coombes MP: written questions

4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025

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4 published records · newest first.

Written questions

Vehicle Number Plates: FraudDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 1 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43128More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking with National Trading Standards to tackle the sale of ghost number plates.
Answer: National Trading Standards (NTS) are working with the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA), the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA), local authorities and the police to address the supply and use of modified number plates. The evidence gather...
Answered 7 Apr 2025
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Iron and Steel: Import DutiesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 16 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20319More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an estimate of the total costs incurred by businesses of steel safeguarding duties since the end of the UK-EU transition period.
Answer: Both the UK and EU separately apply a safeguard measure on certain categories of steel products. A safeguard measure protects domestic producers from injury as a result of unforeseen surges of imports. Both the UK and EU apply a 25% duty where import thre...
Answered 19 Dec 2024
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Iron and Steel: Antidumping DutiesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 16 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20318More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent discussions he has had with the the Chancellor of the Exchequer on retrospective steel safeguarding charges imposed on businesses.
Answer: Both the UK and EU separately apply a safeguard measure on certain categories of steel products. A safeguard measure protects domestic producers from injury as a result of unforeseen surges of imports. Both the UK and EU apply a 25% duty where import thre...
Answered 19 Dec 2024
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Night-time Economy: EmploymentDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 11 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13618More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to help support people who work in the night time economy.
Answer: We recognise the important role that the night-time economy plays in supporting local communities. Healthy night-time economy businesses not only support our creative industries, including musicians, DJs and performance artists, but also support tourism a...
Answered 19 Nov 2024
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Department or topic	Published records
Department for Business and Trade	4
Department for Education	7
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero	1
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology	1
Department for Transport	14
Department for Work and Pensions	1
Department of Health and Social Care	9
Home Office	8
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government	2
Ministry of Justice	1

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