Sorcha Eastwood MP: written questions

4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025

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Written questions

Trade Agreements: USADepartment for Business and TradeTabled 16 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52930More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether trade negotiations with the US on (a) digital trade provisions and (b) non-tariff barriers will include online safety regulation.
Answer: On 8 May the UK government announced a landmark economic deal with the United States, making the UK the first country to reach an agreement with President Trump. We are continuing talks on a wider UK-US Economic Deal which will look at increasing digital ...
Answered 22 May 2025
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Post Offices: PaymentsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 8 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45250More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Post Office Transformation Plan published on 13 November 2024; whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of the recommendation to provide additional payments to po
Answer: On 13 November, the Post Office Chair Nigel Railton announced a Transformation Plan, which aims to create a long-term sustainable future for Post Offices in communities all across the UK. Through the Transformation Plan, Post Office aims to deliver a &quo...
Answered 7 May 2025
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Post Office Horizon IT InquiryDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 4 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35459More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what his expected timeline is for (a) receiving and (b) responding to the Post Office Horizon IT inquiry.
Answer: Sir Wyn Williams is committed to progressing matters as swiftly as he can. Now that the final Phase of gathering oral evidence is complete, Sir Wyn will look to deliver his report on what happened, what went wrong and why. He said in December 2024 that pu...
Answered 13 Mar 2025
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Consumer Goods: SafetyDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 13 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20075More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to support British-based businesses to appoint a responsible person under the General Product Safety Regulations to access to Northern Ireland and EU markets.
Answer: The Government is supporting small businesses to understand and comply with the new General Product Safety Regulation. We have published guidance on the new Regulation in Northern Ireland, which we will keep under review, and we are continuing to engage d...
Answered 23 Dec 2024
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UK Internal Trade: Northern IrelandDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 6 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18435More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department plans to monitor the application of the guidance entitled General product safety regulations: Northern Ireland: Guidance for businesses on Regulation 2023/988, published on 5 Dec
Answer: The Department will be monitoring the application of the new General Product Safety Regulation in Northern Ireland and will keep the guidance on the Regulation under review to ensure we are supporting businesses to trade freely across the UK.
Answered 12 Dec 2024
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UK Internal Trade: Northern IrelandDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 6 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18434More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he is taking steps to ensure that small businesses in Great Britain are aware of his Department's guidance entitled General product safety regulations: Northern Ireland: Guidance for businesses
Answer: My officials have been engaging regularly with businesses on the new General Product Safety Regulations in Northern Ireland. The guidance for businesses has been shared with the business community in Great Britain and Northern Ireland through existing cha...
Answered 16 Dec 2024
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UK Internal Trade: Northern IrelandDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 5 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18260More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will meet with online consumers in Northern Ireland experiencing difficulties buying goods from Great Britain.
Answer: The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) is committed to implementing the Windsor Framework in good faith and are constructively working with all stakeholders, including consumer groups, to protect the UK Internal Market. HM Government continues to sup...
Answered 12 Dec 2024
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Foreign Investment in UK: Northern IrelandDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 16 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9563More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the press release entitled Record-breaking International Investment Summit secures £63 billion and nearly 38,000 jobs for the UK, published on 14 October 2024, whether she has made an
Answer: The International Investment Summit on the 14th October sought to drive investment across the entirety of the UK. The announcement on 8th of October by bus operator Go Ahead, saw £500 million investment, supporting up to 500 UK manufacturing jobs, to deca...
Answered 25 Oct 2024
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Harland and Wolff: Export Credit GuaranteesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 17 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 461More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has had discussions with Harland and Wolff on their application for an Export Development Guarantee.
Answer: The Secretary of State shared an update on the discussions with Harland and Wolff through a Written Ministerial Statement on 22nd July. The statement can be found here: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-statements/detail/2024-07-22/hcws15
Answered 26 Jul 2024
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Department or topic	Published records
Cabinet Office	12
Department for Business and Trade	9
Department for Culture, Media and Sport	2
Department for Education	2
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology	7
Department for Transport	3
Department for Work and Pensions	11
Department of Health and Social Care	34
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office	8
Home Office	14
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government	7
Northern Ireland Office	21
Treasury	17
Women and Equalities	1

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