Suella Braverman MP: written questions
4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026
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Written questions
Export Control Joint UnitDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 17 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121361More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether the Export Control Joint Unit has been involved in the clearance of the consignments under DHL tracking number 6480575743 and UPS tracking number 1ZE461190495384661; and what steps the Departme
Answer: Unfortunately, these commercial tracking numbers do not enable us to identify the relevant export or the relevant border.On the general point, His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) informs exporters when their items are stopped at the border. If requir...
Answered 20 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordExportsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113678More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the time taken for exports on specialist engineering and manufacturing firms reliant on timely international shipments.
Answer: The Government seeks to drive up economic growth by extending UK exports. Our export control system seeks to enable responsible and legitimate international trade in military equipment and technology, and in dual-use items. We aim to conclude 70% of stand...
Answered 27 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordExportsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113677More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what support his Department provides to UK firearms-related manufacturing businesses to ensure that legitimate exports are processed in a timely manner.
Answer: The Government seeks to drive up economic growth by extending UK exports. Our export control system seeks to enable responsible and legitimate international trade in military equipment and technology, and in dual-use items. We aim to conclude 70% of stand...
Answered 27 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordDisclosure of InformationDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 12 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113305More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to ensure that regulators correctly investigate whistleblowing disclosures.
Answer: Workers in Great Britain – including those in the public sector – are protected from detriment (adverse treatment) and, if they are employees, dismissal under the Employment Rights Act 1996 if they ‘blow the whistle’ on wrongdoing and certain conditions a...
Answered 23 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordPublic Sector: Disclosure of InformationDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 12 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113303More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has made an assessment of the adequacy of regulatory oversight of whistleblowing complaints in the public sector.
Answer: Workers in Great Britain – including those in the public sector – are protected from detriment (adverse treatment) and, if they are employees, dismissal under the Employment Rights Act 1996 if they ‘blow the whistle’ on wrongdoing and certain conditions a...
Answered 23 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordDisclosure of InformationDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 12 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113302More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that whistleblowers are not subject to (a) disciplinary action, (b) dismissal and (c) blacklisting after raising concerns in the public interest.
Answer: Workers in Great Britain – including those in the public sector – are protected from detriment (adverse treatment) and, if they are employees, dismissal under the Employment Rights Act 1996 if they ‘blow the whistle’ on wrongdoing and certain conditions a...
Answered 23 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordDisclosure of InformationDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 12 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113301More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department plans to bring forward proposals to strengthen statutory protections for whistleblowers.
Answer: Workers in Great Britain – including those in the public sector – are protected from detriment (adverse treatment) and, if they are employees, dismissal under the Employment Rights Act 1996 if they ‘blow the whistle’ on wrongdoing and certain conditions a...
Answered 23 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordPublic Bodies: Disclosure of InformationDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 12 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113300More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the whistleblowing framework in protecting people who report wrongdoing in public bodies.
Answer: Workers in Great Britain – including those in the public sector – are protected from detriment (adverse treatment) and, if they are employees, dismissal under the Employment Rights Act 1996 if they ‘blow the whistle’ on wrongdoing and certain conditions a...
Answered 23 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordCourier Services: Self-employedDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 9 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111742More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of working conditions for self-employed couriers in the parcel delivery sector, including training standards, pay rates, and safeguarding obligations.
Answer: All businesses must comply with relevant laws and employers must comply with their legal obligations to ensure that their workforce receive the rights and protections to which they are entitled. Ofcom, the independent regulator for postal services, does n...
Answered 16 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordSupermarkets: PricesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 17 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82963More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of supermarket pricing strategies on the long-term viability of UK farming businesses.
Answer: The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is responsible for investigating UK competition issues. The CMA updated its analysis of competition and profitability in the groceries sector in July 2024, which found no evidence of groceries inflation being dr...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordGroceries Code AdjudicatorDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 16 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82695More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has considered extending the remit of the Groceries Code Adjudicator to cover (a) farmers and (b) other indirect suppliers.
Answer: The government is currently undertaking the fourth statutory review of the Groceries Code Adjudicator (GCA). The review considers the GCA’s effectiveness in enforcing the Groceries Code between 31 March 2022 and 1 April 2025.The public consultation to the...
Answered 24 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordCo-operative Group: StaffDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 3 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74904More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will have discussions with the Co-operative Group on Project Lunar.
Answer: Project Lunar is an internal policy that the Co-op is introducing and is not a matter that DBT can comment on.The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has the policy lead for regulation of workplace health and safety in Great Britain. The primary responsibil...
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSmall Businesses: Living WageDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70592More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of recent increases in the National Living Wage on the financial sustainability of small businesses in (a) hospitality, (b) retail and (c
Answer: The Government considers the expert and independent advice of the Low Pay Commission (LPC) when setting the National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage rates. Each year, the Government’s remit to the LPC asks it to take into account the impact on busin...
Answered 3 Sept 2025
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