Wendy Morton MP: written questions
4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026
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Written questions
Iron and Steel: ImportsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 4 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 6763More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the reduction in tariff-free import quotas and increase in safeguard tariffs from 1 July 2026 on the number of businesses reliant on imported spec
Answer: The Government has held extensive consultations with industry to inform development of the new steel trade measure, including a Call for Evidence in July 2025, and will continue to engage with companies across the supply chain. The measure has been design...
Answered 12 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordIron and Steel: Import DutiesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 4 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 6762More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of revised steel safeguard measures due to take effect on 1 July 2026 on defence procurement programmes, including the AUKUS submarine pr
Answer: The new steel trade measure has been designed to strike a careful balance between supporting domestic steelmaking and maintaining secure, reliable supply so the UK can meet its defence and critical national infrastructure needs. I have engaged closely wit...
Answered 12 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordChemicals: FinanceDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 4 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 6759More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what eligibility criteria will apply to the £350 million Critical Chemicals Resilience Fund and the £120 million ceramics support package; what estimate he has made of the number of businesses and jobs
Answer: Government is working to determine the scope of these funds and will provide further detail on this and the application process in due course. It is Government’s intent to open these funds to applications in summer 2026.
Answered 11 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordIron and Steel: ImportsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 3 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 6399More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate he has made of the volume and value of steel imports that were subject to contractual commitments before the announcement of revised safeguard measures on 14 March 2026; what transitional
Answer: The new steel trade measure has been designed to strike a careful balance between supporting domestic steelmaking and maintaining secure, reliable supply for downstream users, including the makeup and length of the transitional arrangement to ease short t...
Answered 12 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordIron and Steel: Manufacturing IndustriesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 3 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 6398More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what consultation was undertaken with downstream steel-using industries before the decision to reduce tariff-free steel import quotas and increase safeguard tariffs from 1 July 2026; whether a full eco
Answer: The Government held extensive consultations with both primary steel producers and downstream users to inform development of the trade measure, including a Call for Evidence in July 2025. We will continue engaging regularly with companies across the supply...
Answered 12 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordIron and Steel: Manufacturing IndustriesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 3 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 6397More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the recent announcement of changes to steel safeguard measures due to take effect on 1 July 2026, what assessment he has made of the availability of specialist steel grades and alloys
Answer: The new steel trade measure has been designed to strike a careful balance between supporting domestic steelmaking and maintaining secure, reliable supply for downstream users, including the makeup and length of the transitional arrangement to ease short t...
Answered 12 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordIron and Steel: Manufacturing IndustriesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 3 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 6392More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of (a) industrial energy costs and (b) import competition on the competitiveness of the steel sector; what recent discussions he has had with the Sec
Answer: Our Steel Strategy sets out the action we are taking to improve the competitiveness of the sector, including on energy prices and trade. We have introduced and expanded schemes to reduce the industrial electricity prices of energy-intensive industries, in...
Answered 9 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordIron and Steel: Import DutiesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 2 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 5944More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of reducing tariff-free steel import quotas and increasing safeguard tariffs from 1 July 2026 on the competitiveness and costs of businesses in the (
Answer: The Government has carefully designed this measure to minimise downstream impacts while addressing the existential threat to UK steelmaking. Current production levels are being considered in our work to set quota sizes, and imports will continue to flow t...
Answered 8 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordEmploymentDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 20 May 2026AnsweredUIN 3263More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of reports that lower-paying sectors including hospitality and retail have experienced some of the largest falls in payroll em
Answer: The department monitors labour market trends closely and recognises pressures in sectors such as retail and hospitality.We have introduced permanently lower business‑rates multipliers for retail, hospitality and leisure properties, introduced a £4.3 billi...
Answered 5 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordEmploymentDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 20 May 2026AnsweredUIN 3262More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent assessment he has made of trends in the level of payroll employment; what discussions his Department has had with businesses on hiring freezes and investment plans; and whether he plans to
Answer: The government is committed to delivering an effective labour market that works for all. The number of payrolled employees remains near record highs, and the UK labour market remaining strong by international standards, with a higher employment rate than ...
Answered 1 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordEmployment: TaxationDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 14 May 2026AnsweredUIN 1171More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made with Cabinet colleagues of the cumulative impact of the Employment Rights Act 2025, increases in employer National Insurance contributions and changes to business rates reli
Answer: The Government has published a comprehensive package of analysis on the Employment Rights Act: Employment Rights Act 2025: impact assessments - GOV.UK.This analysis shows that the Act is expected to benefit young workers significantly. The Government rema...
Answered 22 May 2026
Original Parliament recordPost Offices: Local Government ServicesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 19 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122121More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Written Statement of 20 June 2025 on Government Response to the Green Paper on the Future of the Post Office, HCWS1360, which government services the cross-government group refere
Answer: The cross-government group referenced is considering options for a common physical front-end for government services to ensure there is a ‘go to’ place for a range of government services, expanded assisted digital support, an enhanced role in identity ver...
Answered 24 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordPost Offices: Bank ServicesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 19 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122120More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the statement of 25 February 2026 on the Government Response to the Green Paper on the Future of the Post Office, what increase in remuneration for postmasters is expected to result f
Answer: Banking Framework 4 increases remuneration rates for cash services. Increases will vary by branch activity. Post Office has also committed to improving remuneration through its Transformation plan, which includes cost saving investments (such as automatio...
Answered 26 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordPost Offices: ICTDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 19 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122119More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, in reference to the statement of 25 February 2026 on the Government Response to the Green Paper on the Future of the Post Office, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that future IT systems us
Answer: Post Office Limited is using the competitive flexible process (pursuant to the Procurement Act 2023) in order to select suppliers. Post Office expect by Summer 2026 to award a contract for a new supplier to replace Fujitsu and all parties remain committed...
Answered 26 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordPost Offices: FinanceDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 19 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122118More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the statement of 25 February 2026 on the Government Response to the Green Paper on the Future of the Post Office, what proportion of the planned £180 million network subsidy funding o
Answer: The Department plans to provide up to £180 million of funding through a new network subsidy to Post Office over the next three financial years. The entirety of this funding is new, with the specific allocation of funding across the network being an operat...
Answered 26 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordPost Offices: AccessDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 19 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122117More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, in reference to the statement of 25 February 2026 on the Government Response to the Green Paper on the Future of the Post Office, what assessment his Department has made of whether the existing Access
Answer: The Government’s Green Paper consultation confirmed that the public, especially rural communities and small businesses, rely on their local Post Office for essential services. We are therefore committed to retaining the 11,500‑branch minimum network and e...
Answered 26 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordPost Offices: StandardsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 17 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121309More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the statement of 25 February 2026 on the Government Response to the Green Paper on the Future of the Post Office, what proportion of the Post Office network consists of full-time, ful
Answer: As set out in the Government’s response to the Post Office Green Paper, at least half of the Post Office’s network must be full‑time, full‑service branches. This new requirement provides flexibility for the Post Office to expand lighter-touch formats, suc...
Answered 24 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordSmall Businesses: RegulationDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101365More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps she is taking to reduce regulatory burdens on small and medium-sized enterprises.
Answer: The Small Business Plan outlines how we are supporting SMEs across the UK through the most significant package of legislative reforms in 25 years to tackle late payments; unlock billions of pounds in finance and remove unnecessary red tape.We have also co...
Answered 7 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordSmall Businesses: West MidlandsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92552More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to support small and medium-sized enterprises in the West Midlands facing increases in energy and regulatory costs.
Answer: The Government is committed to lowering operating costs for all small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), including those in the West Midlands.Government is helping support businesses to lower their energy costs through energy efficiency and decarbonisat...
Answered 26 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSmall Businesses: RegulationDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 13 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90701More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to help mitigate the potential impact of regulatory changes on compliance costs for SMEs.
Answer: The Government is committed to reducing regulatory compliance costs for SMEs and announced in March a commitment to reduce the administrative burden of regulation for all businesses by £5.6 billion by the end of this Parliament. We have already announced ...
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordIndustry: West MidlandsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 13 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90700More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Industrial Strategy on trends in the level of private sector investment in the West Midlands.
Answer: The Government will use the Office for National Statistics dataset (Gross Fixed Capital Formation, Volume Index Capital Service) to analyse investment trends. This dataset releases regional level data annually; Government will analyse sector-level trends ...
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordIndustry: InvestmentDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 13 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90699More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Industrial Strategy on trends in the level of private sector investment.
Answer: The Government published its first Industrial Strategy Quarterly Update on 7th October 2025 on GOV.UK, which contains information on the £250bn worth of investment commitments since the Industrial Strategy launched, and trends for business investment, gro...
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordIndustry: Fiscal PolicyDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 13 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90698More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Industrial Strategy on the fiscal position of the UK.
Answer: Since publication, over £250 billion of investment commitments have been made into the IS-8, boosting our frontier industries. These commitments will enhance their rate of growth and in turn bring in higher tax revenues.Fiscal policy is a matter for the T...
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordManufacturing Industries: EnergyDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90211More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of UK energy policy on the competitiveness of the UK manufacturing sector.
Answer: This government recognises the importance of reducing energy costs to boost UK manufacturing competitiveness. Under the Modern Industrial Strategy, the British Industrial Competitiveness Scheme will reduce electricity costs by up to £40/MWh for over 7000 ...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordJaguar Land Rover: CybercrimeDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90204More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of Government support for the (a) supply chain and (b) SMEs, in the context of the cyber attack on Jaguar Land Rover.
Answer: We recognise that many automotive suppliers, particularly SMEs, are under pressure following the recent cyber incident at Jaguar Land Rover (JLR). The phased restart of production at JLR is now underway and is positive news, however the picture is still d...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
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