Question follow-through · 29782
Companies: Employment
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to monitor companies responsibilities and duties to their employees.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Business and Trade
- Tabled
- 6 Feb 2025
- Target answer date
- 10 Feb 2025
- Answer
- 12 Feb 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
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Votes on this topic
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- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 · 1 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
6 Feb 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to monitor companies responsibilities and duties to their employees.
10 Feb 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
12 Feb 2025
Answer published
The Director of Labour Market Enforcement oversees and assesses the work of three enforcement bodies: HMRC’s National Minimum Wage Enforcement Team, DBT’s Employment Agency Standards Inspectorate (EAS), and Home Office’s Gangmaster and Labour Abuse Author...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Export Controls: Russia
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26 Feb 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what information his Department holds on oil exports to Russia which are (a) processed, (b) traded, (c) refined and (d) financially insured in the UK.
Oil: Exports
26 Feb 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will take steps to prevent oil produced in the UK arriving in Russia.
Oil: Imports
27 Feb 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has plans to ban imports from third country refineries that process Russian crude oil.
Oil: Imports
27 Feb 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has plans to ban the importation of oil products produced from Russian crude oil.
Post Boxes
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3 Mar 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an estimate of the cost to UK businesses of having agents in individual EU member states.
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Overseas Trade: Russia
3 Mar 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he plans to place further restrictions on trade with Russia.