Question follow-through · 39334
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To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the impact of employment contract non-compete clauses on (a) entrepreneurship and (b) economic growth.
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- Answering body
- Department for Business and Trade
- Tabled
- 18 Mar 2025
- Target answer date
- 25 Mar 2025
- Answer
- 25 Mar 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
18 Mar 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the impact of employment contract non-compete clauses on (a) entrepreneurship and (b) economic growth.
25 Mar 2025
Target answer date
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25 Mar 2025
Answer published
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25 Mar 2025
Answer corrected
A dynamic and entrepreneurial workforce is good for economic growth. There is evidence to suggest that non-compete clauses can act as a barrier to this innovation-driven growth, as they can prevent individuals from working for a competing business, or fro...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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Consumer Rights Act 2015
23 Apr 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of (a) amending the Consumer Rights Act 2015 to include and (b) bringing into the scope of the Motor Ombudsman (i) small businesses run as limited