Question follow-through · 69798
Job Creation
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to increase job creation in the UK.
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- Answering body
- Department for Business and Trade
- Tabled
- 22 Jul 2025
- Target answer date
- 1 Sept 2025
- Answer
- 4 Sept 2025 · 44 calendar days after tabling
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- Iron and Steel: Import Duties · 29 Oct 2025
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Votes on this topic
- Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots · 15 Jul 2026
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- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 · 1 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
22 Jul 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to increase job creation in the UK.
1 Sept 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
4 Sept 2025
Answer published
The Secretary of State for Business and Trade outlined a clear mission: to support businesses to invest, grow and export, creating jobs and economic growth across the UK. Key departmental initiatives that support job creation include championing free trad...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Companies House
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Microprocessors: Import Duties
10 Sept 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions he has had with chip businesses on chip import tariffs.
Alcoholic Drinks: Employers' Contributions and Excise Duties
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Trade Agreements
28 Oct 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent discussions he has had with his international counterparts on trade deals.
Iron and Steel: Import Duties
29 Oct 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent discussions he has had with his US counterpart on reducing remaining tariffs on British-produced steel.
Post Offices: Northern Ireland
25 Nov 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions and his counterparts in Northern Ireland on the closure of major post offices and how this impacts unemployment across the
Manufacturing Industries: Finance
6 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to increase public funding in advanced manufacturing.
Public Houses: Government Assistance
13 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to support local pubs.
Hospitality Industry: Government Assistance
3 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to support the hospitality, pub and food to go sectors to remain in business.
Digital Technology: Small Businesses
11 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to support small and medium-sized enterprises in adopting new digital technologies.
Small Businesses: Exports
11 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to promote exports from small and medium-sized businesses to emerging markets.
Small Businesses: Regulation
11 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent discussions he has had with industry representatives on reducing regulatory burdens on small businesses.