Question follow-through · 76156
National Investigation Service
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, on what date his Department was made aware of Mazars' report commissioned by Thurrock Council into the National Investigation Service; and what steps it took in response.
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- Answering body
- Department for Business and Trade
- Tabled
- 9 Sept 2025
- Target answer date
- 15 Sept 2025
- Answer
- 15 Sept 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
9 Sept 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, on what date his Department was made aware of Mazars' report commissioned by Thurrock Council into the National Investigation Service; and what steps it took in response.
15 Sept 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
15 Sept 2025
Answer published
The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) became aware of the Mazars report commissioned by Thurrock Council into the NATIS in June 2024.The report was independently commissioned by Thurrock Council to review NATIS activity internally. DBT was not consu...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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National Investigation Service: Finance
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Coronavirus: Fraud
16 Sept 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 15 September 2025 to Question 75814 on Coronavirus: Fraud, how many cases the National Investigation Service (a) has open and (b) expects to transfer to the Insolvency Service
Bounce Back Loan Scheme: Fraud
10 Oct 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 15 September 2025 to Question 76154 on Bounce Back Loan Scheme: Fraud, for what reason his Department's contract with the National Investigation Service to investigate Covid-1
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16 Oct 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many internal meetings his Department held on the National Investigation Service between January 2020 and December 2022.
Coronavirus: Fraud
17 Nov 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department holds a copy of the contract for the National Investigation Service to investigate COVID-19 Bounce Back Loan fraud nationwide of September 2020 that was signed by both the Depart
National Investigation Service: Audit
17 Nov 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 17 September 2025 to Question 76468 on National Investigation Service: Audit, if he will publish the report into NATIS conducted by the Public Sector Fraud Authority; and what
National Investigation Service: Powers
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Iron and Steel: Import Duties
28 Apr 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Government's decision to limit tariff-free steel imports on the price of carbon or alloy steel - not produced in the UK - for UK manufacturers