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To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has considered (a) banning vaping in pubs, (b) banning 16 and 17 year olds from buying zero alcohol drinks in pubs and (c) raising the drink drive limit to support the economic viability of
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- Answering body
- Department for Business and Trade
- Tabled
- 28 Oct 2025
- Target answer date
- 30 Oct 2025
- Answer
- 5 Nov 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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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
28 Oct 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has considered (a) banning vaping in pubs, (b) banning 16 and 17 year olds from buying zero alcohol drinks in pubs and (c) raising the drink drive limit to support the economic viability of
30 Oct 2025
Target answer date
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5 Nov 2025
Answer published
The Department for Business and Trade is not responsible for bans on vaping in pubs, restrictions on zero-alcohol drinks for 16–17-year-olds, or changes to drink-drive limits. These matters fall under the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) and th...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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Small Businesses
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Trade Unions: Accountancy
11 Nov 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether any trade unions have not provided full accounts to the Certification Officer in the last three years.
Iron and Steel: Safeguard Measures
12 Nov 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if his Department will renew the steel safeguarding measures due to expire in June 2026.
Iron and Steel: Safeguard Measures
12 Nov 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the expiry of the UK steel safeguard in June 2026 on the UK steel industry.
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Strike Ballots
2 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, further to his Department's consultation entitled Make Work Pay: Consultation - Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Balloting for Statutory Union Ballots, published on 19 November 2025,
Strikes: Ballots
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Iron and Steel: Safeguard Measures
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9 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of trends in the level of import penetration in the UK bright steel bar market since the removal of safeguarding measures in 2021.