WESTMINSTER RADAR
Search
My MPs
Menu

Question follow-through · 108319

Glass: Manufacturing Industries

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact on domestic British glass manufactures as a result of the decision by UK Export Finance to finance £100m for a new bottle plant in Belgium.

answeredDepartment for Business and Trade

About this written question

A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.

Answering body
Department for Business and Trade
Tabled
26 Jan 2026
Target answer date
29 Jan 2026
Answer
2 Feb 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling

Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.

More questions by this MP on Economy and business

Shared topic keywords suggest a connection; they do not establish a follow-up.

Votes on this topic

These Commons divisions share a topic label. The question did not necessarily lead to a vote.

Recorded timeline

  1. 26 Jan 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact on domestic British glass manufactures as a result of the decision by UK Export Finance to finance £100m for a new bottle plant in Belgium.

  2. 29 Jan 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 2 Feb 2026

    Answer published

    In its role as the UK’s export credit agency, UK Export Finance (UKEF) provided a loan guarantee on commercial terms that will enable UK companies to supply goods and services to the Belgian bottle plant. Through this guaranteed loan, UKEF is supporting T...

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

Later records

Possible follow-up questions

Strong links require the same MP, department and exact heading. Other same-department questions are shown as unreviewed candidates, not as confirmed follow-ups. No debate link is asserted unless a stable source relationship exists.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Export Controls

2 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of regulatory divergence from the EU on UK exporters since July 2024, broken down by sector and by firm size.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Employment Rights Act 2025: Delegated Legislation

2 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many secondary legislation (a) laid and (b) planned under the Employment Rights Act 2025 have been submitted to the Regulatory Policy Committee.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Overseas Trade: Regulation

2 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assumptions his Department uses regarding cost pass-through to consumers when assessing the impact of new trade-related regulatory requirements on businesses, and whether those assumptions have be

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

UK Trade with EU: Manufacturing Industries

3 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the European Union’s proposed Industrial Accelerator Act on the integration of UK-based manufacturers in European supply chains.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Civil Service: Statistics

24 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Statistical bulletin - Civil Service Statistics: 2025, updated on 29 October 2025 and the Statistical bulletin - Civil Service Statistics: 2024, updated on 20 August 2024, for wha

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Jingye Group: Compensation

24 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what methodology will be used to determine the level of compensation available to Jingye following Royal Assent of the Steel Industry (Special Measures) Act 2025.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Jingye Group: Compensation

24 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what meetings his Department has had with Jingye on compensation for British Steel.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Jingye Group: Compensation

24 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what the value is of the financial support package being negotiated with the Jingye Group in relation to British Steel's operations in Scunthorpe.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Jingye Group: Scunthorpe

25 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what the total value is of the financial support package being negotiated with the Jingye Group in relation to British Steel's operations in Scunthorpe.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Jingye Group: Finance

25 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what his timeline is for the disbursement of agreed funds to the Jingye Group.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Industrial Development Advisory Board

3 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when the Industrial Development Advisory Board (IDAB) last met.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Industrial Development Advisory Board

3 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he will publish the minutes of the most recent Industrial Development Advisory Board meeting.