Question follow-through · 1489

Directors: Electronic Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what alternatives are available for company directors unable to use One Login.

answeredDepartment for Business and Trade

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Answering body
Department for Business and Trade
Tabled
14 May 2026
Target answer date
18 May 2026
Answer
19 May 2026 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 14 May 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what alternatives are available for company directors unable to use One Login.

  2. 18 May 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 19 May 2026

    Answer published

    Individuals who are required to verify are encouraged to use GOV.UK One Login where possible. This offers several routes, including using photo ID, answering online security questions, or attending a Post Office with appropriate documents. Where an indivi...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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9 Jul 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of conducting a formal review of mandatory testing, clearer labelling and targeted restrictions on high-exposure plastic baby products.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Fuels: India

9 Jul 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department assessed the implications for the UK's sanctions policy of importing jet fuel from the Jamnagar refinery in India; and what assessment has he made of the UK's need for that fuel