Andrew Griffith MP: written questions
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Tickets: Price CapsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 20 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93306More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will publish an impact assessment for the plan for a secondary live event ticket sales price cap.
Answer: The government has announced that it will introduce new measures to end the scourge of ticket touting and put fans back at the heart of live events, including a resale price cap.Our consultation revealed widespread support for a price cap from fans, indus...
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordTickets: Price CapsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 20 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93305More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of a secondary live event ticket sales price cap on levels of tourism.
Answer: The government has announced that it will introduce new measures to end the scourge of ticket touting and put fans back at the heart of live events, including a resale price cap.Our consultation revealed widespread support for a price cap from fans, indus...
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordTickets: Price CapsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 20 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93304More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the effectiveness of secondary live event ticket sales price caps in other countries.
Answer: The government has announced that it will introduce new measures to end the scourge of ticket touting and put fans back at the heart of live events, including a resale price cap.Our consultation revealed widespread support for a price cap from fans, indus...
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordIron and Steel: Government AssistanceDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89668More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the comments by the Minister for Industry to BBC News on 6 November 2025, how opportunities to provide support to the steel industry will be chosen.
Answer: This government remains committed to delivering up to £2.5bn for steel which is being delivered in part through the National Wealth Fund (NWF). This is in addition to £500m for the Tata Steel transformation project in Port Talbot.The NWF has £5.8bn of cap...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish SteelDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89667More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to Written Ministerial Statement HCWS1030 of 11 November on British Steel, what meetings (a) he and (b) his ministers have had with Jingye since 14 October 2025.
Answer: To date, the Department for Business and Trade (DBT) has provided British Steel with £274m for working capital, covering approximately 33% of raw material purchases, payroll costs and other operating expenditure. British Steel revenues have funded the rem...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish Steel: Capital InvestmentDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89666More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to Written Ministerial Statement of 11 November on British Steel, HCWS1030, what proportion of the working capital provided to British Steel Limited to date he expects to be offset by re
Answer: To date, the Department for Business and Trade (DBT) has provided British Steel with £274m for working capital, covering approximately 33% of raw material purchases, payroll costs and other operating expenditure. British Steel revenues have funded the rem...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish SteelDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89665More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to Written Ministerial Statement of 11 November on British Steel, HCWS1030, when he plans to submit the impact assessment to the Regulatory Policy Committee for scrutiny.
Answer: To date, the Department for Business and Trade (DBT) has provided British Steel with £274m for working capital, covering approximately 33% of raw material purchases, payroll costs and other operating expenditure. British Steel revenues have funded the rem...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordIntestacy: InternetAttorney GeneralTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89664More
Question: To ask the Solicitor General, pursuant to the Answer of 14 October to Question 77946 on Intestacy: Internet, what the timetable is for the review of the future publication of the Bona Vacantia unclaimed estates list.
Answer: The review into the future publication of the Bona Vacantia unclaimed estates list is nearing completion, and publication will remain suspended until it has concluded.
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS England: DisabilityDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86783More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS England staff who (a) have long term health conditions and (b) are considered disabled under the Equality Act 2010 have raised concerns about not having a suitable substantive role in
Answer: NHS England has no records of any staff who have long term health conditions and are considered disabled under the Equality Act 2010 having raised concerns about not having a suitable substantive role in the past 12 months.
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS England: StaffDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86782More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS England staff have raised complaints on not having a suitable role following their raising concerns through (a) formal and (b) informal processes in each year for which information is
Answer: NHS England has no records of any staff raising complaints about not having a suitable role after having raised concerns through formal and informal processes.
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: HousingHome OfficeTabled 23 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84750More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers housed contingency accommodation in Horsham District are adult males not accompanied by family members; and what proportion of contingency accommodation locations in Horsham Di
Answer: Data on the number of supported asylum seekers in accommodation, including hotels, and by local authority can be found within the Asy_D11 tab for our most recent statistics release: Immigration system statistics data tables - GOV.UK.
Answered 28 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordTrade Agreements: Gulf StatesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81403More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what his planned timetable is for agreeing a UK-Gulf Cooperation Council trade deal.
Answer: The UK has been negotiating a modern and ambitious free trade agreement with the Gulf Cooperation Council to boost economic growth, raise wages, and increase investment since June 2022. Negotiations have now reached an advanced stage, with both sides work...
Answered 16 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordTrade Agreements: IndiaTreasuryTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81402More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when negotiations on the double contribution convention with India will conclude.
Answer: In a side letter to the Comprehensive and Economic Trade Agreement (CETA), agreed in July 2025, the UK and India committed to concluding the negotiations to allow for the Double Contributions Convention to enter into force at the same time as the CETA.
Answered 16 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordTrade Agreements: IndiaDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81401More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when he plans to formally present the UK-India Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement to Parliament.
Answer: We will do so as soon as possible once the Trade and Agriculture Commission have provided advice on the agreement, which will enable us to produce the necessary Section 42 report, and trigger the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act process thereafter...
Answered 16 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordJaguar Land RoverDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81400More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when his Department's financial support for Jaguar Land Rover was made available.
Answer: The UK Government acted quickly to prioritise rapid support for Jaguar Land Rover’s operations, with a partial guarantee for a commercial loan, through UK Export Finance (UKEF)’s Export Development Guarantee.We are not able to comment on the detail of cur...
Answered 16 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordIron and Steel: EU External TradeDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81399More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the EU’s plans to reduce its tariff free steel import quota on the UK steel industry.
Answer: We are in active dialogue with the European Commission to fully understand the details of their proposal and next steps.The government is also working closely with UK industry, including through a roundtable with industry held on the 9 October, to underst...
Answered 16 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordSustainable Farming IncentiveDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78827More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many agricultural businesses in (a) West Sussex, (b) East Sussex and (c) Brighton and Hove received Sustainable Farming Incentive grants in 2024.
Answer: As of the 1st of January 2025, there were 32,200 Sustainable Farming Incentive agreements in England. This was made up of 25,300 agreements in the Sustainable Farming Incentive 23 and 6,900 agreements in the Sustainable Farming Incentive Expanded Offer. T...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordSustainable Farming IncentiveDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78826More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make an estimate of the number of agricultural businesses that have been affected by the suspension of the Sustainable Farming Incentive in (a) West Sussex, (b) East Sussex
Answer: Following the closure of the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) Scheme, the Rural Payments Agency re-opened the SFI 2024 offer to eligible farmers who had started but not submitted an application as at 11 March 2025, and those who were eligible under one...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment: Disciplinary ProceedingsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77704More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of limiting worker's companions in (a) disciplinary and (b) grievance hearings on non-trade union member workers.
Answer: Existing legislation aims to keep disciplinary and grievance procedures internal to the workplace. Expanding the right to be accompanied to professional bodies, including legal professionals, may reduce the prospects of amicable resolution, potentially in...
Answered 14 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment: Disciplinary ProceedingsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77703More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate he has made of the cost to employers of disciplinary and grievance hearings taking place (a) with a worker's companion and (b) without a worker's companion.
Answer: Under existing legislation, we would not expect to see a difference in cost to the employer between a disciplinary or grievance hearing where the worker has a companion or does not have a companion. If the worker were to be accompanied by a trade union re...
Answered 14 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Business and Trade: British SteelDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77702More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many officials from his Department were on site at British Steel Limited locations in each week since 12 April 2025.
Answer: There has been a consistent senior civil servant presence on British Steel's Scunthorpe site since 12 April, supporting British Steel's management team and providing oversight of public funds. The senior civil servants are supported on site by a range of ...
Answered 13 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordUK-China Industrial Decarbonisation Working GroupDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77701More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when the UK-China Industrial Decarbonisation Working Group will be operational.
Answer: Agreement to establish a UK-China Industrial Decarbonisation Working Group was an outcome of the Industrial Cooperation Dialogue between the Department of Business and Trade and the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, which took place on Wedn...
Answered 13 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordUK-China Industrial Decarbonisation Working GroupDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77700More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what the (a) membership and (b) appointment process will be for the UK-China Industrial Decarbonisation Working Group.
Answer: The UK-China Industrial Decarbonisation Working Group will comprise officials from the Department for Business and Trade and China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.
Answered 13 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordUK-China Industrial Decarbonisation Working GroupDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77699More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what the full terms of reference will be for the UK-China Industrial Decarbonisation Working Group.
Answer: The UK-China Industrial Decarbonisation Working Group will focus on accelerating decarbonisation of UK and Chinese industry, and identifying opportunities for commercial collaboration in relevant subsectors linked to industrial decarbonisation, such as CC...
Answered 13 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish Steel: ChinaDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77698More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions (a) he, (b) his predecessor and (c) his Department have had with the Government of the People’s Republic of China on British Steel Limited.
Answer: In recent months, Ministers and officials have had short, factual discussions with the Government of the People’s Republic of China regarding British Steel Limited, most recently during the Business & Trade Secretary’s visit to China on 10-11 Septembe...
Answered 13 Oct 2025
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