Andrew Griffith MP: written questions
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Ministers: Official HospitalityTreasuryTabled 9 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66306More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when she plans to publish Ministerial transparency data on hospitality in the fourth quarter of 2024.
Answer: Transparency data on hospitality received by HM Treasury Ministers can be found on gov.uk here: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/register-of-ministers-gifts-and-hospitality
Answered 14 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordMembers: CorrespondenceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66305More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to respond to correspondence of (a) 2 April, (b) 6 May and (c) 12 June 2025 from the hon. Member for Arundel and South Downs.
Answer: I replied to the Hon. Member on 6 June 2025. The Department sent a further copy of this reply to the Hon. Member on 10 July 2025.
Answered 14 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordIndustry: PublicityDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 9 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66304More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how much his Department has spent on advertising the Industrial Strategy in (a) newspapers, (b) other print media, (c) online and (d) in total.
Answer: Marketing including paid advertising is necessary to reach a target audience of senior business decision makers, raising awareness of the UK’s new modern industrial strategy and the opportunities it presents for business growth. The Department of Business...
Answered 14 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordBusiness: RegulationDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 8 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65904More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has had discussions with devolved Administrations on coordinating business regulation to reduce duplication.
Answer: To deliver growth across the UK, and support businesses and consumers, UK Government officials have been engaging with officials from the Scottish and Welsh Governments, and Northern Ireland Executive, on its Action Plan to overhaul our regulatory system,...
Answered 11 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordSmall Businesses: RegulationDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 8 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65903More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to ensure that small businesses have input into Departmental regulatory consultations.
Answer: For regulation to be effective, it must be created in partnership with businesses. To support this, the government initiated the Invest 2035 call for evidence from key stakeholders, including small businesses, providing input on where regulation can be re...
Answered 11 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordData Protection: Small BusinessesDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 8 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65902More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he has had discussions with industry representatives on the impact of data protection requirements on SMEs.
Answer: Yes, my department has regularly engaged with businesses, trade associations and other interest groups during passage of the Data (Use and Access) Act. Many of the provisions in the Act are designed to simplify the data protection legislation for organisa...
Answered 11 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordBusiness: RegulationDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 8 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65901More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has made an estimate of the time spent by businesses on regulatory paperwork annually.
Answer: Determining the cumulative administrative costs of regulation that businesses face has not been done for 15 years. That’s why we are undertaking a baselining exercise to understand the administrative costs of regulation to businesses. This baseline will i...
Answered 11 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordBusiness: RegulationDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 8 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65900More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what comparative assessment he has made of levels of regulation on businesses in (a) the UK and (b) other G20 countries.
Answer: The UK is an excellent place to do business, and in 2023 scored in the top 3 G20 countries on regulatory quality according to the World Bank [Regulatory Quality: Percentile Rank | Data]. However, businesses have told us that regulation can be too complex,...
Answered 11 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordBusiness: Carbon EmissionsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65675More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of carbon reporting requirements on businesses.
Answer: Building on a summary of responses to a Call for Evidence published in November 2024 , DESNZ has commissioned an evaluation of the SECR regulations, which we expect to publish in early 2026. DESNZ is also undertaking an internal review to assess opportuni...
Answered 10 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordSmall Businesses: Overseas TradeDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65674More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent steps his Department has taken to reduce cross-border trade processes for small businesses.
Answer: There are a number of different Departments and agencies with responsibility for cross-border processes. The Government’s Trade Strategy sets out how HMG will continue to work to support business, including through DBT working with industry on initiatives...
Answered 10 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish Steel: ScunthorpeDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65668More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 7 July 2025 to Question 64503 on British Steel: Scunthorpe, if he will publish (a) the findings of the independent assessment and (b) a summary of the findings of the independ
Answer: The Government does not intend to publish the findings of the independent assessment as they are commercially sensitive.
Answered 10 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordTaxation: Overseas ResidenceTreasuryTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65664More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential fiscal impact of introducing an exit tax payable upon persons ending their UK tax residency.
Answer: HMRC publishes regular estimates of the direct impacts of illustrative tax changes in its Direct effects of illustrative tax changes publication. However, the Government does not routinely publish costings for hypothetical tax changes outside of this.
Answered 10 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordWealth: TaxationTreasuryTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65661More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the fiscal impact of introducing a wealth tax.
Answer: The Government is committed to making sure the wealthiest in our society pay their fair share of tax. That is why the Chancellor announced a series of reforms at Autumn Budget 2024 to help fix the public finances in as fair a way as possible. These and o...
Answered 10 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordBusiness RatesTreasuryTabled 2 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64507More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what private businesses she has consulted on the business rates system.
Answer: The Government published a Discussion Paper at Autumn Budget 2024 setting out priority areas for business rates reform. This paper invited industry to help co-design a fairer business rates system that supports investment and is fit for the 21st century. ...
Answered 7 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordParental Leave: ReviewsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 2 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64506More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether the parental leave review will examine options for reducing administrative burdens on employers in managing statutory parental leave and pay.
Answer: The Parental Leave and Pay Review launched on 1 July fulfilling our manifesto commitment. It will explore how the system can better support working families while still balancing the needs of businesses.As part of this, the review will consider opportunit...
Answered 7 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordSmall Businesses: Parental LeaveDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 2 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64505More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of proposed changes to parental leave entitlements on small and medium-sized enterprises, as part of the ongoing review.
Answer: The Parental Leave and Pay Review launched on 1 July fulfilling our manifesto commitment. It will explore how the system can better support working families while still balancing the needs of businesses.As part of this, the review will consider opportunit...
Answered 7 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish SteelDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 2 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64504More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has had discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the ONS's classification of British Steel as part of the public non-financial corporations subsector.
Answer: The Secretary of State for Business and Trade meets with the Chancellor regularly on a range of issues, including steel. Following the passing of emergency legislation in the Steel Industry (Special Measures) Act 2025 on 12 April, the ONS informed my depa...
Answered 7 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish Steel: ScunthorpeDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 2 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64503More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the lifespan of the blast furnaces at British Steel in Scunthorpe.
Answer: British Steel’s remaining blast furnaces were built in 1938 and 1954 respectively and are approaching the end of their operational life.An independent assessment was undertaken in late 2024 to help inform decision-making on their future use.
Answered 7 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordTaxation: DomicilTreasuryTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61930More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 23 June to Question 61021 on Taxation: Domicil, how many P85 forms have been submitted in each month in the last five years.
Answer: The table below shows the number of P85 forms submitted to HMRC electronically each month between May 2020 and May 2025. P85 forms are submitted by taxpayers who are not intending to submit a self-assessment tax return. Individuals who file through Self-A...
Answered 26 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordTaxation: DomicilTreasuryTabled 18 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61021More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the number of (a) higher rate and (b) additional rate taxpayers that have left the United Kingdom in the period from 4 July 2024 to 31 May 2025.
Answer: Taxpayers are not always required to inform HM Revenue and Customs when they leave the UK. Some taxpayers outside of Self Assessment might file a P85 form after leaving the UK, but only where they are seeking to claim a repayment of income tax. Taxpayers ...
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSatellitesDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 13 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59938More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to further the UK's strategic interest in low earth orbit satellite constellations.
Answer: Low Earth Orbit is significant for many space use-cases, including Earth Observation, In-orbit Servicing Assembly and Manufacture, and Communications. There are a range of programmes and initiatives underway across Government to support UK objectives in t...
Answered 18 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordEutelsat OneWebDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 13 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59937More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to support the Government's shareholding in Eutelsat OneWeb.
Answer: Government engages with OneWeb through government’s non-executive directors and with Eutelsat Group through UK Government Investments officials who are accountable to the Secretary of State and advise the department on commercial matters. Government works...
Answered 18 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordTrade Agreements: USADepartment for Business and TradeTabled 9 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58286More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the UK-US trade agreement, what steps he plans to take to manage the allocation of the 100,000 vehicle quota.
Answer: UK imports to the US will now face a lower tariff of 10% for a quota of 100,000 vehicles. The UK exports around 100,000 cars a year to the US - so this quota will ensure most cars entering the US will do so at the preferential rate.We continue to work clo...
Answered 12 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordMotor Vehicles: Manufacturing IndustriesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 9 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58285More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will provide indemnities to automotive companies for the period following the announcement of the UK-US trade deal but prior to the implementation of lower tariff rates.
Answer: The deal agreed on 8 May will protect jobs in the automotive and steel industries. Talks with the US are ongoing to progress implementation of the General Terms of the UK-US Economic Prosperity Deal and ensure that UK businesses feel the benefits as soon ...
Answered 12 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordIron and Steel: Manufacturing IndustriesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 9 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58284More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will provide indemnities to steel companies for the period following the announcement of the UK-US trade deal but prior to the implementation of lower tariff rates.
Answer: The deal agreed on 8 May will protect jobs in the automotive and steel industries. Talks with the US are ongoing to progress implementation of the General Terms of the UK-US Economic Prosperity Deal and ensure that UK businesses feel the benefits as soon ...
Answered 12 Jun 2025
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