Joshua Reynolds MP: written questions
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Department for Business and Trade: StaffDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92364More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how much funding has been allocated for redundancy packages related to workforce reductions in export support services.
Answer: A programme of transformation for the Department for Business and Trade’s export services is ongoing and will entail workforce changes. It is not yet possible to determine a level of redundancies that might result from that process. Any related funding ne...
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Business and Trade: StaffDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92356More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to ensure continuity of export support services during workforce reductions.
Answer: We are changing how we deliver export support in line with the Trade Strategy, and in response to the asks of businesses and our stakeholders, to provide a more accessible and easier to navigate offer that utilises technology to deliver more cost-effectiv...
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Business and Trade: StaffDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92355More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has undertaken consultation with (a) business organisations and (b) export-focused SMEs on workforce reductions in export support services.
Answer: We are changing how we deliver export support in line with the Trade Strategy, and in response to the asks of businesses and our stakeholders, to provide a more accessible and easier to navigate offer that utilises technology to deliver more cost-effectiv...
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Business and Trade: StaffDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92354More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of export support service workforce reductions on small and medium-sized enterprises seeking to export.
Answer: We are changing how we deliver export support in line with the Trade Strategy, and in response to the asks of businesses and our stakeholders, to provide a more accessible and easier to navigate offer that utilises technology to deliver more cost-effectiv...
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Business and Trade: StaffDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92353More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how much funding his Department has allocated for AI and digital technology to replace staff removed from export support services.
Answer: DBT is making use of AI tools to improve our services to business, but we are not replacing staff with AI and digital technology.
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Business and Trade: StaffDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92352More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate has been made of the total savings to be achieved through workforce reductions in export support services.
Answer: The transformation of the department is ongoing and it is not yet possible to determine how many staff might be redeployed or may leave the department. Therefore, it is not yet possible to determine total savings that will be achieved.
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Business and Trade: StaffDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92351More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what methods will be used to reduce staffing levels in export support services; and whether these will include (a) redundancy, (b) voluntary redundancy, (c) redeployment to other departments, and (d) n
Answer: All staff in the Department for Business and Trade (DBT) were able to apply for a voluntary exit scheme, before the announcement of workforce reductions. Staff impacted in export support services and in other areas of DBT may be offered redundancy, volunt...
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Business and Trade: StaffDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92350More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many staff positions in export support services will be reduced in each individual export market as a result of the Department's workforce reduction programme.
Answer: As set out in the Trade Strategy our overseas network will increasingly focus on the markets, sectors and opportunities that will drive UK economic growth for the next decade and beyond. We will have fewer export support staff in some markets as we focus ...
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordLeaseholdMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90633More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of consumer protections for leaseholders undertaking informal lease extensions, in the context of the (a) absence of specialist qualif
Answer: My Department has considered the adequacy of consumer protections for leaseholders undertaking informal lease extensions as part of the wider package of leasehold reform. The Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Act 2022 already provides some protections by res...
Answered 24 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCybersecurity: BusinessDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89941More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of (a) increases in costs and (b) recent trends in levels of economic uncertainty on the ability of (i) small and micro-businesses a
Answer: Improving the cyber security of our nation’s small and micro organisations is critical to the resilience of our wider economy. We recognise many smaller organisations lack the resources to invest in their cyber security. As such, the government has develo...
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCybersecurity: Small BusinessesDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89940More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps the she is taking to support (a) small and (b) micro-businesses to prioritise cybersecurity spending.
Answer: Improving the cyber security of our nation’s small and micro organisations is critical to the resilience of our wider economy. We recognise many smaller organisations lack the resources to invest in their cyber security. As such, the government has develo...
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordLeasehold: Fees and ChargesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89939More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the High Court judgment in Arc Time Freehold Income Authorised Fund and others v Secretary of State for Housing, Communitie
Answer: Following a robust defence from the government, the High Court comprehensively dismissed challenges brought to the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024. We warmly welcome the Court’s judgment. The reforms that were challenged will make it easier and che...
Answered 20 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordLarge Goods Vehicle Drivers: VisasDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89320More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has had recent discussions with his EU counterparts on establishing sector-specific mobility arrangements for UK professional drivers engaged in international (a) freight and (b) passenger transport
Answer: There have been no recent discussions with the EU regarding sector-specific mobility arrangements for UK road freight and coach drivers. The Government will continue to listen to concerns raised by sectors affected by existing rules and will advocate for ...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordLogistics: VisasDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89319More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the 90 in 180 day Schengen rule on (a) employment levels among UK-based HGV drivers working in international transport and (b) the competitiven
Answer: The Schengen 90/180-day immigration rule has applied since 2021 to all UK nationals (including drivers of heavy goods vehicles (HGV) and coaches) undertaking short stays for leisure and work in the Schengen area. The Schengen 90/180 limit is a fundamental...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordFireworks: RegulationDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89191More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has plans to make an assessment of the adequacy of the Fireworks Regulations 2004 for tackling the cumulative impact of repeated private firework use from a single residential pr
Answer: Currently, no assessment of the adequacy of the Fireworks Regulations 2004 has been made in relation to repeated private firework use.Existing legislation controls the sale, availability, and use of fireworks. Local Authorities and law enforcement agencie...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordRoadsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 5 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88543More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he plans to provide financial support to local authorities seeking to rename (a) streets and (b) roads currently named after Prince Andrew where there is support from local re
Answer: Section 81 of the Levelling Up and Regeneration Act 2023 enables Local Authorities to make changes to street names if they determine they command ‘sufficient local support’ and sets an expectation of local engagement prior to any change. Local Authorities...
Answered 12 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Houses: Fiscal PolicyTreasuryTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87635More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of trends in the number of pub closures in the last 12 months; and what fiscal measures she plans to take to support that sector.
Answer: The Government recognises the important role pubs play on our high streets and in community spaces and we want to see them thrive. That’s why the Government is investing £440,000 with Pub is The Hub to help rural pubs diversify, aiming to support rural co...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHospitality Industry: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87634More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will take steps to reduce business rates for (a) hospitality businesses, (b) pubs and (c) breweries.
Answer: As announced at Autumn Budget 2024, the Government will introduce permanently lower business rates multipliers for retail, hospitality, and leisure (RHL) properties with ratable values (RVs) below £500,000 from April 2026. This permanent tax cut will ensu...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordLeasehold: AsbestosMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87633More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to ensure that freeholders of leasehold properties comply with their legal obligations to maintain asbestos management plans; and what penalties apply to
Answer: The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) have published information to help landlords understand their duties under the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 for the common parts of multi-occupancy domestic premises (such as foyers and corridors, lifts and li...
Answered 12 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordLeasehold: Ground RentMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87632More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans he has to promote awareness among leaseholders of their right under the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 to extend their lease to 990 years at a peppercorn groun
Answer: The government is committed to ensuring leaseholders can take advantage of the reforms provided for by the Leasehold and Freehold Reform act 2024 as they are implemented. We will continue to work closely with delivery partners and stakeholders to raise aw...
Answered 10 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordAsthma: Medical EquipmentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87631More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to allow inhalers to be sold over the counter without a prescription.
Answer: At present, inhalers used for conditions such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease are authorised as prescription-only medicines (POM). This classification reflects the clinical need for a healthcare professional to confirm diagnosis, advis...
Answered 13 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPrison Officers: RecruitmentMinistry of JusticeTabled 30 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86964More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of prison officers recruited through the Unlocked Graduates programme on (a) prisoner rehabilitation outcomes and (b) reoffending rates in establishments wher
Answer: The Ministry of Justice's workforce planning process ensures that we use all appropriate recruitment routes to ensure that we have in place the level of Prison Officers we need to support delivery.The information regarding retention rates is scheduled for...
Answered 6 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPrison Officers: Labour TurnoverMinistry of JusticeTabled 30 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86963More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the comparative retention rates of (a) prison officers recruited through the Unlocked Graduates programme and (b) those recruited through standard routes; and what steps
Answer: The Ministry of Justice's workforce planning process ensures that we use all appropriate recruitment routes to ensure that we have in place the level of Prison Officers we need to support delivery.The information regarding retention rates is scheduled for...
Answered 6 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPrison Officers: RecruitmentMinistry of JusticeTabled 30 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86962More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the effect on prison officer recruitment capacity of the conclusion of the Unlocked Graduates contract in 2026.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice's workforce planning process ensures that we use all appropriate recruitment routes to ensure that we have in place the level of Prison Officers we need to support delivery.The information regarding retention rates is scheduled for...
Answered 6 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordTrade Agreements: Dispute ResolutionDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 29 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86567More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) cases are active against the UK; and what the total value of claims is in those cases.
Answer: Investor State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) provides an independent means for investors to resolve disputes with states where they believe they have experienced arbitrary, discriminatory, or unfair treatment or expropriation without compensation. The Governm...
Answered 3 Nov 2025
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