Business, industry and consumers

Liaison Committee follow up report on financial exclusion published

Committee will hold a further evidence session as part of its Fixing Fashion inquiry follow-up to examine the new Textiles 2030 voluntary industry initiative.

Members debate case for integrated UK policy-making

Chair comments on the Government’s announcement that it will set the climate change target into law to reduce emissions by 78% by 2035

Bill aims to introduce business rates relief for public lavatories. See more

Committee publish report on Northern Ireland Protocol: Withdrawal Agreement Joint Committee Decisions and declarations of 17 December 2020

Committee launches a new inquiry into jobs, growth, and productivity after coronavirus

Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee examine issues across the work of the department

The Committee considered all e-petitions which had, before 18 March 2021, reached over 10,000 signatures and received a Government response. The Committee also considered petitions which had reached over 100,000 signatures, and agreed debates for a number of petitions with over 100,000 signatures that were awaiting debate.

Committee publishes its report on UK trade remedies policy

MPs to hold a general debate on support for the hospitality industry throughout the covid-19 pandemic in the Chamber

Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee publishes report on Uyghur forced labour in Xinjiang and UK value chains

Northern Ireland could find itself in the awkward position of being required to apply EU trade sanctions, such as quotas, or higher tariffs, on goods brought into Northern Ireland from the rest of the UK as a result of a combination of a new set of EU rules and the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland.

Members debate the economy

The introduction of a Garment Trade Adjudicator could help stamp out non-compliance with labour market regulation in the UK garment industry, the Environmental Audit Committee has said.