Business, industry and consumers
Business, industry and consumers news from UK Parliament.
Chair of Regulatory Policy Committee - BEIS Committee publishes report following pre-appointment hearing
Committee endorses the Government's preferred candidate, Stephen Gibson, to chair the Regulatory Policy Committee
11 March 2021
Lords completes check of business rates revaluation bill
Members complete check: business rates revaluation bill ready for Royal Assent
10 March 2021
Telecommunications Infrastructure Bill completes passage through Parliament
Members discuss definition of leases and Electronic Communications Code
05 March 2021
Boohoo should link bonuses to workers' rights and sustainability improvements
The Environmental Audit Committee has asked Boohoo Group Chairman Mahmud Kamani to link its bonus scheme for senior executives to achievement of its pledges on workers’ rights and environmental sustainability.
05 March 2021
Decisions of the Petitions Committee, 2 March 2021
The Committee has considered all e-petitions which had, before 25 February 2021, reached over 10,000 signatures and received a Government response. The Committee also agreed debates for a number of petitions with over 100,000 signatures that were awaiting debate.
04 March 2021
House of Lords Thursday debates
Members debate anti-slavery projects, NHS staffing, hauliers and the space industry
04 March 2021
Lords debates UK-Kenya future trading relationship
Members, including former leading diplomats, debate the trade agreement and International Agreements Committee report drawing it to the attention of the House
03 March 2021
Committee questions Andy Haldane
The Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee examines post-pandemic economic growth: Industrial Strategy
26 February 2021
Chancellor should seek long-term solutions to fire-up business recovery, say MPs
Committee publishes their interim pre-budget report on The impact of Coronavirus on businesses and workers
26 February 2021
Decisions of the Petitions Committee, 23 February 2021
The Petitions Committee considered all e-petitions which had reached over 10,000 signatures and a Government response, petitions with over 100,000 signatures and petitions that were relevant to already scheduled debates.
23 February 2021
Decisions of the Petitions Committee, 9 February 2021
The Committee has considered e-petitions which has reached over 10,000 signatures and a Government response, petitions with over 100,000 signatures, and petitions that were relevant to scheduled debates.
23 February 2021
Businesses and the UK-EU Trade agreement: Evidence session
The Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee will examine emerging issues faced by businesses following the UK’s departure from the European Union and the establishment of a new trading relationship between the UK and EU.
19 February 2021
New inquiry: What role could ‘community energy’ play in decarbonising energy and heat?
Community Energy is the latest topic the Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) will investigate within the workstream considering technological innovation and climate change.
18 February 2021
MPs examine how deposit return schemes can improve plastics recycling
The Environmental Audit Committee has launched a new inquiry looking at the introduction of deposit return schemes in England and across the UK.
12 February 2021
Government agrees to meeting with hospitality sector petitioners following calls from the Petitions Committee
Prime Minister confirms that the Minister for Small Business, Consumers and Labour Markets will meet with petitioners calling for a Minister for Hospitality
09 February 2021