Business, industry and consumers
Business, industry and consumers news from UK Parliament.
Chair comments on Secretary of State letters on Covid-19 loans & financial support
Comments come in response to Secretary of State's letters to the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee, regarding Bounce Back Business Loans, and the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme.
26 October 2020
International Trade Committee launches inquiry into UK-Japan trade agreement
The International Trade Committee today launches an inquiry on the UK-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA).
23 October 2020
Inquiry launched on UK common frameworks after Brexit
UK common frameworks programme after Brexit inquiry launches
23 October 2020
Committee reports on Gibraltar-Spain border arrangements and European Investment Bank
In its latest report, the European Scrutiny Committee considers recent draft EU legislation and policy documents about EU identity cards and InvestEU deposited in Parliament by the Government.
21 October 2020
Business Committee publish written evidence submissions
Committee publishes the written evidence submissions for its inquiry on Delivering Audit Reform
21 October 2020
Committee call for evidence on effectiveness of proposed deal
Committee launches a short call for evidence in order to scrutinise the proposed Fisheries Framework Agreement between the UK and Norway
21 October 2020
Business Committee demand answers from fashion, retail and tech businesses
Committee writes to fashion, retail and information technology businesses in relation to the Committee’s inquiry Forced labour in UK value chains
16 October 2020
Metro mayors appear at Business Committee ‘Levelling up’ inquiry
The hearing features metro-mayors Andy Burnham, Steve Rotheram, Jamie Driscoll, and Tim Bowles
16 October 2020
Legal and policy experts questioned on UK trade remedies policy
The International Trade Committee explores the structure of the UK’s new trade remedies regime
13 October 2020
UK’s vital professional and business services overlooked in trade negotiations
EU Services Sub-Committee publishes report on professional and business services.
12 October 2020
Chair writes to the Secretary of State on ARM Holdings sale
Darren Jones raises a series of questions concerning the anticipated sale of ARM Holdings to Nvidia
08 October 2020
Freeports proposals examined with business representatives and devolved administrations
International Trade Committee examines the Government's plans for freeports
06 October 2020
Business Committee publishes Industrial Strategy written evidence
Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee publishes the written evidence submissions for its Industrial Strategy inquiry
06 October 2020
EAC revisit fashion sustainability and working conditions in UK garment industry
Environmental Audit Committee follow-up work on its 2018 inquiry, Fixing fashion: clothing consumption and sustainability
06 October 2020
MyBEIS inquiry – topics taken forward
Committee to undertake work on a series of topics proposed in pitches at the MyBEIS hearing
02 October 2020