Business & Trade
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Recent PMQs Questions
View all 216PMQs 2026-03-18
Yesterday, the Chancellor announced £2 billion of funding for UK sovereign artificial intelligence and quantum capabilities. The Science, Innovation and Technology Committee was told that Government p...
PMQs 2026-03-11
A devastating fire on Union Street has destroyed small businesses and heritage, but the emergency services prevented a greater tragedy. Will the Prime Minister join me in thanking the emergency servic...
PMQs 2026-03-11
The right hon. and learned Gentleman said, “If she were Prime Minister”, but if I were Prime Minister, HMS Dragon would have left a week ago. The only time—[Hon. Members: “More!”] The only time, he ha...
PMQs 2026-03-11
Strengthening Britain's defence capability and rebuilding our industrial base have never been more important. Will the Government's £1 billion helicopter investment with Leonardo UK support skilled jo...
PMQs 2026-03-04
From the sound mixing desks made by Calrec in Hebden Bridge to the valves made by Blackhall Engineering in Brighouse, Calder Valley's specialist manufacturing is recognised the world over. However, wi...
PMQs 2026-02-25
In January last year, Somerset received around 2,000 pothole reports. This January, there were nearly 7,000—a 250% increase. I recently stood on the Fosse Way in my constituency, where one resident ha...
PMQs 2026-02-11
The announcement that pubs and music venues will receive a much-welcome reduction in business rates is a positive step. However, in our manifesto we did promise root-and-branch reform of business rate...
PMQs 2026-02-11
Last year, Plymouth was named the national centre for marine autonomy and given a defence growth deal. However, the small and medium-sized enterprises in the unmanned surface vessel sector, many of wh...
PMQs 2024-05-15
TSB is closing a bank branch in Leven, which hinders small businesses and communities. Does the Prime Minister accept that the Government have been too slow on this issue? What else will he do?...
PMQs 2024-05-01
I know that you, Mr Speaker, want to join me in sending condolences to the friends, family and colleagues of our former colleague, Lord Andrew Stunell, who served with exceptional diligence and grace ...
Recent Ministerial Questions
View all 2752Topical Questions 2026-03-26
My constituent Nawaz is concerned about the financial impact of roadworks on his small business. Could the Department look at extending compensation to include telecoms and electricity companies as we...
Topical Questions 2026-03-24
In North Shropshire, around 15,000 households use off-grid heating solutions such as heating oil or LPG. These individuals suffer disproportionately from petrol pump increases due to a lack of alterna...
Topical Questions 2026-03-24
Third-party intermediaries are exploiting small businesses with cold calls and misrepresentation. The Department promised to appoint Ofgem as the statutory regulator for TPIs. When will this legislati...
Topical Questions 2026-03-24
The current energy bills crisis is severe, but the government does not seem responsive. The SNP argues that Scotland generates clean, green renewable energy and exports it to the UK. Will they coopera...
Topical Questions 2026-03-24
Over half of South Shropshire residents rely on heating oil or other solutions, such as liquified petroleum gas, to heat their homes. The recent Government support does very little for the majority of...
Topical Questions 2026-03-24
If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. To go back to heating oil, 20% of households in my South Cotswolds constituency rely on heating oil—that figure is four times the nati...
Fusion Energy Private Sector Investment 2026-03-24
The Treasury Bench would be particularly disappointed if I did not once again showcase what we have at Dounreay: a licensed site, a skilled workforce and a population who would greatly support playing...
Heating Oil Rural Homes 2026-03-24
I declare an interest: my home is off the gas grid and my boiler is fuelled by domestic heating oil. I have listened carefully to the Minister's answers, and there have been significant gaps—there has...
Heating Oil Rural Homes 2026-03-24
What steps are being taken to support rural homes that use heating oil? In the remote highlands and islands, where mains gas is not available, where we have the highest level of fuel poverty in Britai...
Clean Energy Private Sector Investment 2026-03-24
At a roundtable I hosted last year, the Secretary of State set out the principles behind the clean industry bonus. However, competing against lower-cost regions remains a concern for fabricators in th...