Business, industry and consumers
Business, industry and consumers news from UK Parliament.
Covid 19: Darren Jones, Business Committee Chair comments on Government’s measures to support workers & businesses
Darren Jones comments on correspondence from Alok Sharma and in the wake of the package of measures announced by the Chancellor yesterday.
25 September 2020
Lords debates the Coronavirus Act 2020
COVID-19 measures under spotlight
25 September 2020
UK trade negotiations with Australia and New Zealand examined
The International Trade Committee meet on 23 September on the UK’s Free Trade Agreement negotiations with Australia and New Zealand.
22 September 2020
Bank of England and big businesses questioned on Greening the post-COVID recovery
Environmental Audit Committee explores what scope there is for sustainability conditions to be attached to bailouts provided by the Bank of England
22 September 2020
Lords asks government to think again on Agriculture Bill
Members make changes regarding uses of pesticides, climate change and food standards
21 September 2020
Committee launch inquiry into the use of forced labour in UK value chains
Inquiry will explore the extent of UK business links to supply chains involving forced labour of Uyghurs in China
18 September 2020
Industry experts questioned on OneWeb deal
Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee explores topics including satellite innovation, cost and design
16 September 2020
Peers call for more transparency on trade deals
Letter from International Agreements Sub-Committee to Government about trade deals published
31 July 2020
Non-tariff barriers require urgent consideration in the UK-EU negotiations
The EU Goods Sub-Committee, chaired by Baroness Verma, writes to Michael Gove about its inquiry on Beyond tariffs: facilitating future UK-EU trade in manufactured goods
30 July 2020
Lords debates secondary legislation
Public health, local authorities and insolvency on agenda
27 July 2020
International Trade Secretary discusses possible free trade agreements
The Secretary of State for International Trade appears before the International Agreements Sub-Committee on Thursday 23 July at 3.00pm
21 July 2020
Lords examines Business and Planning Bill
Members vote on alcohol containers and debt collection
21 July 2020
Inquiries launched on UK-Australia and UK-New Zealand trade negotiations
International Agreements Sub-Committee launch inquiries into UK-Australia and UK-New Zealand trade negotiations
16 July 2020
Former US trade negotiator gives evidence on possible FTA
The EU International Agreements Sub-Committee continues taking evidence on UK–US trade negotiations
15 July 2020
Minister questioned on UK–EU negotiations on professional and business services
EU Services Sub-Committee hears evidence on Thursday 16 July at 10am
13 July 2020