Business, industry and consumers
Business, industry and consumers news from UK Parliament.
Lords votes on changes to Financial Services Bill
Members vote on Sharia-compliant financial services and 'mortgage prisoners' amendments. Find out more
15 April 2021
Lords examines National Security and Investment Bill
Climate change risk to national security and higher education sector coming up as further check and change starts. Learn more
14 April 2021
Committee wants more scrutiny of N. Ireland Brexit issues
Committee publish report on Northern Ireland Protocol: Withdrawal Agreement Joint Committee Decisions and declarations of 17 December 2020
09 April 2021
Treasury Committee launches ‘Jobs, Growth, and Productivity after Coronavirus’ inquiry
Committee launches a new inquiry into jobs, growth, and productivity after coronavirus
01 April 2021
Secretary of State questioned on work of the department
Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee examine issues across the work of the department
25 March 2021
Decisions of the Petitions Committee, 23 March 2021
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.
24 March 2021
Committee reports on UK trade remedies policy
Committee publishes its report on UK trade remedies policy
22 March 2021
MPs to hold a general debate on support for the hospitality industry throughout the Covid-19 pandemic
MPs to hold a general debate on support for the hospitality industry throughout the covid-19 pandemic in the Chamber
19 March 2021
Lords examines Non-Domestic Rating (Public Lavatories) Bill
Members discuss availability, accessibility and cleanliness of public lavatories
18 March 2021
Government should get tough on use of forced labour in Xinjiang
Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee publishes report on Uyghur forced labour in Xinjiang and UK value chains
17 March 2021
New EU rules could lead to increased friction in NI - GB trade
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.
16 March 2021
Lords debates the Budget statement
Members debate the economy
15 March 2021
EAC calls for Garment Trade Adjudicator
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.
12 March 2021
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