Business and Trade Committee

House of Commons

Scrutinises: Department for Business and Trade

117
Reports
823
Conclusions & Recs
45
Govt Responses
10
Overdue
Government Response (AI assessment · 427 of 823 classified)
Accepted: 164
Accepted in Part: 26
Acknowledged: 99
Deferred: 90
Not Addressed: 24
Rejected: 24

Inquiries 142 of 142 · With recommendations only

UK trade with the US
Open 8 Apr 2026
UK trade with the EU
Open 8 Apr 2026
Royal Mail
Open 16 Mar 2026 1 report 9 recs
Awaiting response
Artificial Intelligence, business and the future of the workforce
Open 10 Mar 2026
China and the UK economy
Open 5 Mar 2026
Appointment of Doug Gurr as Chair of the Competition and Markets Authority
Closed 12 Feb 2026 1 report 10 recs
Awaiting response
Consumer protection
Open 26 Jan 2026
Post Office Horizon scandal: Justice for sub-postmasters
Open 16 Dec 2025 1 report 29 recs
Awaiting response
Competition and market functioning in the UK live music industry
Open 4 Dec 2025 1 report 7 recs
Awaiting response
Priorities of the Business and Trade Committee for 2026
Closed 24 Sep 2025 1 report
Financing the real economy
Open 4 Aug 2025
The role of regulators
Closed 8 Jul 2025
Small business strategy
Open 16 Jun 2025 1 report 67 recs
Awaiting response
Pricing, competition and consumer protection
Closed 16 Jun 2025
UK trade with the US, India and EU
Closed 6 Jun 2025 4 reports 49 recs
Govt responded
Industrial Strategy
Open 28 Jan 2025 2 reports 32 recs
Govt responded
Rip-off Britain: Dynamic pricing and consumer protection
Closed 23 Jan 2025
Export led growth
Closed 15 Jan 2025 4 reports 33 recs
Govt responded
The work of the Department for Business and Trade
Open 20 Nov 2024
UK arms exports to Israel
Closed 20 Nov 2024
Business and Trade Committee: priorities
Closed 13 Nov 2024 1 report
Make Work Pay: Employment Rights Bill
Closed 31 Oct 2024 2 reports 21 recs
Govt responded
Post Office Horizon scandal: fast and fair redress
Closed 29 Oct 2024 3 reports 17 recs
Govt responded
Labour markets reform: workers’ rights and protections
Closed 16 Apr 2024
UK arms exports to Israel
Closed 12 Apr 2024
Delivering audit reform: follow-up
Closed 19 Mar 2024
Implementation of Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023
Closed 29 Jan 2024
UK accession to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership
Closed 11 Jan 2024 2 reports 2 recs
Govt responded
Post Office and Horizon - Compensation: follow-up
Closed 9 Jan 2024 2 reports 3 recs
Govt responded
Industrial policy
Closed 19 Dec 2023
Private equity and the retail sector
Closed 12 Dec 2023
The collapse of Wilko
Closed 20 Nov 2023
Employment at McDonald's Franchises
Closed 7 Nov 2023
Three-Vodafone merger: implications for competition
Closed 10 Oct 2023
The work of the Department for Business and Trade
Closed 12 Sep 2023
UK-US Atlantic Declaration
Closed 4 Jul 2023
Valedictory session with the outgoing Chair of the Trade Remedies Authority
Closed 27 Jun 2023
Food and fuel price inflation: will prices come down this year?
Closed 20 Jun 2023
The 2026 review of the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement
Closed 16 Jun 2023
The Post Office
Closed 12 Jun 2023
The performance of investment zones and freeports in England
Closed 9 Jun 2023 1 report 12 recs
Awaiting response
The CBI
Closed 30 May 2023
Export-led growth
Closed 26 May 2023
The work of the Competition and Markets Authority
Closed 9 May 2023
UK plc 2050
Closed 1 Feb 2023 2 reports 14 recs
Govt responded
Batteries for electric vehicle manufacturing
Closed 17 Jan 2023 2 reports 23 recs
Govt responded
Royal Mail and the Post Office
Closed 10 Jan 2023 2 reports 13 recs
Govt responded
Energy price support
Closed 13 Dec 2022
Fraudulent company registrations: Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill
Closed 2 Nov 2022
Preparations for UNFCCC COP27
Closed 17 Oct 2022