Source · Select Committee · House of Commons
Business and Trade Committee
Scrutinises: Department for Business and Trade
116 reports
816 conclusions & recs
45 govt responses
10 overdue
Government Response
Accepted: 155
Accepted in Part: 25
Acknowledged: 95
Deferred: 87
Not Addressed: 21
Rejected: 23
Committee work
| Inquiry | Type | Status | Opened | Reports | Items | Response |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK trade with the US Inquiry | Evidence/session | Open | 8 Apr 2026 | — | — | — |
| UK trade with the EU Inquiry | Evidence/session | Open | 8 Apr 2026 | — | — | — |
| Royal Mail Non-inquiry session | Report findings | Open | 16 Mar 2026 | 1 | 9 | Awaiting |
| Artificial Intelligence, business and the future of the workforce Inquiry | Evidence/session | Open | 10 Mar 2026 | — | — | — |
| China and the UK economy Inquiry | Evidence/session | Open | 5 Mar 2026 | — | — | — |
| Appointment of Doug Gurr as Chair of the Competition and Markets Authority Pre-appointment hearing | Report findings | Closed | 12 Feb 2026 | 1 | 10 | Awaiting |
| Consumer protection Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Open | 26 Jan 2026 | — | — | — |
| Post Office Horizon scandal: Justice for sub-postmasters Non-inquiry session | Report findings | Open | 16 Dec 2025 | 1 | 29 | Awaiting |
| Competition and market functioning in the UK live music industry Inquiry | No report yet | Open | 4 Dec 2025 | — | — | — |
| Priorities of the Business and Trade Committee for 2026 Inquiry | Report | Closed | 24 Sep 2025 | 1 | — | — |
| Financing the real economy Inquiry | Evidence/session | Open | 4 Aug 2025 | — | — | — |
| The role of regulators Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 8 Jul 2025 | — | — | — |
| Small business strategy Inquiry | Report findings | Open | 16 Jun 2025 | 1 | 67 | Awaiting |
| Pricing, competition and consumer protection Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 16 Jun 2025 | — | — | — |
| UK trade with the US, India and EU Inquiry | Report findings | Closed | 6 Jun 2025 | 4 | 49 | Responded |
| Industrial Strategy Inquiry | Report findings | Open | 28 Jan 2025 | 2 | 32 | Responded |
| Rip-off Britain: Dynamic pricing and consumer protection Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 23 Jan 2025 | — | — | — |
| Export led growth Inquiry | Report findings | Closed | 15 Jan 2025 | 4 | 33 | Responded |
| The work of the Department for Business and Trade Regular evidence sessions | Evidence/session | Open | 20 Nov 2024 | — | — | — |
| UK arms exports to Israel Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 20 Nov 2024 | — | — | — |
| Business and Trade Committee: priorities Inquiry | Report | Closed | 13 Nov 2024 | 1 | — | — |
| Make Work Pay: Employment Rights Bill Inquiry | Report findings | Closed | 31 Oct 2024 | 2 | 21 | Responded |
| Post Office Horizon scandal: fast and fair redress Non-inquiry session | Report findings | Closed | 29 Oct 2024 | 3 | 17 | Responded |
| Labour markets reform: workers’ rights and protections Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 16 Apr 2024 | — | — | — |
| UK arms exports to Israel Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 12 Apr 2024 | — | — | — |
| Delivering audit reform: follow-up Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 19 Mar 2024 | — | — | — |
| Implementation of Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 29 Jan 2024 | — | — | — |
| UK accession to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership Non-inquiry session | Report findings | Closed | 11 Jan 2024 | 2 | 2 | Responded |
| Post Office and Horizon - Compensation: follow-up Non-inquiry session | Report findings | Closed | 9 Jan 2024 | 2 | 3 | Responded |
| Industrial policy Inquiry | Evidence/session | Closed | 19 Dec 2023 | — | — | — |
| Private equity and the retail sector Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 12 Dec 2023 | — | — | — |
| The collapse of Wilko Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 20 Nov 2023 | — | — | — |
| Employment at McDonald's Franchises Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 7 Nov 2023 | — | — | — |
| Three-Vodafone merger: implications for competition Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 10 Oct 2023 | — | — | — |
| The work of the Department for Business and Trade Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 12 Sep 2023 | — | — | — |
| UK-US Atlantic Declaration Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 4 Jul 2023 | — | — | — |
| Valedictory session with the outgoing Chair of the Trade Remedies Authority Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 27 Jun 2023 | — | — | — |
| Food and fuel price inflation: will prices come down this year? Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 20 Jun 2023 | — | — | — |
| The 2026 review of the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 16 Jun 2023 | — | — | — |
| The Post Office Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 12 Jun 2023 | — | — | — |
| The performance of investment zones and freeports in England Inquiry | Report findings | Closed | 9 Jun 2023 | 1 | 12 | Awaiting |
| The CBI Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 30 May 2023 | — | — | — |
| Export-led growth Inquiry | Evidence/session | Closed | 26 May 2023 | — | — | — |
| The work of the Competition and Markets Authority Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 9 May 2023 | — | — | — |
| UK plc 2050 Non-inquiry session | Report findings | Closed | 1 Feb 2023 | 2 | 14 | Responded |
| Batteries for electric vehicle manufacturing Inquiry | Report findings | Closed | 17 Jan 2023 | 2 | 23 | Responded |
| Royal Mail and the Post Office Non-inquiry session | Report findings | Closed | 10 Jan 2023 | 2 | 13 | Responded |
| Energy price support Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 13 Dec 2022 | — | — | — |
| Fraudulent company registrations: Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 2 Nov 2022 | — | — | — |
| Preparations for UNFCCC COP27 Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 17 Oct 2022 | — | — | — |