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 | — | — | — |
| 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 | — | — | — |
| Consumer protection Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Open | 26 Jan 2026 | — | — | — |
| Financing the real economy Inquiry | Evidence/session | Open | 4 Aug 2025 | — | — | — |
| The role of regulators Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 8 Jul 2025 | — | — | — |
| Pricing, competition and consumer protection Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 16 Jun 2025 | — | — | — |
| Rip-off Britain: Dynamic pricing and consumer protection Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 23 Jan 2025 | — | — | — |
| UK arms exports to Israel Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 20 Nov 2024 | — | — | — |
| The work of the Department for Business and Trade Regular evidence sessions | Evidence/session | Open | 20 Nov 2024 | — | — | — |
| 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 | — | — | — |
| 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 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 | — | — | — |
| 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 | — | — | — |
| Environmental, social and corporate governance: reporting and investing Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 6 Sep 2022 | — | — | — |
| The impact of the cost of living crisis on workers, consumers and business Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 31 Aug 2022 | — | — | — |
| Pubs Code Adjudicator Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 5 Jul 2022 | — | — | — |
| The work of the BEIS Department Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 22 Jun 2022 | — | — | — |
| Flight cancellations and compensation Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 7 Jun 2022 | — | — | — |
| Help to Grow Scheme Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 17 May 2022 | — | — | — |
| Covid Loan Fraud Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 7 Mar 2022 | — | — | — |
| Energy security in the UK Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 7 Mar 2022 | — | — | — |
| The impact of supply chain delays on UK businesses and consumers Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 12 Oct 2021 | — | — | — |
| UK Gas Market Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 21 Sep 2021 | — | — | — |
| Net Zero Governance Inquiry | Evidence/session | Closed | 24 Jun 2021 | — | — | — |
| Downstream Oil Resilience Bill Legislative scrutiny | Evidence/session | Closed | 18 Jun 2021 | — | — | — |
| The impact of border delays on UK business and security of supply Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 21 Dec 2020 | — | — | — |
| Businesses and Brexit preparedness Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 17 Nov 2020 | — | — | — |
| RIIO 2: Energy network price controls Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 9 Nov 2020 | — | — | — |
| UK Emissions Trading System Common Framework Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 9 Oct 2020 | — | — | — |
| OneWeb Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 16 Sep 2020 | — | — | — |
| Post-pandemic economic growth Inquiry | Evidence/session | Closed | 3 Jun 2020 | — | — | — |