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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Mail Non-inquiry session | Report findings | Open | 16 Mar 2026 | 1 | 9 | Awaiting |
| Appointment of Doug Gurr as Chair of the Competition and Markets Authority Pre-appointment hearing | Report findings | Closed | 12 Feb 2026 | 1 | 10 | Awaiting |
| Post Office Horizon scandal: Justice for sub-postmasters Non-inquiry session | Report findings | Open | 16 Dec 2025 | 1 | 29 | Awaiting |
| Priorities of the Business and Trade Committee for 2026 Inquiry | Report | Closed | 24 Sep 2025 | 1 | — | — |
| Small business strategy Inquiry | Report findings | Open | 16 Jun 2025 | 1 | 67 | Awaiting |
| 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 |
| Export led growth Inquiry | Report findings | Closed | 15 Jan 2025 | 4 | 33 | Responded |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| The performance of investment zones and freeports in England Inquiry | Report findings | Closed | 9 Jun 2023 | 1 | 12 | Awaiting |
| 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 |
| Pre-appointment hearing with the Government’s preferred candidate for Chair of the Competition and Markets Authority Pre-appointment hearing | Report | Closed | 22 Jun 2022 | 1 | — | — |
| The work of the Investment Security Unit Inquiry | Report | Closed | 15 Jun 2022 | 1 | — | — |
| Post-pandemic economic growth: UK labour markets Inquiry | Report findings | Closed | 27 May 2022 | 2 | 41 | Responded |
| The Semiconductor Industry in the UK Inquiry | Report findings | Closed | 25 May 2022 | 3 | 16 | Responded |
| Decarbonisation of the power sector Inquiry | Report findings | Closed | 20 May 2022 | 2 | 65 | Responded |
| Pre-appointment hearing: Chair of the Financial Reporting Council Pre-appointment hearing | Report | Closed | 19 Jan 2022 | 1 | — | — |
| Energy pricing and the future of the Energy Market Inquiry | Report findings | Closed | 8 Dec 2021 | 2 | 59 | Responded |
| Energy National Policy Statements Inquiry | Report findings | Closed | 3 Nov 2021 | 2 | 20 | Responded |
| Post-pandemic economic growth: State Aid and Post Brexit Competition Policy Inquiry | Report findings | Closed | 23 Sep 2021 | 3 | 30 | Responded |
| Liberty Steel and the Future of the UK Steel Industry Inquiry | Report findings | Closed | 27 Apr 2021 | 2 | 42 | Responded |
| Findings of the Report of Climate Assembly UK Inquiry | Report findings | Closed | 19 Apr 2021 | 2 | 10 | Responded |
| Mineworkers' Pension Scheme Inquiry | Report findings | Closed | 18 Mar 2021 | 2 | 18 | Responded |
| Pre-appointment hearing: Chair of the Regulatory Policy Committee Pre-appointment hearing | Report | Closed | 4 Mar 2021 | 1 | — | — |
| Decarbonising heat in homes Inquiry | Report findings | Closed | 2 Oct 2020 | 2 | 39 | Responded |
| Forced labour in UK value chains Inquiry | Report findings | Closed | 18 Sep 2020 | 2 | 17 | Responded |
| Post-pandemic economic growth: Levelling up - local and regional structures and the delivery of economic growth Inquiry | Report findings | Closed | 24 Jul 2020 | 2 | 18 | Responded |
| Post-pandemic economic growth: Industrial Strategy Inquiry | Report findings | Closed | 23 Jul 2020 | 2 | 44 | Responded |
| The impact of coronavirus on businesses and workers Inquiry | Report findings | Closed | 13 Mar 2020 | 2 | 20 | Responded |
| Net zero and UN climate summits Inquiry | Report findings | Closed | 6 Mar 2020 | 2 | 14 | Responded |
| My BEIS inquiry Inquiry | Report | Closed | 5 Mar 2020 | 1 | — | — |
| Post Office and Horizon Inquiry | Report findings | Closed | 4 Mar 2020 | 2 | 29 | Responded |
| Pre-appointment hearing with the Government's preferred candidiate for Chair of the Financial Reporting Council inquiry Inquiry | Report | Closed | 8 Jul 2019 | 1 | — | — |
| The safety of electrical goods in the UK follow-up inquiry Inquiry | Report | Closed | 25 Jun 2019 | 1 | — | — |
| Post Office network inquiry Inquiry | Report | Closed | 4 Apr 2019 | 1 | — | — |
| Energy efficiency inquiry Inquiry | Report | Closed | 14 Nov 2018 | 2 | — | — |
| Future of audit inquiry Inquiry | Report | Closed | 8 Nov 2018 | 2 | — | — |
| Pre-appointment hearing with the Government's preferred candidate for Chair of Ofgem inquiry Inquiry | Report | Closed | 26 Jun 2018 | 1 | — | — |
| Draft National Policy Statement for Geological Disposal Infrastructure inquiry Inquiry | Report | Closed | 23 May 2018 | 2 | — | — |
| Automation and the Future of Work inquiry Inquiry | Report | Closed | 23 May 2018 | 1 | — | — |
| Carbon capture, usage and storage (CCUS) inquiry Inquiry | Report | Closed | 23 May 2018 | 2 | — | — |
| Pre-appointment hearing with the Government's preferred candidate for Chair of the Competition and Markets Authority inquiry Inquiry | Report | Closed | 18 Apr 2018 | 1 | — | — |
| Corporate governance: delivering on fair pay inquiry Inquiry | Report | Closed | 22 Mar 2018 | 2 | — | — |
| Small businesses and productivity inquiry Inquiry | Report | Closed | 31 Jan 2018 | 2 | — | — |