Select Committee · Business, Innovation, Science and Trade Committee

The work of the Department for Business and Trade

Status: Open Opened: 20 Nov 2024
Inquiry scopeOver the course of the Parliament, we will hold a number of sessions with the Secretary of State to scrutinise the Department's work. We will use these sessions to scrutinise the Department’s contribution to the Government’s Growth Mission and the progress the Department is making in key areas, such as the implementation of its forthcoming industrial strategy, trade strategy and small business strategy.

Oral evidence sessions

3 sessions

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Date Session and witnesses Source
7 Jul 2026 Amanda Brooks CBE · Department for Business and Trade, Rt Hon Peter Kyle MP · Department for Business and Trade View ↗
11 Nov 2025 Gareth Davies CB · Department for Business and Trade, Rt Hon Peter Kyle MP · Department for Business and Trade View ↗
26 Nov 2024 Gareth Davies · Department for Business and Trade, Rt Hon Jonathan Reynolds MP · Department for Business and Trade View ↗

Who gave evidence

5 witnesses

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WitnessOrganisationSessions
Rt Hon Peter Kyle MP · Secretary of State Department for Business and Trade 2
Amanda Brooks CBE · Director General, Trade Policy, Implementation and Negotiations Department for Business and Trade 1
Gareth Davies · Permanent Secretary Department for Business and Trade 1
Gareth Davies CB · Permanent Secretary Department for Business and Trade 1
Rt Hon Jonathan Reynolds MP · Secretary of State for Business and Trade Department for Business and Trade 1

Correspondence

14 letters

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PublishedDirectionLetter
9 Sep 2026 To committee Letter from the Secretary of State relating to Machinery of Government changes, 25 August 2026
9 Sep 2026 To committee Letter from the Secretary of State relating to questions following his appearance before the Committee on 7 July, 17 July 2026
22 Jul 2026 From committee Letter to the Secretary of State relating to recent changes to the machinery of government, 22 July 2026
6 Jan 2026 To committee Letter from the Secretary of State relating to the work of the Department, 19 December 2025
4 Dec 2025 From committee Letter to the Secretary of State relating to answers given at 11 November evidence session, 1 December 2025
2 Sep 2025 To committee Letter from the Chief Operating Officer for the Department relating to the August update on the 2024-25 Annual Report and Accounts, 21 August 2025
23 Jul 2025 To committee Letter from the Chief Operating Officer relating to the July Update on the 2024-25 Department for Business and Trade Annual Report and Account, 22 July 2025
15 Jul 2025 To committee Letter from DBT Chief Operating Officer relating to ARA June Update, 30 June 2025
3 Jun 2025 To committee Letter from the Chief Operating Officer relating to the May Update on the 2024-25 Department for Business and Trade Annual Report and Accounts, 20 May 2025
22 Apr 2025 To committee Letter from the Chief Operating Officer for the Department for Business and Trade relating to the Department's 2024-25 Annual Report and Accounts, 27 March 2025
20 Mar 2025 From committee Letter to the Secretary of State for Business and Trade relating to Spending Review, 7 February 2025
18 Mar 2025 To committee Letter from the Secretary of State for Business and Trade relating to the Department's Spending Review, 4 March 2025
4 Feb 2025 To committee Letter from the Permanent Secretary relating to the annual report and accounts for the Department for Business and Trade, 28 January 2025
10 Dec 2024 To committee Letter from the Secretary of State relating to the evidence session on 26 November, 4 December 2024