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Tag Archives: BEIS
A poor answer with a vague list of Ministerial meetings
A few days ago our local MP Caroline Lucas wrote a question which was answered by Greg Hands who is one of the Ministers for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS). The question was regarding the “discussions his Department has … Continue reading
Posted in Brighton & Hove, Environment, Parliament and Democracy
Tagged BEIS, Caroline Lucas, Greg Hands
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We need a Business Minister who is in touch with Businesses
Just over a week ago on Tuesday 10th November three Conservative MPs asked one of their Ministers a very simple question. Sadly his response was disappointing on several fronts. He is Alok Sharma and his role is head (Secretary of … Continue reading
Small business claims on behalf of the Government – are they credible?
Yesterday in the House of Commons three Tory MPs asked the same question as a starter for a discussion about small businesses “What recent steps he has taken to support small businesses” The response which came from Paul Scully who … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Environment, Immigration, Parliament and Democracy
Tagged BEIS, Kelly Tolhurst, Paul Scully, Priti Patel
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This sort of response is totally un-credible Mims – you need to get the data!
The company I work for is on the small size which means that out of 13 people who work together, one of my colleagues and myself are the most likely to answer the phone. We regularly get calls from agencies … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Parliament and Democracy, Youth Issues
Tagged BEIS, DWP, Mims Davies
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Three years later and what is there to show for it?
Today marks the third anniversary of the EU referendum result. I recall a few days earlier on Tuesday 21st June 2016 how Michael Gove stated on Radio 4 Today that if we vote to leave, that our departure would begin … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Parliament and Democracy
Tagged BEIS, Boris Johnson, Brexit, Jeremy Hunt, Kelly Tolhurst, Michael Gove, Peter Kyle, Small Businesses
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The Home Office must resolve football policing arrangements
On Tuesday a very short debate took place in the House of Commons under the title “Cost of Policing Football” which was convened by Gill Furniss who is the Labour MP for Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough and also is the … Continue reading
Government needs a reality check from businesses
Trying to persuade our Government to use joined up thinking is not easy, particularly when they are trying to work across different departments. However even individual departments seem incapable of this. On Tuesday one of the DUP MPs, Gregory Campbell … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Parliament and Democracy, STEM
Tagged BEIS, Greg Clark, Gregory Campbell, Richard Harrington MP
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MPs who really care about business needs
It is very disappointing that the letter which is shown here was signed by so few (46) Tory MPs. The truth is that their party claims to be one that is focused on the needs of business. Indeed a few … Continue reading
Parliament, please stop patronising SMEs
Three weeks ago I wrote a blog, inspired by a claim by a select committee in the House of Commons that it wanted to meet with Small and Medium Enterprises. The challenge with SMEs is they represent businesses referred to … Continue reading
Its time for MPs to focus on real issues
It is always encouraging when Parliament claims it want to learn from people whose life experience is different to the majority of people in the two Houses. One Parliamentary Committee that scrutinises the Government is the Business, Energy and Industrial … Continue reading
Posted in Brighton & Hove, Economics
Tagged BEIS, Peter Kyle, Rachel Reeves, Small and medium enterprises, Trade Unions
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