Department for Business and Trade

We are the department for economic growth. We support businesses to invest, grow and export, creating jobs and opportunities across the country. DBT is a ministerial department, supported by 20 agencies and public bodies.

Website

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-business-and-trade

Ministers

• The Rt Hon Kemi Badenoch MP
  Secretary of State for Business and Trade, President of the Board of Trade
• Nusrat Ghani MP
  Minister of State at the Department for Business and Trade
• Nigel Huddleston MP
  Minister of State
• Lord Johnson
  Minister of State
• Kevin Hollinrake MP
  Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
• The Earl of Minto
  Minister of State

Petitions linked to this department

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• Engage in discussions with EU to agree a reciprocal youth mobility scheme
  Opened on Friday 26th April 2024
  20 signatures so far

• Review the bankruptcy/administration system for corporations
  Opened on Wednesday 24th April 2024
  10 signatures so far

• Ban companies from charging more for products targeted to women
  Opened on Monday 22nd April 2024
  24 signatures so far

• Make gig economy companies responsible for the conduct of all their riders
  Opened on Wednesday 17th April 2024
  20 signatures so far

• Require all employers offer at least four weeks of fully paid bereavement leave
  Opened on Tuesday 16th April 2024
  30 signatures so far

• Require businesses give staff the option to be paid monthly
  Opened on Tuesday 16th April 2024
  14 signatures so far

• Ban the use of certain materials in adult toys
  Opened on Tuesday 16th April 2024
  11 signatures so far

• Require wheelchair access for businesses with 3 or fewer access steps
  Opened on Tuesday 16th April 2024
  36 signatures so far

• Ban sale & import of hunting knives, machetes & crossbows with strict penalties
  Opened on Monday 15th April 2024
  105 signatures so far

• Set up a regulator for cloud robotics and require a manual shut down option
  Opened on Wednesday 10th April 2024
  25 signatures so far

• Review and Reassess Domestic EPC Assessment Criteria
  Opened on Wednesday 10th April 2024
  19 signatures so far

• Introduce new requirements for food delivery services
  Opened on Wednesday 10th April 2024
  471 signatures so far

• Require hotels to offer accessible rooms for whole families
  Opened on Wednesday 10th April 2024
  632 signatures so far

• Regulate Hairdressers and Barbers
  Opened on Wednesday 10th April 2024
  162 signatures so far

• Give consumers the right to procure parts for mobile/small electronic devices
  Opened on Tuesday 9th April 2024
  29 signatures so far

• Introduce fines for long phone waiting times & require lines for older people
  Opened on Monday 8th April 2024
  493 signatures so far

• Do not require publication of full accounts for small/micro businesses
  Opened on Thursday 4th April 2024
  430 signatures so far

• Requirement for all businesses to clearly display their contact details
  Opened on Wednesday 3rd April 2024
  38 signatures so far

• Require businesses with customer toilets allow use without purchase
  Opened on Monday 25th March 2024
  40 signatures so far

• Remove Sunday Trading Laws
  Opened on Monday 25th March 2024
  28 signatures so far

• Remove need for LBC for external energy improvements to Grade 2 buildings
  Opened on Friday 22nd March 2024
  10 signatures so far

• Require menus to be available in accessible formats for visually impaired people
  Opened on Friday 22nd March 2024
  106 signatures so far

• Allow people to claim unfair dismissal after six months
  Opened on Thursday 21st March 2024
  17 signatures so far

• Restrict sale, possession, and distribution of corrosive substances to public
  Opened on Wednesday 20th March 2024
  18 signatures so far

• Introduce reduced caps on key household bills to keep costs low
  Opened on Tuesday 19th March 2024
  67 signatures so far

• Ban children's swimsuits that do not contrast against water
  Opened on Monday 18th March 2024
  20 signatures so far

• Ban High-Silica Engineered Stone Worktops
  Opened on Thursday 14th March 2024
  110 signatures so far

• Ban the sale of energy drinks to under 18 year olds
  Opened on Wednesday 13th March 2024
  12 signatures so far

• Make short selling shares illegal in the UK
  Opened on Wednesday 13th March 2024
  1,714 signatures so far

• Regulate exchange of pet ownership
  Opened on Tuesday 12th March 2024
  13 signatures so far

• Add France to countries where expats receive Winter Fuel Payment
  Opened on Tuesday 12th March 2024
  11 signatures so far

• Require customer services for UK customers be mostly UK-based
  Opened on Monday 11th March 2024
  32 signatures so far

• Increase fines for mobile phone use to match drink/drug driving
  Opened on Wednesday 6th March 2024
  26 signatures so far

• Require offline access is offered for all services provided to the public
  Opened on Tuesday 5th March 2024
  132 signatures so far

• Ban the use of facial recognition technology in public spaces.
  Opened on Thursday 29th February 2024
  25 signatures so far

• Introduce licenses for paranormal and urban exploring
  Opened on Thursday 29th February 2024
  17 signatures so far

• Extend employment protections for jurors to victims and witnesses going to court
  Opened on Monday 19th February 2024
  27 signatures so far

• Ban advertising of vapes other than on packaging
  Opened on Monday 19th February 2024
  50 signatures so far

• Move the clocks to BST at the end of February
  Opened on Tuesday 13th February 2024
  23 signatures so far

• Immediate refunds of money sub-postmasters paid for wrong horizon shortfalls
  Opened on Tuesday 13th February 2024
  98 signatures so far

• Significantly increase the compensation being offered to sub-postmasters
  Opened on Tuesday 13th February 2024
  25 signatures so far

• Mandate 50% UK Hiring for UK Bases of Non-UK Companies
  Opened on Thursday 8th February 2024
  24 signatures so far

• Replace the Post Office with an independent not-for-profit body
  Opened on Tuesday 6th February 2024
  45 signatures so far

• Remove Post Office from process of compensating postmasters
  Opened on Monday 5th February 2024
  74 signatures so far

• Require clear labelling to show when the size of a product has changed
  Opened on Friday 2nd February 2024
  65 signatures so far

• Remove income tax from service charges paid at hospitality venues
  Opened on Friday 2nd February 2024
  16 signatures so far

• Ban online services enforcing policies that prohibit or censor lawful content
  Opened on Thursday 1st February 2024
  264 signatures so far

• Provide pubs help with energy bills
  Opened on Wednesday 31st January 2024
  32 signatures so far

• Make it a criminal offence to cold call in person or by phone
  Opened on Tuesday 30th January 2024
  56 signatures so far

• Nationalise and invest in the UK Steel Industry
  Opened on Monday 29th January 2024
  94 signatures so far

• Introduce a right to pet care and bereavement leave
  Opened on Friday 26th January 2024
  37 signatures so far

• Require carbon footprint of items be printed on packaging
  Opened on Friday 26th January 2024
  97 signatures so far

• Promote circular fashion and educate the public about effects of fast fashion
  Opened on Wednesday 24th January 2024
  25 signatures so far

• Create a regulatory body for funeral directors
  Opened on Monday 22nd January 2024
  706 signatures so far

• Speed up the payment of compensation for sub-postmasters
  Opened on Thursday 18th January 2024
  257 signatures so far

• Ban the sale of cars with wet belt engines
  Opened on Thursday 18th January 2024
  30 signatures so far

• Require businesses to scrap zero hour contracts
  Opened on Tuesday 16th January 2024
  70 signatures so far

• Major chains to have at least 50% cashier operated tills
  Opened on Monday 15th January 2024
  28 signatures so far

• Require all businesses and public services to accept cash payments
  Opened on Monday 15th January 2024
  115 signatures so far

• Ban the use of fireworks
  Opened on Wednesday 10th January 2024
  49 signatures so far

• Require publishers to declare AI content on cover of books
  Opened on Tuesday 9th January 2024
  146 signatures so far

• Require hospitality businesses provide transport for staff on public holidays
  Opened on Tuesday 9th January 2024
  15 signatures so far

• Ban the sale of fireworks to the public
  Opened on Monday 8th January 2024
  69 signatures so far

• Require companies to publish wait time on phones, with fines for excessive waits
  Opened on Thursday 4th January 2024
  36 signatures so far

• Fund a voucher discount scheme for healthy food
  Opened on Wednesday 3rd January 2024
  24 signatures so far

• Ban restaurants from adding a service charge to bills
  Opened on Tuesday 2nd January 2024
  197 signatures so far

• Make it illegal for retail and hospitality businesses to refuse cash as payment
  Opened on Friday 22nd December 2023
  282 signatures so far

• Immediately revoke all licences for arms exports to Israel
  Opened on Thursday 21st December 2023
  46,001 signatures so far

• Make it illegal to deliver unsolicited mail if someone displays a sign/sticker
  Opened on Tuesday 19th December 2023
  60 signatures so far

• Accountants to be liable for incorrect tax rebate claims, not client
  Opened on Tuesday 19th December 2023
  573 signatures so far

• Remove the need for planning permission for radio antennae on domestic property
  Opened on Friday 15th December 2023
  29 signatures so far

• Require companies to return funds on gift cards if not used
  Opened on Thursday 14th December 2023
  25 signatures so far

• Ban cash purchases over £500 to reduce ability to spend profits from crime.
  Opened on Tuesday 12th December 2023
  14 signatures so far

• Make 29 February a bank holiday
  Opened on Thursday 7th December 2023
  188 signatures so far

• Require employers report and investigate near misses
  Opened on Thursday 7th December 2023
  17 signatures so far

• Ban recording using smart glasses without the knowledge of people being recorded
  Opened on Wednesday 6th December 2023
  30 signatures so far

• Make it illegal to taper redundancy payments for people approaching pension age
  Opened on Tuesday 5th December 2023
  32 signatures so far

• Provide councils power to prevent intrusive domestic CCTV
  Opened on Tuesday 5th December 2023
  19 signatures so far

• Ban fireworks in residential areas and only allow in remote areas by licence
  Opened on Wednesday 29th November 2023
  108 signatures so far

• Ban from public sale certain fireworks for garden use
  Opened on Tuesday 28th November 2023
  149 signatures so far

• Ban employers suspending employees for more than 10 weeks
  Opened on Tuesday 28th November 2023
  20 signatures so far

• Require employers to eliminate the gender pay gap
  Opened on Thursday 16th November 2023
  34 signatures so far

• Introduce new restrictions on the sale of fireworks
  Opened on Thursday 16th November 2023
  46 signatures so far

• Require companies to report annually on age diversity
  Opened on Wednesday 15th November 2023
  45 signatures so far

• Only allow fireworks on the dates of traditional celebratory events
  Opened on Monday 13th November 2023
  115 signatures so far

• To ban the use of fireworks after 10pm
  Opened on Monday 13th November 2023
  47 signatures so far

• Ban charges increasing during fixed-term contracts
  Opened on Thursday 2nd November 2023
  34 signatures so far

• Increase paternity leave and entitlements to equal maternity leave and pay
  Opened on Wednesday 1st November 2023
  50 signatures so far

• Review protections for public from unsafe electrical infrastructure
  Open from Wednesday 25th October 2023 to Thursday 25th April 2024
  198 signatures

• Introduce economic sanctions on Israel
  Open from Wednesday 18th October 2023 to Thursday 18th April 2024
  10,933 signatures

• Ban Loyalty Card Schemes at all Supermarkets
  Open from Friday 13th October 2023 to Saturday 13th April 2024
  91 signatures

• Create comprehensive menstrual employment rights and requirements for employers
  Open from Friday 13th October 2023 to Saturday 13th April 2024
  244 signatures

• Reduce maximum working week to 35hrs and increase minimum wage to £15/hr
  Open from Friday 13th October 2023 to Saturday 13th April 2024
  77 signatures

• Create specific entitlements to paid leave for menstrual and uterine conditions
  Open from Friday 13th October 2023 to Saturday 13th April 2024
  318 signatures

• Enhance statutory maternity pay and leave for parents with multiple births
  Open from Friday 13th October 2023 to Saturday 13th April 2024
  34 signatures

• Introduce new rules on transparency of subsidy applications and awards
  Open from Wednesday 11th October 2023 to Thursday 11th April 2024
  27 signatures

• Give people of Chinese heritage a right to take leave on Chinese New Year
  Open from Wednesday 11th October 2023 to Thursday 11th April 2024
  531 signatures

• Ban businesses from providing services exclusively through apps
  Open from Tuesday 10th October 2023 to Wednesday 10th April 2024
  37 signatures

• Require businesses trading in Russia to compensate Ukraine and warn consumers
  Open from Tuesday 10th October 2023 to Wednesday 10th April 2024
  173 signatures

• Make 1st November a public holiday
  Open from Monday 9th October 2023 to Tuesday 9th April 2024
  49 signatures

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