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 19 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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• Make it illegal to sell, buy and use fireworks other than silent ones
  Opened on Tuesday 19th November 2024
  80 signatures so far

• Set dates when fireworks are allowed.
  Opened on Monday 18th November 2024
  52 signatures so far

• Require all businesses and public services to accept cash payments
  Opened on Friday 15th November 2024
  105 signatures so far

• Introduce requirements for firework sellers to inform buyers about laws
  Opened on Friday 15th November 2024
  53 signatures so far

• Limit the sale and use of Fireworks to licence holders only
  Opened on Tuesday 5th November 2024
  62,032 signatures so far

• Create a free independent body for Intellectual Property (IP) cases
  Open from Monday 20th May 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  50 signatures

• Introduce a Magna Carta Day public holiday for England on 15 June
  Open from Tuesday 7th May 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  39 signatures

• Make all forms of 'geo-engineering' affecting the environment illegal
  Open from Tuesday 30th April 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  11,944 signatures

• Extend the Post Office (Horizon System) Offences Bill
  Open from Tuesday 30th April 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  864 signatures

• Review and reform regulations on rented domestic electrical safety
  Open from Monday 29th April 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  91 signatures

• Engage in discussions with EU to agree a reciprocal youth mobility scheme
  Open from Friday 26th April 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  86 signatures

• Review the bankruptcy/administration system for corporations
  Open from Wednesday 24th April 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  1,567 signatures

• Ban companies from charging more for products targeted to women
  Open from Monday 22nd April 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  37 signatures

• Make gig economy companies responsible for the conduct of all their riders
  Open from Wednesday 17th April 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  31 signatures

• Require all employers offer at least four weeks of fully paid bereavement leave
  Open from Tuesday 16th April 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  32 signatures

• Require businesses give staff the option to be paid monthly
  Open from Tuesday 16th April 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  21 signatures

• Ban the use of certain materials in adult toys
  Open from Tuesday 16th April 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  13 signatures

• Require wheelchair access for businesses with 3 or fewer access steps
  Open from Tuesday 16th April 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  41 signatures

• Ban sale & import of hunting knives, machetes & crossbows with strict penalties
  Open from Monday 15th April 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  115 signatures

• Set up a regulator for cloud robotics and require a manual shut down option
  Open from Wednesday 10th April 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  26 signatures

• Review and Reassess Domestic EPC Assessment Criteria
  Open from Wednesday 10th April 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  19 signatures

• Introduce new requirements for food delivery services
  Open from Wednesday 10th April 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  534 signatures

• Require hotels to offer accessible rooms for whole families
  Open from Wednesday 10th April 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  654 signatures

• Regulate Hairdressers and Barbers
  Open from Wednesday 10th April 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  169 signatures

• Give consumers the right to procure parts for mobile/small electronic devices
  Open from Tuesday 9th April 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  37 signatures

• Introduce fines for long phone waiting times & require lines for older people
  Open from Monday 8th April 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  513 signatures

• Do not require publication of full accounts for small/micro businesses
  Open from Thursday 4th April 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  461 signatures

• Requirement for all businesses to clearly display their contact details
  Open from Wednesday 3rd April 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  42 signatures

• Require businesses with customer toilets allow use without purchase
  Open from Monday 25th March 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  46 signatures

• Remove Sunday Trading Laws
  Open from Monday 25th March 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  33 signatures

• Remove need for LBC for external energy improvements to Grade 2 buildings
  Open from Friday 22nd March 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  12 signatures

• Require menus to be available in accessible formats for visually impaired people
  Open from Friday 22nd March 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  109 signatures

• Allow people to claim unfair dismissal after six months
  Open from Thursday 21st March 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  20 signatures

• Restrict sale, possession, and distribution of corrosive substances to public
  Open from Wednesday 20th March 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  19 signatures

• Introduce reduced caps on key household bills to keep costs low
  Open from Tuesday 19th March 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  81 signatures

• Ban children's swimsuits that do not contrast against water
  Open from Monday 18th March 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  25 signatures

• Ban High-Silica Engineered Stone Worktops
  Open from Thursday 14th March 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  143 signatures

• Ban the sale of energy drinks to under 18 year olds
  Open from Wednesday 13th March 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  13 signatures

• Make short selling shares illegal in the UK
  Open from Wednesday 13th March 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  1,734 signatures

• Regulate exchange of pet ownership
  Open from Tuesday 12th March 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  13 signatures

• Add France to countries where expats receive Winter Fuel Payment
  Open from Tuesday 12th March 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  11 signatures

• Require customer services for UK customers be mostly UK-based
  Open from Monday 11th March 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  40 signatures

• Increase fines for mobile phone use to match drink/drug driving
  Open from Wednesday 6th March 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  26 signatures

• Require offline access is offered for all services provided to the public
  Open from Tuesday 5th March 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  136 signatures

• Ban the use of facial recognition technology in public spaces.
  Open from Thursday 29th February 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  28 signatures

• Introduce licenses for paranormal and urban exploring
  Open from Thursday 29th February 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  17 signatures

• Extend employment protections for jurors to victims and witnesses going to court
  Open from Monday 19th February 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  28 signatures

• Ban advertising of vapes other than on packaging
  Open from Monday 19th February 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  53 signatures

• Move the clocks to BST at the end of February
  Open from Tuesday 13th February 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  23 signatures

• Immediate refunds of money sub-postmasters paid for wrong horizon shortfalls
  Open from Tuesday 13th February 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  105 signatures

• Significantly increase the compensation being offered to sub-postmasters
  Open from Tuesday 13th February 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  26 signatures

• Mandate 50% UK Hiring for UK Bases of Non-UK Companies
  Open from Thursday 8th February 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  27 signatures

• Replace the Post Office with an independent not-for-profit body
  Open from Tuesday 6th February 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  47 signatures

• Remove Post Office from process of compensating postmasters

• Remove Post Office from process of compensating postmasters
  Open from Monday 5th February 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  85 signatures

• Require clear labelling to show when the size of a product has changed
  Open from Friday 2nd February 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  76 signatures

• Remove income tax from service charges paid at hospitality venues
  Open from Friday 2nd February 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  16 signatures

• Ban online services enforcing policies that prohibit or censor lawful content
  Open from Thursday 1st February 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  267 signatures

• Provide pubs help with energy bills
  Open from Wednesday 31st January 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  33 signatures

• Make it a criminal offence to cold call in person or by phone
  Open from Tuesday 30th January 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  66 signatures

• Nationalise and invest in the UK Steel Industry
  Open from Monday 29th January 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  106 signatures

• Introduce a right to pet care and bereavement leave
  Open from Friday 26th January 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  44 signatures

• Require carbon footprint of items be printed on packaging
  Open from Friday 26th January 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  100 signatures

• Promote circular fashion and educate the public about effects of fast fashion
  Open from Wednesday 24th January 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  26 signatures

• Create a regulatory body for funeral directors
  Open from Monday 22nd January 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  739 signatures

• Speed up the payment of compensation for sub-postmasters
  Open from Thursday 18th January 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  265 signatures

• Ban the sale of cars with wet belt engines
  Open from Thursday 18th January 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  34 signatures

• Require businesses to scrap zero hour contracts
  Open from Tuesday 16th January 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  80 signatures

• Major chains to have at least 50% cashier operated tills
  Open from Monday 15th January 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  32 signatures

• Major chains to have at least 50% cashier operated tills

• Require all businesses and public services to accept cash payments
  Open from Monday 15th January 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  130 signatures

• Ban the use of fireworks
  Open from Wednesday 10th January 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  57 signatures

• Require publishers to declare AI content on cover of books
  Open from Tuesday 9th January 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  152 signatures

• Require hospitality businesses provide transport for staff on public holidays
  Open from Tuesday 9th January 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  16 signatures

• Ban the sale of fireworks to the public
  Open from Monday 8th January 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  83 signatures

• Require companies to publish wait time on phones, with fines for excessive waits
  Open from Thursday 4th January 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  38 signatures

• Fund a voucher discount scheme for healthy food
  Open from Wednesday 3rd January 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  26 signatures

• Ban restaurants from adding a service charge to bills
  Open from Tuesday 2nd January 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  219 signatures

• Make it illegal for retail and hospitality businesses to refuse cash as payment
  Open from Friday 22nd December 2023 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  359 signatures

• Immediately revoke all licences for arms exports to Israel
  Open from Thursday 21st December 2023 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  107,316 signatures

• Make it illegal to deliver unsolicited mail if someone displays a sign/sticker
  Open from Tuesday 19th December 2023 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  63 signatures

• Accountants to be liable for incorrect tax rebate claims, not client
  Open from Tuesday 19th December 2023 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  582 signatures

• Remove the need for planning permission for radio antennae on domestic property
  Open from Friday 15th December 2023 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  30 signatures

• Require companies to return funds on gift cards if not used
  Open from Thursday 14th December 2023 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  27 signatures

• Ban cash purchases over £500 to reduce ability to spend profits from crime.
  Open from Tuesday 12th December 2023 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  14 signatures

• Make 29 February a bank holiday
  Open from Thursday 7th December 2023 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  194 signatures

• Require employers report and investigate near misses
  Open from Thursday 7th December 2023 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  17 signatures

• Ban recording using smart glasses without the knowledge of people being recorded
  Open from Wednesday 6th December 2023 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  34 signatures

• Make it illegal to taper redundancy payments for people approaching pension age
  Open from Tuesday 5th December 2023 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  32 signatures

• Provide councils power to prevent intrusive domestic CCTV
  Open from Tuesday 5th December 2023 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  20 signatures

• Ban fireworks in residential areas and only allow in remote areas by licence
  Open from Wednesday 29th November 2023 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  120 signatures

• Ban from public sale certain fireworks for garden use
  Open from Tuesday 28th November 2023 to Tuesday 28th May 2024
  162 signatures

• Ban employers suspending employees for more than 10 weeks
  Open from Tuesday 28th November 2023 to Tuesday 28th May 2024
  20 signatures

• Require employers to eliminate the gender pay gap
  Open from Thursday 16th November 2023 to Thursday 16th May 2024
  37 signatures

• Introduce new restrictions on the sale of fireworks
  Open from Thursday 16th November 2023 to Thursday 16th May 2024
  47 signatures

• Require companies to report annually on age diversity
  Open from Wednesday 15th November 2023 to Wednesday 15th May 2024
  45 signatures

• Only allow fireworks on the dates of traditional celebratory events
  Open from Monday 13th November 2023 to Monday 13th May 2024
  119 signatures

• To ban the use of fireworks after 10pm
  Open from Monday 13th November 2023 to Monday 13th May 2024
  47 signatures

• Ban charges increasing during fixed-term contracts
  Open from Thursday 2nd November 2023 to Thursday 2nd May 2024
  36 signatures

• Increase paternity leave and entitlements to equal maternity leave and pay
  Open from Wednesday 1st November 2023 to Wednesday 1st May 2024
  50 signatures

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