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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• Require employers to offer career breaks for parents with a seriously ill child
  Open from Friday 2nd June 2023 to Saturday 2nd December 2023
  102,316 signatures

• Make Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha public holidays
  Open from Friday 28th April 2023 to Saturday 28th October 2023
  78,479 signatures

• Ban the sale of fireworks to the general public
  Open from Thursday 15th June 2023 to Friday 15th December 2023
  50,288 signatures

• Immediately revoke all licences for arms exports to Israel
  Opened on Thursday 21st December 2023
  47,103 signatures so far

• Stop deep-sea mining
  Open from Friday 14th April 2023 to Saturday 14th October 2023
  35,036 signatures

• Make a UK law requiring all establishments to accept cash
  Open from Monday 17th April 2023 to Tuesday 17th October 2023
  20,771 signatures

• Give fathers/second parents a right to 6 weeks' paid leave in baby's first year
  Open from Tuesday 11th July 2023 to Thursday 11th January 2024
  14,427 signatures

• Hold referendums on joining new trade blocks eg CPTPP
  Open from Tuesday 28th March 2023 to Thursday 28th September 2023
  11,985 signatures

• Introduce statutory licensing and regulation of builders
  Open from Tuesday 11th April 2023 to Wednesday 11th October 2023
  10,999 signatures

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

• Make all forms of 'geo-engineering' affecting the environment illegal
  Opened on Tuesday 30th April 2024
  8,624 signatures so far

• Create new rights to paid breastfeeding breaks for mothers
  Open from Wednesday 5th April 2023 to Thursday 5th October 2023
  4,074 signatures

• Require disabled toilets have changing stations large enough for children/adults
  Open from Thursday 13th April 2023 to Friday 13th October 2023
  2,299 signatures

• Add specific provision for women to regulations on PPE in the workplace
  Open from Wednesday 13th September 2023 to Wednesday 13th March 2024
  1,941 signatures

• Require AEDs in publicly accessible businesses and make tax deductible
  Open from Wednesday 10th May 2023 to Friday 10th November 2023
  1,933 signatures

• Make short selling shares illegal in the UK
  Opened on Wednesday 13th March 2024
  1,722 signatures so far

• Make it a legal requirement to have bleed control kits in all public places
  Open from Tuesday 4th April 2023 to Wednesday 4th October 2023
  1,111 signatures

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

• Ensure UK-Israel Trade Deal includes conditions on democracy and the rule of law
  Open from Monday 20th February 2023 to Sunday 20th August 2023
  712 signatures

• Extend the Post Office (Horizon System) Offences Bill
  Opened on Tuesday 30th April 2024
  686 signatures so far

• Ban The Sale Of Ring-Style Frisbees By Retailers
  Open from Tuesday 11th July 2023 to Thursday 11th January 2024
  668 signatures

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

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

• 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

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

• Require labelling of all products produced by companies paying tax in Russia
  Open from Monday 10th July 2023 to Wednesday 10th January 2024
  520 signatures

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

• Extend 30 hours free childcare to healthcare students
  Open from Monday 3rd April 2023 to Tuesday 3rd October 2023
  496 signatures

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

• Introduce a Bank Holiday in June to celebrate Class 37 trains
  Open from Wednesday 7th June 2023 to Thursday 7th December 2023
  419 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

• Suspend UK trade deals with Nations that hunt dolphins or whales
  Open from Wednesday 22nd February 2023 to Tuesday 22nd August 2023
  303 signatures

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

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

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

• Require all hotel staff with access to room keys have enhanced DBS checks
  Open from Thursday 13th July 2023 to Saturday 13th January 2024
  251 signatures

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

• Require menus to be available in formats accessible to visually impaired people
  Open from Monday 12th June 2023 to Tuesday 12th December 2023
  219 signatures

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

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

• Reform maternity, paternity, shared parental & adoption leave and pay
  Open from Friday 19th May 2023 to Sunday 19th November 2023
  192 signatures

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

• Provide funding to make shops and other businesses wheelchair accessible
  Open from Friday 26th May 2023 to Sunday 26th November 2023
  190 signatures

• Make it a legal requirement for salaries to be included in all job adverts
  Open from Monday 20th March 2023 to Wednesday 20th September 2023
  182 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

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

• Make 12 hour shifts illegal
  Open from Thursday 1st June 2023 to Friday 1st December 2023
  164 signatures

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

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

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

• Ban non-biodegradable glitter and confetti
  Open from Wednesday 19th July 2023 to Friday 19th January 2024
  133 signatures

• Introduce new pay and benefit entitlements for food delivery drivers
  Open from Wednesday 26th April 2023 to Thursday 26th October 2023
  131 signatures

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

• Scrap daylight savings time (DST) in the United Kingdom
  Open from Tuesday 13th June 2023 to Wednesday 13th December 2023
  125 signatures

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

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

• Ban shops from displaying alcoholic drinks by the checkouts
  Open from Tuesday 6th June 2023 to Wednesday 6th December 2023
  117 signatures

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

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

• Abolish Restrictions on Sunday Trading Hours
  Open from Wednesday 7th June 2023 to Thursday 7th December 2023
  111 signatures

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

• Require employers to pay workers for required overtime
  Open from Monday 14th August 2023 to Wednesday 14th February 2024
  106 signatures

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

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

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

• Hold an inquiry into unfair practises in the pandemic and cost of living crisis
  Open from Tuesday 7th March 2023 to Thursday 7th September 2023
  99 signatures

• Ban import of octopuses bred by intensive farming methods
  Open from Monday 20th March 2023 to Wednesday 20th September 2023
  92 signatures

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

• Anywhere selling disposable vapes should also have recycling bins for them
  Open from Thursday 1st June 2023 to Friday 1st December 2023
  88 signatures

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

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

• 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

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

• Ensure customers can cancel subscriptions online if signed up to online
  Open from Tuesday 13th June 2023 to Wednesday 13th December 2023
  75 signatures

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

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

• Ban charges increasing during fixed-term contracts
  Open from Tuesday 18th April 2023 to Wednesday 18th October 2023
  73 signatures

• Give parents a right to start work late once a week to take children to school
  Open from Friday 6th October 2023 to Saturday 6th April 2024
  72 signatures

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

• Review and reform regulations on rented domestic electrical safety
  Opened on Monday 29th April 2024
  70 signatures so far

• Make workplace bullying illegal
  Open from Thursday 27th April 2023 to Friday 27th October 2023
  65 signatures

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

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

• Require retailers list delivery partner for online orders
  Open from Wednesday 12th April 2023 to Thursday 12th October 2023
  60 signatures

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

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

• Make St George's Day a public Holiday
  Open from Monday 22nd May 2023 to Wednesday 22nd November 2023
  52 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

• Create a fund to provide enhanced sick pay for workers on long-term sick leave
  Open from Thursday 4th May 2023 to Saturday 4th November 2023
  50 signatures

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

• Reform £100k income threshold for tax-free childcare and free childcare hours
  Open from Thursday 27th April 2023 to Friday 27th October 2023
  49 signatures

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

• Require tradespeople to be registered
  Open from Friday 15th September 2023 to Friday 15th March 2024
  47 signatures

• Make all UK companies pay a fine if their gender pay gaps are not closed by 2024
  Open from Wednesday 8th March 2023 to Friday 8th September 2023
  47 signatures

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

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

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

• Reduce maximum working hours to four 10-hour days
  Open from Thursday 20th July 2023 to Saturday 20th January 2024
  45 signatures

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

• Make Paid Pet Bereavement Leave Compulsory in the Workplace
  Open from Friday 16th June 2023 to Saturday 16th December 2023
  43 signatures

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