Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Leading economy-wide transformation by backing enterprise and long-term growth, generating cheaper, cleaner, homegrown energy and unleashing the UK as a science superpower through innovation. BEIS is a ministerial department, supported by 44 agencies and public bodies.

Website

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-business-energy-and-industrial-strategy

Ministers

• The Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP
  Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
• Graham Stuart MP
  Minister of State (Minister for Energy and Climate)
• George Freeman MP
  Minister of State (Minister for Science, Research and Innovation)
• Nusrat Ghani MP
  Minister of State (Minister for Industry and Investment Security)
• Kevin Hollinrake MP
  Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Enterprise, Markets and Small Business)
• Lord Callanan
  Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Business, Energy and Corporate Responsibility)

Petitions linked to this department

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• Require drive through takeaways to print vehicle registrations on the packaging
  Opened on Friday 27th January 2023
  237 signatures so far

• Ban energy companies installing pre-payment meters without permission
  Opened on Wednesday 25th January 2023
  8 signatures so far

• Raise The Trading Schemes Regulations 1997 £200 'liability limit' to £750
  Opened on Monday 23rd January 2023
  23 signatures so far

• Issue grants to repay Covid Bounce Back Loans up to £8,000 for small businesses
  Opened on Monday 23rd January 2023
  47 signatures so far

• Mandate employee profit sharing of dividend/bonus budgets for private businesses
  Opened on Thursday 19th January 2023
  8 signatures so far

• A Royal Commission into the scientific efficacy of animal experimentation.
  Opened on Wednesday 18th January 2023
  1,047 signatures so far

• Add environmental damage as a public interest intervention ground for mergers
  Opened on Monday 16th January 2023
  10 signatures so far

• Increase mandatory paternity leave for fathers to at least 12 weeks with pay.
  Opened on Friday 13th January 2023
  52 signatures so far

• Make statutory redundancy pay 1.5 weeks per year of service for all workers
  Opened on Thursday 12th January 2023
  9 signatures so far

• Create new Rights to Repair for consumer electronics
  Opened on Wednesday 11th January 2023
  13 signatures so far

• Create legal requirements for HR staff to report suspected offences
  Opened on Wednesday 11th January 2023
  21 signatures so far

• Increase funding for bio-fuel plants
  Opened on Wednesday 11th January 2023
  11 signatures so far

• Supply electric heating pads, free of means testing, to pensioners
  Opened on Monday 9th January 2023
  9 signatures so far

• Ban the use of fireworks in residential areas.
  Opened on Monday 9th January 2023
  14 signatures so far

• Only allow fireworks to be used for official displays on Bonfire Night and NYE
  Opened on Thursday 5th January 2023
  536 signatures so far

• Require Companies House to verify proof of address before registering a company
  Opened on Wednesday 4th January 2023
  17 signatures so far

• Ban the sale of energy drinks to under 13s.
  Opened on Thursday 29th December 2022
  11 signatures so far

• Introduce at least one bank holiday per month in the United Kingdom.
  Opened on Wednesday 28th December 2022
  10 signatures so far

• Stop all new gas, oil and coal extraction
  Opened on Thursday 15th December 2022
  26 signatures so far

• Make it compulsory that paddle boards are sold with buoyancy aids
  Opened on Tuesday 13th December 2022
  358 signatures so far

• Do not introduce laws to restrict strike action
  Opened on Tuesday 13th December 2022
  3,792 signatures so far

• People Who Change Jobs Should Not Be Penalised By Losing Maternity Pay Rights
  Opened on Tuesday 13th December 2022
  40 signatures so far

• Ban fireworks after 10.00pm.
  Opened on Monday 5th December 2022
  15 signatures so far

• Change Parental Leave eligibility to make leave equal for men and women
  Opened on Monday 5th December 2022
  21 signatures so far

• Make the Warm Home Discount Scheme Accessible Again to the Most Vulnerable
  Opened on Thursday 1st December 2022
  479 signatures so far

• Mandatory carbon emissions traffic light score for all products and services
  Opened on Wednesday 30th November 2022
  20 signatures so far

• To save energy, require shops to keep their doors closed during opening hours.
  Opened on Friday 25th November 2022
  39 signatures so far

• Pay rises and pay parity for firefighters, police and paramedics.
  Opened on Thursday 24th November 2022
  99 signatures so far

• Veterans Day Bank Holiday the Monday following Remembrance Sunday
  Opened on Wednesday 23rd November 2022
  423 signatures so far

• Increase support for energy bills for households with disabled children
  Opened on Tuesday 22nd November 2022
  41 signatures so far

• Limit the price of residential electric vehicle chargers to energy price cap
  Opened on Monday 21st November 2022
  9 signatures so far

• Require food outlets to accept electronic payments
  Opened on Tuesday 15th November 2022
  20 signatures so far

• Give working parents extra annual leave and support to cover school holidays
  Opened on Monday 14th November 2022
  12 signatures so far

• Make it mandatory for all bars and clubs to search bags and people on entry
  Opened on Thursday 10th November 2022
  110 signatures so far

• Ban unsolicited junk mail
  Opened on Thursday 10th November 2022
  17 signatures so far

• Ban the importation of wood pellets used for the generation of electricity.
  Opened on Wednesday 9th November 2022
  50 signatures so far

• Introduce an unmetered monthly tariff for energy for the elderly and disabled
  Opened on Tuesday 8th November 2022
  2,368 signatures so far

• Withdraw the Transport Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill
  Opened on Tuesday 8th November 2022
  11,553 signatures so far

• Prevent all new North Sea oil and gas exploration
  Opened on Monday 7th November 2022
  1,839 signatures so far

• Introduce mandatory ethnicity pay gap reporting
  Opened on Thursday 3rd November 2022
  1,518 signatures so far

• Create a fund to support people who lose their jobs to automation
  Opened on Thursday 3rd November 2022
  11 signatures so far

• Abolish daylight saving changes. Keep British Summer Time of GMT +1 year round.
  Opened on Thursday 3rd November 2022
  92 signatures so far

• Hold a referendum on whether to end annual clock changes
  Opened on Thursday 3rd November 2022
  86 signatures so far

• Ban private firework displays after 8pm and the use of rockets in built up areas
  Opened on Thursday 3rd November 2022
  54 signatures so far

• Restrict the sale and use of fireworks by the public to certain celebration days
  Opened on Wednesday 2nd November 2022
  45 signatures so far

• Mandatory warnings for venues and businesses that use strobe/flashing lights
  Opened on Tuesday 1st November 2022
  34 signatures so far

• Require employers offer interviews to disabled job applicants
  Opened on Monday 31st October 2022
  34 signatures so far

• Ban all fireworks permanently, including displays.
  Opened on Monday 31st October 2022
  397 signatures so far

• Introduce mandatory minimum standards for inclusive product packaging
  Opened on Monday 31st October 2022
  316 signatures so far

• Ban use of fireworks by the public after 11pm, and organised displays after 1am
  Opened on Friday 28th October 2022
  155 signatures so far

• A UK wide referendum on the forced introduction of the 2025/30/50 and EV rules
  Opened on Friday 28th October 2022
  77 signatures so far

• Prevent the sale of Fireworks until the week of Bonfire Night and New Years
  Opened on Friday 28th October 2022
  29 signatures so far

• Require a licence to buy or release any fireworks
  Opened on Friday 28th October 2022
  1,992 signatures so far

• Introduce right to 'Net Metering' for generation of renewable energy
  Opened on Wednesday 26th October 2022
  22 signatures so far

• Require climate and working standards label on all clothes
  Opened on Wednesday 26th October 2022
  22 signatures so far

• Extend paid paternity leave to 2 months
  Opened on Monday 24th October 2022
  48 signatures so far

• Hold a public inquiry into the sale of Royal Mail
  Opened on Monday 24th October 2022
  143 signatures so far

• Withdraw the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill
  Opened on Friday 21st October 2022
  3,415 signatures so far

• Reinstate the two year energy price guarantee
  Opened on Thursday 20th October 2022
  26 signatures so far

• Introduce new restrictions on the purchase and release of fireworks
  Opened on Thursday 20th October 2022
  50 signatures so far

• Bring Royal Mail back into public ownership
  Opened on Wednesday 19th October 2022
  1,369 signatures so far

• Require Electricity Suppliers to actively promote Carbon Intensity awareness
  Opened on Tuesday 18th October 2022
  15 signatures so far

• Keep the May 1st 2023 Bank Holiday on that date and not move it to May 8th
  Opened on Monday 17th October 2022
  412 signatures so far

• Give employees rights and support to buy employers as co-ops when facing closure
  Opened on Monday 17th October 2022
  16 signatures so far

• Require employers to offer paid menstruation leave
  Opened on Friday 14th October 2022
  46 signatures so far

• Ban all disposable plastic bags.
  Opened on Wednesday 12th October 2022
  35 signatures so far

• Make it illegal for employers to discriminate on the basis of appearance
  Opened on Tuesday 11th October 2022
  36 signatures so far

• Provide additional energy grants for people using machines for palliative care
  Opened on Tuesday 11th October 2022
  124 signatures so far

• Require businesses turn off all non emergency lights during hours of closure
  Opened on Tuesday 11th October 2022
  34 signatures so far

• Give employees a right to bereavement leave following the death of a pet
  Opened on Friday 7th October 2022
  37 signatures so far

• Establish a panel to adjudicate on disputes regarding headstones
  Opened on Thursday 6th October 2022
  54 signatures so far

• Ban food delivery businesses from delivering alcohol to homes
  Opened on Wednesday 5th October 2022
  14 signatures so far

• Require businesses respond to all applicants for an advertised job vacancy
  Opened on Wednesday 5th October 2022
  22 signatures so far

• Remove the link between electricity prices and the price of gas.
  Opened on Wednesday 5th October 2022
  79 signatures so far

• Create a new Ancestors Bank Holiday
  Opened on Tuesday 4th October 2022
  21 signatures so far

• Commit to keeping the 48 hour Working Time Directive rules for all UK Workers
  Opened on Wednesday 28th September 2022
  17 signatures so far

• Create an anti-bullying law to protect employees in the workplace
  Opened on Friday 23rd September 2022
  815 signatures so far

• Introduce paid miscarriage leave for parents who experience pregnancy loss.
  Opened on Thursday 8th September 2022
  4,348 signatures so far

• Reverse fracking moratorium and provide support for natural gas extraction
  Opened on Monday 5th September 2022
  75 signatures so far

• Increase paid annual leave from 5.6 weeks to 7 weeks
  Opened on Monday 5th September 2022
  37 signatures so far

• Reduce the decibel limit on fireworks to 85 decibels, to reduce impact
  Opened on Monday 5th September 2022
  1,911 signatures so far

• Reintroduce Feed in Tariff for electrical generation linked to the OFGEM cap
  Opened on Monday 5th September 2022
  25 signatures so far

• Ban button batteries from being used in children’s toys.
  Opened on Monday 5th September 2022
  58 signatures so far

• Launch an inquiry to identify the long-term solutions to current energy crisis
  Opened on Thursday 1st September 2022
  24 signatures so far

• Make it a legal requirement for salaries to be included in all job adverts
  Opened on Thursday 1st September 2022
  1,772 signatures so far

• A Bank Holiday to Celebrate the 75th Anniversary of the NHS
  Opened on Thursday 1st September 2022
  84 signatures so far

• Subsidise energy and fuel prices to mitigate cost increases
  Opened on Wednesday 31st August 2022
  29 signatures so far

• Increase minimum wage for Support Workers
  Opened on Wednesday 31st August 2022
  136 signatures so far

• Make free sanitary products in public and workplace toilets a legal requirement
  Opened on Tuesday 30th August 2022
  43 signatures so far

• National minimum wage to £15 to help working families as inflation rises
  Opened on Tuesday 30th August 2022
  45 signatures so far

• Require MPs to disclose all shares in energy companies, regardless of size
  Opened on Friday 26th August 2022
  173 signatures so far

• Require businesses selling e-cigarettes to offer recycling of used products
  Opened on Wednesday 24th August 2022
  39 signatures so far

• Make August 1st a National Bank Holiday in the UK
  Opened on Wednesday 24th August 2022
  33 signatures so far

• Introduce statutory regulation of builders
  Opened on Tuesday 23rd August 2022
  1,081 signatures so far

• Remove requirements for certified installation to access Smart Export Guarantee
  Opened on Monday 22nd August 2022
  155 signatures so far

• Pass a law that prevents the use of standing charges by utility companies
  Opened on Wednesday 17th August 2022
  584 signatures so far

• Stop energy companies charging more for pre payment meter users.
  Opened on Wednesday 17th August 2022
  126 signatures so far

• Introduce a Christmas light ban for households to save electricity in the winter
  Opened on Tuesday 16th August 2022
  16 signatures so far

• Ban the sale of R. ponticum, an invasive and ecologically harmful exotic plant
  Opened on Monday 15th August 2022
  38 signatures so far

• Set a legal maximum temperature in HGV trucks
  Opened on Thursday 11th August 2022
  43 signatures so far

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