Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

BEIS existed until 2023 when it was split to form the Department for Business and Trade (DBT), the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) and the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT). Responsibility for national security and investment policy has gone to the Cabinet Office.

Website

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

Ministers

• The Rt Hon Simon Hart MP
  Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury (Chief Whip)
• Marcus Jones MP
  Treasurer of HM Household (Deputy Chief Whip)
• Rebecca Harris MP
  Comptroller of HM Household (Government Whip)
• Jo Churchill MP
  Vice Chamberlain of HM Household (Government Whip)
• Amanda Solloway MP
  Government Whip (Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury)
• Steve Double MP
  Government Whip (Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury)
• Scott Mann MP
  Government Whip (Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury)
• The Rt Hon Andrew Stephenson MP
  Government Whip (Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury)
• Stuart Anderson MP
  Assistant Government Whip
• Joy Morrissey MP
  Assistant Government Whip
• Jacob Young MP
  Assistant Government Whip
• Robert Largan MP
  Assistant Government Whip
• Julie Marson MP
  Assistant Government Whip
• Fay Jones MP
  Assistant Government Whip
• Mike Wood MP
  Assistant Government Whip
• The Rt Hon Baroness Williams of Trafford
  Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms (Lords Chief Whip)
• Earl of Courtown
  Captain of the King's Bodyguard of the Yeomen of the Guard (Lords Deputy Chief Whip)
• Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist
  Baroness in Waiting (Government Whip)
• Lord Davies of Gower
  Lord in Waiting
• Lord Harlech
  Lord in Waiting
• Lord Evans of Rainow
  Lord in Waiting (Government Whip)
• Lord Caine
  Lord in Waiting

Petitions linked to this department

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• Encourage lenders to suspend interest, fees and repayments during COVID-19
  Open from Wednesday 8th April 2020 to Thursday 8th October 2020
  135 signatures

• 3 Days Off A Year To Let The World Rest
  Open from Wednesday 8th April 2020 to Thursday 8th October 2020
  225 signatures

• Implement in full the recommendations made by the UK Committee on Climate Change
  Open from Monday 6th April 2020 to Tuesday 6th October 2020
  161 signatures

• Government to offer economic assistance to the Leisure industry during COVID-19
  Open from Monday 6th April 2020 to Tuesday 6th October 2020
  39 signatures

• Make hazard pay mandatory for key workers in the midst of COVID 19.
  Open from Wednesday 1st April 2020 to Thursday 1st October 2020
  8,625 signatures

• Move all bank holidays to a time after Coronavirus Lockdown
  Open from Wednesday 1st April 2020 to Thursday 1st October 2020
  603 signatures

• Bank holiday to thank those who helped during the COVID-19 crisis
  Open from Wednesday 1st April 2020 to Thursday 1st October 2020
  177 signatures

• Create a new Bank Holiday in recognition of the NHS and all its amazing workers.
  Open from Wednesday 1st April 2020 to Thursday 1st October 2020
  643 signatures

• Close construction sites because of Covid19.
  Open from Friday 27th March 2020 to Sunday 27th September 2020
  5,614 signatures

• Shutdown all construction sites with more than 50 workers due to COVID19.
  Open from Friday 27th March 2020 to Sunday 27th September 2020
  712 signatures

• Create a fund to reimburse money lost due to covid-19 travel cancellations
  Open from Friday 27th March 2020 to Sunday 27th September 2020
  250 signatures

• Restrict people stockpiling and reselling items at inflated prices
  Open from Wednesday 25th March 2020 to Friday 25th September 2020
  232 signatures

• Stop the Building of the Nuclear Power Plan at Bradwell on Sea
  Open from Tuesday 24th March 2020 to Thursday 24th September 2020
  11,506 signatures

• Self employed people should be entitled to SSP and Paternal Leave
  Open from Tuesday 24th March 2020 to Thursday 24th September 2020
  25 signatures

• Introduce financial measures to support SMEs during Coronavirus outbreak
  Open from Tuesday 24th March 2020 to Thursday 24th September 2020
  82 signatures

• Bring out ration books for food, everyday items and baby items
  Open from Tuesday 24th March 2020 to Thursday 24th September 2020
  92 signatures

• Postpone May Bank Holidays until Autumn when holidays and sports will be back on
  Open from Monday 23rd March 2020 to Wednesday 23rd September 2020
  190 signatures

• Close all non essential shops during the Covid-19 crisis
  Open from Monday 23rd March 2020 to Wednesday 23rd September 2020
  77 signatures

• Allow larger supermarkets to remain open without restricted hours on Sundays
  Open from Friday 20th March 2020 to Sunday 20th September 2020
  113 signatures

• Make rooftop solar installations mandatory for all new homes valued over £400000
  Open from Friday 20th March 2020 to Sunday 20th September 2020
  79 signatures

• Support the beauty industry during the corona virus outbreak
  Open from Friday 20th March 2020 to Sunday 20th September 2020
  1,600 signatures

• Provide immediate financial support to the Tourism Industry.
  Open from Thursday 19th March 2020 to Saturday 19th September 2020
  692 signatures

• Reduce tax on alcohol in pubs, clubs and restaurants
  Open from Thursday 19th March 2020 to Saturday 19th September 2020
  51 signatures

• Encourage retailers to prioritise those over 70 shopping online for essentials
  Open from Wednesday 18th March 2020 to Friday 18th September 2020
  32 signatures

• All infrastructure projects be tested against the Net Zero Emissions 2050 Law
  Open from Wednesday 18th March 2020 to Friday 18th September 2020
  70 signatures

• Make Remembrance Day a public holiday
  Open from Tuesday 17th March 2020 to Thursday 17th September 2020
  26 signatures

• Run a Public Awareness Campaign about the Climate and Ecological Emergency
  Open from Tuesday 17th March 2020 to Thursday 17th September 2020
  250 signatures

• End Daylight Savings Time
  Open from Monday 16th March 2020 to Wednesday 16th September 2020
  125 signatures

• Make it law for hotels to provide accomodation for Severely Disabled People.
  Open from Monday 16th March 2020 to Wednesday 16th September 2020
  140 signatures

• Introduce limits on per customer purchases in all supermarkets
  Open from Monday 16th March 2020 to Wednesday 16th September 2020
  566 signatures

• Make employers give a minimum number of hours to staff on Zero-hours contracts
  Open from Friday 13th March 2020 to Sunday 13th September 2020
  79 signatures

• Make zero hour work contracts completely illegal for any employer to offer.
  Open from Friday 13th March 2020 to Sunday 13th September 2020
  343 signatures

• Ban MMA liquid use in the beauty industry
  Open from Friday 13th March 2020 to Sunday 13th September 2020
  575 signatures

• Increase the rate of minimum wage for 16 year olds from £4.35 to at least £6.00
  Open from Thursday 12th March 2020 to Saturday 12th September 2020
  99 signatures

• Revoke IR35 Legislation that is causing significant damage to UK businesses
  Open from Wednesday 11th March 2020 to Friday 11th September 2020
  1,681 signatures

• Remove VAT on Energy Efficiency Measures To Help Meet 2050 Emissions Target
  Open from Wednesday 11th March 2020 to Friday 11th September 2020
  358 signatures

• Support the Bill for a June Bank Holiday (United Kingdom Day).
  Open from Tuesday 10th March 2020 to Thursday 10th September 2020
  109 signatures

• Reverse the decision to support new onshore wind farms
  Open from Tuesday 10th March 2020 to Thursday 10th September 2020
  610 signatures

• Pass law to ensure no unsaleable goods are destroyed but donated to good causes.
  Open from Tuesday 10th March 2020 to Thursday 10th September 2020
  348 signatures

• Make all parcel delivery businesses equip drivers with cameras
  Open from Tuesday 10th March 2020 to Thursday 10th September 2020
  45 signatures

• Introduce a minimum Wage (fee) for Gig-Economy Workers
  Open from Tuesday 10th March 2020 to Thursday 10th September 2020
  105 signatures

• Require employers to pay workers on a weekly basis.
  Open from Monday 9th March 2020 to Wednesday 9th September 2020
  28 signatures

• Include self-employed in statutory sick pay during Coronavirus
  Open from Friday 6th March 2020 to Sunday 6th September 2020
  699,598 signatures

• Hold a referendum to scrap the UK's policy of Net Zero CO2 by 2050
  Open from Friday 6th March 2020 to Sunday 6th September 2020
  7,628 signatures

• Give consumers a statutory right to opt out of receiving paper correspondence
  Open from Friday 6th March 2020 to Sunday 6th September 2020
  46 signatures

• Publish new carbon budgets linked to the Paris Agreement and Climate Change Act
  Open from Thursday 5th March 2020 to Saturday 5th September 2020
  2,089 signatures

• Change the law covering sale of services to preclude "automatic renewal clause"
  Open from Wednesday 4th March 2020 to Friday 4th September 2020
  137 signatures

• Require restaurants to show total prices, inclusive of service charges, in menus
  Open from Wednesday 4th March 2020 to Friday 4th September 2020
  105 signatures

• Protect the Environment – support carbon neutral energy alternatives
  Open from Tuesday 3rd March 2020 to Thursday 3rd September 2020
  1,604 signatures

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