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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• Make it illegal for employers to discriminate on the basis of appearance
  Open from Tuesday 11th October 2022 to Tuesday 11th April 2023
  131 signatures

• Provide additional energy grants for people using machines for palliative care
  Open from Tuesday 11th October 2022 to Tuesday 11th April 2023
  129 signatures

• Require businesses turn off all non emergency lights during hours of closure
  Open from Tuesday 11th October 2022 to Tuesday 11th April 2023
  43 signatures

• Give employees a right to bereavement leave following the death of a pet
  Open from Friday 7th October 2022 to Friday 7th April 2023
  55 signatures

• Establish a panel to adjudicate on disputes regarding headstones
  Open from Thursday 6th October 2022 to Thursday 6th April 2023
  55 signatures

• Ban food delivery businesses from delivering alcohol to homes
  Open from Wednesday 5th October 2022 to Wednesday 5th April 2023
  16 signatures

• Require businesses respond to all applicants for an advertised job vacancy
  Open from Wednesday 5th October 2022 to Wednesday 5th April 2023
  27 signatures

• Remove the link between electricity prices and the price of gas.
  Open from Wednesday 5th October 2022 to Wednesday 5th April 2023
  119 signatures

• Create a new Ancestors Bank Holiday
  Open from Tuesday 4th October 2022 to Tuesday 4th April 2023
  24 signatures

• Commit to keeping the 48 hour Working Time Directive rules for all UK Workers
  Open from Wednesday 28th September 2022 to Tuesday 28th March 2023
  18 signatures

• Create an anti-bullying law to protect employees in the workplace
  Open from Friday 23rd September 2022 to Thursday 23rd March 2023
  867 signatures

• Introduce paid miscarriage leave for parents who experience pregnancy loss.
  Open from Thursday 8th September 2022 to Wednesday 22nd March 2023
  5,500 signatures

• Reverse fracking moratorium and provide support for natural gas extraction
  Open from Monday 5th September 2022 to Sunday 19th March 2023
  80 signatures

• Increase paid annual leave from 5.6 weeks to 7 weeks
  Open from Monday 5th September 2022 to Sunday 19th March 2023
  41 signatures

• Reduce the decibel limit on fireworks to 85 decibels, to reduce impact
  Open from Monday 5th September 2022 to Sunday 19th March 2023
  2,057 signatures

• Reintroduce Feed in Tariff for electrical generation linked to the OFGEM cap
  Open from Monday 5th September 2022 to Sunday 19th March 2023
  41 signatures

• Ban button batteries from being used in children’s toys.
  Open from Monday 5th September 2022 to Sunday 19th March 2023
  66 signatures

• Launch an inquiry to identify the long-term solutions to current energy crisis
  Open from Thursday 1st September 2022 to Wednesday 15th March 2023
  26 signatures

• Make it a legal requirement for salaries to be included in all job adverts
  Open from Thursday 1st September 2022 to Wednesday 15th March 2023
  1,957 signatures

• A Bank Holiday to Celebrate the 75th Anniversary of the NHS
  Open from Thursday 1st September 2022 to Wednesday 15th March 2023
  89 signatures

• Subsidise energy and fuel prices to mitigate cost increases
  Open from Wednesday 31st August 2022 to Tuesday 14th March 2023
  44 signatures

• Increase minimum wage for Support Workers
  Open from Wednesday 31st August 2022 to Tuesday 14th March 2023
  184 signatures

• Make free sanitary products in public and workplace toilets a legal requirement
  Open from Tuesday 30th August 2022 to Tuesday 14th March 2023
  63 signatures

• National minimum wage to £15 to help working families as inflation rises
  Open from Tuesday 30th August 2022 to Tuesday 14th March 2023
  65 signatures

• Require MPs to disclose all shares in energy companies, regardless of size
  Open from Friday 26th August 2022 to Sunday 12th March 2023
  197 signatures

• Require businesses selling e-cigarettes to offer recycling of used products
  Open from Wednesday 24th August 2022 to Friday 10th March 2023
  42 signatures

• Make August 1st a National Bank Holiday in the UK
  Open from Wednesday 24th August 2022 to Friday 10th March 2023
  35 signatures

• Introduce statutory regulation of builders
  Open from Tuesday 23rd August 2022 to Thursday 9th March 2023
  1,309 signatures

• Remove requirements for certified installation to access Smart Export Guarantee
  Open from Monday 22nd August 2022 to Wednesday 8th March 2023
  158 signatures

• Pass a law that prevents the use of standing charges by utility companies
  Open from Wednesday 17th August 2022 to Friday 3rd March 2023
  727 signatures

• Stop energy companies charging more for pre payment meter users.
  Open from Wednesday 17th August 2022 to Friday 3rd March 2023
  148 signatures

• Introduce a Christmas light ban for households to save electricity in the winter
  Open from Tuesday 16th August 2022 to Thursday 2nd March 2023
  17 signatures

• Ban the sale of R. ponticum, an invasive and ecologically harmful exotic plant
  Open from Monday 15th August 2022 to Wednesday 1st March 2023
  39 signatures

• Set a legal maximum temperature in HGV trucks
  Open from Thursday 11th August 2022 to Saturday 25th February 2023
  46 signatures

• Ban automatic disconnection of people on Pay As You Go Energy Meters
  Open from Thursday 11th August 2022 to Saturday 25th February 2023
  234 signatures

• Allow energy bills to be paid as part of salary sacrifice, saving Tax & NI
  Open from Thursday 11th August 2022 to Saturday 25th February 2023
  97 signatures

• Recall Parliament to consider the Energy Price Cap Increase (Cancellation) Bill
  Open from Thursday 11th August 2022 to Saturday 25th February 2023
  305 signatures

• Renationalise all industries that were publicly owned and restrict future sales
  Open from Tuesday 9th August 2022 to Thursday 23rd February 2023
  631 signatures

• Reform energy pricing and taxes to better protect lower income households
  Open from Tuesday 9th August 2022 to Thursday 23rd February 2023
  227 signatures

• Set a maximum working temperature at the workplace
  Open from Monday 8th August 2022 to Wednesday 22nd February 2023
  20 signatures

• Ban automatic renewal of contracts
  Open from Monday 8th August 2022 to Wednesday 22nd February 2023
  27 signatures

• Make World Mental Health Day a national bank holiday
  Open from Monday 8th August 2022 to Wednesday 22nd February 2023
  80 signatures

• Ban the production and use of domed lids on takeaway cups to protect wildlife
  Open from Friday 5th August 2022 to Sunday 19th February 2023
  201 signatures

• Take action to make essential energy (oil/gas/petrol/electric) more affordable
  Open from Thursday 4th August 2022 to Saturday 18th February 2023
  28 signatures

• Extend sugar tax to high sugar foods and restrict advertising

• Extend sugar tax to high sugar foods and restrict advertising
  Open from Thursday 4th August 2022 to Saturday 18th February 2023
  108 signatures

• Bank Holiday for England Women's Team Winning the Euros
  Open from Wednesday 3rd August 2022 to Friday 17th February 2023
  16 signatures

• Create a new permanent bank holiday celebrating and encouraging women in sport
  Open from Wednesday 3rd August 2022 to Friday 17th February 2023
  14 signatures

• Make it compulsory for Restaurants and Cafes to have a Baby Changing Facility
  Open from Tuesday 2nd August 2022 to Thursday 16th February 2023
  784 signatures

• Create a ten-year interest free loan for domestic green energy transition
  Open from Tuesday 2nd August 2022 to Thursday 16th February 2023
  54 signatures

• Invest in new nuclear and renewable generation to replace fossil fuels
  Open from Tuesday 2nd August 2022 to Thursday 16th February 2023
  46 signatures

• Ban sale of all sharply pointed knives to the general public
  Open from Monday 1st August 2022 to Wednesday 15th February 2023
  17 signatures

• Ban gender-based dress codes in schools and workplaces
  Open from Wednesday 27th July 2022 to Friday 10th February 2023
  54 signatures

• Require people to work from home if they can
  Open from Wednesday 27th July 2022 to Friday 10th February 2023
  24 signatures

• Implement recommendations of the Mineworkers’ Pension Scheme report
  Open from Wednesday 27th July 2022 to Friday 10th February 2023
  693 signatures

• Ban the words "plant", "grass" & "tree" when used to sell plastic substitutes
  Open from Tuesday 26th July 2022 to Thursday 9th February 2023
  150 signatures

• Give small businesses a grant to repay any outstanding Bounce Back Loans
  Open from Friday 22nd July 2022 to Sunday 5th February 2023
  33 signatures

• Decommission all fossil fuel power stations by 2023
  Open from Thursday 21st July 2022 to Saturday 4th February 2023
  44 signatures

• Allow employees to claim unfair dismissal after probation
  Open from Thursday 21st July 2022 to Saturday 4th February 2023
  30 signatures

• Fund climate-ready updates to homes, businesses and infrastructure
  Open from Thursday 21st July 2022 to Saturday 4th February 2023
  38 signatures

• Ban commercial donkey rides
  Open from Thursday 21st July 2022 to Saturday 4th February 2023
  881 signatures

• Set maximum working temperature of 38C in hospitality kitchens
  Open from Wednesday 20th July 2022 to Friday 3rd February 2023
  54 signatures

• Raise minimum wage to £12
  Open from Tuesday 19th July 2022 to Thursday 2nd February 2023
  215 signatures

• Ban all non-UK residents from owning more than two residential properties
  Open from Friday 15th July 2022 to Sunday 29th January 2023
  28 signatures

• Give employees a right to two days paid leave a year for religious observations
  Open from Thursday 14th July 2022 to Saturday 28th January 2023
  56 signatures

• Set a legal maximum temperature where workers can't be required to work outdoors
  Open from Thursday 14th July 2022 to Saturday 28th January 2023
  47 signatures

• Create a regulator for courier companies and impose stricter penalties
  Open from Thursday 14th July 2022 to Saturday 28th January 2023
  219 signatures

• Make each county’s patron saint day a bank holiday for that individual county
  Open from Thursday 14th July 2022 to Saturday 28th January 2023
  14 signatures

• Ban the sale of energy drinks to under 16s
  Open from Wednesday 13th July 2022 to Friday 27th January 2023
  41 signatures

• Require full pay for staff off with long-term sickness including cancer
  Open from Monday 11th July 2022 to Wednesday 25th January 2023
  15 signatures

• Increase subsidies and grants for homeowners to improve their energy ratings
  Open from Friday 8th July 2022 to Sunday 22nd January 2023
  64 signatures

• Ban strike action lasting more than 48 hours
  Open from Thursday 7th July 2022 to Saturday 21st January 2023
  31 signatures

• Cap energy price increases for small businesses.
  Open from Thursday 7th July 2022 to Saturday 21st January 2023
  7,549 signatures

• Require fuel outlets to display the cost of fuel per gallon
  Open from Thursday 7th July 2022 to Saturday 21st January 2023
  12 signatures

• Add a legal requirement for insurance companies to verify a policy holder's ID.
  Open from Tuesday 5th July 2022 to Thursday 19th January 2023
  18 signatures

• Do not allow the use of agency workers to replace staff on strike
  Open from Tuesday 28th June 2022 to Wednesday 11th January 2023
  131 signatures

• Stop the age discrimination for wages. Pay all ages the National Living Wage.
  Open from Monday 27th June 2022 to Tuesday 10th January 2023
  85 signatures

• Grant 100% relief on business rates for retail, hospitality & leisure until 2024
  Open from Friday 24th June 2022 to Saturday 7th January 2023
  54 signatures

• Ban retailers (shops/newsagents/etc) from setting a minimum card spend
  Open from Thursday 23rd June 2022 to Friday 6th January 2023
  21 signatures

• Place a complete ban on the sale and use of disposable BBQ’s in the UK
  Open from Wednesday 22nd June 2022 to Thursday 5th January 2023
  27,762 signatures

• Bring the Green Homes Grant Voucher Scheme back!
  Open from Wednesday 22nd June 2022 to Thursday 5th January 2023
  30 signatures

• Make self-employed people eligible for statutory adoption pay
  Open from Tuesday 21st June 2022 to Wednesday 4th January 2023
  50 signatures

• Make it illegal to refuse to employ or dismiss a person based on their tattoos
  Open from Tuesday 21st June 2022 to Wednesday 4th January 2023
  21 signatures

• Add A Price Cap To Domestic Heatiing Oil, And Reduce/Remove VAT
  Open from Tuesday 21st June 2022 to Wednesday 4th January 2023
  132 signatures

• Establish a cross-party commission to agree set UK climate goals and actions
  Open from Friday 17th June 2022 to Saturday 31st December 2022
  33 signatures

• Impose an age restriction on fizzy drinks of 6 and above
  Open from Thursday 16th June 2022 to Friday 30th December 2022
  16 signatures

• Cancel the energy bill rebate for second homes
  Open from Tuesday 14th June 2022 to Wednesday 28th December 2022
  176 signatures

• Adopt plans for a common charging cable for all new electronic portable devices
  Open from Tuesday 14th June 2022 to Wednesday 28th December 2022
  91 signatures

• Move all Monday bank holidays to a Friday
  Open from Monday 13th June 2022 to Tuesday 27th December 2022
  21 signatures

• Provide energy grants for the hospitality sector
  Open from Monday 13th June 2022 to Tuesday 27th December 2022
  27 signatures

• Make every employer's Parental Leave policy publicly visible.
  Open from Wednesday 8th June 2022 to Thursday 22nd December 2022
  60 signatures

• Introduce an annual bank holiday to mark the Queen's Platinum Jubilee
  Open from Wednesday 8th June 2022 to Thursday 22nd December 2022
  24 signatures

• Make remote working, where possible, a statutory employment right
  Open from Wednesday 8th June 2022 to Thursday 22nd December 2022
  39 signatures

• Require solar panels on all building by 2030
  Open from Monday 6th June 2022 to Tuesday 20th December 2022
  39 signatures

• Make it mandatory for all retailers to show how much VAT consumers have spent.
  Open from Wednesday 1st June 2022 to Thursday 15th December 2022
  18 signatures

• Do not legislate for imperial-only measurements on goods
  Open from Wednesday 1st June 2022 to Thursday 15th December 2022
  5,722 signatures

• Set a maximum wholesale price for oil and gas extracted from UK waters
  Open from Tuesday 31st May 2022 to Wednesday 14th December 2022
  41 signatures

• Replace nuclear power with hybrid-solar-battery power in the energy strategy
  Open from Tuesday 31st May 2022 to Wednesday 14th December 2022
  28 signatures

• Establish a not-for-profit state owned energy provider
  Open from Monday 30th May 2022 to Wednesday 14th December 2022
  138 signatures

• Ban all unpaid work trials
  Open from Wednesday 25th May 2022 to Friday 9th December 2022
  41 signatures

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