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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• Require products be labelled as "containing palm oil" or "palm oil free"
  Open from Thursday 5th November 2020 to Wednesday 5th May 2021
  104 signatures

• Ban outdoor heating and cooling units
  Open from Wednesday 4th November 2020 to Tuesday 4th May 2021
  251 signatures

• Introduce a new UK bank holiday to mark the day we went into lockdown
  Open from Tuesday 3rd November 2020 to Monday 3rd May 2021
  78 signatures

• Ban cardboard boxes and other exterior packaging on toothpaste tubes
  Open from Monday 2nd November 2020 to Sunday 2nd May 2021
  168 signatures

• Ban all firework sales except the days of November 5th And December 31st
  Open from Monday 2nd November 2020 to Sunday 2nd May 2021
  510 signatures

• Make it illegal to refuse to employ or dismiss a person based on their tattoos
  Open from Monday 2nd November 2020 to Sunday 2nd May 2021
  611 signatures

• End the daylight saving system, keeping the time on British Summer Time
  Open from Monday 2nd November 2020 to Sunday 2nd May 2021
  195 signatures

• Revise guidance on fitting rooms to allow them to open in a Covid-secure way
  Open from Friday 30th October 2020 to Friday 30th April 2021
  40 signatures

• End the 10pm curfew for Tier 1 immediately
  Open from Thursday 29th October 2020 to Thursday 29th April 2021
  13 signatures

• Government to declare a new annual bank holiday to celebrate essential workers
  Open from Thursday 29th October 2020 to Thursday 29th April 2021
  16 signatures

• Do not require salons to close due to Covid-19
  Open from Wednesday 28th October 2020 to Wednesday 28th April 2021
  28,901 signatures

• Ban the sale of gift wrap that is non-recyclable.
  Open from Wednesday 28th October 2020 to Wednesday 28th April 2021
  50 signatures

• Make June 25th. 2021 an "Australian Christmas" bank holiday.
  Open from Wednesday 28th October 2020 to Wednesday 28th April 2021
  43 signatures

• Create a one off Bank Holiday on Monday June 21st 2021.
  Open from Wednesday 28th October 2020 to Wednesday 28th April 2021
  41,737 signatures

• End age-based wage discrimination - Equalise minimum wages for all ages
  Open from Tuesday 27th October 2020 to Tuesday 27th April 2021
  146 signatures

• Hold a referendum to decide if the UK should commit to Carbon Neutrality by 2030
  Open from Friday 23rd October 2020 to Friday 23rd April 2021
  520 signatures

• Review wedding restrictions monthly
  Open from Thursday 22nd October 2020 to Thursday 22nd April 2021
  805 signatures

• Make it illegal for employers to dismiss staff for certified sick leave
  Open from Tuesday 20th October 2020 to Tuesday 20th April 2021
  21 signatures

• Extend Covid-19 grants to businesses registered after 11 March
  Open from Monday 19th October 2020 to Monday 19th April 2021
  16 signatures

• Require all merchants to accept cashless payments
  Open from Monday 19th October 2020 to Monday 19th April 2021
  16 signatures

• Ban employees monitoring applications in the UK
  Open from Monday 19th October 2020 to Monday 19th April 2021
  20 signatures

• Financial support for Outdoor Residential Centres during closure
  Open from Monday 19th October 2020 to Monday 19th April 2021
  15,402 signatures

• Require companies to annually publish plastic usage (product and packaging)
  Open from Thursday 15th October 2020 to Thursday 15th April 2021
  309 signatures

• Create financial sanctions for companies involved in deforestation of the Amazon
  Open from Thursday 15th October 2020 to Thursday 15th April 2021
  25 signatures

• Remove ban on 10-packs of cigarettes, 20-packs could cause more smoking
  Open from Thursday 15th October 2020 to Thursday 15th April 2021
  31 signatures

• Public Inquiry into Unfair Trading Practices of Holiday Caravan Park Owners
  Open from Tuesday 13th October 2020 to Tuesday 13th April 2021
  12,399 signatures

• Introduce tax savings for gym membership salary sacrifice schemes
  Open from Monday 12th October 2020 to Monday 12th April 2021
  18 signatures

• Make it compulsory for recruiting employers to respond to all applicants

• Create a Minister for Hospitality in the UK Government
  Open from Tuesday 6th October 2020 to Tuesday 6th April 2021
  209,983 signatures

• The UK to ban the online sale and importation of handheld laser pens.
  Open from Monday 5th October 2020 to Monday 5th April 2021
  643 signatures

• Exempt small pubs from table service regulations
  Open from Monday 5th October 2020 to Monday 5th April 2021
  1,203 signatures

• Specific Government Covid-19 secure guidance is required for Tanning Salons
  Open from Monday 5th October 2020 to Monday 5th April 2021
  11 signatures

• Review and reduce the decibel limit on fireworks sold to the public
  Open from Friday 2nd October 2020 to Friday 2nd April 2021
  6,952 signatures

• Require companies to provide free paper copies of accessible bills
  Open from Friday 2nd October 2020 to Friday 2nd April 2021
  18 signatures

• Change the law so employers can’t enforce dress codes surrounding dyed hair
  Open from Friday 2nd October 2020 to Friday 2nd April 2021
  16 signatures

• Ban insurance premium increases after no-fault accidents
  Open from Friday 2nd October 2020 to Friday 2nd April 2021
  44 signatures

• Increase the apprenticeship minimum wage to match that of a normal employee.
  Open from Tuesday 29th September 2020 to Monday 29th March 2021
  84 signatures

• Ban the sale and use of cot bumpers
  Open from Tuesday 29th September 2020 to Monday 29th March 2021
  433 signatures

• Introduce statutory rates of pay and allowances for HGV drivers
  Open from Monday 28th September 2020 to Sunday 28th March 2021
  403 signatures

• Unleash this nation of entrepreneurs by transforming Start Up funding
  Open from Friday 25th September 2020 to Thursday 25th March 2021
  20 signatures

• Extend pay gap reporting to smaller organisations and other characteristics
  Open from Thursday 24th September 2020 to Wednesday 24th March 2021
  59 signatures

• Ban outdoor fossil fuel heaters of all types.
  Open from Thursday 24th September 2020 to Wednesday 24th March 2021
  48 signatures

• Extend rights to Paid Statutory Bereavement Leave
  Open from Wednesday 23rd September 2020 to Tuesday 23rd March 2021
  186 signatures

• Include Solar PV and battery storage in the Greener Homes Grant
  Open from Wednesday 23rd September 2020 to Tuesday 23rd March 2021
  1,215 signatures

• Make Halloween a bank holiday.
  Open from Wednesday 23rd September 2020 to Tuesday 23rd March 2021
  15 signatures

• Ban the sale of wet wipes in the UK unless bio-degradable
  Open from Tuesday 22nd September 2020 to Monday 22nd March 2021
  221 signatures

• Ban the advertisement and sale of weight loss products such as injections
  Open from Monday 21st September 2020 to Sunday 21st March 2021
  86 signatures

• Raise 18 to 20's minimum wage to £8.20 an hour to match 21 to 24 year olds
  Open from Friday 18th September 2020 to Thursday 18th March 2021
  74 signatures

• Make employers pay full sick pay for people with chronic illnesses
  Open from Friday 18th September 2020 to Thursday 18th March 2021
  24 signatures

• Make January 31 a national Bank Holiday - Independence Day
  Open from Friday 18th September 2020 to Thursday 18th March 2021
  110 signatures

• Fund green apprenticeships
  Open from Thursday 17th September 2020 to Wednesday 17th March 2021
  37 signatures

• Public inquiry into working conditions at Leicester’s textiles factories
  Open from Thursday 17th September 2020 to Wednesday 17th March 2021
  415 signatures

• Require common allergen labelling on cosmetics in line with food labelling
  Open from Thursday 17th September 2020 to Wednesday 17th March 2021
  29 signatures

• Ban the sale of racist Golliwog or Golly items
  Open from Wednesday 16th September 2020 to Tuesday 16th March 2021
  543 signatures

• Make domestic abuse workplace policies mandatory in England and Wales
  Open from Tuesday 15th September 2020 to Monday 15th March 2021
  101 signatures

• Free criminal record check, to check trade workers that work in domestic homes.
  Open from Tuesday 15th September 2020 to Monday 15th March 2021
  25 signatures

• Ban business premises from leaving lights on after 11pm unnecessarily
  Open from Monday 14th September 2020 to Sunday 14th March 2021
  25 signatures

• Increase Statutory Maternity Pay in line a 40 hours week on minimum wage
  Open from Monday 14th September 2020 to Sunday 14th March 2021
  1,058 signatures

• Protect employment of first-time fathers for 90 days.
  Open from Friday 11th September 2020 to Thursday 11th March 2021
  25 signatures

• Make Carers Allowance equivalent to a fair wage & allow multiple claims
  Open from Thursday 10th September 2020 to Wednesday 10th March 2021
  2,646 signatures

• Create a fund to retrain workers in high-carbon industries
  Open from Thursday 10th September 2020 to Wednesday 10th March 2021
  28 signatures

• Pay women on maternity leave their normal pay when they undertake a KIT day.
  Open from Wednesday 9th September 2020 to Tuesday 9th March 2021
  56 signatures

• Ban the automatic renewal of contracts for insurance products
  Open from Tuesday 8th September 2020 to Monday 8th March 2021
  20 signatures

• Implement recommendations in the PHE review of impact of Covid-19 on BAME people
  Open from Tuesday 8th September 2020 to Monday 8th March 2021
  12 signatures

• Ease restrictions on Sunday opening with safeguards for workers
  Open from Tuesday 8th September 2020 to Monday 8th March 2021
  21 signatures

• Ban the sale of disposable face masks to the general public
  Open from Friday 4th September 2020 to Thursday 4th March 2021
  141 signatures

• Mandatory closure of retail etc on New Years Day to celebrate the ending of 2020
  Open from Friday 4th September 2020 to Thursday 4th March 2021
  15 signatures

• Establish a peoples scientific and medical panel
  Open from Friday 4th September 2020 to Thursday 4th March 2021
  12,289 signatures

• Ban all MLM businesses from trading in the UK
  Open from Friday 4th September 2020 to Thursday 4th March 2021
  1,892 signatures

• Make it illegal to refuse to employ or dismiss a person based on their tattoos.

• Government backing for the Swansea Tidal Lagoon Power Generation
  Open from Friday 4th September 2020 to Thursday 4th March 2021
  16 signatures

• Ban the use of unpaid internships
  Open from Friday 4th September 2020 to Thursday 4th March 2021
  429 signatures

• Require companies to issue refunds within 48 hours
  Open from Thursday 3rd September 2020 to Wednesday 3rd March 2021
  18 signatures

• Require sellers of safety equipment to be licenced and registered
  Open from Thursday 3rd September 2020 to Wednesday 3rd March 2021
  18 signatures

• Make employers give at least 2 weeks notice to staff made to return to workplace
  Open from Thursday 3rd September 2020 to Wednesday 3rd March 2021
  31 signatures

• Ban restrictive covenants and make these unenforceable
  Open from Thursday 3rd September 2020 to Wednesday 3rd March 2021
  27 signatures

• Stop the exploitation of vulnerable factory workers in the fast fashion industry
  Open from Thursday 3rd September 2020 to Wednesday 3rd March 2021
  53 signatures

• Make Paternity Leave equal to Mat. leave to give new parents more family time.
  Open from Tuesday 1st September 2020 to Monday 1st March 2021
  176 signatures

• Scrap the CITB
  Open from Tuesday 1st September 2020 to Monday 1st March 2021
  38 signatures

• To make discrimination and micro-aggression training mandatory in the workplace
  Open from Friday 28th August 2020 to Sunday 28th February 2021
  39 signatures

• Require health warnings at point of purchase of fossil fuel energy eg. petrol
  Open from Wednesday 26th August 2020 to Friday 26th February 2021
  2,503 signatures

• Businesses to repay furlough if subsequently making redundancies
  Open from Friday 21st August 2020 to Sunday 21st February 2021
  70 signatures

• Require Companies Publish Diversity Ratios of those Furloughed and those Rehired
  Open from Friday 21st August 2020 to Sunday 21st February 2021
  68 signatures

• Equalise employment law and minimum wage for 16-17 year olds with 18 year olds
  Open from Wednesday 19th August 2020 to Friday 19th February 2021
  29 signatures

• Update the RHLG guidance so that it includes event hire & exhibition companies
  Open from Wednesday 19th August 2020 to Friday 19th February 2021
  2,514 signatures

• Introduce Mandatory Ethnicity Reporting for UK companies
  Open from Tuesday 18th August 2020 to Thursday 18th February 2021
  122 signatures

• Introduce a legal maximum temperature for indoor workplaces
  Open from Tuesday 18th August 2020 to Thursday 18th February 2021
  69 signatures

• Revoke Government support for large-scale new nuclear projects
  Open from Tuesday 18th August 2020 to Thursday 18th February 2021
  3,104 signatures

• Require local authorities to obtain DBS checks on Tattoo Artists
  Open from Monday 17th August 2020 to Wednesday 17th February 2021
  708 signatures

• Do not extend Sunday Trading Hours for Retail
  Open from Monday 17th August 2020 to Wednesday 17th February 2021
  88 signatures

• Extend the “Eat out to help out scheme” at least until Christmas
  Open from Monday 17th August 2020 to Wednesday 17th February 2021
  26 signatures

• Replace UK whistleblowing law, and protect whistleblowers and the public
  Open from Monday 17th August 2020 to Wednesday 17th February 2021
  1,462 signatures

• Cover 100% of Green Homes Grant improvements for all households
  Open from Thursday 13th August 2020 to Saturday 13th February 2021
  14 signatures

• Don't shut pubs again due to Covid-19
  Open from Thursday 13th August 2020 to Saturday 13th February 2021
  390 signatures

• Prohibit repossessed assets from being sold for less than the finance owed
  Open from Wednesday 12th August 2020 to Friday 12th February 2021
  32 signatures

• Require all workplaces to have Mental Health First Aiders
  Open from Tuesday 11th August 2020 to Thursday 11th February 2021
  87 signatures

• Start a 'Workout to Help Out' initiative
  Open from Monday 10th August 2020 to Wednesday 10th February 2021
  8,475 signatures

• Introduce vouchers for beauty to help the beauty industry recover
  Open from Monday 10th August 2020 to Wednesday 10th February 2021
  13 signatures

• Ban the sale of tickets to attractions holding captive dolphins or whales.
  Open from Monday 10th August 2020 to Wednesday 10th February 2021
  1,241 signatures

• Set minimum energy efficiency standards for retail fridges
  Open from Friday 7th August 2020 to Sunday 7th February 2021
  157 signatures

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