Committees

Business and Trade Committee

Commons Select Committee

The Business and Trade Committee scrutinises the policy, spending and administration of the Department for Business and Trade and its public bodies. You can follow the Committee on X (formerly Twitter) @CommonsBTC.

Recent publications on the scrutiny of International Trade can be found on the website of the International Trade Committee, which was disbanded in April 2023.

Reports, special reports and government responses

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Third Report - Post Office and Horizon redress: Instruction to deliver
Work Post Office and Horizon - Compensation: follow-up (Non-inquiry session)
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HC 477
Report
Response to this report
Fourth Special Report - Post Office and Horizon redress: Instruction to deliver: Government Response to the Committee’s Third Report
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HC 738
Special Report
Fourth Special Report - Post Office and Horizon redress: Instruction to deliver: Government Response to the Committee’s Third Report
Work Post Office and Horizon - Compensation: follow-up (Non-inquiry session)
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HC 738
Special Report
Fourth Report - Performance of investment zones and freeports in England
Inquiry The performance of investment zones and freeports in England
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HC 272
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Correspondence

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Letter from the Minister of State for Trade Policy relating to trade measures to support the Moldovan economy, 23 May 2024
Correspondence
Letter from the Minister of Trade Policy relating to an update on the GCC and India negotiations, 23 May 2024
Correspondence
Letter from the CEO of P&O Ferries relating to issues raised at evidence session on labour markets, 17 May 2024
Work Labour markets reform: workers’ rights and protections (Non-inquiry session)
Correspondence

Evidence

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Oral Evidence
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Oral Evidence
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Other publications

Government Responses
The Government has undertaken to respond to most committee reports within two months, although there are exceptions to this rule.
11 published
Formal Minutes
Formal minutes produced for committee meetings.
19 published
Scrutiny evidence
Evidence received in the course of conducting legislative scrutiny.
1 published
Attendance statistics
Statistics for the attendance at committee meetings.
11 published
Estimate memoranda
Explanatory memoranda that accompany Government Estimates.
94 published
Other documents
Other documents connected to the committee's work.
6 published
Pre-2010 publications
Committee documents published online before May 2010.

Contact us

  • Email: commonsbtc@parliament.uk
  • Phone: 020 7219 8586 (General enquiries) | 020 7219 6970 (media enquiries)
  • Address: Business and Trade Committee, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA