Paper produced for a debate on the planned closure of a BIS Dept. office in Sheffield
Planned closure of Sheffield BIS office (131 KB , PDF)
The closure of the BIS St Paul’s Place office in Sheffield was announced on 28 January 2016. BIS’s total budget is set to decrease by 26% in real terms across the spending review period (2015/16 to 2019/20). The civil service reform plan, published by the Coalition Government, has not been replaced or updated by the Conservative administration elected in 2015.
Evidence on the closure was given by the Secretary of State and the Permanent Secretary to the Select Committee on Business, Innovation and Skills on 10 February 2016.
Planned closure of Sheffield BIS office (131 KB , PDF)
This paper collates data on the number of applications and total support provided under the UK Government coronavirus business support schemes. The attached excel spreadsheet allows users to view data by Parliamentary constituency and local authority.
The Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 introduced permanent measures to update the UK insolvency regime, and temporary measures to help businesses during the pandemic.
Find out the changes in trade rules between the UK and EU. Including information and sources of advice regarding customs, imports and exports.
