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Written questions by Newbury.

Every parliamentary written question tabled by Josh Newbury this session, with the full answer and department. See how every department answers, or back to the MP page.

Department:All (137)Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (31)Department of Health and Social Care (25)Department for Education (16)Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (14)Treasury (8)Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (8)Home Office (7)Department for Culture, Media and Sport (6)Department for Transport (5)Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (3)Department for Business and Trade (3)Women and Equalities (2)

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30 Apr 2025·Department for Business and Trade·Answered
Asked

What proportion of vehicles rented by his Department are electric vehicles.

Reply

The Department has a contract with Enterprise for car hire. In the 2024/25 financial year there were 672 rentals, of which 4 were electric vehicle (EV) rentals (0.61%). All vehicle types were rented for 1672 days in total, of which 7 were EV rental days (0.42%).

11 Dec 2024·Department for Business and Trade·Answered
Asked

Pursuant to the Answer of 5 November 2024 to Question 11619 on the Groceries Code Adjudicator: Finance, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential impact of the £1 billion turnover thre

Reply

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is responsible for monitoring effectiveness of the Groceries (Supply Chain Practices) Market Investigation Order 2009 in ensuring that businesses, including farmers, that supply groceries directly to designated ...

29 Oct 2024·Department for Business and Trade·Answered
Asked

What assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of lowering the turnover threshold of £1 billion for businesses that are required to fund the Groceries Code Adjudicator.

Reply

The Groceries Code Adjudicator (GCA) is currently funded by an annual levy on the 14 large retailers that are designated under the Code by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). The CMA assesses annually whether retailers which have a turnover excee...

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