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class="mw-body-content"><script>function mfTempOpenSection(id){var block=document.getElementById("mf-section-"+id);block.className+=" open-block";block.previousSibling.className+=" open-block";}</script><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><section class="mf-section-0" id="mf-section-0"> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Not to be confused with the preceding <a href="/wiki/Department_for_Business,_Energy,_and_Industrial_Strategy" class="mw-redirect" title="Department for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy">Department for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy</a> or the preceding <a href="/wiki/Department_for_International_Trade" title="Department for International Trade">Department for International Trade</a>.</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><p>The <b>Department for Business and Trade</b> (<b>DBT</b>)<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> is a <a href="/wiki/Departments_of_the_Government_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Departments of the Government of the United Kingdom">ministerial department</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Government_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Government of the United Kingdom">Government of the United Kingdom</a>. It was established on 7 February 2023 by a <a href="/wiki/February_2023_British_cabinet_reshuffle" title="February 2023 British cabinet reshuffle">cabinet reshuffle</a> under the <a href="/wiki/Sunak_ministry" title="Sunak ministry">Rishi Sunak premiership</a>. The new department absorbed the functions of the former <a href="/wiki/Department_for_International_Trade" title="Department for International Trade">Department for International Trade</a> and some of the functions of the former <a href="/wiki/Department_for_Business,_Energy,_and_Industrial_Strategy" class="mw-redirect" title="Department for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy">Department for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy</a>. </p><table class="infobox"><caption class="infobox-title" style="font-size: 125%;">Department for Business and Trade</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size skin-invert" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Department_for_Business_and_Trade_logo.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/2/21/Department_for_Business_and_Trade_logo.svg/220px-Department_for_Business_and_Trade_logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="99" 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href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Headquarters</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Admiralty_buildings#Admiralty_Extension" title="Admiralty buildings">Old Admiralty Building</a>, Admiralty Place, London, SW1A 2DY</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Secretary of State responsible</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li style="text-indent: -1em; padding-left: 1em;"><a href="/wiki/Jonathan_Reynolds" title="Jonathan Reynolds">Jonathan Reynolds</a> MP, <a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_Business_and_Trade" title="Secretary of State for Business and Trade">Secretary of State for Business and Trade</a><br><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="/wiki/President_of_the_Board_of_Trade" title="President of the Board of Trade">President of the Board of 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and Trade</a>, assisted by a number of junior ministers. The incumbent is <a href="/wiki/Jonathan_Reynolds" title="Jonathan Reynolds">Jonathan Reynolds</a>. </p> <div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none"><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><a href="#Background"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Background</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-2"><a href="#Foundation"><span class="tocnumber">1.1</span> <span class="toctext">Foundation</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-3"><a href="#Responsibilities"><span class="tocnumber">1.2</span> <span class="toctext">Responsibilities</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-4"><a href="#Scrutiny"><span class="tocnumber">1.3</span> <span class="toctext">Scrutiny</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-5"><a href="#History"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">History</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-6"><a href="#Ministers"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Ministers</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-7"><a href="#See_also"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">See also</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-8"><a href="#References"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">References</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-9"><a href="#External_links"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">External links</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(1)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="Background">Background</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Department_for_Business_and_Trade&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Background" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div><section class="mf-section-1 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-1"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Foundation">Foundation</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Department_for_Business_and_Trade&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Foundation" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <p>The department was established on 7 February 2023. It combines the business-focused responsibilities of the former <a href="/wiki/Department_for_Business,_Energy,_and_Industrial_Strategy" class="mw-redirect" title="Department for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy">Department for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy</a> (BEIS) with the former <a href="/wiki/Department_for_International_Trade" title="Department for International Trade">Department for International Trade</a> (DIT). The ministers and senior civil servants from DIT were carried over to continue leading the new department. </p><p>The creation of the new department was described by Downing Street as an opportunity to provide "a single, coherent voice for business inside government, focused on growing the economy with better regulation, new trade deals abroad, and a renewed culture of enterprise at home".<sup id="cite_ref-MGovDel1_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MGovDel1-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Responsibilities">Responsibilities</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Department_for_Business_and_Trade&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Responsibilities" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <p>The department's focus was outlined by Downing Street as follows: </p> <ul><li>Delivering economic growth opportunities across the economy.</li> <li>Backing business by improving access to finance and delivering a pro-enterprise regulatory system;</li> <li>Promoting British businesses on the global stage and attracting high-value investment, including through high-quality Free Trade Agreements with India and other priority partners.</li> <li>Promoting competitive markets and addressing market distorting practises to support growth whilst protecting consumers;</li> <li>Championing free trade;</li> <li>Ensuring economic security and supply chain resilience;</li> <li>Supporting economic growth and innovation by making the most of Brexit freedoms and removing unnecessary regulatory burdens;</li> <li>Delivering legislation on setting minimum service levels for priority public service sectors and to review, reform, retain, and/or repeal retained EU law by December 2023.<sup id="cite_ref-MGovDel1_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MGovDel1-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Scrutiny">Scrutiny</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Department_for_Business_and_Trade&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Scrutiny" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <p>Since 26 April 2023, the work of the department has been scrutinised by the <a href="/wiki/Business_and_Trade_Select_Committee" title="Business and Trade Select Committee">Business and Trade Select Committee</a> of the <a href="/wiki/House_of_Commons_(United_Kingdom)" class="mw-redirect" title="House of Commons (United Kingdom)">House of Commons</a>. This is a renaming of the Business Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee, which absorbs the responsibilities of the dissolved International Trade Committee.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(2)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Department_for_Business_and_Trade&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: History" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div><section class="mf-section-2 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-2"> <p>The department was responsible for finalising negotiations for the UK's to join the <a href="/wiki/Comprehensive_and_Progressive_Agreement_for_Trans-Pacific_Partnership" title="Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership">Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership</a> in April 2023, a free-trade agreement (FTA) between 11 countries around the Pacific Rim: Canada, Mexico, Peru, Chile, New Zealand, Australia, Brunei, Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam and Japan. It successfully concluded an agreement after two years of negotiations.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-GOV.UK_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GOV.UK-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In April 2021, <a href="/wiki/Gerry_Grimstone,_Baron_Grimstone_of_Boscobel" title="Gerry Grimstone, Baron Grimstone of Boscobel">The Lord Grimstone of Boscobel</a> established the <a href="/wiki/UK_Investment_Council" title="UK Investment Council">UK Investment Council</a> under the DBT to enhance UK inward investment and inform the trade policy of the UK by providing a forum for global investors to offer high-level advice to the government. </p><p>In May 2023, the Minister for Investment, <a href="/wiki/Dominic_Johnson,_Baron_Johnson_of_Lainston" title="Dominic Johnson, Baron Johnson of Lainston">The Lord Johnson of Lainston</a>, became the first UK government minister to visit <a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong" title="Hong Kong">Hong Kong</a> since 2018, and the first since the imposition of a new <a href="/wiki/2020_Hong_Kong_national_security_law" title="2020 Hong Kong national security law">national security law</a> by Beijing in the Special Administration Region.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In May 2023, the department announced that it had commenced negotiations for a bilateral trade agreement with Switzerland.<sup id="cite_ref-GOV.UK_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GOV.UK-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(3)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="Ministers">Ministers</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Department_for_Business_and_Trade&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Ministers" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div><section class="mf-section-3 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-3"> <p>The DBT ministers are as follows, with cabinet members in bold:<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th width="95x">Minister </th> <th>Portrait </th> <th>Office </th> <th>Portfolio </th></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Jonathan_Reynolds" title="Jonathan Reynolds">Jonathan Reynolds</a></b> <small>MP</small> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Jonathan_Reynolds_Official_Cabinet_Portrait,_July_2024_(cropped)_2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Jonathan_Reynolds_Official_Cabinet_Portrait%2C_July_2024_%28cropped%29_2.jpg/94px-Jonathan_Reynolds_Official_Cabinet_Portrait%2C_July_2024_%28cropped%29_2.jpg" decoding="async" width="94" height="125" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1605" data-file-height="2139"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 94px;height: 125px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Jonathan_Reynolds_Official_Cabinet_Portrait%2C_July_2024_%28cropped%29_2.jpg/94px-Jonathan_Reynolds_Official_Cabinet_Portrait%2C_July_2024_%28cropped%29_2.jpg" data-width="94" data-height="125" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Jonathan_Reynolds_Official_Cabinet_Portrait%2C_July_2024_%28cropped%29_2.jpg/141px-Jonathan_Reynolds_Official_Cabinet_Portrait%2C_July_2024_%28cropped%29_2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Jonathan_Reynolds_Official_Cabinet_Portrait%2C_July_2024_%28cropped%29_2.jpg/187px-Jonathan_Reynolds_Official_Cabinet_Portrait%2C_July_2024_%28cropped%29_2.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_Business_and_Trade" title="Secretary of State for Business and Trade">Secretary of State for Business and Trade</a><br><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="/wiki/President_of_the_Board_of_Trade" title="President of the Board of Trade">President of the Board of Trade</a></span> </td> <td>Overall responsibility for the department. Responsible for leading on departmental strategy and delivering on the department's responsibilities. Also responsible for engaging with business across government, and for making necessary public appointments. The Secretary of State is responsible for leading UK government representation during free trade agreement negotiations, outlining mandates, and making decisions. The Secretary of State also leads UK government representation at meetings of the <a href="/wiki/World_Trade_Organization" title="World Trade Organization">World Trade Organization</a>, and at ministerial meetings of the <a href="/wiki/G7" title="G7">G7</a> and <a href="/wiki/G20" title="G20">G20</a> where the Secretary of State is further responsible for developing and maintaining the UK's overseas business network.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <p>As President of the Board of Trade, the Secretary of State is responsible for leading engagement with the whole of the UK on the UK’s global trade and investment agenda. The role is held concurrently with her position as Secretary of State for Business and Trade.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Douglas_Alexander" title="Douglas Alexander">Douglas Alexander</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">MP</span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Official_portrait_of_Douglas_Alexander_MP_crop_2,_2024.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/Official_portrait_of_Douglas_Alexander_MP_crop_2%2C_2024.jpg/94px-Official_portrait_of_Douglas_Alexander_MP_crop_2%2C_2024.jpg" decoding="async" width="94" height="125" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="2000"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 94px;height: 125px;" 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Trade Agreements; UK Conformity Assessment (UKCA); Mutual Recognition Agreements; Windsor Framework; investor treaties and disputes; investor screening; UK Internal Market ; trade defence; bilateral trade relations; World Trade Organization (WTO), G7, G20, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and Commonwealth; trade remedies; tariffs and disputes; global supply chains; economic security; Export Control Joint Unit; sanctions; Trade Remedies Authority </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Sarah_Jones_(politician)" title="Sarah Jones (politician)">Sarah Jones</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">MP</span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Official_portrait_of_Sarah_Jones_MP_crop_2,_2024.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Official_portrait_of_Sarah_Jones_MP_crop_2%2C_2024.jpg/94px-Official_portrait_of_Sarah_Jones_MP_crop_2%2C_2024.jpg" decoding="async" width="94" height="125" 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chemicals and plastics; construction; infrastructure; maritime and shipbuilding; steel; materials and critical minerals; Industrial Development Advisory Board </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Poppy_Gustafsson,_Baroness_Gustafsson" title="Poppy Gustafsson, Baroness Gustafsson">Poppy Gustafsson, Baroness Gustafsson</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Poppy_Gustafsson_at_the_Council_of_Nations_and_Regions_meeting_2024.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/Poppy_Gustafsson_at_the_Council_of_Nations_and_Regions_meeting_2024.jpg/94px-Poppy_Gustafsson_at_the_Council_of_Nations_and_Regions_meeting_2024.jpg" decoding="async" width="94" height="125" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1536" data-file-height="2048"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 94px;height: 125px;" 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investment into the UK. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Gareth_Thomas_(English_politician)" title="Gareth Thomas (English politician)">Gareth Thomas</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">MP</span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Official_portrait_of_Gareth_Thomas_crop_2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/Official_portrait_of_Gareth_Thomas_crop_2.jpg/94px-Official_portrait_of_Gareth_Thomas_crop_2.jpg" decoding="async" width="94" height="125" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1554" data-file-height="2072"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 94px;height: 125px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/Official_portrait_of_Gareth_Thomas_crop_2.jpg/94px-Official_portrait_of_Gareth_Thomas_crop_2.jpg" data-alt="" data-width="94" data-height="125" 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Small Business Commissioner </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Justin_Madders" title="Justin Madders">Justin Madders</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">MP</span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Official_portrait_of_Justin_Madders_MP_crop_2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Official_portrait_of_Justin_Madders_MP_crop_2.jpg/94px-Official_portrait_of_Justin_Madders_MP_crop_2.jpg" decoding="async" width="94" height="125" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="2000"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 94px;height: 125px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Official_portrait_of_Justin_Madders_MP_crop_2.jpg/94px-Official_portrait_of_Justin_Madders_MP_crop_2.jpg" data-alt="" data-width="94" data-height="125" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Official_portrait_of_Justin_Madders_MP_crop_2.jpg/141px-Official_portrait_of_Justin_Madders_MP_crop_2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Official_portrait_of_Justin_Madders_MP_crop_2.jpg/187px-Official_portrait_of_Justin_Madders_MP_crop_2.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Parliamentary_Under-Secretary_of_State_for_Employment_Rights,_Competition_and_Markets" title="Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Employment Rights, Competition and Markets">Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Employment Rights, Competition and Markets</a> </td> <td>Employment rights; regulation; consumer protection; competition policy; subsidy control; corporate governance; Smart Data; audit; insolvency; postal services (including Royal Mail); corporate minister (SR/Business); Low Pay Commission; Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (Acas); Companies House; Competition and Markets Authority; The Insolvency Service; Competition Service; Competition Appeal Tribunal; Central Arbitration Committee; Certification Officer; Office of the Regulator of; Community Interest Companies; Groceries Code Adjudicator; Pubs Code Adjudicator; British Hallmarking Council; Financial Reporting Council; Regulatory Policy Committee </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Maggie_Jones,_Baroness_Jones_of_Whitchurch" title="Maggie Jones, Baroness Jones of Whitchurch">Maggie Jones, Baroness Jones of Whitchurch</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Official_portrait_of_Baroness_Jones_of_Whitchurch_crop_2,_2019.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Official_portrait_of_Baroness_Jones_of_Whitchurch_crop_2%2C_2019.jpg/94px-Official_portrait_of_Baroness_Jones_of_Whitchurch_crop_2%2C_2019.jpg" decoding="async" width="94" height="125" class="mw-file-element" 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for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy</a> – preceding body from 2016 to 2023.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Department_of_Trade_and_Industry_(United_Kingdom)" title="Department of Trade and Industry (United Kingdom)">Department of Trade and Industry</a> – UK government department with a historically similar function from 1970 to 2007.</li></ul> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(5)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Department_for_Business_and_Trade&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: References" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div><section class="mf-section-5 collapsible-block" 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