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.

Our Sub-Committee on Economic Security, Arms and Export Controls scrutinises key elements of the UK Government’s economic security regime, and considers whether more needs to be done to ensure that its strategy can meet the challenges of an increasingly volatile geopolitical landscape.

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

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5 current inquiries

Inquiries allow committees to consider oral and written evidence on a particular topic. They usually result in the publication of a report.

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Industrial Strategy
Opened 28 January 2025
Export led growth
Report:
Published
On 15 May 2025
Govt. response:
Due by
On 15 July 2025
Opened 15 January 2025
The work of the Department for Business and Trade
Opened 20 November 2024
Business and Trade Committee: priorities
Report:
Published
On 13 February 2025
Opened 13 November 2024
Make Work Pay: Employment Rights Bill
Report:
Published
On 3 March 2025
Govt. response:
Published
On 22 May 2025
Opened 31 October 2024

Non-inquiry work

Non-inquiry sessions
Non-inquiry sessions are brief packages of work that will not necessarily result in a report. They may be used to revisit previous inquiry topics or take evidence on a topical matter.

Latest news

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‘The Brussels Dividend’: Commons Committee urges strategic reset with Europe to unlock growth and security
Ahead of the landmark "EU reset” summit on Monday 19 May the BTC is publishing its three pillars for negotiation to kickstart new, security and growth-driving relations with the European Union.  
15 May 2025
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Rt Hon Liam Byrne Chair of the Business and Trade Committee statement on reports of US-UK Deal
Rt Hon Liam Byrne Chair of the Business and Trade Committee statement on reports of US-UK Deal
8 May 2025
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Does the UK really know how to ‘do’ national economic security?
The Business & Trade Committee will this week throw new light on the threat to UK economic security with hearings that convene some of the country’s top security experts from the public, private and investment sectors.  
6 May 2025

Upcoming events

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Tuesday 3 June 2025
2:00pm
Oral evidence session 3 June 2025
TBC

Latest publications

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3rd Report - Make Work Pay: Employment Rights Bill
Inquiry Make Work Pay: Employment Rights Bill
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HC 370
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Response to this report
1st Special Report - Make Work Pay: Employment Rights Bill: Government response
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HC 932
Special Report
1st Special Report - Make Work Pay: Employment Rights Bill: Government response
Inquiry Make Work Pay: Employment Rights Bill
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HC 932
Special Report
Business and Trade Committee attendance for Session 2024–25, as at 9 April 2025
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  • Email: commonsbtc@parliament.uk
  • Phone: 020 7219 8586 (General enquiries) | 020 7219 4984 (media enquiries)
  • Address: Business and Trade Committee, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA