Employment Rights Act 2025 appears here as a parliamentary thread from the Commons Chamber on 2 Jul 2026, with 6 speakers contributing 12 speeches.

#Employment Rights, #Zero Hours Contracts, #Insecure Work, #Youth Employment, #Small Businesses, #Flexible Working

Business of the House appears here as a parliamentary thread from the Commons Chamber on 2 Jul 2026, with 47 speakers contributing 100 speeches.

#Defence Spending, #NHS Maternity Services, #Small Businesses, #Child Sexual Exploitation, #Deportation, #Building Safety, #Heat Related Deaths

Alternative Dispute Resolution Regulations appears here as a parliamentary thread from the Commons Chamber on 2 Jul 2026, with 2 speakers contributing 4 speeches.

#Alternative Dispute Resolution, #Small Businesses

Late Payment: Small Businesses appears here as a parliamentary thread from the Commons Chamber on 2 Jul 2026, with 2 speakers contributing 4 speeches.

#Late Payments, #Small Businesses

Topical Questions appears here as a parliamentary thread from the Commons Chamber on 2 Jul 2026, with 24 speakers contributing 44 speeches.

#Industrial Strategy, #Business Costs, #Small Businesses, #Business Energy Costs, #Employment Rights, #Post Office Horizon Compensation, #Oil And Gas Jobs, #Renewable Energy Transition, #Post Office Closures, #E Bike Safety

Employment Costs: Impact on Recruitment appears here as a parliamentary thread from the Commons Chamber on 2 Jul 2026, with 2 speakers contributing 4 speeches.

#Employment Rights, #Minimum Wage, #National Insurance, #Small Businesses, #Labour Market

High Street Regeneration and Unlawful Storefronts appears here as a parliamentary thread from the Westminster Hall on 30 Jun 2026, with 28 speakers contributing 79 speeches.

#High Streets, #High Street Regeneration, #Unlawful Storefronts, #Organised Crime, #Local Government Powers, #Business Rates, #Small Businesses, #Banking Hubs, #Shoplifting, #MHCLG, #Home Office

Covid Fraud appears here as a parliamentary thread from the Lords Chamber on 29 Jun 2026, with 10 speakers contributing 20 speeches.

#Covid Fraud, #Covid Counter Fraud Commissioner, #Pursuing Recoveries and Preventing Reoccurrence, #HM Treasury, #Fraud Recovery, #FCA, #PPE Medpro, #Small Businesses

Construction Sector: Skills Shortage appears here as a parliamentary thread from the Lords Chamber on 29 Jun 2026, with 9 speakers contributing 17 speeches.

#Construction Skills, #Skills Shortages, #Apprenticeships, #Housebuilding, #Vocational Education, #Careers Advice, #Small Businesses, #Government Procurement, #Department for Education, #Skills England, #Construction Industry Training Board

Sporting Events Bill [HL] appears here as a parliamentary thread from the Lords Chamber on 24 Jun 2026, with 12 speakers contributing 24 speeches.

#Sporting Events Bill, #Committee Stage, #Amendments, #DCMS, #Major Sporting Events, #Sponsorship And Advertising, #Small Businesses, #Licensing, #Climate Change, #Sustainability, #Waste Management, #Transport, #Delegated Powers Committee

MPs pressed the Treasury on whether business rates are “broken” and should be scrapped, with critics arguing they are unfair because they hit turnover and property rather than profit. Ministers said they would keep the tax based on property values, point to existing corporation tax on profits, and continue targeted cuts for high street shops, pubs, bars and live music venues, while also looking at raising more revenue from large online companies.

#Business Rates, #HM Treasury, #High Streets, #Small Businesses, #VAT, #Online Marketplaces, #Hospitality, #Corporation Tax

Ministers defended a £1bn plan to create 50,000 more foundation apprenticeships and pay small employers £2,000 for hiring young apprentices, but were challenged over falling local starts, calls for 100,000 new places, and provider rules that some firms say block them from offering more training.

Energy Costs: Businesses appears here as a parliamentary thread from the Commons Chamber on 6 Jan 2026, with 4 speakers contributing 7 speeches.

#Business Energy Costs, #Small Businesses, #Energy Price Regulation, #Industrial Energy Support