Oral QuestionDepartment for Business and Trade

If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.

Tabled: 4 December 2025Answered: 11 December 2025

Asked by

Chris Hinchliff

LabourNorth East Hertfordshire

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for Business and Trade

Answer from Hansard

Kate Dearden

I thank my hon. Friend for his engagement with me and the Department. I pay tribute to Ceri and Frances for their incredible campaigns and work raising awareness in memory of their son, Hugh. I am happy to plan for Hugh’s law to have a separate chapter in the consultation and to work with my hon. Friend its development. The consultation should provide the opportunity to highlight the specific circumstances in which parents find themselves.