Activity Report October 2025

Government Ministerial Reshuffle The Prime Minister commenced a reshuffle of his ministerial team on 6 September.  Wholesale changes were made at the Department for Business and Trade (DBT) with every minister at the Department being replaced. The key DBT appointments...

Activity Report June 2025

The General Election on 4 July 2024 meant that the All-Party Parliamentary Furniture Industry Group (APPFIG), along with all the other All-Party Groups, ceased to exist. The inaugural meeting of the APPFIG was held on Wednesday 19 March 2025 and Adam Thompson MP, the...

Activity Report January 2025

A round up of key activites in the last quarter of 2024. Official Opposition Ministers Kemi Badenoch MP was elected Leader of the Conservative Party on 2 November 2024 and has appointed her shadow ministerial team. Key appointments for the industry include: Department...

BFC Activity Report October 2024

UK General Election: A Labour Government with a significant majority The General Election on 4 July 2024 saw a new Labour Government elected with a huge majority – 172 seats.  This was nearly as large as Tony Blair’s 1997 landslide victory.  As result, there have been...

Activity Report – June 2024

BFC Executive Meeting (7 May 2024) The BFC Executive met on 7 May 2024 and discussed the latest developments in flammability regulations, and the Energy and Trade Intensive Industries Scheme. The BFC agreed to continue collecting evidence regarding the furniture...

Activity Report April 2024

BFC Executive Meeting (8 January 2024 and 7 February 2024) In the BFC Executive meeting held on 8 January, members deliberated on the Policy Group initiative and agreed to establish a Public Affairs Advisory Committee. This Committee will facilitate discussions on...