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Government Bills: Impact Assessments

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent guidance his Department has provided on when Departments should publish a regulatory impact assessment when bringing forward a Bill to Parliament.

answeredDepartment for Business and Trade

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Answering body
Department for Business and Trade
Tabled
14 Nov 2024
Target answer date
18 Nov 2024
Answer
21 Nov 2024 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 14 Nov 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent guidance his Department has provided on when Departments should publish a regulatory impact assessment when bringing forward a Bill to Parliament.

  2. 18 Nov 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 21 Nov 2024

    Answer published

    The general requirement for departments to make available the final impact assessment of a government bill introduced to Parliament is set out in the Guide to Making Legislation, published by the Cabinet Office, and affirmed in the Better Regulation Frame...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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