Question follow-through · 33783
Regulation
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department has taken towards deciding whether UK will align its regulations with the EU in certain sectors.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Business and Trade
- Tabled
- 25 Feb 2025
- Target answer date
- 27 Feb 2025
- Answer
- 5 Mar 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
25 Feb 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department has taken towards deciding whether UK will align its regulations with the EU in certain sectors.
27 Feb 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
5 Mar 2025
Answer published
A more cooperative relationship with the EU is in the UK’s national interest, as it will help grow the economy and boost living standards.All decisions taken by the Government on regulation will be focused on supporting growth across the UK. The Governmen...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Cluster Munitions: Manufacturing Industries and Sales
28 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether any British companies are involved in the (a) manufacture and (b) sale of cluster munitions.