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Department for Business and Trade: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what methodology his Department uses to identify potentially unnecessary regulations.

answeredDepartment for Business and Trade

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Answering body
Department for Business and Trade
Tabled
27 Mar 2025
Target answer date
31 Mar 2025
Answer
4 Apr 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 27 Mar 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what methodology his Department uses to identify potentially unnecessary regulations.

  2. 31 Mar 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 4 Apr 2025

    Answer published

    The government is reforming the regulatory landscape because it is not functioning as effectively as it should. Officials in the Department for Business and Trade are working with colleagues across government and have undertaken extensive engagement with ...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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