Question follow-through · 67393

Public Bodies: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will publish a list of government bodies qualifying as regulators by sponsoring department.

answeredDepartment for Business and Trade

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Answering body
Department for Business and Trade
Tabled
14 Jul 2025
Target answer date
17 Jul 2025
Answer
17 Jul 2025 · 3 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 14 Jul 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will publish a list of government bodies qualifying as regulators by sponsoring department.

  2. 17 Jul 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 17 Jul 2025

    Answer published

    Yes. While there is no standard definition of a regulator, we will publish a list of all regulators that can be considered as meeting various possible definitions, and will keep it updated in response to feedback. This will be published by September on th...

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