Question follow-through · 87367
Franchises: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the UK's franchising framework.
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- Answering body
- Department for Business and Trade
- Tabled
- 3 Nov 2025
- Target answer date
- 5 Nov 2025
- Answer
- 6 Nov 2025 · 3 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
3 Nov 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the UK's franchising framework.
5 Nov 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
6 Nov 2025
Answer published
The self-regulation of franchising through the British Franchise Association has generally served the UK well, with the franchise sector contributing significantly to our economy.However, the government is not complacent and is concerned to maintain fairn...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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