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Question follow-through · 101403

Franchises

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an estimate of the number of franchises operating in England and Wales between 2015-2024.

answeredDepartment for Business and Trade

About this written question

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Answering body
Department for Business and Trade
Tabled
18 Dec 2025
Target answer date
5 Jan 2026
Answer
7 Jan 2026 · 20 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 18 Dec 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an estimate of the number of franchises operating in England and Wales between 2015-2024.

  2. 5 Jan 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 7 Jan 2026

    Answer published

    The Department for Business and Trade does not hold data on franchise numbers.

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

Later records

Possible follow-up questions

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Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

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Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Quality Franchise Association

12 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 5 January 2026 to Question 101404, what assessment he has made of the Quality Franchise Association's effectiveness at enforcing its Code of Conduct.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Conditions of Employment

12 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he has taken to move towards a single status of worker.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Conditions of Employment

12 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he plans to launch a consultation on introducing a single status of worker.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Trade Unions: Ballots

12 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when he plans to introduce the draft code of practice on electronic and workplace balloting for statutory union ballots.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Trade Unions: Ballots

12 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, for what reason the introduction of electronic and workplace balloting was moved from April to August 2026.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Trade Union Recognition: Ballots

12 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when he plans to introduce consultation on the reduction of membership threshold from 10% for statutory union recognition ballots.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Conditions of Employment

12 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when he plans to set out the timelines for the introduction of a (a) consultation on and (b) implementation of secondary legislation contained in Section 24 of the Employment Rights Act 2025.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Fair Work Agency

12 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of making the Fair Work Agency a prescribed body under the Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Franchises: Standards

12 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the performance of franchise businesses in the UK since 2022.

Strong linkSame MP, department and exact heading

Franchises

12 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to help support the franchise industry.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Products: Safety

23 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he plans to publish a consultation on the measures within the Product Regulation and Metrology Act 2025 in relation to product safety.