Question follow-through · 105998

Economic Growth: EU Countries

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of regulatory alignment measures with the European Union on economic growth.

answeredCabinet Office

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Answering body
Cabinet Office
Tabled
14 Jan 2026
Target answer date
19 Jan 2026
Answer
21 Jan 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 14 Jan 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of regulatory alignment measures with the European Union on economic growth.

  2. 19 Jan 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 21 Jan 2026

    Answer published

    We have made a choice to align in some areas where it makes sense to do so in our national interest. For example, to unlock the SPS and carbon pricing agreements, which will add up to £9 billion a year to the UK economy by 2040. Where we agree to dynamica...

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