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Department for Business and Trade: Regulation

Asked by Joe RobertsonConservativeDepartment for Business and TradeTabled Answered 4 April 2025UIN 42161

The question

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

Answered by Justin Madders

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 businesses, think tanks and other key stakeholders to identify regulatory barriers to economic growth across the Industrial Strategy growth-driving sectors.

In particular, this work is being informed by responses to the Industrial Strategy Green Paper, so we are hearing directly from as many stakeholders as possible. These reforms will be published in due course as part of the Industrial Strategy.

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