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Department for Business and Trade: Public Consultation and Reviews

Asked by Blake StephensonConservativeDepartment for Business and TradeTabled Answered 17 November 2025UIN 88009

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an estimate of the cost to the public purse of (a) consultations and (b) reviews conducted by their Department since 4 July 2024.

Answered by Kate Dearden

The information requested is not centrally held in an easily accessible form as there are no expenditure categories that just cover consultations or reviews.

Due to this any response could only be collated and verified for the purposes of answering this question at disproportionate cost.

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