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Licensing Laws: Reform

Asked by Cat SmithLabourDepartment for Business and TradeTabled Answered 17 December 2025UIN 98420

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 5 November 2025 to Question 85808, if he will publish all responses received to the call for evidence on proposed licensing reforms.

Answered by Kate Dearden

On 26 November an initial analysis of responses to a number of the Call for Evidence questions was published, available at https://www.gov.uk/government/calls-for-evidence/reforming-the-licensing-system. We will be publishing a summary of responses received to all of the call for evidence on proposed licensing reforms in the New Year.

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