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Cabinet Office: Public Expenditure

Asked by Alex BurghartConservativeDepartment for Business and TradeTabled Answered 2 March 2026UIN 113715

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To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the answer of 28 January 2026, to Question 107374, on Cabinet Office: Public Expenditure, whether regulatory costs imposed through implementation of EU laws in Northern Ireland, and the app

Answered by Blair McDougall

The target to cut the administrative burden of regulation by 25% by the end of the Parliament covers the burden of central UK government regulation, whether this is to implement domestic or international commitments.

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