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Bowmer + Kirkland

Asked by Chris HinchliffLabourDepartment for Business and TradeTabled Answered 30 June 2026UIN 12001

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what criteria were used to determine the need for ministerial engagement with Bowmer and Kirkland on building regulations on 30 April 2025.

Answered by Chris McDonald

The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) is the government’s front door for business and its Ministers carry out a wide range of engagement with stakeholders across their portfolios, this includes construction. All meetings and their purpose are recorded and published via quarterly transparency returns.

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