Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 113715
Cabinet Office: Public Expenditure
Tabled: 20 February 2026
Answered: 2 March 2026
Question
Alex Burghart
Conservative — Brentwood and Ongar
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
Answer
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.