Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 42160

Department for Business and Trade: Impact Assessments

Tabled: 27 March 2025
Answered: 7 April 2025
Named Day

Question

Joe Robertson

ConservativeIsle of Wight East

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the accuracy of its compliance cost evaluations.

Answer

Justin Madders
On 13 March, the Prime Minister announced that government will cut the costs of regulation to business by 25% by the end of this Parliament. First, we must fully understand these costs. To do this, we will establish a robust regulatory baseline by using d...

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