Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 75445

Hospitality Industry: Licensing Laws

Tabled: 5 September 2025
Answered: 16 September 2025

Question

Sir James Cleverly

Conservative — Braintree

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the press release entitled Red tape slashed to revamp high streets with new cafes and bars, published on 26 July 2025, whether hospitality zones can be designated in cumulative impact

Answer

Blair McDougall
Designating zones and cumulative impact policies are a matter for local authorities, and the two are not mutually exclusive. The Government’s considers that both designating zones and implementing cumulative impact policies should be fully considered, cle...
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