Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 85807

Licensing Laws

Tabled: 28 October 2025
Answered: 5 November 2025

Question

Cat Smith

LabourLancaster and Wyre

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether members of the Licensing Taskforce were given (a) advanced sight of and (b) input into the wording of the licensing call for evidence questions.

Answer

Kate Dearden
The Government is inviting views and evidence to inform the development of a modern, proportionate and enabling licensing system. A Call for Evidence is currently open until 6 November in order to gather views and evidence to inform proposals for reforms ...

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