Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 98421

Licensing Laws: Alcoholic Drinks

Tabled: 9 December 2025

Answered: 17 December 2025

Question

Cat Smith

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 5 November 2025 to Question 85812, whether he plans to introduce his Department's proposed reforms to alcohol licensing through (a) legislative changes to the Licensing Act 20

Answer

Kate Dearden

The Government is undertaking activity to implement the initial announcements made by the Chancellor on 26 November. Those include a guidance document (the National Licensing Policy Framework) which is already available at https://www.gov.uk/government/pu...

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