Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 98419

Licensing Laws: Reform

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 85806, on what evidential basis his Department chose to issue a call for evidence rather than a consultation.

Answer

Kate Dearden

The Government invited views and evidence to inform the development of a modern, proportionate and enabling licensing system. A Call for Evidence ran for four weeks, primarily via an online survey, and this attracted a significant number of responses. Alo...

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