Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 95530

Regulation: UK Relations with EU

Tabled: 28 November 2025

Answered: 8 December 2025

Question

Callum Anderson

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what criteria his Department uses to determine which sectors are prioritised for UK-EU regulatory co-operation.

Answer

Blair McDougall

The Government does not use a single fixed set of metrics. A range of data is utilised, including the importance of sectors impacted and the level of regulatory burden businesses are facing. The UK-EU Trade Cooperation Agreement (TCA) includes a series of...

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