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Licensing Laws

Commons · Question 84190 · Tabled 22 Oct 2025 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record

Answered 27 Oct 2025

Question

Asked by Grahame Morris

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of his proposed licensing reforms on local authorities’ ability to refuse harmful alcohol licenses.

Answer

Answered by Kate Dearden, 27 Oct 2025

The Government is inviting views and evidence to inform the development of a modern, proportionate and enabling licensing system. The Government is inviting views and evidence to inform the development of a modern, proportionate and enabling licensing sys...