Written questions

Small Businesses: Regulation

Commons · Question 90701 · Tabled 13 Nov 2025 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record

Answered 19 Nov 2025

Question

Asked by Wendy Morton

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to help mitigate the potential impact of regulatory changes on compliance costs for SMEs.

Answer

Answered by Blair McDougall, 19 Nov 2025

The Government is committed to reducing regulatory compliance costs for SMEs and announced in March a commitment to reduce the administrative burden of regulation for all businesses by £5.6 billion by the end of this Parliament. We have already announced ...