Business: Regulation
Lords · Question HL13842 · Tabled 22 Jan 2026 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record
Answered 5 Feb 2026
Question
Asked by Baroness Shawcross-Wolfson
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Lloyd of Effra on 22 January (HL13638), what assessment they have made of their progress in cutting the administrative burden of regulation on business.
Answer
Answered by Baroness Lloyd of Effra, 5 Feb 2026
Government is making progress to reduce the administrative burden of regulation on businesses by 25% by the end of this Parliament.As set out in the October Regulation Action Plan progress update, we have identified £1.5bn in gross administrative savings ...