Written questions

Small Businesses: Regulation

Commons · Question 119876 · Tabled 11 Mar 2026 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record

Answered 17 Mar 2026

Question

Asked by Jim Shannon

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent discussions he has had with industry representatives on reducing regulatory burdens on small businesses.

Answer

Answered by Blair McDougall, 17 Mar 2026

The Department for Business and Trade engages regularly stakeholders, businesses and their representative organisations to identify regulatory burdens. Last year we launched a business questionnaire ‘Unlocking Business: reform driven by you’ which gathere...