Written questions

Innovation and Technology: Regulation

Commons · Question 8046 · Tabled 9 Jun 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · Official record

Answered 18 Jun 2026

Question

Asked by Jim Shannon

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment her Department has made of the extent to which regulatory barriers affect the development and adoption of innovative technologies in the UK.

Answer

Answered by Kanishka Narayan, 18 Jun 2026

Through the Regulatory Innovation Office, Government has heard from businesses that barriers such as fragmentation between regulators and unclear regulatory pathways hold back adoption of innovative technologies. The RIO works to identify and address spec...