Written questions

Department for Business and Trade: Policy

Commons · Question 17316 · Tabled 9 Jul 2026 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record

Answered 16 Jul 2026

Question

Asked by Dame Harriett Baldwin

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many post-implementation reviews undertaken by his Department since 5 July 2024 found that policy costs exceeded those estimated in the original impact assessment.

Answer

Answered by Blair McDougall, 16 Jul 2026

Post implementation reviews (PIRs) and impact assessments (IAs) are published documents and are therefore publicly available. Guidance on PIRs, together with DBT’s past reviews and impact assessments, can be accessed via www.legislation.gov.uk.