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.