Asked by: Baroness Shawcross-Wolfson (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Business and Trade:
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 the cumulative impact of legislation passed since July 2024 on the administrative burden of regulation on business.
Answered by Baroness Lloyd of Effra - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)
The Government has established a baseline for the administrative burden of regulation on businesses of £22.4bn a year, and a resulting £5.6bn target. As set out in the technical annex to policy paper ‘A new approach to ensure regulators and regulation support growth’ (21st October 2025), these estimates apply from the start of April 2025 and reflect all UK government regulation at the time, including since July 2024.
Where gross administrative burdens are added after April 2025, savings will be found in other areas, so the net administrative burden is reduced by £5.6bn by the end of this Parliament.
Asked by: Baroness Shawcross-Wolfson (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Business and Trade:
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.
Answered by Baroness Lloyd of Effra - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)
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 through measures like the Planning and Infrastructure Bill which is accelerating the delivery of 1.5m new homes and critical infrastructure, making annual savings of £272m; modernising corporate reporting requirements, making annual savings of £230m, and; providing access to data and speeding up work to operate and repair pipes and cables by establishing the National Underground Asset Register, saving £185m annually.
Asked by: Baroness Shawcross-Wolfson (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Business and Trade:
To ask His Majesty's Government what specific targets they have to reduce government regulation.
Answered by Baroness Lloyd of Effra - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)
The Government has published a comprehensive Regulation Action Plan that sets out our plans to reform the regulatory system to unlock growth, boost innovation and reduce burdens on businesses across key sectors.
One of the key commitments in the Action Plan is the target to cut the administrative burden of regulation on business by 25%, or £5.6bn, by the end of the Parliament. This pledge will save businesses time and money and help create a regulatory environment that is targeted, proportionate, transparent and agile enough to support economic growth.