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Written question asked by Cat Smith (Labour) on Tuesday, 28 October 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 30 October 2025. It was answered by Kate Dearden (Labour) on Wednesday, 5 November 2025 on behalf of the Department for Business and Trade.

Licensing Laws

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether each Mission Board was (a) represented, (b) involved in and (c) consulted as part of the Licensing Taskforce workstream; and what their level of involvement was.

Answer

The Licensing Taskforce reported its findings in July and relevant Government departments were involved in determining the response to that report. That included the Department for Business and Trade, the Home Office, HM Treasury, the Department for Health and Social Care, the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government and the Department for Culture, Media and Sport. A cross-government team has been established with the involvement of those departments to take forward a review of the proposals and subsequent implementation where appropriate. That further stage of activity has led to the Call for Evidence which will inform next steps.

The Call for Evidence is open until 6 November in order to gather views and evidence to inform proposals for reforms to licensing. This is available at https://www.gov.uk/government/calls-for-evidence/reforming-the-licensing-system.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
85810
Session
2024-26
Subjects
Licensing laws Mission boards
Link
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