Written question asked by Lord Mendelsohn (Labour) on Tuesday, 9 July 2019, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 23 July 2019. It was answered by Lord Henley (Conservative) on Tuesday, 23 July 2019 on behalf of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Public Consultation

Question: To ask Her Majesty's Government how many consultations the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has carried out in each of the last five years; and to how many of those it published a formal response within 12 weeks of the consultation closing.

Answer

Since its creation in July 2016, the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has published 140 consultations.

Year	Number of consultations	Response published within 12 weeks
2016	24	7
2017	43	8
2018	50	11
2019	23*	5

*6 consultations are still open. 8 consultations are closed, but still within the 12 week period.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: HL17052
Session: 2017-19
Subjects: Public consultation Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Contains statistics: Yes
Link: View this Written question on www.parliament.uk