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Written question asked by Lord Tyrie (Non-affiliated) on Monday, 3 February 2020, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Monday, 17 February 2020. It was answered by Lord Duncan of Springbank (Conservative) on Monday, 10 February 2020 on behalf of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.


Business: Regulation

Question

To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they intend to take to ensure that the interests of (1) consumers, and (2) competition, inform the Brexit red tape challenge.

Answer

The Conservative Manifesto stated that “Through our Red Tape Challenge, we will ensure that regulation is sensible and proportionate, and that we always consider the needs of small businesses when devising new rules, using our new freedom after Brexit to ensure that British rules work for British companies.” We shall announce further details of the Challenge in due course.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL1296
Session
2019-21
Subjects
Consumers Business Competition Protection Regulation Brexit
Link
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