Asked by: Marco Longhi (Conservative - Dudley North)
Question to the Department for Business and Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps her Department is taking to reduce bureaucracy for businesses.
Answered by Kemi Badenoch - President of the Board of Trade
My department is leading the Smarter Regulation programme which is working cross-government to reduce burdens on business and improve outcomes for people across the UK.
As part of this programme, we have announced reforms to reduce time-consuming reporting requirements under the Working Time Regulations, which could save employers up to £1bn a year, and streamline wine labelling requirements and specifications on production methods to provide a £180m boost to our wine industry.
We are committed to removing red tape to allow UK businesses to focus on growing their business and creating jobs.