Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many (a) consultations and (b) calls for evidence issued by his Department are closed but have not been responded to as of 12 July 2022.

The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has issued 55 consultations, and calls for evidence for which a response by the Department is outstanding as of 12 July 2022:

a) 33 consultations (6 of which are still within the recommended response period);

b) 22 calls for evidence.