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Industrial Strategy, Business Regulation and Growth

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Industrial Strategy, Business Regulation and Growth How do specific corporate disclosure requirements, for example environmental, social and governance (ESG) or risk reporting, affect UK businesses’ strategic decisions and behaviour, and how do institutional investors interpret and act on this information? Department for Business and Trade, 2026
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Industrial Strategy, Business Regulation and Growth What are the potential impacts of recent and proposed reforms to corporate law and governance frameworks on UK companies, including to the Companies Act, non-financial reporting, audit regulation and requirements, and the use of Corporate Directors in company structures? Department for Business and Trade, 2026
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Industrial Strategy, Business Regulation and Growth How do international financial reporting and sustainability standards, such as International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) Accounting, IFRS Sustainability, European Sustainability, and other emerging regulatory tools affect growth, boardroom decision-making and sustainability practices? Department for Business and Trade, 2026
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Industrial Strategy, Business Regulation and Growth How effective are competition and consumer laws and enforcement, and how should they respond to issues such as online choice architecture (OCA) to enable well-functioning markets? Department for Business and Trade, 2026
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Industrial Strategy, Business Regulation and Growth How do administrative and policy-related costs and burdens (such as investment decisions, operational models and compliance strategies) influence business behaviours, and what is the relative scale of these costs and burdens? Department for Business and Trade, 2026
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Industrial Strategy, Business Regulation and Growth How do thresholds or boundaries in regulatory and tax systems influence business behaviour, productivity and investment? Department for Business and Trade, 2026
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Industrial Strategy, Business Regulation and Growth What evidence exists relating to company level growth due to increased technology adoption, and what are the implications of technological advancements, for example automation and AI, for trade patterns and employment? Department for Business and Trade, 2026
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Industrial Strategy, Business Regulation and Growth What are the ethical and regulatory challenges faced by professional and business services or public sector in deploying AI in the workplace, and how does this affect worker wellbeing in the UK? Department for Business and Trade, 2026
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Industrial Strategy, Business Regulation and Growth What are the drivers of regional differences in digital capability and uptake? What are the most promising applications and best international examples of AI for generating high-quality evidence to inform policymaking, and how do businesses perceive DBT’s use of AI to analyse their data in a safe, transparent, and effective manner? Department for Business and Trade, 2026
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Industrial Strategy, Business Regulation and Growth What lessons can be learnt, for example in operational and user adoption, from existing Open Banking and early Smart Data initiatives to inform the design and implementation of future Smart Data schemes? Department for Business and Trade, 2026
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Industrial Strategy, Business Regulation and Growth What evidence exists as to the effectiveness of the research and development (R&D) Tax Credit scheme in driving additional investment in innovation? Department for Business and Trade, 2026
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Industrial Strategy, Business Regulation and Growth What are the distributional impacts of DBT’s growth policies, and vice versa? Department for Business and Trade, 2026
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Industrial Strategy, Business Regulation and Growth What changes could the UK make to its capital markets, including public equity, to make them better equipped to support accelerated economic growth in line with government policy and the Industrial Strategy? Department for Business and Trade, 2026
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Industrial Strategy, Business Regulation and Growth How does the adoption of new business practices, such as responsible business conduct (RBC) and digital accounts filing with Companies House, affect UK firms in terms of compliance costs, productivity and data quality, and what are the broader implications for UK economic performance and growth? Department for Business and Trade, 2026
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Industrial Strategy, Business Regulation and Growth What is the evidence base on how firms with high growth potential can be identified and supported, including insights into the current pipeline of investible businesses, the directional flow of venture capital investment, and for businesses developing dual-use technology? Department for Business and Trade, 2026
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Industrial Strategy, Business Regulation and Growth What role can blended finance play in advancing UK industrial policy objectives, such as innovation, green transition and infrastructure, and how might it contribute to long-term UK economic growth? Department for Business and Trade, 2026
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Industrial Strategy, Business Regulation and Growth What role can cost of capital play, for example in economic regulation sectors, and what is its relative importance? Department for Business and Trade, 2026
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Industrial Strategy, Business Regulation and Growth How does the amount of investment in intangibles vary by business demographics and sectors? What does this mean for industrial policy? Department for Business and Trade, 2026
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Industrial Strategy, Business Regulation and Growth How does short-termism influence businesses’ investment and dividends decisions, and how is this shaped by legal and/or market factors? Department for Business and Trade, 2026
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Industrial Strategy, Business Regulation and Growth How do investment decision-making processes vary across UK business demographics such as small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and multinationals and how does this impact the effectiveness of government policies aimed at stimulating investment and growth․ Department for Business and Trade, 2026
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