Lords inquiry hears from companies on regulators and growth

The House of Lords Industry and Regulators Committee continues its inquiry into the relationship between regulators and economic growth, by hearing from companies.

The session will begin at 10am on Tuesday 6 January 2026 and can be followed live or afterwards on Parliament TV or in person in Committee Room 3, Palace of Westminster.

The Committee will hear from: 

• Scott Steedman,
  Director-General, British Standards Institute;
  
  
• Georgina Fleet,
  Chief Compliance Officer, Zurich UK;
  
  
• Caroline Allen,
  Senior Vice President for Regulatory Affairs, Smith and Nephew.

Members are expected to ask questions on:

• relationships with regulators;
• burdens and benefits of regulation;
• how regulators can support innovation and growth;
• the Government's role in encouraging regulators to accept more risk;
• the Government's Action Plan and update, and the renewed focus on regulators' growth duty;
• regulatory fast lanes and sandboxes;
• the administrative burden of regulation;
• assessing regulatory performance.

The Committee has published its call for evidence for this inquiry. The complete list of questions, plus details how to submit evidence by the deadline of Friday 16 January 2026, can be found on the Committee's website.