§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if she will list the statutory466W instruments issued by her Department in the last 12 months, indicating (a) the purpose of each and (b) the cost of each to (i) public funds, (ii) businesses and (iii) individuals. [106315]
§ Ms HewittThe HMSO Statutory Instrument Registrar siregistrar@cabinet-office.x.gsi.gov.uk can provide a list of statutory instruments issued by individual Departments. Statutory Instruments which have been originated by Departments but eventually made by the Privy Council Office, are only listed under the Privy Council Office.
However during the period 1 April 2002 and 31 March 2003 my Department laid 101 Statutory Instruments before Parliament. A Regulatory Impact Assessment is completed for regulatory proposals unless there are no or negligible costs. During the period in question my Department prepared RIAs for the following instruments.
467WThe Late Payment of Commercial Debts Regulations 2002,The Wireless Telegraphy (Exemption) (Amendment) Regulations 2002,The Wireless Telegraphy (Licences Charges) Regulations 2002,The Offshore Installations (Emergency Pollution Control) Regulations 2002,The Directors' Remuneration Report Regulation 2002,The Electronic Commerce (EC Directive) Regulations 2002,The National Minimum Wage Regulation 1999 (Amendment) Regulations 2002,The Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Rate of Interest) (No. 3) Order 2002,The Fixed-term Employees (Prevention of Less Favourable Treatment) Regulations 2002,The Electricity Safety, Quality and Continuity Regulations 2002,The Maternity and Parental Leave (Amendment) Regulations 2002,The Paternity and Adoption Leave Regulations 2002,The Statutory Paternity Pay and Statutory Adoption Pay (Weekly Rates) Regulations 2002,The Statutory Paternity Pay and Statutory Adoption Pay (General) Regulations 2002,The Statutory Paternity Pay and Statutory Adoption Pay (Administration) Regulations 2002,The Statutory Paternity Pay and Statutory Adoption Pay (National Health Service Employees) Regulations 2002,The Statutory Paternity Pay and Statutory Adoption Pay (Mariners and Persons Abroad) Regulations 2002,The Community Designs (Fees) Regulations 2002,The Measuring Instruments (EC Requirements) (Electrical Energy Meters) (Amendment) Regulations 2002,The Sale and Supply of Goods to Consumers Regulations 2002,The Flexible Working (Procedural Requirements) Regulations 2002,The Working Time (Amendment) Regulations 2002,The Cosmetic Products (Safety) Regulations 2003,The Wireless Telegraphy (Exemption) Regulations 2003, The Companies (Acquisition of Own Shares) (Treasury Shares) Regulations 2003,The Registered Designs Regulations 2003,The Nuclear Industries Security Regulations 2003,The Patents (Electronic Communications) (Amendment) Rules 2003,The Patents Act 1977 (Electronic Communications) Order 2003.Copies of all RIAs have been placed in the Libraries of the House and are also available on the department's website.