§ Mr. Gordon PrenticeTo ask the President of the Board of Trade when he intends to publish compliance cost assessments of the burden on businesses of legislation.
§ Mr. Neil HamiltonThe Government publish compliance cost assessments with all proposals for United Kingdom and EC legislation that have an impact on business. The arrangements for publishing CCAs for proposed domestic legislation were set out in my written answer to my hon. Friend the Member for Colchester, North (Mr. Jenkin) on 19 October,Official Report, column 647W 202. The arrangements for publishing the assessments for proposed EC legislation were set out in the written answer by my right hon. Friend the Lord President to the Council to my hon. Friend the Member for Hertfordshire, South-West (Mr. Page) on 19 July, Official Report, column 24.