§ Mr. SteenTo ask the Prime Minister which Minister is responsible for deregulation in each Government Department.
§ The Prime MinisterThe deregulation initiative is headed by the right hon. Michael Heseltine, President of the Board of Trade. Ministers are appointed in each of the regulatory Department's to be responsible for deregulation issues. They are:
Department Minister Her Majesty's Treasury (Revenue and Customs) Right Hon. Sir George Young MP Financial Secretary Department of Transport John Watts MP Minister of State Scottish Office Allan Stewart MP Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State Welsh Office Roderick Richards MP Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State Home Office Michael Forsyth MP Minister of State Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Earl Howe Parliamentary Secretary Department of Trade and Industry Jonathan Evans MP Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State Department of Health Hon. Tom Sackville MP Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State Department of Employment Hon. Philip Oppenheim MP Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State Department of Social Security James Arbuthnot Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State Department of Environment Right Hon. Viscount Ullswater Minister of State Northern Ireland Office Baroness Denton of Wakefield Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State Ministry of Defence Righ Hon. Roger Freeman Minister of State Department for Education Eric Forth MP Minister of State Office of Public Service and Science Robert Hughes MP Parliamentary Secretary Lord Chancellor's Department John Taylor MP Parliamentary Secretary Department of National Heritage Iain Sproat MP Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State