§ Mr. SteenTo ask the President of the Board of Trade what was the estimated total cost of preparing the Deregulation (Gun Barrel Proving) Order 1996 for submission to the Deregulation Committee, broken down by(a) drafting, (b) printing and (c) costs incurred during consultation. [23639]
Mr. John M. Taylor[holding answer 1 April 1996]: The cost of preparing the Deregulation (Gun Barrel Proving) Order is estimated at about £9,500, excluding printing cost, which are not available. All but about £130 of this is estimated staff costs. It has not been possible to apportion these between the consultation, drafting and printing stages.