§ Ms RuddockTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what plans he has to produce a compliance cost assessment for the forthcoming White Paper on transport policy; and if it will be publicly available. [25278]
§ Sir George YoungIt is the Department's policy to produce compliance cost assessments for all regulatory proposals which have an impact on business, voluntary organisations and charities. Copies of all assessments are sent to the Libraries of both Houses and are available, on request, from this Department.
§ Ms RuddockTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many compliance cost assessments were produced by his Department in 1995; and if he will place copies of them in the Library. [25277]
§ Mr. NorrisThis Department produced 17 compliance cost assessments for new regulations last year. In common with other Government Departments, copies of cost assessments are placed in the House Libraries.