§ Mrs. RocheTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, pursuant to his answer of 17 December 1996,Official Report, column 492, when he expects his analysis of new regulations introduced since 1995 will be (a) completed and (b) available. [16937]
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§ Mr. Freeman[holding answer 20 February 1997]: During 1996 Departments introduced 388 orders which affect business. Of these, 160 were deregulatory orders which contributed to the repeal or amendment of approximately 500 existing regulations during the year.
The total number of fee and local provision orders was 130. I understand that the total number of orders which have no effect on business, such as road closure and commencement orders, was 2,903.
Also, pursuant to the answer on 17 December, I have placed in the House Libraries the latest list of over 1,000 regulations that have been repealed or amended since 1993 under the Government's deregulation initiative. I have also sent a copy to the hon. Member.