Compliance Cost Assessments (Hansard, 3 February 1998)

HC Deb 03 February 1998 vol 305 c596W 596W

§ Mr. Heathcoat-Amory
To ask the President of the Council if she will publish a compliance cost assessment for each(a) public bill, (b) statutory instrument and (c) proposed EU directive or regulation, which affects business costs. [26197]

§ Mrs. Ann Taylor
It is already a requirement that a Compliance Cost Assessments is published alongside all draft primary, secondary and EC legislation having an impact on business when it is presented to Parliament. CCAs are placed in the Library of both Houses and a Command Paper is published every six months listing the CCAs published in the previous six months.