§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what(a) consultation he has had with the Better Regulation Task Force and (b) assessment he has made of its initiatives in assessing the administrative burdens on employers of involvement in the New Deal. [89421]
§ Mr. Andrew Smith[holding answer 2 July 1999]: The design implementation, marketing and evaluation of the New Deal takes account of the advice of the New Deal Task Force, which has a substantial proportion of its membership drawn from business, including the noble Lord Haskins, who is also the chair of the Better Regulation Task Force.