§ Mr. SpringTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what assessment the Government have made of the cost to British farming of the Vibrations Directive. [45700]
§ Dr. WhiteheadThe Health and Safety Executive's Regulatory Impact Assessment of the Vibration Directive is available in the House of Commons Library. It assesses the cost of the Directive to industry as a whole; no assessment has been made of the costs to individual sectors.
§ Mr. SpringTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what assessment the Government have made of the impact of the noise directive on small manufacturers. [45701]
§ Dr. WhiteheadThe Health and Safety Executive's Regulatory Impact Assessment of the Physical Agents Noise Directive is available in the House of Commons Library. It includes an assessment of the impact of the Directive on small firms.