§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will list the statutory instruments issued by his Department in the last 12 months, indicating(a) the purpose of each and (b) the cost of each to (i) public funds, (ii) businesses and (iii) individuals. [106320]
§ Mr. LeslieThe Office of the Deputy Prime Minister was formed on 29 May 2002. From that date until 31 March 2003 it issued 48 general statutory instruments and 31 local statutory instruments. The purpose of each instrument is explained in its explanatory note.
The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister does not hold the information requested concerning the actual cost of implementing the instruments in question. However, in the case of a number of instruments a regulatory impact assessment was prepared which indicates the likely cost of the measure on business, charities and the voluntary sector. Copies of these assessments will have been placed in the Libraries of both Houses.
The general instruments referred to above are listed below. The list identifies those for which a regulatory impact assessment was prepared.
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SI No SI Title RIA 515 The Local Authority (Capital Finance) (Amendment No.2) (England) Regulations 2003 No 530 The Local Government (Best Value) Performance Standards Order 2003 No 533 The Accounts and Audit Regulations 2003 No 714 The Financial Assistance for Environmental Purposes (England) Order 2003 No 768 The Council Tax (Administration and Enforcement) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2003 No 907 The Local Authorities (Charges for Specified Welfare Services) (England) Regulations 2003 No 940 The Regulatory Reform (Housing Management Agreements) Order 2003 No 956 The Town and Country Planning (Electronic Communications) (England) Order 2003 No 986 The Regulatory Reform (Schemes Under Section 129 of the Housing Act 1988) (England) Order 2003 No