HC Deb 01 April 2004 vol 419 c1586W
Mr. Stephen O'Brien

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what action her Department has taken to implement the recommendation of the Better Regulation Task Force report of May 2002 that there be independent expert input into considering alternatives to state regulation. [161147]

Nigel Griffiths

The Department has appointed two independent experts to examine alternatives to regulation following the Better Regulation Task Force report.