§ Mr. SproatTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what financial provisions, and how much, he has made within his Department in order to look at the potential for deregulation of each of the regulatory measures for which he has responsibility.
§ Mr. David HuntI have made all my staff aware of the need to consider the potential for deregulation of existing regulatory measures and of the need to assess compliance costs of any new regulations in Wales. I have provided £54,000 for my departmental deregulation unit to co-ordinate this work in my Department and with Departments in England since the Government introduced their deregulation initiative in 1985.