§ Mr. FatchettTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list all those regulations affecting small firms which have been abolished by his Department in each year since 1979.
§ Mr. Robin SquireSince 1979 a series of measures has been taken to reduce and simplify the amount of regulation. All my Department's regulations which impact on business are currently being reviewed to ensure that, where they are necessary, they impose the minimum burden.