§ Mr. FatchettTo ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will list the regulations which have been abolished, with dates, since the establishment of the deregulation unit.
§ Mr. Neil Hamilton[holding answer 13 July 1993]Records are not kept in this form. The deregulation unit has the job of encouraging Government Departments to take proper account of the impact on business of their policies and does not use the number of regulations abolished as a measure of success.
Much regulation is necessary but over-burdensome and is being examined with a view to simplification without prejudice to the legitimate protection of the public.
574WThe aim is to make regulatory costs proportionate to the benefits.