§ Mr. SteenTo ask the Secretary of State for Education how many rules and regulations she repealed in the first three months of 1995; and how many new rules and regulations were introduced in that period by way of statutory instruments, motions or orders. [19358]
§ Mr. BoswellSome 24 statutory instruments were revoked in the first three months of 1995. In the same period, 29 statutory instruments were introduced. These figures do not include local instruments.
The great majority of these concerned the maintained, system of education and imposed no regulatory requirements on business.
§ Mr. SteenTo ask the Secretary of State for Education what requirements there are for officials in her Department to introduce a compliance cost assessment for all the rules and regulations coming before her and her Ministers; and how many compliance cost assessments have been issued by her Department in the first three months of this year. [19344]
§ Mr. ForthMy Department issued one compliance cost assessment in the first three months of this year, a copy of which has been placed in the Library.