§ Mr. SteenTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, pursuant to the statement of the Secretary of State for the Environment on 21 November 1995,Official Report,s column 454, if she will make it her policy to review past legislation in respect of additional burdens imposed by regulations implementing European directives. [5065]
§ Mr. ForthIt is the policy in the Department to ensure that we do not gold-plate European directives by the addition of unnecessary burdens when implementing them in the United Kingdom. We will take every opportunity to look at existing legislation in the light of this policy.