§ Mr. SteenTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the statement of the Secretary of State for Environment of 21 November,Official Report, column 454, if he will make it his policy to review past legislation in respect of additional burdens imposed by regulations implèmenting European directives. [5067]
§ Mr. Howard[holding answer 11 December 1995]: It is my Department's policy not to make regulations implementing European directives which add to the burdens imposed by such directives. We keep existing legislation under review in the light of this policy.