§ Mr. SteenTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the rules and regulations he proposes to repeal or amend by means of reference to the Deregulation Committee before the end of 1995; and if he will make a statement. [41539]
§ Mr. Kynoch[holding answer 6 November 1995]: I refer the hon. Gentleman to the answer given earlier by my right hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster.
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§ Mr. SteenTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the estimated saving to the Exchequer by the repeal of each rule and regulation which has so far been the subject of a reference to the Deregulation Committee from his Department; and in how many cases a compliance cost assessment has been carried out. [41540]
§ Mr. Kynoch[holding answer 6 November 1995]: My Department has an interest in two of the draft deregulation proposals laid to date. The explanatory document which is presented to the Committee alongside each draft order contains an assessment of the benefits, including any cost savings, to business and to any other persons whom the draft order is intended to benefit.
§ Mr. SteenTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what regulations his Department proposes to repeal by the end of 1995; if he proposes to conduct a compliance cost assessment on each regulation repealed; and what is the estimated cost of undertaking a compliance cost assessment to assess the advantages or disadvantages of such a repeal. [41558]
§ Mr. Kynoch[holding answer 6 November 1995]: The Scottish Office is currently taking forward the review or repeal of legislation in areas as diverse as the sale of farmed salmon roe, social work, slaughterhouses and town and country planning. The requirement to carry out a compliance cost assessment applies to regulations which impose additional burdens on business while the programme of repeals and amendments is concerned with reducing the burden.