HC Deb 29 April 1996 vol 276 c333W
Mr. Steen

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what steps he has taken to ensure that officials negotiating EU regulations are informed of their impact on United Kingdom business. [27074]

Mr. Freeman

Revised guidance requiring Departments to produce a compliance cost assessment for all EC legislative proposals was published on 25 January 1996,Official Report, columns 321-22.

These assessments inform Government policy and the position taken by UK officials when negotiating EC legislation.