§ Mr. Steento ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs in what ways the United Kingdom's negotiating brief for the forthcoming intergovernmental conference will reflect the Government's deregulation policies. [13597]
§ Mr. David DavisWe are pressing vigorously to reduce the regulatory burden of EC law. The paper "UK priorities for Regulatory Reform", which has been deposited in the Library of the House, sets out how we are doing this.
A number of the UK's proposals for the IGC are designed to help reduce the burden of EC legislation including further entrenchment of the principle of subsidiarity in the treaty and a requirement on the Commission to consult interested parties before making proposals for major new legislation.