§ Mr. Gordon PrenticeTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department if he will cause to be printed on the face of statutory instruments as an addition to the explanatory note the relevant compliance cost assessment where it is no greater than 10 per cent. of the length of the instrument itself. [15580]
§ Mr. Roger FreemanI have been asked to reply.
The Government require a compliance cost assessment to accompany all statutory instruments having an impact on business, charities and voluntary organisations when they are presented to Parliament and for the explanatory note to contain a note that an assessment is available and where it can be obtained. I am satisfied that this is sufficient to ensure that compliance cost assessments on statutory instruments are generally available.
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