HC Deb 21 February 1996 vol 272 c132W
Mr. Steen

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster if he will list the EC directives which have been subject to a United Kingdom compliance cost assessment for 1993, 1994, 1995 and 1996, together with the date each compliance cost assessment was completed and the date each directive was voted on by the Council of Ministers. [15613]

Mr. Freeman

Details of compliance cost assessments on EC directives, including the date on which each was issued, are set out in the following Command Papers:

  • 1 November 1993 to 30 June 1994: Cm 2719
  • 1 July 1994 to 31 December 1994: Cm 2881
  • 1 January 1995 to 30 June 1995: Cm 3075.

Details of compliance cost assessments issued during the second half of 1995 and during 1996 will be included in further Command Papers which are published at approximately six-monthly intervals.

Details of compliance cost assessments issued before November 1993 and information about the date on which each directive was agreed by the Council of Ministers are not centrally held.