§ 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 a reference to the Deregulation Committee before the end of 1996; arid if he will make a statement. [2475]
§ Mr. KynochThe Scottish Office is currently consulting on the following proposal for which the deregulation order-making power may be used
The repeal of the Methylated Spirits (Sale by Retail) (Scotland) Act 1937.The timing of any reference to the Deregulation Committee will depend on the outcome of consultation.
§ Mr. SteenTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what regulations his Department proposes to repeal by the end of 1996; if he proposes to conduct a compliance cost assessment on each regulation repealed; and what is the
574W(c) voluntary sectors in each of the four piloting areas since the start of the voucher pilot scheme; and how many of these are new places. [1830]
§ Mr. Raymond S. Robertson[holding answer 1 November 1996]: The number of places offered by pre-school centres is not held centrally. On the basis of returns for the first half of the first term, the number of children currently receiving voucher supported pre-school education in each of the pilot areas, broken down by type of provider, is as follows:
estimated cost of undertaking a compliance cost assessment to determine the advantages or disadvantages of such a repeal. [2470]
§ Mr. KynochThe Scottish Office intends to revoke the Surface Waters (Classification) (Scotland) Regulations 1990 before the end of 1996.
Since the regulations are being revoked, a cost compliance assessment is not required. They are being replaced by the Surface Waters (Abstraction for Drinking Water) (Classification) (Scotland) Regulations 1996, in respect of which a compliance cost assessment is being prepared.