§ Mr. SteenTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 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; and if he will make a statement. [3779]
§ Mr. Ancram[holding answer 12 November 1996]: My right hon. and learned Friend will not be submitting any rules or regulations to the Deregulation Committee.
In its deliberation of the 1994 Deregulation and Contracting Out Bill, Parliament decided that the general order-making power which enables Ministers to amend primary legislation by subordinate order for deregulatory purposes would not extend to Northern Ireland.
Any deregulatory measures introduced in Great Britain by means of reference to the Deregulation Committee will, where appropriate, be replicated in Northern Ireland by the Order in Council procedure.