§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what assessment he has made of the operation of the Regulatory Flexibility Act 1980 in the United States. [73231]
§ Mr. KilfoyleI have been asked to reply.
Whilst it is not for us to assess the effectiveness of the United States' internal legislative arrangements, we are aware of this Act and officials in the Cabinet Office Better Regulation Unit are in contact with their US counterparts with the aim of increasing our mutual understanding and promoting the exchange of best practice. Many of the main provisions of this Act cover the same ground as certain requirements in our own system of regulatory impact assessment.
§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what assessment he has made of the operation of sunset regulation in the United States. [73224]
§ Mr. KilfoyleI have been asked to reply.
We are aware of the discussions in the United States and other countries about the use of sunset clauses in regulation. Officials in the Cabinet Office Better Regulation Unit actively participate in such discussions both bilaterally and at the OECD with the aim of increasing mutual understanding and promoting exchanges of best practice. We are not aware of any federal United States legislative requirement for sunset clauses.
§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what assessment he has made of the operation of the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act 1996 in the United States. [73223]
§ Mr. KilfoyleI have been asked to reply.
Whilst it is not for us to assess the effectiveness of the United States' internal legislative arrangements, we are aware of this Act and officials in the Cabinet Office Better Regulation Unit are in contact with their US counterparts with the aim of increasing mutual understanding and promoting the exchange of best practice. Many of the main provisions of this Act, aimed at small business, cover the same ground as the UK's Access Business initiative.