Regulatory Impact Assessments

HC Deb 04 November 1999 vol 337 c311W

Mr. Michael J. Foster

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office if she will list those regulatory impact assessments published during the last six months. [97599]

Marjorie Mowlam

The Government are committed to ensuring that regulations are necessary, give effective protection, balance cost and risk, are fair and command public confidence. In accordance with this, we require Departments to produce and publish Regulatory Impact Assessments (RIAs) for all regulatory proposals likely to have an impact on business.

I have presented to Parliament today a Command Paper listing 90 RIAs published between 1 January and 30 June 1999. Copies of those listed have been placed in the Libraries of the House. Please note that this Command Paper entitled "Regulatory Impact Assessments" has replaced the previous series entitled "Compliance Cost Assessments". This is the eleventh such Command Paper.