§ 25. Mrs. GillanTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what assessment he has made of the impact of Government regulation on farmers in the last year. [142363]
§ Ms QuinThe red tape review teams looking at all areas the industry identified as burdensome completed their findings in the last year. Implementation so far of their recommendations on intervention, and IACS and inspections has saved £3 million as well as reduced time spent form filling, while new measures to achieve further savings, for example through electronic forms and co-ordinated inspections, are already well under-way. In addition, every possible new regulation affecting business is subject to regulatory impact assessments and these are published.