§ Mrs. Curtis-ThomasTo ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office which Minister within each Government Department has been tasked with overseeing regulation reform. [107003]
§ Mr. StringerThe Prime Minister has asked each of the key regulatory Departments to appoint a Minister for Regulatory Reform to oversee a programme of measures to reduce regulatory burdens. The Ministers for Regulatory Reform are
HM Treasury—Paymaster General (Dawn Primarolo MP)Department of Trade and Industry—Minister of State (Patricia Hewitt MP)Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions—Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Lord Whitty)Department of Health—Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Gisela Stuart MP)Home Office—Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Mike O'Brien MP)Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food—Minister of State (the right hon. Joyce Quin MP), andDepartment for Education and Employment—Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Margaret Hodge MP).
§ Mrs. Curtis-ThomasTo ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what meetings she has had with the Fair Regulation Campaign; what was discussed; what decisions were taken; and what plans she has for future meetings. [107005]
§ Mr. StringerMy right hon. Friend the Member for Copeland (Dr. Cunningham), the former Minister for the Cabinet Office, met the Fair Regulation Campaign in July 1999 to discuss their objectives for improving regulatory impact assessments by Government Departments and the 719W EU. On Friday 28 January, the Minister for the Cabinet Office was due to follow up with the Fair Regulation Campaign their round of discussions with Government Departments and parallel work in Brussels on reducing regulatory burdens. The Minister for the Cabinet Office, my right hon. Friend the Member for Redcar (Marjorie Mowlam) welcomed the Campaign's offer of assistance and asked them to work alongside the Government to make improvements to the regulatory systems. There are no plans at present for a further meeting.