§ 22. Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will make a statement on the regulatory burden on businesses in Wales arising from primary legislation. [103510]
§ Mr. Paul MurphyThe Government will introduce the Regulatory Reform Bill this Session. This Bill will make provision to widen the deregulation order making power currently available under the Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 1994.
The National Assembly for Wales is being consulted on this and the Wales Office are working to ensure that burdens on business in Wales, as well as in England, stemming from inappropriate or excessive regulation can be tackled under the proposed new order-making power.
Information about the impact of all regulations—which is not held separately for primary and secondary legislation—is held centrally by the Cabinet Office Regulatory Impact Unit. It is not broken down for different areas of the UK but relates to the UK as a whole.