§ Mrs. Curtis-ThomasTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what orders his Department has made under the Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 1994 in each year since 1994; and what plans it has to introduce such orders. [106083]
§ Mr. BayleyThis Department has made no orders to date to remove regulatory legislation but we will continue to look for opportunities to use such orders where we can.
We do, however, plan to bring forward an order shortly which will enable our private and voluntary sector partners to play a full role in the delivery of the new ONE service which is currently being piloted.
We have brought forward a range of deregulatory measures on pensions in the Welfare Reform Act 1999 and the current Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Bill.