HC Deb 23 May 2000 vol 350 cc453-4W
Mrs. Browning

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office if she will make it her policy to undertake an annual audit of the cost to business of regulations and to publish the result. [123305]

Mr. Stringer

All regulatory proposals likely to have a significant cost or benefit to business are subject to Regulatory Impact Assessment. These assessments are published by Departments and placed in the Libraries of the House. In addition, a series of twice yearly Command Papers, entitled Regulatory Impact Assessments, list the assessments for each six month period.

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