HC Deb 29 November 2000 vol 357 c670W
16. Mr. Swayne

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many deregulation orders she plans to introduce in the next 12 months. [139193]

Mr. Stringer

There are 11 proposals under consideration at the moment.

The Government plan to introduce the Regulatory Reform Bill as soon as parliamentary time allows. This Bill would repeal sections 1–4 of the Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 1994. Following Royal Assent any deregulation orders not already before Parliament would need to be taken forward by way of the order-making power in the Regulatory Reform Bill.