§ 17. Mr. BorrowTo ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what steps she has taken to assess the impact of Government regulation on small businesses with fewer than 10 employees. [139196]
§ Mr. StringerThe Government are concerned to monitor the impact of regulation on both small and large businesses.
New guidance was published in August of this year for the production of regulatory impact assessments on legislative proposals, which specifically requires that the impact of the regulation on small firms should be considered. This Monday, 27 November, the Prime Minister announced an important further package of measures intended to help make Britain the best place in the world to set up and grow a business.