Regulatory Impact Assessments

HC Deb 01 November 2001 vol 373 cc804-5W

Ms Buck

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will list those regulatory impact assessments published during the latest six-month period. [12435]

Mr. Leslie

The Government are committed to ensuring that regulations are necessary, give effective protection, balance cost and risk, are fair and command public confidence. In accordance with this, we require Departments to produce and publish regulatory impact assessments for all regulatory proposals likely to have an impact on business.

I have presented to Parliament today a Command Paper listing regulatory impact assessments published between 1 January and 30 June 2001. Copies of those listed have been placed in the House Libraries. This is the fifteenth such Command Paper.