§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, pursuant to her answer of 25 February 2002,Official Report, columns 722–3W, on 964W statutory instruments, what assessment she has made of the cost effectiveness of each of the statutory instruments listed in the document placed in the Library. [50017]
§ Mr. Ivan LewisCosts associated with regulatory proposals are considered at the policy development stage. A Regulatory Impact Assessment (RIA) is completed for regulatory proposals unless there are no or negligible costs, and sets out the impact, in terms of costs, benefits and risks of the proposed regulation which could affect businesses, charities or the voluntary sector. RIAs are available from the Libraries of the House.