§ Brian CotterTo ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many monthly audits of regulation have taken place since 1997 relating to(a) the number of new regulations introduced and (b) the number of regulations repealed. [71266]
§ Mr. AlexanderRegulatory Impact Assessments are produced for regulations that have an impact on business, charities and the voluntary sector. These can be found in the House libraries. They are also reported monthly to the Cabinet Office. Since 1997 (inclusive), 27 Deregulation Orders have been made under the Deregulation and642W Contracting Out Act; a chronological list is available on the Cabinet Office's website. In February 2002 the government published the Regulatory Reform Action Plan, setting 63 proposals for Regulatory Reform Orders (RROs). RROs enable government to repeal more easily unnecessary regulation.