§ Lord Vinsonasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether the new building regulations L1 and L2 on the conservation of fuel and power coming into effect on 1 April 2002 and comprising 131 papers of instructions and requiring cross-reference to over 90 supporting statutory publications were submitted to the Better Regulation Unit for scrutiny. [HL3191]
§ Lord Falconer of ThorotonA draft regulatory impact assessment (RIA) was produced to cover the proposals for amendments to Part L that are embodied in the new regulations and in the approved documents that give non-mandatory guidance on how the technical requirements of the regulations may be met. The draft RIA was included in the consultation document published in June 2000. It was amended in the light of responses to the consultation, and both the draft and the final versions of the RIA were scrutinised by the Cabinet Office Regulatory Impact Unit (CORIU), formerly known as the Better Regulation Unit.