§ Mr. BellinghamTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many new regulations were imposed on UK businesses in each year since 1997–98. [79074]
§ Nigel GriffithsThe number of Statutory Instruments (SIs) that this Department has passed is as follows:
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Year SIs 1997 130 1998 135 1999 178 2000 148 2001 126 Jan-Oct 2002 100 Only a small proportion of SIs have a significant impact on business. Of the 100 SIs so far produced in 2002, 11 have produced benefits to business and 78 have had negligible or no impact. A regulatory impact assessment is produced for all SIs that have a cost to or benefit for business and copies are available from the Libraries of the House.
The information is currently being collated.