§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the EU Directives and Regulations which have been implemented by his Department since 17 April 2002. [106841]
§ Bob SpinkTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many regulations originating from the EU have been implemented by his department over each of the last five years. [120854]
§ Mr. CaplinEU Regulations are, in general, directly applicable in the member states, without the need for implementation in national law.
I refer the hon. Members to the answer my right hon. Friend and the Foreign Secretary gave on 30 June 2003, Official Report, columns 64–65W, to the hon. Member for Castle Point (Bob Spink).
Many regulations apply across many different Whitehall Departments. Information relating to implementation of regulations is not held centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.