§ Mr. ChopeTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport when the regulatory impact assessment of the extension of the Working Time Directive to mobile workers will be published. [114041]
§ Mr. JamiesonA partial Regulatory Impact Assessment will be published with the Consultation Document which we expect to issue in the summer.
§ Mr. ChopeTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport when consultation will commence on the regulations implementing the extension of the Working Time Directive to mobile workers; and for how long it will last. [114042]
§ Mr. JamiesonThe department is consulting with both sides of the industry on how the directive should be implemented into domestic legislation. We expect to launch a formal consultation exercise before the end of this summer. The exercise should last for at least three months.