Regulatory Impact Assessments

HL Deb 20 May 2003 vol 648 c71WA

Lord Graham of Edmonton

asked Her Majesty's Government:

When they plan to publish a Command Paper listing the regulatory impact assessments published during the latest six-month period. [HL2953]

The Minister for the Cabinet Office and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (Lord Macdonald of Tradeston):

The Government are committed to ensuring that regulations are necessary, give effective protection, balance cost and risk, are fair and command public confidence. In accordance with this, we require departments to produce and publish regulatory impact assessments (RIAs) for all regulatory proposals likely to have an impact on business, charities and the voluntary sector.

I have today presented to Parliament a Command Paper listing RIAs published between 1 July and 31 December 2002. Copies of those listed have been placed in the Libraries of both Houses. This is the 18th such Command Paper.