Regulatory Impact Assessments

HL Deb 14 November 2003 vol 654 c232WA

Baroness Gould of Potternewton

asked Her Majesty's Government:

When the report on regulatory impact assessments published between January and June 2003 will be issued. [HL5552]

Lord Bassam of Brighton

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 or voluntary bodies.

The Minister for the Cabinet Office (Douglas Alexander MP) has today presented to Parliament a Command Paper listing RIAs published between 1 January and 30 June 2003. Copies of those listed have been placed in the Libraries of both Houses. This is the 19th such Command Paper.