§ Mr. Stephen O'BrienTo ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what guidance his Department has issued on the provision of(a) an estimate of the cost of enforcement of regulation and (b) a description of how the regulation is to be monitored in regulatory impact assessments. [160130]
§ Mr. AlexanderIn January 2003, the Cabinet Office issued 'Better Policy Making: A Guide to Regulatory Impact Assessment' detailed guidance on the regulatory impact assessment(RIA) process. This recommends that all RIAs should include analysis of the costs and benefits of proposals and set out the necessary monitoring and evaluation processes. Copies are available in the Libraries of the House. Revised web-based guidance, building on the January version, was issued by the Cabinet Office in November 2003. This can be found at www.cabinet-office.gov.uk/regulation/ria-guidance/
§ Mr. Stephen O'BrienTo ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many regulatory impact statements were issued by the Small Business Service in each year since 1998; and if he will make a statement. [160131]
§ Nigel GriffithsI have been asked to reply.
The Small Business Service does not issue regulatory impact assessments.