§ Malcolm BruceTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if she will list the European Union Directives her Department was responsible for implementing since 1997 that were(a)submitted to and (b)discussed by the Regulatory Impact Unit; and whether the proposed method of implementation was identified as going beyond the minimum necessary to comply with the European Directive and represented over-implementation in each case [176104]
§ Jacqui Smith[holding answer 27 May 2004]:The Department takes account of Cabinet Office guidance in relation to implementation of European directives and holds discussions with the Regulatory Impact Unit during the process of policy development. However records of these discussions are not held centrally.