Written question asked by Archie Norman (Conservative) on Wednesday, 9 June 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 16 June 2004. It was answered by Douglas Alexander (Labour) on Wednesday, 16 June 2004 on behalf of the Cabinet Office.

Cabinet Office

Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what provision has been and will be made for publicising (a) the decision by the Panel for Regulatory Accountability whether or not to clear a given regulatory proposal and (b) the grounds on which the decision was made; what provision has been and will be made for publicising the decisions of the Regulatory Impact Unit regarding whether a particular regulatory proposal requires clearance from the Panel for Regulatory Accountability; if he will list the regulatory proposals which have been deemed by the Regulatory Impact Unit to require clearance from the Panel for Regulatory Accountability during the past three months; how many times the Panel for Regulatory Accountability (a) has met in the past year and (b) is scheduled to meet in the forthcoming year. - Established practice not to disclose information relating to the proceedings of Cabinet Committees, under exemption 2, of the Code of Practice on Access to Government Information.

Answer: Mr. Norman: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office (1) what provision has been and will be made for publicising (a) the decision by the Panel for Regulatory Accountability whether or not to clear a given regulatory proposal and (b) the grounds on which the decision was made; [178832] (2) what provision has been and will be made for publicising the decisions of the Regulatory Impact Unit regarding whether a particular regulatory proposal requires clearance from the Panel for Regulatory Accountability; [178833] (3) if he will list the regulatory proposals which have been deemed by the Regulatory Impact Unit to require clearance from the Panel for Regulatory Accountability during the past three months; [178835] (4) how many times the Panel for Regulatory Accountability (a) has met in the past year and (b) is scheduled to meet in the forthcoming year. [178836] Mr. Alexander: It has been established practice under successive Governments not to disclose information relating to the proceedings of Cabinet Committees, under exemption 2, of the Code of Practice on Access to Government Information.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 422 c955-6W; 178832;178833;178835;178836
Session: 2003-04
Subjects: Disclosure of information Regulation Regulatory Accountability Panel Regulatory Impact Unit
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk