Government reduces Red Tape
Great news! Have learnt from a response to a Parliamentary Question that BIS have already removed or simplified 220 regulations as part of the Government's Red Tape Challenge.
- Claire Perry (Devizes, Conservative)
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what recent progress he has made in reducing the burden of regulation on businesses through the Red Tape Challenge.
- Vincent Cable (Secretary of State, Business, Innovation and Skills; Twickenham, Liberal Democrat)
While some regulation is necessary, excessive regulation creates an unacceptable burden, on small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in particular. The Government are tackling this problem through the Red Tape Challenge. So far this exercise has looked at 378 regulations relating to the retail and hospitality sectors and we have already announced plans to remove or simplify 220 of these—that's over half. All regulations affecting business will be featured on the website on a rolling basis.
Hansard source (Citation: HC Deb, 27 October 2011, c355W)
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