Clause 43
Health and Social Care Bill
2:00 pm
Stephen O'Brien (Shadow Minister, Health; Eddisbury, Conservative)
I beg to move amendment No. 33, in clause 43, page 21, line 26, at end insert—
‘(1A) In setting out the frequency with which reviews under section 42 are to be conducted the Commission must identify through a Regulatory Impact Assessment the reduction in the regulatory burden.
(1B) The power of the Commission to increase the regulatory burden shall be set out in regulations approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.’.
The amendment would ensure that the burden of regulation is properly, quantifiably and accountably measured and that where the burden is increased, Parliament has the opportunity to debate whether that is justified. The amendment commends itself.