Regulation
Health

Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire, Labour)
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many regulations his Department introduced between 1 June 2011 and 31 January 2012; and at what cost to the public purse.

Simon Burns (Minister of State (Health), Health; Chelmsford, Conservative)
The Department introduced 37 regulations between
Information on the likely costs to the public purse resulting from all regulations introduced is not held centrally, and could be provided only at disproportionate cost to the Department.
The following regulations have supporting impact assessments:
The Plastic Kitchenware (Conditions on Imports from China)(England) Regulations 2011:
www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2011/1517/memorandum/contents
The Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposure) (Amendment) Regulations 2011:
www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2011/1567/memorandum/contents
The Medicines Act 1968 (Pharmacy) Order 2011:
www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2011/9780111513347/contents
The Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) Regulations 2011:
www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2011/9780111515822
The Health And Social Care Act 2008 (Primary Dental Services, Private Ambulance Services And Primary Medical Services) (Regulated Activities) (Transitory And Transitional Provisions) (Amendment) Order 2011:
www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2011/2948/memorandum/contents
The Health Service Branded Medicines (Control of Prices and Supply of Information) Amendment Regulations 2011:
