Clause 135 — Provision of Services Through Intermediary

Part of Finance Bill – in the House of Commons at 2:30 pm on 14 May 2003.

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Photo of Stephen O'Brien Stephen O'Brien Shadow Paymaster General 2:30, 14 May 2003

The Paymaster General is quite right—there is no obligation to produce a regulatory impact assessment. We have had many discussions about that when debating secondary legislation. Even though it is not required, in some cases it is offered, and we receive letters about that. The provision under consideration would have been a worthy candidate for such an assessment.