Business, Innovation and Skills written question – answered at on 10 January 2011.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what weight he gives to the views of (a) non-governmental organisations, (b) unions, (c) business and (d) other interested parties in consultations on EU regulations; and if he will make a statement.
When consulting on the transposition of EU directives in the UK, the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills follows the Code of Practice on Consultation published by the Better Regulation Executive in July 2008.
Criterion 6 of the code-Responsiveness of consultation exercises-states:
6.1 All responses (both written responses and those fed through other channels such as discussion forums and public meetings) should be analysed carefully, using the expertise, experiences and views of respondents to develop more effective and efficient policy. The focus should be on the evidence given by consultees to back up their arguments. Analysing consultation responses is primarily a qualitative rather than a quantitative exercise.
The Code of Practice on Consultation can be found at:
Yes1 person thinks so
No0 people think not
Would you like to ask a question like this yourself? Use our Freedom of Information site.