Environmental Protection: Regulation
Commons · Question 41744 · Tabled 26 Mar 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 4 Apr 2025
Question
Asked by Joe Robertson
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department maintains records of compliance costs for agricultural regulations.
Answer
Answered by Daniel Zeichner, 4 Apr 2025
Costs of compliance for regulations are assessed through Impact Assessments when regulations are introduced according to the Better Regulation Framework. Defra regulators carry out regular monitoring and evaluation of regulations to understand their effec...