Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 41744

Environmental Protection: Regulation

Tabled: 26 March 2025
Answered: 4 April 2025

Question

Joe Robertson

ConservativeIsle of Wight East

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department maintains records of compliance costs for agricultural regulations.

Answer

Daniel Zeichner
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...

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