Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which regulations her Department (a) has introduced as a result of EU legislation from 23 June 2016 to date and (b) expects to implement as a result of EU legislation in (i) 2018 and (ii) 2019; and what estimate she has made of the cost of each such regulation to the (A) public purse and (B) private sector.

The UK remains a member of the EU until we leave, with full rights and obligations of membership. This includes transposing EU legislation into UK law.

As such, the legislation which has been or will be brought forward by DWP as a result of the following EU legislation since 23 June 2016 is listed below:

1) Directive (EU) 2013/59/Euratom lays down basic safety standards for protection against the dangers arising from exposure to ionising radiation and came into force 1 January 2018. The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has the overall UK government policy lead. The Health and Safety Executive is responsible for a discrete set of regulations (The Ionising Radiations Regulations 2017/1075) under the Basic Safety Standards Directive. The full impact assessment is available at the following link: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2017/1075/impacts

2) Directive (EU) 2017/164 establishing a fourth list of indicative occupational exposure limit values pursuant to Council Directive 98/24/EC. The transposition deadline is 21 August 2018. The full impact assessment is available at the following link: http://www.hse.gov.uk/consult/condocs/cd283.htm

3) Directive (EU) 2016/2341 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 December 2016 on the activities and supervision of institutions for occupational retirement provision (IORPs). The transposition deadline is 13 January 2019. We are engaging closely with industry and will assess any cost or impact of any amendments to existing legislation as appropriate.

Any transposition of EU legislation beyond 29 March 2019 will be dependant on the outcome of on-going negotiations with the EU on the UK’s relationship with the EU following our exit from the EU.