Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, which areas of Government policy are subject to the one-in-two-out rule for new regulations.

The One-In-Two-Out policy applied for the duration of the 2010-2015 Parliament. The Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015, introduced the business impact target to monitor regulatory costs. The Government is currently considering its approach to setting a target for the current Parliament.