John Hutton
John Hutton
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More than 50% of significant new regulations that impact on business in the UK now emanate from the EU.
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Road testing the effects of regulation on European business must become second nature to the European Union.
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Many governments have said they are concerned about the burden of form-filling and inspection on business - but we are the first to face up to the challenge by pledging to properly measure the scale of the problem and then set meaningful targets to reduce it,
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The internet has become an essential tool for businesses and consumers, and has brought enormous benefits to our everyday lives, but we all know there are risks too,
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The Civil Service is a vital economic asset to the UK - firstly, in the way it creates a framework for excellence in service delivery and secondly, in how it helps organise the best way to deliver modern public services on which both businesses and individuals depend.
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And, in the past, it has been all too easy for legislators to load costs onto business in order to meet broader social goals. And costs for business means costs for consumers.
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We will not put the long-term stability of the public finances at risk,
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Is it his remit to have a functioning IT system? Yes. What will that new IT system be? I don't know. Sir David Henshaw is looking at designing a new IT system.
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Primary care must never be seen simply as a set of organisational structures.
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Our aim, during our Presidency in the next six months will be to lead this challenge, to show that Europe can function in a mature and responsible way, to start delivering tangible results that show we are taking people's concerns seriously.
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As Tony Blair has made clear, our fundamental challenge is how to make Europe work better.
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At the heart of these challenges lies the question of how the institutions of the European Union make laws, the types of laws they pass and the effectiveness with which those laws are implemented on civil society and the economy.
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We must seek to persuade member states and institutions that better regulation in Europe does not mean cutting health and safety in the workplace, nor does it mean dismantling social standards.
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Today, as a result, over 3 million jobs in the UK are linked, directly and indirectly, to the export of goods and services to the European Union.