To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform when his Department expects to respond to the Gibbons review. (148096)

The Government responded to the Gibbons review by publishing a consultation paper, “Resolving disputes in the workplace” (URN 07/734), on 21 March 2007. Copies were placed in the Libraries of the House. The consultation closed on 20 June 2007 and BERR will publish a response to the consultation in due course.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform whether he plans to publish the evidence considered by the Gibbons Review. (148097)

Michael Gibbons summarised the evidence he had considered in his report published on 21 March 2007. His review was independent of Government and did not invite formal submissions of evidence.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform if he will place in the Library all representations received on the Gibbons Review. (148101)

Responses received to the Government’s consultation on the Gibbons review will be made publicly available in the usual way, except where confidentiality has been requested.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform whether his Department has estimated the effect on the costs of (a) employees, (b) employers and (c) the Government of implementing the recommendations of the Gibbons Review. (148098)

Estimates of the impact of implementing the Gibbons review were set out in the partial regulatory impact assessment published in the consultation paper “Resolving disputes in the workplace” on 21 March 2007. Copies of the paper were placed in the Libraries of the House.