§ Sir A. Maitlandasked the Prime Minister how many Orders or Regulations having the force of law have been issued during the war and by which Departments; and how many of such Orders or Regulations have been withdrawn or modified.
§ Sir J. AndersonI have been asked to reply. A list showing the number of Statutory Rules and Orders issued during the war by various Departments is attached. I fear that it is not possible without un- 1679W due labour to enumerate the Orders which consist of or embody repeals or
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S.R. & O. issued during the War, up to, and including, 31st March, 1945. Department. 1939 (a) 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 (b) Total. The King's Most Excellent Majesty in Council. 171 334 190 170 141 124 39 1,169 Admiralty 14 23 20 23 19 11 4 114 Agriculture and Fisheries 35 95 80 58 60 53 5 386 Air Ministry 8 11 8 3 5 2 — 37 Aircraft Production — 3 6 3 1 1 1 15 Assistance Board — — — — 1 — — 1 Chief Registrar for Friendly Societies 1 2 — — — — — 3 Customs and Excise 2 4 1 — — 1 2 10 Economic Warfare — 1 — — — — — 1 Education, Ministry of — 5 6 12 3 48 20 94 Education Department, Scotland — — — — 1 1 — 2 Electricity Commissioners — 3 6 7 10 10 4 40 Food 85 279 437 468 328 195 41 1,833 Foreign Office — — 4 7 4 2 — 17 Fuel and Power — — 1 290 101 76 16 484 Health, Ministry of, England 50 142 114 172 96 106 22 702 Health, Department of, Scotland 2 2 — 6 21 26 2 59 Health, Welsh Board of 2 1 — — 5 3 — 11 Home Affairs, Ministry of (Northern Ireland). — — 1 — — — — 1 Home Office (Secretary of State) 60 198 135 310 105 88 13 909 Home Security 15 53 28 27 17 8 1 149 Industrial Assurance Commissioners — 1 — — — — — 1 Information — 8 3 3 3 6 1 24 Inland Revenue Commissioners 2 3 6 5 6 3 1 26 Justiciary, High Court of, Scotland 1 2 1 — — — — 4 Labour and National Service 19 47 43 48 32 26 5 220 Lancaster, Duchy of — 1 1 2 — 1 — 5 Liverpool Court of Passage — 1 — — — — — 1 Lord Chancellor 11 40 26 29 35 34 3 178 Lord Chief Justice, Northern Ireland 2 — 4 — 2 7 1 16 Master of the Rolls — 1 1 4 3 2 — 11 National Health Insurance, Joint Cttee. 15 20 10 23 12 15 1 96 Pensions 3 2 5 2 2 9 1 24 Post Office 4 7 — 1 8 1 — 21 Privy Council, Northern Ireland 2 2 — 1 — 1 — 6 Railway Rates Tribunal 2 2 — 1 — 1 1 7 Reference Committee, England & Wales 2 — — — — — — 2 Reference Committee, Scotland — 2 — 1 — — — 3 Reference Committee, Northern Ireland — — — — — 1 — 1 Registrar-General of Births,Deaths, etc. (England). 1 2 — — — — — 3 Registrar-General of Births, Deaths, etc. (Scotland). — 2 — — — — — 2 Secretary of State, Burma 3 — 3 2 1 2 — 11 Secretary of State, India 12 22 18 20 29 17 1 119 Secretary of State, Scotland 8 26 24 54 46 69 7 234 Session, Court of, Scotland 7 7 7 3 3 4 — 31 Shipping 1 18 2 — — — — 21 Supply 94 153 118 189 88 63 21 726 Town and Country Planning — — — — — 20 2 22 Trade 149 241 431 571 303 220 68 1,983 Transport 100 262 297 341 226 155 58 1,439 Treasury 30 153 78 45 39 42 20 407 War Office (Secretary of State and Army Council). 39 41 37 22 22 21 — 182 Works and Buildings — — 5 14 10 7 3 39 Total S.R. & O. registered 952 2,222 2,157 2,937 1,788 1,482 364 11,902 (a) Emergency Powers (Defence) from 25th August, 1939:all other "orders" from 3rd September, 1939. (b) Up to, and including, 31st March, 1945. modifications of earlier Orders within the period.