§ Dr. Cunninghamasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list each piece of new legislation which fell within the responsibility of his Department in each year since 1979, showing the number of man days spent on each Bill in each year; and what is his estimate of the number of man-days expected to be spent on the Local Government Bill.
§ Mr. Kenneth BakerMy Department's legislation for the years 1979 to date is as follows:
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Session Title of Bill Number of Clauses Schedules 1979–80 Local Government Planning & Land (No. 2) 197 34 1979–80 New Towns 2 — 1979–80 National Heritage 18 2 1979–80 Housing 155 26 1980–81 Water Bill 7 — 1980–81 Wildlife and Countryside 74 17 1981–82 Local Government Finance Withdrawn 1981–82 Local Government Finance (No. 2) 39 6 1981–82 New Towns 2 — 1981–82 Derelict Land 4 — 1982–83 Water 11 5 1982–83 Housing & Building control Lost on Dissolution 1982–83 Local Authorities Expenditure Powers Lost on Dissolution 1982–83 Mobile Homes 6 2 1983–84 Housing and Building control 66 12 1983–84 Local Authorities Expenditure Powers 2 — 1983–84 Town and Country Planning (Crown Land) 6 — 1983–84 Rates 19 2 1983–84 Local Government (Interim Provisions) 13 — 1983–84 Housing Defects 29 4 1983–84 Somerset House 2 — 1984–85 Local Government 106 17 1984–85 New Towns and Urban Development Corporations 15 4 1984–85 Mineral Workings 11 2 1984–85 Town and Country Planning (Compensation) 3 —
Session Title of Bill Number of Clauses Schedules 1985–86 Local Government 11 — A record of the number of man days on each Bill is not available.
The number of the man days spent on the Local Government Bill will depend on the realisation by the hon. Member and his colleagues of the importance and sensibility of this measure in protecting the interests of the ratepayer.