§ Mr. SteenTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many rules and regulations his Department has passed in each of the last three years.
§ Mr. Michael Forsyth[holding answer 16 March 1994]: My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State made the following number of statutory instruments in the last three years:
New instruments Other instruments 1991 25 10 1992 29 12 1993 27 9 "Other instruments" cover those which amend, replace, or revoke existing instruments, or are commencement orders.
Not all instruments impose requirements or regulations on business.