§ Mrs. RocheTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how many items of legislation relating to his Department have been repealed since January 1994; how many statutory instruments were introduced during the same period; and how many of the latter were(a) deregulatory and (b) fee orders. [9374]
§ Mr. BatesAn analysis of new regulations introduced by all Departments during 1994 and 1995 is given in the table. By the end of 1996 the total number of deregulatory orders will have risen to 1,000. Comprehensive information about the number of other regulations is only gathered after the end of the year. A fuller analysis of regulations made during 1996 will be carried out as soon as the necessary information is available from HMSO and will be provided to the hon. Member.
1994 1995 Deregulatory measures 218 151 NHS Trusts 269 176 Fees and local provisions 188 152 EU and international obligations 151 140 Other (possible impact on business) 141 93 Other (no impact on business) 500 692 Commencement orders, Orders in Council and others not subject to Parliamentary procedures 1,867 1,963 A list of regulations repealed or amended since 1993 under the Government's deregulation initiative as at April 1996 was placed in the House Libraries in May. A revised list of the 1,000 regulations repealed or amended by the end of December will be published early in the new year.