HC Deb 08 February 1996 vol 271 c304W
Mr. Hutton

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many of the powers to make statutory instruments exercisable by the Secretary of State under primary legislation enacted since 1979 are subject to(a) the negative and (b) the affirmative resolution procedure. [9594]

Mr. Howard

[holding answer 16 January 1996]: The numbers are as follows:

  1. (a) 71 subject to the negative, and
  2. (b) 49 subject to the affirmative resolution procedure.

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