HC Deb 18 March 1997 vol 292 cc562-3W
Mr. Austin Mitchell

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many Bills his Department has sponsored in each of the last 15 years; and how many have been passed by Parliament. [19767]

Mr. Boswell

The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food has sponsored the following numbers of Acts over the last 15 years, all of which have been passed by Parliament:

Session Number of Bills
1981–82 1
1982–83 4
1983–84 2
1984–85 2
1985–86 1
1986–87 0
1987–88 1
1988–89 1
1989–90 1
1990–91 1
1991–92 0
1992–93 2
1993–94 0
1994–95 1
1995–96 0