§ Dr. FoxTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what percentage of statutory instruments introduced by his Department into Parliament in(a) 1998, (b) 1992, (c) 1985 and (d) 1973 had the European Union as their legislative source. [89162]
§ Mr. MudieThe total number of all Statutory Instruments (SIs) registered as General Instruments in 1998, 1992, 1985 and 1973 are shown in the following table.
Year Number of SIs 1998 1,565 1992 1,692 1985 1,204 1973 1,260 Source:
Statutory Publications Unit. Stationery Office: Statutory Instruments are classified as General Instruments if they are in the nature of a General Public Act. SIs may also be registered as Local Instruments in the nature of local or private Acts. SIs implementing EC legislation will always be classified as General Instruments.
It is not possible, without incurring disproportionate cost, to determine how many of these SIs were introduced to comply with European Community obligations.