§ Lord Bleaseasked Her Majesty's Government:
What was the total number of statutory instruments pertaining to each Northern Ireland Department made during the last five years for which figures are available. [HL2069]
§ Baroness Farrington of RibbletonThe information requested is set out in the table below:
Statutory Instruments1 pertaining to each Northern Ireland Department made during the last five years Department 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 Total Health & Social 6 6 5 1 2 20 Services Environment 6 1 4 3 2 16 Education 2 2 2 5 — 11 Agriculture 1 — — — — 1 Finance & Personnel 4 7 5 5 3 24 Economic Development 2 5 2 6 3 18 Total Statutory 21 21 18 20 10 90 Instruments Notes: These figures exclude Statutory Instruments made by the Northern Ireland Court Service and the Northern Ireland Office. 1 Orders in Council made under Schedule 1 to the Northern Ireland Act 1974.