§ Mr. Dodsworthasked the Secretary of State for Energy if he will publish in the Official Report an analysis of all statutory instruments made by his Department since its creation indicating which were made by an affirmative resolution of the House, which were made subject to a negative resolution procedure and which by other procedures; and, if so, what forms of order.
§ Mr. Benn,pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 24th July 1978] gave the following further information:
Two hundred and twenty-seven statutory instruments have been made by the Department of Energy since its creation. This total includes Orders in Council 797W sponsored by the Department and also instruments made jointly with either the Treasury or the Department of Employ-
Subject Matter Affirmative Resolution* Negative Resolution Simple Laying No Parliamentary Procedure Coal … … 11 3 1 1 (local) Electricity … … 4 11 (all local) 2 — Gas … … 2 7 — — Petroleum … … — 5 — — Atomic Energy … … 1 — — — Energy Saving … … 2 24 — — Health and Safety at Work … … — 118 (104 local) — — Offshore Safety … … — 28 (2 local) — — Jurisdiction … … — 3 — — Commencement Orders … … — — — 4 20 199 3 5 * Instruments requiring approval by one or both Houses.