§ Mr. Gwynfor Evansasked the Secretary of State for Wales how many statutory instruments concerning Wales have been issued in each of the years from 1968 to 1978 inclusive; how many of these were discussed in Parliament; and how many hours were spent on their discussion.
§ Mr. John Morris847 statutory instruments have been made by the Welsh Office since 1968. The numbers made each year were as follows:
1968 64 1969 65 1970 62 1971 57 1972 53 1973 65 1974 80 1975 72 1976 123 1977 97 1978 109 Records of the occasions of parliamentary scrutiny prior to 1974 are not available. The numbers subject to scrutiny in each year since 1974 were as follows:
1974 5 1975 3 1976 4 1977 13 1978 3 Information as to the number of hours spent on discussion of Welsh Office statutory instruments since 1968 is not readily available.