§ Mr. Spearingasked the Lord Privy Seal if he will publish a table in the Official Report to show the number of documents published by the European Economic Community in 1979, in the numbered series to 12,000 odd, in each of the major categories, including (a) opinions; (b) regulations delegated to Commission decisions; (c) regulations agreed by the Council and (d) directives, together with a grand total.
§ Sir Ian GilmourThe information requested is not readily available and could be obtained only at disproportionate public expense. A summary of Community regulations, decisions and directives is contained in the alphabetical index and methodological table to the Official Journal of the European Communities, which is available in the Library. The annual edition of this index for 1979 is expected to be published shortly.