HC Deb 03 April 1985 vol 76 cc607-8W
Mr. Galley

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many Acts of Parliament have been promoted and how many Statutory Instruments made by his Department, or predecessor Departments covering his areas of responsibility, in each of the last 20 years.

Mr. Jopling

The number of Acts of Parliament promoted by my Department in each of the last 20 years* is as follows:

Year Acts
1964–65 1
1965–66 0
1966–67 4
1967–68 1
1968–69 1
1969–70 1
1970–71 0
1971–72 1
1972–73 3
1973–74 1
1974 2

Year Acts
1974–75 1
1975–76 2
1976–77 2
1977–78 0
1978–79 1
1979–80 2
1980–81 2
1981–82 1
1982–83 5
1983–84 2
* By Parliamentary Session.

The number of statutory instruments made in each of the last 20 years* is as follows:

Year Statutory Instruments
1965 131
1966 109
1967 124
1968 148
1969 131
1970 141
1971 164
1972 239
1973 156
1974 96
1975 87
1976 136
1977 121
1978 116
1979 84
1980 143
1981 109
1982 115
1983 109
1984 83
* By calendar year.