HC Deb 04 April 1985 vol 76 cc762-3W
Mr. Galley

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services 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. Fowler

The numbers are as follows:

Year* Acts† SIs‡
1965 6 51
1966 3 92
1967 6 85
1968 4 82
1969 4 88
1970 5 71
1971 3 121
1972 6 93
1973 5 155
1974 3 152
1975 9 134
1976 5 97
1977 3 140
1978 2 108
1979 6 101
1980 7 132
1981 3 100
1982 4 145
1983 5 125
1984 4 132
* The particulars relate to the Ministry of Health (1965 to 1968), the Ministry of Pensions and National Insurance (1965 to 1966) the Ministry of Social Security (1966 to 1968) and the Department of Health and Social Security (1968 to 1984).
† Where particular responsibilities were transferred from other Departments the numbers above do not include Acts passed or instruments made before the date of transfer.
‡ A small number of Acts resulting from Private Members' Bills, on matters for which the Ministries or Department mentioned in Note 1 were responsible, is included in the particulars in column (2).