§ Dr. David ClarkTo ask the Secretary of State for Energy for each of the last five parliamentary Sessions including the 1988–89 Session, if he will list the number of statutory instruments that were issued by his Department; how many were negative and how many affirmative; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. WakehamThe number of statutory instruments made by Ministers in my Department during each of the last five parliamentary Sessions, including the present Session to date, is:
Parliamentary Session Total Negative Affirmative Not required to be laid before Parliament 1984ߝ85 195 4 3 188 1985ߝ86 146 10 2 134 1986ߝ87 56 6 2 48 1987ߝ88 89 16 5 68 1988ߝ89 34 6 3 25