§ Mr. BeithTo ask the Lord President of the Council if he will set out, for each Session since 1987–88(a) the number of motions to annul statutory instruments tabled each year, (b) the number considered in Standing
Prayers 1987–88 to Summer Adjournment 1992 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 11992–93 All 195 151 185 99 46 7 Leader of Labour Party Total 150 143 154 92 40 5 Floor of the House2 24 47 17 13 4 — Committee 20 17 17 13 9 — Not Considered 106 79 120 66 27 5 Leader of Liberal Democrats and predecessors Total 18 2 15 — — 1 Floor of the House2 2 — 1 — — — Committee 2 — — — — — Not Considered 14 2 14 — — 1 Conservative Members Total 21 3 5 4 3 1 Floor of the House2 — — 1 — — — Committee — — — — — — Not Considered 21 3 4 4 3 1 Other Labour Members — — — — — — Total 6 3 7 1 2 — Floor of the House2 2 1 — — — — Committee — — — — — — Not Considered 4 2 7 1 2 — Other Members Total — — 4 2 1 — Floor of the House2 — — — — — — Committee — — 2 — — — Not Considered — — 2 2 1 — 1 Until Summer Adjournment. 2 The number considered on the floor of the House includes those statutory instruments prayed against and considered on the floor concerning which no Question was ever put.
§ Mr. BeithTo ask the Lord President of the Council when was the last occasion on which a motion to approve a statutory instrument was defeated on a Division in the House; and when a prayer to annul a statutory instrument was last carried on a Division in the House.
§ Mr. NewtonThe last occasion on which a motion to approve a statutory instrument was defeated on a Division in the House was 24 July 1978. The last occasion on which a prayer to annul a statutory instrument was carried on a Division in the House was 24 October 1979.