§ Mr. WallaceTo ask the Lord President of the Council how many debates took place(a) on the Floor of the House and (b) in a Standing Committee on Statutory Instruments in each Session since 1983–84 in pursuance of motions to annul a statutory instrument.
§ Mr. NewtonThe information is as follows:
A Debates on the floor of the House Year Number 1983–84 123 1984–85 12 1985–86 10 1986–87 26 1987–88 18 1988–89 317 1989–90 414 1990–91 58 1991–92 62 1992–93 0 [to Summer Adjournment '92] 1 (5 with motions to approve statutory instruments) 2 (1 with motion to approve statutory instrument) 3 (2 with motions to approve statutory instruments) 4 (4 with motions to approve statutory instruments) 5 (1 with motions to approve statutory instruments) 6 (1 with motions lo approve statutory instruments) Note:—On occasion, motions to annul a statutory instrument were debated along with motions to approve other statutory instruments on related topics. Questions are not always put on motions included in debate.
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B Debates in Standing Committees on Statutory Instruments Number 1983–84 20 1984–85 26 1985–86 9 1986–87 12 1987–88 12 1988–89 12 1989–90 11 1990–91 9 1991–92 8 1992–93 11 1 To Summer Adjournment 1992. Note: One debate, either on the Floor or in Standing Committee, may deal with more than one motion to annul an Instrument. (See Supplementary Information.)
Supplementary Information A Number of Statutory Instruments subject to Negative Resolution debated on the Floor of the House Number 1983–84 41 1984–85 20 1985–86 17 1986–87 15 1987–88 28 1988–89 54 1989–90 24 1990–91 13 1991–92 4 1992–93 10 1 To Summer Adjournment 1992.
B Number of Statutory Instruments subject to Negative Resolution debated in Standing Committee Number 1983–84 21 1984–85 29 1985–86 9 1986–87 19 1987–88 27 1988–89 18 1989–90 16 1990–91 18 1991–92 8 1992–93 11 1 To Summer Adjournment 1992.