§ Mr. SpearingTo ask the Lord President of the Council if he will estimate the annual number of reports or returns made to Parliament by Departments of state consequent to the requirements in Acts of Parliament, or instruments arising therefrom, listing them so far as possible.
§ Mr. NewtonInformation supplied from the Library for Session 1991–92 is as follows:
Number 1. Unprinted papers SI's 728 Returns/Reports and Accounts 92 Departmental Statements of Guarantee 17 Government Observations on Petitions 41 Memoranda laid before Select Committees 36 Treasury Minutes 6 Oxbridge University Statutes 9 Speaker's communication of SI coming into force before being laid 7 Miscellaneous remainder 21 Total 957 2. Unprinted Commands 15 3. House of Commons Papers 616 4. Command Papers 159