§ Mr. GeorgeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many(a) private Members' Bills and (b) other public Bills have been passed within his sphere of responsibility in each year since 1979.
§ Mr. HowardThe information requested is given in the table.
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Private Members' and Public Bills, within the sphere of the Secretary of State for the Home Department's responsibility which have received Royal Assent since 1979 Parliamentary Session Public Bills Private Members' and Private Peers' Bills 1979–80 5 7 1980–81 4 6 1981–82 3 3
Parliamentary Session Public Bills Private Members' and Private Peers' Bills 1982–83 2 5 1983–84 5 5 1984–85 4 7 1985–86 3 4 1986–87 4 6 1987–88 4 4 1988–89 5 2 1989–90 3 4 1990–91 4 6 1991–92 3 3 1992–93 4 5 1 1993–94 1 0 Total 54 67
Oral and Written Answers given by Home Office Ministers in both Houses since the 1989–90 Session Commons Answers Lords Answers Parliamentary Session Priority Written1 Ordinary Written Oral2 Written Oral Total 1989–90 1,456 1,455 704 157 37 3,809 1990–91 1,145 1,273 184 154 41 2,797 1991–92 700 700 106 70 22 1,598 1992–93 2,156 2,526 313 222 65 5,282 1993–943 1,488 2,026 210 191 43 3,958 1Now known as Questions for a 'named day'. 2Not all reached during Question Time. 3Figures up to 19 July.