§ Mr. SteenTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the rules and regulations in his Department which have been withdrawn in the last 12 months, or which his Department plans to withdraw in the next 12 months; and what impact this will have on his Department's manpower.
§ Mr. LangBetween 1 January 1994 and 31 December 1994, the Scottish Office has repealed the following regulations:
- The Rabies Virus Order 1979 (No. 135).
- The Control of Pollution (Licensing of WasteDisposal)(Scotland) Regulations 1977 and the Control of Pollution (Licensing of Waste Disposal) (Scotland)(Amendment) Regulations both superseded on 1 May 1994 by the Waste Management Licensing Regulations 1994.
- The Milk Marketing Schemes (Certification of Revocation)(Scotland) Order 1994.
- The Agricultural Marketing Act 1958 Part 1 (Certification of Cessation of Effect in Relation to Milk) Order 1994.
- The Poultry Meat (Hygiene)(Scotland) Regulations 1976, as amended.
- The Welfare and Livestock (Intensive Units) Regulations 1978. The Welfare of Battery Hens Regulations 1987.
- The Welfare of Calves Regulations 1987.
- The Welfare of Livestock Regulations 1990.
- The Welfare of Pigs Regulations 1991.
- The Welfare of Animals During Transport Order 1992.
As part of the deregulation initiative, the Scottish Office operates a continuing programme of review of the regulations, forms and rules for which it has responsibility, with a view to identifying areas where 76W Scottish membership of some 51,000 at that date. No separate figure for Strathclyde is available.