§ Mr. SteenTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many statutory instruments his Department sponsored in the last Session of Parliament; and how many of these(a) constituted a new rule or regulation, (b) were introduced to implement European Community directives and (c) amplifies the minimum standards set out in an original European Community directive. [2427]
§ Mr. SackvilleThe Department of Health sponsored 222 statutory instruments in the last Session of Parliament. Of this total, 62 constitute a new rule or regulation and six were introduced to implement European Community directives. None amplifies the minimum standards set out in any of the original European Community directives.