HC Deb 17 October 1995 vol 264 cc210-1W
Mr. McCartney

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many statutory rules, regulations and orders have been made in total, and by each Northern Ireland Department, over the last five years. [37393]

Sir John Wheeler

The total number of statutory rules, regulations and orders made by my right hon. and learned Friend and Northern Ireland Departments over the last five years is as follows:

  • 1990: 426
  • 1991: 506
  • 1992: 536
  • 1993: 463
  • 1994: 478
  • 1995 to 11 October: 362

The breakdown by Department is as follows:

Sir John Wheeler

On 18 January 1994, I announced that the business development service of the Department of Finance and Personnel would be subject to a prior options study. That study is now complete and I have decided that the business development service of DFP should become a next steps agency and that preparations for launch should proceed, with a view to agentisation by 1 April 1996.