§ Mr. SteenTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many pages of legislation have been(a) passed and (b) repealed in each of the last three years. [16372]
§ Sir John WheelerAs regards Acts of Parliament extending exclusively to Northern Ireland, there were no such Acts in 1994, in 1995 there were eight pages enacted and none repealed and in 1996 there were 66 pages enacted and 100 repealed. As regards orders in council in 1994 300 pages were enacted and 53 repealed; in 1995 1,145 pages were enacted and 463 repealed; and in 1996 1,199 pages were enacted and 951 repealed.