HC Deb 18 March 1997 vol 292 cc503-4W
Mr. Austin Mitchell

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many Bills his Department has sponsored in each of the past 15 years; and how many have been passed by Parliament. [19763]

Mr. Bowis

The information is set out in the table. All of the Bills were passed by Parliament, with the exception of one—the Civil Aviation Bill of 1985—which was withdrawn.

Year Number of Bills
1982 3
1983 3
1984 3
1985 4
1986 1
1987 2
1988 2
1989 2
1990 2
1991 5
1992 1
1993 1
Year Number of Bills
1994 0
1995 0
1996 3
Total 32