§ Dr. FoxTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what percentage of statutory instruments introduced by his Department into Parliament in(a) 1998, (b) 1992, (c) 1985 and (d) 1973 had the European Union as their legislative source. [89167]
§ Ms QuinThe total number of Statutory Instruments (SIs) registered as General Instruments in 1998, 1992, 1985 and 1973 is listed in the following table. I have indicated where information is available, the number of SIs which were made by my Department to comply with European Community obligations.
Year Number of SIs Number implementing EC obligations 1998 1,565 5 1992 1,692 2 1985 1,204 3 1973 1,260 2