Secondary Legislation (Hansard, 6 April 2000)

HC Deb 06 April 2000 vol 347 cc582-3W 582W

§ Mr. Duncan Smith
To ask the President of the Council how many statutory instruments and other items of secondary legislation were passed in each of the years 1980, 1985, 1990 and 1999. [117953]
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§ Mrs. Beckett
The information requested is as follows:

Session Number of instruments subject to parliamentary procedure laid before Parliament (including special procedure orders) Number of affirmative instruments approved by the House of Commons

1980–81 ¹940 149

1985–86 ¹1,024 155

1990–91 1,279 181

1998–99 1,445 178

¹ Indicate the number of instruments considered by the Joint Committee and the Select Committee on Statutory Instruments rather than those laid.

Session	Number of instruments subject to parliamentary procedure laid before Parliament (including special procedure orders)	Number of affirmative instruments approved by the House of Commons
1980–81	¹940	149
1985–86	¹1,024	155
1990–91	1,279	181
1998–99	1,445	178
¹ Indicate the number of instruments considered by the Joint Committee and the Select Committee on Statutory Instruments rather than those laid.