§ Sandra GidleyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many consultation documents were issued by his Department from(a) 15 October to 14 January, (b) 15 January to 14 April, (c) 15 April to 14 July and (d) 15 July to 14 October in each year from 1996. [12901]
§ Mr. BlunkettMy Department holds central records on issued consultations from 1997 for the Home Office, its non-departmental bodies and agencies. Between 1997 and 2000 the information is held by year of publication only. Determining all the details contained in the question would require access to archived records at a disproportionate cost. However in order to give the fullest reply I have listed the number of consultations published each year from 1997 to date.
Year Number of consultations issued 1997 14 1998 23 1999 19 2000 28 2001 20 Details of all Home Office published consultations can be found on the website at http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/ atoz/consultpapers.htm. Consultations published after January 2001 are also on the national register of consultations on http://www.ukonline.gov.uk.