HC Deb 17 July 2002 vol 389 cc382-3W
Mr. Bercow

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many statutory instruments have been(a) introduced, (b) removed and (c) amended by her Department since 1 January; and what the (i) cost and (ii) saving has been in each case. [64632]

Mrs. Liddell

My Department has originated or made five statutory instruments since 1 January 2002. They are:

  1. 1. SI 2002/261—The Scotland Act 1998 (Agency Arr angements) (Specification) Order 2002;
  2. 2. SI 2002/653—The Scottish Water (Transfer of Functions, etc.) (Tax Provisions) Order 2002;
  3. 3. SI 2002/800—The Scotland Act 1998 (Agency Arrangements) (Specification) (No. 2) Order 2002;
  4. 4. SI 2002/801—The Scottish Administration (Offices) Order 2002;
  5. 5. SI 2002/1264—The Water Industry (Scotland) Act 2002 (Directions in the Interest of National Security) Order 2002.

An Article in the third statutory instrument in the above list revoked the Scotland Act 1998 (Agency Arrangements) (Specification) Order 2001 (SI 2001/3917). No other statutory instruments have been revoked by my Department since 1 January 2002.

No statutory instruments have been amended by my Department since 1 January 2002.

There are no separately identifiable costs or savings for the statutory instruments above, but I expect them to be minimal in each case.