§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many statutory instruments have been(a) introduced, (b) removed and (c) amended by his Department since 1 January: and what the (i) cost and (ii) saving has been in each case. [64636]
§ Mr. LammyBetween 1 January 2002 and 23 September 2002, the Department introduced 361 statutory instruments. Eighty-one of these were amending statutory instruments.
Information of the cost and saving of each statutory instrument is not collected centrally, and could only be provided at disproportionate cost. However, regulatory impact assessments, where produced, are available in the Library.