HC Deb 14 January 2003 vol 397 cc578-9W
Mr. Bercow

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many statutory instruments have been issued by his Department in each calendar year since 1979. [89838]

Mr. Stephen Twigg

The number of statutory instruments issued by my Department, and its predecessor Departments, since 1979 is as follows:

Year Number of statutory instruments issued
1979 81
1980 105
1981 101
1982 90
1983 79
1984 61
1985 72
1986 53
1987 71
1988 79

Year Number of statutory instruments issued
1989 94
1990 78
1991 92
1992 107
1993 74
1994 103
1995 84
1996 88
1997 70
1998 144
1999 206
2000 148
2001 167
2002 165