HC Deb 16 January 2003 vol 397 cc770-1W
Mr. Bercow

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many statutory instruments have been issued by his Department in each calendar year since 1979. [89835]

Mr. Straw

Departmental records show that for each calendar year since 1979 the number of statutory instruments for which the Foreign and Commonwealth Office is the lead Department is as follows:

Year Number
1979 57
1980 41
1981 60
1982 35
1983 33
1984 29
1985 44
1986 34
1987 48
1988 36
1989 35

Year Number
1990 39
1991 26
1992 44
1993 35
1994 30
1995 28
1996 34
1997 77
1998 30
1999 28
2000 37
2001 38
2002 29