§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, how many statutory instruments have been issued by her Department in each calendar year since 1979. [89845]
§ Ms Rosie WintertonThe figures in the following table show the number of Statutory Instruments, Orders in Council and Northern Ireland Statutory Rules issued by the Lord Chancellor's Department from 1998 to 2002.
Figures for previous years are unavailable.
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Statutory Instrument 57 106 110 137 64 Order in Council 2 4 2 10 14 Northern Ireland Statutory Rule 26 16 21 15 26 Total 35 126 133 162 104