§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many statutory instruments were issued by MAFF in each calendar year from 1979 to 2001; and how many have been issued by her Department since June 2001. [89837]
§ Alun MichaelThe number of Statutory Instruments issued by MAFF in each calendar year from 1979 June 2001 is as follows:
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Number 1979 95 1980 128 1981 110 1982 119 1983 108 1984 82 1985 88 1986 102 1987 127 1988 96 1989 135 1990 158 1991 111 1992 145 1993 150 1994 115 1995 138 1996 162 1997 139 1998 130 1999 116
Number 2000 127 20011 — 1 To 7 June 297 (of which 259 related specifically to the Foot and Mouth Disease outbreak) Defra was created on 8 June 2001. The number of statutory instruments laid by Defra in 2001 was 219 of which 159 related specifically to the Foot and Mouth disease outbreak, and seven were on topics previously the responsibility of DETR.
The figure in 2002 was 127 of which 29 were on topics previously the responsibility of DETR and 6 related to the aftermath of the Foot and Mouth Disease.