[holding answer 9 October 2006]: Between 1979 and 2005 the number of UK statutory instruments (Sis) made in each year is shown in the following table. Scottish Statutory Instruments are included in the statistics up to 1999. After 1999 the number of Scottish Statutory Instruments is a devolved matter which is the responsibility of the Scottish Executive and the Scottish Parliament. Scottish Statutory Instrument Statistics are, however, available on the Office of the Queen’s Printer for Scotland’s website at: http://www.oqps.gov.uk/scotlegislation/ssi_statistics.htm
Total number of statutory instruments 1979 1,770 1980 2,051 1981 1,892 1982 1,900 1983 1,965 1984 2,061 1985 2,082 1986 2,350 1987 2,278 1988 2,311 1989 2,503 1990 2,664 1991 2,951 1992 3,359 1993 3,279 1994 3,334 1995 3,345 1996 3,291 1997 3,114 1998 3,319 1999 3,488 2000 3,424 2001 14,147 2002 3,271 2003 3,354 2004 3,452 2005 3,599 1 It is important to note that the number of Sis registered during 2001 included 597 UK Government Sis and 36 National Assembly for Wales Sis which related directly to the outbreak of foot and mouth disease.
Updated statistics in relation to Statutory Instruments are also available on the OPSI website at: http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si-statistics.htm