Lord Green of Deddington – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Green of Deddington on 2016-02-08.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the proposed restrictions on access to in-work benefits mentioned in paragraph 2(b) of Section D of the draft Decision of the European Council published on 2 February will apply to Universal Credit, and if so, to which elements of Universal Credit those restrictions will apply.

Baroness Stowell of Beeston

The number of statutory instruments laid before Parliament is recorded in the sessional returns. The House of Commons Library produce publications on this matter which show that the numbers peaked in the 2005-2006 session. The latest figures show that the number of UK statutory instruments laid before the House of Commons in each session since 1997 are as follows:

• 1997-98: 1856

• 1998-99: 1479

• 1999-00: 1456

• 2000-01: 868

• 2001-02: 1788

• 2002-03: 1474

• 2003-04: 1281

• 2004-05: 793

• 2005-06: 1885

• 2006-07: 1361

• 2007-08: 1319

• 2008-09: 1302

• 2009-10: 823

• 2010-12: 1809

• 2012-13: 964

• 2013-14: 1173

• 2014-15: 1378

• 2015-16: 540 (so far in this session)