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Written question asked by Bob Spink (Independent (affiliation)) on Friday, 29 May 2009, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 2 June 2009. It was answered by Caroline Flint (Labour) on Wednesday, 3 June 2009 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.


EC Law

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what estimate he has made of the proportion of domestic legislation which was enacted as a consequence of obligations arising from EU legislation in the latest period for which figures are available.
Answer

A House of Commons Library analysis of the effects of EU legislation on British law between 1998 and 2005 gave a figure of 9.1 per cent.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
493 c513W; 277764
Session
2008-09
Subjects
EU law
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk