A quote from the United Kingdom Parliament, 14 November 2005

Lord Pearson of Rannoch asked Her Majesty’s Government: “What proportion of new United Kingdom legislation has originated in the European Union since 1998?”

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Lord Triesman): “Based on the analysis of regulatory impact assessments carried out on EU and domestic legislation, we estimate that around half of all UK legislation with an impact on business, charities or the voluntary sector emanates from the EU. Analysis by the Library of the House of UK statutory instruments implemented annually under the European Communities Act, suggests that on average, since 1998, around 9 per cent. of statutory instruments originate from Brussels. The total volume of statutory instruments of course encompasses a wide range of instruments, including those, such as road closures, with purely local effect.”