§ Mr. BradyTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many parliamentary questions were tabled to his Department for written answer on a named day648W between May 1997 and 14 April 1999; and what percentage of them received a substantive response on that named day. [91058]
§ Dr. ReidI refer the hon. Member to the answer given by my predecessor my right hon. Friend the Member for Glasgow, Anniesland (Mr. Dewar) on 15 April 1999,Official Report, column 309, which covered the period May 1997 to 31 March 1999. Ten parliamentary questions were tabled to my Department for written answer on a named day in the remaining period 31 March 1999 to 14 April 1999. Of these, 70 per cent. received a substantive reply on the named day.