Mr. TeddyTaylor asked the Minister for the Civil Service what is the current cost of answering (a) an Oral Question, (b) a Priority Written Question and (c) a Written Question.
§ Mr. HayhoeThe costs of individual questions vary considerably, but the current average cost is estimated as £64 for oral answers and £39 for written answers.
It is not possible from the information held centrally to distinguish between the costs of answering ordinary written and priority written questions.