§ Mr. Peter Bruinvelsasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many and what percentage of the questions set down on the Order Paper for priority written answer by him, including Overseas Development questions, in (a) Session 1983–84 and (b) the current Session to date have initially received a holding reply.
§ Mr. RentonDetails, which have been drawn from departmental statistics, are as follows:
Department/Period Number of Priority Written Questions Number of Holding Replies Percentage June 1983 to November 1984 Diplomatic wing 1,075 *22 2.04 (ODA) (305) (5) (1.63) November 1984 to Whit Recess 1985 Diplomatic wing 508 10 1.96 (ODA) (162) †(12) (7.4) * figure includes 9 similar questions given a single holding reply. † figure reflects 12 similar questions which received a single holding reply.
§ Mr. Peter Bruinvelsasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many parliament-tary questions (including Overseas Development questions) have been answered by Ministers in his Department in each of the last three complete Sessions, and the current Session to date; if he will break these figures down into questions tabled as oral questions, priority written questions and ordinary written questions, respectively; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. RentonDetails, which are drawn from departmental statistics, are as follows:
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