§ Mr. Peter Bruinvelsasked the Minister for the Civil Service (1) how many and what percentage of the questions set down on the Order Paper for priority written answer by him in (a) Session 1983–84 and (b) the current Session to date have initially received a holding reply;
(2) how many parliamentary questions have been answered by him 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. HayhoeThe information requested is contained in the following table:
8Wprocessing; how much of the £1 million Office of Arts and Libraries contribution remains in the current financial year; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. WaldegraveThe information is as follows:
Number of applications received October 1984 to March 1985 April 1985 to May 1985 Total 1 to 3 74 18 92 1 to 1 — 36 36 Combined — 23 23 Total 74 77 151
Percentage of applications awarded less then initially requested* Number awarded less Percentage of applications per cent October 1984 to March 1985 8 11 April 1985 to May 1985 7 9 * Variations from the sponsorship amount initially submitted reduced the award values in these cases. Notes:
Most applications are considered and decided within a time-scale of eight weeks.
After allowing for commitments already entered into, £0.5million is now available for new awards in the remainder of the present financial year