HC Deb 16 December 1986 vol 107 cc435-6W
Mr. Kirkwood

asked the Lord Privy Seal how many (a) parliamentary questions, written and oral; and (b) amendments at the Committee stages of Bills were tabled in each Session from 1975–76.

Mr. Biffen

(a) The information requested in respect of parliamentary questions is as follows:

Year Oral Written
1975–76 3,199 39,108
1976–77 2,488 29,051
1977–78 9,036 28,739
1978–79 4,699 13,152
1979–80 12,453 39,912
1980–81 8,175 22,688
1981–82 8,991 23,439
1982–83 6,125 17,095
1983–84 13,386 40,119
1984–85 14,800 31,523
1985–86 18,139 31,808

consult on the constitution, structure and financing of a trust and to bring it into being, if possible, before 1 April 1988.