§ Dame Jill Knightasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the cost to the taxpayer of answering all the questions tabled on 13 November for written answers by him on 24 November.
§ Mr. FowlerA Civil Service-wide survey, based on staff by grade, estimate the average cost of answering a written question to be £43. On this basis, the cost of answering these 68 questions is £2,924.