§ Mr. Roger KingTo ask the Lord President of the Council whether he will consider taking steps to include a note of the total number of oral questions submitted to any one Department at the foot of the questions listed on the Order Paper.
§ Mr. MacGregorI have no plans to do so. But if my hon. Friend wishes to pursue the matter he might care to raise it with the Procedure Committee which may shortly begin an inquiry into all aspects of parliamentary questions.
Mr. John D. TaylorTo ask the Lord President of the Council how many oral questions were tabled for answer by the(a) Secretary of State for Scotland on 21 November, (b) Secretary of State for Northern Ireland on 22 November and (c) Secretary of State for Wales on 3 December.
§ Mr. MacGregorThe number is as follows:
Oral questions tabled Number The Secretary of State for Scotland 51 The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 31 The Secretary of State for Wales 28