§ Mr. NellistTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many parliamentary questions for written answer have been answered by his Department so far this Session, and in the comparable period for the last Session; and if he will publish a table of how many answers(a) do not give the information requested because of (i) disproportionate cost or (ii) other reasons, (b) give an undertaking to write to the hon. Member who asked the question and (c) were referred for answer to the chief executive of each next steps agency.
§ Mr. CurryThe Department has answered 1,360 parliamentary questions for written reply in the current parliamentary Session to date, and 1,870 questions for the equivalent period in the last Session. The further information requested by the hon. Member is not collected and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.