§ Mr. McMasterTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many parliamentary questions have not received a substantive answer by his Department due to disproportionate cost in each of the last five years; and if he will list those which could now be answered due to the effectiveness of computerisation.
§ Mr. Lang[holding answer 10 February 1994]: The information requested is shown:
Year 1PQs answered in full/part with disproportionate cost Number PQs that can now be answered due to effective computerisation Number 1989 7 3 1990 14 9 1991 20 6 1992 8 1 1993 11 4 1Source: POLIS.