§ Mr. Llew SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if, pursuant to his answer of 20 October to the hon. Member for Delyn, (Mr. Hanson),Official Report, column 311, he will provide comparative figures for information refused in answer to parliamentary questions on grounds of commercial confidentiality for each parliamentary Session since 1979–80 which can be provided without incurring a disproportionate cost.
§ Mr. RedwoodInformation provided to the hon. Member for Delyn (Mr. Hanson) was obtained following a manual search of parliamentary answers given in the 1993–94 Session. Information on previous years could be provided only at disproportionate cost.