HC Deb 04 April 1995 vol 257 c1067W
Mrs. Ann Taylor

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) how many times in each year since 1979–80 his Department has written to an hon. or right hon. Member correcting an answer to a parliamentary question; [18532]

(2) how many parliamentary questions to his Department requesting a priority written answer or answer on a named day, were answered within three days; how many received a holding reply; and how many of those which received a holding reply then received a substantive answer within a further five, 10, 15, 20 days or longer; [18480]

(3) how many times in each year since 1979–80 his Department has given a reply to a parliamentary question which has resulted in the information requested being placed in the Library and not printed in the Official Report; [18531]

(4) how many parliamentary questions requesting an ordinary written answer were received by his Department in each year since 1979–80; and how many such questions received a substantive answer within 10, 15, 20 days or longer. [18479]

Sir John Wheeler

Neither the Department nor the House of Commons POLIS unit collects information in the form requested.