HC Deb 05 April 1995 vol 257 cc1198-9W
Mrs. Ann Taylor

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how many parliamentary questions to his Department that were transferred for answer to the chief executive or other senior official of a non-departmental public body or agency for which he has responsibility received an answer which was not printed in theOfficial Report in each year since 1979–80 or for each year that the body or agency has been in existence. [18466]

Mr. David Hunt

Since my Department was formed in May 1992, there have been no such instances.

Mrs. Ann Taylor

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how many parliamentary questions to his Department were transferred for answer to the chief executive or other senior official of a non-departmental public body or agency for which he has responsibility in each year since 1979–80 or for each year that the body or agency has been in existence. [18465]

Mr. David Hunt

Since my Department was formed in May 1992, a total of six questions have been transferred for answer to the chief executives of the agencies of which I am responsible. The figure can be broken down as follows:

  • 1992–93: 2
  • 1993–94: 0
  • 1994–95: 4

Mrs. Ann Taylor

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (1) how many times in each year since 1979–80 his Department has written to a right hon. or hon. Member correcting an answer to a parliamentary question; [18464]

(2) how many parliamentary questions to his Department in each year since 1979–80 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. [18462]

(3) 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. [18461]

(4) 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. [18463]

Mr. David Hunt

The information requested is a matter of public record, but it could be extracted in the form requested only at disproportionate cost.