§ Mr. HarveyTo ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage on how many occasions(a) non-departmental public bodies and (b) executive agencies responsible to her Department, have provided answers by letter, copies to the Library but not published in the Official Report in each of the latest available two years. [3158]
§ Mr. SproatWhen appropriate, Ministers will ask non-departmental public bodies to reply by letter to hon. Members and place copies of their replies in the Libraries of the House. These requests are recorded in the answer given to hon. Members which is published in theOfficial Report.
When hon. Members ask questions relating to the operations of the Department's executive agencies, the Minister will ask the chief executive to reply and a copy of the letter will be published in the Official Report.
On occasions where we are unable to provide the information requested before the House rises for recess, the Minister will ask the chief executive to reply and place copies of their reply in the Libraries of the House. This request will be published in the Official Report. Records of the number of such answers are not readily available.
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