§ Mr. DonohoeTo ask the President of the Board of Trade how many questions were tabled to his Department in each session since 1987–88; how many were not answered on the ground of disproportionate cost; what percentage of the total number of questions this represented; how many were not answered on the ground that the information was not centrally available; and what percentage of the total number of questions this represented. [21137]
Mr. John M. TaylorThe number of questions tabled to my Department since 1987–88 is as follows:
Year Written Orals (inc. supplementaries) Total 1987–88 2,804 498 3,302 1988–89 2,140 432 2,572 1989–90 3,133 412 3,545 1990–91 1,526 375 1,901 1991–92 801 187 988 1992–93 4,355 571 4,926 1993–94 2,826 428 3,254 1994–95 2,729 427 3,156 1995–96 to (20 March 1996) 973 149 1,152 The other information requested can be provided only at disproportionate cost.