§ Mr. DonohoeTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many questions were tabled to her Department in each Session since 1987–88; how many were not answered on the grounds of disproportionate cost; what percentage of the total number of questions this represented; how many were not answered on the grounds that the information was not centrally available; and what percentage of the total number of questions this represented. [21152]
§ Mr. Robin SquireThe number of questions tabled for the Department since 1987 are shown in the following table. The reminder of the information sought could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
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Department of Employment Department for Education and Science Year Written Oral Written Oral 1987–88 3,145 390 2,342 461 1988–89 2,984 362 2,029 318 1989–90 2,620 321 2,281 266 1990–91 1,496 312 1,670 274 1991–92 730 143 776 127 1992–93 2,342 403 12,289 1372 1993–94 1,636 273 11,550 1278 1994–95 1,528 218 11,506 1239 1995–96 — — 2962 2137 1 Department of Employment. 2 Department for Education and Employment.
§ Mr. DonohoeTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what was the average cost of answering an(a) oral and (b) written parliamentary questions from (i) Opposition and (ii) Conservative hon. Members in each Session since 1989–90. [21792]
§ Mr. SquireThis Department does not collect the information in the form requested.