HC Deb 15 April 1999 vol 329 c337W
Mr. Brady

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many parliamentary questions have been tabled to his Department for written answer on a named day since May 1997; and what percentage of them received a substantive reply on that day. [80731]

Ms Jowell

2,543 Parliamentary Questions have been tabled to this Department on a Named Day since May 1997. Of these 2,185, or 86 per cent., have been answered substantively on that day.