§ Mr. StunellTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many of the written parliamentary questions tabled to his Department between 19 October 1999 and 20 April have not received substantive answers, citing as the reason that the information is(a) not held centrally, (b) not held in the form requested or (c) not available. [132135]
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§ Mr. Chris SmithThree questions did not receive substantive answers as the information was not held centrally.
Six questions did not receive substantive answers as the information was not held/available in the form requested.
Nine questions did not receive substantive answers as the information was not available.
My Department always aims to provide a substantive reply to hon. Members' questions. Where this is not possible, we would endeavour to provide the information that is available even though it is not precisely what has been requested or in the form requested.