§ Mr. MaclennanTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many written parliamentary questions were tabled to his Department between 19 October 1999 and 20 April 2000; and how many have not received substantive answers on the grounds of disproportionate costs. [127103]
§ Mr. Robin Cook[holding answer 21 June 2000]: Of the 1,539 written parliamentary questions tabled to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, 32 did not receive substantive answers citing disproportionate costs as the reason.
§ Mr. MaclennanTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many of the written parliamentary questions tabled to his Department between 19 October 1999 and 20 April 2000 have not received substantive answers, citing as the reason that the information is(a) not held centrally, (b) not held in the form requested, and (c) not available. [127334]
§ Mr. Robin Cook[holding answer 22 June 2000]: Nineteen.
§ Mr. MaclennanTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many of the written parliamentary questions tabled to his Department between 19 October 1999 and 20 April 2000 have not received substantive answers, citing as the reason commercial or other confidentiality. [127437]
§ Mr. Robin Cook[holding answer 23 June 2000]: Four.
§ Mr. MaclennanTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many of the written parliamentary questions tabled to his Department between 19 October 1999 and 20 April 2000 have not received substantive answers, excluding those not answered for reasons of(a) disproportionate costs, (b) information not available, not held centrally, or not held in the form requested or (c) commercial or other confidentiality. [127678]
§ Mr. Robin CookNo outstanding questions tabled between 19 October 1999 and 20 April 2000 to which holding replies were given are still awaiting substantive answers.