§ Annabelle EwingTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what percentage of parliamentary questions replied to by his Department were the subject of a holding answer in the last three Sessions of Parliament. [22026]
§ Mr. Straw[holding answer 10 December 2001]: My Department issued the following number of holding replies during the last three parliamentary Sessions:
Session Number of holding replies Percentage 1998ߝ99 192 34 1999ߝ2000 216 15 2000ߝ01 127 1n/a 1 Due to a computer hardware problem figures in percentage form cannot be provided for parliamentary Session 2000ߝ01