§ Norman BakerTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions how many answers to parliamentary questions have been refused by his Department under exemption 13 of the Code of Practice on Access to Government Information in each year since 1994. [29422]
§ Dr. WhiteheadThe Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions was formed on 8 June 2001. In the period 8 June 2001 to 18 January 2002, my Department has answered over 3,400 written questions, of which information was withheld in respect of 23 questions because the information requested was wholly or partially commercially confidential.
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§ Miss McIntoshTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions when he will respond to the questions of the hon. Member for the Vale of York, refs. 23897-23900. [29281]
§ Mr. SpellarI answered the hon. Member's questions on 17 January 2002,Official Report, columns 422-23W.