§ Mr. Simon ThomasTo ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many oral questions he has transferred to other Departments in each of the last 18 months. [65514]
§ Mr. AlexanderI have been asked to reply.
My Department always makes sure that every question tabled receives an accurate answer by those best placed to provide it. Oral PQs are therefore transferred if it is more appropriate for other Departments to answer and they have agreed. Since June 2001 the figures are:
- July 2001: 1
- October 2001: 7
- November 2001: 8
- January 2002: 4
- February 2002: 7
- March 2002: 7
- April 2002: 0
- May 2002: 7
- July 2002: 1.