Parliamentary Questions (Hansard, 24 February 1982)

HC Deb 24 February 1982 vol 18 c383W 383W

§ Mr. Skeet
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many parliamentary questions were answered by his Department in the most recent year for which figures are available; and whether this represents an increase or decrease over previous years.

§ Mr. Whitelaw
The readily available information on questions from right hon. and hon. Members is as follows:

Session Number of questions answered

1978–79 (90 days ^{^*}) 1,359

1979–80 240 days ^{^*}) 4,253

1980–81 (164 days ^{^*}) 2,288

^{^*} The number of days on which questions could be answered.

Session	Number of questions answered
1978–79 (90 days ^{^*})	1,359
1979–80 240 days ^{^*})	4,253
1980–81 (164 days ^{^*})	2,288