§ Mr. Deakinsasked the Lord Privy Seal what has been the average number of written questions answered on each sitting day in the 1983–84 Session; and what has been the trend in this figure in recent years.
§ Mr. BiffenThe number of sitting days in each Session and the total number of notices of questions for written answer which appeared on the Order Paper during each Session since 1977–78 is given, together with the average per sitting day, in the following table:
Sitting Days Notices of Questions Average per Sitting Day 1977–78 169 28,630 169 1978–79 86 12,952 151 1979–80 244 39,912 164 1980–81 163 22,688 139 1981–82 174 23,439 135 1982–83 115 17,095 149 1983–84 213 40,119 188