§ Mr. FisherTo ask the Prime Minister what is the average cost of answering(a) a written and (b) an oral parliamentary question.
§ The Prime Minister[holding reply 30 November 1989]: As many questions have to be transferred, we do not calculate these items specifically here. As a guide, I refer the hon. Member to the Official Report, 14 November 1989, column 172, which sets out average figures for all Government Departments.