§ Mr. FrenchTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many oral parliamentary questions he has answered by written reply because the question was not reached at Question Time, for the most recent year for which figures are available.
§ Mr. NichollsIn 1988, a total of 829 oral questions were tabled to the Secretary of State for Employment, of which 719 received a written reply. These figures do not include oral questions which were subsequently withdrawn, unstarred or transferred to other Departments.