HC Deb 28 July 1989 vol 157 cc1049-50W
Mr. Strang

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list(a) all the questions relating to employment that were asked in the survey carried out by NOP Market Research Limited in the NOP random omnibus survey in the two weeks from 22 February and (b) the detailed answers that were given to these questions; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Nicholls

[holding answer 17 April 1989]: The main findings of the survey were set out in the Green Paper "Removing Barriers to Employment" (Cm 655) published on 20 March 1989. I regret that I was unable to provide the hon. Member with a full reply on 17 April. Detailed analyis of the data is still taking place and a full analysis will be published in an article in the Employment Gazette later in the year.

Mr. Strang

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment when he intends to give a substantive reply to the question from the hon. Member for Edinburgh, East concerning the NOP random survey, tabled for priority written answer on 17 April; what are the reasons for the delay in answering; and what is the longest interval between the asking of a priority written question and its answer by his Department in this Parliament.

Mr. Nicholls

[holding answer 26 June 1989]: I regret I was unable to give the hon. Member a full reply on 17 April or 26 June.

I have answered the hon. Member's question of 17 April today.