HC Deb 14 November 1989 vol 160 cc113-4W
Mr. Fisher

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what was the cost to his Department of answering parliamentary(a) oral and (b) written questions in the parliamentary Session 1988–89.

Mr. Ridley

This information is not held centrally and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.

Mr. Fisher

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many written parliamentary questions to him in Session 1988–89 received answers that the information (a) was not available, (b) was not separately recorded, (c) was not centrally recorded, (d) was not recorded in Government statistics or (e) could be provided only at disproportionate cost.

Mr. Ridley

The information is as follows:

1988–89
Number
Not available 56
Not separately recorded 6
Not centrally recorded 8
Not recorded in Government statistics 6
Could be provided only at disproportionate cost 16

Mr. Fisher

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many written parliamentary questions he refused to answer in the parliamentary Session 1988–89.

Mr. Ridley

None.

Mr. Fisher

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many(a) oral and (b) written questions were asked of his Department in 1988–89.

Mr. Ridley

During the 1988–89 Session my Department was asked 676 oral and 1,756 written questions.