HC Deb 14 November 1989 vol 160 cc121-2W
Mr. Fisher

To ask the Prime Minister how many(a) oral and (b) written questions were asked of her Department in 1988–89.

The Prime Minister

This information is not held centrally. However, an approximate record of this information is held in the House of Commons Library.

Mr. Fisher

To ask the Prime Minister how many written parliamentary questions she refused to answer in the parliamentary Session 1988–89.

The Prime Minister

Of those questions not transferred, none.

Mr. Fisher

To ask the Prime Minister how many written parliamentary questions addressed to her 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.

The Prime Minister

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

Mr. Fisher

To ask the Prime Minister what was the cost of answering parliamentary(a) oral and (b) written questions by her office in the parliamentary Session 1988–89.

The Prime Minister

As many questions have to be referred to other Departments we do not calculate these items specifically here.

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