§ Mr. Ray PowellTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what is the number of written questions he has answered from each hon. Member representing Welsh constituencies during the current Session; and what estimate he can make of the cost incurred for each hon. Member.
§ Mr. Peter WalkerThe number of written questions answered from each hon. Member representing Welsh constituencies to date during the current Session is shown in the table.
The average cost of a written question is approximately £54. This figure relates to all questions to Ministers, not just to Welsh Office Ministers.
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Parliamentary questions answered Member Number Donald Anderson, Esq., MP 19 Nicholas Bennett, Esq., MP 105 Alex Carlile, Esq., QC, MP 13 Mrs. Ann Clwyd, MP 59 Donald Coleman, Esq., CBE, MP 4 Rt. hon. Denzil Davies, Esq., MP 8 Ron Davies, Esq., MP 95 Paul Flynn, Esq., MP 36 Rt. hon. Michael Foot, MP 1 Win Griffiths, Esq., MP 24 Geraint Howells, Esq., MP 40 Dr. Kim Howells, MP 47 Roy Hughes, Esq., MP 29 Barry Jones, Esq., MP 315 Gwilym Jones, Esq., MP 39 Ieuan Wyn Jones, Esq., MP 29 Martyn Jones, Esq., MP 18 Richard Livsey, Esq., MP 30 Dr. John Marek, MP 15
Member Number Sir Anthony Meyer, BT, MP 8 Alun Michael, Esq., MP 97 Rhodri Morgan, Esq., MP 9 Rt. hon. John Morris, QC, MP 8 Paul Murphy, Esq., MP 10 Ray Powell, Esq., MP 1 Keith Raffan, Esq., MP 7 Allan Rogers, Esq., MP 17 Ted Rowlands, Esq., MP 20 John P. Smith, Esq., MP 1 Dr. Dafydd Ellis Thomas, MP 61 Sir John Stradling Thomas, MP — Gareth Wardell, Esq., MP 72 Dafydd Wigley, Esq., MP 105 Rt. hon. Alan Williams, MP 13 Alan W. Williams, MP 16