Parliamentary Questions (Hansard, 10 July 1990)

HC Deb 10 July 1990 vol 176 cc145-6W 145W

§ Mr. Nellist
To ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many parliamentary questions, since 1 April he has answered and, of that number, how many he(a) arranged a reply from the Employment Service agency's chief executive direct to the hon. Member concerned, (b) offered to write direct to the hon. Member himself, (c) referred the hon. Member to a document in the Library and (d) declined to answer because of disproportionate cost; and what were the comparable figures for the same period in 1988–89.

§ Mr. Eggar
The information requested in the period between 1 April and 6 July is set out in the table.
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1989 1990

Questions answered 1,041 958

(a) reply from the Employment Service chief executive ¹n/a 57

(b) wrote direct to the hon. Member 9 2

(c) referred hon. Member to a document in the Library 10 7

(d) declined to answer because of disproportionate cost 20 28

¹ The Employment Service did not become an executive agency until 2 April 1990.

	1989	1990
Questions answered	1,041	958
(a) reply from the Employment Service chief executive	¹n/a	57
(b) wrote direct to the hon. Member	9	2
(c) referred hon. Member to a document in the Library	10	7
(d) declined to answer because of disproportionate cost	20	28
¹ The Employment Service did not become an executive agency until 2 April 1990.