HC Deb 20 January 1994 vol 235 cc777-8W
Mr. Barnes

To ask the Lord President of the Council if he will list the numbers of answers given to each of the top 20 hon. Members in rank order in Session 1992–93.

Mr. Newton

The Members receiving the most written answers to questions in Session 1992–93, as recorded on the House of Commons Library's POLIS database, were as follows:

Number
1. The hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent (Mr. Smith) 1,611
2. The hon. Member for Don Valley (Mr. Redmond) 1,058
3. The hon. Member for Ceredigion and Pembroke, North (Mr. Dafis) 1,039
4. The hon. Member for Cardiff, West (Mr. Morgan) 811
5. The hon. Member for Newport, West (Mr. Flynn) 681
6. The hon. Member for Wakefield (Mr. Hinchliffe) 677
7. The hon. Member for Stoke-on-Trent, North (Ms Walley) 651
8. The hon. Member for Meirionnydd Nant Conwy (Mr. Llwyd) 647

inheritance tax, (e) VAT, (f) national insurance contributions, (g) excise duties, (h) council tax and its predecessors (i) business rates and (j) other taxes for each year since 1979–80.

Mr. Nelson

[holding answer 19 January 1994]: The information requested is shown in the table. The estimates for 1993–94 are taken from table 6.5 of the November 1993 "Financial Statement and Budget Report".

Number
9. The hon. Member for Southwark and Bermondsey (Mr. Hughes) 632
10. The hon. Member for Newcastle upon Tyne, Central (Mr. Cousins) 574
11. The hon. Member for Alyn and Deeside (Mr. Jones) 572
12. The hon. Member for Leyton (Mr. Cohen) 571
13. The hon. Member for Great Grimsby (Mr. Mitchell) 546
14. The hon. Member for Bristol, South (Ms Primarolo) 542
15. The hon. Member for Darlington (Mr. Milburn) 538
16. The hon. Member for Sheffield, Brightside (Mr. Blunkett) 537
17. The hon. Member for Cardiff, South and Penarth (Mr. Michael) 532
18. The hon. and learned Member for Montgomery (Mr. Carlile) 511
19. The hon. Member for Islington, South and Finsbury (Mr. Smith) 480
20. The hon. Member for Caernarfon (Mr. Wigley) 451