§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list for the last 12 months how many parliamentary questions he has referred to one of his Department's agencies for answer; and what precentage of parliamentary questions to his Department this represents.
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydA part of one written parliamentary question was referred to the Wiston House Conference Centre, Wilton Park. The reply appeared with my answer in theOfficial Report of 18 February, at column 1034. This represents less than 0.01 per cent. of the parliamentary questions dealt with by this Department over the last 12 months.