§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland 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 percentage of parliamentary questions to his Department this represents.
§ Mr. LangIn the 12 months from 1 March 1993 to 28 February 1994 I referred 20 parliamentary questions to my Department's agencies for answer. This represents less than 1 per cent. of the 3,112 written parliamentary questions which I received in that period.