§ Mr. BeithTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many amendments and new clauses tabled at report stage of the Energy Conservation Bill were drafted by parliamentary counsel.
§ Mr. AtkinsSeven new clauses and 216 amendments tabled at Report stage of the Energy Conservation Bill were drafted by Parliamentary Counsel.
§ Mr. BeithTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many hours of civil servants' time, and at what cost, was spent in drafting amendments and new clauses to the Energy Conservation Bill.
§ Mr. AtkinsThis information is not available. Civil servants carried out work on the Bill in the course of their normal business and no records are kept of the time spent on individual tasks.